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Great Powers

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 16, 2001

Several great powers are seen in the life of our Lord.

GREAT POWERS Luke 7:11-17 INTRO.- ILL.- Three boys at school were bragging about their fathers. The first boy said, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, and they give him a $100 for it.” The second boy said, “That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Secret Giving Series

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Jan 7, 2002

When I give, God’s approval is what counts.

June 10, 2001 Secret Christianity – Part 1 INTRODUCTION In September of 1997 Ted Turner announced he was giving a billion dollars to the United Nations. The billion dollars was the amount his TimeWarner stock climbed in the last 9 months. He himself admitted he was giving away only a third of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Forgiveness

Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Oct 18, 2000

We are to forgive as Christ forgave us (the parable of the unforgiving servant).

Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35) [HTML formatted version of this sermon is located at: http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/forgive.html] Before we study God’s word today, let’s take a moment to obey 1 John 1:9, by silently confessing any known sins to God. Naming our sins insures that we are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

...for The Sins Of The World!

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

Jesus died for our sins and His death and resurrection have set us free.

"...For The Sins Of The World!" 1 John 2:1-2 The passion of every follower of Jesus should be to absolutely turn away from every act, thought, and attitude that grieves the heart of Almighty God as if they were a den of poisonous snakes ready to strike at any moment. We should be made so ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Changed By Hope!

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

God's love can change us from people without hope to the most hopeful people on the planet.

Changed By Hope! 1 John 2:28-3:3 Hope and hopelessness are more than opposites. Their characteristics are more defined than night and day. Anyone who has ever experienced the depths of hopelessness can easily attest to how oppressive and soul-shattering hopelessness can be. On the other hand, ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Avoiding Deception

Contributed by Tommy Hames on Oct 18, 2000

How a Christian can avoid deception from the pulpit

AVOIDING DECEPTION INTRODUCTION There are indeed mockers of Jesus Christ living among us who continue to walk after their own ungodly lusts. Jude tells us that they do not have the Spirit of God living in them. Unfortunately, some of these mockers have infiltrated the pulpits of our churches. The ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Mothers Of Great Faith

Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Oct 24, 2000

A study of the great faith of cousins Mary and Elizabeth.

Mothers of Great Faith (Luke 1) [HTTP formatted copy of this sermon is located at: http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/mothers.html] The Bible tells us in Luke 8:31-32 how to be true disciples or students of Jesus Christ, by abiding (living, being at home) continually (day by day) in His ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-66

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Investing For The Future

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 21, 2001

This Sermon Deals With The Rich Man And Lazarus.

Investing For The Future Easter 4/10/98 Eccl: 11:7-10 Rev. 20:7-15 Text Luke 16:19-32 I’m asking you the question, "What do you want in life?" Your answer to the question today is going to determine what your future is going to be. Right now the stock market has gone wild. But I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Directives To Parents Series

Contributed by Robert Robb on Apr 11, 2001

What God has to say to parents in relation to their responsibilities to their children

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount Study 4 Introduction This morning in our study of the Sermon on the Mount we come to consider the third of the Beatitudes – Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. I have already pointed out that what we have in these Beatitudes are not qualities ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Halloween Can Help Christians

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Oct 27, 2001

Halloween reminds Christians of several things and what we can do to help others think about death and life

How Halloween Can Help Christians By Rev. Andrew Chan, Senior Pastor, PBC, Vancouver, BC 16 So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new-moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. 17 For these rules were only shadows of the real thing, Christ ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:16-23

Denomination: Evangelical Free

An Awful And Surprising Truth Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Oct 29, 2001

This is installment 6, the final installment of my "Anchor Points" series.

¡§Anchor Points¡¨ ¡§An Awful & Surprising Truth¡¨ Selected Scriptures March 5, 2000 Anchor Point #6: ¡§God is Love¡¨ INTRODUCTION: ¡§The Niagara Tubing Society: A Parable for our Times¡¨ It was late; sometime after 11:00, to the best of my calculating, but since I¡¦d left my watch in my room, ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, 1 John 4:8

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Waiting On God

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Dec 1, 2002

Advent reminds us that people have always waited on God. And so will we. Why? Because waiting plays an important role in our spiritual growth.

Today is the first Sunday in the season of the Christian year called Advent. The word "Advent" simply means arrival, or coming, and so during the next four weeks we will be celebrating the arrival of Christ. During Advent, we look back at the time when God became an infant child, born in a stable ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

Choose To Change

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Dec 3, 2002

Study of two men who had the opportunity to change but only one had the courage to do so.

CHOOSE TO CHANGE Luke 18:18-23 - 19:1-10 Introduction: Our world has changed dramatically in the past 100 years, and futurists predict that even greater changes are coming. Consider these facts: We now watch as routine as space shuttles propel people into space and land routinely, yet it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-23, Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Christian Church

Mary's Christmas, Merry Christmas !

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 11, 2002

Lessons of tough faith from Mary that gives us a merry Christmas in a tough world

Dec. 2002 Grace International Baptist Church Text: Luke 1:26-38 26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Valuing Relationships Series

Contributed by Don Hawks on Dec 14, 2002

Part 3 of series based on Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol"

Matthew 1:18-25 [18] Now this is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. [19] Joseph, her fiancé, being a just man, decided to break the engagement quietly, so as not to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Methodist