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Hope When The Night Stays Long And The Wind Blows Cold

Contributed by Michael Blankenship on Dec 24, 2000

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A Sermon of encouragemnet for the Christmas Season

1 Peter 1:13-21 Hope when the night grows long and the wind blows cold. Jellico First Baptist Church, Jellico Tennessee. Web Site: www.jfb.faithsite.com/default.asp Bro. Michael Blankenship: Pastor Sunday Morning December 24, 2000 When Christ our Savior came as a baby to the manger at Bethlehem, he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

Holy Spirit, Fill Us

Contributed by Cameron Horsburgh on Mar 10, 2003

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A sermon for the 2003 World Day of Prayer. The reason the Holy Spirit doesn’t seem to be moving on us at the moment may be that he has to renew us before he can fill us.

****Introduction**** It is appropriate that the theme for this year’s World Day of Prayer is, in fact, a prayer. It is a prayer that the Church has been praying since Jesus went home to Heaven. It is a prayer that God has been pleased to answer since that first Pentecost. However, it is a prayer ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:16-17, Jeremiah 18:1-23

Denomination: Holiness

The Dragnet

Contributed by Paul George on Jan 29, 2004

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We have previously pointed out that it is important to carefully note the manner and method in which these seven parables are arranged, for their order provides key to their interpretation.

We have previously pointed out that it is important to carefully note the manner and method in which these seven parables are arranged, for their order provides key to their interpretation. The first parable is different than the other six. The phrase “the kingdom of heaven” is missing from the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:47-50

Denomination: Holiness

Who's Your Daddy?

Contributed by Pb Stetser on Jul 6, 2004

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This is a message from Father’s Day 2004 that uses a video clip (PowerPoint available upon request).

Who’s Your Daddy? Preached 06-24-04 by Captain PB Stetser As with all of my sermons, the PowerPoint slides I used are available if you think they would be helpful. Simply email me at PBStetser@use.salvationarmy.org and request the slides for the specific sermon. Blessings! PB (begin with a David ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:15-17

Denomination: Holiness

A Pilgrim's Memoirs

Contributed by Wann Fanwar on Jul 19, 2004

based on 19 ratings

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This sermon looks at the Christian life as a pligrimage and suggests that a successful pilgrimage is dependent upon having a faith like Abraham’s.

A Pilgrim’s Memoirs Hebrews 11:8-19 For the last 23 years, my family and I have wandered from country to country. As perpetual wanderers, we have often searched for a home church in each country we have sojourned. Yet each time we knew that we would wander again. In a sense we are living ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-19

Denomination: Adventist

The Necessity Of The Virgin Birth

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 26, 2004

based on 59 ratings

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The importance of Christ’s virgin birth.

THE NECESSITY OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” I. The Controversy Concerning the Virgin Birth. A. Beginning in the early nineteen hundreds liberal theologians began ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

Short-Lived Change

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Sep 10, 2002

based on 66 ratings

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Israel like America receiving wake up calls from God, repented and changed in the short term. Why do we follow this pattern and what can bring about permanent long term change?

SHORT-LIVED CHANGE JUDGES 2:10B-19 I. THE PATTERN OF ISRAEL’S SHORT-LIVED CHANGE A. Israel’s Forgetfulness 1. In verse 7 we see that Joshua and the Elders who had crossed Jordan, lead the people into and established Israel in the Promised Land maintained a strong national faith. 2. However, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:10-19

Denomination: Baptist

A Clear Call To Faithfulness Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Aug 2, 2005

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The fourth message from the series on Malachi

“A Clear Call to Faithfulness” Malachi 2:10-16 In our passage today Malachi turns to dealing with the subject of the people’s indifference to the Lord’s will. They are visibly blaming their problems on God rather than seeing them as a result of their own unfaithfulness. The people are being ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:10-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"A Big Responsibility"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 20, 2005

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We are the confessors of Christ who are called to witness to the world.

Matthew 16:13-20 1 Peter 2:4-10 “A BIG Responsibility” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org You’ve heard the jokes, someone dies and they meet Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates. In these jokes, Peter is the one who decides ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: United Methodist

Extreme Widows! Mark 12: 41-44

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 14, 2006

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My focus here is on three widows - Ruth, her mother-in-law Naomi, and a nameless pensioner who puts all her livelihood into the offertory plate! As ever, the characters the Bible brings before us as heroes of the faith are persons whom the community at

A priest by the name of Wes Seeliger was shopping for a motorcycle. The Harley-Davidson salesperson bragged ‘this machine will go from 0 to 150 in 20 seconds. It will hug the road at 150 km/h. It will outrun anything on wheels. What do you do for a living, sir.’ ‘I’m a priest’ Seeliger said. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Romans 13:1-7 Series

Contributed by Zak Saenz on Jan 8, 2007

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Romans 13:1-7

Romans 13:1-7 1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Bible Church

Maundy Thursday: The Invitation

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006

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Passover and the Lord’s supper. Jesus comes to us first, knowing our failure, yet pursuing a relationship anyway.

Preparing for Passover.We are finding out more of who Jesus is.The more we look – the more complex we find Jesus is. Today we Jesus fully aware of what will happen to him, But he is in control – events do not control him, even with foreboding shadows coming Jesus is obedient to his calling. We ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:12-26, Mark 14:12-50

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Future Of The Lord's Table Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jun 2, 2006

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The Lord’s Table not only calls us to remember the past, or to celebrate the Sacrament in the present -- it also demands that we envision the future.

There is a new day dawning at our church. The Holy Spirit is alive and at work in amazing ways at Good Shepherd. We have a new youth director coming in August. We have a new Director of Christian Education who is revitalizing our educational ministry. Our Enhancement Campaign is off to a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Know Nothings

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 16, 2002

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You better witness to the Jews for a Jew died for them! While you are at it, witness to the Catholics as well!

Know Nothings In light of the recent decision of the Catholic Institution to not evangelize Jews, I am compelled to speak of educated know-nothings. Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, (KJV) While this speaks to humanists\evolutionists it can be applied here as ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16, 1 Timothy 6:3-5, Romans 1:22, Mark 7:27, Luke 4:16-21, Romans 9:3, Acts 4:1-13, Psalm 2:10-12, John 14:6-7, Deuteronomy 6:4, John 10:30 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

"Breaking Barriers"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 26, 2005

based on 29 ratings

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To follow Christ is to take down barriers, not add to them.

John 4:5-42 By: Rev. Ken Sauer Pastor, Parkview UMC Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org “Breaking Barriers” A colleague of mine was eating with a parishioner in the food court of a mall. As they were eating and talking my friend’s attention was drawn to two teenagers—a girl and a boy who ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-42

Denomination: United Methodist

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