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  • The Price Of A Kiss

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 19, 2009
     | 8,682 views

    Black History Month: There is a price to pay for friendliness: Christlike behavior even when others disappoint us, commitment to the development of others.

    The passage I am about to read is the very ending of the Second Corinthian letter. It includes a verse which has a warm place in my memory because it was the favorite verse of lots and lots of male seminarians back in the 60’ s when I was in school. You see, in the 60’s there were not very many ...read more

  • Relationships: Make Us Or Break Us PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 14, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,074 views

    This sermon explores the importance of relationships in our spiritual journey, their role in our growth, and how to reflect God's love through them.

    Good morning! It is a joy to stand before you today, to share in the fellowship of God's love and to speak on a topic that touches the very core of our existence - relationships. We are, after all, relational beings, created by a relational God. We are not solitary creatures, but ones made for ...read more

  • Peter - By The Seashore Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 8,623 views

    Peter’s call by Christ

    PETER – MEETING ON THE SEASHORE I don’t know if you have a favourite character in Scripture or if there is someone with whom you readily identify? I love Simon Peter in the New Testament. Yet when I think about him I have to readily admit I don’t know an awful lot about him and yet he is ...read more

  • Three Keys To Success Series

    Contributed by Charles Cline on Jan 9, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,650 views

    It is essential to have the right attitudes to build a dynamic church.

    Three Keys to Success 1 Corinthians 16:5-12 A traveler was between flights in an airport and she was a little bit hungry, so she went tot the lounge and bought a small pack of cookies. She sat down to read her newspaper and to snack on her cookies. Gradually she became aware of a rustling sound ...read more

  • Connecting Community

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 14, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,635 views

    part 1 of a short series about the need and benefits of Community in the church.

    Connecting Acts 2:42-47 January 8, 2017 I wonder if I took a survey from you of what I preach about the most, what would you say? I’m not sure if you’ve ever thought about that. I actually never did until I started writing this message. I’m not sure if you’ve ever thought, “UGH! He’s preaching ...read more

  • Consequences Of Gossip

    Contributed by James Dina on Aug 25, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 22,423 views

    Gossip murders a person’s happiness. It is the thief of joy, and it disregards everything that God stands for. It is like a cancer, spreading like wildfire through gossipers.

    CONSEQUENCES OF GOSSIP “Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to”. (1 Timothy 5:13) God ...read more

  • The Sanctity And Honor Of Marriage Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 20, 2012
     | 4,389 views

    The Sanctity of marriage is determined by God and not by our opinion, and not by what society thinks about it.

    The Sanctity and honor of marriage Ephesians 5:15-5:33 Introduction- This morning I want to bring you the second part of Building Relationships. It is also a part of the series “Nuts and Bolts of life”. If I ...read more

  • Those Golden Opportunities

    Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Apr 19, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,290 views

    Some opportunities may come but once. We need to be able to recognize them and take advantage of the moment.

    Many times opportunities come but once. A. Sometimes they get by us because we just aren’t paying attention. 1. Things slip by us when we are intent on our own projects, goals, or activities. B. Then too........we can be attacked, criticized or beat down because of our ...read more

  • Laws Of The Kingdom

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 10, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,692 views

    I’m talking about a lifestyle that God desires for our lives. That is to be giving.

    INTRO: During the Great Depression, poverty swept across America like a whirling tornado, ripping up dreams and scattering hopes to the wind. One such poverty twister hit a small part of Texas where a man named Yates ran a sheep ranch. Struggling even to keep food on the table, Yates and his wife ...read more

  • Funeral Service

    Contributed by Michael Bolin on Jun 25, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 21,784 views

    This is the sermon I preached for my Dad's funeral

    Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father – As we gather here, this afternoon, we ask that Your Holy Spirit help us to and guide us in worship. Replace our sorrow with Your joy. Let the words from our mouth, and the feelings of our hearts, offer praise and thanksgiving unto You for having the privilege and ...read more

  • Spiritual Growth Series Series

    Contributed by Alexander John on Jul 5, 2007
     | 9,366 views

    The Role of Church in Spiritual Growth

    lesson 5: The Role of Church in Spiritual Growth “The Church is God’s creation and design; it is His method of providing spiritual nurture for the believer and a community of faith through which the gospel is proclaimed and His will advanced in every generation.” Rick Warren Introduction ...read more

  • Friends Of Jesus Love Jesus’ Friends Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 7, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,937 views

    God’s love creates a loving community among his people.

    Scripture Introduction It is a favorite joke among boy scout dads, so I have heard it 7 or 8 times in the last two years. Two guys camping in Colorado crawl out of their tents one morning only to see a grizzly bear charging. The first man begins frantically to put on his tennis shoes, at which ...read more

  • The New Life

    Contributed by Donato Solano on Aug 4, 2006
     | 4,103 views

    The old life has been taken away and we are created new again. We are given a new beginning.

    Objectives: 1. That the students see the newness of life in Christ. 2. That the students become conscious of the kind of life God desires. 3. That they will begin to change their ways of living. INTRODUCTION We have found a new relationship with God. We have been forgiven and cleansed through ...read more

  • He Whom Thou Lovest Is Sick.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 5, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,674 views

    The simple prayer of Martha and Mary; Jesus' delay; and the death of Lazarus.

    HE WHOM THOU LOVEST IS SICK. John 11:1-16. JOHN 11:1. “Now a certain man was sick.” This is the first mention of Lazarus of Bethany in the Gospels, and he is identified alongside his sisters, Mary and Martha. JOHN 11:2. Mary is identified in anticipation of the incident in the following ...read more

  • Giving--Steps Toward Generosity Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 18, 2006
     | 3,290 views

    Giving from our finances and material possessions is an important spiritual discipline. It breaks money’s hold upon us, enables us to experience the abundant life, and glorifies God.

    2 Corinthians 9:6-15 “Steps Toward Generosity” INTRODUCTION Today, Palm Sunday, two roads merge. One road is the path of Christian discipleship and Spiritual discipline—the path that we have been walking along this Lenten season. The second is the walk toward Calvary, which was really begun ...read more