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A Standard For Leadership

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 31, 2020

A standard for leadership from 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4 (adapted from Bob Russell's book, Take Comfort, chapter called a standard for leadership pgs. 15-28

HoHum: “Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes”- Jim Carrey. What is being said here is that arrogance has no place in leadership, even more so in spiritual leadership WBTU: In 2 Corinthians, Paul defends his qualifications as a leader. He set some standards that we can still use ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Sermon Lived

Contributed by Carol Moore on Aug 21, 2018

Funeral Sermon for 58 year old husband and father of 4 who died suddenly

This afternoon we have come together in this to celebrate, honor, and give thanks to God Almighty for the life of John David “Big Dog” Hall. David grew up learning the values of family and hard work, and he brought those values to his marriage with Kay. During their 29 years of marriage, the seeds ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10, Genesis 2:18

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

Contributed by Yury Gaudard on Aug 23, 2018

Beatitudes

Sermon on the Mount “Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit” Matthew 5:3 The Sermon on the Mount is taught in the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. Immediately after his baptism and temptation he had begun to announce the good news that the kingdom of God, long promised in the Old Testament Era, was now ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

The Hidden Option- Part 1 Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 14, 2018

Next time things seem impossible, choose to paint the problem in the colors of grace and justice instead of black and white despair.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • As we live life, we are constantly facing situations that require us to think, make decisions, and then act upon those decisions. • Making that process more difficult for us is the fact that we live in a world that is highly polarized. • We are Democrat or Republican, ...read more

Scripture: John 8:2-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Matter Of Priorities Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 9, 2018

Only God Can Forgive Sins, Physical vs. Spiritual

JAIL BREAK (Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness) - A Matter of Priorities October 14, 2018 Mark 2:1-12 (p. 700) Introduction: One of my favorite stories of all time is found in Mike Yaconelli’s book “Messy Spirituality.” Chapter two is called, “The Place Our Messiness ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Is Finished

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Mar 8, 2018

What did Jesus mean when He said, "It is finished" on the cross? What was finished? The crucifixion? His life on earth? Or, the plan of salvation?

Our quarterly memory Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:11-13 “Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him. If we disown Him, He will also disown us; if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot disown Himself.” Our ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-30, 1 Peter 1:18-20

Denomination: Nazarene

Who Touched Me?

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Mar 26, 2018

A message about how we don't interrupt God.

Note: Some notes from Wayne Dority's message on Mark 8 and a men's devotion on Luke 8 Title: Who Touched Me? Theme: We are not interrupting God with our request. Text: Luke 8:40 - 56 Opening Text Mark 5:21-43 NKJV Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:40-56

Denomination: Church Of God

Between A Rock And A Hard Place?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2018

We need honest evaluation and regular check ups of our spiritual journey. What is in the way that hinders our vision? Are we robbing God? Could we be robbing ourselves from our potential? Balaam got between a rock and a hard place and could not see?

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. --- REGULAR CHECK-UPS? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (I do this lesson in two parts.) REGULAR CHECK UPS? Near the end of the school year, I was teaching the 6th grade just out of Pennington Gap, Virginia. The section we were studying ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Be Wise And Filled With The Spirit Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Apr 1, 2018

You can't help but be filled with something. Be filled with the Spirit of God.

March 18, 2018 Sermon - Be Wise and Filled with the Spirit - Ephesians 5:15-20 You have got to be filled with something. Aristotle, an ancient thinker, said “Nature abhors a vacuum.” He based that on noticing that nature requires every space to be filled with something, even if that something ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Better Way Of New?

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Apr 6, 2018

God wants you to step in to the new that he has for you, but before you can step in to the new, you must and you have to be willing to let go of the old. Are you willing??

1 John 4:7-8 NKJ 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:4-6 MSG 4-6 My dear children, you come from God and belong to God. You have already won a big ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:4-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Aggravation Or Freedom

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 10, 2018

REPENTANCE CAN BRING FORGIVENESS OF SIN AND A FREEDOM FROM THE GUILT SIN BRINGS

AGGRAVATION OR FREEDOM 2 CORINTHIANS 7:1-12 THIS MORNING I WANT TO SPEAK ON THE ISSUE OF REPENTANCE. PAUL IS GOING TO TEACH US IN OUR PASSAGE TODAY THAT TRUE REPENTANCE AND REMORSE IS THE GATEWAY TO DEEP SPIRITUALITY AND BLESSING FROM GOD. THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF REPENTANCE THAT WE NEED TO BE ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 33: Preach An Adventure Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 11, 2018

Preach a sermon that builds to an adventurous climax

Lesson Goal To create an adventurous kind of sermon that is like a fox hunt or a game of chase which builds towards a climax at the end. Lesson Intro In our neighborhood the old fashioned game of tag was called chasey. It was a chase, a mission and an adventure all wrapped up on one. As I grew ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Baptist

Obedient Respectful Children Series

Contributed by David Welch on Apr 18, 2018

58th message from Ephesians discussing the responsibility of children to obey parents.

“Obedient Respectful Children” Introduction Family struggles have been around from the very first family.All through the Bible we encounter both terrific and terrible examples of family dynamics. Ungodly Kids Adam’s kid (Cain) didn’t give his best and got angry when God wasn’t impressed. His ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-3

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Be Wise - Part 4

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 19, 2019

A summer series looking at wisdom from Proverbs. The focus is friendship.

BE WISE - FRIENDS Proverbs 17:17 July 21, 2019 I’m going to play a song for about 30 seconds, and for some of you when you hear the first notes, you will know exactly what song this is and to what program it was from. Some of you will attempt to watch programs or pull out your old DVD’s and have ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-15, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Proverbs 27:17

Denomination: Baptist

The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Jul 29, 2019

The Christian faith focuses on what God did long ago and will do in the future. But an experience of the Holy Spirit is a taste of what God means to us here and now, deep in our hearts.

Today we’ll finish up with the first chapter of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Because of holidays and our communion schedule we haven’t done the chapter in order. Some weeks ago we started looking at the trinitarian opening of the letter, with Paul’s introduction of God the Father, God the Son, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14