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  • The Mindset That Ultimately Wins Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 6, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,324 views

    Expounding Phil. 2:5-11 message examines deity, incarnation, crucifixion, and exaltation of Christ, His mindset/attitude is presented as an example of unselfishness and servanthood. His exaltation is celebrated.

    There is a lot going on in the world around us. With the election just around the corner groups are posturing and contending for political power. Some are legitimately expressing reasons for their position on issues. Others are rioting in the streets. There are so many lies in the media that it’s ...read more

  • The King Of Higher Power Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Dec 20, 2022
     | 1,487 views

    The King of Higher Power Series: Who is this King? December 18, 2022 - Brad Bailey

    The King of Higher Power Series: Who is this King? Brad Bailey – Dec. 18, 2022 Intro Welcome you into this time of looking towards the celebration of Christmas… final week before the holiday. We do well to realize that the very word holiday… means “holy day.” The word holiday has become associated ...read more

  • Open Wide And Say 'ah-H-H-Men!' Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Oct 31, 2021
     | 2,512 views

    Imagine sitting in the waiting room at your doctor’s office and he comes in with a very serious look on his face. “God must be really, really mad at you because you have cancer.” That was David’s reaction when he came down with a serious illness.

    Imagine sitting in the waiting room at your doctor’s office and he comes in … with a very serious look on his face. “God must be really, really mad at you because you have cancer.” That was David’s reaction when he came down with a serious illness. “O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, or ...read more

  • Spiritual Leadership Series

    Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Jun 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,731 views

    Some groups put The Pastor on a pedestal as God’s annointed, a spiritual super-star to be admired and honored. In our passage today Paul sarcastically shreds this un-Christlike view of leadership.

    Spiritual Leadership 1 Corinthians 4 Most American Christians are soft. Our crosses are pretty jewelry, not instruments of brutal death. They warmly decorate our houses rather than warning of suffering. Particularly in the suburban Bible Belt, our versions of Christianity depict sanitized pictures ...read more

  • Connect The Dots

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Mar 27, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,274 views

    A needed skill in the Christian life is to "connect the dots" both in our acts of service to God and in understanding His sovereign care and perfect plans.

    Connect the Dots TCF Sermon March 27, 2011 There are a lot of skills we need in life to cope with the realities of our daily existence. For example, we need to learn to get along with people, because without that skill, almost anything we do in life will be difficult if not impossible. We need ...read more

  • "Be Attached: Proclaim And Do!"

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 8, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,090 views

    A sermon for the 5th Sunday of Easter

    5th Sunday of Easter John 15:1-8 "Be Attached: Proclaim and Do!" 15:1* ¶ “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine dresser. 2* Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3* You are already made ...read more

  • Job's Prayer Life

    Contributed by Wesley Eader on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 113 ratings
     | 40,994 views

    A study of the prayer life of Job to encourage believers to be faithful to pray for those whom God has placed on their hearts.

    Job’s Prayer Life and Ours. Job 42:7-10 7 After the LORD had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. 8 So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant ...read more

  • "Forgiving Those Who Hurt You”

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,729 views

    ANGER IS AN ACID THAT DAMAGES THE VESSIL IT HOLDS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

    Intro: Good old Fred was a faithful church member for the majority of his life, but now that his life was ebbing away in the hospital. Fred’s family called in his pastor to comfort and pray for Fred in his last few moments of life. When the Pastor arrived he spoke with the family and turned his ...read more

  • Stepping In The Light Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jul 17, 2006
    based on 27 ratings
     | 10,795 views

    2nd in the series "Love Notes: A Letter from John." About living a life of love and holiness and seeking forgiveness when you fail.

    President Calvin Coolidge went to church, and afterwards was asked by a friend what the minister spoke on. “He preached on sin.” The friend asked what the preacher had to say about sin, and was told, “He’s against it.”... That’s sort of the bottom line of today’s message—that sin has no place in ...read more

  • Love Your Neighbor

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Sep 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,802 views

    Love your neighbor as yourself is the greatest expression of Christian attitude.

    Love Your Neighbor Romans 13:8-14 Some of the simplest passages come with the most profound concepts. These passages often take the most basic of ideas and state them in unusual ways. But, the purest of truths are some of these simple words. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not cheat on ...read more

  • "Oh No It Isn't!" - "Oh Yes It Is!"

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 24, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,140 views

    A panto style sermon on the theme of Evangelism for the third Sunday of Epiphany (Don't mistake the light hearted nature of the presentation for a lack of depth in the content)

    This sermon, being delivered in “panto” season is interactive. Alan:`I say “Dare” you say “share” Alan:` Dare All: Share Alan:` Dare All: Share [Alan passes the mike around various people who each speak as if sharing their faith in a natural way with a friend] Simon Harris “What did I do over ...read more

  • Living With One Foot In Eternity Series

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Sep 24, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,448 views

    In Paul's "to live is Christ, to die is gain," we learn a new boldness, a singlemindedness, and a fearless approach to death when God brings it. We can serve God fully with yearning expectation for the life to come.

    Philippians 1:21-26 Living with One Foot in Eternity Over the next four weeks, we’ll look at the tiny New Testament book of Philippians. It’s actually a letter the Apostle Paul wrote around 61 AD to the church in Philippi. Paul wrote from prison in Rome, probably during his first imprisonment, ...read more

  • The Great Commandment

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Mar 12, 2016
     | 8,483 views

    Jesus tells us that we need to love others.

    Back in 1987 I was enrolled at Ohio Christian University, and attending Community United Methodist Church in Circleville. The pastor at that time was Rev. Lovell. He told a story in one of his sermons that has stayed with me all these years. There was a child physiologist that was having some ...read more

  • The Star & The Wise Men

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 12, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,320 views

    Not only did shepherds see a light on the night Jesus was born, but God made a star appear to men far away so people everywhere would know that His Son had been born.

    THE STAR & THE WISE MEN Matt. 2:1-12 INTRODUCTION VIDEO: A. HUMOR 1. I came across a collection of letters that children wrote to Santa Claus. Some of them were pretty good. One said, "Dear Santa, you did not bring me anything good last year. You did not bring me anything good the year ...read more

  • How To Spot A Transformed Christian

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Oct 27, 2016
     | 6,768 views

    Outward signs of the inner reality

    Matthew 12:33–37 (NKJV) 33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man ...read more