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  • The God Who Is There Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 3, 2010
    based on 65 ratings
     | 15,605 views

    Science recently found the 1st and smallest planet they think "might" have water and possible life. But their discovery’s weaknesses only highlight the uniqueness of the world God created for us. Why did God create our world, and what does that mean to us

    OPEN: Back in London’s Hyde Park in the 1940’s, there was a “”Speaker’s Corner” where different people could speak in the open air. One of the regular speakers there was a Catholic author and publisher named Frank Sheed. On one particular day, Sheed had spoken on the beauty and majesty of God’s ...read more

  • If It Weren’t For Grace Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 10, 2010
    based on 50 ratings
     | 37,634 views

    Why couldn’t the Law of God make us acceptable to God? And if it couldn’t save me, what could?

    OPEN: The following is a list of police comments that reportedly were taken from actual police car videos where police arrested various law-breakers: 1. One officer told a man who was complaining about how tight the handcuffs were by saying: "Relax; the handcuffs are tight because they’re new. ...read more

  • What Do You Believe? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 18, 2010
    based on 65 ratings
     | 41,896 views

    Romans teaches us that we are "justified by faith" rather than by works. But shouldn’t holy people do holy things? And don’t good deeds please God? So, why wouldn’t good works justify us before God?

    OPEN: Comedian Ken Davis tells of the time he gave a speech in his college class. The title of his talk was, "The Law of the Pendulum." For 20 minutes he carefully explained the principle that governs a swinging pendulum. The law of the pendulum is: A pendulum can never return to a point higher ...read more

  • Confession Is Good For The Soul Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 24, 2010
    based on 60 ratings
     | 25,568 views

    Confessing Jesus is part of our response to God’s gracious gift of salvation. But is it just a one time thing, where we recite a creedal statement and that’s it? Or is there more to it?

    OPEN: Years ago, a young man had just gotten out of Bible College where he’d spent several years learning all the theological terminology that he thought would make him a successful preacher. He’d just been hired at a country church and he was determined to begin bringing new people to Christ set ...read more

  • I-Give Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 18, 2009
    based on 23 ratings
     | 24,869 views

    The early church sold their lands to help the poor and needy amongst them. Were they setting the pattern for a communist commune? Were they socialists? Or was there something more basic going on here?

    OPEN: The past two weeks we’ve been talking about iPods. Ever since Apple Computers began marketing these miniature music machines in 2001 they’ve been a popular item with both adults and kids alike. iPods have been marketed in various shapes and sizes and colors, and there are all kinds of ...read more

  • I-Live Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 25, 2009
    based on 67 ratings
     | 42,753 views

    The Bible tells us that man has always feared death. But Jesus give us the reason to overcome that fear by offering us resurrection. How can we lay hold of that promise and how does it change our lives?

    OPEN: We’ve been talking about iPods the past few weeks, and as we’ve mentioned before iPods are a wondrous playthings, capable of storing and playing thousands of your personal favorite songs at the touch of button. But iPods do not magically perform this service. They need power. Where do iPods ...read more

  • First Love Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 1, 2009
    based on 56 ratings
     | 39,004 views

    Marriage can make us healthy, and marriage can make us wealthy... but it can only make us wise if we do it God’s way. Find out how.

    OPEN: At the banquet of Tom and Susan’s 25th wedding anniversary, Tom was asked to give his friends a brief account of the benefits of a marriage of such long duration. "Tell us, Tom, just what is it you have learned from all those wonderful years with your wife?" Tom responded, "Well, I’ve ...read more

  • Til Death Do Us Part Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 15, 2009
    based on 65 ratings
     | 25,362 views

    God created marriage to be "til death do us part". But do we do when "for better or worse" gets worse? What do we do when things get so bad it doesn’t look like we’re ever going to get from worse to better?

    OPEN: Every year, 100s of Civil war buffs get together and put on mock battles. They form military regiments modeled after the armed forces of that by-gone era and have artillery and cavalry units as well as foot soldiers. And they all don uniforms that soldiers of the North and South would have ...read more

  • Welcome To The Wedding Feast Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 23, 2009
    based on 65 ratings
     | 26,503 views

    John observes the most elegant and exciting wedding banquet he’s ever seen... and then he bows down to the angel who’s guiding him. Why would he do that?

    OPEN: Weddings are times of excitement and great celebration, and different cultures have different ways of celebrating their marriages. • In Bulgaria – the bride tosses a dish filled with wheat, coins and a raw egg over her head. If the dish breaks it signifies good luck to come. • African ...read more

  • At The Gate Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 2, 2009
    based on 65 ratings
     | 22,269 views

    The first thing an Israelite could see, when facing the tabernacle, was this vast fence that surrounded the courtyard. Why was it there, and what can it teach us about our faith?

    OPEN: There are all kinds of doors in this world. There are doors on this church building. Doors at the entrance to the Mall. There are garage doors, house doors, bathroom doors, closet doors. There are wooden doors, glass doors, plastic doors and there are hollow as well as solid doors. Some ...read more

  • B Imitators Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 1, 2009
    based on 65 ratings
     | 18,325 views

    What does it mean to imitate God? And what stops us from doing that effectively?

    OPEN: Lily Tomlin is a famous woman comedian. Once she said, "I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." APPLY: A lot of people would like to be somebody. The past couple of nights, little children went "Trick Or Treating" dressed up to be “somebody”. Some of those ...read more

  • B Joyful Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 15, 2009
    based on 69 ratings
     | 23,462 views

    Why sing? Isn’t singing just for "singers"? And what if I don’t like the songs? Do I have to sing anyway?

    OPEN: I read the true story about a woman who bought her daughter a really nice Baby Grand Piano for her birthday. A few weeks later, one of her friends asked her how her daughter was doing. “Oh,” she said, “I persuaded her to switch to a clarinet.” “How come?” asked the friend. “Well,” – ...read more

  • B Thankful Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 22, 2009
    based on 68 ratings
     | 26,453 views

    God repeatedly tells me I should be thankful for all things. But there are times I don’t want to thankful. There are times I don’t FEEL thankful. So how can I obey God when that happens?

    OPEN: I read the true story of GIs stationed on Leyte in the Philippines during WW II. Although the region was secure, sometimes the enemy tried to infiltrate their food storage area. One such adversary, dressed in GI clothing, had worked himself into the noontime chow line. But the camp cook ...read more

  • A Green Christmas Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 6, 2009
    based on 65 ratings
     | 20,108 views

    The Green decorations of Christmas speak of the promise of life in a season of barren trees and gloomy skies. The birth of Christ also speaks of that promise.

    OPEN: Someone has developed a personality test based on how you decorate for Christmas: • If you have nothing but multicolored lights on your tree – you’re an extrovert. • If you only use white lights – you’re the type who asks his guests to remove their shoes at the front door. • But if you use ...read more

  • A Blue Christmas Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 13, 2009
    based on 66 ratings
     | 34,569 views

    What happens when Christmas doesn’t go according to plan? How do we handle it when circumstances rob us of the joy of the season? How do we respond to a "blue Christmas?"

    OPEN: John Simmons tells about a grade school class that was putting on a Christmas play which included the story of Mary and Joseph coming to the inn. In that class was one little boy who wanted so very much to be Joseph. But when the parts were handed out, his biggest rival was given that part, ...read more