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  • A Disillusioned Prophet Questions Jesus:matthew 11: 2-11/ Isaiah 35

    Contributed by Wendy Gravolin on Dec 16, 2013
     | 5,550 views

    This is a sermon in a narrative storytelling style looking at John the Baptist's question to Jesus "Are you the one or are we to look for another? Dealing with the issue of our disillusionment when the way God works shocks or disappoints our expectations.

    A disillusioned prophet questions Jesus On Friday night Steve and I attended a performance of Handel's Messiah at the Costa Hall. It was obvious that this was a well and truly practiced and polished performance. Each of the participants had obviously spent hours both alone and together preparing ...read more

  • Second Sunday Of Advent Series

    Contributed by R Daniel Carlson on Dec 19, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,599 views

    John's message of repentance is still as true for us today as it was 2000 years ago!

    Grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. We have entered into a time when rational thinking, reasonableness, honesty, truth, and even humility is considered substandard; considered to be the enemy of progressiveness, seen as distasteful even. We live in ...read more

  • A Wilderness Shout

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 30, 2013
     | 5,309 views

    John the Baptist and all of God’s people have a mission to prepare the way.

    John 1:19-34 “A Wilderness Shout” INTRODUCTION There is a story of two Scandinavian pastors, Ole and Sven, who served congregations across the road from each other. They decided to put up a sign one day warning people that the end was near. The sign read, “Stop, The End is ...read more

  • A Famine Of The Will Of God

    Contributed by Tom Carpenter on Jan 4, 2014
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     | 3,599 views

    Jesus' meat (food) was to do the will of God. Today we have a famine of the will of God, but the Lord has prepared a feast, if we will but be obedient.

    Matt 6:9-13 (KJV) (9) After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (10) Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (11) Give us this day our daily bread. (12) And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. (13) And lead us ...read more

  • Life Just Never Seams To Go As Planned.

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jan 8, 2014
     | 4,244 views

    Life never goes as planned: for example, have you ever invested years of your life in another person only to watch something go wrong: as something happens, and your investments all go wrong as they make one stupid mistake after another.

    Title: Life just never seams to go as planned. Word Count: 2993 This sermon was delivered to both congregations in St John in Girvan, and St Oswald’s in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 15th December 2013: (both are Scottish Episcopal Churches in the Dioceses of Glasgow and ...read more

  • The Dawning Of Messiah’s Mission Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 6, 2013
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     | 3,231 views

    Jesus ministry to serve and ransom mankind was not spontaneous, but well-orchestrated –as we see in today’s text. We can see at least three persons or categories involved in the early stage of his ministry.

    The Dawning of Messiah’s Mission (Mark 1:1-11) 1. The Church Father Iraneus,before 200 A.D., “Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews in
their own dialect, while Peter and Paul were preaching at Rome, and
laying the foundations of the Church. After their ...read more

  • The Mass And Martyrdom Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 22, 2013
     | 3,047 views

    The fortnight for religious freedom is a time to get back to basics and understand our history, our worship, and our mission to the world

    June 24, 2013 Sacrosanctum Concilium Today we celebrate, with a solemnity, one of the three critical birthdays recognized by the Church. These nativities are those of Jesus–of course–the Blessed Virgin Mary, and now St. John the Baptist. I’ve noted in other homilies that the ...read more

  • Head And Not The Tail! Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Mar 27, 2013
    based on 15 ratings
     | 27,417 views

    The devil is not interested in the tail but he wants the head! I am speaking to someone out there!

    Head and not the tail! Mark 6:24”So she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist!" 25 Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." The ...read more

  • "The Baptist's Faith And Message"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,869 views

    The condition of hearts in the wilderness determines their readiness to receive

    “Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS ...read more

  • Jesus Is The One!

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 13, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,679 views

    Jesus Is The One! 1) Look at his works; 2) Listen to his words

    He has a decent job. He’s kind to my cat. He enjoys my parents’ company. He even knows the difference between baking powder and baking soda. Is he the one? She’s intelligent. She makes me laugh. She likes to go camping. She even buys her clothes at Value Village. Is she the one? ...read more

  • A Voice Crying In The Wilderness Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 1, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,080 views

    1) The Person (Mark 1:1), 2) Prophecy (Mark 1:2), 3) Practice (Mark 1:4), 4) People (Mark 1:5), 5) Poverty (Mark 1:6) & 6) The Prediction by the Herald (Mark 1:7, 8)

    Whether officially or by action, people take leadership of differing faith communities. The late Mother Teresa became the leader of a group of nuns in Calcutta India. Her piety and devotion, gained her a world wide voice for her cause. The Dali Lama, is the spiritual leader of Buddhism. People the ...read more

  • "A Change Of Heart And Life"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 1, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,758 views

    A sermon on repentance and coming out of the wilderness of life.

    Matthew 3:1-12 “A Change of Heart and Life” by: Ken sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN (Many ideas in the first part of this sermon are attributed to N.T. Wright) Imagine a police motorcade sweeping down Ringgold Road. First there are the ...read more

  • Introducing Christ Series

    Contributed by Dr. Rich Denning on Apr 20, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,568 views

    This is part one of a series of messages in the Gospel of John.

    INTRODUCTION: John’s gospel is different from the others. There is no genealogy, no manger scene, no boyhood, no temptation, no Mount of transfiguration, and no Gethsemane. There are only a few special miracles chosen by John as “signs.” We have the famous “I AM” sayings of Jesus and many ...read more

  • "First Sign" Changing Water Into Wine Series

    Contributed by Dr. Rich Denning on Apr 20, 2017
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     | 5,839 views

    This message is part of a series in the Gospel of John.

    INTRODUCTION: The gospel of John is the gospel of belief. The purpose for this fourth gospel is expressly stated, “And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son ...read more

  • A Parting Of Minions Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 26, 2017
     | 5,635 views

    This message takes a look at all that happened as a result of Paul parting ways with Barnabas and John Mark

    How many of you have seen Star Wars? No, not the last one. I mean the first one “A New Hope”, not that we called it “A New Hope” we just called it Star Wars. And if you are interested it was released 40 years ago this weekend, May 25th 1977. I don’t know where I was forty years ago last ...read more