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Okay, We Got The Presents, Now What? Series

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jul 20, 2005

God gives us gifts; so what do we do now? We prepare God’s people for service so that the church may be built and we gain maturity.

Title: Okay, we got the presents, now what? Text: ephesians 4:12-13 Author: Larry C. Brincefield Author’s Website: www.pastorlarry.net Introduction 1. Everyone loves to get presents!! • Last week, we looked at some of the “presents” that God gives us… • He gives us His grace… • That’s an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:12-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Narnia: A Lion's Tale

Contributed by Richard Vartenisian on Dec 2, 2005

A sermon about Aslan from CS Lewis’ The Lion,The Witch and the Wardrobe

A Lion’s Tale He was the most unlikely person to write a children’s novel. He was a 50 year old professor who had not married and had no children. He determined he would write a kind of fairy tale. Yet he had never even read a fairy tale until he was an adult. It was really unlikely he knew how ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Da Vinci Code: Can The Bible Be Trusted Series

Contributed by Terry Jones on Jun 3, 2006

Part 4 of the Series The Da Vinci Code Faith, Fact or Fiction. In this message Dr. Jones explores the reliability of Scripture as a defense to many of the claims made in Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code.

Can Scripture Be Trusted Series - The Da Vinci Code Faith, Fact or Fiction Text: Luke 1:1-4 Leigh Tebing, Dan Brown’s fictional British Historian, had this to say about Holy Scripture: “’The Bible did not arrive by fax from heaven.’ The Bible is a product of man, my dear. Not of God. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Borders, Boundaries And Illegal Immigration

Contributed by Brian Buriff on Jun 5, 2006

Guard our hearts and attitudes, to avoid becoming an illegal alien (spiritually) - i.e., tresspassing against God’s character and alienating ourselves from the heart of God.

INTRODUCTION 60 years ago, after the PT 109 boat was destroyed and the 11 survivors swam to a nearby island, young JFK Walked back out into shark infested waters with a battery-powered strobe to try to signal for help and rescue. As we lift the strobe of God’s Word today, this sermon ventures out ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:12-22

Denomination: Church Of God

Peacemakers In A World Of Troublemakers Series

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Aug 19, 2006

Examination of the seventh BE-Attitude: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.

PURSUING HAPPINESS: Peacemakers in a World of Troublemakers Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” Ephesians 2:1-18 1. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God”. This be-attitude is probably the most often quoted and well-known of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9

Denomination: United Methodist

Grace Abounding

Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Jan 7, 2006

Grace contrasted with law as an answer to the evil of the world

We went to the zoo on bank holiday Monday. I was like a kid - excited at seeing all the differeent creatures. We saw kangaroos, girafes, leopards, lions and tigers, it was all very exciting. But one creature they had on display was easily missed, They had a little cage wiith the caption ’the most ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:20-21

Denomination: Salvation Army

Lord Of The Harvest Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 4, 2005

Revelation 14 shows Jesus as Lord of the Harvest of Grain (God’s Grace) and of Grapes (God’s Wrath.)

INTRODUCTION: We’ve been studying the appearances of Jesus Christ in the book of Revelation. We’ve seen Him as the Son of Man and the Head of the Church. We’ve worshiped him as the Lamb who was slain. In Revelation 14, he appears as the LORD OF THE HARVEST. I looked, and there before me ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 14:14-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Divine Love

Contributed by Sam Guilliams on Feb 15, 2005

God’s Creation, Sorrow, and Redemptive Plan.

Divine Love Introduction A) From the book, “Knowing God,” by J.I. Packer -- There is tremendous relief in knowing that His love to me is utterly realistic, based at every point on prior knowledge of the worst about me, so that no discovery can disillusion Him about me, in the way I am so often ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sermon - How To Define Revival And Be Revived Personally Series

Contributed by Adrian Warnock on Feb 15, 2007

You can connect to God’s reviving Spirit wherever you are, but we need to be stirred to pray once more for God to revive his Church.

This past Sunday I preached on revival. You can download the audio at http://www.adrian.warnock.info/2006/11/sermon-knowing-god-philippians-3.htm I have shared my notes almost exactly as I preached from them. They might not make a great deal of sense to someone else, for which I apologise. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seven Wonders Of Heaven Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 16, 2007

The reality of heaven will be far greater than our expectations. The expectation is worth living for.

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO What Happens When A Person Dies? Seven Wonders of Heaven Revelation 21:1-7 The Sunday School teacher was telling the class of second grade boys about the wonders of heaven. They listened with rapped attention as he ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Worship Our Triumphant God Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 5, 2007

Celebrating Who God is and What He has done is the heart of group worship.

Worship Our Triumphant God (Exodus 15) 1. This was a monumental week when it comes to modern attacks upon Christianity with the release that a new documentary on the “Jesus Family Tomb” was soon to be presented on the Discovery Channel. 2. What is the Jesus Family Tomb? Has the lost tomb of Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:1-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Waiting...waiting...waiting

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 11, 2007

Pentecost 2007 Sermon and Communion Meditation

(1) Last week I shared a quote from Rueben Job that began, ‘Most of us do not wait well.’ He went on to say, ‘Jesus asked the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised power to meet all that lay ahead of them as well as an advocate to teach them all that they needed to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Church Of God

Meaning Of Righteousness Part 5 Series

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Jul 6, 2007

Jesus emphasizes the importances of truth and entregrity.

Matthew 5:33 through 37 Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD 34But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

Future-Tense Worship Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 7, 2007

A first-person narrative sermon. Let’s practice praising here because that’s what we’ll be doing there.

Future-tense Worship Revelation 4-5 Rev. Brian Bill 10/3/07 www.pontiacbible.org When the word got out this week that I was only going to preach for ten minutes several people made fun of me. One dear woman said, “He can’t preach less than 45 minutes!” I’ve heard that others wanted to make bets ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Take Out The Garbage

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007

As Christians, we need to be reminded that we have been called to be a distinct people in the world. Certain actions and certain attitudes that belong to the lifestyle of the world do not fit in the lifestyle of the Christian. In other words, while we liv

I saw a quote the other day that grabbed my attention: “The Christian is not ruined by living in the world, but by the world living in him.” At no other time in Christian history has this statement been more true, for the lines between Christian and non-Christian, between the church and the world, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:5-11

Denomination: Baptist