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  • This Is Eternal Life Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,441 views

    The sermon will explore the true meaning, source, and purpose of eternal life as a gift from God, based on the passage from John 17:1-11.

    Good morning, family! Today, we are going to explore a beautiful passage from the Gospel of John - diving deep into Jesus' heart for us as He prays to the Father. We'll be looking at what eternal life truly means, where it comes from, and why it has been given to us. As A.W. Tozer once wrote, "The ...read more

  • The Bread Of Life Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,274 views

    This sermon explores the concept of Jesus as the 'bread of life', satisfying our spiritual hunger, and urges us to turn away from false idols and teachings.

    Bread and hunger are everyday occurrences for people around the world. Jesus uses these commonplace and ordinary things to explain the extraordinary Kingdom of God. He reveals to those gathered to Him that HE is in fact the bread of life. Prayer: “Lord thank you for sending the true bread, your ...read more

  • The Abundant Life Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,107 views

    This sermon explores the concept of abundant life in Jesus, contrasting worldly views of abundance with the spiritual fulfillment found in faith, as part of the ongoing Easter series, "Sunday is Coming."

    Welcome church! Today we’re continuing through our series, Sunday is Coming, where we look at Easter and its long-lasting effects for those who believe. Last week we looked back to the empty tomb and remembered that it is full of hope for those who believe. The death and resurrection of Jesus are ...read more

  • Fullness Of Life Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,553 views

    This sermon explores the concept of gratitude as a crucial element in achieving a fulfilling life, as illustrated in the biblical story of Luke 17:11-19 and the teachings of Romans 1:20-32.

    There is a Jesus story in the Bible that ends with a shocking one liner which leaves the reader wondering, what exactly does Jesus mean? In other versions this verse reads: And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.” (Luke 17:19 ESV) “Stand up and go on your way. You ...read more

  • The Abundant Life Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 573 views

    This sermon explores the concept of abundant life in Jesus, contrasting worldly views with spiritual fulfillment, and ties it to the hope and promise of Easter.

    Welcome church! Today we’re continuing through our series, Sunday is Coming, where we look at Easter and its long-lasting effects for those who believe. Last week we looked back to the empty tomb and remembered that it is full of hope for those who believe. The death and resurrection of Jesus are ...read more

  • Living At Four Corners

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,607 views

    For Christ the King Sunday and in support of international missions: using a metaphor of a complex intersection, we are to give, teach, heal and share as the four corners of our Christian life.

    May I introduce you to my neighborhood? For two months now I have been burning up the Beltway and 270 coming up to your place two or three times a week. It would seem only fair that you should come down to where I live, if only in your mind’s eye. Let me introduce you to Four Corners. Four ...read more

  • What Is Truth?

    Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Oct 5, 2022
     | 873 views

    The bread of life is the truth of the ways of the LORD. This is the original message of Jesus. He brought us the truth (bread) of the way the LORD works. Bread was used as a metaphor for truth.

    What is Truth John 6:35-40 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. 36 “But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. 37 “All that the Father gives Me ...read more

  • Take Up Your Cross Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 834 views

    This sermon explores the concept of metaphorically taking up our cross as Jesus did, understanding that it signifies enduring difficulties in life, and seeking strength from God to persevere.

    Good morning church, it’s great to see you all again as we continue in our series ALL-IN. Last week we kicked things off talking about the first of Jesus’ 3 commandments in our main passage from Matthew 16:24. To “deny yourselves” is the first command. And today, we’re going to take it one step ...read more

  • Jesus Is The Bread Of Life

    Contributed by David Mcnally on Jul 21, 2012
     | 8,085 views

    According to Calvin the Lord's Supper is a mere Memorial Meal and Jesus cannot come to us because He is in heaven at the right side of the Father, but John 6 and the words spoken at the Last Supper and Paul in 1st Corinthians 11 point that it is more than

    John 6:35-6:51 Jesus is the Bread of Life Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the power of your Holy Spirit, open our hearts and minds to the proclamation of your Word, that we might be fed and nourished in faith. Help us to appreciate the importance of Jesus your Son, being the bread ...read more

  • Living A Life Of Privilege Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 28, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,458 views

    We are privileged to be God's a part of God's family.

    Living A Life Of Privilege Text: 1 Peter 2:4-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: Can you fathom this? The God of the universe, who holds all things together by the word of His power, who fills all things and is bigger than the universe; bigger than time, literally lives in you. Calls you His dwelling ...read more

  • Embracing The Light Of Life Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Oct 30, 2024
     | 635 views

    Jesus Christ stands before deliberately in front of the candelabra by the treasury and says, “I’m not like the prophets who point to the glory of God. I’m not like the gurus who reflect the glory of God through their consciousness. I am THE glory of God.”

    Directly after this sermon, we invite all believers to take the Lord’s Supper with us at the front. If you genuinely know Jesus Christ, we invite you to participate in the Bread and the Juice to celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection. Find John 8 with me, if you will. Jesus went around ...read more

  • One Life To Live Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 18,552 views

    James describes for us the kind of attitude that Christians should have about their life. The basis of our attitude, that I believe James describes, is that Christians are people who know that they have one life to live and it counts how you live it.

    8 RULES FOR A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE: ONE LIFE TO LIVE JAMES 4:13-17 INTRODUCTION… How Long Things Last, Frank Kendig and Richard Hutton, 1979 · Experts estimate that if a normal cassette tape is played about 100 times a year, sound quality will deteriorate somewhat after about 10 years. But ...read more

  • Pictures Of The Kingdom Series

    Contributed by Simon Fullylove on Feb 27, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,601 views

    Illustrations and Metaphors for the Kingdom - so we can get a handle on what it is.

    Introduction A pastor, known for his lengthy sermons, noticed a man get up and leave during the middle of his message. The man returned just before the conclusion of the service. Afterwards the pastor asked the man where he had gone. "I went to get a haircut," was the reply. "But," said the ...read more

  • Go! And Meet Christ In The Air - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 31, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 328 views

    The return of our Lord Jesus Christ is not a myth, not a metaphor, but a promised reality; a glorious truth that anchors our hope, fuels our mission, and compels our worship.

    Go! And Meet Christ in the Air - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (NLT): "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. ...read more

  • Training For The Gold In Life

    Contributed by Brad Rigney on Feb 24, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,386 views

    This sermon relates the neccessary training by athletes in the Olympics to the need to be Trained by God’s Word in our lives.

    Going for the Gold in Life 1Cor. 9:24-27, 2Tim. 3:16-17 By Pastor Brad Rigney Olympic Stories – from the Torino Games. Leading up to the necessity for these athletes to Train. What do we need to Go for the Gold in Life? Motivation of Love, 1John 4:7-21 Faith; active and persevering, Heb. ...read more