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  • Having The Also Spirit

    Contributed by James Rich on Oct 4, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,316 views

    God is searching for someone who will go beyond the ordinary. Someone who will go the extra mile. Not just what is expected of them but ALSO.............

    Genesis 24:1And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, ...read more

  • A Year For Holy Optimism

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jan 24, 2023
     | 2,189 views

    In 1 Kings 3:5 God gave Solomon opportunity to ask whatever he wanted. Because he petitioned according to the will of God, his request was granted and God blessed him abundantly. If your are seeking first the kingdom of God, expect God's goodness.

    Intro: I am here to encourage you to ask largely of God in 2023. I. SOLOMON’S OPPORTUNITY In 1 Kings 3:5 God gave Solomon a opportunity anyone would like to have. First Kings 3:5 says, “At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, ‘Ask! What shall I give you?’”i How ...read more

  • For Unto Us A Child Is Born Series

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,994 views

    For unto us a child is born gives us a sense of expectancy, it gives us a sense of potentiality, and it gives us a sense of responsibility.

    Sunday, December 3, 2006 Text: Isaiah 9: 6 – “For unto us a Child is Born” Isaiah bursts into the Advent Season with these profound words uttered in prophesy in the 8th Century B.C.E. These words have the authenticity of one who has experienced the wonder and majesty of God’s presence in their ...read more

  • Enduring Gratitude

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Sep 30, 2015
     | 10,182 views

    Giving thanks to God must become the ongoing lifestyle of a Christ follower. Giving thanks is a major part of worship. It is a command with many rewards promised to those who have a heart to worship the only true God!

    Enduring Gratitude 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Intro: We speak of the Thanksgiving season, but as our text indicates, it must become the ongoing lifestyle of a Christ follower. Giving thanks is a major part of worship. If ...read more

  • Be A Living Witness Series

    Contributed by Leonard Cook on May 20, 2007
     | 7,399 views

    Peter’s purpose is to tell his audience how to respond and stand fast in the Godly loving lifestyle in the midst of suffering and persecution of their faith. Living for God and not your circumstances! Living a life of hope, holiness and love in the mids

    Be A Living Witness (1 Peter 2:11-3:12) Be a Witness: Personally (Holiness) (the key Center, Verse 2:12) 11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they ...read more

  • God Bless America!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 15, 2001
    based on 407 ratings
     | 36,964 views

    The song says, “God bless America, land that I love…” I’m convinced that God has blessed America. But the Bible teaches that to whom much is given, much is expected. If so, then God must expect a lot from America.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK REVISED - 2015) This Wednesday will be Veterans’ Day. As that day dawns, will you pause to think about what it signifies: the men & women who offered themselves in service to their country - & those who made the ultimate sacrifice so ...read more

  • What Are You Doing Here--It's A New Year?

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 11, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,764 views

    What do we expect God to do in our lives in the coming year. What can we expect from the new year that God brings to us. The Life of Elijah shows that God works even through our discouragement.

    “What Are You Doing Here” 1Kings 19:1-18 1 Peter 4:12-19 1/13/2020 Have you ever given someone an assignment to go and do something, and you thought they had left to do it. But then you turn around later and they are in the same spot, and you ask the question, “what are you doing here?” ...read more

  • Those Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Mar 27, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,776 views

    “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness." This beatitude calls for an intense desire for righteousness. Are we actively and passionately seeking to be more and more like Jesus?

    Intro Our text today is Matthew 5:6: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.”i What do you long for in life? People are hunger machines. Bruce Springsteen sang in the 80s, “Everybody’s got a hungry heart.”ii Even the world recognizes the internal ...read more

  • Remember The Basics Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 23, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 15,862 views

    Because of society’s moral climate its leaders will question the Bible & do their worst to cause believers to question it also. Jesus Christ second coming calls for & justifies a godly lifestyle, therefore it particularly will be belittled.

    2 PETER 3: 1-7 [Our Precious Faith Series] REMEMBER THE BASICS [John 1:1-3 / Luke 17:26-30-37] After defining the characteristics of genuine believers in chapter one and the characteristics of false teachers in the second chapter, Peter turned his eyes upward and forward to the time when ...read more

  • Influencing Communities

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2009
     | 6,753 views

    Here in these verses he calls those who follow Him to choose to be a godly influence on the society in which we live. Jesus calls us to change the world around us with our lives. He doesn’t just expect us to live in the world. He expects the world to be t

    Influencing Communities Matthew 5:13-15 Robert Lewis writes, “In 1851, many of the most accomplished engineers in the country thought James Roebling was out of his mind. That year, he began to work on the unthinkable: building a bridge over the Niagara River Gorge. Disaster was nearly universally ...read more

  • Christian Views Embracing Lgbtqia+ Series

    Contributed by Dennis King on Mar 23, 2023
     | 1,882 views

    I think too few Christians are willing to embrace gays with open arms and hearts, as we should, but also, too many gays seethe and release their anger on anyone is not willing to endorse or affirm their dissenting lifestyles.

    Christian Views Embracing LGBTQIA+ Allow me to start this brief essay off with the NIV Bible verse of Romans 2:1, You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same ...read more

  • Healed And Saved By Faith In Christ Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 28, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,223 views

    Our series this year has been on dynamic disciples and dynamic discipleship and this month we have been thinking about what it means to have a discipleship lifestyle and today we are going to be thinking specifically about faith.

    Today is healing and wholeness Sunday, a day we specifically set apart to pray that God will work and move in our lives and the lives of those we care about. At the end of the service there will be an opportunity for prayer for you or for someone you know that God will move in a miraculous ...read more

  • A Follower Or A Fan?

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 25, 2018
    based on 5 ratings
     | 23,953 views

    A good Fan just shows up for the weekly event. Good Fans do that you know! And they will stay a Fan as long as it benefits them. A Follower of Jesus will follow. They will follow him even when there is a crisis, even when they do not fully understand.

    For those not familiar with and Anglican Service; there are four Scripture readings prior to the Message. The assigned readings for today are Joshua 24:14-25, Psalm 16, Ephesians 5:21-33 and John 6:53-69. A man named Charlie Moore ... moved with his family ... into a new community. He wanted to ...read more

  • Remain In Christ To The End: Abiding In The Vine Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 31, 2024
     | 927 views

    Stay together, stay connected, stay strong, fed by the vine, bearing fruit for Jesus

    Jim Bright, an organizational psychologist did a survey asking people to give answers on different questions related to change, and how they react to change. The results were fascinating. “1. One in three people would avoid change if they could. Would you normally avoid change if you could? If ...read more

  • "the Power Of Persistent Prayer."

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Jun 2, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,235 views

    This timely message focuses on the parables of 'Ask, Seek, and Knock' and the parable of the unjust judge. The message emphasizes the importance of perseverance in prayer and reassures us that God is a loving Father who responds to the cries of His people who call out to Him day and night.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Matthew 7:7-8) (7) Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:” (8) “For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it ...read more