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  • What Does It Mean That The Day Of The Lord Will Come?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jan 7, 2024
     | 753 views

    The people of Judah had become prosperous and smug in their relationship with God and it can be applied to believers today.

    What Does It Mean That the Day of The Lord Will Come? Joel 2:12-13, 2:28-32 The book of Joel is one of warning to the people of Judah and can be applied to believers today. The people of Judah had become prosperous and smug in their relationship with God. While underestimating God, they had become ...read more

  • What Does It Mean For God To Search Me?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 18, 2023
     | 977 views

    God cannot lie, God cannot die, and God cannot save an unwilling soul.

    David wrote this psalm during a time of hostility. It is comprised of the significant truths that were important to David during his time of distress. In Psalm 139:1-6: David praises God's limitless knowledge. He sees God as having a lot of familiarity with him: when he sits down and gets up, ...read more

  • Six Meanings Of Faith In Scriptures Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 29, 2023
     | 1,185 views

    All expressions of faith begin with Scriptures, grows because of Scriptures, and are successful when applied according to Scriptures.

    1. Saving Faith Principle: The Scriptures teach faith in Jesus Christ alone will save a person, plus nothing and minus nothing. a. God loves you and has wonderful plans for your life. “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not ...read more

  • What Does It Mean That Jesus Is The True Vine?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Aug 4, 2025
     | 123 views

    The Content, the Condition, and the Consequences of a fruitful vineyard.

    What Does it Mean That Jesus Is the True Vine? John 15:1-17 In the book of John, Jesus says “I AM” seven times. Seven is the number of completeness, of spiritual perfection. They are: I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE – (John 6:35) I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD – (John 8:12) I AM THE DOOR – (John 10:7, 9) I ...read more

  • What Does A Sin Unto Death Mean?

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 8, 2025
     | 128 views

    We worry much about the unforgivable sin or as John puts it "a sin unto death?"

    What is a Sin unto Death 1 John 5:14–17 NKJV Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. If anyone sees his brother ...read more

  • What Does It Mean To Be "From Saved To Sent”?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Sep 3, 2025
     | 85 views

    We are told to "go." However, we cannot go unless we have a personal relationship with the One that sends us.

    What Does It Mean to be “From Saved to Sent”? John 17:6-19 (18) What did Jesus mean when He said that He was glorified in those that followed Him? The glory of God’s wonder is the disclosure of God’s presence and character. The lives of the disciples uncover the character of Jesus, and how He is ...read more

  • He Is Lord And Christ, But What Does That Mean? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 11, 2023
     | 944 views

    Jesus poured out everything–His knowledge, His dignity, His very human life-blood to the last drop on Calvary. He held back nothing so He could give it all to us

    An Easter Homily One of the first phrases out of St. Peter’s mouth on the Day of Pentecost, the day in which the Holy Spirit filled the disciples of Jesus and they broke out in tongues and prophecy, is “Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and ...read more

  • Bearing With One Another, And What It Does Not Mean Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 16, 2023
     | 992 views

    Christ’s appearances shocked and surprised His disciples.

    Sunday After Easter Office of Readings (Col 3: 1-17) We have been, as St. Paul attests, raised up in company with Christ, and must set our heart on what pertains to higher realms, things above rather than things of earth. Now as earthly creatures, coming from other earthly creatures and set in the ...read more

  • Striving For Excellence Means Picking Godly Friends Series

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Aug 8, 2023
     | 1,680 views

    We often think that self-control comes from within, yet many of our actions depend just as much on our friends and family as ourselves. Those we surround ourselves with have the power to make us better or worse. Daniel knew how to pick godly friends. Do you, your success might depend it.

    Sermon – Striving for Excellence Means Picking Godly Friends Scripture Lessons - Daniel 1:6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: Daniel picked godly friends who were willing to stand with him. They stood with him in his decision not to eat the ...read more

  • What Does It Mean The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Mar 10, 2025
     | 211 views

    The Kingdom of Heaven lies before all of us. The problem is whether or not people are actually looking for it.

    What Does it Mean the Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand? Matthew 3:2 John the Baptist has blasted onto the scene. His subject was "Repent ye!" Repentance is when a person does a turnaround or an about-face, which means a 180-degree turn from the direction that the person was headed. Malachi ...read more

  • What Does It Mean To Honor Our Parents?

    Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Feb 27, 2024
     | 952 views

    How do we honor parents today? A lesson from 12 year old Jesus

    What does it mean to honor our parents? Luke 2:41-52 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Luke 2:41 Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when He became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast; 43 and as they were returning, after ...read more

  • What Does It Mean To Inherit The Kingdom Of God? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 31, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,250 views

    This sermon explores how to inherit God's kingdom, see through saints, and feel Jesus's presence, emphasizing God's unending love and grace towards us.

    Good morning, my cherished church family! Isn't it a blessing to be gathered here in the house of the Lord, ready to hear His word and grow in our faith? I'm tickled to see all your smiling faces today. Before we get rolling, I want to share a quote with you. It's from Philip Yancey, a Christian ...read more

  • I Don't Mean Any Harm PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 19, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 546 views

    This sermon explores the power of words, the importance of taming our tongues, and the transformative potential of aligning our speech with God's truth.

    Beloved friends, as we gather together in this sacred space, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a profound truth, a truth that has the power to transform our lives in unimaginable ways. Today, we turn our hearts and minds to the wisdom found in the book of Proverbs, a wisdom that is as ...read more

  • Christmas Series

    Contributed by Rajkumar Pulla on Dec 8, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 33,684 views

    Christmas means

    The recent discovery of an ossuary (bone box) in Jerusalem that contained the phrase “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus” has rekindled the controversy as to whether Mary had children other than Jesus. Catholicism claims she did not. What does the actual evidence reveal? A few months ago, the ...read more

  • What Does "morality" Even Mean?

    Contributed by Ian Hyde on Nov 24, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,149 views

    How do we define morality in an increasingly relativistic, materialistic world? When we realize our inherent blind spots, we find that morality must be rooted in something outside of ourselves, and only the example of the incarnate Christ is firm foundation enough for discerning right from wrong.

    A CLASH OF WORLDVIEWS In our passage this morning, Paul is speaking to the faithful in the church at the Greek colony of Colossae, now in modern day Turkey. Many of these believers came from a pagan background. They didn’t grow up with the benefit of stories about God’s providence or saving work ...read more