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Abraham: A Final Look Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 3, 2021

The last years of Abraham's life have less coverage than his middle years, between leaving Ur and settling in Beersheba. Even so, several events happened, so let's take a last look at Abraham's live

Introduction: Abraham, like most Bible characters, had his high and low points. The highest point, arguably, would be the episode where he was commanded to offer Isaac as a burnt offering but was stopped before he actually did so (Genesis 22). The last years of Abraham’s life don’t have much ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 23:1-2, Genesis 24:1-9, Genesis 25:1-10, Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

Look Up And Live

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Oct 3, 2019

Disobey you loose obey you win every time.

LOOK UP AND LIVE Numbers 21: And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners. 2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Looking For A Better Pastor

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 14, 2020

Jesus has set the example for what a good pastor is to be.

Looking for a Better Pastor Ezekiel 34:1-31 Ezekiel lived in a time of deep distress among the Jews. At the beginning of Ezekiel, part of them, including Ezekiel, had been exiled to the river Chebar in Babylon. The remaining Jews in Jerusalem would rise up in one last rebellion against ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ezekiel 34:11-16, Ezekiel 34:20-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Looking For A Perfect Christmas

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Feb 26, 2018

We cannot try to make Christmas Perfect with our own efforts. There is one thing that is perfect in Christmas. We got to be able to focus on that perfect thing in Christmas.

We are into yet another Christmas Season. And immaterial of the number of times we have done Christmas before, and have failed, we still want to do things right. We want to make all possible efforts to make things as perfect as possible. We buy the perfect clothes, we look for the perfect gifts for ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25, Romans 13:11-14, Isaiah 30:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Look At Jesus, Not The Numbers

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Aug 12, 2018

The numbers we see at meetings or win for Jesus does not determine our performance in the Kingdom. Jesus decides and uses us to execute. So whatever we do is according to His will

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: LOOK AT JESUS, NOT THE NUMBERS Acts 16:11-15 King James Version (KJV) 11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; 12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:11-15

Denomination: Charismatic

Whatcha' :looking For?

Contributed by Hoggan Tevis on Sep 24, 2018

Seek and find

Scripture: Isa. 55:6-7 Seek the Lord while He may be found; call to Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, so He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will freely forgive. (HCSB) Into: Everybody is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-7

Denomination: Other

Look Unto Me.

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on May 4, 2017

God is all we need .

LOOK UNTO ME. by Dr.W.Samuel Legon Isaiah 45:21-45:22 LOOK UNTO ME. Isaiah 45: 21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 45:21-22

Denomination: Baptist

"Looking Good On Paper

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 16, 2017

A sermon about living a life of thanksgiving to God.

“Looking Good on Paper” Luke 17:11-19 In one Peanuts comic strip Lucy, who is in love with the piano-playing Schroeder, is watching him play the piano—she’s looking at him all google-eyed. Lucy asks Schroeder, “Do you know what love is?” Schroeder stops the music and says, “Love is a strong ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: United Methodist

Look Forward, Not Back

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Nov 29, 2017

Advent is a season when we look forward to the coming of Jesus, both His first coming born in Bethlehem and his second coming in power and great glory - are we ready? 'Be on your guard.' ‘KEEP AWAKE!

LOOK FORWARD, NOT BACK MK. 13:33-37. Today we start a new Christian year and that is marked in our lectionary by our gospel readings coming from St. Mark. Mark is unusual as it is the only synoptic gospel which does not give an account of the birth of Jesus. But it does speak of when Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:33-37

Looking In The Right Direction

Contributed by Billy Reese on Oct 12, 2018

By His Spirit we receive power For Effective Christian Work

Looking in the Right Direction The season of focus & expectation The season of shift & direction Zechariah 4:6, & Corinthians 3:6 We find God speaking to Zerubbabel through the prophet Zechariah, I want you to tell Zerubbabel that the temple will be built by him, but it will not be, by might, nor ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:6, 1 Corinthians 3:6

Denomination: Baptist

When No One Is Looking

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 25, 2014

Joseph made the right choice with Potiphar's wife -- even though he might have gotten away with it, at least temporarily. He expressed a godly character in the midst of confusion and chaos.

1. Opportunity Revelations In July of 2014, a bank teller pled guilty to embezzling nearly two million dollars from the State Bank of Lincoln where she worked as a head teller. She pulled off her crime by having access to the bank's vault and by changing audit numbers. Because she had worked at the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

From The Outside Looking In

Contributed by Ernest H. Jones on Apr 23, 2011

This is a Resurrection Sunday message on Peter, John, and Mary Magdelene

John 19:11-18 From the outside looking in Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb far earlier than usual. Obviously, she is still distraught over the previous days’ events. No matter what Jesus had said or did before crucifixion Friday, the fact remained that Jesus was dead. All the belief in his ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Looking Unto Jesus

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jun 9, 2011

....Christianity is not a religion. In religion, man believes in the existence of a God, a super being, for whom you have to perform certain rites in order to please. But Christianity is God’s way of seeking to save the lost. The religious act of man has

LOOKING UNTO JESUS This week, by the grace of God, we are looking at a topic “Looking unto Jesus.” Our first text is taken from the book of Isaiah 8:20. It says, “To the l aw and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 8:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Look At The Savior's Hands

Contributed by Anoop Samuel on Apr 8, 2015

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated as Easter around the world. The hands of Jesus Christ was pierced to the Cross. Let us look at the hands of Jesus Christ and see what actions came out of it.

Look at The Savior’s Hands Introduction The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated as Easter around the world. The hands of Jesus Christ was pierced to the Cross. The actions of a person’s hand is symbolic of what he wants to accomplish. When the work of the hands of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 123:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Everyone Is Looking -- For Jesus Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 4, 2014

Isaiah gives us a brief description of the coming Messiah. People have been looking for him and to him ever since.

1. Obscurities There is a story about a student at Cambridge University who entered the classroom on exam day and asked the proctor to bring him cakes and ale. The proctor refused, expressing astonishment at the young student's audacity. At this point the student read from the four-hundred-year-old ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ