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Bondage / In Christ You Are Free Indeed

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 26, 2013

What binds you? What binds me? What prevents us from standing up straight in a spiritual sense? What is holding us back from being transformed into the image of Christ? What is holding us back from being able to enjoy life fully?

On the night of December 16th 1773 .... a small group of men banded together, ...... boarded three merchant ships in Boston Harbor ...... and dumped 342 chests of tea into the bay. This group of men, .... who called themselves the Sons of Liberty, ...... took this action .... because of the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:13-14, Luke 13:10-21

Denomination: Anglican

Control Belongs To God

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 22, 2009

God’s choice is not unfair because He owes nothing to sinful man. (God still gives insight, concepts and ideas to mankind) God is free from obligation or constraint in bestowing mercy on people. God loves every person on the face of the earth, and He’s wa

Control Belongs to God Text: Romans 9:14-33 14 Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! 15 For God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”16 So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:14-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lessons From The Potter’s House

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015

LESSONS FROM THE POTTER’S HOUSE

Jeremiah 18:1-10 LESSONS FROM THE POTTER’S HOUSE 3. I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. The story of the Vase. The grandmother spots a beautiful ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-10

Denomination: Holiness

Puffed Up Or Built Up Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 4, 2023

In First Corinthians chapter 8 Paul addresses the liberty we have in Christ, but that liberty is never license to sin, or to do harm to our fellow believers.

Puffed Up or Built Up Text: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Now it’s been a little while since we’ve been in 1st Corinthians, and that’s because I wanted us to see what Habakkuk had to say about faith, and I felt that was important considering our worlds current situation… but this morning we’re going to go ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-3, 1 Corinthians 13:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hall Of Fame # 4 - Hezekiah Series

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Nov 29, 2007

An overview of the life of King Hezekiah.

INTRODUCTION In the middle of Ezra’s ’hall of fame’ there is reference to one of Judah’s godly kings - Hezekiah. His descendants were among those who returned from exile in Babylon. How proud those 98 Jews must have been of their illustrious forefather. In this sermon we focus on the highlights of ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 2:16

Seven Saying From The Cross-Number 7-Into Your Hands. (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Mar 31, 2012

So you can’t go wrong when you commit yourself or others in the hands of your heavenly Father!

Luke 23:46-And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’” Having said this, He breathed His last. Definitions For Commit- 1-to give in trust or charge. 2-to pledge (oneself) to a position on an issue or question 3-to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Choose

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Feb 13, 2009

Total surrender to God’s will is required for us to experience the healing touch of Christ and be made spiritually whole.

I Choose / Mark 1: 40 - 45 Intro: When I was in grade school, there was a dreaded disease that pervaded the community. There was no vaccine, no antidote and no known cure. The only way to insure that you would remain disease free was to keep those affected by the disease quarantined. --- ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Cut Off The Hand That Sins

Contributed by David Leach on Apr 3, 2015

What does it mean “Cut off the eye or hand that sins”?

Matt 5:29-30 (Jesus) If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:29-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christ Our Passover Is Sacrificed For Us.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 8, 2023

A perpetual feast to the LORD.

CHRIST OUR PASSOVER IS SACRIFICED FOR US. 1 Corinthians 5:6-8. The context for this passage is one of church discipline (cf. 1 Corinthians 5:1). The case in point concerns an incestuous affair which, far from addressing, the church seems to have been ‘puffed up’ about (cf. 1 Corinthians 5:2). ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:6-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dead Flies The Little Things That Rot The Soul Series

Contributed by Charles Payne on Oct 18, 2025

There are things in my life that never destroyed me all at once — they didn’t hit me like a storm… they leaked into me like a slow poison.

🪰 “DEAD FLIES” — When Little Things Rot a Soul SEEING THE BIG PICTURE TEXT Ecclesiastes 10:1 “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.” PROLOGUE There are things in my life ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:1, Song of Songs 2:15, Galatians 5:9, Proverbs 4:23, Numbers 32:23, 1 Peter 5:8, James 1:15, Galatians 6:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Nature Of The Word Of God - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Kranthi Kumar Medida on Dec 24, 2006

If you are one of those true believers, neglecting to spend time on the Word of God, then I would like to turn on your interest and love for the Word of God through the following message by bringing to your remembrance how the Word of God works in you

6) HAMMER: The Word of God is also compared to a hammer in Jeremiah 23:29. A hammer is used to break hard stones. The stubbornness of human heart is compared to the hardness of a rock. We sin a lot. But we do not feel the guilt. We do not feel sorry for it. We do not repent. We do not care for God, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:29

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Guy Who Walked With Jesus Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on May 6, 2013

John has something the world needs to know – why? - because he walked with Jesus and walking with Jesus changes everything!

The Guy Who Walked With Jesus - 1 John 1:1-4 - May 5, 2013 Series: That We May Know – Life With Jesus - #1 This morning we start a new series of messages in the book of 1 John. And what I’m going to encourage you to do, is to read through this book once a week during the course ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Denomination: *other

The Lord's Glory Fills All Things

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jun 13, 2003

Although the world does not rightly honor the Lord God, his glory fills all things so that like Isaiah we stand trembling before his holiness because of our sins but receive his forgiveness because of the sacrifice of Jesus.

The Lord’s Glory Fills All Things Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit guides our hearts and minds today is recorded in Isaiah 6:1-8: In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Prismatic Gifts 2 Series

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Sep 5, 2001

The Goal of the Gifts is the Good of All

Prismatic Gifts 2 2 Corinthians 12:4-7 The Goal of the Gifts is the Good of All Introduction Chuck Swindoll tells a story about a man living in Atlanta who was flipping through the Yellow Pages in search of a restaurant. His noticed an entry for a place called The Church of God Grill. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

"A World Shaking Experience"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Feb 5, 2004

The contrast of God’s Holiness with our sinfulness brings us to the place of forgiveness.

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches February 8, 2004 A World Shaking Experience Isaiah 6:1-8 INTRODUCTION: Today’s scripture describes a world shaking experience for the prophet, Isaiah, that he never forgot. (See Isaiah 2:10-22; 37:16, 40:12-26; 57:15). The vision that made such an impact on him ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Methodist