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Making Deals With The Devil Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 12, 2005

16th in series on Joshua. This talks about compromise, and avoiding it by listening to God’s voice.

Joshua 9:1-26 – Making Deals with the Devil A New York family bought a ranch out West where they intended to raise cattle. Friends visited and asked if the ranch had a name. “Well,” said the would-be cattleman, “I wanted to name it the Bar-J. My wife favored Suzy-Q, one son liked the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 9:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

God Is My Provider

Contributed by James May on Sep 4, 2005

Let us not forget in trying times, that God is still our Provider. Don’t let the fear, frustration, worry and fretting take hold of your heart.

God is My Provider By Pastor Jim May This will be a short message. This has been a very trying and tiring week for us all with the passing of the storm and the events that have taken place. I feel that God would have me to just give you a few words of encouragement from the Bible and then ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-33

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What We Believe: Mankind (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 12, 2003

Find out what you can do about your sin.

We’ve begun our message series on what we believe about mankind or the human race. Last week, we looked at God’s intention for mankind. We talked about what makes us valuable. We are valuable to God and to each other when we reflect the true image of God. We also talked about what enables us to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:1-20

Denomination: *other

Can A Good Person Go To Hell?

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jul 21, 2003

A look at why "being good" is not what gets you to heaven.

"Can A Good Person Go To Hell?" 1 of 1 Galatians 4:8-15 July 20, 2003 Chester FBC, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A On June 16, 1989, Mohammed Shera’ie came within seconds of death. He had murdered the wife and two children of Mohammed Yehia Ali ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:8-15

Denomination: Baptist

Uplifting Tired Arms

Contributed by Stephen Ring on Feb 6, 2004

As the arms of Moses were upheld, so we need to uphold the tired arms of the people in leadership in our churches.

One of the most striking pictures of the church and its role was presented to me as I was walking up King Street in the uptown of Saint John one afternoon. King Street has been cited as the steepest hill in a city of Saint John’s size in all of Canada. A little boy, just tall enough to reach his ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-15

Denomination: Baptist

Integrity - Belief Under Pressure Series

Contributed by Don Jones on May 30, 2006

How do you react when pressue comes to bear? Daniel gives us "life lessons" on how to deal with integrity with the trials that will come our way. The first in a series on integrity.

Daniel 1:1-1:21 5-21-2006 Integrity - Belief Under Pressure Daniel 1:1-21 West Glendale Baptist Church Pastor Don Jones The next four weeks we will be looking at the topic of integrity as found in the book of Daniel. Webster’s defines integrity as, "1.firm adherence to a code of especially moral ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Breaking The Strongholds Of The Family Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jun 8, 2006

This is a message about the strongholds that the devil holds on the family. It could also be called "Divide and Conquer"

Introduction You don’t have to look far to see families that have fallen apart. Maybe it has affected you or you know someone who has a broken family. It is no surprise as we see the skyrocketing divorce rate. From the deterioration between the husband and wives to the rebellion of ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:14

Denomination: Church Of God

Lost And Afraid Series

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jun 20, 2006

To paraphrase FDR, when we walk with God, we have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Lost and Afraid Isaiah 43:1-7 June 18, 2006 Today’s sermon is the third in a series on LOST. Being lost is an experience of having our world torn apart. Being lost is having the familiar things that get us through the day disappear. Being lost is not knowing where to turn or who to turn to. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

Authority Of Scripture Series

Contributed by Nathan Eyland on Feb 17, 2005

Jesus is lord of his church through the Scriptures

What is Scripture? What are our scriptures? Wordnet from Princeton Uni defines Scriptures as ‘any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group’. Scripture is the religious writings that help form the basis of a religious group. For Christianity scripture (or the scriptures) is the Bible. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

All I Did Was Talk About Jesus Series

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Nov 17, 2005

Jesus. A name that could create some problems. When we begin to share about Jesus, people will get upset. What is more important, being liked, or telling people about Jesus

Acts 4:1-22 All I Did Was Talk About Jesus Introduction A. When I was your age, I walked to school B. Bare foot, C. 5 feet of snow D. Up hill E. Both ways F. We had to cut down a tree to make our own paper G. (Reverse sides) H. Ohh yeah, well you didn’t have to deal with gangs I. With terrorism ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-22

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

All I Want For Christmas Is ... Peace Series

Contributed by W F on Dec 11, 2005

Where to find peace at last.

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS ... PEACE (Luke 2:14) Key verse: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favour rests" (Luke 2:14). Big Idea: Where to find some peace at last. INTRODUCTION A friend sent me this email recently ... A Wise man said to me! "The way to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: *other

How Much For This Soup?value?worth?then?now?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 12, 2005

Let us look at value and worth? What is a bowl of lentils worth? That all depends on how hungry you are, and how you value your birthright? Esau bought a very expensive bowl of soup?

VALUE? WORTH? THEN? NOW? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VALUE, PRICE AND WORTH? ( I hold before me a bag of lentils. We identify lentils as a Biblical food. You can buy a bag of lentils at any grocery store. The bag I purchased cost $0.79. It is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:30-34

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Picky Picky Belief Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Apr 14, 2006

The religious leaders were selective about which laws to follow and which ones to ignore or defy. We are too. The point of this is to expose our own double-standards and lead us to show mercy to others.

John 19:31-37 – Picky Picky Belief Tonight, in our last message of The Life of Jesus before Resurrection Day, I’d like to point out an interesting characteristic about the religious leaders that really bears hearing. Just to let you know: likely something I say tonight might make you angry. ...read more

Scripture: John 19:31-37

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer And Fellowship

Contributed by Steven Boyns on Feb 4, 2006

Today it is our assignment to examine one for the most important practices in the life of every Christian – that of prayer. Prayer is essential to knowing God and it’s essential for growing spiritually - prayer.

Today it is our assignment to examine one for the most important practices in the life of every Christian – that of prayer. Prayer is essential to knowing God and it’s essential for growing spiritually - prayer. Prayer, for the believer, as I’ve said before, is not an option but it’s an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Paul's Perspective For Anger Managment

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Feb 16, 2006

This is a sermon that deals with anger and how to handle it.

PAUL’S PRESCRIPTION FOR ANGER MANAGEMENT 2/13/2006 Ephesians 4:26-5:2 A young girl who was writing a paper for school came to her father and asked, "Dad, what is the difference between anger and exasperation?" The father replied, "It is mostly a matter of degree. Let me show you what I ...read more

Denomination: *other