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Can God Really Use Your Life Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Nov 20, 2008

This sermon is geared to show people that God can use their life and overcome any obstacles they may think will stop that from happening.

Can God Really Use Your Life? Acts 9:1-6; 10-16 Intro Every time I read this story, I stand amazed at the great grace of God. I see the Lord take this man Saul, save him by grace, and transform him into the great Apostle to the Gentiles and I realize that there is hope for people like you and me ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

"The Goodness Of God, Leads Us To Be Thankful”

Contributed by William D. Brown on Dec 10, 2008

Let me say that this psalm {107} was pinned in 536 B.C. we’re not told who the author is, it was written to commemorate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity. We read in this psalm the same words of exhortation in 4 different verses, in ve

PSALMS 107: “THE GOODNESS OF GOD, LEADS US TO BE THANKFUL” 11-1-08 Let me say that this psalm {107} was pinned in 536 B.C. we’re not told who the author is, it was written to commemorate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity. We read in this psalm the same words of exhortation in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Christ Purchased Eternal Life For Us

Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Dec 28, 2008

The greatest benefit we have from Jesus’ death is our eternal life.

John 8. John Griffith lived in Oklahoma in 1929 and lost all he had in the stock market crash. So he moved to Mississippi where he took a job as bridge tender for a R/R trestle. One day his 8 year-old son, Greg, spent the day with him at work. A ship came through and John opened up the draw bridge. ...read more

Scripture: John 8:49-59

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Our Mother Can Do For Us

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 3, 2009

We can have confidence in our relationship with God if we imitate the Mother of Jesus.

Mother’s Day May 10, 2009 One of the most successful movies of all time was the 1981 blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark. In it, swashbuckling adventurers contended in the pre-World War II era for the privilege of finding the Ark of the Covenant, the Old Testament repository of the manna, Aaron’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:18-24

Denomination: Catholic

God Bless Us With Happiness - Part Ii

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 18, 2005

We need a change of focus in order to find any happiness at all in this life.

INTRO.- ILL.- Someone said that marriage is full of excitement and frustration: * In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. * In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. * In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen. Quote: “It is true that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Frees Us From All Burdens

Contributed by William Baeta on Jul 23, 2005

“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” Matthew 11:28-29.

Theme: Jesus frees us from all burdens Text: Zech. 9:9-10; Rom. 8:9-14; Matt. 11:25-30 Human reasoning and understanding cannot understand the truth that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. They cannot discern who Jesus is or what the Kingdom is unless God reveals it to them and God has been doing this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God Bless Us With Happiness - Part Iii

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 1, 2005

Most people want some happiness in life but do they find it? Not where they might think.

INTRO.- Why would I preach about seeking happiness? Because I think this is a goal that most people have in life. Most people would like to have a certain amount of happiness in life and they go looking for it in all kinds of ways but they don’t always find it. Haven’t you noticed? The world ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Faith Helps Us Overcome Sin

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 2, 2005

An explanation of the New Testament words for sin: harmatia, parabasis, paraptoma, anomia, and opheilema and means of overcoming them.

How Faith Helps Us Overcome Sin (I John 3:9,10) "No one born of God continues to deliberately, knowingly and habitually practices sin, for God’s nature abides in him. His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him and he cannot practice sinning because he is born of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 1:what Makes Us Unique Series

Contributed by David Beirne on May 17, 2005

A series on values of our church. If we really are a people led by the Holy Spirit, what will that look like?

What Makes Us Unique? 1 Peter 2:9-10, Romans 8:14 Today I want to address the values that drive me. As your pastor, I want you to know where we are going, and why we’re going that direction. Values are *what is valuable to our church. (if we aren’t reflecting this value, we’re not a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

He Came To Show Us Who We Are Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on May 18, 2005

God really moved through this message in a powerful way as He invited us to see ourselves through the mirror of his love for us. (I Am Jesus - 11)

He Came To Show Us Who We Are I Am Jesus – part eleven {Note I bought 2 fun house mirrors for this message and had them in the foyer prior to church, for people to look in and laugh at their distorted images. When it came time to preach, I had some guys bring them up front) 13Then Jesus ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Keeps Us When Death Is In The Way

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jun 13, 2005

When things seem bad remeber God is in Control

The African King The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:17-24

Denomination: Wesleyan

Jacob Shows Us How To Conquer God Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 24, 2005

This title seems blasphemous, yet it can be understood correctly when we look at how Jacob faced his own weaknesses in return home to Esau. THis is the final sermon in a series of four on Jacob.

June 26, 2005 Episode IV - The Return of the Jacob - Genesis 31-32 The easiest position to play in the sporting world is that of the armchair quarterback. You don’t have to exercise. You don’t have to risk injury to your body. All you have to do is sit in a nicely cushioned chair of an air ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

10 Ways The Holyspirit Helps Us

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 21, 2006

The HolySpirit is alive, and He desires to help every believer who will acknowledge Him!

10 Ways the Holy Spirit Helps Us Text: Acts 2:1-4, Acts 1:8 Charles Haden Spurgen pastored the Metropolitan Tabernacle in England in 1854 to 1891 his first Sunday he preached to 37 people, but soon after, they packed out that great church to over 5,000 weekly. He said, “you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Church Of God

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread... Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Feb 28, 2006

This is the fourth sign the Gospel of John gives us revealing the identity of Jesus. The feeding of the 5000 is more than a miraculous feeding.

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD… When I hold a hockey puck in my hands, it’s just a hockey puck. But when you place that hockey puck in the hands of Team Canada…aaahhhh, it’s just a hockey puck. It should have been a thing of beauty. Put a paintbrush in any of our hands and you might just paint ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-15, John 6:1-6

Denomination: Mennonite

Why Did You Create Us If... Series

Contributed by Stan Rodda on Mar 15, 2006

This sermon attempts to answer a difficult question about why did God create us anyway.

Why Did You Create Us If… Dear God letters “House” God, are you that cruel? 1. Why create if You knew we would sin? Understand 2 things a. God is relational Gen. 1:26 & angels We do crazy things for love But you can’t force a relationship b. God wanted us to choose to love Him You ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ