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Breaking The Cycle Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 20, 2018

Chapter 8 of The Story is about the book of Judges. A book full of relevant issues and powerful 'reveals' about God.

Breaking The Cycle The Story Chapter 8 HEY – so how, is losing that hour of sleep working for everyone this morning…? Feeling awake? Feeling ‘bright eyed and bushy tailed?’ “excited and attentive… to be wide awake, not tired.” Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed comes direct and intact from the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joseph's Rise To Power In Egypt

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 23, 2018

Joseph's rise to power in Egypt in Genesis 41:1-57 teaches us that our sovereign God exalted his suffering servant to rulership in order to save the world.

Scripture We are currently in a series of sermons that I am calling “Jacob’s Descendants,” based on Genesis 37-50. Previously, we read about young, seventeen-year old Joseph sold by his brothers to Midianite traders on their way to Egypt. The brothers then deceived their father Jacob into thinking ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-57

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Lost Son

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 14, 2015

In the light of a recent mass murder in the US, this message speaks of the consoling and redeeming love of God, express in the parable of the lost son.

[Message given at an outdoor worship service in the summer of 2015 in downtown Toronto, Canada] This has been a terrible week on this continent. A 21 year old man visited a Bible Study at a historically important Black church in Charleston, South Carolina. After listening to the people talk and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Road Trip Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 5, 2016

A study of the book of Job 16: 1 – 22

Job 16: 1 – 22 Road Trip 1 Then Job answered and said: 2 “I have heard many such things; Miserable comforters are you all! 3 Shall words of wind have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer? 4 I also could speak as you do, if your soul were in my soul’s place. I could heap ...read more

Scripture: Job 16:1-22

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

'blessed' A Christmas Story

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Dec 11, 2019

A study in the Gospel of Luke 1: 26 – 38

Luke 1: 26 – 38 ‘Blessed’ A Christmas Story “26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:28

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (X) Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Mar 7, 2021

Is the gathering in Matthew 24:31 the rapture? Are those "taken" in Matthew 24:40-41 raptured? Message examines dominant views on Matthew 24:31-44 seeking understanding of end time events as predicted by Jesus in the Olivet Discourse.

We are studying the Olivet Discourse, looking for insight on the question: Will Christians go through the tribulation period? Matthew 24 provides a chronological outline of events from the first advent to the second advent. It is therefore an essential part of eschatological revelation. Our ...read more

Scripture: John 4:34-35, Matthew 28:19-20, John 14:3, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, Daniel 9:27, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Isaiah 43:5-7, Titus 2:11-14, Matthew 24:1-44  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Respect Versus Contempt

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 13, 2021

All that is hateful and unloving is to some degree evil. Jesus says we need to be aware of this, and deal with it in its early stages, and so prevent all the serious consequences of thinking that negative attitudes are alright as long as you don't murder anyone.

Alexander the Great conquered the world, but anger conquered him, and turned him into a murderer. Like so many of the murders of history, it was not intended or designed. It happened because men do not understand that anger is the beginning of murder. Clitus, his best friend, was teasing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

The Power Of Observation Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

Paul saw many things others did not see, and his powers of observation are noted by Dr. Luke. In chapter 27 he saw a dangerous storm in the atmosphere when the captain of the ship was blind to it. He saw solutions to problems that nobody else saw.

Paul and Socrates had so many things in common. Both were trying to enrich their own people. Paul was trying to enrich the Jews, and Socrates was trying to enrich the Greeks. But both were brought to trial before the Supreme Court of their cultures on charges of corrupting the people. Both were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 23:1-11

God Wants Us To Pray Like Jesus Prayed Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 22, 2020

God wants us to pray like Jesus prayed: 1. Make prayer a rich part of your routine. 2. Pray with the same kind of care we see in Christ. 3. Pray with full faith in the Father.

God Wants Us to Pray Like Jesus Prayed The Gospel of John John 17:1-3 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church – February 14, 2018 (Revised April 22, 2020) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to John 17. Here we are only a few hours away from the cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Elijah - Unrealistic Expectations Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 14, 2018

God’s grace is spectacular… even when it isn’t

ENGAGE Fourteen years ago I was a struggling bi-vocational church planter. Because our church plant had gone through some tough times, we were meeting at our house over the summer and praying for God’s direction. During that time I got a phone call from Denny Howard, who was the pastor here at ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jeremiah - My Life Purpose Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 13, 2018

…I will do anything God wants me to do but only that.

ENGAGE I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. I know what some of you are probably thinking right now – we’re not surprised at that. Some of those mistakes were a result of my pride. Like on our wedding night, when I had made reservations at the Camelback Inn, which at that time was one of the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

When There Is No Remedy Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 13, 2018

When it comes to God’s Word…information without application leads to judgment

ENGAGE What changes have you made in your life over the past month based on what you’ve learned from the last four messages that I’ve preached? Just in case you’re having a hard time remembering some of the possible actions that I’ve suggested in each of those messages, let’s review briefly: • In ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Restoring The Creation Mandate Through Discipleship Series

Contributed by Rev. Felix Cornelius Agyei on Mar 28, 2019

If the Church of God desires to see the Kingdom of God established within the hearts of all people, then we need to take Jesus command to make disciples very serious. It is discipleship that humanity receives back the creation mandate

INTRODUCTION Whenever we talk of Disciples and Discipleship, the attention of most of us quickly moves to the Original disciples of Jesus, others like Paul, and or Church leaders/executives. Seldom do we think that we are all supposed to be Disciples of Christ, called to touch each other’s lives ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-31, Matthew 28:17-20, Mark 3:13-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Through Praise Pt. 3 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 29, 2019

God desires to interact with us through praise which encompasses prayer and worship as well. We can discover with the help of the Lord joy in the journey of life – even when we face illness, death, persecution, trials and hardship.

Series: We need to find joy in the journey! Thesis of series: Joy needs to be experienced in the journey of life! But Joy, like any other attitude, can come and go. It is not guaranteed simply because we are born again believers because storms will blow in and out of our lives. We must put ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:15, Psalm 150:1-6, Psalm 145:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Drawn To Jesus-4 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 7, 2014

4 of 5. John recalled the manner by which Jesus’ disciples first became convinced that He was Messiah. Some will become Jesus' disciples. But What draws/attracts those disciples? Disciples are drawn to Jesus thru their…

DRAWN TO JESUS—IV—John 1:35-51 Attention: My being drawn to the field of biological oceanography.—always fascinated with the ocean & with animals. I had no desire to be a tax consultant or an accountant—I can’t even imagine how tediously miserable I would be as either ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-51

Denomination: Baptist