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Halloween's History And The Bible

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Oct 27, 2020

What is the origin of Halloween? Is it ok to have festivals celebrating the harvest ? Are pumpkins okay? Can anything bad happen to us if we celebrate these things? What does the Bible say about Halloween?

What is the origin of Halloween? Is it ok to have festivals celebrating the harvest ? Are pumpkins okay? Can anything bad happen to us if we celebrate these things? What does the Bible say about Halloween? Let’s talk about that. A man was going to Halloween party one night dressed in a devil’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8, Ephesians 5:11, Romans 12:2, James 4:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Affirmations - Sermon Ix: Belief In Eternal Life And Our Lord's Prepared Place Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Oct 19, 2019

What we could not do for ourselves, God in His mercy did for us - provided a Way to be cleansed from the stain of sin and become holy, so that we could dwell with Him in that Place promised and prepared by His Son the Christ.

INTRODUCTION TO AFFIRMATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH As time marches on and the aging process begins to cast a shadow on my short-term memory, my mind seems sharper now than ever regarding long-term memory. It is interesting to me that, at 85 years of age, I ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, John 14:1-3

The Christian And Prayer Series

Contributed by Grant Adams on Nov 19, 2019

Prayer is the breath and heartbeat of Christianity. Thus, a prayerless Christian is a dead Christian.

Prayer is the breath and heartbeat of Christianity. Thus, a prayerless Christian is a dead Christian. Every religious system has a place in it for prayer, but only Christianity offers the privilege of speaking to a living, acting God. For the Christian, God is only a prayer away. Sometimes this is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

Living In Safety

Contributed by Colin Mcgeer on Jul 28, 2023

Psalm 91 cannot protect you. Living in God and God in you is your safe place. Your protection is to abide in Christ constantly. Abide in His presence. Forever remain in the secret place.

I have seen cars, homes, and businesses with a sticker or poster with the words, “Psalm 91 Protects this property” Psalm 91 can protect nobody; the God of Psalm 91 is our safe place. Psalm 91:1-2 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-11, John 1:14, John 16:7, Acts 1:4-5, Hebrews 9:7, Colossians 1:26-27, Romans 16:25, Colossians 3:3, Psalm 139:7-10  (view more)  (view less)

Salt And Light Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Oct 15, 2009

Jesus asks us to be the Light and Salt, wherever He has placed us. Do we understand this command fully? Have we prepared ourselves to be the Salt and Light?

Salt and Light Thank you all for your prayers during my training at Haggai. Thank you for your love and care that you have demonstrated to Leslie and Neville while I was away. I know that many of you have personally visited her, and many of you have spoken with her regularly. Thank you. It feels ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There's A Place For Everybody (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 15, 2007

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed ...

The words of Paul to the Corinthians, 1st letter, 12th chapter - the 12th of 16 in fact! This is the first time we’ve looked at Paul’s correspondence to the Corinthians for a good while, and you might find it odd that we do so today by jumping such a long way in to such a long letter! I frankly ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

What To Do When You Are Placed In A Position Of Contention 

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Occasionally we all find ourselves in a position where we face a prickly difference of opinions with our peers. When Peter returned from visiting the house of the Gentile Cornelius, his Jewish friends cried out in anger, "You went to the uncircumcised men

Illustration:No great advance has been made in science, politics or religion without controversy. Lyman Beecher 1. Occasionally we all find ourselves in a position where we face a prickly difference of opinions with our peers. When Peter returned from visiting the house of the Gentile ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Expectations Do We Place Upon Others

Contributed by John Knight on May 2, 2002

How our expectation can influence our evangelism

What Expectations Do We Place Upon Others Ephesians 2: 11-13 There are many distinctions in the world gender distinctions racial distinctions ethnic distinctions social distinctions economical distinctions and with the recent Republican and Democrat National Conventions we are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-13

Denomination: Holiness

Alice Has Been Given A Glorious Resting Place

Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Sep 2, 2004

Funeral Sermon of one who has died in the Lord

ROMANS 3:22b-24 "There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." Alice Has Been Given A Glorious Resting Place. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:22-24

Denomination: Lutheran

The Right Man In The Right Place At God's Right Hand

Contributed by Charles Degner on May 12, 2003

What does it mean for the church today to believe that Jesus is sitting at God’s right hand?

That power is like the working of his mighty strength, {20} which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, {21} far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:16-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Has The Holy Spirit Shown Up At Your Place

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Jun 7, 2003

Much is made of how the Holy Spirit shows up at baptism, but it that as important as what He does in your life after He has shown up

Pentecost 2003 ¡V ¡§Has the Holy Spirit shown up at your place?¡¨ Acts 2:1-4 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw what seemed to be ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-43

Denomination: Christian Church

Dead Man Talking: The Reality Of A Place Called Hell

Contributed by Michael Dephillips on Feb 5, 2003

What would the dead tell us if they could speak to us from beyond the grave?

"Dead Man Talking: the reality of a place called Hell" Matthew 7:13-23 In 1875 General William Booth shared what happened to be a prophetic message of the greatest danger facing the Church in the 20th Century of being a false gospel that would preach Conversion without Conviction, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, Matthew 7:13-23

Denomination: Baptist

Let Us Place Ourselves In The Lord's Hand This Year! Series

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003

The new Church Year is a time for us to look forward to new opportunities of service in the Lord’s kingdom.

Advent I Isaiah 64:1-8 I guess I should apologize to you all. This is the point of the service where you are expecting to hear a sermon, and I don’t have one to give you. I mean, I figured "what’s one week?" You’ll survive without one, right? Besides, I already had one to do for Thanksgiving Day. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Why God May Have Placed You In Trouble

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 5, 2001

answers question as to the "why" of trouble

Acts 27:21-24 THE "WHY" OF TROUBLE Paul’s greatest human ambition was to visit Rome, the center and capitol of the great Roman Empire. Paul knew that if he could get the Christianity firmly established in Rome the effect of it would be felt to the ends of the empire. God had told Paul in Acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:21-24

Denomination: Baptist

What’s So Special About This Place?

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 7, 2010

What’s So Special About This Place? 1) God speaks to us here. 2) God listens to us here.

It looks like a shack perched precariously on the side of a forested hill. There is no hot water so there is no place to shower or bathe. The outhouse is just a couple steps from the front door but night-time visits still require a flashlight. When Sarah first saw “the cabin,” I’m ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:22-43

Denomination: Lutheran