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  • The Day The Aliens Came

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 11, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 2,622 views

    Christmas Sermon on the Magi: God reveals Himself to all kinds of people – and the least likely are often the most open.

    Intro I haven’t seen them for a long time, but about this time of year when I was a kid, we would see ads on TV that informed immigrants that they had to fill out certain forms to register with the government. Which wouldn’t have been that memorable, except that they didn’t call them immigrants. ...read more

  • A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Altar Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 29, 2001
    based on 156 ratings
     | 11,592 views

    Zechariah’s experience in the Temple: Religion can turn us away from God. (Preached during Advent, but not really seasonal)

    Introduction In the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” Tevye, a man devoted to tradition, finds his thinking challenged when his oldest daughter wants to marry for love, instead of having her marriage arranged by her parents. It had never occurred to him that one would marry for love, and one night he ...read more

  • Guaranteed Goal Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 24, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,270 views

    If we seek God’s glory in our lives, we are guaranteed that He will fulfill that goal

    Guaranteed Goal Philippians 1:1-11 1/9/2000 Introduction What would you be willing to attempt if you were guaranteed to win? It would probably change your goals, wouldn’t it? You’d be willing to take risks, because they wouldn’t be risks any more! In this ...read more

  • Win-Win Situation Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 26, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,384 views

    Paul rejoices in his difficult circumstances because they have become a means for the progress of the gospel

    Introduction: Understanding Paul’s circumstances What if I told you that Billy Graham, while traveling overseas for one of his Crusades, had been arrested by a Middle Eastern government hostile to Christianity and was now in prison awaiting trial for converting Muslims, a crime punishable by death. ...read more

  • Words To The Weary

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 10,275 views

    How faith, hope and trust can help us when we’re life wears us out

    Words to the Weary Introduction During a recent Sunday worship service, a congregation was singing the worship chorus that goes: "I exalt thee, oh Lord...” A mother of a 5-year-old girl glanced down and realized that her daughter was fervently singing, "I’m exhausted, oh Lord ..." Barbara Brown ...read more

  • Draining Desires Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,449 views

    Tenth Commandment - Coveting

    Draining Desires Introduction I’m sure many of you were saddened by the recent death of Bob Hope. And if you’re old enough to remember Bob Hope, then you no doubt remember another legendary comic, Jack Benny. Although in real life, Benny was known as a very generous man, his comic shtick was an ...read more

  • Made Right To Live Right Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,959 views

    A Wrap-up of a series on the 10 Commandments, with the emphasis on the fact that we’re saved by Jesus’ sacrifice for us, not by keeping the Law

    Made Right to Live Right Introduction I know some of you might have a hard time with it, but I really kind of enjoy living alone. Especially after being a middle-aged dorm student when I was in seminary. But there is one thing that I don¡¦t like. I can¡¦t blame anything on anybody. I mean, I have ...read more

  • The Missing Link Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,848 views

    Implications of the 7th Commandment - Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

    The Missing Link Introduction: A Kid’s Eye View When I was a kid, I discovered among my parents’ books an ornately illustrated volume of the 10 Commandments. It looked like it was probably a reproduction of an illuminated manuscript that had been painstakingly created by medieval monks. The ...read more

  • Choose Life Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,036 views

    Implications of the 6th Commandment - Thou Shalt Not Kill

    Choose Life Introduction Alexander M. Sanders, Jr., is the Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals. When his daughter Zoe graduated from the Univ. of South Carolina in 1992, he told this story that happened what she was just three years old. Sanders came home from work one day to find ...read more

  • Guard Duty

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 2, 2002
    based on 63 ratings
     | 6,276 views

    The importance of guarding your heart, which is "the wellspring of life."

    Guard Duty 1/20/02 Prov. 4:23 Introduction This week, a team from the International Red Cross is paying a visit to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba to determine whether the detainees captured by U.S. forces are being kept in conditions which are acceptable according to the terms of ...read more

  • Guardians Of The Heart

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 2, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,072 views

    Listening to God’s voice speak to our hearts

    Introduction When I was in seminary, I lived in dormitories for four years. I had done that in college, but I was young and stupid then! I wanted to settle down, to have a place that was my own. I wanted to be near friends and family. I was pretty committed to staying in New England, and I really ...read more

  • The Great Divide

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 9, 2002
    based on 109 ratings
     | 11,554 views

    The Scriptures are not given to inform us, but to transform us.

    I. Introduction – The evil hidden within Many of you grew up in “The Golden Age of Radio.” You have fond memories of gathering around the radio to listen to your favorite shows. I wasn’t around for those days; I grew up as a child of the television era. But there is at least one radio show that ran ...read more

  • Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 7,862 views

    We can know beyond a Shadow of a Doubt that God keeps His promises.

    Have you ever been around someone you think you know really well, and suddenly they do something totally out of character? It may be something good or it may be something bad. If you’re married, you’ve no doubt had that happen! Or maybe we’ve stereotyped somebody and found out they’re nothing like ...read more

  • Mission: Impossible? Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,330 views

    God uses our trials to transform us

    Introduction: Gordon MacDonald, who is a well-known Christian speaker and writer tells this story from his days running track: When I first ran track in prep school, my coach invited me to his home for dinner one night. After the meal, he pulled out a notebook with my name on the front cover. He ...read more

  • One Mind Is Better Than Two Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,499 views

    Wisdom that produces a single-minded determination to do what’s right can only come by asking in Faith

    James starts with an assumption: that there will be those among the listeners who need some wisdom Meaning of SOPHIA: Not just “smarts” Not just “someone who knows a lot” It is a practical wisdom It was sometimes used for the kind of “knowledge” a skilled craftsperson has, someone whose knowledge ...read more