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Open Up Series

Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004

based on 38 ratings

| 6,737 views

The church of Laodecia teaches us that letting Jesus in means letting Him take over. A mere profession of faith in Christ without a change in lifestyle is not enough.

Today our journey is completed. We have arrived at our final stopping point; we will hear the final word of God to the seven churches of the book of Revelation. You know, it seems highly appropriate to me that we make this momentous arrival at the time when the attention of Christians everywhere ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Following Footprints

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 15, 2003

based on 48 ratings

| 9,957 views

We are called to follow in the often bloody footprints of Jesus Christ. What does this mean? How can I do it? What does it take?

May 5, 2003 "Footprints" 1 Peter 2:13-25 Pastor Jon MacKinney ________________________________________________________________________ Footprints are not a very common occurrence in Arizona. Frankly, in certain parts, like our part, there’s not enough rain to make any mud to make any ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-25

Denomination: Evangelical Free

When Jesus Speaks Your Name Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 15, 2003

based on 61 ratings

| 11,414 views

Jesus singled out Mary Magdalene as the one to whom He would first appear after His resurrection, bringing her life new meaning.

John 20:10-18 - When Jesus Calls Your Name I’m sure most of us have seen at least some of the game show, The Price is Right, where Bob Barker announces the contestants one by one, each one by name, “___________, come on down! You’re the next contestant on The Price is Right!” What would you be ...read more

Scripture: John 20:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

Fly Like An Eagle Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 6, 2004

based on 21 ratings

| 11,203 views

Beginning sermon in my Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series - what Christ came to do in relation to the law and sin, and what that means for Christians.

Romans 8:1-4 – Fly Like an Eagle There is an old Native American story about an Indian brave who found an eagle’s egg and put it into the nest of a prairie chicken. The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them. All his life, the changeling eagle, thinking he was a prairie ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Christmas?

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 24, 2004

based on 19 ratings

| 5,505 views

What do people remember during Christmas season? This message will help us understand the true meaning of Christmas and how we celebrate it as followers of Christ.

This message will help us understand the true meaning of Christmas and how we celebrate it as followers of Christ. I. Christmas is a memory of God’s love - -"people/worldly" -Illustration: "I love him but they never love me back" -James 4:4, John 1:29, Rom.12:2 II. Christmas is a memory ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Heaven In The Here And Now Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 30, 2004

based on 15 ratings

| 4,270 views

#3 in Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. This speaks of having eternal life now, not just later in heaven. What does it mean to live?

Romans 8:10-11 – Heaven in the Here and Now Let me tell you the life story of a certain man. All he ever really wanted in life was more. He wanted more money, so he invested his inherited wealth into a billion-dollar pile of assets. He wanted more fame, so he broke into the Hollywood scene and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

Gospel Messages From Genesis 5

Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Feb 15, 2003

based on 73 ratings

| 4,864 views

Do you think that all those geneologies in Genesis 5 are boring and there for no apparent reason? Learn the meaning of the names, and you will never look at this chapter the same!

It is important to understand that in the Jewish Culture, names that were chosen were very significant. For example, Jesus means "savior", Moses means "to draw forth", and Isaac means "laughter", because Sara laughed when she was told that she would bear a child. If we examine the meanings of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:1-32

Denomination: United Methodist

Beyond Encouragement

Contributed by Clarence Crane on Feb 21, 2003

based on 44 ratings

| 9,877 views

As a Christian when we face difficulty God provides the means for us to be encouraged, but we are not just to languish in that resting place. We are to go beyond encouragement.

BEYOND ENCOURAGEMENT Bushnell Assembly of God August 11, 2002 AM 1 Samuel 30: 6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:6-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Church As A Devoted Community Series

Contributed by Galen Hackman on Mar 1, 2003

based on 34 ratings

| 6,115 views

First in a series of 5 sermons on the Core Characteristics of the Church basoed on Acts 2:42-47. In this sermon we explore what it means to be a devoted community.

The Church as a Devoted Community (Second in the series: The Core Characteristics of the Church) Acts 2:36-47 In Matthew 13 Jesus tells a series of stories (actually, parables) about the nature of the kingdom of heaven. One of them is called the Parable of the Mustard Seed and it goes like ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-32, Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Brethren

The Face Of Fasting At A Holy Marriage Series

Contributed by Paul Kallan on Mar 5, 2003

based on 55 ratings

| 3,806 views

To fast means to integrate the gospel into human life. It is the unity of the two opposites between the difficulty to overcome the human tendency to evil and the joy of embracing the Word of God.

Once there was a father with a son who was lazy. He tried to convince his son that he should join him in the work on his farm. The son was not convinced. The father was actually worried, how his son would earn his living after his death. Therefore, before his death, the father called his son and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:18-22

Denomination: Catholic

The Holiness Of God Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 20, 2003

based on 14 ratings

| 6,498 views

A wealth of God’s ways and actions flow from His holiness. You cannot understand the true God withough grappling with what that holiness means.

The Holiness of God (topical) Intro: Examples of holy items: my mother’s china...special; Emeril uses "truffle oil"; truffles are underground mushrooms that can bring hundreds of dollars apiece...holy (special) Yet God is holy in an much greater and deeper way Main Idea: God¡¦s Holiness is ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 12:1-13, 1 Samuel 2:2

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Reading Devotion

Contributed by Raimundo Rocha on May 24, 2006

| 2,976 views

“If the reading devotion is something that needs be done as one more item in our tight daily calendar, we lost the meaning of the devotion that in the group to the meditation”

The reading devotion “If the reading devotion is something that needs be done as one more item in our tight daily calendar, we lost the meaning of the devotion that in the group to the meditation” One of the great concerns that involves the spiritual experience today is the biblical ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Wonder Bread

Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Aug 7, 2006

based on 4 ratings

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A Sermon on the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000. The crowd failed to see the true miracle in the meal, and this sermon invites followers of Jesus to focus on the meaning behind the miracle.

"Wonder Bread" Sermon on John 6:1-21 July 30, 2006 Pentecost +8-B Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. “Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks,he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted…When the people saw the sign that he had done, they ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-21

Denomination: United Methodist

The Feast Of Passover (Pesach) Revealed Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2005

based on 52 ratings

| 9,308 views

Although the Passover is filled with meaning, it’s primary emphasis is Redemption. The New Testament truth that “Christ died for our sins” is demonstrated well in the Passover.

The Feast of Passover (Pesach) Revealed INTRO 1. People are not as smart as they used to be. 2. Published Saturday, January 29, 2005 Crusade Against Eating Meat Turns Religious By ABBY WEINGARTEN New York Times Regional Newspapers Meat and religious ceremony share a long history, a link so ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:4-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Streets Of Gold Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 22, 2005

based on 24 ratings

| 8,459 views

4th of 5 messages leading up to Easter on Death, Life after Life and the meaning of the resurrection. This message focuses on the Holy City and Streets of Gold.

What will Heaven be Like? We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. If this fallen world in all of its brokenness can be so wonderful, what must heaven be like? T. S. Elliot 9 But as it is written ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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