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Thrive (Part 1)- Thriving In Our Time Series

Contributed by Kory Ferree on Aug 7, 2017

You were made for more than to just barely get by or merely survive… you were made to come alive in Christ, to strive toward Him and thrive in your life.

You were made for more than to just barely get by or merely survive. You were made to come alive in Christ, to strive toward Him and thrive in your life. We are called as Christians to be more than conquerors through Christ, Who loves us and lives through us. As believers, we have this beautiful ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:24, Romans 8:31-39, Ephesians 5:15-17, Colossians 4:5

Denomination: Baptist

Influencing People

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 4, 2001

Christians must somehow influence others for Christ in a positive way.

INFLUENCING PEOPLE Col. 4:2-6 Prov. 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” I Cor. 15:33 “Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character.” INTRO.- ILL.- A mother took her young son shopping. After shopping in one store, a clerk handed the little boy a lollipop. "What ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life In The Spirit 

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000

Life in the Spirit is more than we think.

INTRO.- ILL.- The captain’s voice came over the PA system of the airplane. He said, "There’s no cause for alarm but we felt you passengers should know that for the last three hours we’ve been flying without the benefit of radio, compass, radar, or navigational beam due to the breakdown of some ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Going Out To Bring Them In

Contributed by Mike Hays on Nov 16, 2000

The followers of Jesus are called to go to the world with the hope of Jesus Christ.

Going Out To Bring Them In Mark 1:14-20 Along time ago in a land far away there was a church. The church had been founded by a handful of men and women who wanted nothing more out of life than to make a difference in their community for the Kingdom of God. They had read the Word of God and been ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What On Earth Am I Here For? Series

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Mar 8, 2006

The first message in the 7 week series

WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR? • I have provided you with an outline of my message in your bulletin so you can follow along. • Welcome to 40 Days of Purpose. We’re ready to start on this journey we’ve been planning now for a looooong time. • Today we’re going to look at life’s three greatest ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4

Denomination: United Methodist

Of Florida Swamps And Brooklyn Bridges

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 23, 2003

As Jeremiah risked everything to buy some apparently worthless real estate in order to give a sign that the Lord would triumph, so I also asked our church to adopt a new but venturesome vision for its life.

Could I offer you a real estate deal this morning? Oh, it will be the deal of a lifetime! You can’t pass this up! Can I get you to buy a piece of land, sight unseen, in a sort-of shaky area? True, it might be taken over by the military, but, hey, who’s worried about that? Come on and buy! ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:1-41

Denomination: Baptist

Hold Fast What You Have Series

Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004

From the church of Thyatira we learn that we fall from grace when we allow any other authority than Jesus Christ to rule in our lives, and His church is weakened by rebellion against His established church leadership.

If there’s one thing we’ve learned as we’ve studied the first three churches of Revelation, it’s that there’s nothing new under the sun. As we’ve taken the time to look so far at these churches, we can see that no matter what we as a church are going through at this point in history – whatever it ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

What's So New About Love?

Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 7, 2004

When Jesus told his disciples, "i have a new command for you, LOVE," it was an old command - from the beginning of time. What made this command new? How can we have a new love every day? Read and find out.

May 9, 2004 John 13:31-35 When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once. “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Denomination: Lutheran

Christianity: What's Love Got To Do With It? Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 11, 2004

This sermon covers how love is an essential part of Christianity in the first of a sermon series on the Fruits of the Spirit

June 13, 2004 The Fruits of the Spirit: Love Tina Turner - whom I believe was abused by her husband Ike during their marriage - once sang a song called, “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” I can only remember the second line of the song when she asked, “what’s love, but a second hand ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22

Denomination: Lutheran

The Evidences Of Spiritual Apathy Series

Contributed by Robert Robb on Feb 5, 2001

Evidences of Spiritual Apathy among God’s people

Studies In The Book of Haggai Study 1 The Evidences & Causes of Spiritual Apathy Introduction Recently in my own personal devotions I was reading through the book of Haggai the prophet and as I did so I was reminded of how relevant his message is for the Church today. Although directed to God’s ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Lost Voice Of God

Contributed by Teddy Walker on Apr 18, 2010

We need to get the voice of God into our lives

THE LOST VOICE OF GOD 1 Sam 3:1-11 1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Rain - No Rainbows Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 1, 2007

23rd in a series from Ephesians. God uses suffering for our benefit and for the benefit of others.

When Mary and I went to Kauai for our 25th anniversary, I came across a t-shirt that was imprinted with Kimo’s Kauai Rules. In fact, I liked the t-shirt and the rules so much that I not only bought the shirt, but when I returned from that trip I also preached a series of ten sermons based on the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:13

Denomination: Baptist

"The Great Forgiver"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jul 11, 2009

Jesus has the power to heal and the authority to forgive. But why did He forgive first?

"One day He was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing. And some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:17-26

Denomination: Orthodox

The Noise Of War Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 22, 2017

Joshua heard the commotion in the camp and thought it was the "noise of war". He was partly right and partly wrong. Do you know what Israel was doing and why... and do you understand why God and Moses were so furious with the people?

At the turn of the century, there was an Iowa singing group named the Cherry Sisters. Following one of their concerts a reporter for The Des Moines Register ran a scathing review He wrote that "Their long skinny arms, equipped with talons at the extremities... waved frantically at the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:15-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

5 Steps To Leading People To Jesus

Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jun 21, 2014

In this sermon, I use Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4 to give us five steps that help us to share our faith with others.

FIVE STEPS TO LEADING PEOPLE TO JESUS Text: John 4:3-26 Message: You can lead people to Jesus using these five easy steps. Teaching: Evangelism Response: For listeners to be more comfortable with sharing their faith. Do you want people to be saved? Non-Christians do not typically go to ...read more

Scripture: John 4:3-26

Denomination: Charismatic