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  • Advent Week 2 - 2012 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 11, 2012
     | 6,367 views

    Advent is about God and God alone initiating His grand plan of salvation. Don't get sidetracked by and over emphasize the secondary characters in the narrative.

    Today is the second Sunday of Advent The whole reason for the Advent was to initiate the new covenant and to save the lost. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [This next segment is a promo for an upcoming Christmas Dinner Drama] But before we ...read more

  • Pictures Of Death

    Contributed by Jeffrey Rowe on Dec 29, 2012
     | 10,148 views

    Used at a funeral for an older gentleman but could apply to many.

    Funeral Service Introduction Welcome Good afternoon and welcome. We’ve gathered today to remember and to celebrate the life of ______ John 11:25-26 (NASB) 25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives ...read more

  • Napping On Beds Of Ivory

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 31, 2012
     | 5,662 views

    Exposition of Blessings

    Text: Amos 6:1-8, Title: Napping on Ivory Beds, Date/Place: NRBC, 12/30/12, AM A Opening illustration: watching the ice dancing show at Dollywood yesterday, over analyzing, and wondering if the people singing actually believe the Christmas carols they are singing. Dollywood has always been overtly ...read more

  • Gifts Of Service, Teaching & Exhortation Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 10, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,590 views

    Each of us has different giftedness and God has bestowed these gifts so our local body can grow in a balanced and effective way. These gifts are like tools in the box of the Master Carpenter.

    ROMANS 12: 6-8a GIFTS OF SERVICE, TEACHING AND EXHORTATION Here in Romans 12 we encounter a partial treatment of spiritual gifts. Previously we learned that we all have "gifts that differ according to the grace given to us." In verses 6-8 Paul enumerates seven forms of Christian ministry ...read more

  • The Devil At Church

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 26, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,481 views

    Interesting things happen when the devil shows up at church

    The Devil at Church Jerry Watts Mark 1:21-28 * This story occurs in the normal flow of the life pattern of our Lord. He has just given the call to the fisherman to ‘follow me’ and now, in a very normal pattern for Him, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath to teach. This man who ...read more

  • Summa Cum Laude

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Sep 30, 2012
     | 5,412 views

    A sermon that challenges the body of Christ to make sure that they possess agape love.

    “Summa Cum Laude” “1 Corinthians 13:1-13” 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. You might want to know what my title means and why I chose this phrase for this sermon when it is not even graduation ...read more

  • A Test For Living In The Light Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 22, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,710 views

    The real test of love is when things are offensive, trying, tough and tiring. Jesus did His best work under offense. John says this is a test of our true supernatural nature.

    A Test for Living in the Light 1 John 2:7-11 "Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and ...read more

  • Our Childhood Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2014
     | 4,538 views

    To persevere during trying times we need to remember our childhood (sonship) in Christ (Material adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, What the Bible Says About the Church: Rediscovering Community, chapter 14 Radically Perseverant pgs 358-363)

    HoHum: Fred Craddock, while lecturing at Yale University told of going back one summer to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to take a short vacation with his wife. One night they found a quiet little restaurant where they looked forward to a private meal - just the two of them. While they were waiting for ...read more

  • Part 2 Of Peter’s 2nd Sermon Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 4, 2014
     | 4,866 views

    Dealing with a number of issues at EBC led me to a series by Pastor Jerry Shirley which God has graciously allowed me to revise and use to speak to our congregation.

    Acts 3:11-21 Last week we looked at the first part of Peter’s sermon and if you remember he told the people that they had desired a murdered, they had denied the Lord and they must decide to repent! In the second part of his sermon Peter makes 2 promises, if they will repent: Look at verses ...read more

  • The Man With Ten Feet

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Dec 19, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,613 views

    A sermon on what we can do to bring men to Christ.

    “The Man with Ten Feet” Mark 2:1-12 Mark 2:1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he ...read more

  • His Grace Is Enough Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 20, 2011
     | 6,916 views

    Man's religion is at war with God's revelation.

    Introduction Earlier in this sermon series I illustrated a point with the story of my little one year old daughter Felicity rummaging through her brother’s things in her near constant treasure hunting as she roams around the house seeking for things to get into. Just the other day she came ...read more

  • Making Healthy Harmony

    Contributed by Jay Mccluskey on Dec 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,630 views

    Qualities needed to get along with others, especially within our church families.

    MAKING HEALTY HARMONY 1 Peter 3:8-12 In a “Peanuts” cartoon, Lucy says to Snoopy: “There are times when you really bug me, but I must admit there are also times when I feel like giving you a big hug.” Snoopy replies: “That’s the way I am . . . huggable and ...read more

  • What’s The Connection Between Faith And Science? Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Jan 4, 2012
     | 3,587 views

    "Didn't evolution put God out of a job? Why rely on religion in an age of science and knowledge?"

    What’s the Connection between Faith And Science? "Didn't evolution put God out of a job? Why rely on religion in an age of science and knowledge?" as anti-God evangelist Richard Dawkins, who boldly declares, "Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that ...read more

  • Let’s Make A Deal

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 11, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,599 views

    Everything including our own bodies is aging, decaying, and just wasting away. It is all corruptible and temporal. But the devil still whispers, “Let’s make a deal”.

    INTRODUCTION In the 1960’s there was a very popular game show on television... entitled “Let’s Make A Deal!”, with Monty Hall the idea for the show involved contestants trying to win what was behind one of three doors. Typically there was a really nice prize (ie. a car; vacation) behind one of ...read more

  • What Is In Your Hand? (Part 3) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 21, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,086 views

    Can you see the situation more clearly from God's vantage point? Do you need to take courageous action in the face of insults and fearful circumstances? Do you trust that God will give you victory? Remember, God's opinion is the only one that matters.

    Opening illustration: In July 1947, the British Navy was confronted by a defiant but unarmed ship of Jewish refugees - Holocaust survivors - who were intent on emigrating to colonial Palestine. As Robert Mackey explains on the New York Times' Lede Blog, the Brits responded to the incursion of the ...read more