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  • Show Me Your Love

    Contributed by Rev. M Edmunds on Mar 26, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 7,720 views

    As dear children, how do we perfect or develop God’s love if we do not know the true sense or meaning of love. This is our task today; to know what is true love, who is love, and why should we develop love in our heart and in our conduct.

    Elder M. Edmunds Co-Pastor of United Ordained Church February 2003 “Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children: And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor.” Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by ...read more

  • "The Ultimate Love"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 28, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,370 views

    Because of God’s love believers can experience power over sin, peace, and genuine love.

    “The Ultimate Love” John 3:14-21 By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA This question was posed to a group of four-to-eight-year-olds: “What does love mean?” The answers were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined… “During my ...read more

  • The Talent Show (3 Of 4, Stewardship)

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 4, 2008
     | 3,077 views

    God wants to show-case you! You have an amazing talent that he wants your world to experience first-hand!

    • Stewardship lesson one: God owns everything we have – everything we have has been given as a trust to manage on God’s behalf • Stewardship lesson two: The extend that we prove faithful and trustworthy in that responsibility is determined by the condition of our relationship with God • Then ...read more

  • Freedom And Restriction In The Church Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,297 views

    Although all different kinds of nonsensical things are taught under the guise of prophecy, God can still lead us to say something to someone else.

    Freedom and Restriction in the Church (I Thessalonians 5:19-20) 1. A few months ago, I read a fascinating book titled "Cultures and Organizations." 2. It evaluated different nations on tha basis of things like power distance or future vs. short term orientation. 3. One big difference between ...read more

  • Devices Of The Devil

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 20, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,291 views

    Satan’s presence in our world is real. The Bible clearly teaches that our struggle to live righteously is a struggle against the dark forces of Satan that seeks to rule us. It is a struggle against the powerful rulers of darkness.

    Devices of the devil 1 Peter 5:8-5:9 Satan’s presence in our world is real. The Bible clearly teaches that our struggle to live righteously is a struggle against the dark forces of Satan that seeks to rule us. It is a struggle against the powerful rulers of darkness. Our enemy is not ...read more

  • Overcoming A Critical Spirit Series

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jan 31, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,249 views

    Christ teaches us that we need to be careful about how we pass judgment on other people.

    Overcoming a Critical Spirit Griffith Baptist Church – 2/8/08 A.M. Service Text: Matthew 7:1-6 Key verse: The Introduction As much as 77% of everything we think is negative and counterproductive and works against us. People who grow up in an average household hear “No” or are told what they ...read more

  • In View Of God's Mercy -- We Live!

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,804 views

    Pentecost 15(A) - In view of God’s mercy, we live! We live by discovering and doing God’s will. We live by uncovering and using God’s gifts.

    IN VIEW OF GOD’S MERCY -- WE LIVE! (Outline) September 9, 2007 - PENTECOST 15 - Romans 12:1-8 INTRO: Today’s verses in Romans speak about faithful Christian living. Having faith and living that faith is called sanctification. It is absolutely, positively essential that one know and ...read more

  • Christmas For Everybody, All Year Long! Series

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Oct 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,569 views

    One of the least developed secrets of a thriving healthy church is that if the WHOLE church recognizes and uses their gifts, it will have great impact! God wants to use us, and has specifically designed us to be used for his glory! Part of a series base

    CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYBODY, ALL YEAR LONG! --Love, God 1 Peter 4:10-11 (This was for “Family Sunday” at our church and the sermon, though part of an ongoing series on growing a healthy church, was designed more for the many young children that would be in attendance.) “The last time we had family ...read more

  • Raised Up For Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 13, 2008
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,681 views

    The Lord works sovereignly over the world & individuals because He created both the world & its people. It is His right as Creator & Sustainer. What God does He does in righteousness in order to bring forth righteousness.

    ISAIAH 45: 8-13 RAISED UP FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS The Lord works sovereignly over the world and individuals because He created both the world and its people. It is His right as Creator and Sustainer. Those created have no right to rebelliously question the Creator’s ways. What ...read more

  • He Loved Me Any Way

    Contributed by Ray Williams on Jul 15, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,572 views

    How do I know that God loves me?

    He Loved me any way. John 15:9 (NKJ) How do I know that God loves me? John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but ...read more

  • The Paradox Of Two Personalities

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 26, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,752 views

    Many Christians suffer from the disorder of two personalities - we want to follow Christ but we aren't willing to pay the price

    The Paradox of two Personalities I would like to focus this morning on one verse 23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Last week we saw Jesus calling Peter ...read more

  • Invitation To The Wedding Banquet

    Contributed by David Mcnally on Oct 1, 2011
     | 4,602 views

    Did Christ die for all or only for the Elect? Did Christ die for the many or the few? Without going into deep theological matters, do you have the assurance that you are going to have a place at the Wedding Banquet of the Lamb? Have you the assurance o

    Matthew 22: 1-14 The Wedding Banquet, the Glory of Paradise, or Heaven There are two ways of reading Luke 23:42 because there are no commas in Koine Greek: ‘I tell you the truth - comma – TODAY you will be with me in paradise’, or ‘I tell you the truth today –comma ...read more

  • Advent: God’s Big Society

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 12, 2010
     | 4,644 views

    An advent talk including reference to Narnia, Christmas.Forestry, Climate Change, Gardening, Legend if the Guardians and Take the High Road. The Big Society that the UK Prime Minister (David Cameron) talks about was God’s idea

    Coming up this morning we’ve got climate change, forestry, gardening, the Warner Brothers Film ‘Legend of the Guardians’, reservoirs, Christmas, Narnia, Take the High Road, and the choirs of Jerusalem – all in the space of about 20 minutes, and all because they have been shouting out at me during ...read more

  • The Importance And Necessity Of Service

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,574 views

    Communion Meditation for July 6, 2008

    (Slide 1) A widely circulated story over the Internet is one that is told a couple of different ways but with the same kind of an ending. One way that I have heard it (and perhaps have told it) is that a rushing businessman knocks over a child’s fruit stand in his hurry to catch a train. He stops ...read more

  • Grow Up! Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Oct 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,260 views

    Jesus presents a clear description of what it is followers are to be like internally and how they are to live outwardly in the Sermon on the Mount.

    Introduction Advertising agency- nationwide telephone survey on lying. 91% of all Americans confessed that they regularly lied. One out of five admitted they could not get through one day without going along with a previously lie. We live in a day when we have been bombarded with erased tapes, ...read more