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  • 1st Sunday Of Advent, Year A. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 14, 2022
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,865 views

    NOVEMBER 27th, 2022. Advent Sunday.

    Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122:1-9, Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 24:36-44. A). AN ORACLE OF HOPE. Isaiah 2:1-5. The first thing that we notice in this text is that the prophet “saw” the word of the LORD (Isaiah 2:1). In olden times, explains 1 Samuel 9:9, a Prophet used to be called a Seer. As such, ...read more

  • A Biblical Response To Rob Bell’s Love Wins

    Contributed by C Jordan on Mar 23, 2011
    based on 50 ratings
     | 18,599 views

    A Biblical Response to Rob Bell’s New Book "Love Wins."

    A Review of Love Wins by Rob Bell: By Pastor Chris Jordan An Introduction: Why I’ve Written This Response: After I graduated from Pacific Life Bible College in May of 1999, I had the privilege of serving in my alma mater as the adjunct professor of Bible Research and Hermeneutics (Bible ...read more

  • True Reality - The Amazing Race Series

    Contributed by Lin Smalec on Nov 10, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,347 views

    Through the lens of a popular reality TV show, this sermon encourages believers to commit to the amazing race of the Christian life.

    Rev. Lin Smalec Salem Church, Waynesboro, PA TRUE REALITY - THE AMAZING RACE 13 November 2005 How many of you have ever been in a foot race or marathon? Wow! I really admire people who can put out the physical effort needed to run in a race like that. Words like endurance, ...read more

  • Are You Listening Well? Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 23, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,976 views

    We need to develop the virtue of listening to God by making time for the Word, and tilling the ground of our heart, so that we stay receptive.

    In our Christian walk with God, one important virtue we need to cultivate is LISTENING. We must be serious about listening to God and what He is saying to us. HEARING PROBLEM A middle-aged man was distraught over his wife’s stubborn refusal to admit she had a hearing problem. One day he asked ...read more

  • The Devil Has A Plan For Your Life

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 6, 2005
    based on 36 ratings
     | 8,460 views

    God’s plan promises love, joy, peace, and fruitfulness, but too few people choose correctly. Instead, they subtley surrender to the devil’s plan for their lives and suffer as Adam and Eve did in the garden. Nine points.

    The Devil Has a Plan for Your Life (Gen. 3:1-20) Jesus said, "The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, kill and destroy, but I came that you might have life and have it abundantly." (John 10:10) The devil sought to distract Eve and Adam from the goodness of God. They enjoyed 99% of the desires ...read more

  • "Jesus – Performs His First Miracle!” Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 28, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 26,431 views

    # 6 in series -A Study of the Book of John - “That You May Believe.” From this the first miracle we can learn four things about miracles.

    A Study of the Book of John “That You May Believe” Sermon # 6 “Jesus – Performs His First Miracle!” John 2:1-12 This story begins with the words “On the third day,” that is to say just three days after His baptism in ...read more

  • Emmanuel, "God With Us"

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 11,194 views

    God is with us if we will but realize it

    Emmanuel “God with us” Matt 1:18-25 1. GOD WITH US IN THE FLESH 1 Tim. 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness, far exceeding our understanding 1. He appeared in a human body. 2. Was approved by the Spirit. 3. Was seen by angels. 4. He was proclaimed among all kinds ...read more

  • Do We See What Ezekiel Saw? Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 13, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 11,134 views

    Third in the series on God’s view of the coming of Christ as revealed through the message of the major prophets.

    We’ve been looking these last few Sundays at the coming of Christ from God’s perspective by viewing some of the Messianic prophecies of the major prophets. We looked at how Isaiah saw the coming of Messiah as "God with us", and Jeremiah, who saw Jesus as, "The Lord Our Righteousness". Ezekiel, ...read more

  • The Gift Of Life (Joy) Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 13,992 views

    What do those angels mean when the announce "great joy?" Joy as a gift from God.

    The Gift of Life (Therefore Joy) December 14/15, 2002 Intro: I remember it clearly. Our elder’s board was gathered for a one-day retreat focussed on setting goals for our church. We began by sharing what some of our personal goals were for the next year, and one of our Elders made a statement ...read more

  • Power In Praise

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 2, 2001
    based on 75 ratings
     | 17,098 views

    Reasons and guidelines for praising God using His attributes

    Fifty Benefits That You Gain By Praising God (Ephesians 1) Illustration:I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment. It is not out of compliment that lovers keep on telling one another how beautiful they are; the delight is ...read more

  • Embracing Grief And Loss Series

    Contributed by Dave Bootsma on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 12,541 views

    Some see grief as something to get over with as quick as possible, but God wants to deepen us through it.

    Grief is typically treated as something to be "gotten over with" as soon as possible, or certain things are not seen as worthy of grief. If others were not impacted the same way as you then you have the problem. There doesn’t seem to be any room for people responding differently when it comes to ...read more

  • Major Mistakes We Make With Our Money - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,555 views

    Here are 12 mistakes we make with our money. 12 dumb things that smart people do with their finances. Help break the cycle of debt in your congregation! Many marriage and relational breakdowns are because of $$$ - Here’s Help!

    Major Mistakes We Make With Our MONEY A man in a bar sees a friend at a table drinking by him self. Approaching the friend he comments, “You look terrible, what’s the problem?” “My mother died in June,” he said, “and left my $15,000.” “Wow, I am sorry to hear that,” the friend replied. “Then ...read more

  • Building Community - Encourage One Another Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 1, 2001
    based on 184 ratings
     | 41,492 views

    We need to encourage one another, because encouragement is a powerful tool to help one another persevere in faith.

    Lately, we’ve been discussing what it means for the church to be a community, and how we can build and maintain a sense of community in the church. Why is this topic important? In our country, social bonds have been steadily eroding for the last forty years. People are less connected, less ...read more

  • Jesus' Expectations For The Church

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Aug 2, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,195 views

    On the night before his death, our Lord prayed to his Father and states a couple of expectations he has for His Church

    Introduction: Play Video Clip “Somewhere over the Rainbow” WIZARD OF OZ Somewhere over the rainbow way up high, There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. Someday I’ll wish upon a star and ...read more

  • Experience Grace Giving 1 Series

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Apr 17, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,014 views

    How to experience the grace of giving to the Lord.

    I confess that there are some pastors who are afraid to talk about money to their churches. Their motives are right. They are not just comfortable with the topic. So, they would rather invite a guest speaker to talk about giving. However, as your pastor, I believe if I can’t talk to you about ...read more