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  • Dying For An Answer: An Attempted Theodicy To The Problem Of Evil

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Jun 2, 2013
     | 4,135 views

    Dying for an Answer: An Attempted Theodicy to the Problem of Evil

    It is perhaps one of the greatest intellectual stumbling blocks in all of religious thought. As much as any soul would like to avoid the topic all together, sooner or later each person will be forced to grapple with the seemingly incongruous realties resulting from the simultaneous existence of ...read more

  • Stewardship Of The Seed Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 25, 2010
    based on 43 ratings
     | 32,908 views

    How hard is it to throw seed on the ground? What does this parable say to us about what Jesus wants from us in witnessing?

    OPEN: One of the most beloved of American artists was Norman Rockwell. But, though many of the common folk loved and cherished his paintings, many other artists did not, deriding him as nothing more than a common illustrator. Rockwell once explained the difference between his style of painting ...read more

  • A Sermon From Hell

    Contributed by Thomas Mccracken on Feb 14, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,827 views

    Hell is a literal place that most preachers shy away from preaching in this current "seeker-sensitive" church culture of ours for fear of offending, and to ensure religious correctness and church growth. In our text we find a man preaching from Hell.

    A Sermon from Hell Luke 16:19-31 Introduction: On an airplane a pastor opened his Bible to the story of Jonah and began to study. The man sitting next to him glanced at this pastors reading selection and commented, “Surely you do not believe that a man was actually swallowed by a whale and ...read more

  • Peacemaking: An Inside Job

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,192 views

    The fourth sermon of the initial 2009 series: ‘2 Things 2 B in ’09: A peacemaker and a missionary’

    Slide 1) Almost three decades ago, Christine Tolbert Norman watched as her father, the president of Liberia, and 16 members of his cabinet, get tied up and machine-gunned to death by a group of drunken solders. Then, along with her mother and rest of her family, they were placed under house arrest ...read more

  • Cause For Celebration: An Examination Of The Cosmological Argument

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Sep 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,486 views

    Cause For Celebration: An Examination Of The Cosmological Argument

    Often the classics rank among the best. Even though time passes and intellectual fashions change, certain insights and perspectives address something so profound they forever earn a place as a steadfast pillar among sifting seas of opinion. Much of what comes after such a point simply serves as ...read more

  • Developing Intimacy In Marriage, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 7, 2016
     | 4,864 views

    There are 3 types of intimacy in marriage, kind of like a three legged stool. Sometimes we try to make it by on one or two of these but you can’t stay balanced in life and marriage without all three. This sermon deals with spiritual intimacy

    Developing Intimacy in Marriage, Part 2 Genesis 2:20b-24 Last week, we looked at the challenge for followers of Christ of developing intimacy in our relationships in a sex crazed world. Intimacy is like a three legged stool. You have to have all three aspects to be balanced in marriage and to ...read more

  • Being A Team Player

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 27, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,795 views

    A look at the need for community within the church. Part 4 of 4.

    Being a Team Player Ephesians 4:2-6 January 29, 2017 I love this picture! Look closely at the picture, each boat is rowing at the same speed, at the same rate. It’s a great example of teamwork. We don’t go canoeing very often. I do remember canoeing with my family and we had to remind one ...read more

  • Before The Rocks Cry Out

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 23,272 views

    This message was first preached on Palm Sunday, 1995, and a stone was used during the message on which the following words were written: “Keep Praising The Lord, and I’ll Stay Quiet”.

    This message was first preached on Palm Sunday, 1995, and a stone was used during the message on which the following words were written: “Keep Praising The Lord, and I’ll Stay Quiet”. Luke 19:28-40 This portion of scripture gives the beautiful account of the triumphal entry of Christ into ...read more

  • God In The Movies - The Matrix Series

    Contributed by Glyn Norman on Mar 26, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 15,502 views

    An examination of the spiritual message of the Matrix, with comparisons and contrasts (actual message used clips as described)

    God in the Movies The Matrix What is Real? Warning – for any children in the audience, some of the clips might be disturbing Premise of the movie for any that haven’t seen it. The main character is a computer hacker called Neo. He suspects that something is wrong with the world, but he doesn’t ...read more

  • Don't Be An "Almost"

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 89 ratings
     | 19,612 views

    This sermon encourages the listener not to be an "almost", but to be all that God intends them to be in life, first through Salvation, then through living in His will.

    There is not one of us here tonight that would not raise our hands high in the air, when asked if we wanted to be all that God wants us to be. There is a plan that God has for all of our lives, and to find the ultimate fulfillment in life, we must gain a knowledge of that plan, and then put it ...read more

  • What To Do When The Bottom Falls Out

    Contributed by Larry Norman on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 11,401 views

    How does the beleiver respond when it seems like the bottom has fallen out in his life spiritually, financially or emotionally?

    What to Do When the Bottom Falls Out Isaiah 35:3-4 Intro: Share story of falling into the man hole. Sometimes we feel that way  Financially  Physically  Emotionally.  Spiritually Job is certainly a prime example of this. I was reading in the book of Isaiah this week ...read more

  • Death In The Pot

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Aug 23, 2002
    based on 109 ratings
     | 50,080 views

    Man today is trying to give humanistic answers to spiritual problems to solve the emptiness of the soul, but it cannot be done.... The answer may often sound right, look right, and even be politically correct, but we realize that apart from Jesus Chris

    "Death In The Pot" 2 Kings 4:38-41 Someone has observed that we live in a “cut-flower civilization” today. We speak of justice, morals, peace, and ethics, but do not establish a rooted foundation in God. Therefore there is little left to sustain a purposeful life. Things can look good on the ...read more

  • When The Kingdom Waited

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,562 views

    Some of the "kingdoms" of our lives can wait until the things that are truly important are taken care of.

    "When The Kingdom Waited" Scripture Text: II Sam. 12:13-23 This portion of scripture follows up the story in chapter 11 of the sin of adultery and then murder that David committed to take Bathsheba as his wife... As human beings if we were to put a grade of sinfulness we would have to rate ...read more

  • Can Israel Survive In A Hostile World?

    Contributed by Gordon Norman on May 8, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 6,973 views

    This sermon gives biblical & historical insight into the right & assurance of Israel’s existence & challenges the church to raise its voice in support of the Jewish people.

    “Can Israel Survive In A Hostile World?” (Ezekiel 37:1-14) Preached April 14th 2002 For the last 18 months we have all watched the turbulent events in the Middle East. We’ve witnessed the aguish resulting from the shootings, the suicide bombings & in the last couple of weeks we’ve seen the ...read more

  • A Lesson Of Faith From A Faithful Mother Series

    Contributed by Larry Norman on May 10, 2002
    based on 269 ratings
     | 42,067 views

    Sin had ravaged this woman’s life and she came to Jesus in desparation, in adoration, and in humiliation.

    Series: Character Studies A Lesson in Faith From a Faithful Mother Matthew 15:21-28 Intro: When Robert Ingersoll the notorious skeptic, was in his heyday, two college students went to hear him lecture. As the walked down the street after the lecture, one said to the other, “Well, I guess he ...read more