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Who Will Roll The Stone Away From The Tomb?

Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Apr 12, 2006

Easter message answering question of "Who will roll the stones away in my life?" Begins with story of Aron Ralston who in April 2003 was the young man pinned by a boulder while hiking, and his amazing attempt to free himself. At Easter we do not get a s

Title: Who Will Role the Stone Away from the Tomb? 04/19/06 West Side Text: Mark 16:1-8 A.M. Service Purpose: Easter Service: Only Jesus has the power to remove the stone in your life. ******************************************************* Introduction The Story:(1) April 26, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

7 Ways Jesus Is The Best Friend You Could Ever Have Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 13, 2006

7 Ways Jesus is the best friend you could ever have.

I hope you have enjoyed our celebration thus far but there’s one more part of the celebration we want to observe – and that is – reading about the resurrection from the Word of God, the Bible. Central to the message of Easter is the story of the resurrection of Christ from the grave. But this ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44, Job 10:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

In Your Place Series

Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 17, 2006

Jesus endured a trumped up trial and took a criminal’s place for you.

In Your Place; Mark 14:43-65; 15:1-15; 5th Lent; 5th of 7 in “All for You” series; The Promise; 04-02-06; Darryl Bell For five weeks now we’ve been looking at all Jesus did for you in those last few, fateful days of his life on earth. It’s all based on the last three chapters of Mark’s gospel. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Really Matter To God Series

Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 19, 2006

Jesus’ excruciating death opened the way to God.

You Really Matter to God; Mark 15:16-47; Psalm 22; 6th of 7 in “All for You” series; The Promise; 6th Lent (Palm Sunday); 4-9-06; Darryl Bell Max Lucado wrote "[The cross] rests on the time line of history like a compelling diamond...History has idolized it and despised it, gold plated it ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:16-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The King Of Glory Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 19, 2006

God of Wonders, Pt. 5

THE KING OF GLORY (PSALMS 24:7-10) A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results from the kids: God is like BAYER ASPIRIN ... He works miracles. God is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:7-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Having Mercy, Being Pure, Making Peace" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 8, 2006

Sermon 6 in a study in the Sermon on the Mount

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Let’s pause before we go to discuss these three Christian virtues and remind ourselves of a couple of points vital ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7-9

Denomination: Orthodox

Baptism And Grace Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 22, 2005

How is Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection related to your freedom from sin? What do grace and baptism have to do with each other?

We went to visit Jennifer and Brian earlier this week. It was great. They are both doing very well and our grandbaby is kicking. As some of you know, Brian and Jen have two dogs: Clint and Lou. Clint is Brian’s and Lou is Jen’s. They told me that when they leave the house they have to put Lou ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Okay, Prove It!

Contributed by Timothy Gardner on Apr 23, 2005

It is important to prove our faith in God

Okay, Prove IT! Written by: Timothy Gardner January 2003 (Read "The Hiker" from Max Lucado’s book "A Gentle Thunder) Introduction: Many times in our lives, we see something that we would like to accomplish. Others might say we are crazy for wanting to accomplish those things, and this could be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-39

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Promises Of Life In Christ Jesus Series

Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Apr 25, 2005

Paul tells young Timothy that they are both living the promise of life in Christ Jesus. Are we living that promise also?

The Promise of Life in Christ Jesus Text: 2nd Timothy, Chapter 1 Today I want to look at Paul’s second letter to Timothy. We should realize, as we read this letter, that it is the last recorded word of the apostle Paul. Tradition tells us that shortly after this letter was written, Paul was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ask, Seek, Knock Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 1, 2005

1. Prayer’s cornerstone is the character of God. 2. Prayer is powered by our persistence. 3. Prayer is founded on faith.

A Chicago based company claims the prize as one of the world’s largest magazine fulfillment firms. Translated, that means they handle subscription mailings by computer. One of their main responsibilities is to send out renewal and expiration notices. But as computers do, there was a malfunction ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Denomination: Methodist

Ordinary People--Extraordinary Deeds: Serving God Series

Contributed by Douglas Bryan on May 5, 2005

This message is part of a series of sermons that takes a look at how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things empowered by Him. This sermon focuses on Timothy who was used by God even though he was still quite young.

ORDINARY PEOPLE–EXTRAORDINARY DEEDS SERVING GOD Ordination Service 1 Timothy 4:11-16 INTRODUCTION: A. Over the past few weeks we have been looking at how God, throughout history, has used ordinary people to do extraordinary deeds 1. I want to continue that series this morning as we take a look ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:11-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Confessing Christ And Glorifying God Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 14, 2006

The master key to spiritual growth is the glory of God. In this series on the "Keys to Spiritual Growth" I want to give many practical ways to grow spiritually. Today, I will set down two keys to spiritual growth.

Scripture Last week I started a new series of sermons titled “Keys to Spiritual Growth.” Spiritual growth is as essential to the life of a Christian just as physical growth is essential to the life of a child. Because God commands us to mature spiritually, we need to understand how that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Ephesus Series

Contributed by Chris Rowney on Jul 20, 2006

Make your first love your first choice

Churches of Revelation#1 - Ephesus February 2006 • Chris Rowney These messages are also available as audio podcasts at www.tcfnet.org.au/podcasts In a couple of days time it is Valentine’s day Now I know we really don’t make much of a thing about that in Australia usually (though the marketing ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Freedom Of Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 31, 2006

The seventh and final message in a series on the life of Joseph; here the emphasis is on Joseph’s practice of biblical forgiveness.

Trinity Baptist Church July 30, 2006 Character on Display The Freedom of Forgiveness Genesis 50:15-21 Packed away, near a town in the state of Washington, are millions of gallons of radioactive atomic wastes, stored in huge numbers of underground tanks. The tanks have a life expectancy of 20 ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:15-21

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Trust God's Word? Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Aug 8, 2006

Dan Brown’s book, The Da Vinci Code, purposely blurs the lines between history and fiction.

20Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. 21For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 1But there were also false prophets among the people, just as ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal