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  • When You Can't Be Satisfied Series

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Jun 29, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,189 views

    How many of the fulfilled desires from your past are still making you happy today? Is life just chasing after the wind, or is there a simple path to contentment?

    James 1:13-15, “When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is ...read more

  • What People Don't Want To Hear Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jul 18, 2006
    based on 38 ratings
     | 25,582 views

    Many of today’s believers simply do not want to hear the Truth of the Gospel.

    Sermon Brief Date Written: July 12, 2006 Date Preached: July 16, 2006 Where Preached: OZHBC (PM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: Idolatry in the church Sermon Title: What People Don’t Want to Hear… Ascribing to the Idol of Self Worth… Sermon Text: 2 Tim 4:3-4 (NASB) read now… Essence of ...read more

  • It's Not What I Expected

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 22, 2006
    based on 84 ratings
     | 43,414 views

    This is an updated version of an earlier sermon dealing with the reality that things in life do not turn out in the way we expect them to even for God’s People.

    It’s Not What I Expected by Rick Gillespie-Mobley Matthew 11:1-11:11 It’s Not What I Expected! 7/2/06 Psalm 77:1-12 Luke 1:47-80 Text Matthew 11:1-11 & Mark 6:14-29 As a kid, did you ever want something from Christmas so badly that if you got it, you swore you’d never ask for anything ...read more

  • The Mercy That Shows Mercy Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 24, 2006
    based on 36 ratings
     | 43,075 views

    5th sermon in an 8 part series on the Beatitudes. This series challenges us to "Shift" our thinking in what really brings true happiness. (*Rewritten and refreshed in 8/08. Powerpoint and Video Clips available on request)

    SHIFT - Part 5 THE MERCY THAT GIVES MERCY - The Boomerang Blessing MATTHEW 5:7 & MATTHEW 18:21-35 INTRODUCTION: Maybe you have noticed, in reading through the beatitudes, that they fall into 2 distinct categories? The first 4 deal with our relationship to God. We are "poor in spirit," ...read more

  • Roots, Ripples And Reference Points, Part Two Series

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Aug 4, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,908 views

    The ripples of our life choices impact things far beyond the choice itself, for good or for ill

    Roots, Ripples and Reference Points Lessons from the Lake, Part 2 TCF Sermon July 23, 2006 One of the things Laura and I like to do, when we’re at her grandparents’ lake house on Beaver Lake in NW Arkansas, is skip stones on the lake. There are a lot of stones on the shoreline – in fact, it’s a ...read more

  • The Twelve Men Who Shaped The World – Session 7, Thomas And Matthew Series

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Aug 13, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,445 views

    Have you ever had a dream crushed? Have you ever totally devoted yourself to something only to see it fail? Have you ever felt complete despair in the midst of suffering? Have you ever doubted so thoroughly what you had taken to be true that you doubted e

    Have you ever had a dream crushed? Have you ever totally devoted yourself to something only to see it fail? Have you ever felt complete despair in the midst of suffering? Have you ever doubted so thoroughly what you had taken to be true that you doubted everything? Have you ever lost a friend you ...read more

  • The Annointing Of David Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 23, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,718 views

    God sees character not covers. David’s character was evident long before his family saw it.

    The Annointing of David Sermon Looking at the Outside: Joke: A woman became very concerned about her husband, and went with him when he went to the doctor for a physical. The physician took the wife aside and whispered to her: "I don’t like the way your husband looks." "I don’t either," she ...read more

  • The Annointing At Bethany Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 23, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,903 views

    What happened at Bethany when Jesus was annointed by Mary? What symbolisms were at work?

    The Annointing at Bethany Jesus Cleanses the Temple and spends some time there teaching. It is clear that he spent at least that Monday and Tuesday teaching in the Temple. While in the temple, Jesus gives a number of teachings (found most clearly in Matthew’s gospel). These include the Parable ...read more

  • Stepping To A New Level Of Thinking About Sex Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 18, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,316 views

    This sermon deals with the positive aspect of sex from God’s perspective. It gives reasons why to ignore God’s plan for sex and reasons to follow God’s plan for sex.

    Steppin Up To A New Level Of Thinking About Sex GNLCC 4/2/06 Song Of Songs 7:1-9 1 Corinthians 7:1-8 Now for those of you who were paying attention during the Scripture reading, you would have noticed that a man is describing how beautiful his naked wife is to him. He described the ...read more

  • Steppin' To A New Level Of Thinking About Sex Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 18, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,311 views

    THis sermon deals with the positive side of sex as God intended for it to be. It gives reasons for why and why not.

    Steppin Up To A New Level Of Thinking About Sex GNLCC 4/2/06 Song Of Songs 7:1-9 1 Corinthians 7:1-8 Now for those of you who were paying attention during the Scripture reading, you would have noticed that a man is describing how beautiful his naked wife is to him. He described the ...read more

  • Is Jesus Your Lord?

    Contributed by Tim Stutler on Apr 19, 2006
    based on 38 ratings
     | 6,977 views

    Can we accept Jesus as our savior and not as our Lord? Paul gives us a very important answer.

    "Depart from me, I never knew you." What chilling words these will be for those who thought they were going to enter heaven but instead were turned away. How can we be sure that we won;t hear those words? Let’s be careful to know for sure. Romans 6:15 - “A Sorry State” As Paul writes his ...read more

  • The Scarifice Of Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Apr 20, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 18,805 views

    Psalm 116 points very eloquently to the fact that thanksgiving to God is a concern of every Christian. Day by day, may we remember how richly God has blessed each of us, may we daily express our thanks to him for his goodness, and may we in response dedi

    Introduction: I recently read a list of seven things that mothers should be thankful for. It said you should be thankful for… • automatic dishwashers. They make it possible to get out of the kitchen before the family comes in for their after-dinner snacks. • husbands who attack small repair ...read more

  • Putting First Things First Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 28, 2006
     | 4,550 views

    In Colossians chapter one, Paul declares the preeminence ("first-ness") of Christ in five areas: the gospel message; the cross; the creation; the church, Paul’s ministry. Who do you think Jesus is?

    Putting First Things First Series: Jesus, Post-Resurrection, part 2 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers April 29, 2006 2705 A Part Of Main Structure Rev. W. Kingstone Greenland visited a vacant house with a friend who desired to purchase it. The friend was particularly struck by the beauty ...read more

  • The Da Vinci Con - Is Jesus Really God?

    Contributed by Brian Harrell on May 5, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 1,864 views

    The Da Vinci code claims that Jesus’ divinity was established by a close vote. This message looks at what Jesus said about Himself, what others said, what history proves about His divinity.

    Cracking the Da Vinci Code #2 – Was Jesus God? Over the past 25 years there have been several attempts in Hollywood to smear, put down or challenge the Christian faith. For some reason Christians tick off the Hollywood elite. It may be the same reason that cockroaches, rats, skunks and mice don’t ...read more

  • Core Values -- Prayer Series

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on May 6, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,127 views

    We are in our series on Core Values. Core Values are the DNA that define who we are, what we are in infancy and in greatness. What God has called us to be. They are not just creeds on plaque or notes in book somewhere. They are the essence of who we a

    Core Values: A House of Prayer – James 5:15-18 15 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be ...read more