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  • Mother's Day

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 15, 2004
    based on 409 ratings
     | 209,201 views

    What mothers do for us.

    INTRO.- Today we are here to worship the Lord and honor our mothers. Not only are we commanded to honor our mothers; it’s also the sensible and loving thing to do. Many of us here today wish we still had our mothers living so we could honor them, remember them and love them. ILL.- A six-year-old ...read more

  • Experience The Tears Of A King Series

    Contributed by Keith Manry on May 18, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,022 views

    Palm Sunday - Part 4 of a series based on Mel Gibson’s film "The Passion of the Christ." Portions of this sermon were derived from sermons given by Sermon Central designed with the same intent.

    “Experience the Tears of a King” Luke 19:28-48 Glitter, Glamour, Gossip. The Three G’s of the Hollywood red carpet treatment. If you tuned in February 29th to the 76th Annual Academy Awards®, you got your fill of these “three G’s” as celebrities walked the Red Carpet on their way into the Kodak ...read more

  • Planned For God's Pleasure Series

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on May 22, 2004
    based on 86 ratings
     | 14,587 views

    First Sermon of Purpose Driven Life series.

    THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT March 7, 2004 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel , Jr. 1 Peter 2:4-9 “Planned for God’s Pleasure” Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we bow in your presence. May your Word be our rule, Your Spirit our teacher, and your greater glory our supreme concern, ...read more

  • Observations On Obedience

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 27, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,624 views

    God?s requirement of obedience is not something He does to us, but something He does for us. Though today?s world may see living without rules as a dream, it would only result in destruction.

    Observations On Obedience Text: Deut.6: 24 Intro: Obedience is not a topic dealt with too often these days. We hear a lot about options, but not much about obedience. The former term implies no set standard to follow, while the latter implies the existence of some absolutes. The “no ...read more

  • The Missing Link Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,898 views

    Implications of the 7th Commandment - Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

    The Missing Link Introduction: A Kid’s Eye View When I was a kid, I discovered among my parents’ books an ornately illustrated volume of the 10 Commandments. It looked like it was probably a reproduction of an illuminated manuscript that had been painstakingly created by medieval monks. The ...read more

  • First Things First

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jun 18, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,735 views

    A message for the church to refocus on the most important things that we are to do and be as Christians.

    First Things First! August 1st, 1999 Do First Things First illustration (Priorities) (a Big Jar, needs to be clear, need rocks, sand, water, ... Don’t let the people see what all you have to put into the jar. First, put rocks into the jar and ask, “is it full?” They should say yes. Then add ...read more

  • Peter - By The Seashore Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 8,748 views

    Peter’s call by Christ

    PETER – MEETING ON THE SEASHORE I don’t know if you have a favourite character in Scripture or if there is someone with whom you readily identify? I love Simon Peter in the New Testament. Yet when I think about him I have to readily admit I don’t know an awful lot about him and yet he is ...read more

  • Christ, The Preeminent One

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 25, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 6,559 views

    God’s Word tells us that Christ is infinitely superior to all others, and therefore should be first and foremost in the life of the Christian.

    Christ, The Preeminent One Text: Col.1: 18 Intro: I have heard some very well meaning people make the statement, “The Lord is a big part of my life.” We all know what is meant by that statement, and certainly would find it somewhat commendable. But too often that statement is very literally ...read more

  • "Help! I Can't Forgive Myself"

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on May 26, 2003
    based on 279 ratings
     | 20,339 views

    The forgiveness of Jesus is inclusive and applies to forgiving ourself for things we have done.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches June 1, 2003 “Help! I Can’t Forgive Myself” John 21:9-19 INTRODUCTION: Garrison Keillor who is the host of the Prairie Home Companion on Public Radio tells of a man in Lake Wobegon who was saved 12 times at the altar of a Lutheran church that never gave altar ...read more

  • Trumpets, Lamps And Clay Pots

    Contributed by James May on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 129 ratings
     | 47,303 views

    The story of Gideon’s army has a lot to say for those who would serve in the Lord’s army.

    TRUMPETS, LAMPS AND CLAY POTS In the 6th and 7th chapters of the Book of Judges we find the familiar story of Gideon, who God called “a mighty man of valor”. His story is almost unbelievable simply because Gideon was not a warrior or a great military commander. He was farmer who was hiding his ...read more

  • Enduring Opposition

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 7,090 views

    Are the winds and waves of life crashing in on your boat? Discover truths that will enable you to endure the storms of opposition and enable you to experience the Peace of Christ.

    There are two prisoners shackled to a deep dark dungeon. Spread-eagled, they are securely lashed by manacles and chains and actually hanging suspended, side by side, a few feet above the dungeon floor. There is only one small window high above their heads, maybe thirty, or forty feet up. They ...read more

  • Patriots For The Cause Of Christ

    Contributed by Rick Kallstrom on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,300 views

    When everything they had tried had turned out wrong, and when all had seemed lost, the Israelites cried out to God for help. By grace, God heard the cry of His people and intervened to raise up a leader who could both judge and lead His people.

    The year was 1150 B.C. and the Israelites were in terrible circumstances. The military strength that they once had was no longer there and their enemies, the Midianites, had stolen most of their possessions. When everything they had tried had turned out wrong, and when all had seemed lost, the ...read more

  • Presenting Jesus In A Tolerant-Pluralistic Oriented Society

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,329 views

    Too often people in the world perceive Christianity as an exclusivist religion whose people are intolerant bigots. In contrast many Americans want to appear to be inclusivists, pluralists and accepting of people. Actually, when we have the right attitude

    Presenting Jesus As Lord, Savior and Shepherd (Luke 19:10) For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save those which are lost. (Luke 19:10) Too often people in the world perceive Christianity as an exclusivist religion whose people are intolerant bigots. In contrast many Americans want to ...read more

  • How To Be A Good Father

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 928 ratings
     | 130,655 views

    It’s not enough just to know "What Is A Good Father" ... Here are 10 helpful ways to BE a good father ... the kind of father God would have you to be.

    “How To Be A Good Father” INTRODUCTION: Many sermons on Father’s Day deal with “What Is A Good Father?”. This is good to preach, but today, I want to go a little further. I want to deal with “How To Be A Good Father”. It’s not enough just to know the characteristics of a good father … we need ...read more

  • Freedom And Morality Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jun 24, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,348 views

    We’re to live such lives of purity that we glorify God not just with our words but with our whole bodies. And as a church we’re to encourage one another to live lives of purity so that the church is strengthened in its purity, not weakened.

    As you well know, the Governor-general has just been forced to resign over his failure to censor a priest who was guilty of sexual abuse of one of his parishioners. The Roman Catholic bishop of Phoenix has just been charged with obstructing the course of justice for protecting priests who were ...read more