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  • The Unfinished Task

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,253 views

    The unfinished task of the Great Commission.

    If you have never really accepted Jesus as your personal Savior, would you do it right now? Do not delay or put it off. If you would like to receive Christ by faith, pray this simple prayer in your heart: THE UNFINISHED TASK By Jerry Falwell I. THE GREAT COMMISSION IS A GREAT ...read more

  • An Annoying, Discombobulating, Fuzzy-Toothed Inconvenience

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 10, 2010
     | 3,585 views

    At the end of a year, we can choose to let go of things that have weighed us down in the previous year. We can lose some of the baggage that we carry around and choose to replace it with the love of Christ.

    How many times have you stood forsaken at the baggage carousel, watching the luggage track spit out piece after piece of luggage, but never yours? Why is it, when all chance of my suitcase ever showing up is gone, I feel compelled to stand there and watch the few remaining orphan bags circling ...read more

  • Turn The Page

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 59 ratings
     | 96,826 views

    Message encouraging people to break out of the ruts of their previous behaviors and attitudes for the new year.

    Turn the Page Philippians 3:12-14 December 27, 2009 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: Can you believe that we’re about to enter the 11th year of the 2000’s? Does anyone here remember the panic over Y2K? It’s kinda silly now that we ...read more

  • A Prayer For Knowledge Pt. 1

    Contributed by David Mcallan on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,578 views

    In this passage, the apostle Paul expresses his desire for the church to be filled with an understanding of what we have in Christ.

    Intro Sydney trainer Harry Telford was a keen student of thoroughbred bloodlines and spent countless hours poring over pedigree charts. He believed he had found a future champion in a colt that was shortly due to sell in New Zealand. The colt was listed for the Trentham Sales in 1927. Harry ...read more

  • Sweet, Sweet Spirit Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 28, 2008
    based on 65 ratings
     | 16,695 views

    Why does a successful church do what it does? Is it because they do everything right... or is it something else?

    OPEN: Sesame Street has been a popular children’s educational show for years. With the exception of a few “human” actors, the show revolved around the learning experiences taught by hand puppets called “Muppets”. Kermit the Frog, The Cookie Monster and Bert and Ernie have all been favorite ...read more

  • The Heart Of Evangelism Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 6, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,989 views

    This message looks at the heart of Evangelsim, unpacking the Christians motivation, message and mandate.

    THE HEART OF EVANGELISM ROMANS : 10:1:21 WHAT MOTIVATES YOU EACH NEW DAY? WHAT ARE YOUR AIMS IN LIFE? WHAT IS YOUR HEARTS DESIRE? ALL OF US HAVE HEART DESIRES , YOUNG OR OLD ALIKE, WE ALL PURSUE OUR DESIRES. MAYBE FOUND: EDUCATION - BUSINESS - MEDIA - RELATIONSHIPS – LEISURE – PLEASURES ...read more

  • The Opportunity Of Giving Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,820 views

    This is week three of our annual stewardship emphasis series. This week looking at what Jesus can do with our giving.

    The Opportunity of Giving It was a beautiful day. Christ had crossed over the sea of Galilee and the crowd discovering where he was going followed on foot, covering a distance of approximately 9 miles and Luke tells us in chapter 9:10 that they finally caught up with him in Bethsaida. And it was ...read more

  • You Can Discover Abundant Life

    Contributed by John Mayes on Apr 26, 2006
    based on 364 ratings
     | 109,647 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to describe and explain the abundant life in Christ.

    Living an Abundant Life in Christ Introduction: Our world is full of unhappy and dissatisfied people. For this reason, people everywhere are looking for answers to the emptiness they feel inside. These people will try anything, if it might bring them some sort of satisfaction or happiness. ...read more

  • The Seventy Weeks Of Daniel Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 27, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,583 views

    The popular dispensational view, or the “Home Alone” view is that these things allegedly deal with ten nations arising from the European federation, the Antichrist, a revived Roman Empire, a seven-year peace treaty with national Israel, and the Great 666

    INTRODUCTION In my two experiences of ordination, in both cases I was challenged on eschatology, the study of end times issues. First in 1990 from a dispensational perspective - I was not committed to the pretribulation rapture, because I could not see it in Scripture. In about 1992 I became ...read more

  • Let The Holy Spirit Help You Practice Self-Control In All Things

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 23, 2006
    based on 41 ratings
     | 38,314 views

    If anyone has ever observed a reckless driver they know the destructiveness that can effect the lives of thousands because of one out of control individual. Here are twelve ways the Holy Spirit and the word of God will help you practice greater self-contr

    Let the Holy Spirit Help You Practice Temperance in All Things Gal 5:22 - The fruit of the Spirit is self-control. We live in an age of moral relativism where people want to be free to do whatever they feel like doing. Millions struggle to control their feelings, finances, speech, lusts, ...read more

  • Spiritual Living In A Secular World

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 21, 2007
    based on 45 ratings
     | 20,813 views

    How do we live in, and respond to, the culture in which we live? The examples of: Jonah, Esther and Daniel.

    How do Christians live in, and respond to, the culture in which they find themselves? About a half century ago, H. Richard Niebuhr attempted to answer that question in his book Christ and Culture. He offered five possible responses to the question. First, he said that some Christians have ...read more

  • More Words To Corinth Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,389 views

    Uncovering more lessons to apply to today’s church from the Corinthians.

    Warnings, Exaltations, and Instructions: More Words to Corinth 1 Corinthians 13:1-8 One thing that the Lord has blessed me with is a good sense of direction. When I travel, I am never lost because I almost always know where I will come out even when on roads I have never traveled before. This ...read more

  • The Kingdom Awareness Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 4, 2007
    based on 40 ratings
     | 12,882 views

    1. People often miss the presence of God. 2. The Kingdom of God comes in simple ways. 3. We are called to live in awareness.

    “How do you expect me to believe in God,” asked Woody Allen, “when only last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of my electric typewriter?” There are many people like Woody Allen who focus on the annoyances of life rather than wonderful things of life. It always seems that the troubles of ...read more

  • Lessons From A Lockdown Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,836 views

    I’m drawing out eight lessons from a lockdown as a result of what happened at our local high school when weapons were discovered.

    The Certainty of No Separation: Lessons from a Lockdown Romans 8:38-39 Rev. Brian Bill 9/2/07 Pontiac made not only the national headlines this week, we even became international news. We could have been named in the same sentence as Columbine or Virginia Tech but thankfully a tragedy was ...read more

  • For The Lord Watches Over The Way Of The Righteous

    Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Apr 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,175 views

    Developing and nurturing a defeatist attitude is something that we can’t afford to do. We can’t develop and nurture a defeated mind, because to do so will stop us from seeing and appreciating the blessings that God pours out upon His people.

    Seeing what’s happening around us, in other words, the conflicts and wars in the Middle East; the financial problems in Europe; and the financial problems here in the U.S., where the government is at the brink of a shut down, unemployment continues to grow, and foreclosures continue to ...read more