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  • The Comfort Whereby I Am Comforted

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Oct 10, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,624 views

    A recent family crisis taught me many things about how this verse applies to those of us who have coped with crisis and those of us who need to cope.

    The Comfort whereby I Am Comforted 2 Corinthians 1:3-6 It was a parking lot like any other, no unusual obstructions, no special problem places. There might have been a slight unevenness in the pavement, but that’s pretty normal, no real problem. The day before Dad had clambered some of the ...read more

  • Reforming The Reform--Without Whitewash Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 11, 2010
     | 3,600 views

    The reform of our liturgy is not a matter of going back to pre-Vatican II forms, but of becoming more faithful to true worship as it has developed over 2000 years

    Monday of 23rd Week in Course The Spirit of the Liturgy Sept 6 2010 The stories in chapter 6 of Luke are familiar enough, but we need to understand why the Pharisees were wrong–and not just incorrect, but truly evil. They did not recognize the supreme Good who stood in their midst and ...read more

  • Preach This: Philippians 4:4-9 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 28,674 views

    Thesis: Many people get offended if you tell them what to think – no one likes anyone telling them how to think. Yet the Bible tells us how we should think – whether we like it or not.

    Preach this - Phil. 4:4-8 Scripture Text: Phil 4:4-8 (NIV) 4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known ...read more

  • Expecting The Best

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 26, 2004
    based on 324 ratings
     | 39,523 views

    The Law of Expectations says that, basically, we get what we expect out of life. We tend to see what we expect to see, we tend to feel what we expect to feel, we tend to act the way we expect to act, and eventually, we tend to achieve what we expect to ac

    Most people never take advantage of God’s abundant resources. Eph. 3:20 in the Amplified Version says, "God is able to do superabundantly, far over and above, all that we dare ask or think. Infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thought, hopes, or dreams." We never tap into the tremendous ...read more

  • Four Majestic Words

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 3, 2005
    based on 94 ratings
     | 9,912 views

    Four things anyone can do in the New Year to spiritually ready to meet its challenges.

    FOUR MAJESTIC WORDS Genesis 1:1: ¡°In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.¡± Psalm 102:25: ¡°In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands.¡± John 1:1: ¡°In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word ...read more

  • The Living Hope Of Easter

    Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Apr 6, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,160 views

    Hollow Hope or Living Hope? Where do you find your hope? Are you hoping to fill up on something that will leave you empty? Or are you filling up on the empty tomb that brings powerful, living and lasting hope?

    1 Peter 1:3,4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-- kept in heaven for you What did you hope ...read more

  • Hope Begins Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 10, 2016
     | 6,729 views

    The beginning of an Easter sermon series. There is so much messed up in the world. Why? Hopelessness. The resurrection of Jesus gives us hope!

    Intro: On December 17, 1927 a US Submarine was patrolling off the Atlantic Coast when it accidentally collided with a Coast Guard Cutter. The submarine was so severely damaged that it sank and came to rest on the floor of the Atlantic about 100 feet down. A rescue ship was dispatched to the scene ...read more

  • You Better Change Your Attitude Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 25, 2015
     | 8,039 views

    4 steps for turning a bad attitude into a good one (Material adapted from Les and Leslie Parrott's book, When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages, chapter 4, One Bad Thing Every Good Marriage Can Improve, pgs. 69-80)

    HoHum: Les and Leslie Parrott- It was the best wedding reception we’ve ever attended except that it wasn’t a wedding reception. This needs some explanation. One week earlier the bride backed out. There was no catastrophe, no dark secrets revealed. She simply wanted to put off the ...read more

  • God Of Hope

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 17, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,421 views

    A Hopeless world has hope in Jesus Christ. Christ reaches out to a hopeless world and offers them a future.

    God of Hope Romans 15:13 Introduction- This morning I want to talk about hope. Biblical hope, worldly hope, and I hope that I make myself clear. Hope is universal and personal. Hope ties with faith more than we really want to imagine. Most times faith and hope can be ...read more

  • The Load-Bearing Wall

    Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 19, 2026
     | 214 views

    As intelligence expands through AI and knowledge explodes, reason gives way to cynicism, revealing confusion about meaning, limits, and where trust belongs.

    We live in an age that is quietly intoxicated with intelligence. Not wisdom—intelligence. We live with the assumption, often unspoken but deeply embedded, that if a problem can be solved, it will be solved by someone smarter than us… or by a system smarter than them. We trust models. We trust data. ...read more

  • The Transformative Authority Of Scripture

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Nov 2, 2024
     | 653 views

    Short lesson about the authority of the Bible and handout. I used ChatGpt to help write both.

    Sermon Title: The Transformative Authority of Scripture Introduction: What Does it Mean to Have Authority? Opening Thought: Authority can often feel like a heavy or even oppressive word. When something has authority, it has a claim on us, a right to direct our thoughts, our lives, and even our ...read more

  • When All Is Not Well

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 25, 2025
     | 352 views

    Faith clings to God when He seems silent, unfeeling, or contradictory, trusting His unchanging purpose and ultimate provision beyond all present pain.

    Introduction – When Trouble Piles Up Fast Have you ever had one of those days when everything seems to go wrong at once—one problem triggering the next like falling dominoes? I once read a brief accident report from a bricklayer that captures it perfectly. A hurricane left loose bricks on a ...read more

  • Keep Going PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 4, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,338 views

    This sermon encourages perseverance in doing good, emphasizing that persistence and positivity will yield divine rewards, even if progress seems slow or insignificant.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It's such a joy and a blessing to be standing here before you, sharing God's word and His love with each and every one of you. We are, each of us, part of a divine tapestry, woven together by the hand of God, and bound together by the threads of His love and ...read more

  • Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem's Walls PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 4, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,127 views

    This sermon explores Nehemiah's faith and obedience, encouraging believers to persevere in God's work, trusting in His promises, power, and faithfulness. Key

    Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. It is a joy to be here with you today, standing on the common ground of our shared faith, united in our love for God, and our desire to know Him more deeply, to serve Him more fully. Today, we are turning our hearts and minds to the book of ...read more

  • How To Turn Criticisms Into Motivations

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 12, 2001
    based on 29 ratings
     | 2,740 views

    The Lord teaches us how to use criticisms as motivations for greater godliness, holiness and maturity through the life of Paul

    How To Turn Criticisms In to Motivations (Acts 17:1-9) Illustration:How to Bury a Good Idea It will never work, We’ve never done it that way before. We’re doing fine without it. We can’t afford it. We’re not ready for it. It’s not our responsibility. Bits & Pieces, June 23, 1994, p. 10. ...read more