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What's More Important? (Memorial Day)

Contributed by Troy Richards on May 7, 2009

A sermon for memorial day asking what we do to remember our faith and how we need to not place the memorial over what we should be remembering.

-welcome to NewSong on Memorial Day, or Race Day, whatever your fancy. -so today I want to talk about memorials and some we have as Christians. I know most of these you’ll have heard of, but I want to just take a second and take a moment, take time out while I’m talking, and think about what these ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:1-9

Denomination: Methodist

The Beginning Of… Creation Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 14, 2010

God centers his creativity on the earth, forming a “nursery” for his children and revealing himself as gloriously worthy of worship.

Scripture Introduction Scott Adams, on several occasions, used his comic strip to mock the silliness of evolution. In one, Dilbert says to Bob the dinosaur, “Hi Bob. I haven’t seen you lately.” Bob replies, “I was doing some evolving. I noticed I have a zit that’s sensitive to sunlight. I’m ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Ignorance Is Bliss -- Not!

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 14, 2009

First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg, MD: We avoid too much information because we know we will have to respond. Some escape into private piety; some escape from knowing themselves. But true bliss comes from knowing how to invest in Kingdom concerns.

You can buy it anywhere in Pennsylvania Dutch country – a banner, an apron, a towel, anything really – and it proclaims, in pidgin German, “Ve get too soon oldt und too late schmart”. Your preacher this morning is a walking example of that ancient truth. Too soon oldt und too late schmart. The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 92:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

No Secret Christians

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 20, 2008

Our desire to keep it secret that we are Christians will have to be revised when we receive joy from a redemptive fellowship. when we become informed about our faith, and when we learn to live conscious of the presence of Christ.

Before I begin, I do have some instructions for our ushers. Can I get the ushers to help us make sure we are truly ready for this experience? First, gentlemen, please make sure all the windows are sealed tight. We don’t want any sound to seep out to the outside world. And then will you please ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

Twin Nations Of Prophetic Destiny - Continued Series

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Aug 30, 2008

Part 3 of a series exploring the spiritual connection between America and Israel. (Adapted from teachings by Dr. Perry Stone.)

America and Israel: Spiritually Connected Part 3 – Twin Nations of Prophetic Destiny - continued Today we are going to continue our study entitled America and Israel: Spiritually Connected. The last two weeks we’ve looked at the question “Is America Found in Bible Prophecy?” And as I’ve told ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 12:5

Denomination: Baptist

God's Creative Work Explained Series

Contributed by Bruce Montgomery on Apr 28, 2008

The creation of the heavens and the earth (including the existence of matter itself, it’s organization, and the origin and development of life) wasn’t out of preexisting energy or matter, but was brought into existence by God out of nothing by God speakin

God’s Creative Work Explained Genesis 1:2 – 2:3 By Dr. R Bruce Montgomery Last week: Ge. 1:1 God’s creative work declared: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Summary statement The author goes on and gives an explanation of how he did it beginning in verse 2. Not ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Giving Away Our Hearts

Contributed by Tim Patrick on May 12, 2008

Discover the joys and demands of giving our hearts in service to others.

Someone has said “There are two kinds of people: givers and takers; the takers eat better but the givers sleep better.” How are you sleeping at night? In my last church there was a young man named Chris who gave a testimony one Sunday. In his testimony he said “All my life I have been a taker. From ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

Fear And Convenience

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

small army . . . big TRUTH!

“300” Pt. 1 Introduction: It was a blockbuster hit. Released in 2006 “300” told the tell of 300 Spartans, who under the leadership of the Spartan King Leonidus, take on the Persian King Xerxes. The result is the historical battle of Thermopylae which took place in 480BC. History isn’t exactly ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Securing The Success Of Jesus’ Mission-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 17, 2013

2 of 6. Thru prayer, Jesus sought to secure the success of His mission. But How? 20 measures securing the success of Jesus’ mission. Securing the Success of Jesus’ mission involves...

SECURING THE SUCCESS OF JESUS’ MISSION-II—John 17:1-26 Attention: Need: Jesus’ prayer in the Upper Room reflected the means to securing the success of His mission. The success of Jesus’ mission is secured. How is the success of Jesus’ mission secured? What ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Come Down From Your Sycamore Tree Series

Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 22, 2013

Zacchaeus' whole life changed; he completely turned around from a sinful life and thus became a child of God. God noticed the unnoticed.

1He entered Jericho and was passing through it. 2A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Biblical Paradoxes...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Oct 7, 2014

To draw valuable lessons from Biblical Paradoxes...

BIBLICAL PARADOXES Before focusing upon the Biblical paradoxes, let’s focus upon what the Oxford Dictionary has to say about the word “Paradox”. Well it defines the same as “a seemingly absurd or contradictory ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:20

Denomination: *other

The Top 7 Lies You’ll Hear At College

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 8, 2014

Many young people go to college as Christians, but due to the secularism and the anti-Christian propaganda force-fed them, they become agnostics or atheists.They must become knowledgeable of the foundations of their Christian faith.

THE TOP 7 LIES YOU’LL HEAR AT COLLEGE INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: WHAT AISLE IS THE POLISH SAUSAGE ON? 1. People today over-react, especially about politically correct topics. There was a customer who asked, "In what aisle could I find the Polish sausage?" 2. The clerk asked, "Are you Polish?" ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Worship In Song Series

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 8, 2014

In this sermon, we explore a number of things about worshiping in song.

Introduction: A. We are in a sermon series called UR Church – Be the church of Christ. 1. We are learning about the church that Jesus built and how we can continue to be that church. 2. We have been learning about restoring the form and heart of NT Christianity. 3. We have talked about the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Responsibility Of The Body Toward The Elders Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 13, 2012

The body is responsible to respect, compensate, protect, rebuke, submit to and pray for the elders.

This morning we’ll be looking at the third of four messages that deal with the Biblical model for church leadership that we are attempting to implement the very best we know how here at TFC. Since each of these messages builds on the previous ones, let’s take a moment to review what we’ve learned ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:17-22

Denomination: Baptist

Let All Be Done Decently And In Order Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 25, 2012

In this lesson, we learn that in the worship service all things should be done decently and in order.

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of spiritual gifts. Let’s conclude our section on spiritual gifts in a message I am calling, “Let ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:33-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed