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  • Pulling Up Stakes

    Contributed by William Nieporte on Nov 17, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,864 views

    God is always calling us onward.

    Have you ever been camping? I do not mean camping in a cabin or camper. I mean camping in the great outdoors, bundled up in a sleeping bag, with nothing but a tent between you and the wild creatures that roam the woods. I have only been once been once and I hated it. Knowing what you know ...read more

  • Disciples In The Making Pt3 Series

    Contributed by Dan Campbell on May 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,149 views

    The last couple of weeks we have been looking at the struggles and pressures the disciples faced.

    DISCIPLES IN THE MAKING pt 3 Mark 6:30-56 The last couple of weeks we have been looking at the struggles and pressures the disciples faced. First there was the pressure of unbelief, then the pressure of assignments, then people-pressure. There is a fourth pressure on the disciples in Mark 6, ...read more

  • Where Are You Going? Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 6, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,409 views

    1st of 4 messages from the book of Jonah. This message focuses on God’s calling and the consequences of rejecting the call.

    Four questions God asks Every Believer Where Are You Going? Where Do You Come From? What Are You Doing? What Do You Care About? In the next few weeks we are going to look at the critical question of purpose, the important issue of priority, and the vital parts of everyday decisions. In other ...read more

  • Are You Making Disciples As Jesus Did?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 21, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 6,569 views

    Jesus knew that by concentrating on twelve disciples He would leave this world, but leave behind a legacy. Here are eight elements of Christ’s disciple-making strategy

    Are You Making Disciples as Jesus Did? (John 8:31-38) Illustration: John Warr, an 18th-century apprentice shoemaker, was determined to be a faithful witness for Christ. Another apprentice was hired, and John repeatedly talked to him about spiritual things. That new worker, however, didn’t want to ...read more

  • The Discipline Of Delay

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Jan 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,695 views

    Dr. Wood used this sermon to inform the congregation that often God uses delay in order to discipline us or steer us in the direction that He intends for the good of His kingdom.

    John 11:1–46 INTRODUCTION: Too often, we worry when we should wait, and we resist when we should resign. Often God’s delays are explained in that God wishes to teach us our need of patience (see Hebrews 10:36). In our text, Lazarus was on his deathbed and yet Jesus delayed (see vv. 1–6). ...read more

  • Nitty Gritty...meet Who I Have Become #4 Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Stratton on Aug 20, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,831 views

    This series is based on Mike Yaconelli’s book "Messy Spirituality and is designed to convince seekers that God wants their Nitty and Gritty lives.

    June 8 & 9, 2002 Matthew 10: 18-36 “Nitty Gritty …Meet Who I Have Become!” There is a wonderful story contained in Robert Fulghum’s book entitled “Uh-oh”. The story is about a young elementary school student named Norman. Norman’s teacher announced that the school play for the years was going ...read more

  • As For Me And My House, We Will Serve The Lord

    Contributed by Michael Worker on Jun 22, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 33,820 views

    A Look at the culmination of the life of Joshua and his legacy.

    Scripture Reading : Joshua 23:1-8 The wars had finished 20 years ago. The fighting was now a distant memory of the past. To the teenagers, the war was just an old fable that Grandad would delight in talking about. Society had settled down once again. Agriculture was increasing, the economy was ...read more

  • Famous Last Words

    Contributed by Greg Bryan on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,504 views

    A person’s last words are significant. They can be a window, allowing us to look into a person’s heart. They can also be a measure that helps us evaluate their life. I want us to consider some famous last words. Not mine, but the last words of the

    FAMOUS LAST WORDS "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." --Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943. "This ’telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." --Western Union internal memo, ...read more

  • Jesus In Jeans Part 2 Of 3 Series

    Contributed by John Braland on Aug 21, 2007
     | 2,943 views

    What kind of a disciple are you? Are you a Christian in name only? Are you a wishy washy disciple? Or are you a revolutionary talmid, one of his fully devoted followers who live like Jesus and teach like Jesus and touch other people with God’s love jus

    The tragedy at Virginia Tech has touched lives from coast to coast. The senseless acts of a rogue individual has damaged hundreds and thousands of peoples lives forever. The sad thing is that is exactly what he set out to do. Now we are in recovery mode and the first question people are asking ...read more

  • James Series

    Contributed by Richard Pfeil on Apr 18, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,843 views

    a biographical sketch of James

    “JAMES” TEXT: LUKE 9:51-56 Sunday, March 21, 2004 That [choir anthem] is hard to follow. That is a great song. If you have seen The Passion of the Christ, it deepens that song and every song about the Crucifixion all the more, doesn’t it? It’s incredible what God did. It does leave you in a ...read more

  • Andrew The Rodeo Announcer Series

    Contributed by Kevin Landis on Sep 20, 2007
     | 6,366 views

    Disciple Andrew

    Andrew the Rodeo Announcer Rodeo announcers are an integral part of the Rodeo. The Rodeo Announcer will tell about each cowboy and cowgirl’s hometown and perhaps some of their accomplishments. The audience connects better when the announcer tells something about the person they are watching. I ...read more

  • Glory In The Shame!

    Contributed by Paul Tuck on Jan 12, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
     | 12,793 views

    Perhaps we don’t understand that ancient mentality of hostility towards the preaching of the cross but the Apostle Paul did. And though he KNEW that people regarded the idea of God on a cross as vile and shameful, not only did he preach it, but he glor

    GLORY IN THE SHAME! Galatians 6:14 Today, at least in Western society, the cross is a perfectly acceptable symbol, a rather harmless token of the Christian faith. Most people, except perhaps some of the trouble-making sort, take no offense at all to the sight of a cross. In fact, many people ...read more

  • On The Horns Of A Dilemma

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on May 15, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,962 views

    The disciples in this story were facing a Dilemma. It is easy to trust the Lord when we are sailing on the smooth sea of life and there are no clouds in view and the sun is shining and the birds are singing. But what about the storm?

    "ON THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA" Matt 14:22-33 Speaking of Horns - I like what I heard one preacher says, "A lot of preaching is Long Horn preaching". A couple of points with a lot of bull in between. I hope my message this morning will not fall into that category. We need to see the definition of ...read more

  • What Christ Exepcts Of His Followers

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jan 18, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 11,997 views

    Christ expects complete commitment from His followers.

    A woman walked into her bathroom and saw her husband weighing himself, sucking in his stomach. The woman thought to herself, “He thinks that he will weigh less by sucking in his stomach.” So, the woman rather sarcastically said to her husband, “That’s not going to help.” Her husband replied, ...read more

  • Part Three: Understand Your Struggle With Christ Series

    Contributed by Luskey Green on Sep 23, 2006
     | 3,025 views

    We all struggle to be better, to improve, etc. But struggling in becoming a disciple is a product of pride. The sooner we understand this, the sooner we can make struggle an asset rather than a liability.

    Introduction Where are we today? I mean by that, in our study about the Christ and His Church, are we making progress? Are we moving toward Christ or are we satisfied to stay back, keeping our distance? Are we unsure we are willing to make the kind of commitment Jesus Christ wants of us? It is ...read more