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Homosexuality: When Our Natural Desires Aren't Natural

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 6, 2004

Searching for a Biblical understanding of the basics of sexual morality based.

I want to address a topic that is as difficult as any topic we could address today…. homosexuality. It’s a subject that has become as politically charged as any in recent years. As the homosexual movement has developed a strong political voice, the response from traditional conservatives has ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Priorities: Turning Around When We Miss Our Exit Series

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Dec 27, 2004

What to do when we realize we aren’t fulfilling God’s purpose for our lives.

Life in the Fast Lane Priorities: Turning Around When We Miss Our Exit Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 Woodlawn Baptist Church December 26, 2004 Introduction “Are you a hedgehog or a fox? “In his famous essay “The Hedgehog and the Fox,” Isaiah Berlin divided the world into hedgehogs and foxes, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Answering Our Culture #5: "Jesus Is Not The Only Way To God Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 26, 2002

Fifth in the series aimed at answering objections. This one discusses exclusivity, and that people feel sincerity is the main issue.

Answering Our Culture #5 – “Jesus is Not the Only Path to God.” (Sincerity is All That Matters) John 14:6; 3:35-36; Acts 4:12 August 25, 2002 NOTE: SOME OF THE MATERIAL FOR THIS MESSAGE WAS FOUND IN PAUL COPAN’S BOOK "TRUE FOR YOU, BUT NOT FOR ME." (1998; BETHANY HOUSE ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:12, John 14:6

Denomination: Wesleyan

Our Heavenly Father (Father's Day Sermon)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jun 12, 2024

Today we are celebrating Father’s Day. So, I am going to be addressing all the Fathers and grandfathers in this congregation. Also, I will be addressing everyone in this congregation today as well.

On this Father’s day in this sermon I want to do something different. I will be preaching on THE FATHER OF ALL FATHERS…WHICH IS GOD THE FATHER. I will be preaching from Jeremiah 33-3 as my text verse. Look at Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

One Night With Jesus Part Ii Series

Contributed by Russell (Rusty) Pruitt on Jan 16, 2016

It is incredible what can be learned in just one night with Jesus. A preacher I know once said, "It' doesn't matter what happens to a Christian, what matters is how we react to what happens. Everything the Lord allows is a teaching experience.

ONE NIGHT WITH JESUS PART II TEXT: MARK 14:22-33 Introduction: Let’s review what we’ve already learned. He sent and He went: vss 22, 23. He knew of the coming storm, but He sent them out into it. He, the Alpha and Omega – He knows the end from the beginning and all the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

Anointing For The Next Level

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Mar 25, 2015

The anointing of God will make a man to operate beyond natural level and to do supernatural things. For any one to progress in life and ministry, he or she needs the flow of fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit.

ANOINTING FOR THE NEXT LEVEL Study Text: I John 2:27 Introduction: - According to the word of God, every born-again, Spirit-filled child if God has the anointing in His life. But every child of God is responsible for keeping and increasing the level of anointing. That is why some walk in a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Anointed By The Spirit Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 31, 2025

To be anointed by the Holy Spirit is to be empowered and set apart for God’s purposes. The anointing of the Spirit enables believers to operate beyond natural ability, allowing God’s power to work through them.

Title: ANOINTED BY THE SPIRIT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 61:1 "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek..." Supporting Texts: Acts 10:38, 1 John 2:20, Luke 4:18, Zechariah 4:6, Psalm ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1, Acts 10:38, 1 John 2:20, Luke 4:18, Zechariah 4:6, Psalm 23:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 29, 2012

The world is operating on jet speed and everybody is living, as though there is no end to this life. They run, sweat and beat themselves to amass wealth but alas many fail to understand that God is preparing us for His Kingdom!

Kingdom of God! A) Look, it’s me! Acts 1:3” During the forty days after His crucifixion he appeared to the apostles from time to time, actually alive, and proved to them in many ways that it was really he himself they were seeing. And on these occasions he talked to them about the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Lord Is Peace Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jul 15, 2022

Israel stopped listening to God. But there was hope when Gideon met Jehovah-Shalom, the Lord our peace. If you have stopped listing to God, you need the presence of God. You need the prince of peace, Jesus Christ. God’s peace will deliver you from bondage.

If you ever get the experience to go to the holy land, then let me predict how the trip will begin for you. First you will fly to Tel Aviv and go through the tight security. Then soon after you will meet your holy land tour guide. He will look at the group and then say Shalom. Shalom means peace. ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:23-24

Denomination: Baptist

Understanding Grace

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Oct 24, 2021

Many in the world today, Christian as well as Non-Christian fall short of understanding Grace and what it really is. “Grace is the unmerited operation of God in the heart of man, imparted through the Holy Ghost”.

Understand Grace By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING:- Many in the world today, Christian as well as Non-Christian fall short of understanding Grace and what it really is. The common understanding or rather misunderstanding of grace is founded upon an unbiblical view of grace that comes out ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36, Titus 2:12, John 1:17, Ephesians 2:8-9, Ephesians 1:5-6, Romans 5:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Apostolic

Mother Nature's Father Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 9, 2021

The Bible says that the laws of nature are not eternal, but that they began in time, and they were put into operation by the Word of God. God is the Father of all nature, and He is the Father of all the wisdom and order that men attribute to nature.

The Bible consistently represents God as male. This is true for all 3 Persons of the Trinity. When the Son became flesh He became a man. The Holy Spirit is always called He. The male was also the first to be created. All of this in no way means that the Bible depreciates the female, for we will ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:6-8

The Holy Spirit Is Upon Me Series

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Mar 1, 2022

The Spirit of God upon the Christian believer is the power of God activated for the glorious manifestations in signs and wonders. When the Holy Spirit is operating through a believer, there's a great divine encounter

THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS UPON ME TEXT: LUKE 4:18; ISAIAH 61:1, 2 PETER 2:20-22 INTRODUCTION: The topic of this study is taken from the prophecy of Isaiah, as read by Jesus, in the synagogue, the text spoke of the reason why Jesus came. Jesus also fulfilled that mission. Jesus Christ left us an ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Divine Empowerment (Part 2)

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 27, 2025

In this second part, we shall go deeper into how divine empowerment transforms a believer’s spiritual authority, how it operates through the anointing, and how to sustain this empowerment in your daily life.

DIVINE EMPOWERMENT (Part 2) By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Acts 1:8 Supporting Texts: Micah 3:8, Isaiah 10:27, John 14:12, Romans 8:11, Philippians 2:13 INTRODUCTION: In Part 1, we explored how divine empowerment is given by the Holy Spirit for fulfilling God’s purpose, overcoming ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Luke 4:31-41 - What Authority Really Looks Like

Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 12, 2024

The authority of Jesus teaching caused the demons to reveal themselves in protest. The authority of Jesus' command causes sickness to immediately cease. How does that same authority operate in the lives of believers today?

Today we're going to deal with two topics that can be somewhat controversial within the church: the demonic and healing. We're going to dive into the Word of God, lay some proper foundation today, and let's pray first because that's where we need to go. Father, we come before You. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Live Like Christ

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jun 8, 2015

God calls us to have a servant's heart. He wants us to glorify him and not ourselves. God places us where he wants us to serve, and we must give our all in everything he asks us to do. God wants our obedience and our best effort.

It is February 15, 1921. In the operating room of the Kane Summit Hospital, Dr. Evan O'Neil Kane is performing an appendectomy, but this is no ordinary appendectomy. First, it marked the first use of local anaesthesia in major surgery. Dr. Kane believed local anaesthetic was much safer than ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Anglican