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How To Know Jesus Personaly Series

Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jul 10, 2006

Last of the From the heart series: Knowing Jesus

How to know Jesus Personally Luke 19:1-10 All scripture marked NKJV: The New King James Version. 1996, c1982. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. Tonight, we are going to look Luke 19:1-10, which is found on page 929 in the red Bible underneath your chair. Here we find a man named Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Between Prison And The Platter Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 9, 2008

Sermon #2 in the John series. This sermon from John 2 and 3 focuses on John the Baptist’s testimony of Jesus and then Jesus’ testimony to John the Baptist.

John’s Gospel #2 Between Prison and the Platter CHCC: January 13, 2008 John 2, 3 INTRODUCTION: Now I know this is hard to believe, but I’m about to quote a little 4 year old who is NOT one of my grandkids. One day a mom asked her little girl what the picture she drew after Church was ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Bunch Of Everlastings (F.w. Boreham)

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Feb 26, 2012

Certainties from the Word of God.

A man and his ten-year-old son were on a fishing trip miles from home. At the boy’s insistence, they decided to attend the Sunday worship service at a small rural church. The father forgot to bring any cash, so he reached in his pocket and gave his son a quarter to drop in the offering plate as it ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:12, Psalm 9:17, 2 Timothy 1:8-18

Denomination: Baptist

How Jesus Reached People Series

Contributed by Joel Preston on Mar 22, 2012

In our text, some of the people followed Him with wrong motives & some whose motives were pure. Either way, Jesus loved them & ministered to their needs.

The Gospel of Mark #8 – “How Jesus Reached People” Mark 3:7-19 Intro – 1. Do you like to shave? I hate it! If it weren’t for my wife, I’d never shave! SLIDE – Big beard! 2. ILL – In the 1950s, marketing whiz Stanley Arnold was working at Young & ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:7-19

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Contagious Faith Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011

#13 in series.

Colossians 4:2-6 – Contagious Faith And we are in the final lap of the race, the final stage of working our way through Colossians verse by verse. Next week, we will spend some time looking at qualities of Christian friendships. And the following week, we will be examining what it means to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Denomination: Baptist

Sons & Daughters - Communion

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 31, 2009

Joint heirs with Jesus. A communion sermon.

Sons & Daughters, Acts 17:16-29 Introduction The following is from “History of Montgomery County, Kansas”: The Rev. Henry Surber, a Campbellite preacher and an early settler of the "Hoosier State." The latter took his family to Iowa in the early settlement of that state and he aided materially in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:15-34

Denomination: Christian Church

Seek The Kalos Shepherd

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 22, 2015

Jesus was not a hired hand, one seeking get paid, to just complete a job. He was willing to lay down his life for us, for his sheep. Our Lord is the Good Sheppard. Seek The "Kalos", Sheppard.

For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings prior to the Message. Today's assigned readings are: Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24 and John 10:11-18. A certain butcher ....had sold all his cleaned poultry .....except ......for one hen. A woman then ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:3-7, Psalm 23:1-6, John 10:11-18

Denomination: Anglican

Selecting A Team Series

Contributed by Tesh Njokanma on May 24, 2015

One fundamental thing that contributed to the enlargement of the early church both spiritually and physically which cannot be downplayed is that they were TOGETHER. They were together as a strong team.

Introduction The church is very important to God. Acts 20:28 tells us that He bought the church with his own blood. God made a huge sacrifice to bring the church into being. He sacrificed His one and only son. Having sacrificed something very precious and costly to birth the church, having ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Pentecostal

Rescued From The Wrath To Come

Contributed by John Gaston on May 26, 2015

Paul revealed the 3 secrets of the success of the Thessalonian Church: their experiential faith, their candid lifestyles, and their focusing on the coming of Jesus. Every successful church should use them as a model.

RESCUED FROM THE WRATH TO COME 1 Thess. 1:1-10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE SANDWICHES 1. One time Angela & I went into a pizza place in a small town to eat. They only had Pepsi, but Angela had a fountain coke in the car, so I went & got it. The manager refused to let us drink the Coke (though we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Eulogy--Arthur Swaney Iv

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 13, 2014

This is the eulogy of a young man who was killed during a robbery attempt. I don't know if he was saved or not, but he did have the opportunity to hear the truth of the gospel during his life.

Arthur Roderick Swaney IV (10-10-2014) The world was a different place in 1993 when Arthur Roderick Swaney IV was sent into the world by the hand of God to make a difference in the lives of people. Whether we know it are not, the Scriptures tell us that all of us are put together in our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

From Fisherman To Evangelist Series

Contributed by Jamie Bogaard on May 2, 2017

Peter is excited that Jesus is alive but filled with guilt and goes back to his old way of life. Jesus isn't done with Peter yet and brings him back to his call to be a fisher of men. Do we think Jesus gives up on us when we fail or can we still be used

Series: Peter & Jesus From Fisherman to Evangelist John 21:1-19 April 23, 2017 LFC Have you ever broken something very valuable of someone close to you? You tell them you’re sorry and they forgive you, tell you that it’s okay but yet you’re not real sure. Or maybe you just mess up a situation ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Friends

No Doubt Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 3, 2021

The famous opponent of Christianity - Voltaire - actually believed the dead could be raised. He believed in a famous scientist of the day who maintained he had done just that. Voltaire rejected Jesus and His real resurrection and embraced a scientist and his false claim.

Back in 1694, a man named Voltaire was born in Paris France. Voltaire was a famous writer, philosopher and intellectual of the day, but he was best known for was his hatred of the church of his day. He devoted himself to attacking and ridiculing Christianity at every opportunity, and he was a ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Uniting A Fractured Family Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 11, 2022

We unite in Christ, around Christ, because of Christ and for Christ. Let us not be distracted by our selfish desires, men's ways and the affairs of this world.

We covered Paul’s opening words of the letter last Sunday, from 1 Cor 1:1-9. • He addressed them as those who are sanctified and called saints in Christ. • He gave thanks to God for the many gifts that they have been blessed with. • The faithful God who started the work in them will see them ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, 1 Corinthians 3:5-9, Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Taking Your Faith Through The Roof

Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 14, 2022

Often we face obstructions which hinder us from getting what we need from the Lord. Unusual steps may have to be taken, but the Lord will answer faith with help & healing! Don't limit God or the way He may work!

TAKING YOUR FAITH THROUGH THE ROOF Luke 5:17-26 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. An atheist had an old tree in his back yard. During a storm, the tree fell on his neighbor’s house. The atheist called his insurance company to see if it was covered. 2. The insurance agent was a Christian and knew that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:17-26

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Case For A Creator (Part 5) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Sep 6, 2013

In this five part apologetics series, based heavily on the work of William Lane Craig and Reasonable Faith, five arguments are presented in favor of the existence of God: the evidence of Cosmology, Creation, Conscience, Christ, and Conversion.

The Case for a Creator (5) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 5/5/2013 In his book Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life, Charles Swindoll tells a story about the 19th century agnostic Thomas Huxley, who was sometimes called “Darwin’s Bulldog” because of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:29

Denomination: Christian Church