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  • Cleansing Series

    Contributed by Josh Foster on Feb 18, 2014
     | 7,328 views

    We may come to Jesus hoping and expecting for a particular need to be met; but he also wants to meet a deeper need - the cleansing of our heart.

    2 Kings 5.1-14 & Mark 1.40-45 Just Words???: Cleansing Just Words: Cleansing Scripture Text: Mark 1.40-45 INTRODUCTION His name was Naaman. He was a leader; …a valiant-soldier; …a warrior. He was a great-man, who commanded the respect of everyone who knew him. But, he had ...read more

  • Giving Thanks When Life Is Hard

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Dec 6, 2023
     | 2,676 views

    God cares about your hope when you are struggling. God wants you to tenaciously hold onto hope when your life is challenging. Again, God cares about your hope when you are struggling.

    If you have a Bible would you find the book of Lamentations with me - Lamentations 3? I just love Thanksgiving and I love it even more with each year I age. But not everyone has an equally good time on this holiday. The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York ...read more

  • Who Is Sufficient?

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 11, 2025
     | 109 views

    We are not sufficient for the calling of Christ—but He is. In our weakness, His triumph is revealed, and through us the fragrance of His grace fills the world.

    There is something profoundly moving about gathering in the house of God and sensing that you are not alone in the journey of faith. A worship service—when it is filled with sincerity and unguarded hearts—reminds us of something we tend to forget: God has already been walking toward us before we ...read more

  • Let God Arise PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 165 views

    When God rises in our lives through prayer, fear and troubles scatter, and His presence brings peace, joy, and hope to our hearts.

    Some mornings feel heavier than others, don’t they? The alarm sounds, the headlines scream, the to-do list grows, and your heart whispers, “Lord, I could use some help here.” You’re not asking for fireworks. You’re asking for a Father. You’re asking for a God who stands up in the storm and says, ...read more

  • Call To Spiritual Progression Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. John Varughese on May 12, 2025
     | 507 views

    "Let Your Progress be evident to all"

    Introduction: Thank you all for being here this evening—it is truly a privilege and an honor to join you in Australia, along with our brothers and sisters from around the world. A heartfelt thank you to Brother Tommy for leading this service, to Marvin for guiding us so beautifully in worship, and ...read more

  • Jesus In The Storm With Us

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Jun 20, 2003
    based on 60 ratings
     | 27,944 views

    Christian faith is secure only when we recognize and live daily with the assurance that God is always with us, even in the storms of life.

    JESUS IN THE STORM WITH US Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36 and Psalm 29:1-11 INTRODUCTION: Christian faith is secure only when we recognize and live daily with the assurance that God is always with us, even in the storms of life. Most of us are acquainted with the story recorded in Matthew’s gospel ...read more

  • The Power For Us Who Believe

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 23, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 10,792 views

    Pray to be enlightened to the resurrection power of Christ at work in our lives. We need to claim it and through faith release that power in our lives.

    Eph 1:18-23 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty ...read more

  • The Doctrine Nobody Likes Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on May 18, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,957 views

    What do we say about Hell?

    Evangelism # 3 The Doctrine Nobody Likes It is likely that as many as one third of you who hear this sermon today will not believe the content! ∙ A few years ago, US News and World Report surveyed Americans and discovered that 78% believed in Heaven and believed they were going there, ...read more

  • Kingdom Building 101

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Jan 18, 2004
    based on 217 ratings
     | 29,752 views

    KINGDOM BUILDING ONLY BEGINS WHEN OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN FOR THE KINGDOM

    KINGDOM BUILDING 101: A BROKEN HEART NEHEMIAH 1: 1 – 11 JANUARY 11, 2004 INTRODUCTION: TATER PEOPLE: Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are just content to watch while others do the work. They are called "Spec Taters". Some people never do anything to help, but are gifted at ...read more

  • Change Your Clothes Series

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Mar 11, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 18,892 views

    It is time that the church lay aside those things that weigh us down, and slow our progress in the Lord. Rather, put on the garment of Praise!

    Stand & Read - Isaiah 61:1-3 ?The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives, and freedom to prisoners; [2] To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord, and ...read more

  • Pay It Forward Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,137 views

    This is the third installment in a series I preached on I Corinthians 13, entitled "Love of Another Kind", and deals with KINDNESS.

    ¡§Pay It Forward¡¨ I Corinthians 13:4 December 1, 2002 Love of Another Kind ¡V I Corinthians 13 ¡§Everybody talkin¡¦ ¡¥bout Heaven ain¡¦t a-goin¡¦ there¡¨, the old preacher said. Similarly, everybody is talking about love, but many fail to understand what love is all about. We began a couple ...read more

  • Nurturing Faith

    Contributed by Samuel Chandar on Sep 19, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,169 views

    The challenge of faith and how through faith one can lead a victorious Christian life

    NURTURING FAITH Heb 12:1-13 I am sure we have come across many definitions of a Christian: Let me share one interesting definition: A Christian:is one who is completely fearless, continually cheerful, and constantly in trouble and always having problems with his faith! Faith is taking God at ...read more

  • Depressed?

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Oct 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,026 views

    How God deals with depression.

    1 Kings 19:1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them." 3 ...read more

  • Narnia: What If There Was No Christmas Series

    Contributed by Jerry Neill on Dec 1, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,586 views

    First in three sermons to coordinate with Narnia film and Christmas season- to embrace the life changing power of Jesus

    What if there was no Christmas? Luke 1.67-79 December 4, 2005 C.S. Lewis’ penetrable understanding of scripture serves to instruct us in a wonderful way this Christmas. One of the Christ-honoring highlights of the season this year will be the release of the film, The Lion, the Witch, and the ...read more

  • Ruth - A Woman Of Character Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 187 ratings
     | 38,123 views

    Ruth, a pagan widow through her faith becomes the key to Israel’s future and to God’s plan of salvation for the world

    Today we continue our series on Heroes of Faith, characters from the Judges, though no longer from the book of Judges. But the setting of our story in that era is made clear in the opening verse of ch 1 of Ruth: "In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land." Our author ...read more