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Serving: Trail Hazards And Safety Tips Series

Contributed by Chris Kelly on Oct 28, 2006

Learn how each Psalm in the Songs of Ascent (120-134) describe the exciting life of the modern day follower of God as we climb and grow in our relationship with Christ.

Serving: Trail Hazards & Safety Tips June 23, 2002 We continue this morning in our series on the Christian life, from what are commonly called, “The Psalms of Ascent”. These were Psalms specifically written for travel, as the early Israelites made their ascent every year, upwards to worship at ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Do Not Be Anxious About The Necessities Of Daily Life Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 24, 2007

Four reasons why worry, being anxious, is wrong: it is 1) Unfaithful because of our Master; 2) Unnecessary because of our Father; 3) Unreasonable because of our faith; and it is 4) Unwise because of our future.

Format Note: The Basic format for this sermon came from:(MacArthur, J. F. (1985). The MacArthur New Testament Commentary. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Matthew). Winona Lake, IN: BMH Books.) During a Funeral this week in GLIWICE, Poland, large photographs of Robert Dziekanski’s final ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Other

The Great Wealth Of Contentment Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 17, 2013

I want my audience to become very conscious of the effects of covetousness and to replace it with contentment

I was doing OK. Really, I was. Life was pretty good. But then, I heard that if I want to feel right, I need to get a Bowflex. I don’t have a Bowflex, so, I suddenly realize I’m not as healthy as I should be. I can’t be. That guy in the ad has better abs than I do – ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Refresh! What To Do When Life Crashes Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 9, 2010

The first step on the road to blessing and refreshment is to admit you are morally bankrupt. When you check the bank balance of your moral power to do right and to be right, you must admit to yourself there are insufficient funds and you are morally overd

INTRODUCTION This morning, I’m beginning a new teaching series entitled, “Refresh! What to do when life crashes.” I got the idea for this title several months ago when I was on my computer and a web page I was viewing locked up. I moved the cursor up to the “refresh ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Complaints And Cravings

Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Aug 4, 2009

This is an age of negativism—of complaining, grumbling, and murmuring. No matter where we turn, people are being negative or complaining about something. They are complaining about work, school, wife, husband, parent, child, manager, personal hardships, f

Complaints And Cravings STATING THE SCRIPTURES (Numbers 11:1-35) 1 Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the LORD, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. 2 When the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 11:1-35

Denomination: Apostolic

The Imitation Of Love

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

God has shown His love for us in His Son Jesus who has given His life so that we might know true love as well as salvation.

The Imitation of Love 1 John 3:11-24 "Pray that my love will be without limits." --Saint Maximilian Kolbe in his last letter to his mother. Father Maximilian Kolbe was forty-five years old in the early autumn of 1939 when the Nazis invaded his homeland. He was a Polish monk who founded the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Additions And Accusations

Contributed by Jeff Hughes on May 5, 2003

Leaders are appointed to the church.

Additions and Accusations Acts 6:1-14 Jeff Hughes – April 27, 2003 Calvary Chapel Aggieland I. Introduction a. Exponential church growth is a problem that the early church at Jerusalem had, and a problem that many churches today seek to have. The early church had grown to the point that all of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Come To Me Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 11, 2022

This sermon focuses on the reality that many people live in a state of constant exhaustion (in mind, body, and spirit), and in the midst of that exhaustion what it looks like to Come to Jesus in order to experience true rest.

It feels like we really never got to celebrate summer. There are a few students here today. The students who had to start school a few weeks ago are probably already starting to begin to feel a little bit of stress and strain from the heavy curriculum that they took on or the heavy course load ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Christian Church

Sunday Is The Son's Day Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 24, 2021

Set apart one day in seven to stop what you are doing to remember the Lord as Creator and Redeemer as you look forward to the eternal rest only Christ provides.

In 1611, every minister in Virginia was required to read, “The Articles, Laws and Orders” to his congregation every Sunday, reminding them failure to attend church twice each Lord’s Day was punishable in the first instance by the loss of a day’s food. A second offense resulted in a whipping and a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is My Hiding Place

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 16, 2018

A study in the book of Deuteronomy 19: 1 – 21

Deuteronomy 19: 1 – 21 Jesus Is my Hiding Place 19 “When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land the LORD your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, 2 you shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which the ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Staying On The Road Of Sexual Purity

Contributed by Bob Boerman on Jul 13, 2017

This sermon deals with singleness and sexuality and how spouses can help each other from jumping into sexual immorality.

The Church in a Messy World Staying on the Road of Sexual Purity 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 July 9th, 2017 Introduction: The last time we met we worked our way through the end of 1st Corinthians 6 in which Paul began teach on sexual purity. Some don’t like to hear sermons on sex. Preach a sermon or two on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical Free

An Introduction To The Series

Contributed by Paul Kraker on Dec 1, 2000

By studying the wisdom of Solomon, we will be able to understand life better and, understanding life better, live better.

Christ Church Online>Sermons>Sermon Selections>Absurd Part 1> CHRIST CHURCH THE COMMUNITY SERVICE JANUARY 9, 2000 "AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ABSURD REALITY OF LIFE" ECCLESIASTES 1:1-11 DR. DAVE COLLINGS, PASTOR Christ Church 19543 Lunn Road Strongsville, Ohio 44136 (440) 572-7610 DR. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Will Heaven Be Like?

Contributed by Ken Ritz on Dec 30, 2005

Description of Heaven based somewhat on the book by Randy Alcorn

What Will Heaven Be Like? What do you think heaven will be like? A lot of people have a mental picture of heaven, Maybe they think of the Emerald City from the Wizard of Oz? Or Disneyland. In movies it’s usually set up in clouds somewhere, kind of like a fog bank, with angels sitting around ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seven Deadly Sins

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Jun 17, 2022

This is a message examining the sins God hates as listed in the sixth chapter of Proverbs, however the seventh sin listed is called the sin of abomination which is a disgust before God. This message reveals how the first six sins lead to the seventh sin which is an abomination in God's eyes.

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Proverbs 6:16-19) (16) "These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:" (17) "A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood," (18) "An ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:16, Proverbs 15:26, Isaiah 59:7, Proverbs 6:16-19, Isaiah 59:11, Proverbs 12:22, 1 Timothy 5:13, 2 Thessalonians 3:11, Titus 1:10-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Psalm 32 - The Gift Of Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 12, 2022

This sermon unpacks Psalm 32 along with the benefit of confessing your sins to God and the subsequent responsibility that followers the reconciliation and freedom that he offers to all believers.

I suspect many of you have some access to the news whether it is by television, the newspaper, or even by the internet, you probably caught wind of the tragic news story that came out of Colorado the other day. Apparently, there was a midnight showing at a movie theater outside of Denver that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11, Luke 22:31

Denomination: Christian Church