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Children Dedication Series

Contributed by Senior Pastor Ndayiragije-Misigaro Joel on Jul 24, 2023

Children's dedication refers to the act of formally committing a child to a specific religious or spiritual path. It often involves a ceremony or ritual where parents or guardians make promises to raise the child according to their beliefs and values.

CHILDREN DEDICATION Written by Senior Pastor Ndayiragije Misigaro Joel, July 24, 2023 "And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord." Luke 2:22 INTRODUCTION Children's dedication ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ye Will Die In Your Sins

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Dec 1, 2023

Do you have enough religion to save yourself? Is this because of your knowledge of scripture, or, is this because of your genealogy--your parents were religious; you were born into the church so therefore you are saved?

INTRO—READ JOHN 8:12-30 Do you have enough religion to save yourself? Is this because of your knowledge of scripture, or, is this because of your genealogy--your parents were religious; you were born into the church so therefore you are saved? Jews of Jesus day believed this way. They had the Law ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12-30, John 7:25-31, 2 Peter 1:5-10, Matthew 10:37-39, John 3:16-18, Matthew 28:19-20, James 4:14, Romans 3:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Family Services For God

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on May 11, 2024

Joshua said, “But for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15 NLT) I want to use this opportunity to inspire parents to view God's service as a shared family endeavor.

Often, Satan sows seeds of discouragement to deter families from serving God. When a parent is actively involved in God's service, questions may arise about why their children should also be deeply involved. For instance, if one parent is a choir leader, gatekeeper, or priest, and one or two of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15, 1 Chronicles 25:1-6, Hebrews 4:14-16, 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sniff, Sniff, Sniff -- Something Is Cooking

Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Sep 28, 2006

What do you mean preach ... played crazy. David who killed a Lion and a Bear oh my ... David the ruddy Shepard boy, Jesse’s son who was anoint King, David who killed Goliath, who wrote my favorite Psalm # 23 ...I dare you call him crazy

SNIFF, SNIFF, SNIFF -- SOMETHING IS COOKING Preached on 20 September 2006 at Greater Faith Church Baptist, Waukegan, IL Subject: SNIFF, SNIFF, SNIFF -- SOMETHING IS COOKING Bear with me for a moment as I give you brief historical, cultural, contextual analysts ... in an effort to put this in it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Why Does God Need My Money? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 10, 2021

One of my favorite YouTube personalities is Joe Scott ("Answers With Joe). I like him because he is a humble man who explains the deep things in understandable ways... but he also shared that he struggled with questions that made him skeptical - such as why God "needed" our offerings.

OPEN: “YouTube” is a site where people can post videos they’ve either made or like, and some of those videos are grouped into “channels” (like a TV channel). I have my own channel where I’ve put songs I’ve sung by myself or with the SonShine Boys. Now some of these channels are more popular than ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:7-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Make Your Calling An Election Sure

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Nov 8, 2020

On Tuesday night I found myself, like probably many of you, up late watching CNN or whatever your favorite news outlet is. I finally went to sleep in the early hours of the morning praying asking God to work this situation out according to my will, I am just being honest.

“Make Your Calling an Election Sure” By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - On Tuesday night I found myself, like probably many of you, up late watching CNN or whatever your favorite news outlet is. I finally went to sleep in the early hours of the morning praying asking God to work this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-10, 2 Peter 1:10

Denomination: Apostolic

Kids Will Be Kids Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 16, 2010

Some say "Kids will be kids" meaning that if you just leave them alone, they’ll turn out okay. But the writer of Proverbs disagreed. Do you know why?

James Dobson tells of a 10 year old boy named Robert who was an absolute terror. Whenever his mother went to the doctor, he would literally attack the office, grabbing instruments and files and telephones. All the while his passive mother could do little more than shake her head in bewilderment. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Let The Children Come

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 20, 2025

Because every child matters to Jesus, every child must matter to us.

Let the Children Come Mark 10:13-16 January 18-19, 2025 Rev. Brian Bill After preaching at an evangelistic service, D.L. Moody reported, “we had two and one-half conversions.” One of his colleagues inquired, “I suppose you mean two adults and one child.” ‘No,’ Mr. Moody replied. “I mean two ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

"Dogs Under The Table!"

Contributed by Winson Butler on Apr 21, 2004

Situations have a way of taking the wind out of your sail! Parenting can be tough, especially when one of your own is hurting and there’s no help to be found. Good news, there is hope and it’s found in Christ.

"Dogs under the Table!" Mark 7:28 Introduction I. Recently I met up with a long time friend at a conference in my home town. I hadn’t seen him for several years and during our reunion I discovered he had lost his nine year old daughter who had been struck by ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:28

Denomination: Baptist

Youth Problem

Contributed by Ruel Camia on Feb 6, 2008

"Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders, and love chatter in places of exercise. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company

Problem with our youth "Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders, and love chatter in places of exercise. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up their ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believing Is Seeing Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 27, 2009

There is no more helpless feeling in the world than being a parent with a dying child. That was the experience of the man in today’s passage. Out of his desperation, he came to Jesus. But because of the grace of Christ, that’s not how he left.

http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com/ Many of you remember what was going on last year in Lakeland, FL. Around this time last year, Todd Bentley began making national headlines for the Lakeland Revival. Reports of 10,000 people per night came to see him and participate in these events. What ...read more

Scripture: John 4:46-54

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Closer To Our Divine Father Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 25, 2006

It would seem natural that we would long to be close to God, our heavenly father…for every child wants to know the security of being close to their parents: …the familiarity of their faces, the security of their strength, the assurance of their words. T

It would seem natural that we would long to be close to God, our heavenly father…for every child wants to know the security of being close to their parents: …the familiarity of their faces, the security of their strength, the assurance of their words. This is a good model for our relationship with ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Baby On The Way: A Birth Announcement

Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 6, 2004

An announcement usually has: the baby’s name, date and time of birth, weight , length, and place, siblings, and of course the parents’ names. Let’s look at these things about Jesus that we might understand His birth better.

A Baby on the Way: A Birth Announcement Luke 1:26-38 Luke 2:1-8 INTRODUCTION... Howard Hendricks, quoted in Homemade, September, 1989 A little boy asked his mother where he came from, and also where she had come from as a baby. His mother gave him a tall tale about a beautiful white-feathered ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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

Shaq-Sized Problems Require God-Sized Miracles

Contributed by Travis Hearn on Nov 27, 2013

WHAT IS YOUR GIANT TODAY? Your marriage? Your health? Your finances? Your career? Your children or parents? What is your giant? Throw God in the face of your giant. Pray the scriptures. Stand on the promises of God.

Shaq is a personal friend of mine. I had the privilege of being his team pastor for the 2 years he was with the Suns. But I remember when I first saw him and met him in person… About 10 years ago - I was down at the arena for Phoenix Suns chapel and I was going through my normal pregame ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-51

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational