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Face Up To Life And Death

Contributed by Victor Yap on May 5, 2008

Paul, Pt. 17

FACE UP TO LIFE AND DEATH (PHILIPPIANS 1:20-26) A man was out of town on a trip and he asked his brother to take care of his cat for him while he was away. The cat was a beautiful Siamese and meant a great deal to the man, although the brother who was caring for the cat didn’t like cats at all. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:20-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Waste Not, Want Not

Contributed by Victor Yap on May 5, 2008

Paul, Pt.20

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT (PHILIPPIANS 4:10-13) Economic pain is in the air and in the pockets. Unemployment is up – as high as 7.1% locally. Employers cut 800,000 jobs in March. Low price leader Wal Mart is number 1 among Fortune’s 500 companies in 2008. Gas is marching toward $120 a barrel and $4 a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:10-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Aprender A Decir No... Series

Contributed by Jose Vega on Dec 12, 2006

Pablo, en el libro de 2 Corintios nos presenta claramente en este capítulo, como el mensaje es más fructifero cuando aprendemos a decir que "no" a ciertas cosas...

Tema: MISIONES Lugar: IBD Texto: 2 Corintios 4:1-17; 5:11-21 Fecha: 12-03-06 Título: Dile que no esto... DESARROLLO • El apóstol Pablo fue un verdadero misionero. • En sus cuatro viajes el pudo ser parte de la formación de varias congregaciones alrededor de Europa y Asia. • Su ministerio ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is The Answer - No ... Not Always (A Sermon On Acts 17)

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 21, 2006

Father Dave’s sermon on Paul, the preacher of the Gospel of Jesus, communicating with a group of persons who have never heard of Jesus. How did he go about it? And what is wrong with the ’Jesus is the answer to all your problems’ approach?

"Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols." (Acts 17:16) Ange and I have been to Athens, as I suspect many of you guys have also. We went for less pious reasons than St Paul. We went as the Australian contingent ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-31

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Starting Over

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 6, 2008

The New Year is a time for starting over and Paul’s story gives us some guidelines

Wow 2008, the first Sunday of a brand new year. How many people stayed up to welcome the New Year in? And with a new year come commitments to change our lives to make things better or at least different. I don’t know what your resolutions might be but here are some reflections from off the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9

Denomination: Wesleyan

"Christ's True Messenger" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 7, 2008

Sermon 1 in a study in Colossians

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.” In our study in Philippians I briefly brought to your attention, the frequency with which Paul enjoyed ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-2

Denomination: Orthodox

A Slow Start Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 17, 2008

An Exposition of Acts 9:20-31, related to the beginning of the ministry of Paul in Damascus

Text: Acts 9:20-31, Title: A Slow Start, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/20/08, AM A. Opening illustration: One of Lynn’s biographical anecdotes for the children, tell about the church the other day who decided not to call their members “members,” but to call them bi-vocational staff. So everyone who joined ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:20-31

Denomination: Baptist

Suffering

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 12, 2005

. This section is one of three sections in II Corinthians devoted to a listing of Paul’s sufferings. Paul was not afraid of suffering because he knew that God controls trials, and God uses trials for His own glory.

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: Driving through Texas, a New Yorker collided with a truck carrying a horse. A few months later he tried to collect damages for his injuries. “How can you now claim to have all these injuries?” asked the insurance company’s lawyer. “According to the police report, at the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

Denomination: Baptist

God's Rx For What Ails You Series

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Aug 12, 2013

A discussion on trials. All trials go back to what we believe about God (the trial of your "Faith"). Message ends with some medicine for those in trials.

God's RX For What Ails You We are in a series of messages based on the book of James entitled, "Seeing things from the right Angle." Today we are gong to be talking about seeing trials from the right angle, but more than that we are going to talk about thriving in a trial, and not just ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Are You Going Through It?

Contributed by Matthew Davaughn Cox on Mar 5, 2013

James 1:12

I. Are you going through something? a. Do you feel like you are being tested? b. Are you looking for someone to turn too? c. Are you thinking why Am I going through this? II. a. God will only test the ones that he loves with all of his heart. b. When God test you, do not think of it as a bad ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12

Denomination: *other

Thank God For The Fire!

Contributed by Dwight Mcconnell on Feb 25, 2017

As believers we must learn to rejoice even while going through, trusting the Word that the fire is meant to refine you.

Here we find a particular passage of scripture that we all have at some point heard the story of the 3 hebrew boys, Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego. Again I like to reiterate that the stories of the bible are real & true not just fairytales. In this particular passage what ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:23-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 11, 2011

This question haunts many of us, especially as Christians. We think that things should go well if we are blessed of the Lord. When bad things happen, even seemingly disconnected things like losing a job or getting into an accident, we wonder why? Paul won

Finally here in the latter half of Chapter 11, Paul defends himself to the super-apostles by listing his accomplishments. He does it very reluctantly as he should. Taking credit for what you’ve done was normative for the false teachers in Corinth but is “this age” thinking. God is ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Don’t Give Out, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In!

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 30, 2023

Paul had just endured 3 years of imprisonment without trial, a two-week storm in a ship and then shipwreck, and having escaped, was bitten on the hand by a viper. What else could happen? It's time for Jesus to show up -- and He does, in a big way!

DON’T GIVE OUT, DON’T GIVE UP, DON’T GIVE IN! Acts 28:1-10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A man went to visit a psychiatrist one day. When the Dr. came in, he asked, "What can I do for you today? What seems to be the problem?" 2. "I have a problem. Every single time I go to the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Furnace Of Your Choice!

Contributed by Rusty Tardo on Apr 30, 2009

Trials and troubles! Everybody has them! Better to suffer the furnace of trial now, than the furnace of hell later!

The Furnace of your Choice Dr. Russell K. Tardo 12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Perfect Storm

Contributed by Scott White on Sep 17, 2016

We all face storms, trials, tribulations in our life; sometime physical, sometimes emotional. But Jesus is always there with us, ready to protect and comfort.

Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve seen a rain line approaching during a storm? You step outside to just look around and off in the distance you see that rain moving in. You can see the rain headed your way, feel the wind kicking up, maybe see flashes of lightning and hear some ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:24-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ