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The Marks Of A Consecrated Person

Contributed by W. Alderman on Dec 5, 2007

This message shows how our giving should be done willing to the Lord

THE MARKS OF A CONSECRATED PERSON TEXT: I Chronicles 28: 3, 9, 10; 29: 1-17 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: This study will emphasize the importance of having a willing spirit and heart in ones giving. The word “willing” appears over and over again in these chapters as David ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 3: The Will Of A Person

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 8, 2007

Our will is an essential aspect of our personhood and can be sharpened and hardened to use for God’s glory.

Pastor’s Bible Class Thomas Road Baptist Church Series: What Makes You Do the Things You Do? Lesson 3: The Will of a Person Dr. Elmer Towns 7 October 2007 A. INTRODUCTION “WHAT IS MAN?” (PSALM 8:4). 1. We are material and immaterial. “As her soul was departing (for she died)” (Gen. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:4

Denomination: Baptist

Stewardship, A Personal Testimony

Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Oct 27, 2007

A personal stewardship testimony emphasizing the need for balance in life.

Before I start, I need to define one important term. The device on the table is not a scale. You can find scales in the bathroom, the doctor’s office, the meat market the truck stop etc. I personally don’t like scales -- the last time I used one I weighed 160 pounds. The correct term for this ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:5-6

Denomination: Lutheran

A Personal Stewardship Testimony

Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Oct 27, 2007

I am called to manage God’s resources not consume them.

My practical training to better understand my role as a steward of God’s resources started when Doreen and I bought a Medicine Shoppe Franchise way back in 1978. This purchase gave me an excellent working paradigm to apply to my future life as a steward. This was a store that had been open for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1

Denomination: Lutheran

My Personal Sacrifice Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 5, 2007

This is the last sermon in this series on the Martyr’s Oath, and the most demanding of us personally. If you have looked ahead, you have seen the rest of the oath filled in. Daunting to say the least! Daunting , yes, BUT still achievable. In our lifet

THE MARTYR’S OATH My Personal Sacrifice Romans 12:1-3 INTRODUCTION: This is the last sermon in this series on the Martyr’s Oath, and the most demanding of us personally. If you have looked ahead, you have seen the rest of the oath filled in. Daunting to say the least! Daunting , yes, BUT still ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Be The Person

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on May 4, 2007

It doesn’t take a lot of resources to be a blessing to someone and meet their need. All of us can be the person. Here’s how.

May, 2007 You Can Be the Person Mark 14:12-16 INTRODUCTION: Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “where do you want us to make preparation for you to eat the Passover?” There was not much time for them to make the needed preparation because the Passover had to be eaten between sundown and midnight ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:12-16

Denomination: Methodist

The Person Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Oct 30, 2006

The Holy Spirit empowers, purifies, reveals, and unifies us today.

“The Person of the Holy Spirit” John 14:15-21, 25-27 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts We can grasp the concept that God is our Father, and we especially identify with Jesus, Who walked this earth as one of us…but it’s harder to conceptualize the ...read more

Scripture: John 14:25-27

Denomination: Congregational

The Person Driven Life

Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 16, 2006

Much has been said about the Purpose Driven Life, but Hebrews 12 seems to focus on the person driven life, a life that is lived in devotion to Jesus Christ.

The Person Driven Life Hebrews 12:1-3 When Lloyd Douglas, author of “The Robe”, attended college, he lived in a boardinghouse. A retired, wheelchair-bound music professor resided on the first floor. Each morning Douglas would stick his head in the door of the teacher’s apartment and ask the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Holiness

Effective Personal Ministry Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 9, 2008

Exposition of Acts 9:32-43 regarding Peter’s ministry in Lydda and Joppa healing the sick and raising the dead

Text: Acts 9:32-43, Title: Effective Personal Ministry, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/10/08, AM A. Opening illustration: In all the recent church growth and development books a common thread that runs through them is how to get all the members in your church to be ministers and involved in ministry—to move ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:32-43

Denomination: Baptist

Personal Faith First

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 17, 2007

We cannot expect to help others follow Christ well, if we haven’t learned how to do it ourselves. We must give attention to our own spiritual walk if we are to be effective disciples of Christ.

Personal Faith First Luke 4:38-39 Imagine taking your car to be fixed by someone who has not prepared himself in car repair. Yep, that’s a Chevy! If that person’s car is sitting on blocks and the pieces are strewn about the yard, you might have questions. What is that car all about, an on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:38-39

Denomination: Mennonite

Understanding The Person Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Chris Edmondson on Feb 4, 2007

Introduction to the Holy Spirit and how does He engage believers.

Understanding the Person of the Spirit Life in the Spirit, Part 1 John 14:15-16, 26 Jesus Christ is about to leave his disciples. He is about to go. He tells them in 14:1, “Let not your heart be troubled; I am going to leave you to prepare a place for you. I will come again to receive you unto ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-26

Denomination: Baptist

Establishing A Personal Memorial

Contributed by Brad Rigney on Jun 23, 2006

This sermon was used for Memorial Day to show how we need to set some places and things as a Memorial for our own lives to remind us about the Lord and what He has done for us.

Establishing A Personal Memorial Joshua 4:1-9 Intro.: A. In April 1863, in Columbus, Miss. After decorating graves of her two sons who died in the Civil War as Confederate Soldiers – an elderly woman also decorated two mounds at the corner of the cemetery. An observer asked, “What are you ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:1-9

Denomination: Adventist

Four Kinds Of Personality

Contributed by Joel Santos on Jul 15, 2007

Judges chapter 12 brings Jephthah’s story to an end and tells us of three more judges. The four men give us a glimpse of four kinds of leadership, and four kinds of personality.

Judges chapter 12 brings Jephthah’s story to an end (12:1-7) and tells us of three more judges (12:8-15). The four men give us a glimpse of four kinds of leadership, and four kinds of personality. 1. Jephthah became too much of a tyrant; he was overconcerned with control. His tyranny began with ...read more

Scripture: Judges 12:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Missing Person Report

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 2, 2006

Exposition of 1 Sam. 27:1-28:2

The Missing Person 1 Sam. 27:-28:2 A woman went to the police station with her next-door neighbor to report that her husband was missing. The policeman asked for a description. She said, "He’s forty-five years old, six foot three, has blue eyes, blonde hair, an athletic build, is soft spoken, and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Person God Is Looking For

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 2, 2006

An Exposition of 16

The Person God Is Looking For 1 Samuel 16 When Mike Kollin, a graduate of Auburn University, was linebacker for the Miami Dolphins his former college coach, Shug Jordan, asked him if he would do some recruiting for him. Mike said, "Sure, coach. What kind of player are you looking for?" The coach ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-23

Denomination: Baptist