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New Wine In New Wineskins

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 22, 2002

based on 24 ratings

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One of a series on the the church from Acts

New wine goes in new skins. Everybody in Jesus day knew that! - It is a simple rule. The skins of animals were used to hold wine. As it aged they stretched. If you put new wine in old skins - they would burst. It was that simple. The new wine is the Gospel and the wineskins are the methods we ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:1-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tempting God Through Disobedience

Contributed by Russ Houser on Apr 6, 2002

based on 6 ratings

| 4,813 views

a look at the risk of not giving of ourselves to help others in need.

Tempting the Lord through disobedience 4-7-02 AM 2 Kings 12: 3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. Pray Story of Boy with fishes and loaves - family - sent boy on errand - packed a lunch - would be gone most of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 12:3, John 6:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Hopelessness Of The Hell-Bound Hypocrite

Contributed by Aaron Brown on Sep 27, 2001

based on 48 ratings

| 4,675 views

A searching, satire on the prevalent hypocrisy in the church: with humorous reflections on the preacher, prayer, choir, deacons, and ushers.

**** Disclaimer **** This sermon’s intent is to highlight hypocrisy in all levels of the church where the enemy is trying to deceive and infiltrate. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO OFFEND OR BE JUDGEMENTAL. I love all people and my heart yearns that all would be saved. He that winneth souls is wise (Prov. ...read more

Scripture: Job 27:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Divine Speed Bumps

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Oct 16, 2001

based on 35 ratings

| 21,583 views

A sermon to explain how God attempts to slow us down when He wants to get our attention.

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1 – 11 Title: “Divine Speed-Bumps” Introduction: David and his men were trying to handle the Holy Presence and glory of God with “Human Hands.”  God will only let you do things your way just so far.  It appears that David’s caravan “hit a bump” in the road at ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 16:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Does Legalism Get Us Off-Track Spiritually?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 6, 2007

based on 4 ratings

| 5,162 views

This message uses Saul’s poorly-conceived rule as an example of how our rules can create major problems.

- This was a difficult passage to find the “interpretive key” for. How Legalism Starts: He made up a rule that made him feel better. - 1 Samuel 14:24. How Those Around Him Responded: They feared the rule, so they tried to live by it. - 1 Samuel 14:26-28. - v. 26 - There was honey that they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:24-45

Denomination: Baptist

Longing Into Living Faith In Action

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 27, 2007

based on 7 ratings

| 10,790 views

This sermon is primarily about faith. It is about what faith is, a longing for something more than this world has to offer. It encourages people to turn that longing into faith and turn that faith into action.

Longing for Something More, Hebrews 11:1 Introduction The story is told of a little boy whose family was very poor. He never complained because he had no toys and received no gifts at Christmas time; but he wished for them. He spent his spare time looking in the store windows at the pretty things ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Christian Church

Living The Kingdom Life: An Introduction Series

Contributed by Marty Boller on Jan 9, 2007

based on 6 ratings

| 14,491 views

#1 in a series focused on the foundational biblical truths found in The Prayer of St. Francis: Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace.

Turn to John 14: 15-21 15) “If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16) And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— 17) the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stand In The Gap

Contributed by Joe Burke on Jan 19, 2007

based on 10 ratings

| 12,531 views

Our condition in our Church and our country is so far gone, that only heartfelt, deep, corporate Church repentance could mediate to some degree our impending punishment.

Stand in the Gap! "I have searched among them for someone who could build a wall or stand in the gap before me to keep me from destroying the land; but I found no one.Therefore I have poured out my fury upon them; with my fiery wrath I have consumed them; I have brought down their conduct upon ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30-31

Denomination: Catholic

The Call To Discipleship

Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Feb 2, 2007

based on 5 ratings

| 5,445 views

If we want to be Jesus’ disciples, we must accept his supreme authority as Lord over every part of our lives.

In today’s readings we have 2 examples of ordinary people coming face to face with the power of God. Firstly, we have Isaiah’s powerful and compelling vision of an encounter with God in the Temple, in which God’s might and majesty are powerfully displayed. Isaiah must have been completely ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Point Of No Return

Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 20, 2002

based on 51 ratings

| 13,204 views

Is it possible for a disobedient child of God to "push" their Heavenly Father too far? Scripture says it is.

THE POINT OF NO RETURN I Jn. 5:16 INTRO. I am told that swinging out over the waters that go down to the Niagara Falls are several warning signs, each warning you to turn around or be swept over the falls. Finally a last sign reads, "Beyond this sign is the point of no return!" We live in an ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:16

Denomination: Baptist

Hell, You Don't Have To Go

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 15, 2006

based on 27 ratings

| 4,156 views

heaven or hell, you get to make the choice

Intro: according to a recent study: less than 3% of sermons are on sin, rebellion, judgment or eternal punishment. Because of this, 67% of Americans don’t believe in a literal hell. These attitudes are main factors why the American Pastor is now viewed as disposable, if there is no hell, than what ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Strong Hope For Hard Times

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006

based on 11 ratings

| 11,936 views

Dealing with diffult times

"Strong Hope for Hard Times" Matthew 17 10/12/97 Intro: When have you needed hope? Here in Matthew 17, we see Jesus giving hope to his disciples. Jesus has begun to prepare his disciples for his death, and as he does this, he also gives them hope to overcome when this happens. Whatever ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Eating Dinner With Jesus

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003

based on 6 ratings

| 3,939 views

Jesus isn’t content to enter our lives and leave us alone so we can do what we want. He’s not even satisfied with a few moments of our day or a couple of hours on Sunday mornings. He enters our life in order to be in charge. He comes in to make changes

D oing something beautiful for God is, for Mother Teresa, what life is about. Everything, in that it is for God, becomes beautiful, whatever it may be; ... Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity provide a living witness to the power and truth of what Jesus came to proclaim. His light shines ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:14-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Who Does ’the Father’ Seek? Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 20, 2008

based on 3 ratings

| 3,793 views

God seeks for worshippers because the place of Lucifer and the 1/3 of angels that worshipped God was empty and was replaced by God’s creation of the human race. The same place which Lucifer condemned, God would place man to worship Him. It is a disgrace t

Opening illustration: Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. When he asked his father for permission to go, his dad said he could provide his chores ...read more

Scripture: John 4:21-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Amazing Grace

Contributed by Nathan Cooper on Feb 26, 2008

| 3,898 views

Grace cannot exist until we come to the realization that we are helpless. When we submit to this fact then and only then can the grace of God work.

AMAZING GRACE: ROMANS 5:6-10 If I was to poll this room to the percentage of the 10 commandments each of us have broken, we would find that each of us have broken most of them. This classifies us as sinners, and as sinners, a price must be paid for that sin. That price is the penalty of death. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-10

Denomination: Baptist

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