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Confession Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Aug 29, 2022

This message is from the Sermon Central Series, "From the Ashes" and is heavily edited for use in our church.

From the Ashes Week 4 – Confession Scripture: John 3:19-20, James 1:14-15, Luke 15 I grew up differently than most kids today. When I was staying with my grandparents in Hayward, we lived on the edge of town, and were allowed to hunt and fish around the property. We had many firearms, all ...read more

Scripture: John 3:19-20, James 1:14-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Chainbreaker

Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 20, 2020

Continuing Series on Romans, we look at how Jesus breaks the chains of sin in our lives

Chain Breaker Romans Series CCCAG July 19th, 2020 Scripture- Romans 6 (Tammie Reading) Rom 6 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Chain Breaker Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 31, 2020

A sermon explaining how Jesus can break the chains of sin in our lives

Chain Breaker Romans Series CCCAG July 19th, 2020 Scripture- Romans 6 Rom 6 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Get Up!

Contributed by David Simpson on Apr 20, 2020

Have you ever seen those football games where the quarterback is knocked on his back and another player offers him his hand to help him back up? Well, that’s what God does for us. 1 Peter 5:6 says: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”

Sermon June 9, 2019 David Simpson –Lanier Christian Church (for Galilee Christian Church Special Message) GET UP! I played organized football for two years. Yep, I played on the defensive line for the Baldwin County Shriners. Last year, I saw my coach, Bill Milines, and he loves to tell the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6, 2 Samuel 12:21-23, 1 Kings 19:5-9, Jeremiah 8:4-5, Mark 5:41, Luke 22:46, Acts 22:16, Luke 15:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian Church

A Modern Prodigal's Testimony

Contributed by Vernon House on Jun 3, 2019

Many people don't believe in Angels, God or the Devil but I would like to share my testimony with you on how I became a believer when I was running from the God I never knew.

My name is Vernon House - I am the pastor of the First Pentecostal Church of Red Bud Many times ministers are thought to be out of touch with the world around them. That we are just religious, self-righteous, judgmental, or even condescending. I would like to change your opinion about that and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:3-7, 1 Timothy 3:16, John 1:10-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Original Grinch Series

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 10, 2018

There have always been those who hated Christmas: the Grinches and the Ebenezer Scrouges; the Bertrand Russels and the Richard Dawkins; but the original Grinch, who lived in the days of the Lord Jesus, was King Herod. He really tried to get rid of Christmas!

THE ORIGINAL GRINCH Mt. 2:1-8, 16-18 INTRODUCTION GRINCH SONG: “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch” 2:03 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27I3AN0XwP8 A. HUMOR: “Missing Jesus” 1. It was the day after Christmas at a church in San Francisco. Pastor Mike was looking at the nativity scene outside when he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How Do I Get Better?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 23, 2018

Do we desire to build a better life? We will not get better by accident, we need a plan. David has a 7 step plan to build better people. Why not try it? It worked for David...

HOW DO I GET BETTER? DAVID’S SEVEN STEP PROGRAM… BITTER VS BETTER. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 (MSG) Concentrate on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Not Our Way But God's Way

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Feb 24, 2026

The choice to obey God or to disobey is entirely ours. However, while obedience is God’s will and our safe place, disobedience has consequences that are detrimental to us and to others.

For today’s meditation we will read Deuteronomy 1:21, “See, the LORD your God has set the land before you. Go up, take possession, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not fear or be dismayed.'” (ESV) These were the words of Moses to the people of Israel. When the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:21-22, Numbers 13:1-2, Numbers 22:12, Numbers 22:19-20, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 16:2, Jonah 1:1-3, Luke 15:11-13, Luke 15:20, Proverbs 3:5-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Repent & Believe! Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 19, 2024

Why is repentance so important... and why did Jesus follow telling His audience that they needed to include belief with that repentance?

About 10 years ago, there was a 67-year-old Belgian woman named Sabine Moreau. She had left home to travel about 1 ½ hours to Brussels (the capital city of Belgium). TWO DAYS LATER, after having crossed five international borders, she found herself in Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Condition Critical

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 4, 2023

When Jesus said “Do not judge, or you too will be judged,” he did not absolve us from the responsibility to discern between good and evil.

An interesting thing happened during the opening worship of the 213th General Assembly. As the service began, the congregation stood to sing the first anthem. A great parade of banners, each representing one of our presbyteries, made its way down the center aisle. As the procession reached the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5, 2 Samuel 12:2-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Seven Things We Can Know About The Second Coming

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Feb 5, 2024

There are at least seven things we can know about the Second Coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ found in I Thessalonians 4:13-18. And the apostle Paul, who wrote this letter, explains these things so that we will not be ignorant about them.

Alba 2-4-2024 SEVEN THINGS WE CAN KNOW ABOUT THE SECOND COMING I Thessalonians 4:13-18 Janine's family had a special treat for breakfast occasionally. When a hog was butchered, their mother would fry pig brains and serve it on homemade bread. In honor of that, it became a tradition at ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Personal Transformation (The Goodness Of God Within Us) Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 27, 2023

Personal Transformation (The Goodness Of God Within Us) Series: Making All Things New Brad Bailey – Sept. 10, 2023

Personal Transformation (The Goodness Of God Within Us) Series: Making All Things New Brad Bailey – Sept. 10, 2023 Intro… Today… we are going to begin a short 3 weeks series entitled “Making All Things New” This is the declaration that Jesus makes. The disciple John, who was the closest disciple ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:5, Luke 15:11-24, John 4:19, Romans 8:16, Ezekiel 36:26, Galatians 5:22-23, Galatians 5:25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Promise Of Peace

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 18, 2000

Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.

Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee. {perfect...: Heb. peace, peace} {mind: or, thought, or, imagination} The countries of our world need peace. On the basis of the computation in the Moscow Gazette, Gustave Valbert in ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Question Of The Magi: Where Is He? Series

Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jul 7, 2001

A call to self-examination

The Questions of Christmas (4) The Question of the Magi Where Is He? Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:1-12 They had traveled over miles and miles of desert, leading a caravan of camels loaded with servants and supplies in their wake. They were wealthy noblemen, astrologers, sages ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12, Matthew 2:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living To Die & Dying To Live

Contributed by James May on Apr 19, 2001

Are we living as though this earth is all that we have to live for, or are we living as though Heaven was really our destiny?

Living to Die and Dying to Live A chicken and a pig came upon a church building and read the advertisement on the billboard out front, which read, "Help Us Feed the Poor." Immediately the chicken suggested they help feed the poor with bacon and eggs. The pig thought for a moment and said, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible