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  • First Sunday After Trinity (B C P). Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 18, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 475 views

    Sermons upon the Bible readings of the Book of Common Prayer.

    Psalm 41:1-4, 2 Samuel 9:6-13, 1 John 4:7-21, Luke 16:19-31. A). THE BLESSING OF THE COMPASSIONATE. Psalm 41:1-4. This is a Psalm of David. It is quite possibly about David. It is also about our Lord Jesus (except that Jesus has no personal sin to confess, unlike Psalm 41:4). Psalm 41:1. ...read more

  • Thirty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time, B: Shema

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 16, 2024
     | 696 views

    Prostrating oneself in prayer helps me to mean all the words of this creed, with all its intensity and wide scope.

    This is the most Jewish and Catholic prayer possible, in our Gospel today, from Mark 12:29, which Jews call the Shema, which means “hear” in Hebrew-- we have the first line of the Shema in our Gospel today: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all ...read more

  • Did You See That

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Oct 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,998 views

    He did it again so all could see the work of God first hand.

    DID YOU SEE THAT Mark 2 1And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the ...read more

  • Cain And Abel Series

    Contributed by John Dixon on Oct 7, 2018
     | 8,699 views

    The word “REGARD” or the word “FAVOR” in Hebrew means, “paid attention to.” God paid attention to Abel’s offering but Cain’s offering he did not pay attention to.

    GENESIS 4:1-11 NASB Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a man-child with the help of the Lord.”  2 Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ...read more

  • Experimental Sermon

    Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,193 views

    In this message, the first in the new church facility, Dave chronicles God’s faithfulness to Wildwind Church.

    Experimental Sermon Wildwind Community Church David Flowers April 12, 2008 River of Life First Day 1 Corinthians 1:9 (NIV) 9 God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. Most of you know Christy’s mom passed away on April 5. It’s all so fresh. I ...read more

  • Our Eternal Home Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 6, 2014
    based on 8 ratings
     | 22,503 views

    What knowledge do you possess concerning life after death? What are you certain of? The Spirit-filled Christian longs to be clothed in a body fit for all eternity.

    2 CORINTHIANS 5:1-5 [GAINING PERSPECTIVE Series] OUR ETERNAL HOME [John 14:1-6 / 1 Corinthians 15:34-54] What knowledge do you possess concerning [life and] life after death? What are you certain of? Man can be described as dwelling in a body during this time, but how does he live in the next ...read more

  • The Whole Armor Of God Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jun 21, 2022
     | 5,696 views

    Our enemy is a spiritual power. Our enemy the devil, is described as spiritual forces in heavenly places. Paul wants the believers in Ephesus to know that our enemy is the devil. There may be earthy leaders who oppose the gospel.

    Living the Christian life is like standing on a battlefield. There is a drastic difference between peacetime and wartime. In the original Perspectives Books Ralph Winter uses the illustration of the Queen Mary ship to illustrate this. Here is his illustration: The Queen Mary, lying in repose in ...read more

  • "Return To Shelter" (Zephaniah) Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 12,157 views

    "Backsliders" are believers who needs some encouragement. But those who claim to be believers and who forsake God simply never had authentic faith in the first place.

    “Return to Shelter” (Zephaniah) Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts A young boy was sitting in the corner of the kitchen looking unhappy. He’d just been given a “time out”. When his discipline was over, he asked his mother, “God can do anything He wants, ...read more

  • What Does It Mean To "Worship”

    Contributed by Max Goins on Dec 7, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,596 views

    Our Worship of God is deeply rooted in our entire life. If He is first in our lives, everything else, including our corporate worship will fall in place.

    What Does It Mean to “Worship” Text: John 4:19-24 Vines Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words says, “The Worship of God is not clearly defined in the scriptures.” (Page 1247) In the Greek language there are five verbs and three nouns that are translated “Worship.” The first and ...read more

  • Story 19 An Altar-Ed State

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 11, 2014
     | 4,436 views

    When the Jews returned from captivity the first item rebuilt was the altar. They renewed their worship of God as he took the initiative to restore them to their place in His Land.

    1. CHANGING YOUR MIND Little Sarah was at her first wedding and gaped at the entire ceremony. When it was over, she asked her mother, "Why did the lady change her mind?" Her mother asked, "What do you mean?" "Well, she went down the aisle with one man, and came back with another one." Changing ...read more

  • God - Our Fortress Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Sep 15, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,415 views

    We all have times in our life when we seek a place to hide, to be safe from the dangers of this world. Seldom we remember God, who is an impregnable fortress for those who trust in Him.

    Psalm 91 - Study 7 – You are my Fortress We read in Psalm 91:2, “I will say to the LORD, "You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust."” (GW) When do we need a fortress? In Nahum 1:7, we read, “The LORD is good. He is a fortress in the day of trouble. He knows those who ...read more

  • O God Our Help In Ages Past Series

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 29, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,665 views

    This sermon follows the first verse of O God Our Help In ages Past

    Isaac Watts 1674-1748 - Considered by many the best known of the 800 hymns written by Isaac Watts Isaac Watts is often called the "Father of English hymns" - Some of his hymns in our Hymn Book • O God Our Help • Joy To The World • Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed • When I ...read more

  • How Do We Compare To Jesus First Disciples? Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 1, 2016
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,339 views

    When I think about the first disciples of Jesus there is one thing that I find really encouraging - they were very ordinary people, average people, people like you and me, people with faults and failings, imperfect people.

    How do we compare to Jesus first Disciples? When I think about the first disciples of Jesus there is one thing that I find really encouraging - they were very ordinary people with very ordinary jobs - fishermen & a tax collector. If Jesus public ministry had begun here in Rayleigh and Jesus ...read more

  • God's Vision For His Church Part Ii

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on May 30, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,398 views

    Pentecost: Our witness takes place in a post church society... 2nd sermon of two.

    In Jesus Holy Name May 31, 2009 Text: Acts 2:1-5 Pentecost - Redeemer “God’s Vision For His Church, Part II” “Telling the Good News” What did Peter preach? Standing in the streets of Jerusalem, Peter spoke these words: “Men of Israel, listen to this Jesus of Nazareth …was put to death ...read more

  • She Keeps Her First Sabbath In Eighteen Years

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 11, 2022
     | 2,522 views

    The command to keep Sabbath is one of the Ten Commandments. so how is it properly kept?

    She Keeps her first Sabbath in Eighteen Years Luke 13:10-17 Notice that the LORD not only states keeping the Sabbath, but He also provides the rationale for keeping it. The LORD Himself rested from His work on the Seventh Day after creating the heavens and the earth. We don’t know exactly how He ...read more