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Failures Flourish Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 31, 2024

If you have failed the Lord, come back to Him. Come for fellowship with the Lord and let Him feed you. Confess your failure to the Lord and let Him affirm you. Commit to following the Lord and let Him restore you.

When Elon Musk started SpaceX in California, he had a dream of safely returning used rocket boosters so they could be used again. This would greatly reduce the cost of space flight. To date, they have been very successful. However, initially there was a lot of failure. Take a look at this YouTube ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical Free

When Worship Gets Expensive: Mary’s Price And Judas’ Calculations Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jul 17, 2025

Don’t you imagine that Lazarus grew tired of the onlookers wanting to catch a glimpse of him? No doubt Lazarus would have loved his privacy away from prying eyes after being in the spotlight. How many times did he have to answer, “How do you feel?”

Find John 12 with me. Worship is the one activity believers will do for all of eternity. Worship offers us these incredible benefits of peace and joy in our lives. Listen and learn from a story of incredible worship. As you listen, refuse to be Judas while embracing Mary. Oh, that there would be ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Sacrifice Of Fools Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 31, 2023

Look past religion, rulers, and riches to the Lord to find real joy in life despite its hardships.

Ron Blue tells the story of a wealthy father, who took his son on a trip to the country to show his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from the trip, the father asked his son, “How was the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:1-20, Deuteronomy 23:21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Jude Part 4 - Danger Danger Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Mar 10, 2024

Jude gives five words pictures and five characteristics of false teachers and a prophecy of doom.

Jude 1:12-16 (Part 4) Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 3-10-2024 Danger I was playing basketball at the rec center in Pontiac on Friday afternoon back when I was a youth pastor. As we were playing, students would walk around the court to go to another class and several would ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

Soul, Mind, Strength - Mark 12:29 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Mar 10, 2024

You know what it means to love God with all your heart. But what does it mean to love him with your soul?

Mark 12:28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" 29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:29, Matthew 22:34-40

Survivor Of The Work Place Series

Contributed by Jeff Seaman on Apr 24, 2001

how can we survive at the work place.

HOW TO SURVIVE THE WORK PLACE How To Be A Survivor - Part 6 Titus 3:14 (GN), Ephesians 2:10 (LB) Jeff Seaman You will spend approximately forty percent of your life at work, your job—about 150,000 hours. Surveys show that about one-third of Americans say “I hate my job.” Other surveys show that ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Blind Man Sees!

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 22, 2002

Jesus has the power to open the eyes of the blinded if they will but recognize their blindness and ask.

March 12, 2000 John 9 ¡§Blind man sees!¡¨ INTRODUCTION I want you to do something for me. I want you to close your eyes. Now, imagine yourself going about your daily activities this way. The alarm goes off tomorrow morning, but your sudden blindness does not prevent you from being ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1

Denomination: Baptist

Ruth's Redeemer Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 10, 2007

God weaves His ways for His glory and for our good.

Ruth’s Redeemer Book of Ruth Rev. Brian Bill 2/11/07 Don and Donna Tuley are in our small group and recently shared the story of how God brought them back together after they had been divorced from each other. I asked Donna to write out her perspective of how God weaved His purposes through some ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Real Cost Of Discipleship – Part 2 Series

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 29, 2006

Being in contact with the cleansing fire from Jesus Christ is supposed to set us ablaze with love for Him, for the things of heaven, and for the salvation that He has bought for us. It is supposed to consume our thoughts and our emotions. It is supposed t

I want to start today with a little object lesson if I may. In this dish I have a crumpled piece of newspaper. I am going to set fire to it. See how quickly the flame consumes the paper? I have to drop it back into the dish if I’m going to keep from getting burned, don’t I? Okay, now what has ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:32-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

P.u.s.h.--Pray Until Something Happens! Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003

In this parable, we learn the value of positive, persistent prayer and the need for prayer in our lives.

P.U.S.H. – Pray Until Something Happens! Luke 18:1-8 By Dr. David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION A young man went into a drugstore to buy 3 boxes of chocolate: small, medium, and large. When the pharmacist asked him about the three boxes, he said, “Well, I’m going over to a new girlfriend’s house for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8, Luke 18:1-18, Romans 12:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Hard Truth

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Sep 4, 2005

Truths are hard because they are hard to grasp, hard to accept, or hard to practice, or live out. They’re hard to practice because the hard truths of scripture require something of us.

The Hard Truth TCF Sermon September 4, 2005 I could very easily title this morning’s sermon, Lessons from LouAnn. That’s because several weeks ago, the inspiration for this morning’s message came from Lou Ann Goodbary. Do you all know LouAnn? LouAnn has been here at TCF longer than most of us, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Shall We Be One?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 9, 2004

Truth separates so we need a scorecard and denominations until we are Raptured.

We sing the songs of Zion saying that we are one in the Spirit and one in the Lord and while we are marching we are not divided all one body we, but in practice we are not. We sing the ideals and walk in the stark reality. Paul emphasizes in Ephesians 4:4-6 the unity and oneness of the Church ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Scarlet Thread

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 31, 2011

Hebrews 9:22 says, "Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness." That's the driving principle that runs throughout the entire Bible.

INTRODUCTION We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus every Lord’s Day, but on Easter Sunday we ramp up our celebration. Back in the 1960s, Nikita Khrushchev was the Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In one infamous speech he declared the superiority of communism over ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:22

Denomination: Baptist

"The Good Wolf And The Bad Wolf" Series

Contributed by Hugh Laing on Mar 1, 2010

A look at TEMPTATION...

INTRODUCTION: (I must give credit to John Hamby...some of the sermon comes from one of his) I remember my grandfather telling me a story about having two wolves inside of us that were always fighting. The good wolf fights with love, peace, and charity. The bad wolf fights with hate, evil, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Father Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2008

1) God’s Discipline is Parental 2) God’s Discipline is Perfect 3) God’s Discipline is Profitable

When you look for Father’s Day cards you tend to see two general types. There are the sailboat and classic card variety with some general thanks to dad. Then, there are the humorous type that usually poke fun at his lack of fit it ability and the like. The one quality you never seem to see, is the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-11

Denomination: Other