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It Is Saturday, But Is It Finished? Series

Contributed by Rogers Steven Warner on Mar 11, 2013

based on 33 ratings

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The day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday rarely gets much attention. This sermon seeks to address Holy Saturday’s importance in an imaginative and emotive manner. It was first preached for a Good Friday service and is crafted for such an audience.

It’s Saturday – But Is It Finished? Luke 23: 54 Throughout the season of Christ’s birth we celebrate Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Three months later we commemorate Ash Wednesday, Lent, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. But what do we call the Saturday that falls ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:54

Denomination: Assembly Of God

You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Mar 17, 2013

based on 6 ratings

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The story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion did not end on Friday. It did not end in death. Because it was early on Sunday morning – the very first day of the week – Jesus rose from the dead.

The story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion did not end on Friday. It did not end in death. Because it was early on Sunday morning – the very first day of the week – Jesus rose from the dead. The grave could not hold the King. He is risen. He is risen, indeed! Prior to this I could only imagine what ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

What Should We Do?

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jul 20, 2013

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Jesus in bringing life to someone who was dead causes the plot to kill Him but little did they know that the very plot they conjured up to kill Him will bring about eternal life.

47 Then the leading priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the high council. They said, “What should we do? This man is doing many miraculous signs. 48 If we let him continue doing these things, everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will come and take away our Temple and our ...read more

Scripture: John 11:47-53

Denomination: Baptist

Acts Of The Apostles (6 Of 39)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 14, 2022

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At the beginning of the third chapter of Acts, the story of the glorious healing of the man who had been lame from birth is recorded.

This man was a picture of the sinner, who is born spiritually lame. God did an undeniable work in his life, but the ungodly, though religious, would not accept it. It is still the same today. God does great things, and still ungodly men will not accept what He does, and can do, for mankind. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-37

Denomination: Baptist

Are The Ancient Creeds And The Historical Faith Still Relevant Today?

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 27, 2022

based on 3 ratings

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Why were the Creeds (Apostolic Creed and Nicene Creed) brought before the Christian Church? Are these Ancient Creeds and the Historical Faith still relevant today?

For Anglicans, ... As for all genuine Christians, ...authentic Christianity ... is Apostolic ... Christianity. And Apostolic Christianity ... rests on the historic, ...eyewitness testimony ... of Jesus's followers, ... the apostles, ... and to the facts of Jesus life, ... death, ... ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4, Philippians 2:6-11, John 20:24-29, John 20:31, John 20:21-22, 2 Peter 1:19-21, 2 Peter 2:1-22 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Easter Changes Our Lives

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 3, 2002

based on 111 ratings

| 10,845 views

Easter reveals the one big problem of man and the one big blessing for man.

1 Cor 15:1-6 EASTER CHANGES OUR LIVES PRAISE THE LORD! We rejoice today because Jesus Christ rose again from the dead! 1 Cor 15:3-4 CHRISTIANITY IN ONE LINE: 3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died FOR our sins according to the Scriptures, 4that he was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

He Wore My Crown Of Thorns

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 14, 2003

based on 114 ratings

| 23,724 views

The significance of the crown of thorns.

A. INTRODUCTION: JOHN 19: 2-5 "And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head and a reed in His right hand: and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!" (Matt. 27:29). "Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the ...read more

Scripture: John 19:2-5, John 19:2-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Mustard Seed

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 22, 2005

based on 18 ratings

| 9,756 views

In the parable of the Mustard Seed, Jesus predicts the growth of the Church from small beginnings - from Israel to Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the world

NR 24-07-05 Story: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. They set up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, Holmes woke his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replied, "I see millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-52

Denomination: Anglican

Faith And Decision-Making

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Dec 20, 2005

based on 4 ratings

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We are called on the make decision all the time, from long ranging decisions to simple ones. How did the early church go about making a life and death decision at the infant stage of their existence?

Passage: Acts 4:23-31 Intro: I was amazed to discover on the web this week that for some churches, the question is not what time their Christmas Day service should be, but whether they should have it at all! 1. decision making in the church can be a quagmire, with all those opinions flying ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-31

Denomination: Evangelical Free

You Who Forget God

Contributed by Tony Skaff on May 15, 2006

based on 6 ratings

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To those who forget about his true nature thinking that he is like man ...

1stBBC You who forget God Psa 50:16-23 But to the wicked God says: "What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers. "You ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:16-23

Denomination: Baptist

How To Avoid Feeling Like You Have To Live By Man Made Standards

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

based on 15 ratings

| 3,079 views

How To Avoid Feeling Like You Have to Live By Man Made Standards (Rom. 8:12-14)

How To Avoid Feeling Like You Have to Live By Man Made Standards (Rom 8:12-14) Illustration: In 1900, the Daughters of the American Revolution elected social reformer Jane Addams to honorary membership. But Addams’s antiwar stance during World War I and her insistence that even subversives had a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:12-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bread Of Life

Contributed by Paul Zwarich on Jul 30, 2008

based on 7 ratings

| 5,777 views

Jesus came back from His retreat after John’s death focused on the only power that could defeat evil.

Lectionary 18 A Matthew 14:13-21 In the past I have no doubt that most of you have heard the account of the “Feeding of the Five Thousand” and that you know that the story informs us of the miracle of how Jesus multiplied five loaves of bread and two fish into enough food to feed five thousand men ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Careful For Money Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 5, 2007

| 2,873 views

Learning not to let money control you.

Careful for Money Theme: Text: 1 Timothy 6:3-21 Main Verse: 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. Introduction False Teachers and Money 1Ti 6:3 If anyone teaches ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-21

Denomination: Church Of God

King For A Day

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on May 30, 2009

based on 5 ratings

| 4,499 views

Could it be that many who followed Jesus into Jerusalem turned away from him when they realized Jesus was not going to overthrow the government? Do we seek our own selfish agenda through Christ or is He truly our King?

King for a Day Luke 19:28-48 The word Hosanna is a Greek word which is translated from the Hebrew word hoshiiah na which means save now. A few weeks ago we learned Jesus was called Yeshua Hamashia or Jesus the Messiah. Today we celebrate and remember how Jesus was King for a Day as he rode into ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-48

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Significance Of Questions

Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Jun 18, 2009

based on 5 ratings

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Lookign at questions in the context of Job 38, and Jesus stilling the storm in Mark 4

One of the most unhelpful ideas about Christianity, indeed about faith in general, is that doubt is the opposite of faith. It is not. Certainty is the opposite of faith. Doubt is an intrinsic part of faith, for by definition faith is about making a commitment and a decision about matters that ...read more

Scripture: Job 38:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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