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God's Priorities In A Pressure-Packed World

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 15, 2001

In life of faith, in following Christ as our Master, we are faced many times with tough calls, what can we do and how can we decide what to do, how can we cope.

God’s Priorities in a Pressure Cooker world By Andrew Chan, PBC, Vancouver, BC, August 15, 2001 I Peter 3:13-19 A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in two’s for the day. That night one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of a 200 pound deer. The group asked, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-18, 1 Peter 3:18-22

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Thankful In Tough Times Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Oct 23, 2008

There are three powerful truths in today’s key text that will protect your relationship with Jesus Christ and enable you to express a life of thankfulness to God regardless of the circumstance.

Turn your Bibles to Philippians 4:6-7 Title: Thankful in Tough Times Theme: Guarding Your Heart in This Life Series: Full Measure of Thanksgiving Listen as I read Philippians 4:6-7, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mommy 101

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 28, 2006

Sermon suitable for Mother’s Day

MOMMY 101 2 Timothy 1:3-5, 3:14&15 INTRODUCTION The first preacher that ever came to his town was stoned and left for dead by an angry mob. You see, Zeus was worshipped in that town. There was a temple erected for Zeus just outside the city gates and no one wanted to hear about Jesus. His dad ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Why You Need A Blood Donation Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006

A study of blood atonement and why we need it

1. Title: Why You Need a Blood Donation – first hour edition 2. Text: Hebrews 9 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd., August 27, 2006, in the series “Nothing Better Than The Best” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand the meaning of atonement, why it is necessary, and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Discovering Life's Meaning

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 16, 2009

I used this lesson for our annual Friend Day.

Introduction: A. Good morning and welcome to Friend Day. 1. I sincerely hope you are uplifted and challenged by what takes place among us today! 2. If you are visiting with us today, we hope that you will come again – you are always welcome. B. Let’s start with some cartoons about the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Guidelines For Godly Mothers

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007

An exaamination of the qualities of Godly Mothers. Suitable for Mothers’ Day.

GUIDELINES FOR GODLY MOTHERS The first preacher that ever came to his town was stoned and left for dead by an angry mob. You see, Zeus was worshipped in that town. There was a temple erected for Zeus just outside the city gates and no one wanted to hear about Jesus. His dad wasn’t a Christian, as ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

No Rain - No Rainbows Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 1, 2007

23rd in a series from Ephesians. God uses suffering for our benefit and for the benefit of others.

When Mary and I went to Kauai for our 25th anniversary, I came across a t-shirt that was imprinted with Kimo’s Kauai Rules. In fact, I liked the t-shirt and the rules so much that I not only bought the shirt, but when I returned from that trip I also preached a series of ten sermons based on the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:13

Denomination: Baptist

Worthless Worship

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 30, 2010

Too many of our day seem to think that because they sit through church services that they have participated in worship. However, that isn’t necessarily true. Sadly, many Christians these days are simply going through the motions, without heart involvement

WORTHLESS WORSHIP Copyright August 2010 by Rev. Donnie L. Martin. All Rights Reserved. Text: Mal. 1:11-13 I. DISRESPECTFUL SERVICE A. Israel Doubted And Denied God’s Loving Relationship. B. Israel Was Showing God No Respect. C. Israel’s Worship Was Without Reverence. II. DISQUALIFIED ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Who Get's Blessed? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 7, 2013

This is the intro to our Stewardship month. Our theme is The Blessed Life and I've been reading and listening to a lot of Robert Morris so you will find thoughts of his scattered throughout.

Who is Blessed? So here we are. “Money Month” 2013. For those of you who have become a part of our church family in the past year here is a little insight. 11 years ago we decided to take a different approach to dealing with finances at Cornerstone. Instead of dealing with the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Wind Will Blow Again

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Dec 31, 2014

God said prophesy; The wind is blowing again (you might see a valley of dry bones) but God sees an army just waiting for his voice and the wind to blow again.

Ezekiel 37:1-37:10 I know I won't win any popularity contests with this word, but I am not just a preacher (I am a watchman on the wall, and I have a God given responsibility when I see the sword coming to sound the alarm) God told Ezekial: When you see the sword coming and you don’t sound ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Antidote To My Busyness

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Dec 8, 2016

If Jesus is my shepherd I have peace when I rest in His presence

Last August, speaker and author Rory Vaden posted this on Twitter: Saying “I’m too busy” is the adult version of saying “The dog ate my homework” I think he may very well be right. And my guess is that every one of us in this room have been guilty of using that excuse at some time in our lives. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Bitter Roots Series

Contributed by Steve Bond on Feb 15, 2017

Bitterness is one of the soul poisons that prevent us from living a healthy life.

Introduction I want to thank Nick and Liz Corona for sharing their story with us. More than anything else, I want you to know that your past hurts do not have to control your future. If we believe anything about the Lord—we believe that he can give us hope for the future. And this includes becoming ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:31, Ephesians 12:15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Parable Of The Great Banquet Revisited

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 1, 2015

Our purpose as Christians, as the Church, is contained within Jesus purpose for coming to us, which He outlined in Luke chapter 4, quoting from Isaiah 61. And we are sent by Jesus as Jesus was sent by the Father to fulfill Jesus' purpose. Nothing less.

Wellspring Anniversary Sermon - November 1, 2015 - Luke 14:15-24 The Parable of the Great Banquet Revisited Thank you so much for having me today. It’s a privilege to worship with you and share with you today, and I want to say congratulations on your anniversary. I like anniversaries. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love Is Kind Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 21, 2013

In this sermon, we explore how to love others through kindness.

A. One day a minister who was a very kind man and loved to serve others noticed a young boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. 1. Because the boy was so little and the doorbell was so high, he couldn’t reach it. 2. After watching the boy’s efforts for a moment, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Growing Up Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 10, 2014

Growing up people need growing up grace.

Title: Growing-Up Text: Genesis 2:15-17 and 3:1-7 Thesis: Growing-up people need growing-up grace. Introduction We generally associate age with growing up. Age is also a period of human life, measured by years from birth, usually marked by a certain stage or degree of mental or physical ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational