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Preparing For The Cross

Contributed by Mark Elkins on Apr 11, 2003

God took the vilest, ugliest, most sinful thing and by His love, transformed it into something that we would wear around our necks, or place in a our sanctuaries. Is there something in your life that He could do the same to?

Tell your neighbor, "There is a message in the cross and you need to know what it is!" Then look at your other neighbor and ask, "What is the message of the cross?" Chris was explaining basic Christian theology to Jen when they were quit a bit younger. He said, “You see Jen, it was Jesus’ job to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:17-29

Denomination: Baptist

Prepare The Way

Contributed by John Knight on Apr 14, 2003

What does it mean to ’prepare’ for Christmas, and are we preparing our hearts and lives?

Prepare The Way Mark 1:1-11 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-11

Denomination: Holiness

Preparing For The Tomb

Contributed by Mark Elkins on Apr 17, 2003

God took what man cannot overcome, sin and death, and showed man that He could overcome it! What is in your life that you have not been able to conquer? Allow God to show you His power!

PREPARING FOR THE TOMB. Tell the story of John 20:1-18. I. At the tomb Mary experienced fear. (1-2a) The fear of losing her Lord. She knew that she had lost Him, but the tomb represented His life. To lose His body would mean she would lose everything that would remind her of who He was. How ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Preparing For Vision

Contributed by Todd Randolph on Oct 12, 2001

Getting your church and yourself ready to receive God’s vision.

On day six of the ill-fated mission of Apollo 13, the astronauts needed to make a critical course correction. If they failed, they might never return to Earth. To conserve power, they shut down the onboard computer that steered the craft. Yet the astronauts needed to conduct a thirty-nine-second ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Preparing For Trials Series

Contributed by William Nowak on Apr 8, 2002

Knowing that trials are coming and understanding the reason for them is half the battle for the Christian.

I Peter 1:6-12 “Preparing for Trials” Intro—As we were looking at the Book of First Peter last week, we focused on the rewards, if you will, of becoming a Christian—and we said that Peter tells the churches he’s writing to that the Christian receives a Second Birth—and that as part of that Second ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-12

Denomination: Baptist

Prepare For Impact Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 8, 2006

Moving from being a tagalong Christian to one who makes an impact is a simple process to understand.

Prepare for Impact (I Peter 1:13-16) 1. Have you heard of the new scientific theory? "When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is dropped, it always lands buttered side down. Therefore, if a slice of toast is strapped to a cat’s back, buttered side up, and the animal is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Preparation Principle

Contributed by Brian Eatock on Dec 14, 2005

God has prepared us for a ministry. Why do we think God has prepared us our entire life to fail? Won’t He be with us along the journey?

Several centuries ago, a Japanese emperor commissioned an artist to paint a picture of a bird. A number of months passed, then several years, and still no painting was brought to the palace. Finally the emperor became so exasperated that he went to the artist’s home to demand an explanation. But ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Holiness

Are You Prepared? Series

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Dec 16, 2005

Prepare is our focus in this second week of Advent. Preparing ourselves for His second coming is very important.

Are You Prepared? Pastor Glenn Newton 12-11-05 MT 25:1 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Prepare The Way

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Dec 5, 2008

Many times we have those days when we are really busy,and we get over whelmed with large quantities of mail. Then we have to sit down and sort this mail out, and because we are so busy we go through and throw out what we think is junk mail or mail that

Prepare The Way Luke 3:1 6 How do you sort your mail ? Many times we have those days when we are really busy,and we get over whelmed with large quantities of mail. Then we have to sit down and sort this mail out, and because we are so busy we go through and throw out what we think is junk ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Economic Preparation .

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 13, 2009

❶ Dismal News ❷ Sad News ❸ Reflective News ❹ Biblical News ❺ Action News

❶ Dismal News - Labor Department – In Nov. 533,000 jobs were lost – the most in any month since 1974. - (Reuters Jan 7) - If the US Congress does not pass an economic stimulus plan soon the country will lose another 3 million jobs in 2009 - US News & World Report 1/7/09 - US government ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12

Denomination: Baptist

Be Prepared - Watchful Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 6, 2007

The hope and anticipation of Jesus’ return motivates us to be watchful and to live each day of our lives as a faithful servant of God.

Matthew 24:36-44 “Be Prepared—Watchful” INTRODUCTION Jesus is coming again! Not only is this the subject of the gospel text for today, it is also the great hope of the Christian Church. We as Christians hope and we anticipate Jesus’ return with an eager longing. Anticipation can be life ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Lutheran

Prepare For Christmas

Contributed by David Vanheuvelen on Dec 8, 2007

Are you ready for the coming of the Messiah? Instead of preparing for a holiday, let’s prepare for the coming of the Savior.

Title: Prepare For Christmas Text: Matthew 3:1-6 December 2, 2007 New Hope Community Chapel Goal: Changed Lives. Changing from preparing for a Holiday to preparing for the coming of the Savior Main Point: What is the one thing I want my audience to know? They need to be prepared for the Savior to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Preparing The Way

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Dec 16, 2007

Looking at John the Baptist, as he prepared the way for Jesus Christ.

Preparing “The Way” Mark 1:1-8 Introduction The title of this message is “Preparing the Way” and if you have your Bibles please go with me to Mark, Chapter 1. If you will recall, last Sunday we discussed Abraham and his willingness to be faithful to God in all things; even when it came to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be Prepared - Serve Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 17, 2007

Even when we are faced with struggles in our Christian faith, God assures us of his presence and his movement in our lives and world. He also invites us to look beyond our struggles and involve ourselves in the ministry of spreading the kingdom

Matthew 11:2-11 “Be Prepared—Serve” INTRODUCTION 2007 has been a year full of surprises—both good and bad. I was reminded of this when a member of Desert Streams sent me an E-mail that contain this thought, “I have noticed that as a group we have faced many challenges of late—roadblocks to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Preparing For The Best Series

Contributed by Steve Smith on Oct 14, 2008

Persecution can and is real. The key is how we approach it. Peter offers 2 lessons of encouragement: We must "Cultivate Christian Love" and "Practice the Lordship of Christ".

INTRODUCTION Persecution is real for the believer. While it comes in many different ways, it is real – The group we’ve been studying about in 1 Peter suffered this horror in much a different way than we do as Christians today: Dr. M.R. DeHaan put it this way: In the early days of the church. . . , ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-15

Denomination: Baptist