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  • The World Turned Upside Down Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 5, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,448 views

    An adaptation of the Seder service: Jesus turns upside down all our common values: sorrow for slavery becomes sorrow for sin; common issues become community; and wandering becomes salvation, all through the Cross.

    When great crowds gather in city streets, it is either for a celebration or for a revolution. Throngs do not come together without a purpose; they come together either to celebrate a great occasion or to agitate for what they want. They come to see evidence of a world turned upside down. In ...read more

  • Not All Who Hear, Hear Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 22, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,838 views

    God’s divine Messiah thrills his sheep.

    Scripture Introduction During the last few months we have followed Jesus around Jerusalem as he interacts with a variety of people, especially confounding his enemies. Jesus often taught by a kind of paradox — a fact which I have sought to convey (in part) by the sermon titles. In John 8, Jesus ...read more

  • Jesus Must Make A Difference Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 11, 2013
     | 5,868 views

    Jesus must make a difference in the life or we must question if He lives in the heart.

    Jesus Must Make a Difference Matthew 7:21-23 Forgive me if I don’t use a cutesy illustration to break the ice of today’s topic. I don’t believe this is a topic in which a cutesy illustration is appropriate. It saddens me that too many times professing Christians act like ...read more

  • What's So Great About God?

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 13, 2012
     | 6,726 views

    What’s so great about God? 1. He gives delight from disaster (vs. 12-20). 2. He gives triumph from the tomb (vs. 21-23). 3. He gives a heart to help others (vs. 24-26).

    What’s So Great about God? Philippians 1:12-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - August 5, 2012 *We say it in one of the first prayers we ever learn: “God is great.” -And He really is great! -We could talk about His greatness all night long. -And in these verses, ...read more

  • God’s Goals For Our Christian Growth

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 14, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,506 views

    God wants us to be: 1. more peaceful (vs. 14-15). 2. more faithful (vs. 14-16 & 19-23). 3. more joyful (vs. 16-18). 4. more hopeful (vs. 23-24).

    God’s Goals for Our Christian Growth Philippians 2:14-24 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Aug. 19, 2012 *When I preached the funeral for Mrs. Opal Self last week, I saw a lot of people that I have not seen for almost two years. One of the people who stood out the most was a ...read more

  • The Savior Helps Us Stop Stumbling

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 14, 2012
     | 3,526 views

    1. God steers us away from discouragement (vs. 1). 2. God steers us away from deceivers (vs. 2). 3. God steers us away from misguided dependence (vs. 3-9).

    The Savior Helps Us Stop Stumbling Philippians 3:1-9 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Sept. 9, 2012 *Have you ever stumbled? -- Of course we all have. The last time I stumbled badly was two summers ago. I went out after dark to turn off the sprinkler. And foolishly, I didn’t ...read more

  • Pursuing His Presence!

    Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Apr 25, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,660 views

    Wee need to seek and follow and pursue after God with a passion comparable to the way He seeks us out!

    A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy ...read more

  • Four Anchors

    Contributed by John Lowe on Dec 30, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,219 views

    Life is a hodgepodge of experiences—some good, some bad. There are people who say that life is a struggle, and others say life is good. I have heard different people say that life has its hills and valleys, or they say it has its ups and downs. Bu

    4-16-04 Title: Four Anchors Text: “Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come.” (Acts 27:29). Bible Reading: Acts 27:13-36 Introduction Life is a hodgepodge of experiences—some good, some ...read more

  • The Real Secret, The Beatitudes

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 5, 2014
     | 5,406 views

    The Beatitudes reveal that we can be more than happy. We can be blessed!

    Intro It is sometimes a puzzle to understand God's mind. His thinking is so far above ours. The secret is: there is no secret. People pay gurus millions to learn what is often half-baked wisdom and ignore the wonderful truth found in the beatitudes which is free to all (Matthew 5:1-12). These ...read more

  • Are You Willing To Pay The Price For Real Revival?

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jun 29, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,885 views

    Most churches pray for revival. But there is something required on your part to make it last.

    July 1, 2012 Morning Worship Text: 2 Chronicles 14:2-3; 15:1-4, 16:1-10 Subject: Revival Title: Are You Willing to Pay the Price for Real Revival? Here we are – three weeks into the Spirit proclaimed “Year of the Harvest”. Are you feeling it yet? I asked that question as kind ...read more

  • The Gifts Of Giving, Leading & Mercy Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 24, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,750 views

    Each believer has been gifted for service in Christ's earthly body the Church. God has gifted you & expects you to use your gift as a good steward. Though the gifts are diverse each of them & each of us is needed to bring a lost world to Christ.

    ROMANS 12: 8b THE GIFTS OF GIVING, LEADING & MERCY A biting wind was blowing as Bill walked home late in the day. Then suddenly he heard them-SCREAMS IN THE DISTANCE, desperate yells, life-threatening cries. With instantaneous reaction he ran faster and faster to the side lake, dove in, and ...read more

  • A Christmas Gift

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Jan 9, 2016
     | 9,061 views

    The most precious gift ever given is Jesus. And, It's a life changing experience.

    A Christmas Gift A little girl is sitting on her grandpa’s lap rattling off her long Christmas list. The grandfather recognized that this was “a teachable moment,” and so he said, “Honey, it’s more blessed to give than it is to receive.” To which the ...read more

  • Blemished People Can't Come Near God

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 13, 2015
     | 4,053 views

    To show that the LORD will choose the weak (blemished people) to remove all his blemishes before His Presence. Therefore all believers will glory only in their weaknesses and infirmities to bring glory to GOD.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you blemished? Yes and No. 1 Corinthians 1:27 (Amplified Bible) [No] for God selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish to put the wise to shame, and what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame. Isaiah 1:18 (Amplified Bible) Come now, and let us ...read more

  • Threshing Series

    Contributed by Paul Basehore on Oct 13, 2015
     | 6,748 views

    Sometimes things that hurt are those things that cause the most good in our lives.

    Last week we started our new series on baking bread with the harvest. We learned that in order to make bread, we need to follow four steps: harvest , threshing, grinding into flour, and finally combining with other ingredients to bake into bread. We also learned, more importantly, that the time for ...read more

  • A Lost Love: Ephesus And The Church Today Series

    Contributed by Kelly Durant on Apr 27, 2016
     | 7,266 views

    Not having love is a terrible sin! The people of the churches today have lost their original passion for Jesus and we suffer having to deal with them. This is a warning that churches with no love will fail.

    A Lost Love: Ephesus and The Church Today Kelly Durant Revelation 2 2:1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things said he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy ...read more

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