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  • You Really Matter To God Series

    Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 19, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,149 views

    Jesus’ excruciating death opened the way to God.

    You Really Matter to God; Mark 15:16-47; Psalm 22; 6th of 7 in “All for You” series; The Promise; 6th Lent (Palm Sunday); 4-9-06; Darryl Bell Max Lucado wrote "[The cross] rests on the time line of history like a compelling diamond...History has idolized it and despised it, gold plated it ...read more

  • Grace-Driven Authenticity Series

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jun 12, 2006
    based on 84 ratings
     | 16,705 views

    From a series on our church’s Core Values.

    Trinity Baptist Church April 2, 2006 True Values: Grace Driven Authenticity Colossians 3:12-17 Philip Yancey wrote: "Grace comes free of charge to people who do not deserve it and I am one of those people. I think back to whom I was -- resentful, wound tight with anger, a single hardened link ...read more

  • Missing The Party

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,232 views

    I would like us to study the parable of the prodigal son considering our own relationship with God, centering our lives on Jesus, and having intimacy with the Father. Oftentimes, our anger and refusal to "join the party," as it were, causes us to miss muc

    MISSING THE PARTY Luke 15:25-32 ________________________________________ On New Year’s Day 1963, USC played Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. The Wisconsin quarterback, Ron VanderKelen, was one of the all-time great college quarterbacks. I was fourteen years old at the time, and our family was ...read more

  • The Abraham Factor Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 13, 2008
    based on 66 ratings
     | 14,372 views

    God did more than start a "religion" with Abraham. He started a "relationship" - a relationship that models what God desires to do in our lives.

    OPEN: A third grader once wrote a homework assignment where he was supposed to "Explain God." "One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn’t make grown-ups, just babies. I think because ...read more

  • Show Me The Money

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 18, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,673 views

    "What’s in your wallet" is to used as responsible citizens and to support God’s purposes in the world.

    Title: Show Me the Money Text: Matthew 22:15-22 The Big Idea: “What’s in your wallet” is to be used as responsible citizens and to support God’s purposes in the world. Introduction On Thursday, September 18, 2008, Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Joe Biden appeared on ABC Good Morning ...read more

  • Attitude Of Gratitude Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Oct 23, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 16,126 views

    If any people in America should be thankful to God and grateful for His goodness, it ought to be Christians, who are able to meet freely and fellowship together as Body of Christ.

    Turn your Bibles to 1 Thessalonians 5:16 - 18 Title: Attitude of Gratitude Theme: Expression of Biblical Gratitude Series: Full Measure of Thanksgiving Long ago there was as a great British poet. He was a famous writer, whose writings ...read more

  • Sharing Your Hope

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 25 ratings
     | 16,654 views

    Sharing your hope.

    We’re in the series "From Hurt to Hope." We’ve been gleaning encouragement from what the Apostle Peter said to the Christ followers of the first century who were being persecuted for their faith. We’ve been in 40 DAYS OF HOPE and considering a passage of Scripture every day and doing action ...read more

  • Love Is The Key

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 9, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
     | 16,856 views

    Love is the key to all we do in the Christian life. It is the key to our ministry; the key to our relationships; and the key to our victory.

    Love Is The Key Text: 1 Cor.13: 13 Intro: Have you ever thought about how easy it is for people to misrepresent themselves to others? I suppose a certain amount of that is normal under certain conditions. For instance, I may feel like death warmed over. But if I’m walking through the mall, and ...read more

  • Loving God Through Deep Distress

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 14, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,583 views

    God brings distress to us and us through distress that we might know his strength and salvation.

    Scripture Introduction The second grade teacher showed a magnet to her class and illustrated its uses. The next day she gave a quiz with this question: “My full name has six letters. The first one is M. I pick up things. What am I?” Half of the students wrote, “Magnet.” The other half answered: ...read more

  • Joy In My Heart Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 1, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,422 views

    Get the joy!

    JOY IN MY HEART Philippians 1.1-18 S: Joy C: Seeing the big picture Th: Toward the Goal Pr: GET THE JOY! ?: How? How do we get the joy? KW: Concepts TS: We will find in our study of Philippians 1.1-18 three concepts that help us get the joy. Type: Propositional ...read more

  • The Making Of A Man

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 10, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,257 views

    Men, regardless of your past, God can take you on a journey to make you the man you were intended to be.

    The Making of a Man Text: Philippians 1:6 He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Do everything in love. Intro: What does it mean to really be a man? ...read more

  • Spirituality Of Solitude And Silence Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,200 views

    Jesus invites us to come away for awhile alone with him.

    Solitude and Silence Earthed Spirituality If Celtic Spirituality was born out of Patrick’s experience, then it was born out of solitude. Patrick spent 6 years from age 6-22 living the life of a monk as a slave-shepherd in the hills of Ireland. He used his solitude to pray, praying the psalms day ...read more

  • End Does Not Justify The Means

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,170 views

    Jacob, Pt. 2

    THE END DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE MEANS (GENESIS 27:1-46) In Italy, a man went to a priest and confessed. “Forgive me, Father,” he said, sobbing. “During World War II, I hid a refugee in my attic.” “Well,” the priest replied, “That’s not a sin.” “But,” the man admitted, “I made him pay rent.” “That ...read more

  • Thing My Daddy Taught Me

    Contributed by Gregory Burcham on Jun 24, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,502 views

    This is a Fathers Day sermon that talks about the things my Dad taught me about God.

    Things my Daddy taught me (about God) Jeremiah 18: 1-6 This past week I have spent some time thinking about growing up and the things that I learned from my Dad. My daddy taught me some useful things, like knowing when to keep my mouth shut, knowing when to stand up for something that is ...read more

  • It Is Well With My Soul

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jul 29, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,677 views

    A comparison of popular self help ways to find joy with the biblical ways.

    I have two different books with me today. Anyone know what this one is? The Bible! The other one is a generic self-help book. We’ll call it, “The Generic Guide On How To Be Happy.” Now how many of you want to be happy? How many want to be miserable, depressed, obnoxious, annoying ...read more