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Integrity In Hard Times

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 29, 2011

We must maintain holiness & righteousness even when the going gets rough.

Integrity in Hard Times August 28, 2011 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must maintain holiness & righteousness even when the going gets rough. Focus Passage: I Samuel 21:1-15 Supplemental Passage: Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 21:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

God Doesn’t Forget!

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jun 8, 2014

But the end of chapter 40 has these haunting words…Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. But God does not forget.

Here was Joseph down in the prison, and his only hope of escaping those prison walls, was that the chief butler would mention him to Pharaoh. But the end of chapter 40 has these haunting words…Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. Verse 1-8 But then something ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-57

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Prays That Our Faith May Not Fail Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 30, 2013

We understand that we are sinful and weak, but like the martyrs, we pray that our faith may not fail so we may witness to Christ in His Church.

Thursday of the 22nd Week in Course Light of Faith There are little coves along the Sea of Galilee that are fronted by natural amphitheaters. At one of these, Jesus, pressed by the crowds, got into Peter’s boat and put out a couple of meters so more could hear him. He spoke the Word of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Dying On The Job With No Help

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jan 13, 2016

Naaman has great qualities but his qualities are not suffice as it relates to his real problem.

Dying On the Job With No Help!! There are more than 1500 Pastors that willingly leave the ministry for good each month, not because they’ve exhausted their resources, not because they’ve got fired off the job, not because they can’t get the job done, simply because they can’t get help or ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Parable Of The Lost Sheep And Lost Coin

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Sep 11, 2019

no matter who we feel, we are never lost from the love of God

Luke 15:1-10 You will have noticed that we have been hearing a lot of parables in the last couple months. We are currently reading from The Gospel According to Luke, and parables are one of Jesus' favorite means of teaching. Today, we again have a parable that is really two parables, but ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Episcopal

Are You Being Stubborn Enough? Series

Contributed by Alis Cerrahyan on Jul 7, 2019

Being stubborn often isn't a good thing. But when it comes to withstanding the enemy's ceaseless curveballs; not only is stubbornness a necessity but it's also encouraged and sanctified by the Word of God.

Psalm 81:11-12 “But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.” The Israelites weren't listening to God in the wilderness. They weren't listening to him when the prophets warned them. And ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 81:11-12, 1 Corinthians 3:19, Romans 1:18-20

When Church Seems Like A Fly-By-Night Operation Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 27, 2020

It's easy to look at your local church and be underwhelmed by what you see. Jesus' words here point us toward a higher vision of the Kingdom that He is inaugurating.

AMATEUR HOUR: Sometimes the church can seem like a fly-by-night operation. - We all have stories of churches behaving poorly. We all have stories of churches who were laughably bad at what they were doing. - I remember as a young Christian being preached at by my pastor that we should bring our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

What's Preventing You From Accepting Christ As Your Savior?

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Nov 23, 2021

Some reasons given for why I’m not accepting Christ as my Savior and scripture responses.

Religion-- Jesus is the only way. John 14:6 ?It’s not about religion. It’s about Jesus. Confess and believe and you will be saved. Romans 10:9 I don't believe in Heaven-- Jesus said I go to prepare a place for you and I will come again to receive you unto myself. John 14:2-3 Revelation 21:3-4 ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6, Romans 10:9, John 14:2-3, Revelation 21:3-4, Mark 9:43-48, Matthew 13:41-42, Isaiah 64:6, Ephesians 2:8-9, Matthew 22:35-40, Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 20:11-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Just And Unjust Societies In Olden Times

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 1, 2023

Do we respect the law of God or not?

Saturday of the 17th week in Course 2023 Our OT reading today continues the narrative of the Book of Leviticus, the main tradition of the Hebrew priestly class, in a sense the memories of the tribe of Levi. We need to remember that Moses and Aaron were members of that class; we need also to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:1-12, Leviticus 25:1-17

Denomination: Catholic

Be Faithful To The Mission To The Nations

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 22, 2023

The story of Ruth, and her place in the genealogy of the Messiah, is written testimony against a kind of closed faith and worship.

Saturday of the 20th Week in Course 2023 The story of the Moabite woman, Ruth, has come down to us because of her association with the kingly house of David. She was David’s great-great grandmother. But for both OT and NT authors, her distinction was that she was not descended from the patriarch ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:5, Matthew 23:1-12, Ruth 2:1-3, Ruth 2:8-11, Ruth 4:13-17, Psalm 128:1-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

When We Are Haled Before The Magistrate--Now What?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 13, 2022

If we deny Christ and His divine authority and eternal power, then we will be denied by Christ at the judgement, and face an eternity of suffering and radical aloneness.

Saturday of 28th Week in Course 2022 Today’s Gospel has been misused far more times than it has been used by Christians facing martyrdom by the power of some civil or religious authority. What Jesus seems to intend in His challenge to us disciples is that when we are haled, or hauled, before ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:8-12, Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Catholic

Chaos Of The End-Times And Faith In Resurrection

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 17, 2022

We live now and follow the way of Christ, not only because it causes a peaceful and civil society, but we even deny ourselves now so that we can celebrate with Christ in His kingdom.

Saturday of the 33rd Week in course For those of us raised in a solid, middle-class home, in a reasonably ordered town or city, the scenes pictured in apocalyptic books like Revelation are hard to imagine. But those who were in Chicago in late August, 1968, and saw the police riot and ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 11:4-12, Luke 20:27-40, Luke 18:8

Denomination: Catholic

Sheep Very Much With A Shepherd

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 31, 2023

But Jesus did not express any kind of weariness with the neediness of the needy. He saw that they were as confused and defenseless as a flock of sheep with no shepherd

Saturday of 4th Sunday in Course 2023 What is the greatest need of the teens and adults in the Western world today? The majority of them rarely or never cross the threshold of any kind of church. And they are by no means happy. We know from psychological surveys that those who are members of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:15-21, Psalm 23:1-6, Mark 6:30-34

Denomination: Catholic

Soaking In Christ's "jesusness"

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 13, 2023

We are over our lifetime changed into His image. That’s what God wants for us, and that’s what we come together weekly to pray for.

Third Sunday in Advent 2023 (sermon 2) Many years ago I had a theology professor who told me that the secret to successfully teaching theology is found in this letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians: “Test everything.” And that’s actually good advice. First, if you are a manager–and all teachers ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-8, John 1:19-28, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, Isaiah 61:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

The Re-Creation Story Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the beginning of God's re-creation of the world and our lives, offering us hope, new life, and freedom from fear.

Hey everyone! Today, we're going to talk about something super cool - how Jesus' resurrection is like a re-creation story. You know, like a fresh start, a new beginning. We'll look at the story of the empty tomb in John's gospel and see how it connects to the story of creation in Genesis. And guess ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-8

Topics: Resurrection Power, Eternal Life, Spiritual Rebirth, New Creation