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Re-Deed Your Heart: Steward Vs. Owner Series

Contributed by Keith Manry on Feb 27, 2004

Part 2 of a Series entitled: Keeping the Beat - Heart Healthy Giving for Heart Healthy Living

Keeping the Beat: Heart Healthy Giving for Heart Healthy Living…Part 2: Re-Deeding Your Heart: Steward Vs. Owner Luke 6:27-38, I Corinthians 6:19-20, Deuteronomy 8:18 Before going to Europe on business, a certain man drove his Rolls-Royce to a downtown New York City bank and went in to ask for an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-21, Luke 6:27-38

Denomination: Methodist

Cut It Down

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Mar 1, 2004

God wants you to put off the Adamic nature.

Beloved, you are not in this world by accident as there is a divine purpose for your creation. Eventually, we all shall give an account of what we are doing with our lives. I want you to read our message of this week prayerfully and as you do so, the Lord will open your eyes to areas in your life ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:6-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Counterfeit Christianty Part 11

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Mar 18, 2004

Heaven is real and Hell is real,make your choice.

This is the concluding part of this message, which we started last week. We went into it because many people are working behind their schedules and some have spent unprofitable time in incubation instead of doing what God wants them to do. In the last week’s edition, we said that the Lord wants us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:34-37, John 18:34-35

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Power To Change Your Life Series

Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 6, 2009

Part 12 of "Being the Church," focusing on the reasons why we don’t experience more of God’s power in our daily lives, and how God overcomes them when we allow Him.

Stephen N. Collins Millville – 8/31/08 Being the Church God’s Power to Change Your Life Scripture: Acts 19:8-20 Icebreaker: I was browsing in a souvenir shop when the man next to me struck up a conversation. Just as he was telling me that his wife was getting carried away with her shopping, a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:8-20

Denomination: Church Of God

I-Give Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 18, 2009

The early church sold their lands to help the poor and needy amongst them. Were they setting the pattern for a communist commune? Were they socialists? Or was there something more basic going on here?

OPEN: The past two weeks we’ve been talking about iPods. Ever since Apple Computers began marketing these miniature music machines in 2001 they’ve been a popular item with both adults and kids alike. iPods have been marketed in various shapes and sizes and colors, and there are all kinds of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:15-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Short Takes In Scripture

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 17, 2008

Our text gives us six short takes in scripture. 1- Be joyful 2- Pray continually 3- Give thanks 4- Build fire 5- Test everything

INTRO.- Short takes. What is this? I assume it’s the idea of taking a short look at some subject. It could be a short or brief look at politics. No, we don’t want to go there because it seems that there is nothing short when it comes to politics; not speeches, not conventions, not debates, etc. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A World Crying From The Quicksand

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 26, 2008

We get bogged down by responsbilities. The way out is first to act responsibly, second to tell others what God is doing in you, and ultimately to yield to our Savior.

One afternoon I came by the church to pick up a few things. I parked around the back, and there discovered two of our members, plus our sexton, in major trouble. These men had purchased a heavy-duty safe for the church office, and were intent on moving it inside. The safe had been hauled here on a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Cut It Down

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jul 8, 2009

Beloved, you are not in this world by accident as there is a divine purpose for your creation. Eventually, we all shall give account of what we have done with our lives. I want you to read our message for this week prayerfully and as you do so, the Lord w

CUT IT DOWN Dr. D. K. Olukoya Beloved, you are not in this world by accident as there is a divine purpose for your creation. Eventually, we all shall give account of what we have done with our lives. I want you to read our message for this week prayerfully and as you do so, the Lord will open ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:6-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Submit To One Another Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 6, 2009

In this lesson we learn that submission is the essence of Christianity, and leads to the freedom from having to have our own way all the time.

A. I like the old story of the ship captain who looked into the dark horizon one night and saw faint lights in the distance. 1. Immediately he told his signalman to send a message, “Alter your course 10 degrees south." 2. Promptly a return message was received: “Alter your course 10 degrees ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Good Things Happen To Bad People

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 9, 2009

Rewritten for Calverton Baptist Church: In a world of injustice, "bad" people get good things they do not deserve. But grace gives us gentle gifts, gives us the satisfaction of outwaiting our enemies, and allows us to wait for God’s justice.

I was in my office at Takoma Park church, and, as so often happened, someone stopped by to ask for help. The story was very much like most of the stories I had heard. He said that he just needed a few dollars to get by. Tomorrow there would be a job and, “Pastor, if you’ll just give me ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From David Pt 1 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 11, 2009

God takes nobodies with a right heart on the inside and makes them into some-bodies.

How a nobody becomes a somebody! Video Clip: Phatheads from Bluefush TV before sermon Series – Lessons from David Introduction: There are 66 chapters that speak about David in the Old Testament. As a matter of fact, there are more references to David in the Bible than any other person. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Steps In Order To See God At Work

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 3, 2009

God works in mysterious and miraculous ways when we take the proper steps to allow Him to do His work.

STEPS IN ORDER TO SEE GOD AT WORK Luke 1:5-25 Proposition: Objective: My purpose is to challenge people to look to where God is at work in our lives, our church and our community. INTRODUCTION: Illus: A missionary went to a remote Indian village in Peru. If you were to visit the main ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Profile Of A Christ Follower Series

Contributed by Neil Olcott on Sep 10, 2009

Usually because of fuzzy thinking and lack of norms/standards for Christian activity of discernment, people will say, "I can’t tell the difference between a Christian and a non-Christian. What are the unique characteristics that should cause a Christian t

Date: June 1st, 2003 Title: Profile of the New Self Text: Eph. 4:17-32 Subject: Complement: Main Idea: Intro: In recent years profiling has become quite common. FBI profilers determine who the likely suspect is in a murder investigation. Racial profiling happens even though it is not supposed ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-32

Denomination: Baptist

“great Faith” Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 11, 2010

Have you ever wondered what grips the attention of the Lord? God is excited about faith. There are only two individuals described in the Gospels as having, “great faith”....

“Great Faith” Mark 7:24-30 Have you ever wondered what grips the attention of the Lord? What is it that He is excited about? Our text today reveals the answer to that question: God is excited about faith. Faith always gets our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30

Denomination: Baptist

Not Obliged Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jan 16, 2010

As our church considers who we really are as the Body of Christ, we find it necessary to focus on some very core scriptures about Christian Behavior. This is one of them.

No Obligation Text: Romans 13:8-14 I know this is going to sound surprising to those of us who live near, in, or work and/or play in the City of Chicago, but I once saw a police officer turn down free coffee and doughnuts. Yes, that’s right. I was on a “ride along” with an officer ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: *other