Sermons on Proper Position:

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Aug 18, 2004

Purity of heart is desirable, attainable, essential.

Blessed Are the Pure In Heart Matt. 5:8 INTRO.: God told Samuel He looks on the heart while men see only the outward appearance. I Sam. 16:7. God is supremely concerned about the condition of one’s heart. The Biblical heart includes the emotions, the intellect, and the will of a person. It is the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It's Not About Me; It's About My Dad

Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Nov 5, 2004

So what is Jesus telling us about his kingdom? If you want to be great, become small. God isn’t looking for us to be independent, but dependent. The strongest in the kingdom of heaven is the one who realises that they have no strength themselves, but t

Intro: My dad’s bigger than your dad! My dad’s stronger than your dad! My dad’s smarter than your dad! My dad’s faster than your dad! Does this sound familiar? The cries and taunts of childhood, usually tossed at our mortal enemies. Why did we use such words, what purpose did they serve? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Building An Altar For God

Contributed by Ayodeji Alake on Sep 20, 2005

An Altar is intended to be a place of true worship for God; a aplace where communication ensued between a Christian and his creator, God.

“Building An Altar For God” Text – Gen. 35:1-7, I Kg 5:1-5 - What Is An Altar? - Ingredients of an Altar Building - The Benefits of Building An Altar What is An Altar? - An Altar is a place that is designed or separated for worship unto God; a place of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:1-7, Deuteronomy 3:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Growing In Faith

Contributed by Sam Peters on Feb 28, 2007

This devotion to teens deals with three attributes that help us grow in our faith to God.

Growing in Faith Wouldn’t it be nice to go to the pharmacist and get a pill that gives us our daily dose of faith? Perhaps K-mart could have a “blue light” special on faith. Or, maybe we could get it from an infomercial on one of the Christian TV stations. The truth is that faith is a bit more ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

The Faith Of Abel

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Apr 20, 2009

Faith that never fails

The Faith Of Abel by Gerald Van Horn Text. Hebrew 11:1-4; Genesis 4:1-8 and Luke 18:10-14 Hebrews 11 is a treatise of men and women who exercised faith. The principle of faith operated different in the lives of those mentioned in Hebrews 11. We are aware that these are ordinary people who ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Lord's Supper: What Is It?

Contributed by John Eldridge on Feb 9, 2009

What is The Lords Supper? An explanation of the Lords Supper.

The Lord’s Supper What is it? Instituted by Jesus just hours before His death. We are commanded to repeat it at frequent intervals until the 2nd coming. 1. It takes the place of the Passover for Christians. a. Christ is our Passover lamb, Sacrificed to rebuke the Destroyer 1 Cor 5:7 2. It is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Cherubim Around The Ark Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 26, 2011

Depictions of events from the Bible in image are in no way a violation of the first commandment, but help the events transcend the passing of time and become present in our midst.

Monday of 8th Week in Course Feb 28 2011 Spirit of the Liturgy The young man arrived full of enthusiasm, and he went away sorrowful. The English can’t do proper justice to the original meaning of the Greek. The same word is used of the disciples when Jesus told them he would ultimately be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-27

Denomination: Catholic

The Song Of The Angels

Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 16, 2008

Songs fill the air at Christmas time. Christmas carols are heard everywhere. Perhaps the pattern for this was set for us by the angelic hosts who announced the birth of Christ.

The Song of the Angels Luke 2:14 Intro Songs fill the air at Christmas time. Christmas carols are heard everywhere. Perhaps the pattern for this was set for us by the angelic hosts who announced the birth of Christ. I. An angel announced to Joseph the forthcoming birth of the Savior (Matt. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:14

Denomination: Baptist

Who's Is This?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 16, 2008

Because we are created in the image of God, we must give to God all that we are and have.

Matthew 22: 15 – 22 / Who’s Is This? Intro: A little boy wanted $100 to buy a new toy. He decided to pray to God for a whole week. When nothing happened, he wrote and mailed a letter addressed to God requesting the money. The letter was forwarded to the White House by the Post Office. The ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Passionate People

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 25, 2008

As followers of Christ we must become passionate about loving God and others.

Matthew 22:34 – 46 / The Great commandment Intro: Doris and Buddy lived on a farm in rural Missouri. They had 8 kids in a little 3 bedroom house. Doris told me that when she was in the hospital having their 8th child her roommate asked her if they were catholic. Doris responded, “No. We’re ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Form In Which The One Anothers Function. Series

Contributed by Donald Rapp on Nov 12, 2008

This is part 2 of the series discussing the form in which the one anothers are applied.

We are continuing our series on the one anothers of the New Testament. We have learned so far that the foundation for anything we do as believers is a strong commitment to love one another. Without an unconditional concern for our fellow believers we will be unable to effectively work together as ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

I Love Farming

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Oct 25, 2012

We have a lot of churches and TV Evangelists, Pastors, Preachers today using Gods word like dynamite. Now, Gods word is powerful and shaper than any two edged sword the Bible says but, Jesus says it is a seed. A seed is something that is planted and grows

I love farming Luke 8:4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

Noah's Example

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 6, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: Anyone seen an ark? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General believers III. OBJECTIVES: Living righteously has it's rewards IV. TEXT: Genesis 6:9 These are the family records of Noah: Noah was a righteous man. Blameless during his

I. EXORDIUM: Anyone seen an ark? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General believers III. OBJECTIVES: Living righteously has it's rewards IV. TEXT: Genesis 6:9 These are the family records of Noah: Noah was a righteous man. Blameless during his times, Noah communed with God. Pray that we will be like ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Lord Of All Series

Contributed by Dr. A.b. Vines,.sr on Feb 12, 2012

lordship

*The Lord of All Things 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 I. RECOGNIZING GOD'S OWNERSHIP. God created the world and the universe and He has retained ownership of it. Acknowledging that He owns everything is a basic key to developing a healthy spiritual life. To increase; to overflow; to multiply; to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Denomination: Baptist

Both Faith And Reason Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 21, 2012

Both our faith and our reason must inform our study and preaching of Scripture.

Monday of the 3rd Week of Easter Verbum Domini The breaking in of the Word of God into the closed-in Jewish culture of the first century was heavily resisted by the Jews. In fact, by one estimate, only a small minority of Palestinian Jews turned to Jesus as the Messiah and became members of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-60

Denomination: Catholic