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Let’s Bless God! Series

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Feb 16, 2010

Psalm 103 is a pure song of praise. There’s not one petition in it. Instead, it crescendos with the command that everything in life must bless God! To excite and inspire Godliness in others, we must first stir it up in ourselves.

Let’s Bless God! Psalm 103 Third in the series: "Glorify God!" (My thanks to Wm. Darryl Scott Sr. for some of this material) Introduction: Some people habitually talk to themselves. Listen as King David did it: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name.” Psalm 103 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Funeral Message Unbeliever - Suicide

Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 1, 2009

A hard living, rough and tough Alaska man takes his life and is not a believer.

We are each entrusted with one life, formed by the hand of God the Father in our mother’s womb – surely God has his hand on us from the very first moments of life. Surely God knows all we do, all we think and, all we dream for. Surely God desires the best for us - You can see that, it is so obvious ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believe In Your Heart

Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Mar 28, 2009

Are there times when you doubt the things of God? Belief in God is not complete understanding of God but is rooted in our hearts. This sermon explores this further, with the hopes of demonstrating that many who struggle with belief really do in their hear

TITLE : BELIEVING IN THE HEART TEXT: Romans 10:10 AUTHOR: Fr. Christopher M. Nerreau “For man believes with his heart and so is justified, and he confesses with his lips and so is saved.” INTRODUCTION: • I’ll bet I know a deep dark secret of yours…I’ll bet that there are times where you doubt ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:10

Denomination: Orthodox

What About Those Other Gospels? Series

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Dec 17, 2009

Second in the series Our Still Point with God: The Reliability of the Bible. Gnosticism is still dangerous because it puts man at the center of the universe instead of God.

What about Those Other Gospels? (Second in the series Our Still Point with God: The Reliability of the Bible) 1 Corinthians 15:1–8, 14–19; Luke 1:1–4 DISCLAIMER: The material in these three messages come from others who are better scholars than I! Contact me if I can credit anything in this series ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

New Year’s Wish!

Contributed by Jofrey Bustamante on Dec 30, 2009

We have many wishes for the coming year, but we often miss the most important ones.

Introduction: There is a story. A fortune-teller gazes into a crystal ball and says to her client, a frog: "You are going to meet a beautiful young woman with great smiles and lofty dreams of helping people who are miserably ill. From the moment she sets eyes on you, she will have an insatiable ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wind Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 4, 2010

EVERY FOLLOWER IS DESTINED TO BECOME ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE WIND—FILLED AND LED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.

“Wind” Acts 8:14-17 INTRODUCTION Tornado’s are one of the most powerful forces in nature. They are a violent wind that is unstoppable. A tornado goes where the wind leads is and nothing gets in the way. The coming of the Holy Spirit is described that way in Acts 2. Acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:14-17

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Lifelong Process Of Knowing Christ Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 27, 2015

THE PROCESS OF KNOWING CHRIST IS A LIFELONG ENDEAVOR. KNOWING CHRIST IS MEANT TO BOTH DRIVE AND CONSUME OUR LIVES. TOO OFTEN, DISTRACTIONS AROUND US CAUSE US TO LOSE FOCUS ON TRULY KNOWING CHRIST.

THE LIFELONG PROCESS OF KNOWING CHRIST PHILIPPIANS 3:10-11 THAT I MAY KNOW HIM AND THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SUFFERINGS, BEING CONFORMED TO HIS DEATH; 11  IN ORDER THAT I MAY ATTAIN TO THE RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD. INTRODUCTION: THE PROCESS OF KNOWING CHRIST IS A ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

A Troubling Issue Takes Root In The Church Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 27, 2015

This message looks at the trouble to the church and the solution for the church when we bring outside arguments in.

A TROUBLING ISSUE TAKES ROOT IN THE CHURCH Philippians 4:2-5 I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord. 3  Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:2-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Clock Is Ticking

Contributed by Alfred Beck on Sep 10, 2015

Carpe Diem

Clock Is Ticking—Got-R-Done! Isaiah 60:1-6 (John 9:4) John 9:1-12 Last week, we looked at God’s invitation and commandment to slow down and to get to know Him—to take time to fall in love with His Son—to spend the time learning to follow Him and to let ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Watching Our Step -- “walking Barefoot With Scorpions” Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on May 3, 2011

WE NEED TO WATCH OUR STEP, BECAUSE IN MANY WAYS LIVING THE CHRISTIAN LIFE – UNTIL JESUS COMES,, IS AKIN TO TREADING IN AREAS WHERE WE CAN BE “STUNG”. NOWHERE ELSE DOES THIS SEEM TO BE SO PREVALENT IN THE BOOK OF HOSEA THAN IN THISPASSAGE

WATCHING OUR STEP “WALKING BAREFOOT WITH SCORPIONS” HOSEA 4:14-19 (NIV) 14 "I WILL NOT PUNISH YOUR DAUGHTERS WHEN THEY TURN TO PROSTITUTION, NOR YOUR DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW WHEN THEY COMMIT ADULTERY, BECAUSE THE MEN THEMSELVES CONSORT WITH HARLOTS AND SACRIFICE WITH SHRINE PROSTITUTES-- A ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 4:14-19

Denomination: Baptist

What Can Separate Us From God's Love? Series

Contributed by Sean Lester on Dec 22, 2015

Inspirational Message meant to impart confidence that God's love for the believer is constant and will never be taken away by anyone or anything.

Sermon Starters from the Junior Bible Quiz Fact Pak Quotation Questions What things can separate us from God's love? Romans 8:38,39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:38-39

Denomination: Pentecostal

Taking God's Name In Vain

Contributed by David Goering on Aug 10, 2018

Why do sinners take God's name in vain, and how they can have forgiveness through the Lord Jesus Christ.

SCRIPTURE: Exodus 20:7 "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." Psalms 139:20 "For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain." PROPOSITION: to use this text and others to show ...read more

Men Loved Darkness Rather Than Light

Contributed by David Goering on Aug 12, 2018

How much do sinners love the darkness, and what lengths are they willing to go to in order to justify their sin.

SCRIPTURE: John 3:19 "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil." PROPOSITION: to use this text and others to show how much sinners love darkness, and also to show the great lengths that sinners are ...read more

Study To Be Quiet!

Contributed by David Zachrich on Jun 4, 2022

At Kent State, where I teach, as with almost all colleges, there are a group of classes that are core courses – everyone must take them as part of their education, regardless of major or career goal. ... Almost no one wants to take them, but everyone knows that they are essential.

1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Study to be Quiet Friends in Christ, At Kent State, where I teach, as with almost all colleges, there are a group of classes that are core courses – everyone must take them as part of their education, regardless of major or career goal. Math, history, sociology, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Denomination: Lutheran

God In Man's Image

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 10, 2021

Most people need a concept of God that can be embodied in some kind of a mental image. This is why the Bible is filled with what is called anthropomorphism. That is a big word that simply means the picturing of God in the form of a man, and with characteristics of a man.

A young boy afraid of the dark called for his mother to come upstairs to his bedroom to be with him. She came and sought to comfort him by telling him God was there with him, and so he didn't have to be afraid. He was all right for a while, but then he called her again. When she came up ...read more