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  • The Parable Of The Unforgiving Servant: The Power Of Forgiveness, The Danger Of Unforgiveness

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 2, 2022
     | 2,769 views

    So today we come to the parable of the unforgiving servant. The central topic being, forgiveness, and the power of forgiveness.

    "In "The Christian Leader," Don Ratzlaff retells a story Vernon Grounds came across in Ernest Gordon's Miracle on the River Kwai. The Scottish soldiers, forced by their Japanese captors to labor on a jungle railroad, had degenerated to barbarous behavior, but one afternoon ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Talents: Well Done Good And Faithful Servant! Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Aug 17, 2022
     | 4,364 views

    Our Parable today occurs in the book of Matthew in the 25th chapter, just before our parable from last week, the parable of the sheep and the goats.

    "Time is the inexplicable raw material of everything. With it, all is possible; without it, nothing. The supply of time is truly a daily miracle, an affair genuinely astonishing when one examines it. You wake up in the morning, and lo! your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Master & The Servant: Humility Increases Faith Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jun 15, 2022
     | 2,234 views

    William Beebe, the naturalist, used to tell this story about Teddy Roosevelt. At Sagamore Hill, after an evening of talk, the two would go out on the lawn and search the skies for a certain spot of star-like light

    “William Beebe, the naturalist, used to tell this story about Teddy Roosevelt. At Sagamore Hill, after an evening of talk, the two would go out on the lawn and search the skies for a certain spot of star-like light near the lower left-hand corner of the Great Square of Pegasus. Then Roosevelt would ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Faithful Servant: Watchfulness In A Time Of Spiritual Warfare Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jul 5, 2022
     | 1,894 views

    "In an article from The New Yorker, Captain Donna Kohout, thirty-two, Dillon, Colorado. Letter to members of the Dillon Community Church. April, 2003. “I’m still praising God for the opportunity to spend five months in the Middle East both to serve in the largest conflict of our day..

    "In an article from The New Yorker, Captain Donna Kohout, thirty-two, Dillon, Colorado. Letter to members of the Dillon Community Church. April, 2003. “I’m still praising God for the opportunity to spend five months in the Middle East both to serve in the largest conflict of our day and to ...read more

  • Being A Servant To All - Proper 20 - Year B

    Contributed by Ian Bullock on Sep 16, 2021
     | 2,366 views

    A look at what being a servant to all means to us as Christians, and looking at how we turn teaching into action. A call to action, post COVID

    In the name of the Living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Over the past few weeks, we have been looking at a number of scriptures from Marks Gospel and the letter of James. These scriptures have set a number of challenges for us to consider, and all of these challenges have centred on two ...read more

  • "the Unmerciful Servant Is...me"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 15, 2020
     | 3,187 views

    A sermon about learning to forgive as God has forgiven us.

    “The Unmerciful Servant is…Me” Matthew 18:21-35 Oh, how I love this parable. If there ever were someone who got what they deserved, it’s the unmerciful servant! He owed a debt of 10,000 talents. A talent was about 130 pounds of silver and was equal to about 15 years of a laborer’s ...read more

  • O Resplendent God, Meet Your Repentant Servants!

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Aug 23, 2020
     | 1,995 views

    Sin has confiscated us from righteousness. Only Christ can compensate for our penalty.

    Margaret and I were debating on titles for last week’s sermon. Same letter adjectives. It started O Rotten Scoundrels, Meet Your Rescuing Savior. Too harsh, she said. How about O Despicable People, Meet Your Divine Power. Too critical, was her comment. Alright, O Worthless Fools, Meet Your ...read more

  • Servant Leadership Involves Pain--Even In Election Season

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 16, 2024
     | 342 views

    One of the two major parties has made abortion this voting cycle their preeminent priority. Let's look at the morality behind that divide.

    There is something almost humorous in today’s Gospel pericope. The story has come down to us in two versions. Both place this incident right after Jesus predicted His passion and death for the third time. St. Matthew’s original version pictures Salome, mother of James and John, making the request. ...read more

  • What Kind Of Leaders? Series

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Sep 22, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,295 views

    The third in a series on our church’s vision statement -- this one dealing with the area of "developing reproducing leaders" -- leaders who are servants.

    Our Vision: What kind of leaders? Luke 22:14-27 Warren Bennis teaches and writes and is a keen observer of American culture. Over a decade ago, he wrote, "Leadership is a word on everyone’s lips. The young fight against it. Police seek it. Experts claim it. Artists spurn it. Scholars want it. ...read more

  • Win At Any Cost?

    Contributed by Derek Richard on Jun 21, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,649 views

    When private church issues become public ones nobody wins

    “Win At Any Cost?” I Corinthians 6:1-11 Introduction: Read Text – I Corinthians 6:1-11 Illustration – “2002 MLB All-Star Game Blunder” In less then a month major league baseball is going to have their mid-summer classic (the All-Star game). The all-star game is full of great moments: • 1989 – ...read more

  • Faith That Steps Out

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 20, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,366 views

    A look at Joseph of Arimathea and his decision after the death of Jesus to go public with his faith. What holds us back from being public with our faith?

    - Who is Joseph? - Joseph of Arimathea is the main person we’re going to look at here. The gospel of John tells us that Nicodemus accompanied him, but we’re going to focus on Joseph. Some details about him: a. He was a prominent member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council (Mark ...read more

  • What Baptism Says-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 16, 2012
     | 3,358 views

    2 of 2. John’s public baptism revealed/secured Jesus’ significance. This is a springboard to understanding Christian public baptism. But What does baptism reveal? Baptism says that...

    WHAT BAPTISM SAYS-II—Luke 3:21-23 Significance of Baptism Attention: Do Not Talk To My Parrot Mrs. Lingle’s dishwasher quit working, so she called a repairman. He couldn't accommodate her with an evening appointment, &, since she had to go to work the next day, she told him: "I'll ...read more

  • Lessons In Humility

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Nov 4, 2017
     | 8,673 views

    The exaggerated sense of self interferes with serving God and each other

    Matt 23 : 1 – 12 There are many stories from someone named Aesop. No one knows if he/she actually lived but is said to have been a story teller who told stories and solved problems. The stories are still, to this day, used as lessons in morality. Some said that he/she was a slave who loved to ...read more

  • A Church Full Of Deacons Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015
     | 5,362 views

    I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing this series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.

    A Church Full of Deacons Acts 6:1-6 If I were to ask what are the two offices in the church, what would you say? The real answer is Pastor and Deacon. So many people in churches all over, including here at EBC don’t know who their deacons are. Very few doctrines are as misunderstood in ...read more

  • Martyrdom Of The Two Witnesses (Vs 7-10) Series

    Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 20, 2014
     | 3,459 views

    Two Witnesses killed in public view, and the unsaved world rejoices.

    The Martyrdom Of The Two Witnesses, Rev 11:7-10 Last week, we discussed how God would raise up two witnesses during the Tribulation Period to boldly preach repentance, judgment and the gospel message to the world. It would appear that the ministry of these two men would be in the first half of ...read more