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  • "The Real Thing In The Case Of Jesus, His Voice, Is Found In His Word.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,357 views

    April 21, 2002 - FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER John 10:1-10 Color: White Title: “The real thing in the case of Jesus, his voice, is found in his Word.”

    April 21, 2002 - FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER John 10:1-10 Color: White Title: “The real thing in the case of Jesus, his voice, is found in his Word.” Jesus teaches that he is the gate of the sheepfold; no one can enter eternal life except through him. Chapters nine and ten, form one literary unit. ...read more

  • Did Jesus Suffer In Hell? (Part 2)

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Apr 19, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 6,848 views

    Who were the spirits in prison? Did God forsake Jesus on the cross?

    Did Jesus Suffer in Hell? (Part 2) Preaching to the spirits in prison Look again at 1 Peter 3 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19 by whom also He went and preached to ...read more

  • The Restrainer Revealed

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Apr 19, 2002
    based on 97 ratings
     | 9,844 views

    Who is the restrainer mentioned by Paul in 2nd Thess. Is it the Holy Spirit? The Church? Or none of the above?

    II Thess 2:1-9 1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any ...read more

  • The Tax Collector And The Pharisee

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 21, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 22,404 views

    Self righteousness and a critical, judgmental spirit usually go together. Why? Because self righteousness is a zero-sum game.

    Over the next few weeks we’ll be looking at some of the parables of our Lord. A parable is a fictional story told to illustrate a spiritual reality. Jesus told many of them. As a preacher, He knew that what people often remember best about a sermon are the illustrations. He understood that ...read more

  • When Deliverance Is Delayed

    Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 29, 2003
    based on 110 ratings
     | 34,003 views

    What about when the answer doesn’t come right away? What happens when we get a different answer than the one we expected to get? What happens when we pray and things get worse instead of better? What happens when deliverance is delayed?

    How many know that we serve a mighty God? Does everyone agree with that statement, this morning? We all love to talk about the wonderful miracle working power of almighty God. Truly He is a mighty God. He has all power in His hand. There is nothing that is too hard for God to do. ∑ Any ...read more

  • Experiencing Joy

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on May 29, 2003
    based on 125 ratings
     | 15,492 views

    Jesus explains how to have real joy.

    John 15:1-11 Experiencing Joy INTRODUCTION On the night He was betrayed and arrested, Jesus went over His coming arrest one last time with the disciples. He had been teaching them and leading them to this point throughout His ministry, but they had failed to get the point. So now, before it ...read more

  • What About Other Religions? Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 30, 2003
    based on 59 ratings
     | 13,505 views

    Our society values diversity and recites the mantra of religious tolerance. Jesus made it clear that that only way to heaven is through Him. His teaching, by its very nature, was and is, very exclusive. In order to help us know how to live and minister

    What About Other Religions? Rev. Brian Bill 5/13/01 As has been the tradition for the last seven years, Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia, agreed to host their community’s baccalaureate service again this year. But this time, the organizers wanted to include speakers ...read more

  • Find Time

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 2, 2003
    based on 109 ratings
     | 10,028 views

    Is there ever enough time and if there is what should it be used for?

    Find Time Rev. Denn Guptill Bedford Community Church Pussy cat, pussy cat where have you been? “I have been to London to visit the queen” Pussy cat, pussy cat what did you there? “I frightened a little mouse right under her chair” You ever think about it? Here is a cat that ...read more

  • Oneness Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 13, 2003
    based on 91 ratings
     | 12,262 views

    Receiving the gifts of oneness means that we love one leader and commit to one calling. Those things are not the same as having doctrinal agreement or being socially compatible.

    This week I met a young man who was very clear about what he needed. He came here to the church to participate in a wedding rehearsal. We began to talk about weddings. He expressed the hope that this wedding would not be like the last wedding he had attended. In that earlier wedding, he had ...read more

  • Commit To Lasting And Meaningful Relationships Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 18, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 7,728 views

    It is easier to slip into our post-modern patterns of relating rather than move toward involvement over isolation, longing for genuineness over guardedness. The only salvation today is Solomon’s wise counsel on relating: “Two are better than one, because

    25Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdeline. 26When Jesus saw His mother there, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” 27and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From ...read more

  • "Christ Alone!"

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 11,138 views

    Salvation has been secured for all who will believe by God’s finished work through Jesus. There is no work that we can ever add to God’s work to bring about our salvation.

    Christ Alone Galatians 2:1-10 It was just one week ago. Connie and I were out in the backyard working when Annie came out to tell us that someone was at the front door. I left my work and opened the front door to greet two young guys who were dressed like corporate executives in white shirts and ...read more

  • "Body Language" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 20, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,980 views

    The gospel of Jesus Christ is the ’body language’ that must be spoken in love, for the lost to be saved.(#16 in the Unfathomable Love of Christ series)

    “As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ, from whom ...read more

  • Life

    Contributed by Robert Parker on Jun 22, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 13,705 views

    God will give us Life and life more abundant when we submit to his will. Jesus said that the words that I speak they are spirit and they are life...

    Scripture: John 6:63-64 (6:63) “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing, The words that I speak unto you , they are spirit , and they are life.” (6:64) “ But there are some of you that believe not.” The words I speak to you they are spirit… And they are life… They are ...read more

  • You Missed The Point

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 23, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,625 views

    Why do we scold fathers on Father’s Day, when it is often that their children simply miss hearing their counsel. The sons of Josiah ignored their grounding in God’s word and the support of the Temple and misunderstood the value of hard work.

    The difference between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day is that we honor our mothers but we scold our fathers. We talk of saintly moms, who wore their fingers to the bone to cook and clean and sow for us. We honor them for their industry, their mother wit, and their prayer life. And that is as it ...read more

  • Finally Ready: Or Are You?

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 24, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,259 views

    For Ascension and for Graduate Recognition: when we think we are ready for life, we may be the least ready! Trusting the Lord, however, will provide a challenging life plan. The church can and will support young adults who dream great dreams for the Lor

    Every year about this time we engage in a little ritual. In May or June, proud families drive off to some distant university, there to celebrate with a young adult who has finally slugged through four or more years of classes, writing papers, taking exams, and surviving all-nighters, and who is ...read more