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  • Brought Near By The Blood Of Christ

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 16, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,807 views

    Christ blood brings us near to God because through it receive His life!

    “Brought Near By The Blood” Ephesians 2:11-22 Introduction John Wesley rode across Hounslow Heath late one night, singing a favorite hymn, he was startled by a fierce voice shouting, “Halt,” while a firm hand seized the horse’s bridle. Then the man demanded, “Your money or your life.” Wesley ...read more

  • Something No Thief Can Steal

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 30, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 11,536 views

    Contrast the thieves on the crosses; from Jesus they had, or could have had, salvation, assurance, companionship, things which no thief can steal.

    The scene was one of striking and even bitter contrast. While three men were being hauled off to their deaths, one of them was far different from the other two. Two of these hapless three were thieves, and as thieves they had lived by the law of the thief: namely, easy come, easy go. If you take ...read more

  • He Had To Rise

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Apr 21, 2009
     | 3,478 views

    Easter is a time of HOPE in a world sadly lacking

    He HAD To Rise! (All my sermons use illustrations from sermon central.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) (We showed a video from the “Passion of Christ” entitled “Beautiful Savior” just before I preached.) “Jesus your nailed scarred hands are beautiful, and your nailed scarred ...read more

  • The Two Commandments Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 27, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,836 views

    This message from Exodus deals with the 10 commandments found in Exodus 20, and also points to how Jesus interpreted the 10 commandments by making them into just two.

    The Two Commandments Exodus 19-24 CHCC: April 5, 2009 INTRODUCTION: There was a Gallup Poll taken in 1990 which indicated that only 47% of the adult population in the United States knew more than five out of ten of the commandments. In fact, more people claimed to live by the ten ...read more

  • Living An Unwavering Faith Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 27, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,118 views

    How desperate is your faith? Are you as committed to your faith in Christ as the Syro-Phoenician woman was?

    Living an Unwavering Faith From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. The woman was a ...read more

  • Sufficient Faith

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 13 ratings
     | 10,514 views

    Sufficient faith is that which is both apprehended and declared openly.

    Sufficient Faith Mark 5:21-34 21 Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. 22 Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, 23 pleading fervently ...read more

  • What Will It Take?

    Contributed by Beth Garrod-Logsdon on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,007 views

    The disciples were confused and didn’t really believe the resurrection. Yet in each gospel account Christ gave them proof so they could believe. What proof do we need to really believe what we say we believe?

    What Will It Take? Luke 24:13-49 Easter 3B “Forget what you learned in elementary school--the earth is flat as a pancake. All that stuff about the earth being round and the sun being the center of the universe is a big joke,” insisted C.K. Johnson in a 1979 interview. Mr. Johnson was president ...read more

  • Can You Hear The Singing?

    Contributed by Tim Hbc on May 1, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 13,574 views

    A stunning promise! God rejoices over his people with singing? But can we, by faith, hear it?

    There is a story about a father and his son. The two were extremely close. Since the mother had died of cancer a few years earlier the two grew closer than ever. The boy grew up to be a young man. And suddenly he was called up to fight in the war. The father’s heart was broken as his son ...read more

  • "God's Plan For Your Success”

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on May 4, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,060 views

    God desires your success. He has given us the formula for success.

    “God’s Plan for Your Success” May 10, 2009 "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to ...read more

  • Living Water

    Contributed by Jon Earls on Mar 13, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 18,310 views

    This sermon invites those listening to partake of the Living Water that Jesus provides through the Holy Spirit.

    A small boy is sent to bed by his father. Five minutes later... “Da-ad...” “What?” “I’m thirsty. Can you bring drink of water?” “No. You had your chance. Lights out.” Five minutes later: “Da-aaaad...” “WHAT?” “I’m THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water?” “I told you NO!” If you ask again, ...read more

  • He Will Show You How To Escape From Your Temptations

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Mar 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,180 views

    How to avoid temptation and recover from temptation

    God will show you how to escape from your temptations. Wow! What an incredible insight by Paul. Not only will He never give us more than we can bear, He will show us the way out of those situations and conditions in life that we use to separate ourselves from the love of God. How many times ...read more

  • Life's Wages

    Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Mar 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,081 views

    Evangelistic message that teaches the wages of sin.

    LIFE’S WAGES ROMANS 6:23a THERE ARE SEVEN WORDS IN THIS PHRASE. I THINK THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, AS THE NUMBER SEVEN REPRESENTS COMPLETENESS IN SCRIPTURE. THEREFORE THIS PROCLAMATION OF THE WAGE OF SIN IS COMPLETE. NOTHING MORE CAN BE SAID. WHEN IT COMES TO THE PUNISHMENT OF THOSE WHO ...read more

  • Restoring Your Cutting Edge Series

    Contributed by Steve Lotze on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,670 views

    Final Message in the Drifting Series. God’s called us to be on the cutting edge – piercing darkness with light! Dressed in spiritual armor we are wielding the weapons of our warfare with skill and precision. Performing at this level can take its toll b

    Restoring Your Cutting Edge August 14, 2005 2Kings 6:1-7 Summarize series: Drifting - A Candid Look at Spiritual Entropy We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. Heb 2:1 1. We live in a world that resists the Christian life in its very ...read more

  • How To Have A Joyful Life

    Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Apr 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,986 views

    Most people spend their lives searching for happiness. Joyful living is optimal. Sermon explores four ways how to have a joyful life.

    How to Have A Joyful Life If you ask people what they want out of life, they will tell you that they just want to be happy. I wonder this means. Think about a moment. What makes you happy? Personally, all the things that make me happy are dependent on other people, and other things that are ...read more

  • Spitting Image

    Contributed by Wes Hamilton on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,514 views

    The question came to mind “Who do you want to look like?” Then he cut to the chase… “Who are you trying to look like.” That’s a good question…for all of us. We are all influenced to one degree or another, we all take our cues from someone Who

    Intro: The other day I stumbled across a website called myheritage.com. The site is a genealogical database designed to help people reconstruct their family history. That in and of itself is nothing new, but this one is different because it uses face recognition software to do so. The idea is for ...read more