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  • Come Before Winter Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 17, 2015
     | 15,579 views

    The Story of Paul and the people around him when he was close to death, those who were faithful and those who were not. Timothy who was like a son to him had to make a decision go to him before it would be too late. Some thing need to be done now..

    Annual Sermons: Vol. 3 Sermon 8 Bob Marcaurelle 2 Timothy 4:21 COME BEFORE WINTER A famous psychologist said that if the news came over our radio and television stations that the ...read more

  • Water To Wine—declaring God's Anointed-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 18, 2015
     | 3,075 views

    2 of 6. Jesus turned water to wine in order to initiate/call attention to/set apart His public ministry. Where is Jesus heralded as God’s Anointed? or Why turn water into wine? God’s Anointed is heralded on the stage of...

    WATER To WINE—Declaring God's Anointed-II—John 2:1-12 Attention: On Stage— Need: Jesus turned water to wine in order to initiate/call attention to/set apart His public ministry. Jesus is set apart as God’s Anointed. Declaring God’s Anointed can/may be ...read more

  • Why God Hated Easu

    Contributed by Joseph Miller on Mar 20, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,806 views

    Explore how it's "fair" for a loving, non discriminating God to love one brother and hate the other.

    WHY GOD HATED ESAU Romans 9:13 13  As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. This has got to be one of the most difficult verses in the Bible. This verse seems to totally contradict the very nature of God. There's a book called, 'The hard sayings of Jesus' and also one ...read more

  • Grumble Or Grow!

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 22, 2015
     | 15,211 views

    We don’t think God cares – if we mumble and grumble, but He does. We’re going to look at what grumbling is, why we shouldn’t grumble, and look at the alternatives to grumbling.

    GRUMBLE OR GROW! Exodus 16:1-8 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A lawyer, a doctor, and a preacher went deer hunting together when along came a big buck. The three of them all shot at the same time, and immediately the buck dropped to the ground. 2. They all rushed up to examine the deer, but couldn't ...read more

  • Guidelines For Christianity: Blessed Are The Persecuted Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015
     | 4,830 views

    Do we really feel blessed when we are persecuted?

    A Texan billionaire w/ a beautiful daughter loved having parties at his pool which was home to a 20 ft. great-white shark. Every night he’d issue a challenge to the men: “½ my fortune or my daughter’s hand in marriage to the man who swims across the pool!” He never had a ...read more

  • Guidelines For Christianity: The Fruit Of Patience Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 31, 2015
     | 7,024 views

    Patience will never be accomplished by human effort and self-control. It is only accomplished by GOD control...

    ”But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control; against such there is no law.” A small boy is sent to bed by his father. Five minutes later … “Da-ad…” “What?” “I’m ...read more

  • Exactor Mortis

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Apr 3, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,002 views

    This is a first person sermon from the eyes of the Roman Centurion who was in charge of the death squad that crucified Jesus.

    Exactor Mortis Mark 15: 37-39 (NLT) Intro: You know how you can tell that Easter is here? You look at the TV schedule. On many of the channels you see programming and movies concerning Biblical times. I have seen Killing Jesus, and numerous shows and documentaries focusing on Jesus or the era ...read more

  • So Send I You

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 16, 2015
    based on 7 ratings
     | 19,371 views

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    So Send I You John 20:21 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/SoSend.html "As the Father hath sent me...so send I you" His mandate is my mandate. [say it!] Jesus said this to all of His disciples. But He also said this to EACH of His disciples. [Collectively as a group / to Peter, John, etc.] Are ...read more

  • The Journey Of Communion

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 3, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,723 views

    Too often Communion is simply celebrated as a moment in time, right now. This message looks at how communion looks to yesterday, tomorrow and today.

    For Christians around the world the celebration of Communion is something we have in common. Oh we might call it by different names, and we might fight over how often we should observe communion, what actually happens to the elements when we receive them, and even over what we use for elements but ...read more

  • Hurricane Florence And The Return Of Christ

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Sep 27, 2018
     | 4,983 views

    Meteorologists aren't always right but when a disaster like Hurricane Florence is looming they will be sure to let you know. We as Christians should be expecting the return of Christ and the cooresponding Day of The LORD which will follow. We should be letting people know as well!

    If you would, please stand as we say together our memory Scripture for this quarter: Matthew 6:31-33 “Do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ...read more

  • Is It Possible That Christians Are Not Sinners Saved By Grace? Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Sep 30, 2018
     | 5,174 views

    This is the third message in the series. This message examines Romans 7 to see if it is talking about a Christian struggling with a sin nature.

    In the first six chapters of Romans the Apostle Paul repeatedly contrasts what it means to live under the law and what it means to live by faith. He says a person will either have a nature that is governed by the law or a nature that is governed by grace. He will not have both at the same ...read more

  • Cain And Abel Series

    Contributed by John Dixon on Oct 7, 2018
     | 8,739 views

    The word “REGARD” or the word “FAVOR” in Hebrew means, “paid attention to.” God paid attention to Abel’s offering but Cain’s offering he did not pay attention to.

    GENESIS 4:1-11 NASB Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a man-child with the help of the Lord.”  2 Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ...read more

  • Don't Miss The Party

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Oct 15, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,815 views

    As I have continued to grow in this Christian journey, I have begun to discover the older son in Jesus' narrative is every bit as lost as the younger

    TITLE: DON’T MISS THE PARTY SCRIPTURE: ST. LUKE 15:25-32 I am sure like many of you this morning, we have heard this passage of scripture taught and preached many times over the decades. I am proud to say, I have participated and enjoyed Sunday School all of my life, therefore, I am very ...read more

  • Going Home

    Contributed by Hans Krause on Oct 19, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 17,860 views

    Jesus promise to prepare us room in his Father's house. There is more to that promise than the idea of our souls going to heaven to be with God. What did Jesus try to tell his disciples?

    [Sermon preached on 22 April 2018, 3rd Sunday after Easter / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] Last week Saturday I conducted a funeral. It was a bright sunny day. Mostly, when I attend a funeral the weather is gloomy, windy and cold. But over the years, I have also attended funerals of some very special ...read more

  • "Space To Repent”

    Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 21, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,456 views

    We are only given a brief interval to repent, so we need to know what repentance is, who needs to repent, and when our chance to repent will expire.

    “SPACE TO REPENT” Mt. 3:1-10; Rev. 2:21 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. I heard about a man who smoked cigarettes. He began reading articles on cigarettes and became alarmed by the strong relationship between smoking and lung cancer. 2. He finally confided in a friend; “I’ve been reading so many ...read more