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Shielded By Faith Series

Contributed by David Welch on Oct 28, 2006

12th in a series on spiritual warfare. Now on the armor shield of faith

Chico Alliance Church October 15, 2006 Pastor David Welch "Spiritually Aware, Alert, Armed and Aggressive" Pt 12 “Shielded by Faith” I. Be Aware II. Be Alert III. Be armed & aggressive A. Be fully empowered B. Be fully armed C. Stand firm – engage the enemy 1. Stand firm ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-15

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Who Do You Say That I Am?

Contributed by Brian William on Nov 10, 2005

In our image-conscious world, we often try to remake Christ to suit our needs. Presented here in a way for both believers and seekers, the good news is that Christ isn’t who we say, but Christ is who He is -- the Love of God made flesh to save humanity!

We’re going to start this morning with a quick Marketing 101 lesson. Brand image is a key concept in Marketing 101. Brand image is the concept that you’re going to connect a particular product with a particular idea. Brand image. They say that out of all the advertising dollars spent in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-38

Denomination: Methodist

Faith Or Baptism Series

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jan 29, 2005

Are we saved by faith or baptism? This is an extra sermon in our 3 on 3 series.

You know how some sermons are just easy to listen to? Maybe they hit on a subject you were just wondering about, or they address a need you felt but hadn’t put a name to, or they re-affirm something you believed but didn’t have the words for. Some sermons just seem to hit us right where we are at ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When John Was Baptist And Paul Was Jewish

Contributed by Engleburg Toney on Feb 11, 2006

Jesus is the Light of the world. We have been commanded by Him to walk in this Light. If we want to see Jesus we must advance in our knowledge of Him.

When John was Baptist and Paul was Jewish Thomas Edison has been credited with inventing the light bulb. There were several inventors who designed and made various forms of the light bulb, in fact Edison’s idea originated from his purchase of Henry Woodard and Matthew Evans patent of the light ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-9

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Life Study Of Chimham - A Type Of Christian Believer

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 30, 2015

To show by SM (secret message) that what we have obtained like eternal life and great favors all came from GOD's Divine effort and no human effort was made to get or obtain it. Why this verse? Because it has a signature of the Aleph-Tav.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you blessed and have great favors? Yes, it's all because of JESUS. Ephesians 2:8-9 (Amplified Bible) 2:8 For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 19:40

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Spirit Of Conviction Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 7, 2015

Conviction, Sin, Guilt, Judgment

HOLY ISN’T HIS FIRST NAME – The Spirit of Conviction John 16:5-16 (p. 753) April 12, 2015 Introduction: I have a feature of my smart phone that immediately alerts me if there is a missing child in the area. It’s called an Amber Alert...It shows up on my screen with a ...read more

Scripture: John 16:5-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Chasing After The Wind

Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 4, 2015

Let's look at the Book of Ecclesiastes & review some of the things that Solomon tells us about his life - when he came to the edge of the cliff, what he saw, & the conclusions he reached.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK ILL. Billy Graham once wrote, "I've met so many entertainment stars whose day is past. How unhappy & lonely & empty they feel. I've talked with many athletes & former political leaders who feel the same way. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Marriage Ain't Easy Series

Contributed by David Owens on May 18, 2015

In this sermon, we explore some myths that can lead our marriage to failure.

Introduction: A. There’s an old joke that goes like this: “Do you know what are the most difficult years of marriage?” 1. Answer: “The ones following the wedding!” 2. Once when I was looking through my card file for material on marriage, I had to laugh when I noticed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Only Six Miles Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Dec 9, 2013

It was only six miles from Jerusalem to Bethlehem.

Only Six Miles Christmas series 2013 #1 Matthew 2:1-6 1st Dec 2013 Shell Point Baptist Church ALL SERMONS IN CONDENSED FORM How long would it take to walk six miles? • If you/good shape/walk/couple of hours. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Teach Sound Doctrine

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 7, 2014

Paul tells us that we must various groups of people in the church and what to teach. 1- We must teach older men 2- We must teach older women 3- We must teach young men 4- We must teach slaves/workers

INTRO.- 1 You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. We must teach. Teaching is important to God’s work. ILL.- One school teacher said: As a 7th grade biology teacher, I was teaching my class about the flow of blood in the body. After my lecture I asked the class the ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Truth Vs Myths

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jun 5, 2015

To focus on how an act of obedience scores over other apparently good "spiritual" actions!!!

Truth vs Myths It was Charles Haddon Spurgeon who wisely observed that discernment is not essentially the ability to know the difference between what is right and wrong but rather that which helps us distinguish between what ...read more

Scripture: 2 John 1:6-7

Denomination: *other

Values Redefined Series

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Jul 8, 2015

Beatitudes 2-4

The Bible proclaims a value system that is contrary to that of the world. John Stott the late Pastor and commentator titled his book on the Sermon on the Mount “Christian Counter Culture.” It is an apt title. This is most evident in the introduction of the sermon called the Beatitudes. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Here Am I...send Someone Else, Pt. Two

Contributed by Chris Beam on Jul 15, 2015

Part two of Here am I...Send Someone Else

Series: Jonah and the City Here am I…Send Someone Else, Pt. Two Jonah 1:3 Last week I preached the first half of this message but in order to get you all to lunch on time, I cut it off where we will pick up this morning. Last week we looked at Jonah’s call, this week we’ll be ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

Behaving Badly

Contributed by Monty Newton on Aug 2, 2015

Bad behavior and the consequences thereof may be far-reaching but in coming clean we find the grace of God to be equally far-reaching.

20150802 10th Sunday after Pentecost B Web Site Title: Behaving Badly Text: II Samuel 11:26-12:13a Thesis: Bad behavior and the consequences thereof may be far-reaching but in coming clean we find the grace of God to be equally far-reaching. If this text were to be funneled through the College ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Church Of Thyatira

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Aug 22, 2015

A continuation of a study on the seven churches of Revelation. The church of Thyatira was worldly, ungodly, and yet there were a few in it that kept the faith and were commended and encouraged to hang in there.

Not Tolerating Tolerance: The Church of Thyatira Introduction: We are entering the heart of Summer, which means we are entering the heat of Summer. Last week I briefly mentioned the thorny soil in Mark 4 – it got me thinking how we usually begin Spring with great relief because of warmer ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:19-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational