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The Broken Heart

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 4, 2005

In the passage, the Blood of Jesus was shed by a Roman spear... but neither John nor any other part of Scripture makes note of the importance of Christ’s blood in this story. Is there a message in the blood that flowed from Jesus side?

OPEN: About a year ago I received this e-mail: In 2003, Mel Gibson released a film called The Passion which dramatically and bloodily captured much of the trial and crucifixion of Christ. Because of it’s graphicness, it was rated "R". The "R", of course, is because of the violence, the gore. In ...read more

Scripture: John 19:31-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Defense Of Marriage

Contributed by Carlton Coon on Oct 12, 2001

An effort to promote the concept of commitment to marriage.

In Defense of Marriage Matt 19:1 (KJS) And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

All God's Children

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 23, 2014

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All God's Children John 4:35 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/AllGodsChildren.html [This sermon contains many statistics, and you know how statistics can be. In many cases, you can make them say whatever you want to say. However, for this topic, I used conservative averages of many estimates from ...read more

Scripture: John 4:35

Denomination: Baptist

God Blesses Those Who Obey Him Series

Contributed by Ely Lambert on Jul 25, 2002

The book of Daniel begins with an appropriate struggle for Israelites in a foreign land, and because of their obedient faith they are blessed.

I. Illustration “The State of the Nation Address I grew up in rural America in the 50’s and 60’s. On any given day, you could walk through the high school parking lot and observe that half the vehicles parked there were trucks with windows rolled down and doors unlocked. Most of them carried, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

4 Nature Of Man – Body- Aid Is Crucify The Flesh Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Jul 14, 2022

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience. The symptoms of that disease in the body are summarized as the lusts of the flesh.

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience. The symptoms of that disease in the body are summarized as the lusts of the flesh. We discussed these in Study 3 -Lusts of the body are: >SEXUAL lust: All desire for sexual satisfaction outside of marriage >GLUTTONY: 1: excess in eating ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:16, Galatians 5:23

Financial Freedom Workshop - Session 2

Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009

Learn the Biblical ways to get out of debt.

Download the free PowerPoint and teaching materials at: http://www.lisbonwc.org/free.htm Welcome! FINANCIAL FREEDOM WORKSHOP Session 2 Developed using the books Your Money Map: A Proven 7 Step Guide to True Financial Freedom and The Total Money Makeover - You may have noticed that even though ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:7

Denomination: Holiness

3 Nature Of Man – Body: Hindrance Is Lust Of The Flesh Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Jul 4, 2022

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience. The symptoms of that disease in the body are summarized as the lusts of the flesh. The hindrances to being conformed to the image of Christ which infect the body.

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience. The symptoms of that disease in the body are summarized as the lusts of the flesh. Lusts of the flesh: >SEXUAL lust: All desire for sexual satisfaction outside of marriage includes: • Self-satisfaction(masturbation) • Fornication ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23, 1 John 2:16

10 Nature Of Man – Soul: Will – Aid Is Your Interests Last (Joy) Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Jul 22, 2022

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience. The symptoms of that disease in the will are selfishness and self-centeredness.

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience. The symptoms of that disease in the will are selfishness and self-centeredness. The Solution: J- Jesus (interests) first O-Others (interests) next Y- Your (interests) last Selfishness and self-centeredness originate in the will of man. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5, 1 Corinthians 13:8

Financial Freedom Workshop - Session 6

Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009

Learn how to pay off your mortgage and discover the financial peace of living in a paid for home.

Download the free PowerPoint and teaching materials at www.LisbonWC.org/free.htm FINANCIAL FREEDOM WORSHOP Session 6 Developed from the books Your Money Map: A Proven 7 Step Guide to True Financial Freedom and The Total Money Makeover. REVIEW - You’ve been pulling together figures from your ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:29

Denomination: Holiness

6 Nature Of Man – Soul: Mind – Aid Is Death To Envy And Love Of Mammon Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Jul 14, 2022

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience. The symptoms of that disease in the mind are summarized as the lusts of the eyes.

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience. The symptoms of that disease in the mind are summarized as the lusts of the eyes. Lusts of the eyes: >Envy: painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:16, 1 Corinthians 13:2

The Faithful Father Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 18, 2006

Why didn’t the father go after his Prodigal Son? Why did he just sit and wait when he could have done so much more to bring his son home?

OPENING STATEMENT: Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at how we can create a G-rated (a G-od centered) home in the midst of an R-rated world. This week, we’re going to look at a crucial element of that effort – fathers. ILLUS: Dr. James Dobson told the story of when he was about 3 three ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Limiting God

Contributed by Ed Wood on May 21, 2002

A message showing how we sometimes limit God in using us to accomplish His will in our lives.

LIMITING GOD Ezekiel 1:1-20 INTRO: Imagine for a moment that the year is 2998, one thousand years from now. You are an archaeologist and you have just unearthed a newspaper from 1998. In it you read a story about bulls and bears fighting on a street in New York. You find a drawing of a ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 1:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Battling The Three Fears Of Captivity.

Contributed by Ryan Peters on Mar 10, 2009

Battling the three fears of captivity will give you the faith and the courage to step out in to the promised land and believe the unbelievable once again.

Title: Battling the three fears of Captivity. Jeremiah 29:10-14 So many of us are stuck in the captivity of life that we have not been able to see clearly let alone hear from God. You see when we search the scriptures for hope and future Jeremiah 29:11-14 comes to mind immediately. When ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:10-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

As The Family Goes...so Goes The Nation.

Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 4, 2015

“He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction” (Mal 4:6)

Have you noticed all the bad news and madness lately? One of the common denominators in most of the National News has to do with moral values and the state of the American family. “The American family is at its worst state in the history of the country”, states one report. The ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 4:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective S.e.r.v.a.n.t Leader

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Jan 24, 2009

What should come to our mind when we think of servant leaders?

One of the songs we sang today is “Make Me a Servant.” I pray that that is our prayer. “Lord, make me a servant today.” Last time I preached, we saw that serving is a high calling. We are to lead different from this world. Jesus told us that, though the world seeks power leadership, we are to seek ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:42-43

Denomination: Baptist