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Compromise Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

I think there are at least three kinds of compromise, and each of them is illustrated by Daniel's experience in Babylon.

A man who had been a notorious thief was telling a friend how going to church had really changed his life. He was in a store just that week and saw the nicest pair of boots. They were just his size, and while he was there the owner of the store stepped out. He could have easily slipped them under ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-8

How To Live As A Consistently Growing Christian

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021

Brass tacks, let's talk practical application. What are the most common practices that underpin a legitimate growing Christian faith? I consider in my own life, how I can be a real, genuine follower of Jesus.

Brass tacks, let's talk practical application. What are the most common practices that underpin a legitimate growing Christian faith? I consider in my own life, how I can be a real, genuine follower of Jesus. Not just a faker, or a part time believer. What does it look like where the rubber ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:1, Luke 5:16, Matthew 6:7

Denomination: Salvation Army

Harvest Law

Contributed by Robert Butler on Jul 15, 2020

God rewards us as we participate in his deliverance and establishment of his kingdom

Today, we move to the book of Obadiah. The only one chapter book in the Old Testament. It's a story of a distant cousin rivalry. They were warring cousins much like the hatfields and the McCoys. Their feud begins at the moment His brother, Essau also falls prey to his brother’s swindle for a ...read more

Scripture: Obadiah 1:1-21, Luke 6:38, Galatians 6:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Shepherds In The Night

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 2, 2021

Merry Christmas! I love Christmas. I love this time of year. I don’t necessarily love the snow, though it is beautiful. It’s beautiful for a while at least! God bless you today. Jesus Christ is Lord today, tomorrow and everyday. I need Him now.

Merry Christmas! I love Christmas. I love this time of year. I don’t necessarily love the snow, though it is beautiful. It’s beautiful for a while at least! God bless you today. Jesus Christ is Lord today, tomorrow and everyday. I need Him now. He reigns over reality and He lives in me. He lives in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Salvation Army

When The Goalkeeper Scores A Goal !!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jun 11, 2014

A message on "God's unlimited prowess in accepting a rueful sinner" wrapping up the same around a red hot current topic "Football World Cup, 2014 in Brazil (from June 12th to July 13th)" to ensure better connectivity with the man in the pew.

WHEN THE GOALKEEPER SCORES A GOAL… Action: Presentation of a video clip on a goalkeeper scoring a goal... Needless to say, this kind of title is bound to raise many eye-brows & any media mogul with a nose for sensationalism is bound to capitalize on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: *other

Fruit That Is Always In Season: Patience Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 14, 2017

Patience is not a grim, gritting your teeth kind of forbearance, it's a joyful mercy.

Can anyone identify this plant? (Show picture on screen.) How about now? (Show another picture.) It’s wasabi. You sushi lovers are familiar with wasabi, but you’ve probably never tasted the real thing. Even in Japan it’s estimated that only 5% of the restaurants there serve real wasabi. What you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15-16

Denomination: Lutheran

A Mother's Day Bouquet

Contributed by Robin Colerick-Shinkle on May 15, 2017

This is a spiritual bouquet for all women on Mother's Day. In a world where flowers have become one of the primary Mother's Day gifts--- here's a spiritual bouquet in celebration.

Mothers Day in the United States was officially founded by Anna Jarvis. Her mother always said there should be a day to honor women, a celebration of their contributions in the world. Anna Jarvis never forgot her mother’s words….and when her mother died in 1905, she decided to fulfill them. She ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:6

Seeing People Through Jesus' Eyes

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Aug 11, 2016

How does Jesus see me? How do I show that love to others?

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Scripture: John 9:1-2

Denomination: Holiness

Read And Heed Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 7, 2016

The first of the seven beatitudes in Revelation reminds us that we need to pay attention to who the revealed Jesus is.

1. "Happy as a Clam" -- Meaning: Very happy and content Why would clams be happy? It has been suggested that open clams give the appearance of smiling. The derivation is more likely to come from the fuller version of the phrase, now rarely heard - 'as happy as a clam at high water'. Hide tide is ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Am The Good Shepherd Series

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jul 21, 2024

Although trust can be difficult to find in this fallen world that is not our true home and is rarer than silver or gold, we can trust our Good Shepherd who loves us unconditionally. From Him, we can build relationships filled with trust, love, and compassion with those around us.

I am the Good Shepherd John 10:11-18 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 “Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair” unknown author We live in a world where trust if often sought, rarely received, and often thrown away in a garbage heap ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

Peace That Passes Understanding: Trusting God’s Timing Series

Contributed by Dr. John D. Wentworth on Aug 20, 2025

"Peace that passes understanding isn’t the absence of questions—it’s the quiet trust that God’s timing is never late, even when our hearts are in a hurry."

Introduction: "Peace that passes understanding isn’t the absence of questions—it’s the quiet trust that God’s timing is never late, even when our hearts are in a hurry." Years ago, a farmer planted his fields just like he always did. But that year, the rains came late. Day after day, the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15, Ecclesiastes 3:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

So!

Contributed by Dale Morgan on Jun 3, 2023

GOD'S LOVE IS ENDEARING, EXTENDED AND ETERNAL

SO! JOHN 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The thing that we need to note here is that we must be born again. It takes the death of Christ and the resurrection of Christ -- He must be ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

When All The Bridges Are Down Series

Contributed by Sherry Brooks Martin on Sep 24, 2025

Theme: When life seems to come apart for us, God still comes to us to help us but more often than not, not in dramatic, earthshaking fashion.

Sometimes, life just seems to blow up right before us. Several years ago, an amazingly effective church developer was sent by his bishop to a recently planted church in a Midwestern state that was struggling. This young pastor had developed quite a reputation for being able to help newly ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Day Of The Lord - Lord Of The Day

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 27, 2025

Because the Day of the Lord will surely come, we live in holiness and hope, looking not for a day but for Jesus.

Part One: When Headlines Meet Prophecy Imagine tomorrow’s headlines if the end of the world came today: Rolling Stone: “Is There a Rock and Roll Heaven?” Lifestyle Weekly: “Lose 20 Pounds by Judgment Day with Our New Armageddon Diet.” Tech Times: “Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Planet Earth.” Faith ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-14, John 14:1-3, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, Titus 2:11-13, Revelation 22:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Presence Over Praise

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 8, 2025

When we choose God’s presence over applause, faithful service over spotlight, and trust in waiting over instant recognition, our hearts are shaped for His glory

There is something sacred in the ordinary. A simple door. A gate. A threshold. A doorkeeper. The one who watches, opens, welcomes, guards. In the temple system of old, the doorkeeper had no glamorous role. Few songs were written about him. He rarely stood in the spotlight. But without him, people ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-14

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist