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What Is Wrong With Prayer?

Contributed by Ray Geide on Feb 28, 2012

An alarming truth is that prayer today is not what Jesus taught prayer must be. Discover the 11 points that Jesus taught about prayer.

An alarming truth is that prayer today is not what Jesus taught prayer must be. Not only does this make the prayers being said today fake but until you bring your prayers in line with Jesus’ teaching, your prayers are a continuous rebellion against Jesus. What should your prayers be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Top Ten American Idols Series

Contributed by Ray Geide on Mar 7, 2012

Do Americans worship idols? Isaiah 40:18-28 provides a powerful message against idol worship, the thinking that goes along with it, what causes it, and the solution.

Top 10 American Idols Isaiah 40:18-28 18 To whom, then, will you compare God? 19 How can you compare anything like Him to an idol that is formed by a craftsman, overlaid with melted down gold, and decorated with chains of melted down silver? 20 If people are too poor to make such a contribution, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:18-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

An Elephant In The Room

Contributed by Ray Geide on Mar 14, 2012

The solution for America, our churches, and our lives is as close as the elephant in the room.

If you were in a small room with an elephant, wouldn’t you know that the elephant was there? There is an elephant in the room. It is quite obvious but people turn their backs to it and act as if it is not there. What is the elephant? The elephant is the fact that God is God. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:33-36

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Problems Of Jealousy (In The Jews) And Presumption (By The Gentiles) Series

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Oct 8, 2009

How Paul made the Jews jealous so as to provoke them to faith in Christ and warned the Gentiles not to be presumptuous now that they were believers in Jesus Christ.

ROMANS 11: 11-22 The Problems of Jealousy and Presumption 11 “I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. 12 Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:11-22

Denomination: Baptist

Branches Broken Off And Branches Grafted On

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Nov 4, 2009

To show that while gentiles have not suffered as God’s people, the Jews, have suffered, we cannot be arrogant or unbelieving and presume upon God but must come together with the Jews in humble faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

1. The Sadness of the Broken off Branches and the Future Triumph (15,16,23,24,26,27) What a storm we might have seen or experienced! The images in this part of Romans speak so clearly to the sadness of the situation of those branches broken off from the Tree. Have you seen trees whose branches ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:15-26

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Sets You Free From Satan's Schemes

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 16, 2012

The Apostle Paul in Ephesians 6: 10-20 teaches that the greatest battle we face is a spiritual battle. The instructions Paul gave the Ephesians Christians can help us today find victory over the schemes of Satan.

Jesus Sets You Free From Satan’s Schemes Ephesians 6:10-20 (Message) Several years ago I went on a Holy Land trip to Israel with stops in Cairo, Egypt and Athens, Greece. Our first night was in Israel. We landed in Tel-a-vive and took a bus along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Free Methodist

Evolution - Truth Or Con?

Contributed by Ray Geide on Apr 9, 2012

Is evolution a fact supported by science or is it a con popularized by atheistic scientists?

A popular biologist, Ernst Mayr, wrote, "No educated person any longer questions the validity of evolution, which we now know to be a simple fact." (Scientific American, July 2000). It is an interesting statement which mainstream society accepts, but is it true? The first part of ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

He Loved Me Any Way

Contributed by Ray Williams on Jul 15, 2011

How do I know that God loves me?

He Loved me any way. John 15:9 (NKJ) How do I know that God loves me? John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9

Denomination: Baptist

Every Knee Shall Bow

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 22, 2002

An evangelistic message declaring that a day is coming when every knee shall bow and tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

“Every Knee Shall Bow” Philippians 2:1-11 A day is coming that will be unlike any other day in world history. Philippians 2:10-11, “At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of god the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Free Methodist

How To Thrive Spiritually

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 22, 2002

Everyone needs a mentor and friend to accomplish all that God calls them to do.

“Friendships – the way to Thrive Spiritually” Acts 9:10-19 What is it that helps you survive and thrive spiritually in a world that is not friendly to Christians? Most of us would have to answer: Family and friends. Our family and friends have been our primary encouragers to survive ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-18

Denomination: Free Methodist

Being Positive In A Negative World

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Apr 19, 2002

When the Apostle Paul preached on Mars Hill in Athens he cemonstrated how to be positive in a negative world.

“Being Positive in a Negative World” Apostle Paul -A bridge builder not a builder of walls- Acts 17:16-34 When the Apostle Paul preached on Mars Hill in Athens Greece he demonstrated how to be positive in a negative world. When we look at all that is happening around the world, in our cities and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34, 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Denomination: Free Methodist

Do You Know Jesus?

Contributed by Ray Coleman on Apr 26, 2002

Do you know Jesus

Do you know Jesus? I’m pretty sure every one would answer this question, with a reply of yes. But before you answer the question really take a look at your life and see what have you done to get to know Him better. During the trails and hardship in your life whom did you turn to first? Well it ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-54

Denomination: Baptist

What It Means To Be A Fully Devoted Disciple

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 18, 2006

There is a difference in the life-style of a fully devoted disciple and one who is not fully devoted.

What it Means to be a Fully Devoted Disciple Luke 9:23-26 Luke 9:57-62 There is a difference in the life-style of a fully devoted disciple and one who is not fully devoted. When I think of my life as a new Christian I was like a roller coaster. I was up and down in my spiritual life. I had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-26

Denomination: Free Methodist

Welcome Home

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 16, 2006

Jesus told three parables about lost sheep, a lost coin and a lost son. The stories highlight the truth that missing people matter to God. God places tremendous value on every individual. All heaven rejoices when one person repents and turns to God.

“Welcome Home” Luke 15:11-27 Those of you who have had or currently have sons can closely identify with the story Jesus told about a rebellious son. The rebellious son was the teenager and the other son was obedient and probably in his twenties. In Luke chapter 15 Luke records that Jesus made ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-27

Denomination: Free Methodist

Hold Lightly What You Value Greatly

Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Jul 3, 2007

God orchestrates the affairs of life—both the good and the bad—to bring us to the place where our faith will be in him alone.

Hold Lightly What You Value Greatly Luke 12:16-21 The land of a rich man produced plentifully and he thought to himself, "What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?" And he said, "I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:16-21, Luke 12:32-40

Denomination: Independent/Bible