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Why Many People Don't Accept The Good News Series

Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Aug 27, 2001

based on 36 ratings

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What explanation does the Bible give for why many who are exposed to the gospel don’t receive it?

Why Many Don’t Accept The Good News Romans 10:16-21 The past couple of weeks we have been looking at Romans chapter 10. Two weeks ago we saw how Anyone and Everyone who calls out to the Lord to save them will be saved and will also not be disappointed in the decision that they have made. Last week ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:16-21, 2 Corinthians 4:4

Denomination: Baptist

Be Filled! Series

Contributed by Ronald Degraw on May 13, 2002

based on 198 ratings

| 15,061 views

We receive the Holy Spirit as Christians, but how do we tap into that power to do God’s Work?

BE FILLED Last week we talked about the Holy Spirit and how we possess the same power that the 1st apostles possessed. We discussed how in order to be the Christ’s light in the world we need to be empowered by the Holy Spirit. Today, I want to talk about how we go about tapping into that power. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Methodist

A Place Called There

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 29, 2002

based on 184 ratings

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There is where we must be in order to receive Gods presence, protection, and provision. Where is there? (Only God knows).

1 Kings 17:4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. God specifically gave Elijah directions for his protection and his provision, He could only expect these provisions if he obeyed God. Where is there? There is wherever God has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Rejected Light

Contributed by Jason Lancaster on Apr 18, 2003

based on 7 ratings

| 4,351 views

Don’t join those who rejected Jesus on this earth but receive Him for who He is before it is to late.

CLARIFICATION: (Spurgeon once said, ‘All originality and no plagiarism makes for dull preaching.’ I in no way claim ‘all’ originality in my sermons for I look to a variety of Scholars and Pastors for help in crafting the content and structure of a sermon. At the same time I try to give credit ...read more

Scripture: John 1:8-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

People God Uses

Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 5, 2002

based on 29 ratings

| 5,016 views

This morning we are going to look at the prostitute who placed her faith in God and received salvation from destruction.

Introduction Hey: More and more we are hearing about other religions. False religions that say you must do something in order to be saved. But we serve the true God, who reached out to us to provide salvation. You: Have you found salvation in the Lord today? Or are you still trying to earn ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Wrestling With God

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 26, 2002

based on 17 ratings

| 9,292 views

We need to let go of control in our lives so that we can receive God’s blessings

There’s a story about a little girl who climbed up on the lap of her great grandmother and looked at her white hair and wrinkles and then asked, “Did God make you?” “Yes,” the great grandmother replied. Then the child asked, “Did God make me, too?” Grandma again replied, “Yes.” “Well, said the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-30

Denomination: United Methodist

Give The Best - Get The Best

Contributed by Patrick Carvell on Sep 26, 2002

based on 16 ratings

| 8,151 views

Give your heart to God is the best a person can offer. Then you will be able to receive the best GOd offers.

Give the Best - Get the Best, Sermon by Patrick Carvell Scriptures Mark 12:28-31 Most of you know Tiger Woods the Pro Golfer Woods was born in Cypress, California, on Dec. 30, 1975. His given name is Eldrick Woods. His father named him "Tiger" after an Army buddy. Woods had a great impact on ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-31, Jeremiah 29:13

Denomination: Baptist

Faith With Substance Series

Contributed by John Brewster on Apr 23, 2004

based on 84 ratings

| 14,861 views

This first part of a series on Faith looks at how we can receive what we do not yet possess.

faith with substance Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Time has come to push into what God has for us all! No more sitting back and hoping something good happens. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO — God really impressed me concerning the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:17-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Blessed To Be A Blessing

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jun 4, 2004

based on 25 ratings

| 12,170 views

This sermon helps Christians realize that we have received God’s blessings in order to share the Gospel with the world.

“BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING” Gen. 12:1-3 INTRO – So often, our prayers are full of requests for God to bless us – our families, our nation, our churches, our community, our economy, etc. Nothing wrong with that. Prayer of Jabez – “O that you would bless me indeed…” And God does bless us. Last ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Gift Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 25, 2005

based on 14 ratings

| 5,566 views

What is the greatest Gift one can receive or give? It is indeed Jesus Christ, the gift that never stops giving.

A Gift, All may Repent and Turn to Christ God is over All God calls us to call to the lost Wabush, a town in a remote portion of Labrador, Canada, was completely isolated for some time. But recently a road was cut through the wilderness to reach it. Wabush now has one road leading into it, and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:11-16

Denomination: Baptist

Trapped In Idolatry Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 4, 2005

based on 30 ratings

| 13,616 views

Examining the idols in our lives, we see what keeps us from receiving God’s blessing

SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 19:23-41 TITLE: “TRAPPED IN IDOLATRY” INTRODUCTION: A. The dictionary definition of “idol”: “an object of excessive devotion or admiration” --Fails to capture the biblical sense ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:23-41

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Spirit Of Forgiveness

Contributed by Kevin Smith on Jun 7, 2005

based on 9 ratings

| 2,405 views

The message SALVATION and its meaning FORGIVNESS are ours to deliver, and we need to receive the Holy Spirit to do both.

To set the stage… 1. Jesus went to the Cross and was brutally beaten and was seen by His disciples. 2. Jesus was buried by some of His disciples in a tomb 3. Three days latter He rose again 4. Mary Magdelene saw Him risen Jesus is now risen and is in a “Supernatural” body. The disciples are ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-23

Denomination: Holiness

Blessed Are The Merciful Series

Contributed by Frank Lay on Oct 12, 2004

based on 50 ratings

| 10,062 views

Our God is a merciful God, and expects those of us who have received his mercy to be merciful as well.

BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." Are you a merciful person? Yet that is what our Lord Jesus Christ wants us to be. In Luke 6:36, our Lord said, "Therefore be mersiful, just as your Father is also merciful." Our God is a merciful ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Baptist

What Must I Do To Be Saved?

Contributed by William Mccaffery on Oct 15, 2004

based on 28 ratings

| 5,086 views

The Bible is clear about how we can receive the salvation offered to us by God through Jesus Christ.

Introduction: In 1 Corinthians 10:11, we read, “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.” The witness of the Old Testament is an example to the New Testament church. In the stories of the Old ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Five Crowns Series

Contributed by James Mccullen on May 9, 2005

based on 35 ratings

| 44,357 views

This is a simple study concerning crowns. We have the possibility of receiving several different crowns in heaven. These are those crowns.

The Five Crowns 1Thes 2:19; 1 Cor 9:25; 2 Tim 4:8; James 1:12; 1 Pet 5:4 Introduction The Bible talks about five different crowns that are rewards to the faithful Christian. I had a deacon one time that said "I don’t like talk about rewards, crowns and the like; I am not serving the Lord for ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12

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