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  • Persevere Under Hardship Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 30, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 7,542 views

    Are you going through tough times? It could be that God is making you into a wonderul tool - to use in furthering His kingdom. Find out how Paul encouraged Timothy to stay with it under pressure.

    Paul has just gotten finished telling Timothy that despite the fact that he was abandoned in Rome – that there were a few – like Onesiphorus, who were a great comfort during hard times. Now he takes it one step further – be strong yourself, and look for people you can trust – then pass on good ...read more

  • Where Am I And How Did I Get Here?

    Contributed by James May on Apr 30, 2006
    based on 38 ratings
     | 14,673 views

    We are who we are by God’s grace. He is the Father of Lights who gives every good and perfect gift. I am here because of His great love.

    Where Am I and How Did I Get Here? Pastor Jim May Victor Borge told about a couple going on vacation, standing in line waiting to check their bags at the airline counter. The man said to the wife, "I wish we had brought the piano." She said, "Why? We’ve got sixteen suitcases already!" He said, ...read more

  • Core Values -- Worship Series

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on May 6, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,580 views

    We are in our series on Core Values. Core Values are the DNA that define who we are, what we are in infancy and in greatness. What God has called us to be. They are not just creeds on plaque or notes in book somewhere. They are the essence of who we a

    Core Values: Worship – Ephesians 5:18-20 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20 Always giving thanks to God the Father for ...read more

  • What's The One Thing?

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 35,487 views

    Jesus said to Martha, "There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it..." What’s the One Thing? Includes illustration of Jason, a young man in special education that changed the life of his teacher. "Welcome, friend

    Title: What’s the One Thing? 09/03/06 West Side Text: Luke 10:38-42 A.M. Service Purpose: A Labor Day message dealing with how we should “Be Still” before the Lord ******************************************************* Introduction: Jason’s Praying Pencils How a student gave his ...read more

  • Cool Runnings - Which Way Will You Run? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 15, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 16,275 views

    The message out of Isaiah is "There is a right way and a wrong way to get what you want out of life." What had Judah done wrong... and what could they do to change their destiny?"

    OPEN: (Show 5:30 minute clip from “Cool Runnings” – the section where bobsled team crashes in their final run... but they refuse to admit defeat. They pick up their damaged bobsled and carry it across the finish on their shoulders. Make sure to include the section where the team shouts their ...read more

  • Why Do We Praise Him Every Sunday Series

    Contributed by Brent Baker on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 193 ratings
     | 65,600 views

    This sermon helps us to see the difference between Worship and Praise and why do we praise Him each week

    Why We Do What We Do! Why Do We Praise Him? Psalms 63: 3-5 Over the next several weeks we are going to be answering the question why do we do what we do here at Spencer Christian Church. We are going to answer the question, why do we sing songs of praise, why do we worship each week, why do we ...read more

  • Come And Hear

    Contributed by James May on Sep 25, 2005
    based on 56 ratings
     | 25,769 views

    Come and Hear what the Lord has done for me, and for us all. We are a people that are truly blessed!

    COME AND HEAR By Pastor Jim May Psalms 66:16-20, "Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me; ...read more

  • Kingdom Wisdom From Proverbs

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 13,487 views

    Christians are citizens of God’s Kingdom needing Kingdom Wisdom as detailed by Solomon in Kingdom: Rules (The Ten Commandments); Principles (Love and Faithfulness); Decision-Making (Trust in the Lord); Economics (Honour God with our Money) and Discipline

    God wants His people to have a full and satisying life. But how do we get it? Demands are made on us, with the pressures of the 21st century in terms of time and resources. We’re bombarded by the influences of the secular environment and at the same time there’s the insistent call of God as we ...read more

  • Reaching Out In Love

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 3, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,617 views

    Jesus would have us as a local church to get involved in outreach for Kingdom growth.

    Reaching Out in Love I Thessalonians 2:8 (New Century Version) “Because we loved you, we were happy to share not only God’s good news with you; but even our own lives.” A year ago we did a survey of 350 homes in our community. In our survey we asked several brief questions: 1. How long have ...read more

  • Repentance, Faith, Ressurection And Judgement Series

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 9, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,494 views

    Repentance from dead works and faith toward God. Resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.

    Repentance from dead works and faith toward God Reading Ps 32; Mt 15:1-9 Introduction Last time we saw that a passage can look straightforward when we read it superficially; obscure when you look at it more closely and then straight forward again when you read it in its context, bearing in mind ...read more

  • Condition/Position

    Contributed by Ronald Sweatt on Oct 13, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,801 views

    Don’t let your present condition keep you from your position in Christ.

    2 Sam 9:1-8 (KJV) 1 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? 2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he ...read more

  • Beware Of The Yeast

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,305 views

    The leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees was in direct opposition to the unleavened "Bread of Life".

    Text: “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees” (Matthew 16:6) NIV. Another word used in the place of “yeast” is the word “leaven”. Yeast is used in baking and causes the dough to rise or “puff up”. Yeast is really a living organism ...read more

  • Remembrance Day And The Suffering Church

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 10, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,526 views

    Many churches link Remembrance Day and the Suffering Church finding help in both life situations in David’s testimony of God who Forgives, Heals, Preserve, Provides and Satisfies

    On Remembrance Day we’re reminded by the two minutes silence of the suffering and sacrifice by ordinary men and women in the interests of their nation and cherished values. It’s also appropriate to link Remembrance with the Persecuted and Suffering Church. Here in Britain the Christian Church ...read more

  • Three Bells And Three W's

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Nov 3, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 13,245 views

    Three uses of bells - to call us to Worship, to Warn us of danger, and proclaim something Wonderful. Sermon delivered on the occasion of a visiting church bell choir.

    Intro: • Since we have the Chehalis UMC Bell Choir with us today, I decided it would be enlightening for us to discover what lessons God might teach us from bells. • I guess you all know why cows have bells? It’s because their horns don’t work. • In 1996 the Taco Bell Corporation announced that it ...read more

  • General Character Of Christians. Series

    Contributed by Fredric Lozo on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,927 views

    This Sermon is #11 from Rev. Andrew Lee’s SERMONS published in 1803 by Isaiah Thomas, Jr. at Lisbon, Connecticut.

    INTRODUCTION: The entire book Andrew’s Lee’s Sermons is available free at Project Gutenberg as e-Text #15031. SERMON XI. General Character of Christians. Galatians v.24. "And they that are Christ’s have crucified the Flesh, with the Affections and Lusts." ST. PAUL is supposed to have ...read more