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How To Unclog Your Prayer Pipes Series

Contributed by E. Venn on Aug 13, 2004

Many have problems in their prayer life: • I don’t feel like praying. What’s wrong? • I feel like my prayers go down the drain. • I have no power in prayer. What’s clogging my prayer life? The Bible outlines three things that clog God’s flow of

Introduction: Prayer is supposed to be conversation with God. Talking with a friend. So why is it so hard? Many experience a clog in their communication with Jesus Christ. “I feel like my prayers go down the drain. I have no prayer power. What’s clogging my prayer life?” Others may say, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Bearers Of The Light Series

Contributed by John Raulerson on Dec 13, 2007

The church has been called to bear the light of God’s truth to a dark and dying world.

Series: Being the Body Bearers of the Light Matt 5:14-16 One of the most amazing sights on my mission trips to the mountains of Honduras is people walking to church at night. Unless you have been there it is hard to picture just how rugged the are the roads and just how dark it can be. But the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is God Wrathful?

Contributed by Paul George on Jun 17, 2003

God’s wrath is difficult both to understand and to believe.

Most Christians find the wrath of God difficult to understand and believe. The idea of a wrathful God has been for some Christians a roadblock to faith. There are Christians who have experienced the transforming grace and love of the Lord in their lives who believe the idea of God’s wrath seems to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-23

Denomination: Holiness

Problem Analysis

Contributed by Michael Raisbeck on Aug 28, 2003

Life is full of problems to solve; this is an introduction to an approach which may be helpful.

In previous messages I touched upon a process called KT Decision Analysis. There is also a related process called KT Problem Analysis. This process is used to solve problems in industry and the originators of the approach Charles H. Kepner and Benjamin B. Tregoe recognised that problem solving must ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-11, 1 Samuel 17:1-54

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Time To Understand

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 18, 2000

Life is RICHER if you understand God, His faithfulness, and His direction for us as individuals.

Intro 1. What is your favorite book of the Bible? Psalms? Prov.? Romans? Revelation? 2. I have enjoyed myself this year, preaching from our LEAP 2000 readings. 3. I love the Word of God; some books fascinate me more than others. Jeremiah is not one of my favorites, but there are a few ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:28-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

At The Edge Of The Falls Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Nov 28, 2003

All of us stand at the edge of God’s judgment. What can save us?

Genesis 19 June 22, 2003 The Associated Press March 20, 2003) — NIAGARA FALLS — A 48-year-old man who fell in to the Niagara River off Goat Island stood a few feet from the brink of the falls for two hours before a rescue helicopter pulled him from the precipice. "Hold me! Don’t let me go!" the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

Doctrine And The Christian Life

Contributed by James H Boyd on Feb 20, 2003

In this article, I want to look at what the Bible itself says about doctrine, and present a balanced look at the vital role that Bible doctrine plays in the Christian life.

Jesus answered them and said "My doctrine is not mine, but His that sent me." (John 7:16) But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. (Titus 2:1) Mention the word "doctrine" among church circles, and you will get a variety of different responses. On one hand, there are those who treat ...read more

Scripture: John 7:16, Titus 2:1

Denomination: Charismatic

When God Is Enough Series

Contributed by Richard Hall on Sep 29, 2005

Even though God has done miracles in our life in the past we still need a fresh revelatin of grace today

Sermon #3 WHEN GOD IS ENOUGH EXODUS 12:31-42; 13:17-14 Set up the story Reread Exodus 5:22-6:12 In the midst of tragedy it so hard to see the hand of God! But God is enough, even when struggles come our way that we cannot or ever will be able to comprehend. God now has Moses and the people of ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

He's Your Daddy Too

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005

God is Great

Intro: this past week someone asked me if I was related to another Funderburk from South Carolina, my response was, we are all related. As I said that, I knew what my Father’s day message would be. We are all traced back to Adam, and Adam is the father of the human race. But a wonderful verse in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:38

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Ascension Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Matthew Cook on Jan 3, 2006

Power for the "friends of God"

The Ascension January 1, 2006 Center Point Baptist Church Read Acts 1:1-12 I. Theophilus *Note the overlap of the two books: •“in my former book” – that is the book of Luke •The overlap occurs at the Great Commission -The life of Jesus -The beginning of the church •These two come together in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Waiting - Pentecost

Contributed by Graeme Lamb on Jun 1, 2006

A sermon for the period between Ascension Day and Pentecost

In many ways the period between the Ascension Day and Pentecost is a period of waiting for the church. I liken it to being in the third trimester of the pregnancy out of which the church is birthed. The first trimester is the period between the birth of Jesus and his death. The period during ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:15-26

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Wedding Service

Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 8, 2006

A wedding service for the pastor.

Order of Service Pastor enters with groom’s party Bride’s party enters The question: "Who gives these two individuals to be joined as one?” _______________ and _______________, if you have freely chosen each other to be husband and wife and believe that God has led you in this choice, please ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24

Denomination: Baptist

An Intimate Relationship

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

God compares His relationship to us as that of a marriage. Do we know of His love for us and His desire for us to reamin faithful to Him. Are we faithful?

Introductory Considerations 1. Story of two people who fall in love and get married but then things change. Each has different interests and they have little time for each other. Distance grows between them. They were husband and wife - that was a fact, but they did not relate any more in the ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:13-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Useless Or Useful? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 8, 2014

Mercy is the greatest of the virtues in the external manifestation.

Thursday of the 32nd Week in Course Joy of the Gospel St. Paul had a dilemma. One of his converts in Asia, Philemon, lived in Colossae. Philemon’s slave, Onesimus, had escaped and probably stolen property in the process. Escaped slaves were dealt with according to their owner’s whim ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:7-20

Denomination: Catholic

"Idle" Christians? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 28, 2014

Who are 'idle" Christians and how are we to handle them?

We will finish today our study of the letters to the Thessalonians. Please open your Bibles to 2 Thessalonians Chapter 3….. NIV… Read along with me 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18…… Let us note again that the New Testament was originally written in Greek and so there are various ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible