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  • Getting Real Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 8, 2014
     | 8,959 views

    Don’t pretend to be better than you really are. You could end up worse than you were; and besides, you don’t have to fake it to make it with God.

    A cowboy walked into a Texas bar, ordered three bottles of beer, and sat in the back room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finished them, he came back to the bar and ordered three more. The bartender told the cowboy, "You know, a bottle goes flat after I open it. It would taste ...read more

  • 17th Sunday After Pentecost. September 15th, 2024. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 5, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,877 views

    Year B, Proper 19

    Proverbs 1:20-33, Psalm 19, Isaiah 50:4-9, Psalm 116:1-9, James 3:1-12, Mark 8:27-38. A). THE ALLURE OF WISDOM. Proverbs 1:20-33. One day I was out shopping on one of the pedestrianised streets of Norwich, England, when a sudden commotion stopped me in my tracks. The City Crier’s vigorous ...read more

  • A Foot In Both Crowds

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Apr 12, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 8,510 views

    Palm Sunday: We have a foot in both crowds - the one the praised Jesus on Palm Sunday and also the one that shouted, "Crucify Him." But Jesus willingly took on the Cross for our double-mindedness and hypocrisy. We are forgiven!!

    [Note: This is an original sermon. It is partially based on an outline provided in "Concordia Pulpit Resources" from CPH.] Our worship today started with the story of Jesus’ triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem. There was a huge crowd there to receive Him. They shouted hosanna, hosanna – ...read more

  • Old Testament And Right Living

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 29, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 4,515 views

    Amos reminds us of the need to seek God’s face, not just religious behaviour.

    We’re all familiar with the importance of mood music in such communication media as films and television. The right music can make a good film great. The wrong music can destroy what was otherwise an enjoyable experience. But music can do more than just enhance the enjoyment. It can be used in such ...read more

  • Biblical Reflections On Faith In A Pluralistic World

    Contributed by Michael Bird on Jan 4, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,599 views

    This sermon evaluated the recent trends towards religious pluralism and attempts to construct a Christian response.

    BIBLICAL REFLECTIONS ON FAITH IN PLURALISTIC, POSTMODERN, POST-CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN WORLD MICHAEL BIRD INTRODUCTION We live in an age which is becoming increasingly hostile historical Christianity. This hostility emanates from a public mindset that is pluralistic, postmodern, post-Christian and ...read more

  • What’s Wrong With Religion? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Sep 21, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,573 views

    Being religious for the sake of self-worth is detestable to God because God looks at the heart.

    Please grab a Bible. This is how God directly speaks to us. Let’s start by looking at the Gospel of Luke chapter 21:1-4... Giving money to the church is the religious thing to do isn’t it? But what can go wrong with doing a religious thing?? Being religious for the sake of self-worth is ...read more

  • Art Thou A Master Of Israel, And Knowest Not These Things? Series

    Contributed by David Moore on Nov 20, 2008
     | 5,303 views

    This sermon looks at Nicodemus’ ignorance as a religious leader as a springboard for teaching the necessity of the new birth.

    Introduction: One of my favourite stories is of a new pastor was asked to teach a boys class in the absence of their regular Sunday School teacher. He decided at the outset to see what the boys knew and so he asked little Johnny during Bible class who broke down the walls of Jericho. Little Johnny ...read more

  • From Religion To Relationship Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 17, 2009
     | 4,477 views

    The human religious nature that tries to resolve our guilt and shame in our own way.

    Last week - healing… reaffirm… We’ll see more… but today… what’s driving through Jesus… the CENTRAL POINT OF CLASH AND CONFLICT… Mark 1:40-41 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." Filled with compassion, Jesus reached ...read more

  • A Lie Could Not Con-Seal The Truth

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Apr 13, 2015
     | 2,968 views

    The lies that the religious leaders paid for could not purchase the truth away from the risen Christ.

    Easter Sunrise 2015 Matthew 27:62-66 62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64 So ...read more

  • Repentance - The Reason For The Season

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Dec 3, 2015
     | 4,671 views

    It Wwas not the shepherds, the wisemen, or the religious teachers that proclaimed the reason Jesus was born. It was John the Baptist

    Well. It’s Christmas season again. Wal-Mart is filled with Christmas decorations. Christmas events are happening all over. Christmas specials fill up the TV schedule. I checked my DVR and there are at least 5 or 6 Christmas shows recorded. Of course, “Charlie Brown’s ...read more

  • The Road To The Cross Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Jun 23, 2016
     | 6,544 views

    Matthew records the events leading up to the crucifixion. Jesus prophecy, and the actions of the religious elite.

    I. Introduction A. The outline for this message came from “The Preacher’s Outline and Sermon Bible’” by Leadership Ministries Worldwide B. Lets begin by turning to Matthew 26:1 - 5 Matthew 26:1-5 (NKJV) Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, ...read more

  • You Might Be A Pharisee

    Contributed by George Durham on Dec 9, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,660 views

    Luke 11: 37-52; Warning for those who are very religious but not truly spiritual.

    You Might Be A Pharisee If...Lk11:37-52 Who Were The Pharisees ? Jewish Separatists. Only One Way Of Doing Things....And It Was There Way. Aloof And Arrogant. Believed In Traditions, And Rituals That They Created As Much As They Did The Word Of God. Believed ...read more

  • Living Above The Lies

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Mar 8, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,732 views

    Religious lies keep us spiritually defeated; God's truth sets us free.

    Introduction: A. Diane was an average Christian who grew up in a Christian home, was taken to church every time the doors opened and was taught all the do’s and don’ts of the Christian faith. 1. As she got older, church became less exciting and sometimes she even wondered if she was ...read more

  • Who Has You Covered?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 14, 2016
     | 3,714 views

    Many are religious and many claim Christ but will they have the right covering when Jesus arrives?

    Isaiah chapter 29 starts with woe, but ends in an awesome WOW! God is speaking to His rebellious children of judgment in the first thirteen verses, but speaks of revival and restoration in the remainder of the chapter. I find it profound that the switch from judgment to blessing starts after verse ...read more

  • Creating New Strongholds - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jul 5, 2019
     | 4,708 views

    We examine the strongholds operating in Peter and John when they were confronted by the religious leaders

    The last time we were together, we began looking at ways of thinking that the Apostle Paul describes as “strong holds.” Found only in 2 Corinthians 10:4, “strongholds” are wrong thoughts and beliefs about God that have been emotionally hardwired into our minds that hinder, what 2 Timothy 2:4 ...read more