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Tempting God Through Disobedience

Contributed by Russ Houser on Apr 6, 2002

a look at the risk of not giving of ourselves to help others in need.

Tempting the Lord through disobedience 4-7-02 AM 2 Kings 12: 3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. Pray Story of Boy with fishes and loaves - family - sent boy on errand - packed a lunch - would be gone most of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 12:3, John 6:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Thriving And Healthy Church

Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Apr 7, 2002

Acts chapter 9 provides a snap-shot of a healthy and thriving church that was flowing with the Holy Spirit. This is an example to the church today.

 Many churches through the centuries have looked to the New Testament church in the Acts as a model of what Christ is wanting in his body  In Acts 9 we see an example of a healthy and thriving church MAIN TEXT: Acts 9:31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Draw Near To God Series

Contributed by Brad Dyrness on May 3, 2002

When God created man he didn’t create him from a distance, he created man different that anything else he created. That creation was a illustration about how he wanted man different that any other living thing. In the Garden God already knew what happen

Draw Near to God... Intimacy With God April 7, 2002 By Brad Dyrness In the Book of Genesis there is the story of God making man. Gen 2:7 . 7And the LORD God formed a man’s body from the dust of the ground and breathed into it the breath of life. And the man became a living person. God took a ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-5, James 4:8-10

Denomination: Holiness

God Hears Even When You Are In Deep Series

Contributed by Donovan Myers on May 4, 2002

The "deep end" is not necessarily the worst place to find yourself

God Hears in Even When You are in Deep! JONAH 2:1-10 Donovan W. Myers Rosemount Missionary In Jamaica there is a popular idiom that says “When trouble tek yu, pickney shut fit yu.” [when you are in trouble, even a child’s shirt will fit]. An addict can only get help and begin to recover when he ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Funeral For A Stillborn Baby

Contributed by Jane White on Dec 6, 2002

Funeral sermon and liturgy suggestions for a full term stillborn boy.

{All liturgical material used was from the United Methodist Book of Worship service for a stillborn child, and service for the loss of a pregnancy. I scoured the internet and other resources looking for help. The UM BOW was by far the best resource. This baby boy was born dead at term. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Methodist

Love And Insanity

Contributed by John Nadasi on Oct 3, 2002

This is a sermon with a strong call to stewardship as a response to God’s eternal love. This includes prayer, presence, gifts, and service as well as how we live our lives.

Paonia United Methodist Church October 9, 2002 Rev. John Nadasi Matthew 21:33-46 The parallels are clear. The Pharisees knew he was talking about them. They had been given a vineyard to work in. Overtime, they claimed the vineyard as their own, No longer open to the outsider, but instead, a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46

Denomination: Methodist

A Higher Place

Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Nov 19, 2001

In his letter to the Church in Ephesus, Paul prays for mature believers to press on and experience a higher place.

A Higher Place INTRODUCTION:  God is inviting us to a higher place  There are higher attainments in the spirit  There is more of God to be found  We have not ’arrived’ yet  In his letter to the Church in Ephesus, Paul prays for mature believers to press on ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Becoming A Church Of Excellence: Vision Series

Contributed by James Capps on Feb 12, 2001

A church without a vision is lost, that vision must come from God.

CHURCH OF EXCELLENCE: Vision! Proverbs 29:18; ; Nehemiah 2:1-18 "Where there is no vision, the people perish." (Prov 28:18) God makes it very clear that we are to have a vision of what He is doing in the world. He’s not just talking about setting goals and going after it, but he is wanting us to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13, Nehemiah 2:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

A Father’s Love

Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Nov 11, 2000

A Father’s Day Message that is appropriate any time of the year.

I. The History of Father’s Day A. Mrs. Sonora Louise Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington first proposed the idea of observing a day for fathers. Her idea was that the holiday be centered on special church services. Her reason for the holiday was to honor her father, William Jackson Smart, a widowed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:15-24

The Good Shepherd Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Apr 24, 2001

In a world of so many false, competing voices, do we recognize, listen to, and follow the voice of our Good Shepherd?

Sermon for 4th Sunday of Easter, Year C Based on Ps. 23; Rev. 7:16-17; Jn. 10:22-30 By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson “The Good Shepherd” Our psalm, second lesson and gospel for today all employ the metaphor of God as Shepherd and people as sheep. Most of us find comfort in the metaphor of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6, John 10:22-30

Denomination: Lutheran

When Giving Is Better Than Receiving

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 17, 2001

Right after national tragedy. Discussing what we can do for our nation and suffering people.

Sermon for 9/16/2001 "When Giving is Better than Receiving" Acts 20:17-35 Introduction: A. In our Scripture text this morning, Paul was on the way to Jerusalem to be scourged, imprisoned, and he thought killed. B. They stopped at Miletus on the way to Jerusalem in Asia Minor, and Paul ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:17-35, 2 Corinthians 1:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fruitful Branches

Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Aug 19, 2006

What it means to be fruitful for Christ, and how we become fruitful

Does anyone like wild flowers? They can be really beautiful out in the countryside, in the hedges or on the hillside. Even in our own city envronment is brightened up by wild flowers, that some people might consider to be weeds, growing up through gaps in the concrete. But what about cut flowers, ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-10

Denomination: Salvation Army

Being Filled With The Spirit

Contributed by James Owens on Feb 6, 2008

What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit?

“BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT” TEXT: Ephesians 5:15-20 “See then that ye walk circumspectly, (i.e., Be very careful how you live) not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, (i.e., making the most of every opportunity), because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Church Of God

Armed With Vulnerability Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 18, 2008

Jesus sends us out "armed with vulnerability:" Praying for someone might be the most vulnerable thing we do.

Lighthouses of Prayer – Heal the Sick February 17, 2008 Show March of the Unqualified as people come back from coffee Read Luke 10:1-9 from “The Voice” Review of Lighthouses of Prayer From this passage we receive a way to impact our neighbours for Jesus: The Luke 10:1-9 The Model 5-6 - Bless ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:3-9

Denomination: *other

Life Beyond Me: Give Series

Contributed by Todd Bishop on Mar 29, 2007

Luke 12:15: “… life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot” (MSG).

Two weeks ago we started our new message series called, “Life Beyond Me” … and we talked about the art of loving … love is a value word … it in some ways has lost its meaning … and we were encouraged to build the 3 greatest loves of our lives … we should love God … Family and Friends … and The ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:28

Denomination: Assembly Of God