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  • Dealing With Montezuma's Revenge Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 9, 2014
    based on 69 ratings
     | 17,303 views

    God tells us to rejoice when the world persecutes us and makes people give us a hard time about our faith. Why on earth would I want to rejoice? What possible advantage could my being persecuted do for God?

    OPEN: Next week Ryan and Trisha Seybold will be here to present their new ministry at Show Low, Arizona where they’ll be managing the American Indian Christian Mission (AICM). It’s a ministry to the Navajo and Apache tribes in that area and they’ve done a great job there for a ...read more

  • Dealing With Tensions And Conflicts In Churches And Church Organisations - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 16, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 747 views

    Our study continues with a few serious matters. The place of PRIDE and GOSSIP is opened up, plus some thoughts on MONEY; and the way some like to dominate others. They all cause tensions in churches. Faithful, honest preaching is vital to reduce potential conflicts.

    DEALING WITH TENSIONS AND CONFLICTS IN CHURCHES AND CHURCH ORGANISATIONS – PRACTICAL EXAMINATION AND SUGGESTIONS – PART 2 Last time we began a list of issues that I have seen over my lifetime that can cause tensions and conflicts in the church. In this second message we continue that ...read more

  • Our Enduring Confidence

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 20, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,521 views

    The writer exhorted his audience to recapture & retain their initial confidence. Effective Christians must recapture & retain their initial confidence in Christ. How is this done? Recapturing & Retaining confidence in Christ comes thru....

    OUR ENDURING CONFIDENCE—Hebrews 10:32-39 Attention: Gators! While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting an old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted, ...read more

  • Lent 2019 - Jesus Under Attack Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 6, 2019
     | 6,915 views

    Jesus, in His time on earth, was under attack in many ways by the Jewish leaders. He was argued with, defamed and crucified. Many in our society are attacking Jesus as well even from within some churches. Do we know enough about Jesus and His Word to recognize false teaching?

    Lent 2019 – Attacking The Rock Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 2 Timothy 4:3-4 “The time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ...read more

  • The Scarecrow And The Pelican – Very Apt Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 3, 2022
     | 2,576 views

    The message begins with the insanity of idolatry. Idols are no more than scarecrows in a cucumber field. In great distress David resembled a pelican in the wilderness. Applications are drawn from these two objects to Christian living and personal affliction.

    THE SCARECROW AND THE PELICAN – VERY APT PART 1 - A SCARECROW IN A CUCUMBER FIELD {{Jeremiah 10:1-5 Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel. Jer 10:2 Thus says the LORD, “Do not learn the way of the nations, and do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens although the ...read more

  • Baptized Into Christ Series

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Apr 8, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,357 views

    To establish when one has been baptized into Christ, he was baptized into His death so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and he might rise to walk in a new life having been justified from sin.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. Baptized into His death 2. Baptized into His burial 3. Baptized into His resurrection Introductory Remarks. 1. The apostle Paul has just concluded his discussion of the “one man Adam,” comparing him to the “one man Christ.” By Adam's one offense (disobedience), sin and ...read more

  • What Are You Looking For? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 15, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,891 views

    The most important thing in the lives of the Wisemen was finding Jesus. They went "looking" for Him until they found Him. Is Jesus the most important thing in your life, and how do you know if you've been looking for Him?

    OPEN: Yogi Berra was a very famous baseball player back in the 40s, 50s & 60s. Outside of being an big league catcher he was known for some interesting sayings. One of those famous sayings was this: “If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” Back when I was ...read more

  • We Are Not Ignorant Of Satan’s Devices Or Schemes – Part 8 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 8, 2023
     | 1,164 views

    Satan’s wicked schemes – what are they? On this occasion we consider the satanic reaping of children’s impressionable minds; the increase in the occult in various forms; and the murder of the unborn in abortion. We ought to know Satan’s schemes because 2Corinthians 2:11 says we do know them.

    WE ARE NOT IGNORANT OF SATAN’S DEVICES OR SCHEMES – PART 8 [26]. SATAN CLAIMS THE IMPRESSIONABLE MIND WHICH HE CHAINS FOR LIFE Children tend to be trusting before they have learned that their peers and adults can not be trusted. Trust is a great Christian word and carries confidence and ...read more

  • The Anamosity Of The Religious Leaders Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 9, 2017
     | 10,822 views

    Peter had just been preaching the resurrection of Jesus, and “the Sadducees” saw danger arising from such teaching. Peter an John had wrought a great miracle by healing the lame man, a miracle which the Sadducees could not deny.

    October 7, 2013 By: Tom Lowe Series: The Early Church Lesson II.C.3.a: The Animosity of the Religious Leaders (4.1-22) Acts 4.1-22 (KJV) 1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 2 Being grieved that they taught the ...read more

  • What Will The Righteous Do?

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Oct 27, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,525 views

    This lesson establishes that righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to every people. The righteous of God will do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before God. This lesson clarifies the 2020 election results.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. David’s Question 2. David’s Observation 3. David’s Answer Introductory Remarks. 1. David’s question: “If the foundation is destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalms 11:3. 2. David’s observation: “I was young, but now I am old, yet have I not seen the righteous ...read more

  • The Purpose Of Walls

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 23, 2015
    based on 15 ratings
     | 38,139 views

    God built His church to be ONE... but Satan builds walls to divide that church. How do we identify what the Devil does so that we can unify our church and challenge the power of the evil one?

    Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. (You’ve heard this one, haven’t you?) The first little piggy built his house of straw, and the big bad wolf came and huffed and puffed and blew that house down. The second piggy built his house of sticks, and the big bad ...read more

  • A Nation's True Happiness

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 2, 2013
     | 5,428 views

    The psalmist encouraged his readers toward a focused attention upon the inherent happiness found in their having been chosen of God. Without seeking God, any nation experiences distance & dissidence. When is national happiness experienced?

    IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, & to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate & ...read more

  • Some Aspects Of The Church From Its Beginning – Types Of The Church Found In The Old Testament – Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 5, 2023
     | 1,333 views

    The Church universal is a New Testament concept revealed at the appropriate time, but it is special to see some types in the Old Testament that hint at the Church to come. These make interesting studies and parallels. Types always are satisfying to study.

    SOME ASPECTS OF THE CHURCH FROM ITS BEGINNING – TYPES OF THE CHURCH FOUND IN THE OLD TESTAMENT – PART 3 OLD TESTAMENT TYPES OF THE CHURCH The Church is not mentioned in the Old Testament and was a concept fully unknown, as Israel only was the focus. For those Old Testament believers who studied ...read more

  • The Gates Of Hell Will Not Prevail PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 4, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,385 views

    To explore the profound mysteries of faith, the foundation of the church, and the divine power given to believers, as illustrated in Matthew 16:17-19. Scripture: "And Jesus answered him, 'Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.'" - Matthew 16:17-19 Quote: "Faith is never identical with piety." - Karl Barth ________________ Introduction Good morning family, friends, and fellow believers. We gather today to embrace the powerful teaching found within the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 16, verses 17 through 19. This passage draws us into the profound mysteries of faith, the cornerstone of the church, and the incredible strength that can resist even the darkest forces. Let's check out the

    Good morning family, friends, and fellow believers. We gather today to embrace the powerful teaching found within the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 16, verses 17 through 19. This passage draws us into the profound mysteries of faith, the cornerstone of the church, and the incredible strength ...read more

  • Why Do I Need Church?

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 20, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,355 views

    Jesus built HIS church out of flesh and blood. He took sinful, selfish and self centered people and created a church that would last forever. But how could He make a world changing church out of such useless material? Preached at Unity Service

    OPEN: About 9 yrs ago, the Russian Orthodox Church had a 200 year old Church Building that had fallen into disuse. They wanted refurbish and begin worship services there, but when they arrived at village where the church building was … it wasn’t there anymore. It had disappeared. It seems that some ...read more