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  • What Do I Expect To Hear?

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,495 views

    A Sermon for Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time(A) "As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit" Matthew 13:23

    let me ask a question of all you who are here today—What did you come expecting here to hear? In a fascinating story of his journey across the United States with his pet dog, John Steinbeck tells of a Church service he attended during his travels in the State of Vermont. Tongue in cheek, he says, ...read more

  • The Sower: The Flower Approach To Life Well Lived

    Contributed by Dustin Bumgarner on Aug 13, 2014
     | 9,362 views

    Jesus told the Parable about the Sower (or Farmer, as I've written throughout). This sermon displays a unique approach to that parable, along with a special acronym of FLOWER. We must use the FLOWER method in our everyday walk with God.

    Intro: How many people here have gone to the local Farmer’s Market to get you some fresh produce? Imagine taking a bite out of a sweet, juicy watermelon. In order to bring that fresh watermelon to you, the farmer or grower would have to do some digging (pun intended) to find out the perfect ...read more

  • Dont Miss The Hundred Fold Harvest

    Contributed by Jose Imperial on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,678 views

    Faith in Focus ...although it is a good ground the reason some were not yielding a hundred , because they wait for the ground to do its job.

    Mat 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. I grew up in place where the big mangoes were harvested. When I was still a child ,we used to grow mango without using any chemical spray, I remembered the time when my father ...read more

  • Devil Takes Away Truths Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 15, 2012
     | 3,529 views

    The devil can take away truths from our hearts if we let him.

    Last week we noted that Jesus emphasized the importance of faith in Luke 7. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. Saving faith is believing the Word of God and taking action with that belief. In the beginning of Luke 8, we noted some results of saving faith. Open your Bibles and read along ...read more

  • Jesus Calms The Storm

    Contributed by Russell Pettus on Jun 26, 2018
     | 30,072 views

    Jesus calming the storm is moving the disciples to a decision of who they think Jesus is. They know him as a rabbi and the Messiah but the only one who can calm the sea is God.

    Jesus Calms the Storm Mark 4:35-41 Lectionary B Proper 7. Introduction One of my favorite commercials of late has been the “Mayhem” commercials by Allstate. Mayhem is everywhere. It is the teenager texting, the storm blowing a tree on your house, the person in a hurry that doesn’t put out a grill ...read more

  • We Are Farmers

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Jan 15, 2015
     | 10,832 views

    Looking at the four types of spiritual hearts and our role as farmers in sowing God's word.

    A New York City businessman moved to the country and bought a piece of land. He went to the local feed and livestock store and talked to the proprietor about how he was going to take up chicken farming. He then asked to buy 100 chicks. "That’s a lot of chicks," commented the proprietor. "I ...read more

  • It Wasn't The Pacific Ocean Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 12, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,655 views

    Jesus’ handling of and interpretation of His witness at the seashore is a parable of our witness in shaky, stormy circumstances.

    A few weeks ago I caught the TV show, “America’s Funniest Videos.” You may know that on that show there are clips of poignant scenes from the human drama, as captured by someone’s home video camera. This particular clip caught my attention. A father was trying to show his small son how to fish, ...read more

  • Good Soil Bearts Fruit Part 2

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 15, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,603 views

    I. EXORDIUM: Please raise your hands if you're a farmer or one who understands garden soil II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General believers III. OBJECTIVES: To convince them to bear fruits. IV. TEXT: Matthew 13:23: The seeds that fell on good

    I. EXORDIUM: Please raise your hands if you're a farmer or one who understands garden soil II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General believers III. OBJECTIVES: To convince them to bear fruits. IV. TEXT: Matthew 13:23: The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and understand the message. ...read more

  • Game Of Thrones - Pt. 3 - Mixture Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 7, 2016
     | 5,845 views

    We talk, sing, and pray using the language of the Kingdom . . . words like Lord, King, and sovereign. However, citizenship in a democracy keeps us from understanding the throne.

    Game of Thrones Pt. 3 - Mixture Introduction After 1 year we have finally come to the final battle in the attack on the 5 principalities that I identified for us. We have fought isolation, poverty, hopelessness and apathy. Now we square off against compartmentalism. Compartmentalism is pervasive ...read more

  • Setting The Boundaries Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 58 ratings
     | 42,162 views

    In order for God to work within a congregation, His church needs to understand the critical importance of setting boundaries, and committing themselves to purity and holiness.

    OPEN: One man told of the time that his company’s factory had received an ominous package. It arrived at the loading dock with this warning printed on it: Danger! Do Not Touch! “Management was called and we were told to stay clear of the box until it could be analyzed. When the foreman arrived, he ...read more

  • A New Season

    Contributed by Pastor (Dr.) Francesca Fajinmi on Sep 2, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 19,912 views

    Whether it’s spring, summer, fall, or winter, you will be victorious.

    “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 You see we serve a God of season. We see it in creation. God created the four seasons that are based upon the rotation of the Earth as it orbits the Sun. The seasons change as the earth moves, but the sun ...read more

  • Stewardship And The Spirit

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,498 views

    Being transformed is the work of the Holy Spirit as God directs Him to pull us together and knit us into the spiritual army He desires. It is His life we draw on, not our own.

    A man died while sitting in his parked car in Melbourne, Australia in October of 2005. Such things happen, what makes this news worthy is that a police officer wrote a parking ticket and put it on the windshield two days before the body discovered. He had also been reported missing nine days ...read more

  • If There Is No Resurrection... PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 4, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 722 views

    This sermon explores the significance of Christ's resurrection as the cornerstone of Christian faith and its role in giving purpose to our beliefs and preaching.

    Welcome, dear friends, to this sacred gathering where we commune with the divine, where we seek His wisdom and where we bask in His love. We meet today, not as strangers, but as a family united under the banner of Christ's love, a love that knows no bounds, a love that transcends time and space, a ...read more

  • The Seed And The Sower - Part 2

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Mar 1, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,879 views

    The parable of the seed and the Sower is a snapshot of any society and most likely any congregation. How a person responds to the Word of God indicates what type of soil they are. The seed is perfect. The Sower is generous. What type of soil are you?

    Please take your Bibles and turn to Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 NIV When I was a young teenager I actually did some broadcast sowing of seed. We were renting a field which was only a couple of acres and my Dad had plowed and dragged the field but we did not have a broadcast planter so we filled up ...read more

  • Organic Faith: The Word And Witness Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 18, 2010
     | 3,883 views

    Our Witness for Christ flows naturally out of a faith grounded in The Word and Worship.

    ORGANIC FAITH: THE WORD AND WITNESS Rev. 10:1 11 Sermon Objective: Our Witness for Christ flows naturally out of a faith grounded in The Word and Worship. Supporting Scripture: Psalm 119 REV. 10 INTRO Last week we began looking at “Organic Faith.” AN ORGANIC FAITH IS ONE THAT IS ...read more