Sermons on Rubber Band Stretch:

Living With Expectancy

Contributed by Claude White on May 20, 2013

Sermon encourages us to live with the expectation of the return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

“Living With Expectancy” 1 Peter 4:7-11 I recall growing up, when my parents would leave the house for a while and they would leave certain responsibilities for me and my siblings, to be done by the time they returned. How cognizant I was to make certain that everything they asked me ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Receiving The Father's Love Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 22, 2009

Jesus was empowered to love, serve, and confront Toxic people by the power of the Spirit, and the love of the Father.

Jesus & Toxic People 3 Father’s Day 2009 Receiving the Father’s Love Ephesians 3:14-19 Recap last two sermons Jesus is able to love and serve Judas, and able to confront toxic people because he knew the Father’s Love, and he had the power of the Spirit. John 13:1&3 Jesus knew that the hour ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19

Denomination: *other

Transformation Series

Contributed by Graeme Saunders on Oct 26, 2013

changing the focus from outward appearance to inward, allowing God to transform us.

1. Taking off the mask John 4:13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:21-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Growing Through Focus And Forgetting Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 27, 2015

Focus our lives allows us to forget and move forward.

GROWING THROUGH FOCUS AND FORGETTING PHILIPPIANS 3:12-14 NOT THAT I HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED IT OR HAVE ALREADY BECOME PERFECT, BUT I PRESS ON SO THAT I MAY LAY HOLD OF THAT FOR WHICH ALSO I WAS LAID HOLD OF BY CHRIST JESUS. 13  BRETHREN, I DO NOT REGARD MYSELF AS HAVING LAID HOLD OF IT YET; BUT ONE ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Peter The Rock And Roller Series

Contributed by Kevin Landis on Sep 20, 2007

Peter

Disciple 1 Peter The Rock and Roller Back in 1980, Denny Brauer was earning his living as a mason and pursuing his true passion on the side -- bass fishing. One day he revealed a desire that no doubt shocked his spouse to the core. He announced that he wanted to move from their home in Nebraska ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Love Covers It

Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Feb 26, 2013

Quick lesson on paint night with the youth on how love covers sin.

Love Covers it 1 Peter 4:8 Intro: Peter says above all 1: Things a) Thinking b) Feelings c) Preconceived notions or ideas d) What you’ve heard or think you know Point: above all these things, sometimes, no, at all times we have to turn our brains down a bit and let our hearts and the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8

Denomination: Other

Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 12, 2018

A study in the book of Exodus 8: 1 – 32

Exodus 8: 1 – 32 Anything you can do, I can do better 8 And the LORD spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 2 But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs. 3 So the river shall bring ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Hero's Hostile Takeover Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 23, 2012

When it comes to living life which rules you, law or love? Jesus brought this into sharp focus when it came to healing on the Sabbath and it brings us to confront just who is actually Lord of our lives.

Jesus, our Ultimate Action Hero is waging a battle against enemies who are keeping us captive and away from a relationship with God. He is in the middle of battling the Pharisees, members of the religious establishment of the day who desired power and control. They were oh so good looking on the ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

So What Is Your Goal?

Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 30, 2006

Commit to "Make A Change For the Better" by 1- Working Out Your Salvation, 2- Move Forward at All Times, and 3- Run Well For Christ!

INTRODUCTION ILL.: An elderly gentleman moved into a retirement community to spend the rest of his life there. It wasn’t long until he had made a number of friends among the other residents including one lady he was especially attracted to, & she was attracted to him, also. So they spent a lot of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Mighty

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Aug 8, 2021

God is an awesome God and mighty in power.

The word of God records the truth about who God is and it is also written in the same word that it's only the fool that would say that there is no God - Psalm 14:1. God is real and alive and there is definitely no other God than our God. He alone created the universe and all that we are seeing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:26, Colossians 1:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Leave A Christian Legacy Series

Contributed by Randy Hamel on Oct 27, 2008

Message looks at the parable Jesus gives as a warning that storing up treasures on earth is foolish. Christians are to store up treasures in heaven.

Series – Managing Well Message one ‘How to leave a Christian legacy’ Luke 12:13-21 (NIV) Opening Story On the website www.askmen.com participants were asked to rank in their opinion the most influential men in 2007. Their rankings were: 1. David Beckham. David is a soccer player for the Los ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

God's Right Hand Man Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 21, 2008

3 of 5 messages on Hebrews. This message from Hebrews 3 is on the differences between Moses and Jesus. Moses was a servant - Jesus is the builder and owner of the house - and we are the house!

1/20/08 – God’s Right Hand Man Moses was God’s chosen man. Chosen to lead his people out of slavery and into a promised land of milk and honey – yet an entire generation fell by the side of the path as they traveled through 40 years of wilderness – because they didn’t trust God’s right hand man. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Evil Beads

Contributed by Babatunmishe Oke on Apr 20, 2020

Beads are very beautiful ornaments for adorning the individual, but when they become the doorway to idol worship it needs to be addressed

King James Version (KJV) 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. Evil Beads Babatunmishe Oke, Pennsylvania November 6, 2012 8.00-930pm I have used research from ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:38

"friends, Foes, And Finding Favor With God"

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Oct 4, 2024

Series on the life of David

Title: “Friends, Foes, and Favor” Scripture: I Sam. 18 Type: Series on David Where: GNBC 10-6-24 Intro: If you’ve lived long enough, you’ve more than likely been betrayed by someone close to you. Nothing hurts more than a hurt that you never see coming. Many people refer to this kind of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Part 4 - Worshipping God Series

Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Feb 18, 2005

Part 4 - How does God want us to wrship Him and what does He expect from us as His people?

FINDING PURPOSE Part 4 – Worshipping God SCRIPTURE READING † John 4:23, 24 “23Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24

Denomination: Bible Church