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  • Standing Up To Spiritual Deception

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,988 views

    Nehemiah, we discover the power of determination in finishing what God begins in our lives… - As we saw in previous weeks, Nehemiah… unfinished walls… a parallel to our lives… Opposition… discourage the people… Opposition… pressures… Anyone Here feel pre

    Intro: Determination is the single greatest attribute of success. - 3 doctors who studied 6,000 marriages and 3,000 divorces and concluded “There may be nothing more important in marriage than determination” (Parrots p.49) - Not to say determination on one partner’s part can save a marriage, but ...read more

  • Narnia: Enter The Story Series

    Contributed by Mike Evans on Dec 19, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,698 views

    We enter the fantacy world of Narnia and discover an invitation to understand life as a story that finds a right context in God’s grader story.

    Enter the Story pt. 1 of 5 Philippians 4:8 Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. How much time have you spent thinking this week? What tends to claim your ...read more

  • The Family Tree Of Jesus Part 1 Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,803 views

    · Tamar represents those who are forsaken and lonely · Rahab represents those who are fearful of the future

    The Family Tree of Jesus Tamar and Rahab Matthew 1:1-17 INTRODUCTION: The Christmas season is upon us. For most of us that means Christmas cards, Christmas shopping, Christmas cooking, and, of course, Christmas trees. You might be surprised to discover that there was a Christmas tree ...read more

  • Our Giving Matters To God

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Feb 13, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,554 views

    God is watching our lives, are we givers or takers.

    Pastor Glenn Newton New Hope Church of the Nazarene Feb. 13, 2011 Text: Mark 12:41-44 MK 12:41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came ...read more

  • To Every Thing There Is A Season Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 16, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 47,030 views

    To everything there is a season and a purpose under Heaven. God loved each of us before the world was created. He knows us by name. God will always guide and direct us through all the seasons of life.

    Every time I hear the word “season” I think of the song “Turn, Turn, Turn.” It was recorded by Pete Seeger and the Byrds in 1965. The majority of people who heard and liked this song had no idea it was based on the words found in the 3rd chapter of Ecclesiastes, all except ...read more

  • More Than A Suggestion Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 28, 2011
     | 4,787 views

    Exposition of Psalms 33 regarding reasons for us to praise the Lord.

    Text: Psalm 33:1-12, Title: More Than a Suggestion, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/28/11, AM 1. Opening illustration: The church has surrendered her once lofty concept of God and has substituted for it one so low, so ignoble, as to be utterly unworthy of thinking, worshipping men…the gravest ...read more

  • "Looking Up Without Looking In" Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Jan 7, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,577 views

    How do we serve God in all that we do?

    Looking Up Without Looking In Let’s look at two Biblical stories; one is found in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 19 verses 1-10 and it is about about a man that went up to see Jesus, and the other is also found in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 5 verses 16-26, and it is about a man who came down to see ...read more

  • The Book Most Awesome!

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 18, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,182 views

    I’ve marked my Bible. I mark all my Bibles. I wonder, as someone challenged once, “Has my Bible marked me?”...The invitation before you today is to discover or rediscover how awesome God’s Book really is!

    The Book Most Awesome Psalm 119:97-104 Neil Pasricha wrote, “The Book of Awesome”. He saw the ‘ugly’ around him – things like climate change and the impacts of natural disasters. He started a website called 1000 Awesome Things which he created as a getaway from his everyday. The Book of Awesome ...read more

  • Powerful Persuasion

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 26, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,483 views

    In any non-profit organization, especially like a church, you have to persuade people, either to invest time in the church or to do something that is right, or change an area that they might have chosen. How do you persuade people? Paul gives a beautiful

    Philemon ILLUSTRATION: Cicero's (106 - 43 BC) was one of the most powerfully, persuasive people of his day. He had this to say about the public in 1st Century BC, Rome. The poor: work and work, The rich: exploit the poor, The soldier: protects both, The taxpayer: pays for all three, The ...read more

  • "Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus": The King Was Expected Series

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 3, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,327 views

    Matthew reminds his readers that the coming of Jesus was anticipated for centuries.

    Sing We Now of Christmas 2 “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”: The King was Expected Matthew 1:1-17 Introduction: Christmas is a time of expectations. We expect family to be together for better or worse! We expect to get a gift and sometimes even have expectations for that gift thus ...read more

  • A Hallowing Experience Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 11, 2013
     | 4,632 views

    This series includes applications from Brad Young's "The Jewish Background of the Lord's Prayer" and Nehemia Gordon's and Keith Johnson's "A Prayer to Our Father." This lesson deals with Proclaiming, Praising, and Practicing the Name of God.

    1. Importance of a Name Shakespeare asked “What’s in a name” a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Many people, like Shakespeare, would say that a name is not important; however, the importance of a name is paramount. In the Bible the name of a person described their ...read more

  • What’s So Amazing About Grace? Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Apr 12, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,232 views

    This story of Judah and Tamar reminds us that God’s grace comes in spite of our sin - even through our sin. Grace overcomes the mess that we make of our lives and provides us with something that we could never provide for ourselves.

    There are many passages in the Bible that are difficult to preach. Genesis 38 is right up there at the top of the list. It’s not BORING It’s not DEEP THEOLOGY It’s not IRRELEVANT Simply put, it’s TOO RACY! But the story must be told, because it’s an amazing story about GRACE. The story concerns ...read more

  • A Few Good Men Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 21, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,401 views

    God is looking for a few good men to lean on him; lead like him; and learn to love as he does.

    1. Men ARE from Mars and Women ARE from Venus – Communication Issues a. I heard a story that seems appropriate to the subject. A woman visited an attorney and was fed up with her husband and wanted a divorce, and she says to the attorney, ‘I wish to file for a divorce’. He says, ...read more

  • God Said Yes!

    Contributed by Steven Ferber on Apr 10, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,755 views

    Easter is God's Yes to eternal life and personal transformation.

    It’s fun to look back at certain dates in history and see what happened. Let’s take today’s date, April 8th. April 8th, 1974, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career home run record by hitting number 715. April 8th, 1960, Mabry Harper caught a world record 25-lb. walleye in ...read more

  • Feeding The 5000 - A Lesson In Ministry Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 15, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,515 views

    If you’re in ministry you don’t always have the luxury of being able to do just what you want. Sometimes you have to give up your own desires in order to serve God in some way

    The Romance of Ministry It wasn’t fair. If it were you or me we’d be feeling so frustrated. The disciples were on a high. They’d just got back from a mission trip. They’d been preaching the gospel, casting out demons and healing people, just like Jesus. But now there were ...read more