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The Holy Spirit Gives Us The Gift Of Goodness Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jul 15, 2004

based on 34 ratings

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A sermon on perceiving what is good and evil, and how that perception enables us to fulfill God’s call to "be good."

July 18, 2004 Fruit of the SPIRIT is goodness. The fruit of the Spirit is goodness. This single statement of Scripture makes some people cringe today. Why? Because when you talk about the “Spirit”, “good”, and “evil” you are using spiritual terms. When President Bush used the term “axis of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22

Denomination: Lutheran

Abraham, David And You!

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 30, 2013

based on 74 ratings

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1- The salvation of Abraham 2- The salvation of David

INTRO.- What’s required for salvation? ILL.- It was said that one time a businessman who well known for his ruthlessness once said to writer Mark Twain, "Before I die I mean to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I will climb Mount Sinai and read the 10 Commandments aloud at the top." "I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Holy Amputee

Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006

based on 3 ratings

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Jesus expects us to deal ruthlessly with our own sin.

A Holy Amputee Matthew 5:27-30 I’d like to read the following from a Grand Junction, Colorado News Article from May 2, 2003: With no water and as little hope of survival, Aspen mountaineer Aron Ralston, 27, used a pocketknife to amputate his own arm and free himself from a boulder weighing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30

Denomination: Holiness

Big Questions- Big God Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 18, 2023

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God is big enough for our questions and objections; he invites us to bring them to him in dialogue and trust him with them.

Big Questions- Big God Jeffery Anselmi / General Silence- The Book of Habakkuk / Evil; Silence / Habakkuk 1:1–17 God is big enough for our questions and our objections; he invites us to bring them to him in dialogue and to trust him with them. INTRODUCTION • Today we embark on a four-week series ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Knowing God's Still Small Voice

Contributed by Joseph Ng on Nov 26, 2000

based on 76 ratings

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Disillusioned Christians need to acknowledge God's latent remnant people.

Theme: Let's acknowledge God's latent remnant. Opening: Have you ever felt all alone when standing for the truth? Elijah sure felt that way when Queen Jezebel issued a sentence on his head for showing her up at Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18-19). He hightailed from Jezreel, up in the Northen Kingdom ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Yes, God Still Is In Control

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Aug 30, 2002

based on 14 ratings

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Sometimes in our lives we feel that God is not there for us. However, despite what we might think God is always in control

Habakkuk Yes, God still in control Introduction Attention Grabber: The commercial with the guy running a marathon and “Bonking” In many regards our faith is like that. We get so far stumbling around and we do not feel like God is listening. Background 1. The world was not looking good. 2. It ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-10

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Revival-Light The Fire! (Ezekiel) Series

Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Jul 2, 2003

based on 560 ratings

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The world is looking for God. Tragically and ironically, as the world is looking for God, God’s people are asleep in their pews, asleep in religious traditions and lethargy. CHURCH, IT IS TIME FOR REVIVAL!

Revival–Light the Fire (The Revival of Ezekiel) Ezekiel 37:1–14 INTRODUCTION The world is looking for God. Tragically and ironically, as the world is looking for God, God’s people are asleep in their pews, asleep in religious traditions and lethargy. CHURCH, IT IS TIME FOR REVIVAL! 1. The ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

History Of The Mormon Church

Contributed by Tylor Cates on May 24, 2002

based on 94 ratings

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This is a history of the Mormon Church

The Mormon Church I. History of the Mormon Church A. Founder is Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844) 1. Born Dec. 23, 1805, The fourth child of Lucy and Joseph Smith Sr. 2. His father was a self-proclaimed mystic, who spent most of his life digging for buried treasure. a. He was particularly interested in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 13:18

Denomination: Baptist

The Original Christmas Emotion

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 27, 2002

based on 38 ratings

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Four times in the Christmas Story we encounter fearful people of God: Zechariah, Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds. In all cases, they are comforted by God’s angels. And they are told, “fear not”.

Christmas Eve message—the Original Christmas Emotion Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts If we were contestants on the game show Family Feud and were asked to list words associated with Christmas, we might include some of the following—joy, peace, goodwill, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:8-12, Luke 1:26-29

Denomination: Congregational

Achievement And Power Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jan 24, 2003

based on 55 ratings

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Explores what the Bible teaches about ambition.

An excellent illustration of the pitfalls of ambition comes from Shakespeare’s classic work Macbeth. Macbeth probably expected to have ambition delivered in a quite different way then it was. He found the answers to his quest from three witches whose prophesy foretold who the next king of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:38-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Let Me Introduce You To A Good Lookin' Church

Contributed by Matthew Drake on May 29, 2001

based on 127 ratings

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A great message of the ONE TRUE Church that the Lord put into motion on the Day of Pentecost.

The church was started about 120 days after the death, burial & resurrection of Jesus Christ. The setting of this great Biblical scene was in Jerusalem, in a place the Bible calls the Upper Room. You ask what was that?!? An upper room!!! It was on a day called the Day of Pentecost, meaning 50 ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-17, Acts 2:38

Denomination: Pentecostal

Meek But Not Weak

Contributed by Keith Shuler on Nov 5, 2002

based on 93 ratings

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Meekness:a reluctance to assert oneself. It means to be tamed. It means to plow a field.

Meek But Not Weak Matthew 5:4 Its been said that God is more concerned about our character than he is our comfort. And I have found that God knows how to engineer circumstances so that He can develop our inner man. He is after conformity. He desires that the citizens of the kingdom reflect his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: Baptist

God Has His Hand On History Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Aug 2, 2009

based on 8 ratings

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Nebuchadnezzar had a dream. However, not only did he not know what it meant, neither could he remember it. His advisors could not tell him what I the dream was, much less what it meant. Finally, Daniel was summoned and did both. Four great kingdoms were d

SERMON God Has His Hand on History Text: "And ... shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever" (Dan. 2:44). Scripture Reading: ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:44

Denomination: Baptist

Principles And Patterns Of Submission: The Power Of The Gospel To Create Su Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 6, 2014

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Living on Mission in a Foreign Land Principles and Patterns of Submission: The Power of the Gospel to Create Submissive People

Living on Mission in a Foreign Land Principles and Patterns of Submission: The Power of the Gospel to Create Submissive People 1 Peter 2:18-25 David Taylor We are in our second of three mini-series in 1 Peter, “Living on Mission in a Foreign Land,” from 1 Peter 2.11-4.11, where ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus The Man-Hunter

Contributed by Martin Ellgar on Nov 1, 2014

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A perspective on Mark 1: 29-39 When the word goes out that someone is missing, will you follow Jesus in the manhunt? Or, do you remain where you are? If you do the later, is it because you are still lost?

Mark 1: 29-39 JESUS THE MAN-HUNTER Theme: God seeks the lost. All of God’s creation is adversely affected by human sin. This is easily seen when an oil spill in the ocean traps various sea life and threatens its existence. A poorly maintained ship can leak engine oil into the water as it ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:29-39

Denomination: Lutheran

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