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One Man's Act Of Righteousness

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020

Short message during virus shut down time. This was shared by text and other media.

8 March 2020 Sermon Title: One man's act of righteousness Scripture Text: Romans 5:12-19 ILLUSTRATION: FREEDOM The divine "scheme of things," as Christianity understands it, is at once extremely elastic and extremely rigid. It is elastic, in that it includes a large measure of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Elasticity Power

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 11, 2018

? How does one comprehend the ways of God when things nose-dive even after your commitment , determination and obedience to God? My answer would be: “God works out things with the perspective of eternal glory and long term benefits.”

Elasticity power Exodus 4:28”Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD with which He had sent him, and all the signs that He had commanded him to do.” So what happens when you have a magnificent encounter with God or you receive a profound prophecy regarding your assignment, which you know in ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The True Elastic Thinker

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 30, 2018

Our Lord spent His life teaching us to abandon our scripted behavior, our pursuit of pleasure for its own sake, our yearning for honor from others, for control over others.

Good Friday 2018 Scripted or Elastic When returning home yesterday from our Holy Thursday Liturgy, the first act in this awesome drama of the Triduum, I heard a discussion with an author about the need to develop our innate ability to do “elastic thinking.” The idea is that the world is changing ...read more

Scripture: John 19:25-30

Denomination: Catholic

Extreme Fatherhood Series

Contributed by Marty Baker on Jun 18, 2002

WWW.STEVENSCREEK.NET: Various Scriptures Used. A message to men encouraging them to build their lives on a firm Biblical foundation. The sermon was presented to a seeker-sensitive congregation.

Extreme Fatherhood Dr. Marty Baker / June 16, 2002 Video Clip of Extreme Sports Television is full of commercials promoting some soft drink, SUV or dandruff shampoo using images of sports. Gusto-filled 20-somethings are seen jumping off cliffs wearing nothing more than shorts, T-shirt and a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Denomination: Church Of God

The Extreme

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2002

A sermon to promote Vacation Bible School (Standard Publishing 2002)

Sermon for 7/7/2002 The Extreme Hebrews 12:1-2 Introduction: The movie Twister is a tale about tornado chasers. A tornado chaser is one who observes tornados at close range. In this movie we see a group of tornado chasers who are extreme. They put themselves on the line to observe these ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3, 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Haphakh Phenomenon Throughout Scripture Series

Contributed by George Barton on Jul 9, 2006

The Haphakh phenomeon, the principle that man’s extremity is God’s opportunity, is illustrated by ten examples in Scripture.

THE HAPHAKH PHENOMENON THROUGHOUT SCRIPTURE Have you ever had an experience when you thought that everything was black and against you? You thought that there was no light at the end of the tunnel. Or, if there was a light, as one of Murphy’s laws indicates, it was the light of an oncoming train. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:6-15

Denomination: Baptist

Are Extreme Christians Really Extreme?

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Oct 18, 2017

In the Church of The Nazarene there is a wing of missions called Extreme Nazarenes and we are thankful for their service in the Kingdom of God, but, are they really Extreme or just what Jesus calls us all to be?

Please open your Bibles to Matthew 16:21-28 which we will read in a few minutes. This past Thursday we were privileged to have missionaries from Extreme Nazarenes with us for what we anticipated being our faith promise service. As it turned out it was a time of them explaining to us how the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28, Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:9

Denomination: Nazarene

The Scriptures

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 7, 2007

A message on the value and authority of the Bible.

THE SCRIPTURES 2 Timothy 3:10-17 INTRO: How much is your Bible worth? A person can buy one very cheaply. I have paid as little as $4 for one and as much as $75 for another. A pulpit Bible costs about $100 Some German Bibles are worth $40,000. A Gutenberg Bible is worth $100,000. An original ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Scriptures

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005

A message on the Authority, Accuracy, and Authorship of the Bible

THE SCRIPTURES 2 Timothy 3:10-17 INTRO: How much is your Bible worth? A person can buy one very cheaply. I have paid as little as $4 for one and as much as $75 for another. A pulpit Bible costs about $100 Some German Bibles are worth $40,000. A Gutenberg Bible is worth $100,000. An original ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Scriptures Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 10, 2010

The first of a series dealing with the articles of the Baptist Faith and Message.

The Scriptures (BFM #1) Text: 2 Timothy 3:10-17 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Today we are starting a series on the Baptist Faith and Message. Now some people would ask, “Why are we doing that? Why go over the BFM when we can just look at our little tract and read it for ourselves?” Others might ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Scripture Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

The Bible is not just a book; it is the living Word of God. It is alive, active, and profitable, guiding us in our spiritual journey and satisfying our spiritual hunger.

Today, we're diving into the Bible. I know, I know, it might seem like just an old book, but trust me, it's way more than that. It's like a superhero comic, but the hero is real, and the superpower is God's Word. Imagine if you had a superpower, like being able to see through walls or read minds. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Topics: Divine Inspiration, Biblical Teachings, Sacred Scriptures, Spiritual Guidance

Extreme Makeover

Contributed by Catherine Davis on Dec 5, 2006

As we anticipate the coming of the Lord, we should try to hold to high standards in our lives. We cannot, however, live these holy qualities on this earth now by ourselves. We are unable to fix ourselves now. But we have the promise of things yet compl

Title: Extreme Makeover Theme: As we anticipate the coming of the Lord, we should try to hold to high standards in our lives. We cannot, however, live these holy qualities on this earth now by ourselves. We are unable to fix ourselves now. But we have the promise of things yet completed and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

Denomination: Methodist

Extreme Makeover Series

Contributed by Dan Cale on Nov 17, 2004

This is the ninth in a series of teachings on the book of Ephesians and is adapted from a full text sermon by Rev. David Slone(on this website). This teaching investigates Paul’s teachings on marital realationships.

Extreme Makeover: Master Bedroom Edition Ephesians 5:18-33 *Adapted from a message by David Slone (Extreme Makeover: Master Bedroom.) Computers are female *No one but their creator understands their internal logic. *The native language they use to communicate with other computers is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-33

Denomination: *other

Extreme Love

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jun 17, 2017

A message from the Prodigal Son about the love of a father.

Title: Reflecting the Love of God Theme: To show the love of the Father through the parable of the prodigal son and how father’s should reflect this. Offering Scripture: Main Scriptures Luke 15:11-32 Then He said: "A certain man had two sons. (12) And the younger of them said to his father, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Church Of God

Extreme Faith

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 11, 2002

In this message we will see that the only call that God has made is to a extreme faith.

Extreme Faith, Getting Out Of The Boat SHOW VIDEO CLIP –EXTREME SPORTS Prayer One afternoon Peter and his friends got into a boat to cross the Sea of Galilee. Jesus wanted to be alone (He was off in the hills praying), so they were boating without him. But Peter didn’t mind – he’d been on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:37-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ