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  • Have You Forgotten Your Maker? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 147 views

    The sermon urges us to turn from self-reliance and busyness, remembering that our true purpose and security are found in knowing and seeking God Himself.

    Friends, I’m glad you’re here. Life runs fast, doesn’t it? The calendar fills, the inbox swells, the deadlines line up like dominoes. We build our days with bricks of busyness—palaces of productivity, towers of tasks, fortresses of to-do lists. And yet, there comes that quiet hour when the house ...read more

  • Retaliation Vs. Grace Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Apr 15, 2014
     | 5,361 views

    Understanding the Lex Talionis (Law of Retaliation).

    “Retaliation Vs. Grace” Matthew 5:38-42 As most of you know, I am very fond of the area of faith referred to as apologetics. Apologetics comes from the word “apologia” and it means to “give a defense” for a position or an action. The english word ...read more

  • Preventing A Spiritual Tragedy Series

    Contributed by James Wallace on Nov 30, 2024
     | 636 views

    Ever wished you could have prevented a great tragedy? Just as there are great physical tragedies with lasting consequence, so there are great spiritual tragedies with eternal consequence. The Apostle Paul seeks to prevent a great spiritual tragedy in the fledgling church at Corinth, Greece.

    How many of you here have been associated with a preventable tragedy? What I'm talking about here are bad things that happened to people you knew or know which could have been prevented. These bad things would not have happened if someone hadn't been ignorant or naïve, or ...read more

  • Lessons From A Ewe

    Contributed by Keith Manry on May 13, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,246 views

    In this post-modern culture people often are wondering aimlessly with no direction and worse yet no one to follow. This sermon, preached on Mother’s Day draws some important lessons that can be learned from a Ewe on what Jesus meant when he called us his

    I’ve often said that I’m glad I do what I do because I couldn’t do what my wife does. Mothers are amazing. They’re teachers and disciplinarians. They’re cleaning ladies and doctors, and nurses and psychologists and counselors. They’re coaches and chauffeurs. They’re developers of personalities, ...read more

  • The Book Of Acts, Part 6- Sharing All Things Series

    Contributed by Mark Strauss on May 4, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 11,055 views

    We live in a society that is obsessed with self-fulfillment and self-centeredness. •And Christians often share that obsession, buying into this “me first” attitude. •Yet when we examine the book of Acts, we see in the Church a community characterized b

    “Sharing All Things” The Church’s Example in Giving Acts 4:32-37 One of the things we learn from children is their natural, inborn tendency toward selfishness. •From a baby’s perspective, “What’s mine is mine, What’s yours is mine, and whatever I want is mine.” •And this natural selfishness ...read more

  • The Miracle Of Metamorphosis Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 28, 2018
     | 5,052 views

    Our identity which comes, because God-in-the-flesh is also in us, means that we can stand against the ongoing corrupting influence of the old self and constantly be transformed into a new self which is conforming to the likeness of Jesus.

    Message Ephesians 4:22-24 The Miracle of Metamorphosis Through the month of December we have been looking at a series of messages under the working title of “Advent Miracles”. In this series we have been considering the impact of the birth of Jesus on our identity as the people of God. Indeed we ...read more

  • What About Felix? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 29, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 679 views

    This sermon explores the dangers of postponing faith decisions, urging believers to live righteously and self-controlled, mindful of God's impending judgment.

    Welcome, dear friends, to another time of fellowship and worship, where we gather under the banner of Christ's love, with hearts aflame and spirits eager to engage with God's word. Today, we turn our gaze towards Acts 24:25, a passage that holds within its lines profound truths that speak to our ...read more

  • Releasing Faith Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 31, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 5,286 views

    The intention of this message is to get us to forgive as we have been forgiven.

    Lesson on Faith from The Lord’s Model Prayer Releasing Faith “Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Matthew 6:12 November 2, 2003 Intro: A. [Forgiving Your Spouse, Citation: Glenn E. Schaeffer, Christian Reader ("Kids of the Kingdom" September/October 1997)] During a ...read more

  • Abner Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 2, 2022
     | 2,176 views

    The only engagement between the rival factions, told at length, is noteworthy since it was preceded by an encounter at Gibeon between 12 chosen men from each side, in which all 24 seem to have perished. Abner was defeated and put to flight in the general engagement that followed.

    Abner In the Hebrew Bible, Abner was the cousin of King Saul and the commander-in-chief of his army. His name also appears as “Abiner son of Ner,” whereas the more extended form Abiner means “my father is Ner.” Abner is initially mentioned incidentally in Saul’s history, first appearing as the ...read more

  • A Matter Of Black & White

    Contributed by Aubery Moore on Sep 29, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,858 views

    A look at racial issues facing America and the perceptions of America with the resultant challenge that is set forth for the Church.

    This past summer has been a revelation in regard to race matters in America. In the first decade of the twenty first century our nation is still confronted with the bitterness of racial profiling, racial disparity, and blatant racism. This past summer we have been reminded of the state of race ...read more

  • The Right Thing In The Right Way For The Right Reasons Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,631 views

    How and why we serve the Body of Christ is as important as what we do.

    The Right Thing in the Right Way for the Right Reasons (I Thessalonians 2:1-12) 1. Our church has not always been a peace. We have had our conflicts over the years, and I have sometimes been labeled this way or that. 2. One challenge a church leader has in such situations is this: Do I defend ...read more

  • War Of The Wells

    Contributed by Jeffrey Kellum on May 21, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 8,614 views

    Four steps to enduring strife

    INTRODUCTION: As we approach the time for Vacation Bible School, I would like for us to take a look at some of the lessons our children will work through. Today I have chosen the story of the Isaac’s contention with the Philistines over wells. Our VBS material uses this story to teach the ...read more

  • The Test: Is Foolishness The Better Choice? Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,192 views

    Both foolishness and wisdom fail to satisfy. Both lead us to find the answer somewhere else.

    The Test: Is Foolishness the Better Choice? (Ecclesiastes 2) Note: The illustrations in this sermon were mostly borrowed from Sermon Central Intro 1. This is the 100th anniversary of powered flight! It was 100 years ago that the Wright Brothers successfully flew the first airplane at Kitty ...read more

  • When The Kingdom Waited

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,710 views

    Some of the "kingdoms" of our lives can wait until the things that are truly important are taken care of.

    "When The Kingdom Waited" Scripture Text: II Sam. 12:13-23 This portion of scripture follows up the story in chapter 11 of the sin of adultery and then murder that David committed to take Bathsheba as his wife... As human beings if we were to put a grade of sinfulness we would have to rate ...read more

  • Kill 'em And Bless 'em 2

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 4, 2011
     | 3,546 views

    Exposition of Psalm 35 regarding praying for our enemies

    Text: Psalm 35:13-14, Title: Kill ‘Em and Bless ‘Em 2, Date/Place: NRBC, 4/3/11, AM 1. Opening ill – taking scripture seriously, martyrs about denying Him, also forgiving others 2. Know more is going on than you see (Acts 2:23) 1. In this text, Peter tells the ...read more