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Moses On The Mountain With The Lord - Part 15 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 24, 2011

Am I on the Lord’s side? To know, ask yourself these questions: 1. Am I stubborn to sin against God? (19-22) 2. Do I see the seriousness of my sin? (19-25) 3. Have I come to the Savior? (26) 4. Am I willing to take a strong stand for the Lord? (26-29)

Moses on the Mountain with the Lord - Part 15 Who Is on the Lord’s Side? Exodus 32:15-29 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Oct. 6, 2010 BACKGROUND: *Moses’ fifth meeting with the Lord on Mount Sinai lasted for 40 days. There the Lord gave Moses the Ten Commandments and other ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:15-29

Denomination: Baptist

Praying For The Right Things

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 10, 2010

We tend to pray in a panic, when we could have prayed in preparation. Our prayer must also be responsible, accepting our own measure of responsibility.

Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, September 21, 1986 One young friend of mine, taking the Scripture quite seriously and quite literally, where it says, "Ask anything in my name, and I will do it" – taking that verse to the nth degree, reports that he is still waiting for the Lord ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:3-14

Denomination: Baptist

A Messiah Of Mercy Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 24, 2010

Jesus gives mercy to anyone who asks.

A Messiah of Mercy Text: Matthew 9:27-34 Introduction 1. Illustration: As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:27-34

Denomination: Methodist

Only One Life: My Favorite Motto

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 19, 2011

A sermon the famous motion, "Only one life, twill soon be past; only what's done for Christ will last."

Only One Life—My Favorite Motto Chuck Sligh October 24, 2010 (A PowerPoint presentation for this message is available by contacting me at chucksligh@hotmail.com). (I don’t believe the skeleton of this message is original to me, but I don’t remember the source. My apologies to the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14

Denomination: Baptist

Faith - In A Time Such As This

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Apr 9, 2015

Using the Story of Esther, this sermon describes God's providence and our need to realize that we are where we are not by accident but by God's design, therefore faith and prayer is needed to face the current cultural challenges we face today.

Faith – In a Time Such as This Introduction: I want to take you back to the Time of Esther. It's interesting that God's name is not mentioned one time in this book, but you would never realize it unless someone told you, because his presence is felt all the way through it. Like seeing a ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life Is Short Make It Count

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Feb 16, 2015

Life is short make it count

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Scripture: James 4:14

Denomination: *other

How To Maintain The Unity Of The Spirit?

Contributed by Barnabas Park on Jan 8, 2021

To maintain the unity of the Spirit, the members have to have a clear understanding of the gospel and commitment to Christ, to have a commitment to the body of Christ, and to participate in the scriptural Lord's supper

Ephesians 4:1-3 How to maintain the unity of the Spirit ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 4:1-3, Romans 12:5

Denomination: Baptist

It's All About Love Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 5, 2017

It's all about love - loving God and loving others. Everything else is misdirection. This message explores this theme, based on Paul's admonition to the church at Ephesus.

Message - November 5, 2017 - Ephesians 1:15-23 Last Sunday 11 of us from this congregation got together after the service to go for a prayer walk. We spent some time together to get oriented to what we were about to do. We talked about some basic principles of praying for the community and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

“if Your Right Eye Causes You To Sin, Tear It Out And Throw It Away” Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 28, 2015

Overcoming sin in my life is more a matter of heart work than hard work

This morning we’ll wrap up our sermon series on the hard sayings of Jesus. Obviously in 8 weeks we haven’t covered all the hard things Jesus said, but I think we have looked at enough of what Jesus said to get a pretty good feel for why much of what He taught was so hard to understand ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30

Denomination: Baptist

Greetings!

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Sep 13, 2020

Paul and others included greetings in their letters. What's the significance of that and is that something I need to be focused on? Let's find out.

GREETINGS! In my Church Leaders newsletter Thursday, they had an article about suicide prevention because it was world suicide prevention day. It covered a variety of subjects pertaining to suicide but it also highlighted that it was on the rise during COVID. This is understandable, with all the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:3-16, Romans 16:21-23, 2 Thessalonians 3:17, Hebrews 13:23-25, Matthew 5:46-47, Luke 10:1-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Meditate Upon Things Worthy Of Virtue And Praise Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 17, 2020

In our study of Philippians thus far, Paul has told his Philippian friends that they should empty their minds of fear and anxiety and anything else that will detract from their pilgrimage of faith. Now he gives them a list of virtues they should think about and meditate on.

Date: 7/22/19 Lesson #32 Title: Meditate upon things worthy of virtue and praise • “Special Notes” and “Scripture” are shown as endnotes. • NIV Bible is used throughout unless noted otherwise. Scripture: (Philippians 4:8-9, NIV) 8Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Man Who Was Called Noah

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 16, 2022

Imagine that Noah lived in the United States today, and that the Lord spoke to Noah and said: "In one year, I am going to make it rain enough to cover the whole earth with water until all flesh is destroyed. But I want to save you and your family, and I am commanding you to build an ark."

Then, In a flash of lightning, God delivered the specifications for an ark. In fear and trembling, Noah took the plans and agreed to build the ark. "Remember," said the Lord, "You must complete the ark and bring everything aboard in one year." Exactly one year later, fierce ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

A Second Chance God Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 11, 2002

Our God is a God of 2nd and 3rd and . . . chances.

First Baptist Church Jonah 3:1-10 July 21, 2002 As of last Friday, how are your investments doing? If you invest in the stock market you’ve lost money — lots of it. If you had $100,000, 2 years ago, you now have about $70,000. While our economy may be in a recession, while there may have been ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

When A Christian Sins

Contributed by Niles Lloyd on Jul 27, 2002

WHEN A CHRISTIAN CHOOSES TO LIVE HIS OR HER LIFE IN SIN - IT MIGHT JUST SHOCK YOU AS TO WHAT CAN HAPPEN!

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHRISTIAN SINS 6/30/02 TEXT: ROMANS 8:1 - 13 INTRO: AS I BEGAN PREPARING FOR THIS MESSAGE, IN MY MIND, I THOUGHT OF THE THOUSANDS OF SERMONS THAT HAVE BEEN PREACHED AGAINST SIN. AND LET ME JUST SAY THAT WITH ALL THE SERMONS THAT HAVE BEEN PREACHED, IT ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

What It Really Takes To Worship Series

Contributed by Bob Hunter on Apr 9, 2002

The call of worship on our lives requires sacrifice. Like Joshua, we can build an altar. Fifth in series of messages on Joshua

“What it really takes to worship” Joshua Ch. 8 In Joshua Ch. 7 God gave Joshua a mission. The mission was to remove sin and disobedience from within the camp. He brought everyone forward tribe by tribe, family by family, until he discovered the cheat. Achan was found to be the culprit. He ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:1-35

Denomination: Holiness