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Proper Etiquette For Using The Utensils Of Truth Series

Contributed by Paul Apple on Jul 7, 2001

THE FAITHFUL MINISTER OF GOD’S WORD PROMOTES TRUTH AND PURSUES GODLINESS AS A DILIGENT WORKMAN, A VESSEL PURIFIED FOR HONOR, AND A GENTLE BONDSERVANT

BIG IDEA: THE FAITHFUL MINISTER OF GOD’S WORD PROMOTES TRUTH AND PURSUES GODLINESS AS A DILIGENT WORKMAN, A VESSEL PURIFIED FOR HONOR, AND A GENTLE BONDSERVANT (IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ERROR – AS OPPOSED TO FALSE TEACHERS) INTRODUCTION: I. (:14-19) STAND FOR THE SHARP KNIFE OF THE WORD OF ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:14-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Opening Greetings Series

Contributed by Paul Apple on Jul 4, 2001

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD OF GOD (WITH ITS MESSAGE OF ETERNAL LIFE) IS A SACRED TRUST

BIG IDEA: THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD OF GOD (WITH ITS MESSAGE OF ETERNAL LIFE) IS A SACRED TRUST I. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD ISSUES FROM A SENSE OF DIVINE CALLING Which results in an absolute commitment to the will of God; commissioned to fulfill a calling A. Paul as a Bond-servant of God ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All That Glitters Is Not Gold Series

Contributed by Paul Apple on Jul 7, 2001

CONTENTMENT PROTECTS AGAINST THE SNARES OF MATERIALISM

BIG IDEA: CONTENTMENT PROTECTS AGAINST THE SNARES OF MATERIALISM I. (:6) THESIS: CONTENTMENT CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TOWARDS GODLINESS A. Review: The Pursuit of Godliness Can be Misguided (Apart from Contentment) Remember the False Teachers from vs. 5: "who suppose that godliness is a means of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Portrait

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 18, 2005

He who gets the son gets it all

John 1:1-14 Whoever Takes the Son Gets It All Years ago, a very wealthy man shared with his devoted young son a passion for art collecting. Together they travelled the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

Failure Of A Blunt Cutting Edge

Contributed by Wah Lok Ng on Nov 13, 2006

When we are spiritually blunt, we are umproductive. We work hard but produce little results.

FAILURE OF A BLUNT CUTTING EDGE By : Ng Wah Lok Text : 2 Kings 13 :14-21 Introduction. We lose our cutting edge when we become comfortable in our Christian life. Our lives become blunt and ineffective. We drift along instead of aiming for God’s goals. King Joash was such a man. We have ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 13:14-21

Denomination: Charismatic

All Or Nothing

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Dec 9, 2009

A sermon highlighting some characteristics of Jesus’ ministry

ALL OR NOTHING Luke 5:33-39 Sunday, March 8, 2009 Pastor Brian Matherlee Read passage Here we have a parable placed in with several stories that describe the ministry of Jesus. The stories are: • Jesus touching and healing a leper. (5:12-14) • A paralytic is lowered through a roof and Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:33-39

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Portrait

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 14, 2009

He who receives the Song - gets it all

Carol Services - Somerby, Beeby 2009 John 1:1-14 Whoever Takes the Son Gets It All At the beginning of the last century a very wealthy man shared shared a passion for art collecting with his devoted young son. Together they travelled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

Onward! Upward!

Contributed by Jeremiah Parker on Feb 23, 2008

The road to heaven is uphill the whole way.

Onward! Upward! Intro: Door prize at K.A.R.M thrift store. Text: Philippians 3:13-16 I. Flee complacency a. Don’t count yourself to have already attained i. Examples of Paul’s glorious past 1. v. 5,6 2. Equal with greatest apostles (2 Cor. 11:5) 3. Gifts of the Spirit a. Prophecy (I Cor. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayer For Revival

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Mar 9, 2008

Beginning of Easter season -- seeking God for revival in our church.

Praying for Revival Psalm 85:1-13 Introduction Turn with me to Psalm 85 tonight - Pray We live in a nation that often refers to itself as “Christian” – but as we continue to press through time I have begun to really wonder, “Where is the evidence of the fruit”? Jesus said that if he is the vine ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fruit Of The Spirit

Contributed by Willie Fagg on Nov 19, 2007

Insiprational

"Fruit of the Spirit" is a biblical term that sums up the nine visible attributes of a true Christian life. Using the King James Version of Galatians 5:22-23, these attributes are: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance. We learn from scripture that ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Final Victory And Demise

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jan 3, 2011

Revelation 19:11-21 shows us that we can be confident that Jesus has already won Final Victory in its description of the Victory of the King of Kings' Army and the Demise of the Beast's Army. Be AT the Lord's Wedding feast, don't BE a feast for the fowl!

Final Victory and Demise Text: Revelation 19:11-21 Preaching Outline, written December 2007, Sterling C. Franklin Introduction – 1) Familiarity with a movie – you know the ending and have confidence that it will carry out correctly. The end has already been written. 2) A novelist will ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:11-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"It's Dangerous Out There"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2011

This serom is about laughter and how God uses the foolish things of this world to slow us down.

I send this devotional out once a year so all the new people on the list can see not only how weird I am but that God has to be the one writing these devotionals? IT’S DANGEROUS OUT THERE. I’m not as bad as I used to be in thinking bad thoughts but I still have a long way to go. You ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8

Deader Than A Door Nail

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Aug 27, 2011

He didn’t say they were sick! He didn’t say they were ill! He didn’t say they were dying! He said they were dead!

One November day in 2002, Jim Sulkers, a 53-year-old retired municipal worker from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada), climbed into bed, pulled the covers up, and died. Nearly two years later, on August 25, 2004, police who had been called by concerned relatives entered Sulkers' apartment and found his ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Looking Through The Eyes Of Jesus

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012

As disciples of Christ, our prayer should be that He would give us His eyes – eyes that pierce through the hardened heart; eyes that see the good beyond the sin’s ugly stain; eyes that see beyond lives ruined by iniquity into the restoration brought by Ca

Intro: Just what did Jesus see with the multitudes that followed Him? Jesus saw faces, lives, situations, struggles, and hurts. It’s not hard to imagine that every kind of person had to be in that crowd of thousands, the – proud, hurting, rejected, bitter, great, small, jobless, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-36

Denomination: *other

Am I Getting Through? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 16, 2012

It is worth great effort to communicate better!

Am I Getting Through? (topical) 1. A man with a wife and daughter picked up the phone and dialed his home. There was a phone in the kitchen and an extension upstairs. Two female voices answered simultaneously, “I’ve got it,” followed by two clicks as both hung up. Bits and Pieces, Dec, 1991, p. 12 ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:2

Denomination: Independent/Bible