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  • Communicating Christ Effectively

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 4, 2002
    based on 417 ratings
     | 18,671 views

    Paul had four qualities that enabled him to effectively communicate Christ which we also need.

    COMMUNICATING CHRIST EFFECTIVELY Acts 17:16-34 INTRO.- ILL.- A stranger entered the church in the middle of the sermon and seated himself in the back pew. After a while he began to fidget. Leaning over to a white-haired man at his side, evidently an old member of the congregation, he whispered: ...read more

  • Church Growth: To Be Or Not To Be

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 11, 2002
    based on 585 ratings
     | 46,585 views

    What hinders churches from growing and what causes them to grow?

    CHURCH GROWTH: To be or not to be Acts 2:36-41 INTRO.- ILL.- It was their 13th wedding anniversary. The husband was away at a meeting on their special day. He called a florist to send a bouquet of 13 helium balloons with a message of gratitude for the heights to which his wife had inspired ...read more

  • No Magic Wand (Or Aleeve Does Not Relieve)

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 18, 2002
    based on 254 ratings
     | 13,851 views

    There is no magic wand to cure our pain in life.

    NO MAGIC WAND (or "Aleeve does not relieve") Matthew 11:28-29 INTRO.- ILL.- A fellow who owned a pizza place was audited by the IRS. The agent said, "I want to know about all of your travel expenses. For example, you have expenses for six trips to Rome just this year. How do you justify ...read more

  • Bearing Burdens 

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 144 ratings
     | 15,494 views

    Christians should help to bear the burdens of others.

    BEARING BURDENS Gal. 6:1-5 INTRO.- ILL.- An airline company was disturbed over a high percentage of accidents so they decided to eliminate human errors by building a completely computerized plane. "Ladies and gentlemen," came a voice over the PA during the initial flight, "It may interest you to ...read more

  • Reaching Out

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 199 ratings
     | 56,525 views

    Psalm 126:6 tells what it takes to reach out to others with the gospel.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A man once prayed like this: Lord, bless me and my wife My son John and his wife Us four and no more. A childless couple prayed: Lord, bless us two, And that will do. An old bachelor prayed: Lord, bless only me, That’s as far as I can see. Brethren, many people can only see as far ...read more

  • Father's Day 2000

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 638 ratings
     | 89,061 views

    Christian fathers should be honored and appreciated.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A small boy said, "Father’s Day is just like Mother’s Day, only you don’t spend as much on the gift." And I say, "What gift?" ILL.- Mark Twain said, "When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to the 21, I was ...read more

  • What The Preacher Thinks

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 9,114 views

    What the preacher thinks about several important matters in life.

    INTRO.- What the preacher thinks. I know. That’s a scary thought! ILL.- One preacher said to another, "I think a preacher needs to study a lot for his Sunday morning sermon." The second preacher said, "I disagree with you. Many times I have no idea what I am going to preach about until I go into ...read more

  • Making Things Right When Things Go Wrong 

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 171 ratings
     | 58,368 views

    The Lord can make things right when things go wrong.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A man by the name of George owned an apartment complex and had just completed the exterior brick work on the 2nd floor. He had some bricks left over and was trying to decide the best way to get the load of bricks back down to the ground level without breaking them. He noticed a ...read more

  • Mother's Day 2000 

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 584 ratings
     | 45,493 views

    Our mothers need to be honored and appreciated.

    INTRO.- Mothers. What can we say about them? Everything good and nothing bad. ILL.- Eight-year-old Mary wrote her mother a note for Mother’s Day. "Dear Mother, here is the box of candy I bought you for Mother’s Day. IT IS VERY GOOD CANDY. I KNOW, BECAUSE I ALREADY AT 3 PIECES." ILL.- ...read more

  • The Life We Live 

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
     | 9,448 views

    The Christian way of life deals with worhsip and work.

    INTRO.- The life we live, i.e. the Christian life, is different from the way most folks live. HAVEN’T YOU NOTICED? ILL.- An old miser had very few friends. Just before he died he called his doctor, lawyer and minister together around his bedside. He said, "I have always heard you can’t take your ...read more

  • Understanding The Present Time 

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 99 ratings
     | 14,284 views

    Christian people need to be fully aware of the present time.

    INTRO.- ILL.- I have a 3-year older brother named Larry. When he was a senior in high school I was a freshman. They called him "Big Shep" and me "Little Shep." (BUT YOU CAN CALL ME, BIG SHEP!) One day in gym class I got into a fight with a guy 2 years older than me. He was a junior. His name was ...read more

  • Life In The Spirit 

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 179 ratings
     | 17,818 views

    Life in the Spirit is more than we think.

    INTRO.- ILL.- The captain’s voice came over the PA system of the airplane. He said, "There’s no cause for alarm but we felt you passengers should know that for the last three hours we’ve been flying without the benefit of radio, compass, radar, or navigational beam due to the breakdown of some ...read more

  • Remembering People (Memorial Day)

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 307 ratings
     | 37,125 views

    Memorial Day is about remembering people.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the load of an 8-point buck which he was carrying. "Where’s Harry?" He was asked. "Harry had a stroke of some kind. He’s a couple of miles back up ...read more

  • Church Growth

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 20, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 17,130 views

    The Lord’s church can grow!

    CHURCH GROWTH Acts 2:36-41 INTRO.- ILL.- Many churches are like the church that was going to build a new building. The building committee passed the following resolutions: 1- We shall build a new church. 2- The new building is to be located on the site of the old one. 3- The material in the old ...read more

  • Like Your Labor

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 1, 2001
    based on 55 ratings
     | 11,772 views

    A Labor Day message about work and learning to like it.

    LIKE YOUR LABOR Col. 3:23-24 INTRO.- ILL.- When John F. Kennedy was campaigning for the presidency in the late 50’s, he visited a coal mine in West Virginia. One coal miner said, “Mr. Kennedy, is it true that you’re the son of one of the wealthiest men in America?” Kennedy said, “yes, it ...read more