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Was The Early Church The "Golden Age"? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 31, 2018

Christians today tend to romanticize the early church as a Golden Age when passages like this one present a picture of a church with plenty of struggles. What does that mean for how we should view the church today?

- Read 2 Corinthians 1:12-17 and 2:1-10. An Early Church Story: - What we are looking at today is just one story from the early church. 1. There was serious sin in the church. - 2 Corinthians 2:6; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13. - We know this from 1 Corinthians 5 and Paul’s extensive instructions to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:12-17, 2 Corinthians 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

"I Don’t Want Jesus To Come Back!”

Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 11, 2018

Some Christians don't want Jesus to come back! Here's 5 reasons Christians don’t want Jesus to come back, and then 5 reasons we SHOULD want Him to come quickly!

“I DON’T WANT JESUS TO COME BACK!” Titus 2:13 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE BAD DAY 1. A trouble-making biker walked into an all-night café, walked up to the counter and grabbed a man’s coffee and gulped it down in one swig. "Well, whatcha gonna do about it?" he says, menacingly. 2. The man ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Don't Cut Corners

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jun 25, 2018

How should we respond when we have been hurt? Well – Don’t Cut Corners. David did not seek revenge because he respected Saul’s authority over him

TITLE: DON’T CUT CORNERS SCRIPTURE: I SAMUEL 24:1-12 This is an interesting and exciting text this morning that visits a portion of the life of David that shows an important truth we can learn that will help us to maintain our integrity that will ultimately lead to a blessed and productive life. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 24:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Our Values Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 11, 2019

Our values make us who we are, Our values drive us to do what we do. As a Church and as individual Christians, our new DNA in Christ should impact our values.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • DNA, it determines a lot concerning your life. DNA is the code of life, DNA determines your eye color, hair color if you keep your hair, skin color, among many other things. • Last week we discussed our mission is woven into our new DNA in Christ and how effectively we are ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 3:18, John 8:32, Acts 2:42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Man Shall Not Live By Bread Alone

Contributed by John Johnson on Sep 29, 2014

The most basic essential for any healthy church is a commitment to hearing, learning, and applying God’s Word. We should not only be hearers of God’s Word, but we must become doers.

Man Shall Not Live By Bread Alone Matthew 4:1-11 There is no way to overestimate the power of the Word of God. It is a blessing just to read it. In the book of Revelation we are promised a blessing just from reading the book. The most basic essential for any healthy church is a commitment to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Seeking Sinners Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 6, 2014

Jesus associated with sinners because their repentance brings great joy to heaven. The parables’ drama is built on the tension of an attempt to find what is lost. If the lost were important to Jesus, they should be important to His disciples.

LUKE 15: 1-10 [PARABLES IN LUKE] SEEKING SINNERS [Jesus, Friend of Sinners] Why seek sinners? Chapter 15 contains three linked parables that explain why Jesus associates with sinners. Jesus associated with sinners who recognized their need of salvation and because their repentance brings ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

How To Experience God's Protection Series

Contributed by James Wallace on May 17, 2018

The Blessed Assurance that no evil shall befall us regardless of the circumstances should cause us to rest contentedly in the fact the Most High, Almighty Jesus, will protect us and deliver us from any and every threat.

Connecting with God How to Experience God's Protection Psalm 91 As I studied Psalm 91 this week, I was reminded of my experiences with 2 different young men whom I met when I worked in Yellowstone National Park back in the summer of 1971. Two young men whom I never saw again, but strangely whose ...read more

Denomination: Bible Church

Can Loving God And Our Neighbours Be Made Easier?

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Nov 12, 2017

We are all obsessed by receiving love, it is natural, yet God wants us to radiate love, his love; but to radiate love we need to receive it. How and why should we do this?

This sermon was delivered to Holy Trinity in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 29th October 2017 (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). Leviticus 19.1-2, 15-18 Psalms 1 1 Thessalonians 2.1-8 Matthew 22.34-46 Psalm 19:14: Let the words of my mouth, and the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-46, Matthew 5:44-45, John 13:34-35

Denomination: Episcopal

The Future Restoration Of Israel - Part 2 - Scriptures In Isaiah Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 8, 2022

Part 2 continues the Restoration of Israel in the future, after the Tribulation. These are amazing passages we look at this time. We should know these prophetic scriptures because the time is very near. The Rapture must be very close.

THE FUTURE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL - PART 2 - SCRIPTURES IN ISAIAH {{Isaiah 10:20-23 “Now it will come about in that day that the REMNANT of Israel and those of the house of Jacob who have escaped, will never again rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:17, Isaiah 10:20-23, Genesis 32:12, Zechariah 14:2-3, Isaiah 11:11-16, Zechariah 12:6, Exodus 23:31, Genesis 15:18, Isaiah 12:1-6, Zechariah 2:10, Isaiah 14:1-4, Isaiah 19:16-17, Isaiah 19:18-19, Isaiah 19:20-22, Isaiah 19:23-25, Zechariah 14:17-18, Isaiah 25:6-10, Revelation 21:4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Lamb For Man

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 25, 2022

Christ is the perfect sacrifice for our sin. He is our Passover. We should not have anything to do with any past sins (“old leaven”) because He has freed us from the shackles of sin.

Because they did not have time to wait for the bread to rise, the Hebrews were instructed to make bread without yeast (“unleavened bread”) as they prepared for their exodus from slavery in Egypt. They were told to remove all yeast from the house because it was also a symbol of sin. (Exodus 12:15, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Let The Son Shine In!!! Series

Contributed by Tiger Newkirt on Jun 4, 2022

Even if the sun should disappear behind thick clouds so that we don’t see it for a while, the Apostle Paul tells us about another kind of Son light that shines on us and through us.

Topic: Let the Son Shine in !! Scripture: Ephesians 5:8 Even if the temperatures don’t always reflect it, the position of the sun proves it. Spring is on its way! Yes, there may be lots of snow on the ground and the sidewalks covered with ice, but the sun keeps climbing higher and staying longer ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8

Denomination: Apostolic

Dead Ends Become Open Doors: Paradox Is The Rule Of Life

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Dec 28, 2021

There is something resplendent in the dark and cold. It's like a cold winter night. The snow muffles all sound, so an incredible silence takes over. It should be dark but it isn't, not really.

There is something resplendent in the dark and cold. It's like a cold winter night. The snow muffles all sound, so an incredible silence takes over. It should be dark but it isn't, not really. There is a pale orange light that shines across the horizon, all night and into the morning. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:25

Denomination: Salvation Army

Is God's Presence A Desirable Thing? (Exodus 20:21-26) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Apr 14, 2022

Exodus puts two pictures of God, back to back. In #1, God is glorious, and "big," and scary. In #2, God also offers to come and be present in worship. Is this offer something we should want?

Christians often have negative attitudes about sacrifice in the OT. There's maybe four reasons for this: (1) We don't really understand sacrifice very well at all. It's foreign to us, and confusing. And I include myself in this. (2) We maybe know that the OT has a number of really ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:21-26

Giving Thanks As We Grow Olddr Sermon I: Jesus Gave Thanks Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Sep 27, 2019

By giving thanks, Jesus made a custom that seemed so ordinary sacred . . . by lifting the level of its meaning beyond the material to the spiritual. Our Lord was aware, as we should be, of Who our Provider is.

JESUS GAVE THANKS – John 6:1-15 Somewhere I read about a woman who boarded a bus and could not find a seat? Every seat was taken. She was tired and carried several packages. Noticing her plight, a gentleman stood up and ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-15

Love And Respect Series

Contributed by Vince Miller on Oct 3, 2019

It should not come as a surprise that men and women are wired differently and thus have differing needs. While we all need love and respect, men and women each distinctively need more of one than the other.

We Both Need Something It should not come as a surprise that men and women are wired differently and thus have differing needs. While we all need love and respect, men and women each distinctively need more of one than the other. Women by nature want to know that their husbands love and adore them. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:33

Denomination: Baptist