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God's Top Ten Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 21, 2024

Use the Ten Commandments to know God, know yourself, and to know love.

God’s Top Ten (Exodus 20:1-20) Some time ago, A. J. Jacobs, a Jewish author, decided to spend a year putting into practice everything he read in the Bible. At the end of that year, he wrote a book, called The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-20, 1 Timothy 1:8, Isaiah 55:9, Romans 7:7, 1 John 1:7, John 14:15, Matthew 22:37-40  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Bad King, Pseudo-Kings & The True King!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 24, 2023

'Bad King, Pseudo-Kings & The True king!' - Matthew chapter 2 verses 1-12 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: The wise men's question (vs 1-2) The foolish man's reaction (vs 3-8) The journeymen's adoration (vs 9-12) SERMON BODY: Bible Reading: Matthew chapter 2 verses 1-12 Ill: • In December 1903, after many attempts, • Wilber & Orville Wright were at last ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Brethren

The Spirit Of Sports

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 5, 2021

The spirit of sports plays a greater role in the Bible than most of us see. We will study how Paul uses sport terms to teach Christian lessons.

Back in the days of depression the mighty Babe Ruth was asked to take a salary cut for the first time in his career. He didn't go for it, but insisted on his customary $80,000 contract. "But Babe," protested an official of the Yankee Ball Club, "These are trying times. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Staying Clam In A Storm Of Heresy Series

Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Jul 29, 2021

A major concern for John is heresy within the church and the manner it is causing problems and robbing believers of their joy. John uses antichrist in reference to those who perhaps start with seemingly sincere faith; yet, their teaching becomes contrary to Christ and abiding in him.

There is a universal theme that runs through the book of 1 John, abiding in Christ. This is the key to “living in the world but not of the world. When we refuse to live in the world, we fail to serve Christ. Joe McKeever wrote the following. In the 1987 meeting of the Southern Baptist ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:18-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Right Father Enhances Our Walk With Jesus Series

Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Aug 4, 2021

Our culture attempt to redefine our God-given morality code to make it feel comfortable living while outside that code for godly living. John reminds us that Jesus takes away, forgives, our sin and enables us to experienced changed lives.

In 1969, the year I graduated from high school, 500,000 young people made a trip to Sullivan County and set up camp in Max Yasgur’s pasture. The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was billed as “three days of peace and music.” True believers see it as an era devoted to human advancement. Cynics ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:4-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Esther Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 3, 2022

Mordecai, Esther's uncle, offended a high court official called Haman, who decided to kill not only Mordecai but all the Jews in the Persian empire. Esther turned the tables on Mordecai. She pleaded with the King, and Haman was punished – hanged on the very gallows he had built for Mordecai.

The story of Esther centers around Queen Vashti, King Ahasuerus, Esther, Mordecai, Haman, and the Jewish people. If you are not already familiar with these individuals, they have been briefly introduced to us in the following paragraphs. Who was Esther? 1. Queen Vashti disobeyed the drunken orders ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-17, Esther 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Ezra Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 9, 2022

Jewish tradition has long attributed authorship of this historical book to the scribe and scholar Ezra, who led the second group of Jews returning from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:11–26).

Ezra Ezra was a Jewish scribe and priest. In the Book of Ezra, he is called "Ezra the Scribe" (sofer) and "Ezra the Priest" (kohen) and was a Jewish lawyer and teacher who was very wealthy. Ezra was an individual with his own ideas on many issues; he strongly disagreed with ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 10:17-44

Denomination: Baptist

Living In Babylon: The Right Mindset Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 1, 2022

Pretty much everything in our culture is designed and is conspiring to distract you, impact you, and draw you away from God. You need to be ready. You need to prepare your children. You need to prepare your grandchildren. Prepare by having the right mindset.

FAITH FOR EXILES: LIVING IN BABYLON RIGHT MINDSET DANIEL 3:17-18, ESTHER 4:12-14 INTRODUCTION… Right Mindset (p) There are certain activities and events and things that we do that you absolutely need a particular mindset to do. I happen to think that a fighter pilot needs a certain mindset. ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:17-18, Esther 4:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Refined To A Shine!

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Nov 28, 2018

Subject: Second Sunday of Advent (Year C) 2018 This sermon focuses on the idea of refining; of allowing the LORD to refine you as well as you being a refiner of your own minds, soul and heart (co - operating with God).

Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 3:1-6 Theme: Prepare the Way - Refine Title: Refined to a Shine! Subject: Second Sunday of Advent (Year C) 2018 This sermon focuses on the idea of refining; of allowing the LORD to refine you as well as you being a refiner of your own minds, soul and heart ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Nazarene

All Things Work Together Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 3, 2019

God’s purpose is bigger than my problems

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-29

Denomination: Baptist

Fishes And Fowls Created. Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 22, 2018

The plain and simple proposition of the passage is that God created all of the species of life mentioned here simultaneously. The balance in creation that is still witnessed by the ecological systems in nature could not have come into being except by . .

May 24, 2013 Book of Genesis By: Tom Lowe Lesson I.A.6: Fishes and Fowls Created. Gen. 1:20-23. (KJV) 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Setting My Heart On God's Word Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 13, 2018

God sets His hand on the person who sets his or her heart on God’s Word

ENGAGE There are about 18 million Jews worldwide—0.2% of the world’s population. But Jews make up 54% of the world chess champions, 27% of the Nobel physics laureates and 31% of the medicine laureates. Within the United States, Jews make up only 2% of the US population, but 21% of the Ivy League ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I’m All In

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 19, 2018

A study in the book of Exodus 38: 1 – 31

Exodus 38: 1 – 31 I’m all in 38 He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits was its length and five cubits its width—it was square—and its height was three cubits. 2 He made its horns on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. And he overlaid it with bronze. 3 He ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

God’s Awesome Blueprint For Life: Series

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 7, 2016

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

The first book in the Bible is the foundational book of the Bible. It is unique in all literature, science, relationship, leadership, management and philosophy. The Book of Genesis Is Probably the Most Important Book Ever Written. It is the revelation of God's will to man and a self-disclosure by ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stopping Those Little Foxes

Contributed by James May on Feb 17, 2015

There are many things that can enter our lives to distract us from fulfilling the will of God. What are the "little foxes" in your life?

Stopping Those Little Foxes By Rev. James May The Book of Song of Solomon contains the greatest love story that’s ever been told. Because of the style of writing and the tendency for people to focus on the fleshly nature of a relationship between a man and a woman in love, you seldom hear ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 2:8-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible