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  • Encountering Power Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Jan 6, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,323 views

    What happens when we encounter the Power of God?

    Introduction • Expound on the text. • Power-filled ministries are so needed today. I. Luke 4:32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. A. a lot is going on in Luke Chapter 4. 1. V. 1 – Jesus was led of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the ...read more

  • Turn Or Burn Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 25, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 15,612 views

    The significance of repentance is particularly important when we consider how we usually handle our weaknesses

    OPEN: “Johnnie,” asked the kindergarten teacher, “is the world round?” “No, ma’am,” was the reply. “It isn’t!” Exclaimed the teacher. “Then I suppose it’s flat?” “No, ma’am.” “Well,” said the teacher with a smile, “if the world isn’t round and it isn’t flat, then what is it?” “My dad says it’s ...read more

  • Elkanah Worshiped God

    Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Jul 6, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,348 views

    We often hear excuses why people do not make it to worship services. How do our excuses stack up against Elkanah's?

    ELKANAH WORSHIPED GOD Text: 1 Samuel 1:3-5 Scripture Reading: Hebrews 10:19-25 INTRODUCTION 1. "God is spirit and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth" John 4:24 2. Since Genesis 4 God has desired man's worship a. Doing it wrong got Cain in trouble b. Seth was the first to "call ...read more

  • Getting The Right Gift For Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 2, 2007
    based on 50 ratings
     | 35,675 views

    There’s power in making the decision to give the gift He really wants: to "follow Him." But in this story in Luke, 3 men tell Jesus that that is precisely what they want to do. So why isn’t Jesus content with their gift?

    OPEN: About three years ago, Dave Barry made this observation about Christmas: "Your standard man, at this point in the Christmas season, has purchased zero gifts. He has not yet gotten around to purchasing an acceptable gift for his wife for last Christmas. He did give her something last ...read more

  • Father To Pharaoh

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 16, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,100 views

    There is pain in family relationships. Jacob’s emptiness created Benjamin, the zero. Judah repeats parental manipulation. But Joseph shows that God’s grace can turn family pain into accomplishment.

    The emotional scene we are about to confront comes out of a long history of deals and double deals. When this man stands before his brothers and weeps, his tears flow out of a whole reservoir of pent-up feelings. When this man, this strong, savvy, sophisticated official, cries out in a pain so ...read more

  • The Bottom-Line: Love Him With All Your Mind Series

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 9, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,209 views

    We live in an over-stimulated society. Too many things compete for our allegiance. For God’s sake and yours, make a decision: choose to love Him!

    Sermon Notes The Bottom-Line: Love Him with All your Mind Matthew 22:37; Joshua 24 (Third in the series The Greatest Commandment) Introduction: We live in an over-stimulated society. Too many things compete for our allegiance. Value systems have shifted; old answers are not easily accepted. The ...read more

  • Stand Up For Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jon Miller on Mar 2, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 17,357 views

    This message is part of a series on the book of John. The focus of this message is to show how believers can take a stand for Jesus in a world that is sitting down.

    Stand Up, Stand Up John 15:18-27 Two weeks ago the well known evangelist Franklin Graham was dis-invited to say a prayer at the pentagon. Military officials ask Graham not to come on the national day of prayer because Muslims working at the Pentagon might be offended by Grahams presence because ...read more

  • Pull The Covers Back Over Your Head...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 1, 2015
     | 3,613 views

    I heard there is a lion out there, let's go to bed and pull the covers back over our heads? Just quit God and die?

    **PULL THE COVERS BACK OVER YOUR HEAD.** By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. PULL THE COVERS BACK OVER YOUR HEAD! I CAN'T. YOU KNOW I CAN'T. THERE IS A LION IN THE WAY? I MUST WARN YOU --- DO NOT EVEN TRY --- THERE IS A LION OUT THERE SOME WHERE AND THAT LION WILL EAT YOU ...read more

  • Tale Of Two Buts

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Sep 29, 2015
     | 4,730 views

    Everybody’s got a but! We all have a list of reasons why we don’t do what the Bible says we should do or why we won’t follow the Lord. Salvation provides a turning point where we can leave the buts of excuses and regret behind!

    Objection, Your Honor! Intro: I’d like to give a quick English refresher. In the English language we have what are known as coordinating conjunctions which join words or phrases together. The acrostic FANBOYS is one way to remember them: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So. Coordinating ...read more

  • At Least They're Going To Church... Right?

    Contributed by Clay Gentry on Aug 24, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,218 views

    Just because someone is going to church doesn't mean they're saved. Let's explore this popular phrase and learn the truth about going to church.

    Have you ever been in a of a conversation with someone who was discussing a friend, family member, or co-worker and all the sin which they are involved in, or all the religious error they are practicing, or all the problems their life consists of, and they end the description by saying, ...read more

  • The Devil Is In The Market For Another Soul

    Contributed by Eric Smith on Jan 28, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,387 views

    A short sermon that parallels a high school pottery class with our potential in life and how the devil tries to make us waste our time on this earth.

    Matt 4:1-9 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he ...read more

  • Why Was It All Abram's Fault Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Jan 1, 2013
     | 6,067 views

    Sarai sends her hand maiden into Abram's tent and it is all his fault?

    Who do you blame when things go wrong in your life? Let’s look at the text and then draw some lessons from them. Gen 16:1 “Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar.” Masters had absolute rights over their ...read more

  • Here Am I But Don't Send Me Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 2, 2016
     | 6,800 views

    Sermon three of twenty that takes us through the life of Moses, scene by scene. Here Moses tries to argue God out of calling him to face Egypt and free His people/

    Moses 3 HERE AM I BUT DON’T SEND ME Ex. 3:1-4:17 C. The Salvation (3:1-15:21) 1. The Call (3:1-4:17) Up until now God had dealt primarily with individuals, the descendants of Abraham. Now with a delivered Israel he was going to build, deal with and work through His nation, His ...read more

  • My Life's Story In 5 Beholds

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Apr 10, 2021
     | 2,774 views

    The word for our message today is behold. The word behold by itself is not an especially important word, but what follows the word behold is particularly important. The word behold is God's stop, look and listen word. It's a word that demands our attention.

    One of the best and most rewarding ways of studying the Bible is the word method. You take a word, using a concordance, find the different ways the word applies to us. Such verses as 1 John 1:9 and Hebrews 4:16. such words as found in Psalm 37; trust, delight, commit and rest. Then it's ...read more

  • God’s Call To Revival - God’s Prophetic Revelations

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Oct 4, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,579 views

    Today's message is a continuation of the message "God's Call to Revival - Ezra." This message looks at the prophetic revelations brought out by the prophets Haggai and Zechariah.

    God’s Call to Revival God’s Prophetic Revelations *** Watch: https://youtu.be/RvyzjObDB6g Last week we looked at the return of the Jews to God’s Promised Land under the leadership of Ezra, along with Zerubbabel, and Jeshua. They just finished 70 years of Babylonian captivity, and what we looked ...read more