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Wipe That Smirk Off Your Face

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 11, 2019

A study in the book of Jeremiah 49: 1 – 39

Jeremiah 49: 1 – 39 He will wipe that smirk off your face 1 Against the Ammonites. Thus, says the LORD: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Milcom inherit Gad, and his people dwell in its cities? 2 Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “That I will cause to be heard ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 49:39

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

"The Humble Are Lifted Up"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 19, 2017

A sermon about humility.

“The Humble are Lifted Up” Luke 1:26-38 Last weekend, I read a post on Facebook by an old classmate from high school. It said that another classmate--named Sean Hodge--had passed away. Sean Hodge… Sean Hodge… It took me a minute or two, but I remembered Sean. I hadn’t known him very ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: United Methodist

Provoke One Another

Contributed by Dave Clark on Dec 11, 2012

Hebrews turns the notion of provocation upside-down by imploring us to provoke one another to love and good deeds.

Provoke One Another Hebrews 10:23-25 Rev. David J. Clark While reading the scripture lesson, I stumbled across this phrase that just seemed odd. “Beloved, let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds.” Provoke to love and good deeds? I always associated the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:23-25

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Life-Changing Words

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 12, 2016

Learn to speak and trust these words which will change your life now and forever: ""I'm a sinner. I am sorry." And "You are forgiven. Go in peace." (Theme and intro adapted from Jon Daniels)

Is it possible for your life to be changed by three words? How about three words like “We’re having twins!” or “Sorry, it’s cancer,” or “Kids, we’re moving.”? We could easily spend the next ten minutes coming up with other three-word ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Lutheran

Accuse

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jun 4, 2022

Listen to me friend, ‘accusation’ is the devil’s strategy to sabotage our vision and cripple us; but we got to be overcomers. Hurray!

Accuse you Luke 6:7 “The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.” Jesus was focused on doing good, healing the sick and driving out demons but the wicked Pharisees were focused on finding reason to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

#8: A Whale Of An Experience Series

Contributed by Archie Luper on Jul 7, 2007

I heard the story of a lady that went to church one day and got into a discussion with a very cynical man. He spoke in kind of a mocking tone about the miracle stories in the Bible. She took all of it she could and finally began to defend the inspiration

I. INTRODUCTION Today we’re going to study one of the most amazing revivals in history. The revival that took place at Ninevah under the preaching of the prophet Jonah. I heard the story of a lady that went to church one day and got into a discussion with a very cynical man. He spoke in kind of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Treated Better Than We Deserve

Contributed by John Gaston on May 26, 2016

Many complain about God letting them down, but the truth is, God blesses us far more than we deserve. If we compare our selves with others, or consider if we got justice instead of mercy, we'd never charge God with wrongdoing.

TREATED BETTER THAN WE DESERVE Ps. 103:10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. There was a man who had a cat named Mr. Peoples. It was an especially obnoxious cat which yowled a lot and loved to pounce on him when he fell asleep in his lazy-boy chair. It would stand around smirking at him. 2. So one day he ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Whole-Hearted Love!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 19, 2014

Let us not love God in mere words, put them in action today! James 2:26 says, “For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.”

Love Him with all your heart! Deuteronomy 6:5”You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”(Memorize) It was a wonderful, spacious, clean, ventilated, centrally located house in a beautiful colony and just apt for the place that ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Failure Of The Resurrection! Series

Contributed by David Smith on Oct 10, 2010

There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the

I don't know how many of you were at this year's annual 'Smith Lecture', but it was a good night - highly stimulating and intellectually challenging - and afterwards Ange and I got into a discussion over dinner where she made the comment that the older she got the more impressed she was at how ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

A House Divided Series

Contributed by Tim White on Mar 11, 2014

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

• Pastors hate division. You would think that Christians would too. • John Calvin said if Christians hated division as much as they hated those who disagreed with them, we would have won the world. • Ill. It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:22-30

Denomination: Baptist

Acsah: The Ideal Christian Woman, And Wife (Joshua 15:13-19) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 22, 2022

The perfect Christian woman is a strong, capable provider. Also, how to pick out husbands for your daughters.

Sometimes when you hear someone teach/preach through a passage, you'll discover that what he says reveals more about himself-- his biases, his presuppositions, his theology, what's important to him-- that it actually reveals about the Bible. When you hear today's passage, I'm a ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 15:13-19, Proverbs 31:10-31

The Deserving Poor?!

Contributed by David Smith on Feb 26, 2008

So was the ’Lazarus’ we read of in Luke chapter 16 really a good man, and was his rich neighbour really a greedy, money-grabbing, tight-fisted, slave-driver? Don’t know, not...

I had a guy at my door on Friday night who asked rather aggressively, “where do I go to get a meal around here?” I said back to him, equally aggressively, “where do you normally go for a meal?” He said, “I want a meal.” I said, “mate, it’s outside hours, I don’t know you, and I’m not giving you any ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Part 2 - Genesis 21:8-13 - The Last Laugh! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 24, 2010

All of a sudden Ishmael isn’t smiling anymore. THE LAST LAUGH WAS ON HIM.

Part 2 - Genesis 21:8-13 - THE LAST LAUGH! It was a boring job packing books and I remember we would look for ways to have a bit of fun in the warehouse. When people found other work and left the warehouse they were BINNED! Usually it was TIM who organised a BINNING with everyone, and he would ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Acknowledge Him

Contributed by Bala Samson on Feb 11, 2014

Acknowledging the Master means acknowledging His teachings, truth, ways, instructions and boldly telling the world that you are His follower. Amen.

Acknowledge Him……… Like 12:8 “Whoever acknowledges me before men, the son of men will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.” We had a celebration in the department where I worked earlier, as usual I paid it through my card as it was an official expense, so ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

What’s In A Moniker? Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 9, 2011

God made Christ known to us as the "Son" of God.

Title: What’s In a Moniker? Text: Matthew 3:13-17 Thesis: God made Christ known as the “Son” of God. Epiphany Series: Encountering Christ in Epiphany • The First Sunday after Epiphany: Christ’s Identity. The First Sunday after Epiphany we encountered Christ at his baptism where God reveals to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational