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The 3 J's

Contributed by C Vincent on Jul 6, 2009

Comparing Jehoiada, Joash and Jesus

The Three J’s First reading 2 Chron 22:11-12 But Jehosheba, [fn] the daughter of King Jehoram, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes who were about to be murdered and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehosheba, [fn] the daughter of King Jehoram and ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Martha And Mary

Contributed by Robert Cox on Feb 17, 2007

Martha and Mary had different kinds of hearts....but Jesus loved them both!

JOHN 11:1Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair. 3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Shoes Of Victory - Spiritual Warfare Part 11 Series

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 8, 2009

(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com)

Spiritual Warfare (SW-11) Ephesians 6:15 Shoes of Victory The Roman armor, weaponry and training was incredibly advanced for their time - they are what gave the Roman militia the victorious edge battle after battle after battle. Each part was deliberately designed and meticulously measured and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:13-18

Denomination: *other

Imitators Of God

Contributed by Mark Roper on Mar 3, 2009

To imitate God means to be like him. As far back as Leviticus 11:45 God said, "Be holy, for I am holy."Jesus gave us the starting point for imitating God in the Sermon on the Mount. We need to mourn over our sin with a broken and contrite spirit. When we

Imitators of God Eph 5:1-2 KJV I was reading about some of the dangers that face our young people simply because they imitate what they see. (How many times have we heard the disclaimer – Don’t try this yourself) The article told about the Reebok company pulling an ad which showed an athlete ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-2

Denomination: Church Of God

The Call To Holiness

Contributed by Michael Martin on Dec 23, 2006

God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness

(1 Th. 4:1-7) "For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness." A survey was conducted in Jan. 2006, that began with this question: Are You Holy? The survey, conducted by the Barna Research Group. A very prestigious and well known research group. The survey found ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Perfection Lost Series

Contributed by Mark Opseth on Feb 16, 2011

In this particular sermon, we look at at the immediate consequences of Adam and Eve's sin.

Last week we looked at the temptation presented by the serpent. Today, we look at the immediate consequences of Adam and Eve’s sin. Next week, the long term curses and consequences. Genesis 3:6 “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:6-13

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Confidence: Fanning The Flame

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 25, 2012

Build others up by affirming what God has given and assuring what God can do.

The topic today is about showing confidence in people – to encourage them to better themselves. • Paul showed confidence in young Timothy, who was probably in his 20s and leading a ministry. He needed encouragement and Paul gave him just that. • All of us need that. We need ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:3-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Life From The Dead! Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Mar 8, 2012

Paul wants his readers to see one another the way God sees them. There is no room for arrogance on either side! Ours is to simply respond to who God is and let Him change us into who He wants us to be. That is what honors Him! It’s all about Him, not me!

Life from the Dead! Romans 11:13-24 Intro: One of the main reasons Paul is writing to the church or ekklesia at Rome (the called out ones who are assembled together for a specific purpose) is to help them resolve some of the tension between the Jews and Gentiles. Earlier in Romans Paul addressed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:13-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What He Left Behind

Contributed by Kelly Benton on Apr 12, 2012

To stress the importance of the Church of Jesus Christ

This past fall was Stacy’s parents 40th wedding Anniversary. Stacy had left earlier than me and the kids for Belleville to help get things set up for the party. So we drove separately. The party was a great success and we had a wonderful turn out. Since we drove separately, I left the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Other

Of Penitence And Patience!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 10, 2014

If our Almighty God has always reserved his best and interestingly even his worst for the last, it is to birth in us two responses…of penitence and patience.

OF PENITENCE AND PATIENCE!!! First things first. What is the chief and highest end of man? Let the revered Christian Book namely the Westminster catechism give the answer. Man's chief and highest end is to glorify (worship) God, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: *other

Bad Promises. Jepthath

Contributed by Peter Sapp on Jan 16, 2013

God does not want to bargain with us. He's looking for our faithfulness, not our deals.

Judges 11:4-5, 29-37 Pray Well I certainly picked out another one of those pick me up stories for you this morning, now didn’t I. “Hey what’d you talk about in church today?” “Oh the usual...a guy killing his daughter for God.” “Your pastor is kind of ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:4-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Persistent Prayer

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 4, 2014

Prayer can change circumstances and prayer can change us. The Lord has told us to pray and never give up, both of these things are very hard when you are going through a hard time.

Persistent Prayer Luke 18:1-18:6 Introduction- We will continue to look at Jesus parables and how we can apply his teachings to our life. Last week we looked at honoring God with our lives and make sure that God gets the glory. This week we look at prayer-persistent prayer of the widow. Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

The Beast

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Mar 30, 2014

In this message we will examine the beast & the anti-Christ. Understanding the mission of Satan is mandatory for the Christian to evangelize today because people will never know how much you care about their eternity until you invest in them now.

The Beast Revelation, Part 18, Revelation 13:1-10 Introduction - On Wednesday night (plug for Wed) we saw a great application for us: -- WE KNOW THE ENEMIES BATTLE PLAN! - Today, WE have access to God in prayer -- Because of what Jesus did on the cross we have a direct line to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 13:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Need A Family

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 14, 2010

3 reasons why it is good to be a part of a local church

Sermon for 6/13/2010 You Need a Family HoHum: I like the preacher who always started each service with "The Lord be with you." The people would respond, "and also with you.” But, one Sunday the PA system wasn’t working so the first thing he said was "There’s something wrong with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Found Faithful To Jesus In Our Waiting

Contributed by David Cook on Mar 21, 2010

While we wait on the return of the Lord, we can be comforted, consistent, courageous.

There is an overwhelming sense of discouragement that is pervading in people’s lives today. Just this week, I met a check-out lady at CVS and asked her how things were going. “Awful,” was her reply. “My husband and I have one child, I’m pregnant with child # two, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist