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  • 21st Sunday After Pentecost. November 2nd, 2025. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 23, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,339 views

    Year C, Proper 26.

    Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:1-4, Psalm 119:137-144, Isaiah 1:10-18, Psalm 32:1-7, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12, Luke 19:1-10 A). WATCHING IN PRAYER. Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:1-4. This is the oracle or “burden” which Habakkuk the prophet did “see” (Habakkuk 1:1). So, ...read more

  • 18th Sunday After Pentecost. October 1st, 2023. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 29, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,571 views

    Year A, Proper 21.

    Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 78:1-4, Psalm 78:12-16, Ezekiel 18:1-4, Ezekiel 18:25-32, Psalm 25:1-9, Philippians 2:1-13, Matthew 21:23-32 A). A PLACE OF NO WATER. Exodus 17:1-7. Moses must have been pretty near the end of his tether (Exodus 17:4). After all, the LORD had already heard the cries of His ...read more

  • 21st Sunday After Pentecost. October 22nd, 2023. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 6, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,611 views

    Year A, Proper 24.

    Exodus 33:12-23, Psalm 99:1-9, Isaiah 45:1-7, Psalm 96:1-13, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Matthew 22:15-22 A). THE PRESENCE AND GLORY OF THE LORD. Exodus 33:12-23. 1. Show Me Thy Way (Exodus 33:12-17). EXODUS 33:12. Earlier in the chapter the LORD had said: ‘Go up hence, thou and the people… unto ...read more

  • Christians And Christmas, Part 2 - Our Traditions Series

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,202 views

    Last time we learned that the many and varied traditions that we associate with Christmas in America today are from a variety of nations and faith systems and ethnicities. Today we are going to look at some of the traditions that make up the Christmas hol

    As Christmas draws nearer and homes and businesses become more decorated with the symbols of the holiday, I believe it is good for us to pause and reflect on why we do what we do this time of year. Is it simply for traditions’ sake, or is there a more significant meaning? J.I. Packer wrote, “All ...read more

  • Saints In The Mirror Series

    Contributed by Matthew Olanrewaju on Nov 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,508 views

    As we celebrate The All Saints Day so we are made aware of the living saints of toady. Christ challenges us as he pronounces us Blessed In the Beatitudes, a template for the living saints of our world. Next time you hold a mirrow or stand in front of one,

    For centuries the first Sunday in November has been marked in the Christian Calendar and lectionary as the All Saints Sunday, and celebrated across the Christian Churches world wide. If a Sunday is catholic, this is it. All Saints Sunday is truly universally celebrated not because we were ...read more

  • Walking On Water Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 14, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,321 views

    Maybe there was a time in your life when you were walking on water on a regular basis – a time when your heart was much like Peter’s: “command me. Tell me to come to you.” Or perhaps it’s been a while since you’ve got out of the boat – but the Lord is pa

    Opening illustration: You may have heard the story about a man who gets too close to the edge of the Grand Canyon, looses his balance, and slips over the edge. Just before falling 1000 feet, he grabs on to a root sticking out from the edge. "Help me!" He hollers. "Is there anyone up there? Help ...read more

  • Which Part Of "All” Don't You Understand? Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 13, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 4,664 views

    If His followers are called to make disciples of "all" people, who is that? A topical sermon showing who Jesus spent time with.

    Matthew 28:16-20 – Which Part of “All” Don’t You Understand? A pastor in a drought-stricken part of the south called his people to begin praying for rain. In fact he asked each member of the church to join in a prayer vigil that would continue day and night until God granted their request. ...read more

  • Two Ways To Reclaim The Season Series

    Contributed by Joseph Hughes on Dec 7, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 9,483 views

    Jesus’ words in Mark 13 sound strange this time of year, but they remind us that the season is about the redemption of the world not the resurrection of the "bottom line."

    First Sunday in Advent -December 1, 2002 The Holy Gospel - Mark 13:24-37 13:24 "But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 13:25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 13:26 Then they ...read more

  • What Is Witnessing?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 11, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 6,170 views

    [Witnessing] is sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit and leaving the results to God." (David Durey)

    One of the abilities we have been given is the ability to express ourselves in a variety of ways. And usually we have learned to express our feelings consistent with what we are trying to say. For example, when we are excited about something, we usually express it as follows: (express it ...read more

  • Let The Spirit Change Your Outlook

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 16, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 8,055 views

    The Holy Spirit helps us consciously and subconsciously to turn our focus away from pain and on to God’s promises for deliverance. Many people tend to surrender to feelings of rejection, suffering and negative thoughts when they experience problems. The H

    How to Let the Spirit Change One’s Outlook For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to do of His good pleausure." (Phil. 2:13,14) Illustration: Dr. Henry Pope tells a story of one his students who learned how to change her perspective. It seems that one young girl while attending ...read more

  • The Perfect Christmas Gift

    Contributed by Lew Slade on Feb 15, 2007
     | 5,429 views

    What makes any gift perfect - what makes God’s gift,his son, perfect for all of us?

    The Perfect Christmas Gift I don’t know about you but I find it almost impossible to buy presents for people, particularly at Christmas. I seem to wander around the shops for hours getting more and more frustrated - then I finish up buying something I saw in the first shop I was in three or four ...read more

  • Elitist Christianity Series

    Contributed by Dean Johnson on Feb 6, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,210 views

    The early church was planted in the Greek culture, and immediately the culture began to attempt to influence it. Gnostics applied Greek categories of thought to the Christian message,emphasizing higher spiritual knowledge, making it "elitist." But Chris

    I John Sermon Series ELITIST CHRISTIANITY Introduction and I John 1:1-4 Pastor Dean Johnson, Lake Pointe Bible Church, 1-11-04 INTRODUCTION What is now called “The Church” was not yet 50 years old when a rather disturbing and even dangerous teaching began to creep in among Christians. The ...read more

  • "To All The Nations"

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 18, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 2,841 views

    This sermon is about evangelism and missions.

    “TO ALL THE NATIONS” Luke 24:36-53 INTRO – Let’s talk about Jesus: - He’s the Savior of the world; - He’s the Light of the world; - He’s the promised Messiah; - He’s God’s one and only Son; - He’s the one in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins; - He’s the Lord of all ...read more

  • Prayer: Caring For Others Series

    Contributed by Dana Chau on May 25, 2004
    based on 40 ratings
     | 16,857 views

    Learn why to pray for others, who to pray for when praying for others and what to pray for when praying for others.

    We return to our message series on prayer. We looked at prayer as communion with God and caring for self. We saw that prayer is not so much getting God to love us or getting God to do what we want, but prayer is getting to know the God who already loves us and who wants to show us His love if we ...read more

  • Christians In The Hov Lanes

    Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Mar 12, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,800 views

    To acknowledge that we believe that Jesus is the Christ and our Lord and Savior is more than just a decision made above the neck; it’s a decision that comes from the heart. And if it comes from the heart, we are no longer the same person. We have been cha

    When I lived in the Washington, D.C. area right after high school, I worked afternoons at a doctor’s office in Springfield, Va. This was the height of my pre-Christian days, so I didn’t have much use in my life for religion. But there wase a group of nurses who worked there that I really ...read more

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