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Who Really Killed Jesus?

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Apr 4, 2011

Who Really Killed Jesus? - 1. Is Satan Behind It All? 2. Was It Judas The Betrayer? 3. Could the Disciples Have Helped Prevent this Evil 4. Should The Religious Leaders Be Responsible? 5. Maybe the People Who Were Turned Into A Mob Killed Jesus 6. Pi

Pope Benedict XVI has made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Jesus, tackling one of the most controversial issues in Christianity in a new book. - In excerpts from "Jesus of Nazareth-Part II" released Wed. Mar. 9, 2011 In it Benedict explains biblically and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

Committed To Conversion

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Apr 10, 2010

In the New Testament, the “meaning” of baptism is two-fold: it is a burial to old life and resurrection new! Understanding the second part is no less important than understanding that baptism is for the remission of sins.

Committed to Conversion 030109 PM Text: Hebrews 10:23 (NASB) Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; Introduction There is a story you may have heard, about a chicken and a pig. It seems one day that a chicken approached a pig on day out in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Christian Life

Contributed by Joshua Hetrick on Oct 23, 2011

The Christian Life

THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN Col. 2:6-7 INTRODUCTION: 1. The life of a Christian is the greatest in this world. 2. “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it's been found difficult and not tried.” (G.K. Chesterton, quoted in Swindoll, Hand Me Another Brick, Thomas Nelson, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Your Sins I Will Not Remember Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 13, 2012

The tussle over paying for contraception has raised our awareness of sin; it should also raise our awareness of the need to repent, confess sin and receive the forgiveness of God.

Seventh Sunday in Course 2012 “Your Sins I Will Not Remember” There’s a story told about one of the members of our extended family, a man who was a smoker until his first heart attack, and about what he did on this Sunday before Lent. As the story goes, he bought a carton of cigarettes and smoked ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

A Prophetical But (When God Inserts A Heavenly But)

Contributed by William Wyne on Oct 4, 2011

God can place a heavenly "But" in the midst of our lives that changes the course of life’s direction.

In verse 9 of Isaiah is the prophetical conclusion of the New Testament Good Friday execution on Calvary. Actually, verse 9 is the Old Testament proclamation of the sixth word of the Cross, “It is Finished”. Isaiah saw the finished scene of Calvary. In verse 9 the Prophet saw the intended burial ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

The High Price Of No Revival

Contributed by Ken Dillingham on Mar 9, 2011

This sermon serves to stir us by reminding the hearer that we have been entrusted with reaching the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Because the challenge is so great we cannot afford the effects of stagnation in the church. Therefore we must cont

The High Price of No Revival A few years ago, an angry man rushed through the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam until he reached Rembrandt's famous painting "Nightwatch." Then he took out a knife and slashed it repeatedly before he could be stopped. A short time later, a distraught, hostile man slipped ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12-13

Denomination: Apostolic

Phebe A Christian Example Series

Contributed by James Parker on Mar 13, 2011

In these two short verses we see a description of Phebe as well as what every christian should be.

Women of The New Testamanent Phebe "An Example" We have been looking at women of The New Testament over the past several weeks. Last week we considered two sisters, Martha & Mary. We learned from both sisters some important lessons. Martha was a worker, we need Martha’s in the church. We need to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

God Revealed Series

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 28, 2010

Psalm 19 teaches how God has chosen to communicate to us and to the world through His creation and His Word.

God Revealed 07/20/08 AM Text: Psalm 19:1-14 Introduction When I have the occasion to facilitate a training class in leadership or management there will always be a portion of time given to the concept of communication. Effective communication is important, even vital, to successful leaders in any ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Danger Of Unconfessed Sin

Contributed by Sebastian D'souza on Jun 13, 2017

We learn from King David's fall with Bathesheba that covering up sin can do more damage than the sin that we are trying to cover up. The best thing is that we come clean. allowing our past to do more damage to our future.

We first moved into the house we live in 17 years ago. There is a huge pine tree outside which drops sap and pine needles everywhere. I still remember when it was about 10 feet tall. Lately I was thinking, if only I cut it down when it was still small. Now, it's a job that requires professional ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-17

Denomination: *other

Collect For Trinity 1 And John Newton

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on May 28, 2018

The collect for Trinity 1 is a prayer made for us all as it identifies our real need and our dependence upon God - it puts everything into perspective. Many of the great have fallen from high office or fallen out of favour from such a lack of dependence.

Collect for Trinity 1 and John Newton The collect for the 1st Sunday after Trinity is a prayer made for me and made for you. It’s a prayer that identifies our real need and our dependence upon God. It is a prayer that if we our honest with ourselves puts everything into perspective. How many ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-8

Marriage Is A Very Bad Idea Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 7, 2016

In marriage, if i look to you to make me happy, i’ll never be happy. If i look to myself and work to become everything i should be, i’ll be happy-maybe never satisfied with my performance, but happy.

21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-32

Denomination: *other

Ready And Watching Series

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Dec 20, 2016

Advent is a season of preparation. Be ready and watching for Christ’s coming.

In October 2003, a string of Southern California wildfires eventually claimed two-dozen lives. The flames moved at a speed faster than people could flee. Responding to complaints that some residents did not receive enough warning, Sgt. Conrad Grayson said, "We are begging people to leave, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Other

Significance Of Mount Calvary

Contributed by Kadmiel Latha Sudhir Kumar on Mar 18, 2020

Have you ever wondered why God chose a mount shaped like a skull, for His beloved Son Jesus to be crucified?Know more of the secrets buried beneath Mount Calvary.

SIGNIFICANCE OF MOUNT CALVARY “... And when they had come to the place called Calvary ,there they crucified Him ....... Luke 23:33 Mount ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:33

Welcome To The Family Sermon Iii: Attribute Of Dissemination Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Sep 13, 2020

When everything seems to be falling apart, mature Christians remain calm by living for God so as to disseminate God's love to sinners who need salvation and saints who need encouragement and reassurance.

ATTRIBUTES ASSOCIATED WITH BELONGING TO THE FAMILY OF GOD – DISSEMINATION “With everything around us falling apart, and with the whole world seemingly on the verge of a nervous breakdown, how do you manage to remain calm?” Let me assure you that it’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-11

The Problem Of Weeds

Contributed by Jim Keegan on Oct 14, 2020

This parable may very well be one of the most important teachings for the church to hear in helping us to understand the nature of our witness for good in the world.

The Problem of Weeds Read Matthew 13:24-30 Everyone who has ever farmed or gardened, or taken care of a lawn, is only too familiar with the vexing reality of weeds. Weeds are essentially a mundane example of the fall of Creation and the presence of sin in the world. The dictionary defines them ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43