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#4 Defining Moments - Begin Again With Grace

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 15, 2005

Understanig Grace in a world that does not know how

- PowerPoint upon Request - PDF fill-in-the-blanks bulletin insert outline upon request #4 Defining Moments Begin Again With Grace America’s relationship with God. 85% considered themselves to be Christians 77% believe there is a heaven 76% say their chances of going are good ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

3rd Sunday In Lent - Series B

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Mar 16, 2006

Throught out history, people have felt the need to make sacrifices to please God and atone for their sin. The Cross is all we need.

3rd Sunday in Lent March 19, 2006 Series B Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, you sent your Son, Jesus the Christ, to reveal you kingdom and to redeem us from sin and death. Through the power of your Holy ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Denomination: Lutheran

Heers And Jeers Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 6, 2013

Palm Sunday message to understand how people had the wrong impression of why Jesus came to them.

Crowd cheers; Jesus weeps Luke 19:28-44 Introduction- As we continue in our mini-series “journey to the cross”, I would like for us to prepare ourselves for Easter celebration. Sometimes scriptural passages lose their appeal because we are so familiar with them. I would hate to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-44

Denomination: Nazarene

Persecution And Priorities Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on May 23, 2012

IN OUR TIME THIS MORNING, LETS TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE LEADERS OF THE CHURCH, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THE, ….. “FAITH IN GOD DOES NOT MAKE TROUBLES DISAPPEAR, BUT DOES MAKE THEM LESS FRIGHTENING!”

PERSECUTION AND PRIORITIES ACTS 5:17-42”WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING.” NOWHERE IN SCRIPTURE IS THIS SO EVIDENT THAN RIGHT HERE. FACE WITH A TOUGH SITUATION, A TOUGH COUNSEL, AND A TOUGH TREATMENT, THE APOSTLE OF CHRIST RESPOND WITH A RESOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-42

Denomination: Baptist

Moving On To The Next Level

Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on May 29, 2012

As Christians we need to move to the next level of our faith

TOPIC: MOVING ON TO THE NEXT LEVEL Text: Philippians 3:12-14 "12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I’m Determined To Be Blessed

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Oct 14, 2025

Through the tears, through the trials, through the testing, my heart is fixed, my faith is firm, and my eyes are on Jesus, and I won’t let disappointment define me, or delay me. I’m pressing my way, because I’m determined to be blessed.

Scripture Text: Genesis 26:12–14 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Reason Loses Its Power Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 17, 2025

Reason regains strength when pride surrenders to grace—light returns, humility restores power, and truth warms the heart again.

(Finding Faith Beyond Logic) --- 1. The Rise of Certainty For centuries, humanity believed that knowledge could save us. The Enlightenment declared that reason, not revelation, would be our light. If only we could think clearly enough, observe accurately enough, experiment long enough, we would ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:21, Proverbs 3:5-6, John 1:4-5, Psalm 36:9, 2 Corinthians 4:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Support From A King Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 3, 2022

Those who spend their efforts to destroy God’s work are fighting for a lost cause. God will Triumph. A little faith overcame opposition. Through faith the Israelites overcame apathy. There is so much we can do as Christians with the Holy Spirit through faith.

The noted 18th century French Philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) was a renowned Atheist. He criticized the Bible and he claimed that “One hundred years from my day, there will not be a Bible in the earth except one that is looked upon by an antiquarian curiosity seeker.” A few decades after ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 6:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Isaac And The Dirty Wells

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Mar 6, 2023

ISaac digs out the wells his father had dug and the Philistines had filled in

Genesis 26:17-23 - Jacob and dirty wells Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - the patriarchs of the Old Testament. Of the three very little is actually devoted to the life of Isaac. Chapter 26 is entirely devoted to a story about Isaac and if you have time to read the whole chapter you will see that Isaac ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Post Resurrection Reactions

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Apr 12, 2021

This sermon shares what can happen when a person reacts to the infilling presence of God’s Holy Spirit following the Resurrection of Jesus.

Scripture: Acts 3:11-20; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7 Title: Post-Resurrection Reactions This sermon shares what can happen when a person reacts to the infilling presence of God’s Holy Spirit INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I want to talk to you today about ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:11-20, 1 John 3:1-7, Acts 4:32-37, Luke 22:54-65

Denomination: Nazarene

When Manna Ceases

Contributed by Sunitha Justin on Jun 17, 2023

When the manna is no longer on the menu, it means milk and honey are on their way

The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan. Joshua 5:12 When God removes manna from our life, it means He is preparing you for milk and honey. What is the origin of manna? God took ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:12

Denomination: Charismatic

Seize The Opportunity To Serve

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 5, 2005

There are three ways to look at people: (1) as prey - whom we can make a profit from; (2) as trouble to avoid, or (3) as an opportunity for us to serve. The Lord says we are to minister to others, especially those in need.

Luke 10:30-37 Seize the Opportunity to Serve 1929 words This parable tells us we can treat people in at least 3 different ways. (1) Like the robbers, sees a person as a prey. They are out to gain something from him. (2) Like the priest and the Levite, see the person as a trouble to avoid. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:30-37

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Press Into The Kigdom

Contributed by Mark Witherden on Mar 20, 2007

this is to encourage you to press into the Kingdom of God. God wants you to press in He wants you to take hold of all that is in the kingdom.

Pressing into the Kingdom of God Luke 16:16 This year I felt very much God put a word on my heart for us a body of people. A word that affects us all and not just those we think it should apply to. And it is this – Press in to the Kingdom of God. God wants us to go deeper this year than what we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spiritual Lessons Learned Running My First Marathon Series

Contributed by Greg Johnson on Nov 12, 2006

By finishing my marathon, I won a prize. The prize I won was a medal place around my neck. This prize is temporary and will not last for eternity. For the Christian, there is a prize awaiting them when they cross the finish line of life. It’s a perman

Spiritual Lessons Learned Running My First Marathon By Greg Johnson November 12, 2006 www.LovingGodFellwship.org 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 On Sunday, November 5, 2006, I finished my first marathon – The 3rd Annual Marshall University Marathon in Huntington, West Virginia. In training and running the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Are Somebody Special To God 1 Series

Contributed by Troy Campbell on Nov 8, 2011

For the first couple of weeks talked about some different men in Scripture that felt unworthy for the Lord to use them. Among those men were Moses, Jeremiah and Isaiah. For the last couple of weeks we talked about two men who knew with confidence, who t

Title: Who Am I – 5 “You Are Somebody Special to God” Text: I Peter 2:9 For the first couple of weeks talked about some different men in Scripture that felt unworthy for the Lord to use them. Among those men were Moses, Jeremiah and Isaiah. For the last couple of weeks ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Pentecostal