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Similarities In The Birth, Sacrifice And Return Of Jesus

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 31, 2015

Have you every noticed some of the similarities of the events that take place at Jesus' birth, death, resurrection and return? Not only are God's finger prints all over each event but it seems as if His power and majesty increases with each event!

Let's read a couple of Bible passages and see if we notice any similarities between the two. Luke 2:4-7 NIV (read from the Bible) “So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He ...read more

Scripture: John 2:4-7

Denomination: Nazarene

"My Feet Were Almost Gone..." By Dr. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Jul 20, 2004

The last time you failed, did you stop trying because you failed or did you fail because you stopped trying? WE all feel like giving up sometimes, but God has a different plan!

Introduction Feel like giving up sometimes? Who doesn’t. If it weren’t for bad luck some of us wouldn’t have any luck at all! But, there is GOOD NEWS. Even when you’ve reached a point when you want to look up toward Heaven and scream, remeber, God is at work. You may not know it, but, many of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

How To Find Joy In Your Relationships Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 10, 2009

This sermon gives five aspects of building good relationships. 1. Stop having selfish AMBITIONS 2. Stop having selfish CONCEIT 3. Increase HUMILITY 4. Increase CONSIDERATION of others 5. Develop a Christ-Like CHARACTER

How To Find Joy In Your Relationships Here is a fact: God has made us to have relationships. We can have a relationship with Him and we can have a relationship with other people. Since the fall of Adam and Eve – maintaining relationships have been a major struggle between man and man - and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Israel Sins Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 6, 2018

Gideon desired a sign from the Lord, that Israel would be saved by his hand, which was granted and repeated.

Chapter 18 Israel Sins Judges 6:1–10 Text 1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The War In Israel Our Duty And Responsibility

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Oct 15, 2023

We should pray for the peace of Israel as Psalms 122:-6-7 says We should pray that the hostages are safe and returned to their families without harm. Pray that both the Palestinians and the Jews can stop fighting and try to live in harmony. Pray that the fighting stops.

The War in Israel Our Duty and Responsibility By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - The Bible says, Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge”. No doubt last Sunday Morning and for sure this Sunday churches all over will be saying “Let’s pray for Israel”, because on last ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:16, Joshua 21:41-45

Denomination: Apostolic

Proof Of Brotherly Love Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 25, 2001

A sign that I am walking with God is that I have a love for my brother’s and sister’s in Christ

Caricatures: Drawn with similarities to the real thing but distorted(Nose, eyebrows, eyes, mouth, hair, ears). Rarely are they mistaken for the real thing, except in Christianity. The work of the devil is always to twist and distort the truth into something close but far enough away to be of no ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11

How To Draw Near To God (Part 2)

Contributed by Tony Miano on Jul 14, 2001

This morning we’re going to look at the last seven stop on James’ roadmap for drawing near to God.

How To Draw Near To God (Part 2) James 4:8b-10 Preached by Pastor Tony Miano Pico Canyon Community Church July 8, 2001 Introduction: Two weeks ago we began to look at what can be described as a ten-stop road map for drawing near to God. James, in chapter four, verses 7-10, of his letter gives ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8-10

Denomination: *other

Draw Near - Part Two

Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 12, 2011

A sign of genuine faith in Christ is seen in the heart of the person who has a genuine longing to be in close proximity to their Heavenly Father

OPEN: - We are dealing with the issue of disconnectedness in our relationship with the Lord. And how we can draw near. This is a passage of Scripture that follows a warning James gives to his readers on the issue of pride. Every spring there is an international competition called the "Wacky ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

More Than A Fish

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 13, 2002

This message speaks about the fact that it is more than a fish sign on the back of the car that identifies us as people of faith.

January 13, 2002 Hebrews 11:23-26 “More than a fish” INTRODUCTION How do you identify a Christian? How do you identify a person of faith? Is a person of faith one who has read all of the “Left Behind” series and who has recently purchased a CD by a Christian recording artist? We’ve come ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:23-26

Denomination: Baptist

...but Jesus Walked On Water Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Mar 28, 2006

5th of 7 signs Jesus performed in the Gospel of John whereby he revealed something of his person to the world.

…BUT JESUS WALKED ON WATER When I attended Seminary 10 years ago I had no idea that there was a great divide between the College and the Seminary. Apparently the College students had the notion that we Seminarians thought more highly of ourselves. They perceived that we thought of ...read more

Scripture: John 6:16-21

Denomination: Mennonite

Parable Of The Two Debtors Series

Contributed by L Lee on Sep 15, 2010

God has forgiven our sins. How grateful are we to Him? What are the signs that we are being ungrateful.

The Parable of the two debtors (Luke 7:36-50) Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. {37} When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, she brought ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Christian Church

A Fallen King Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 15, 2000

David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing.

A Fallen King Thesis: David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing. Texts: II Samuel 11,12 Introduction: The last few weeks we have been studying the life of David. We discovered that a nobody became a somebody, a somebody became a fugitive, a fugitive became king ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fear And Faith (Part Two)

Contributed by Larry Elder on Jul 12, 2003

Fear stops faith from working. When fear grips your heart, faith faints.

Fear and Faith Matt 14:27…But Jesus spoke to them at once. "It’s all right," he said. "I am here! Don’t be afraid." NLT Review: Last week we dealt with the story of Jesus and Peter walking on the water. The challenge was for all of us to take a step of faith. 1. Faith Recognizes God’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Are We Blind Too?

Contributed by Reggie Corfield on Oct 25, 2003

If you want the Savior to stop and fix his eyes upon you, cry out for mercy!

A story is told about a pitiable creature with dark glasses who stood on a street corner with a tin cup in his hand waiting for someone to drop in a few dimes. A kind man passed by and threw in a quarter but for some reason he turned around and to his surprise he saw the blind man’s glasses ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Anglican

Rewriting Your Life Story Series

Contributed by Marty Baker on Mar 10, 2003

This messages encourages you to move on with your life. Stop living in the past; press on to a new future.

Rewriting Your Life Story www.stevenscreek.net Dr. Marty Baker / January 26, 2003 The human brain is composed of over 12 billion nerve cells, with the analytical ability of a room full of Pentium-equipped computers. The brain indiscriminately receives and stores every kind of information thrown ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2, Exodus 14:8-12

Denomination: Church Of God