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  • A Balancing Act

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 9, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,197 views

    The parable of the Wheat and the Tares forces us to balance three principles: Toleration, Patience, and Discernment

    1/2/05 Text: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-42 (Parable of the Wheat & the Weeds) Main Point of the Text: God didn’t call us to be his weeders, but he doesn’t want us to be weeds either. FCF: The only way we can avoid being a weed is to learn to discern what the Master wants. SO: I want people to realize ...read more

  • Ancient Boundaries For Our Lives Today

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,088 views

    Questions to ask about my Sp. Life

    Ancient Boundaries For Our Lives Today Proverbs 22:28 Do not remove the ancient landmark Which your fathers have set. (NKJV) 1. Introduction • “Bloody Angle - A Virginia Civil War Battle Field • May 12, 1864 the fighting was so fierce that an oak tree 22 inches in diameter was cut down just ...read more

  • The Unique Kingdom Of God Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Aug 5, 2008
     | 2,767 views

    The second part of a two-part series on the kingdom of God and its presence in the world today. The unique thing of the kingdom is that it has a unique emperor who reigne for the salvation of His subjects!

    A UNIQUE KINGDOM II Text: II Corinthians 6:16-18 INTRODUCTION 1. Last week we discussed how the church is a unique kingdom a. It has a unique emperor who was willing to give up everything in order to give his subjects what they needed b. And it has a unique edifice, built not with hands but by the ...read more

  • The Day Moses Broke All 10 Commandments Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 22, 2008
    based on 94 ratings
     | 22,662 views

    Aaron: ‘We melted gold...and there came out this calf.’ That’s got to be the all time lamest excuse from an assistant Pastor! Before Moses even returned with the commandments the people were breaking them. Link inc. to text, audio, PowerPoint.

    The Day Moses Broke All 10 Commandments Exodus 32:1-26 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/DayMosesBroke.html Exodus 32:19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake ...read more

  • Repentance Is Not Enough

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,909 views

    The difference between following John and following Jesus

    Sermon: Repentance is not enough Story: "In Kentucky there were two farmers who owned racing stables – and these men were great rivals. One spring, both of them entered a horse in a local steeplechase. One of the farmers hired a professional jockey thinking that this might just give him an ...read more

  • Can't See The Forrest For The Trees....

    Contributed by Thomas Wilson on Jul 16, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,951 views

    Sermon based on the high ideals of church but the realities are so often different.

    Preaching from the lectionary as I do has its limitations. After all, the there are various forms of lections, RC, Episcopalian but I have always used the Reformed Lectionary. It has its limitations and quite often we re-hash the old things of the past, years a, b and c come around so often that ...read more

  • Freedom

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,611 views

    We are only free when the Son sets us free; but we are free to choose whether or not we will be made free.

    Freedom Galatians 5:1 Freedom is one thing that everyone everywhere, and at all time desires. We are only free when the Son sets us free; but we are free to choose whether or not we will be made free. Imagine being given a check for a million dollars and never cashing it. Imagine having a ...read more

  • Breaking Bread Together Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,660 views

    247 million Americans call themselves Christians yet Jesus calls us to be disciples. What is a disciple and what are the cost and sacrifices to be a disciple. (Taken from a series by Pastor Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv)

    Introduction Series- on being a Disciple versus a Christian. As we have seen, many in our culture call themselves Christians, but few truly live like disciples. What is a disciple? Lk 14:26-27 (+ Living Bible, Amplified Bible) If you come to Jesus, you must live a certain way to be a disciple- (if ...read more

  • Conspiring For Kindness: Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Dec 16, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,293 views

    I looked across my bookshelf, I came upon a book I hadn’t read for some time: The Conspiracy of Kindness. I won’t give away all the details of the book, but I will share that it has lead me, once again, to really examine how I see myself in the realm of k

    __________________________________________ 1. The battle begins at home: The story begins in chapter 5 where Jesus heals a man at the Pool of Bethesda. It’s a familiar story of the man who had been lying near the pool for 38 years, but could never make it in to be healed. Jesus heals the man, ...read more

  • Christmas Peace?

    Contributed by Richard Jumper on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,393 views

    Is peace possible at Christmas, if not, I wonder if it was really peaceful on the 1st Christmas?

    Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant, so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace. Whenever Christmas carols are sung, this hymn is sure to be among them, for it has long been one of the best loved. For me, ...read more

  • God's Vineyard

    Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Jul 7, 2007
     | 4,175 views

    This message ehorts Christians to bear fruit for Christ and shows the consequnces of a barren life.

    God’s Vineyard Luke 13.1-9 Jesus knows our hearts. He knows that all of us at some time or another in our lives, believe that someone else is a bigger sinner than we are. He looks at two incidents that happened to two separate groups of people. First the Galileans in verses 1-2, and then the ...read more

  • "He Fights Off The Wolf"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 6, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,964 views

    The wolves will attack, but Jesus is the Good Shepherd.

    John 10:11-18 “He Fights Off the Wolf” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Parkview UMC, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org In John Chapter 9…just before our Gospel Lesson for this morning… …Jesus heals a man who was born blind…and He healed him on the Sabbath. This infuriated the religious ...read more

  • Two Cripples

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 22, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,387 views

    Two cripples but only one is healed...

    Trinity 12 KB 22-08-10. Luke 13:10-17: Sabbath Prejudices. Story: An organist was practicing one day in a great church in Europe. As he was playing, a man came up to the organ and asked if he could play. The organist looked ...read more

  • Undermining Authority: The Self-Importance Factor Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,567 views

    Many of us are so desperate to feel significant that we have a hard time with authority at any level. If we found our significance in the Lord, we would be less tempted to fault others for our woes.

    Undermining Authority: The Self-Importance Factor (Numbers 12) 1. Many Americans think they can run our country better than our elected officials. They may or may not be correct. But of one thing I am sure: I don't want the job! 2. Aren't you glad you do not have to solve the oil spill mess? Or ...read more

  • We Are The Landowners Managers

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Oct 4, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,419 views

    A sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 22, series A

    21st Sunday after Pentecost [Pr. 22] October 5, 2008 “Series A” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the power of your Holy Spirit, enable us to hear your Word with open hearts and minds, especially as ...read more