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  • Do-Overs Are Not Just For The Playground

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,412 views

    We must come to a place that we realize that God has extended grace and forgivness to us and we are to extend that to those around us as well.

    Do-Overs are Not Just for the Playground Big Idea: Our relationship with God: He allows us do-overs when we commit to doing the right things. Our relationship with each other: We must allow be willing to give and receive do-overs. Open: Talk about being a kid on the playground and getting ...read more

  • Answering Our Culture #1: Be Prepared Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,901 views

    First in a series about answering the objections our culture has to Christianity - this one about how people will turn from truth.

    Answering Our Culture #1 – Be Prepared 2 Timothy 4:1-4 July 21, 2002 Introduction God has been reminding me of something lately. When God called me here, it was with the idea that God wanted to help this church become a tool that God could use to bring many people to Christ. And I have shared ...read more

  • When Fishermen Don't Fish

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 117 ratings
     | 20,198 views

    We were called to be fishers of men. When we don’t fish problems arise.

    When Fishermen Don’t Fish Matthew 4:18-20 In his book In the Eye of the Storm, Max Lucado tells about something that happened to him while he was in high school. Every year, he and his family used to go fishing during spring break. But one year, his brother and his mom couldn’t go, so his dad ...read more

  • Open Your Eyes!

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 22, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,561 views

    Message "based" on John 4:35 - using the concept of the harvest. Warning!! This is not how I would normally use this passage! It is used in relation to a celebration coming to our city this year.

    Open Your Eyes! John 4:35 January 8, 2006 Introduction This is not going to be your typical Sunday message from me. Rather than the type of message where I take a passage of Scripture and walk us through it to find principles to apply, I want this to be a kind of "where do we go from here" ...read more

  • You Are My Witnesseses

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Apr 15, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,059 views

    Fundamentally, Easter is a missionary message

    Luke 24:1-49 Title: You are my witness Text: Luke 24:44 – 49, with background on the whole of Luke 24 MP: Easter implies that we are his witnesses SO: I want to begin laying a ground work for understanding our missionary role (picking up on this around Pentecost) Easter Sunday is hard for me, ...read more

  • Be Intentional #9-Sharing The Good News Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,841 views

    First of two messages about witnessing.

    Be Intentional #9 – Sharing the Good News of Jesus Acts 4:12, John 14:6 March 16, 2003 Introduction Since the beginning of the year, we have been looking at the whole issue of intentionality – in other words, living life by decision rather than by default. We have covered the areas of allowing ...read more

  • What Is Going On In America

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Feb 11, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 4,429 views

    The Passion of the Christ is only the tip of what a pagan culture is attempting to do in silencing the church.

    Jon Meacham, managing editor for Newsweek magazine wrote a cover story entitled, “Who really killed Jesus?” editorializing what they described as Mel Gibson’s troubling movie, “The Passion of the Christ.” Troubling are the words of Meacham when he states, “Though countless believers take it ...read more

  • "Verbi Domini Minister” Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 21, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,791 views

    The Christian is called to give one, simple message to the unchurched. It is the gospel in its simplicity.

    “For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” In his commentary on I Corinthians, Simon J. Kistemaker documents that in earlier centuries it was common for preachers of the gospel to write the letters, “V.D.M.” after their name. The letters stand for ...read more

  • Christ Calls Us To A Compassion For Souls

    Contributed by John White on Oct 14, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,120 views

    A continuation of my series, "What Jesus Said and Did." Christ Calls Us To Compassion For Souls Mark 2:1-12 "And again he entered into Capernaum after [some] days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered tog

    From the series, "What Jesus Said and Did." Christ Calls Us To Compassion For Souls Mark 2:1-12 "And again he entered into Capernaum after [some] days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive [them], ...read more

  • Do They Party In Heaven

    Contributed by Robert Bravo on Jul 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,384 views

    What causes the angels in heaven to rejoice?

    Do they party in heaven? Luke 15:1 1Now the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear him. 2But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3Then Jesus told them this parable: 4“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and ...read more

  • The Lord Offers Sight For The Seekers Of 2005

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 8,865 views

    Isaiah uses the rock of Abraham as a source of comfort and hope to the Israelites and us who face difficult times.

    December 31, 2004 Isaiah 51:1-6 1 "Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; 2 look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was but one, and I ...read more

  • Spring Forward - Living Intentionally For Christ

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Mar 9, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 16,447 views

    We have the promise of eternal life while we live intentionally for God today.

    March 11, 2012 Morning Worship Text: Philippians 3:12-21 Subject: Looking to Eternity Title: Spring Forward – Living the Intentional Christian Life We had a great night with our youth on Thursday evening. It was so good that I really felt the Lord telling me that I needed to continue with ...read more

  • 40 Days 6 – Made For A Mission – Evangelism Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 27, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,842 views

    Adapted from welcome to the planet 40 Days of Purpose Series. Sermon #6

    Based on WELCOME TO THE PLANET: WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR? Part 6: You Were Made for God’s Mission - Evangelism By Doug Fields Gladstone Baptist Church 21/5/04 Arrive on Stage taking off Mission Impossible’s Ethan Hunt – this is the voice over of the recorded message - Good morning Mr Elvery. ...read more

  • Different Kingdoms

    Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Mar 31, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,769 views

    There are some major differences between the kingdom the world has and the Kingdom of God.

    Different Kingdoms (Capitalized words used as blanks in a Hand Out) …"I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. …"I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."(2 Cor. 6:16,18) Ideas people have ...read more

  • Living In The Now But Not Yet Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 1, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,018 views

    How do we live with the tension that we have the promises of GOd yet they have not yet been completely fulfilled in us?

    Philippians 3:12-16 Sunday, June 6, 2002 Tension - we don’t like to live with tension - we seek to resolve that which gives us tension. The problem is that sometimes our attempts to resolve the tension get us into more trouble. Now but not yet. Eschatology: there is a tension between what part ...read more