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God's Meticulous Designs

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Jul 28, 2024

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This sermon looks the meticulous deigns of the world, universe, and you. How with love and care God crafted all of this so that we could have a life and live it in abundance.

Here I am again with you, my family in Christ. It is a privilege for me to be allowed by God to present the word for today. As in each Sunday I hope to say something that will engage your hearts and minds to a fuller relationship with God the Father, Christ Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. And I ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:19-22, Job 26:7, Psalm 19:4-6, Isaiah 40:22, Hebrews 11:3, Job 38:35 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Lord Our Banner

Contributed by Les Buttolph on Aug 15, 2025

| 238 views

Battles are fought under a flag as their banner. The Lord is our banner, leading us forward in this life

What’s so special about a flag? It’s much more than a cloth hanging from a pole. It can represent national pride and patriotism. It’s design symbolizes the special qualities of a people. It usually precedes soldiers going into battle, reminding them why they’re going into combat, and during that ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-15, John 3:1-15

Denomination: Methodist

God-Sized Dreams PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 20, 2023

based on 3 ratings

| 726 views

Explores understanding and trusting God's plan for our lives, aligning our dreams with His purpose, and realizing possibilities through faith.

Welcome, brothers and sisters, to this blessed gathering. We convene under the gracious canopy of God's love, a love so expansive it stretches from eternity past to eternity future, a love so profound it reaches down into our deepest valleys and soars to our highest peaks. We assemble with hearts ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Topics: Possibilities, Belief

The Two Most Sacred Words In The American Religion Of Materialism Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 15, 2001

based on 200 ratings

| 4,915 views

Evaluation of our desire to "Charge it!" and God’s instruction toward choosing contentment.

Introduction: In the American religion of materialism, there are two words more sacred than any other: "Charge it!" - Yet, consider the following two scenarios in evaluating the intelligence of using plastic: 1. Ellin is 30 years old. She has a $3,500 balance on her Citibank credit card at 18% ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5

Denomination: Baptist

O Jerusalem Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 12, 2001

based on 39 ratings

| 3,658 views

exposition on Matt ch 23 v 34 - 39

O JERUSALEM Matthew 23 v. 34 - ch 24 v. 2 1. What weeping v. 37 "thou that killest the prophets" Note:- (a) The explanation of His grief it was because of :- (1) Their sin - "killing and stoning the prophets" (2) Their stubborness - "how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:34-39

Denomination: Holiness

Seeing God Through The Eyes Of People

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 15, 2000

based on 74 ratings

| 3,691 views

Each person who follows God has their own vision of who He is as they see Him with their own eyes and filters.

When Adoniram Judson graduated from college and seminary he received a call from a fashionable chuch in Boston to become its assistant pastor. Everyone congradualated him. His mother and sister rejoiced that he could live at home with them and do his life work, but Judson shook his head. ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Happy Birthday Jesus

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Dec 21, 2000

based on 81 ratings

| 4,505 views

The meaning of the candles in an Advent Wreath; Prophecy, Bethlehem, Shepherds, Salvation and the Birth (Incarnation) of Christ

Happy Birthday, Jesus (An Advent Celebration) Luke 2.1-20 December 24, 2000 An Advent Wreath has five candles representing different parts of the Christmas story. They consist of three white candles (Prophecy, Bethlehem and Shepherds), a purple candle (our Salvation), ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: United Methodist

Three Steps To A Life Changing Conversion

Contributed by John Deaton on Sep 18, 2004

based on 44 ratings

| 9,226 views

Three things that Paul goes through in his conversion that should be applied to our lives.

There are three steps that we see Paul go through in the book of Acts that lead to his life changing conversion. We are going to look at those three steps and see how they apply to our lives today. The first of these steps is ..... 1. Seeing (Acts 22:6) A.) God will reveal him self to you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:6-16

Denomination: Baptist

Like A Cedar

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 12, 2004

based on 131 ratings

| 23,510 views

The qualities that are present in God’s people are similar to those found in cedar trees.

Like a Cedar Ps 92:12-15 12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; 13 planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, 15 proclaiming, "The LORD is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 92:12-15

Denomination: Wesleyan

Run To Win! (Jose Jr)

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Feb 27, 2007

based on 14 ratings

| 5,189 views

God is preparing us to accomplish His vision for the Church

Run To Win! 1Co 9:25 Everyone who enters an athletic contest practices self-control in everything. They do it to win a wreath that dies, but we to win one that never dies. 1Co 9:26 That is the way I run, with a clear goal in mind. That is the way I box, not like someone punching the air. 1Co ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:25-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Ready For Retirement?

Contributed by Douglas Kinney on Dec 20, 2007

based on 5 ratings

| 8,109 views

Millions have made Him their Savior, but how many have made Him their Master?

Are you prepared for retirement? Statics reveal that 2 out of 3 people are unprepared for retirement. I will confess that in the sense the latest ad poseses the questions I fall in the 2 catagory. On the other hand, if the question merely meanst I am ready to quit work and start playing golf for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Judgment Of God Series

Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Dec 28, 2007

based on 4 ratings

| 5,548 views

The reasons for God’s judgments and our response t them.

Joel 2:1-13 “The Judgment of God” 1. The Reason For God’s Judgment (1-11) • Judah’s indifference to their sin. • Vs. 1 A new warning to the people of Jerusalem, the trumpet was the alarm of coming danger (Numbers 10:9) o The people would have understood that something terrible was approaching ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Advice For Walkers

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 31, 2007

based on 11 ratings

| 2,152 views

Tips and benefits for those who are seeking to walk worthy of their calling.

ADVICE TO WALKERS IT ALL BEGAN WHEN MY MOTHER TOOK HER HAND AWAY and I took my first steps. I’ve been walking ever since. Long before I learned how to ride a bicycle, I walked everywhere. If I wanted to take the bus to school, I had to walk to the bus stop which was halfway to school, so I just ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Grain Of Wheat Is Much Bigger Than A Grain Series

Contributed by Paul Kallan on Apr 3, 2003

based on 58 ratings

| 7,242 views

What Jesus teaches his disciples is not an empty phrase or a useless theory, but a reality that is proved by personal experiences of himself and of many of his followers and even by the findings of modern psychology: "He who loves his life loses it, and h

A river wanted to flow to the sea through a desert. But it got afraid when it saw the immense dry sand. It complained: "The desert will drink my water, the hot breath of the sun will destroy me and I will be reduced to merely a stinking swamp". Then it heard a voice:"Trust the desert!" But the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-33, Jeremiah 31:31-34

Denomination: Catholic

Where Do I Come From? Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 8, 2003

based on 4 ratings

| 5,230 views

This sermon explores the question of origins from Genesis 1.

Daddy. Where do I come from? There are few questions that teach a parent that they are not ready for parenting more than that one. For many of you that question was asked of you in a time before all the wonderful Christian resources that help answer that question existed. This morning I am not ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 45:5-12

Denomination: Baptist

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