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A Church Member Who Cares

Contributed by Ed Wood on May 30, 2002

What kind of church member are you? If you had to fill out a resume for church membership what would it look like?

A CHURCH MEMBER WHO CARES Acts 4:32-37; 9:26-27; 11:27-30; 15:36-39 INTRO: If you could examine a resume of the New Testament character of Barnabas, it would look something like this: NAME: Barnabas (son of consolation, son of encouragement). RESIDENCE: Cyprus. BACKGROUND: Levite, a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How To Turn Around Your Church

Contributed by Kevin Keeling on Mar 19, 2004

How To Turn Around Your Church

How To Turn Around Your Church 1 George Barna 1996 A. Interdiction 50-75 churches close their doors each week. What kind of impact is our church we having on are Community? B. The benefits of studying church decline To see what has happen to other churches so that we can see the success and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (4)

Contributed by Shane Brooks on May 5, 2005

A recap and impactful closing to the series

Isaiah 43:18 Everything Jesus ever talked about was new Covenant, Heaven, Earth, Creation, Mind, Song, Day, When he says he’s bringing rivers to the wilderness- it means 1. THERE”S NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING LOST 2. GOD CAN GET YOU OUT 3. MAYBE NOT HOW YOU”RE EXPECTING Last week we learned, God ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Reason We're Here In Church

Contributed by Troy Mason on Jun 30, 2001

A call to worship for believers

THE REASON WE’RE HERE IN CHURCH Mark 2:23-28 Introduction: Story of woman shelling peas in church. Do you know why you’re here? Do you worry with others behavior? Dress? Presence? Today we’ll seek to answer why you’re here. Clear your mind. Focus only on God and let His Holy Spirit speak to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:23-28

Denomination: Baptist

Jet Tour Through Jude Series

Contributed by Travis Moore on Oct 31, 2000

Introduction to Jude

Jude - Defense INTRODUCTION: Jude was intended to be an encouraging and uplifting message on the theme of Salvation. But when he began to write, the Holy Spirit impressed on him the need for a hard-hitting warning about false teachers. The message here is short and to the point, stinging and ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Worship Of The Wise Series

Contributed by Troy Mason on Dec 22, 2001

An important lesson from the Magi.

THE WORSHIP OF THE WISE Matthew 2:1-12 Introduction: During the Christmas Season, we naturally shift our focus toward the birth of Jesus. Today we will discuss the 3 Wise Men. There are many important points that can be made about their visit, but I want to discuss one of the most important: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Beware Of Covetousness

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 22, 2016

Hoarding wealth versus Rich toward God.

BEWARE OF COVETOUSNESS. Luke 12:13-21. Sometimes people used to approach a Rabbi to settle disputes, so the petitioner in this account may not have realized he was doing anything wrong when he approached Jesus with a request concerning the inheritance left by his father (Luke 12:13). We are not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jonah God's Disciplinary Love Series

Contributed by Neal Gracey on May 5, 2017

Since the beginning, man has been catching fish. Rarely does a fish catch a man. Well, there are a few times when a shark will bite, or swallow and kill a person, but that’s not what I’m talking about. There have been a few instances when a person has bee

Happy “Disciplinary” Weekend, Everyone! James Bartley is one such a man, (1870–1909) is the central figure in a late nineteenth-century story according to which he was swallowed whole by a sperm whale. He was found a day later (36 hours) in the stomach of the whale, which was dead, washed up ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

New Year Resolution - The Believer’s Way

Contributed by Lucky Ekentason on Feb 13, 2013

God expects us to come up higher in every area of our lives. He told the children of Israel to take a long and lasting look at the Egyptians (who oppressed them), because they were about to embark on a journey of no return to the past bondage.

TOPIC: NEW YEAR RESOLUTION – THE BELIEVER’S WAY TEXT: Joshua 24:13-15; Haggai 1:5-7 Resolution is the act or process of resolving: as - the act of determining - the act of answering: solving - “making a resolution to mend my ways” Resolution can also be in a form ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:5-7

Denomination: Holiness

Pots Of Meat

Contributed by Bala Samson on Feb 25, 2013

Why do people refuse to come to light? They are afraid if they would miss the pots of meat!

Pots of meat! Exodus 16:3’And the children of Israel said to them, "Oh, that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger." ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Requiring Your Best

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 27, 2018

Whatever we do for the Lord, we should do our best we can for Him.

Requiring Your Best Whole-heartedly Working For The Lord The writer of the Book of Colossians gives us a truth that everyone must grasp and apply, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bulging Bag – Gaping Worthlessness!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 6, 2012

Some of our lives are like this bulging bag with gaping worthlessness! We need to be disciplined!

Psalm 119:37 “Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.” The bag was bulging and he came to school studiously carrying the bag; not many come to our school with such big bags, though, filled with text books and note books. The eight year old boy ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:37

Denomination: Pentecostal

Beware Of Halloween Alternatives! Series

Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 16, 2021

Ultimately, Christian participation in Halloween is a matter of conscience before God. Whatever level of Halloween participation you choose, you must honor God by keeping yourself separate from the world and by showing mercy to those who are perishing.

Halloween Evangelism There are several different ways Christians will engage in Halloween evangelism. Some will adopt a "No Participation" policy. As Christian parents, they don't want their kids participating in spiritually compromising activities—listening to ghost stories and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Isaiah 5:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Is Not A Threat

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 2, 2023

Herod felt Jesus was a threat and not a gift. Do we to see Jesus as a threat and not a gift?

Matthew 2:13-23 Jesus Is Not a Threat 1. Matthew speaks of a voice in Ramah, slaughter of the innocence Massacre of the innocence • Raman was a city in ancient Israel. • There is A voice of weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Methodist

Ending Christian Intolerance Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jun 28, 2001

What Christian tolerance is, what qualifies for tolerance, and why God views it as significant.

In our culture, tolerance has been exalted as the highest virtue to be embraced and pursued. In a recent article about tolerance in "Christianity Today," Christian author Daniel Taylor suggests that intolerance is the only serious sin left in our culture. Taylor says, "America is sick of intolerant ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:1-12, Romans 14:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational