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  • Life Lessons From Samuel, Saul And David Series

    Contributed by John Mccormack on Apr 15, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,991 views

    FOCAL POINT: FOUR CHARACTERISTICS OF DAVID’S LIFE

    LIFE LESSONS FROM SAMUEL, SAUL AND DAVID PART 3 OF A 3 PART SERIES KEY VERSE: ACTS 13:21-22 FOCAL POINT: FOUR CHARACTERISTICS OF DAVID’S LIFE INTRODUCTION: PLEASE SEE PART 1 OF THIS SERIES FOR A GENERAL INTRODUCTION. DAVID TRULY HAD A HEART FOR GOD. THE REIGN OF KING SAUL, ...read more

  • Hope That Nobody Can Take Away

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 21, 2022
     | 1,110 views

    Our faith gives life a new basis, a new foundation on which we can stand, one that relativizes the habitual foundation of people’s security, the reliability of material income.

    Monday of 3rd Week in Course Spe Salvi We may suppose that little David could have lived his whole life out under the stars, playing his stringed instrument to his flock, chucking rocks at an occasional predator and enduring the taunts of his multiple older siblings. But he heard the call of God ...read more

  • The Black And White Of Following Christ

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 10, 2022
     | 932 views

    Christ is he who will satisfy the deepest desires of our empty souls, and who promises us eternal life and resurrection if we dedicate ourselves to obedience in faith.

    One could get into quite a discussion with biblical scholars and teachers over who was the greatest prophet in Israel. The greatest of the writing prophets, of course, was Isaiah, but he lived long after the period written about in the first reading today. Elijah pops into one’s head at first, but ...read more

  • Rashness And Integrity: God's Ways Are Not Ours

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 5, 2022
     | 859 views

    God’s ways are not ours, and his judgement is broader than ours.

    Saturday of 18th Week in Course We cannot imagine the situation in the tiny kingdom of Judah in the seven or so years before Nebuchadnezzar’s siege and destruction of Jerusalem. King Josiah, after a pious and largely peaceful reign of 31 years, had rashly attacked the Egyptian army at Megiddo and ...read more

  • They Spread The Gospel Of Christ

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 26, 2024
     | 366 views

    He, and all those other witnesses, would see Jesus Christ in glory, and share an eternity of joy with Him.

    Solemnity of Peter and Paul 2024 So today we celebrate as a Church the two founders of the Church of Rome, Peter and Paul. The Scriptures, then, concern these two men, whose work to spread a local phenomenon called “The Way” all the way around the Mediterranean world. In the end, both of these men ...read more

  • "All Christians Have A Mission.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,044 views

    FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST SEPTEMBER 16, 2001 1Timothy 1: 12-17 Title: “All Christians have a mission.”

    FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST SEPTEMBER 16,2001 1Timothy 1: 12-17 Title: “All Christians have a mission.” Most scholars believe that, after Paul’s death, one or more of his disciples wrote the Pastoral Epistles 1Timothy, 2Timothy and Titus. They reflect a situation described ...read more

  • Anointing Is The Symbolic Expression Of The Transmittal Of Power From God

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Mar 2, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,919 views

    March 10, 2002 -- FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Psalm 23 You have anointed my head with oil. (Ps. 23:5) Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Color: Purple 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Title: “Anointing is the symbolic expression of the transmittal of power f

    March 10, 2002 -- FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Psalm 23 You have anointed my head with oil. (Ps. 23:5) Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Color: Purple 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Title: “Anointing is the symbolic expression of the transmittal of power from God to a human.” Chapter fifteen tells why God ...read more

  • "Listing To Human Advice Even When It Conflicts With The Divine Word.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 3,699 views

    Year A. 4th Sunday of Advent –December 30th, 2001 Title: “Listing to human advice even when it conflicts with the Divine Word.” Isaiah 7: 10-14

    Year A. 4th Sunday of Advent –December 30th, 2001 Title: “Listing to human advice even when it conflicts with the Divine Word.” Isaiah 7: 10-14 Ahaz was the Davidic king of Judah, the southern kingdom, from 735 until 715BC. Israel’s king, the northern kingdom, also called Ephraim, Pekah, and ...read more

  • Perfect Priest, Perfect Sacrifice

    Contributed by Chris Tiller on Nov 17, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 13,117 views

    An explanation of the sin offering described in Leviticus 4 & 5 and how this relates to the role of Christ as the perfect priest and the perfect sacrifice.

    In Romans 7:23, the Apostle Paul writes, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” That’s the take-home message of this sermon. If you have to leave early, or if talking about blood makes you squeamish, or if the Levitical details of the ...read more

  • The Rescue #1: Called And Anointed

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Oct 17, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,525 views

    Just as Elisha was called, anointed and sent, so too we as disciples of Jesus are called, anointed and sent – to do whatever it takes to rescue the lost

    THE RESCUE #1: CALLED AND ANOINTED INTRO TO STORY: • Our story takes place in Israel during the reign of Ahab around 900 BC. • God raised up a prophet named Elijah to pronounce judgment on this wicked King. • “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed ...read more

  • Can God Still Use Me After I've Gotten Off To A Shaky Start?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 12, 2004
    based on 57 ratings
     | 4,998 views

    The beginning of Elisha’s solo ministry provides some insights into the mistakes that many of us make early in our walk with God.

    - vv. 23-25. - This is simply a problem passage. It’s very difficult to explain - it seems so unnecessary and unbecoming to a prophet, especially when you compare Jesus’ statements on forgiveness. - How do we make sense of it? KEY THOUGHT: God works through imperfect people. - The tendency ...read more

  • Elisha Series

    Contributed by Billy Kryger on Jun 22, 2004
    based on 68 ratings
     | 12,848 views

    Series on Bible Characters

    I. INTRODUCTION: A. Elijah at the end of the trail 1. A mighty prophet of God neared the close of his ministry. a. He challenged wicked King Ahab. b. He prayed with such power that he stopped the rain for six months! c. He became the second man in space—after Enoch. d. He was so important that he ...read more

  • Elevation

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jan 13, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,640 views

    Before most of us can transition, shift, move or be promoted to another dimension in someone else’s spot, someone has to be placed in a more superior rank than those that are waiting to be promoted or someone has to die.

    2 Kings 2: 13-15 13 He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. 14 Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the LORD God of Elijah?” And when he also had ...read more

  • God Loves Us Too Much To Leave Us

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 7, 2022
     | 1,427 views

    God wants a holy people, worshiping rightly and living rightly. He loves us too much to leave us in sin.

    Saturday of the 2nd Week in Advent Recently it was time for me to prune a couple of grapevines growing in our garden. We don’t actually harvest the fruit; they provide attractive foliage on our two arbors and give the birds something to eat. The psalmist speaks of God’s people, Israel, as His ...read more

  • Kingdom And Chaos - Saul's Jealousy

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Mar 7, 2019
     | 3,125 views

    Jealously is a door that invites the enemy into our lives.

    Kingdom and Chaos 1st Samuel 18 – Saul’s Jealousy March 10, 2019 1 Samuel 18:5-11 NIV Whatever Saul sent him to do, David did it so successfully that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the people, and Saul's officers as well. 6 When the men were returning home after David ...read more