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  • The Doctrine Of Assurance: "Deceptive Currents" [part Two]

    Contributed by Reverend Cooper Mcwhirter on Sep 29, 2016
     | 3,602 views

    Many are deceived by believing in head knowledge versus heart knowledge

    Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, June 7, 2015 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter The Doctrine of Assurance: “Deceptive Currents” [Part Two] 1 John 5:7-13 In the “Our Daily Bread” devotional for this month there’s an ...read more

  • Fruit Of The Spirit Is Kindness Or Kinder And Gentler Christians

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Feb 28, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 5,815 views

    Jesus exhibited kindness by His life...likewise, Christians need to exhibit kindness in our lives as well.

    Sunday Evening; February 29, 2004 Title: The Fruit of the Spirit is Kindness Or, A Kinder and Gentler Christian Read Text: Galatians 5:22-23 Introduction 1. Mamie Adams always went to a certain branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were always friendly. One day, ...read more

  • Josiah: Too Young To Lead Revival? Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Oct 18, 2002
    based on 192 ratings
     | 23,932 views

    6th in the series "Revival in the Land." Josiah shows that even a young person can be a spiritual leader.

    Introduction Hattie May Wiatt lived near a church where the Sunday School was very crowded, one day the pastor, Russel Conwell found her crying outside the building because there was no room inside and he told her that one day when they had raised enough money they would have buildings big enough ...read more

  • Biblical Relationships - Dad

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 21, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,628 views

    Just how important is Dad for "the home" anyway?

    May 1991 I agree with the tailor who waited on the young couple who were picking out the wedding tuxedos. They had widely different ideas about color, style and prices. Naturally, they were in the store a long time. Finally the young lady said apologetically, that she was sorry they were taking ...read more

  • "Are We Supposed To Take Jesus' Words Seriously?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 5, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,648 views

    A sermon about loving our enemies.

    “Are We Supposed to Take Jesus’ Words Seriously?” Luke 6:27-38 Somebody hurt you—and you can’t forget about it. Maybe it was yesterday; maybe last month. Maybe it was years ago, and the memory of that injury still lurks in unguarded corners of your ...read more

  • The Battle Of The Flesh Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Mar 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,157 views

    One of the most underrated struggles we have as Christians is that between the Spirit of God in us and the flesh trying to pull us back into ways that are not like God. If you experience that dissonance between what you want to be like and what you are li

    We are conceived in bondage to a liar who wants only to steal kill and destroy us. He wants us to stay as far away from God as possible. We do what is not like God by default, it is our programming to do so. You would think that laws telling us how to behave would lessen the chances that we would ...read more

  • Genesis 12 Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Apr 18, 2008
     | 2,909 views

    Genesis verse-by-verse

    Genesis 12 Tonight we’re going to be getting back into the book of Genesis. And tonight’s passage seems to be one where the unfolding events are contrary to how history should be playing out. Things aren’t happening as they should. And as a result, mankind and the earth itself are about to take a ...read more

  • Mountain Shopping Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 22, 2008
    based on 75 ratings
     | 11,887 views

    A study of Joshua the man is not complete without looking at his friend Caleb. 40 years earlier they were young men, and 2 of the 12 spies sent to check out the land of Canaan. Now comes their reward. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

    Mountain Shopping Joshua 14 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/MountainShopping.html Ironic it is to talk on this subject from central Illinois. I was raised where you could spot a mountain in nothing flat. Here, ‘flat’ is the key word. But God made the mountains, God moves mountains, and so does ...read more

  • "the Kind Of God We Are Dealing With"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 11, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,315 views

    A sermon about learning to love like God.

    “The Kind of God We Are Dealing With” Luke 6:27-38 Somebody hurt you and you can’t forget about it. Maybe it was yesterday; maybe it was last month. Maybe it was years ago and the memory of that injury still lurks in unguarded corners of your mind. It’s a monster, that irrepressible hate—an ...read more

  • Going Fishin'

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 6, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,025 views

    We must decide to do the job we have been told to do or not, and if we choose not to, we must be aware that we will be held totally accountable for that decision.

    Have you ever gone fishing? Even if you don’t plan on catching anything, there is nothing nicer than sitting in the warmth of the summer sun, watching your line float across the water, and noticing how everything is easy, not rushed, and well, very peaceful, just the way God wanted the world to be ...read more

  • Imitate Me Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Aug 28, 2023
     | 1,474 views

    Paul encourages the Philippians to imitate his faith, weep for those who are enemies of the cross of Christ, and act as citizens of heaven.

    Technicolor JOY: Philippians 3:18-4:1 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 08-27-2023 Can I See Your Passport? I’ve spent the last week getting my passport renewed for the trip to the Dominican Republic in January. It’s always good to have a valid passport because you never know ...read more

  • Week 5 "From Monologue To Dialogue” Series

    Contributed by Rik Wadge on Dec 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,948 views

    Week 5 of 13

    Seismic Shifts Session 5 “From Monologue to Dialogue” RBW (inspired from “seismic shifts” book) Introduction: +Drama: (Rick Crass / Cassie Davis) +Short Seismic Shift intro clip I wonder if this conversation we just watched resembles many of our prayer lives. Where God is just waiting to meet with ...read more

  • Samson, A Double-Minded Man

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 14, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,097 views

    Samson was the quintessential example of the double minded man... unstable in all he did.

    Samson: A Double-Minded Man Judges 16 Introduction: Samson has long been a negative example held up before children and adults. He is a negative example of ... uncontrolled passion, an undisciplined life, a disobedient servant, and a carnal believer. But the truth is that Samson was a jumble of ...read more

  • Automatic Door Openers

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 19, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,863 views

    For deacon ordination: God has provided the wide door through which all may come, but also the narrow gate that calls for discipline and setting boundaries.

    We seem to be fast coming to the place where we will scarcely have to deal with people at all. We can just deal with computer-driven machines to get what we want. I frankly cannot remember when I have dealt with a bank teller. I just roll up to an Automatic Teller Machine, punch in a few numbers, ...read more

  • The Real Noah

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on May 20, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,615 views

    After the movie "Noah" with Russel Crowe, I felt that people needed to rediscover who the bible reveals Noah to be. The differences are stunning.

    The “REAL” Noah Anybody here watch the recent movie “Noah” with Russel Crowe? I went last week. It was pretty good as a movies go, but as I watched it, I thought it would bring up a lot of questions for people who didn’t really know what the bible says about Noah. ...read more

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