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Easter - Fact Or Fiction? The Cure For Doubt

Contributed by Don Schultz on Mar 28, 2002

Thomas doubted. We doubted. What’s the cure?

John 20:19-31: Easter – Fact of Fiction? The cure for doubt. “The Easter story is nothing but a myth,” Tom’s high school teacher announced to his class a few days before Easter break. “Jesus not only didn’t rise from the grave,” he continued, “but there’s no God in heaven who would allow his ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

The Value Of Christian Ideals

Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Apr 24, 2002

Our Christian ideals affect: What is taught and what is allowed to be taught...our attitudes...our goals...and they give a real focus to our way and walk of life.

I Kings 8:18 - 18“But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well that it was in your heart. Let us take a look at what Webster has to say about ideals: “Existing as an idea, model, or archetype; or as a perfect model; exactly as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Walk With One Who Knows

Contributed by Steve Salmon on Oct 21, 2002

Jeremiah 29:11 gives us a word of hope that is sorely needed in the dark times of our lives.

Getting to Know One Who Knows Jeremiah 29:11 We live life in a dark place, don’t we? I don’t mean dark in terms of evil, although the world is in many ways saturated with evil and that contributes to the darkness I am speaking about. Life is dark and evil contributes to that darkness. I am not ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A 2005 Spiritual Workout

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jan 11, 2005

Some practical ideas on how to stay Spiritually fit.

“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. HEB 12:12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 "Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:11-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Lessons Learned From Luke's Account Of The Temptation Of Christ

Contributed by Harvey Earls on Jun 19, 2007

Lessons I learned about temptation and how to react to temptation based on Jesus Christ’s experience with temptation as recorded in the Gospel of Luke.

Lessons learned from Luke’s Account of the Temptation of Jesus Christ A mother told her son not to go swimming. However, when he came into the house his mother noticed that his hair and bathing suit were wet. "Johnnie," his mother scolded, "I told you not to go swimming." "I couldn’t help it mom," ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Ready Or Not

Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006

Ready or not, Jesus is coming again and the wise person will be prepared for His imminent return.

READY OR NOT Matthew 25:1-13 Are you ready for Christmas yet? It is hard to believe, but the big day is only a little over 5 weeks from now. This can be one of the most frantic times of the year for people. As we busily make preparations for sending Christmas Cards, buying presents, setting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Holiness

High Seas 2 - Paul Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 11, 2011

Because we live on a fallen planet with other fallen human beings it is possible to find ourselves in the midst of a life shattering storm through no fault of our own. The effects of the fall visit themselves randomly upon the creation.

Dakota Community Church July 10, 2011 High Seas 2 - Paul Luke 6:46-49 46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:9-44

Denomination: Mennonite

A Whale Of A Rescue Series

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Feb 10, 2011

The LORD is Sovereign, accomplishing His purposes. The LORD is over all Creation, preparing ways to second chances that we would never have naturally figured. The LORD is available to all and shows great Mercy and Compassion. Has the LORD sent you a wh

Given at Glorious King Jesus (GKJ) on Sunday, February 13, 2010. Apex, NC Preacher: Sterling C. Franklin, Rev. Webcast: http://bit.ly/GKJ-Webcast (case-sensitive) Scripture Reading: Psalm 116:1-9 1 I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. 2 Because He has inclined His ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Steps To Success

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 30, 2010

It is one of the most successful building projects ever. How did it go from vision to fruition in 52 days? And how will these same principles help us build a church, or a good home, or a business? Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, Powerpoint.

Steps to Success Nehemiah 2:1-10 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Steps2Success.html Nehemiah heard the sad news of Jerusalem and her walls lying in ruins, and he was heartbroken, asking God to use him to fix the situation. Many of us pray to God to fix things and what we mean is, I’d like to see ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Not Every Catch Is Perfect Series

Contributed by Clair Sauer on Aug 15, 2012

Through this parable of the nets and fish, Jesus is telling disciples then and now that we don’t get to decide who’s in and who’s out. Our only concern should be to be good fish.

So we have this special summer sermon series going on, “Gone Fishin’.” For the last couple of weeks we’ve taken a sort of light-hearted trip through the fishing stories of the gospels, and we continue that special fishing trip with Jesus this week. But as you probably ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:47-51

Denomination: United Methodist

The Gospel Is Our Greatest Possession

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jul 17, 2008

The Gospel Is Our Greatest Possession 1) Recognize its value 2) Treasure its worth

Who likes treasure hunts? What do you say we have one right now! I have a cooler here in which I’ve hidden a treasure. Can one of you children come up and find it? (Child looks for treasure.) You found it! What is it? Hold it up so everyone can see. It’s a gold nugget – a Hershey’s Gold Nugget that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-52

Denomination: Lutheran

We Believe Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 27, 2009

Our job is to believe!

INTRODUCTION • TEAM HOYT VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • Team Hoyt consists of a father-son squad: Dick and Rick. They race. They race a lot. Sixty-four marathons. Two hundred and six triathlons. Six triathlons at Ironman distance. Two hundred and four 10K runs. Since 1975, they’ve crossed nearly a ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Uses The Ordinary

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Mar 3, 2008

Learn how God will use ordinary people in His service.

It is amazing how ordinary people sometimes rise above the masses to accomplish great things. • Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin yet rose to become one of our greatest presidents. • Michael Jordan was cut from his middle school basketball ball team because he was an ordinary player. • Dolly ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:13

Denomination: Baptist

The Borrowed Axe

Contributed by John Butler on Mar 8, 2008

Here we learn about power for service from the life of one of the Sons of the Prophets.

*****SERMON OUTLINE***** The Borrowed Axe... 1) Intro... a) Power For Service... Praise God Church!!! How many in here tonight know that we’ve all been called to the great commission? We’re all to be witnesses for Christ Jesus, Amen? As a matter of fact last service I preached on how to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7

Sing To The Lord A New Song

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Apr 22, 2008

Sing to the Lord A New Song 1) Inspired by his truthfulness 2) Inspired by his influence; 3) Inspired by his watchfulness

I quit listening to music on the radio a long time ago. Why? Because they keep playing the same songs over and over again. I suspect that many others don’t like commercial radio either because wherever you go, people are plugged into MP3 players, not transistor radios. People like the ability to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:1-22

Denomination: Lutheran