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Witnessing To The Religious Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 8, 2012

There a vast number of "religious" people who don't go to church. How do we witness to them like Peter and Paul might have?

OPEN: A grocer put up a sign that read "Eggplants, 25¢ ea. or three for a dollar." All day long, customers came in complaining, "Are you serious! I should get four for a dollar!" Confronted by their outrage, the grocer shrugged and packaged four eggplants. The tailor whose shop was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:6-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Time For Healing Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 21, 2012

Presents Jesus the healer.

Introduction Jesus’ ministry has started with powerful action. No sooner does he start to teach than he has his first encounter with an evil spirit, i.e. a demon. With a mere rebuke Jesus casts the demon out of his victim shrieking in agony. As Mark will show in this passage, that was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:29-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Managing A Ministry Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 25, 2012

Jesus' ministry, though popular, was mostly misunderstood. Indeed, he was popular with the crowd precisely because he was misunderstood.

Introduction Mark takes a break from confrontation stories between Jesus and his critics to give us an overview of Jesus’ ministry. It can be easy to lose sight of what actually is going on around Jesus. Mark reminds us that Jesus has become a superstar, and with that he has inherited the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:7-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Heart Transplant

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 21, 2010

God works in our lives much as a surgeon does in our bodies: cleansing thoroughly of old idolatries, assisting us in the transition, and then giving us a new indwelling presence, that of Christ.

I remember the corny old song that says, "They've gone just about as fur as they can go." And it seemed just about right, too, at one time. They've gone just about as fur as they can go, when airplanes were invented and we could soar as on eagle's wings. They've gone just about as fur as they can ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 36:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

A Messiah You Can Believe In Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 30, 2010

Unbelief is detrimental to living the abundant life.

A Messiah You Can Believe In Text: Matt. 13:53-58 Introduction 1. Illustration: One of the greatest tragedies for people would be to live in darkness when they could live in the light… Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. Then she had an operation in an Ontario hospital. She said, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:53-58

Denomination: Methodist

The Day Jesus Wept Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 22, 2012

Odd things about this story: Why does the Bible tells us "Jesus wept"? And why didn’t Jesus "show up" a few days earlier and make sure Lazarus didn’t die? Why allow this close personal friend to die, and allow his friends and family to mourn?

OPEN: Back in March of 2008, the mayor of a city in SW France had a problem. It seems his village was running out of space. Not in housing, nor in the retail district, nor even at City Hall. It seems they were running out of space… in the cemetery. There was no room for any more graves. It was ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Gave Jesus Joy? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 29, 2012

Do you know the difference between the "Joy of the Lord" and the "Joy of the World"? What does this text teach us about both of those?

OPEN: In my files I have comments by several people about what they felt would make someone happy. Daniel Boone - “All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.” Albert Schweitzer - “Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.” Johnny Carson - “Happiness ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-21, Ephesians 2:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Principles For Harvesters

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012

A look at the tares among the wheat.

Matthew 13:24-30 KJV Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: [25] But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. [26] But when the blade was sprung up, and brought ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Denial Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Dec 25, 2012

Whatever shame you may have experienced, I assure you that Peter felt the shame and self-hatred all the more.

Introduction Can you remember (though you probably do not want to) the time when you where ashamed of yourself, so much so that you despised yourself for some act you committed or failed to commit. You knew that you could never sink so low as to…whatever it may be, and you did it to your ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:66-72

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Test The Spirits Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 28, 2013

You test the spirit behind religious teachers by knowing the truth & walking in the Spirit of Truth. You need to know how to walk in the Spirit of God & test the spirits because there are many deceiving spirits in the world today.

1 JOHN 4: 1-6 TEST THE SPIRITS [1 Peter 2:1-10] Close to the BATTLE LINES during the Korean War a sentry was walking his post one night. He heard a sound in the darkness, and he challenged, "Halt! Who goes there? Friend or foe?" A voice replied, "Friend!" The sentry said, "Repeat the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

All Things New Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 16, 2009

Repentance is the first word of salvation. Without repentance, there is no salvation.

This man is running around screaming with joy. You couldn’t stop but notice it. He was making such a hoopla you would have thought that he won a million dollars. People stopped what they were doing, you could see the smiles on their faces when they heard the man shout for joy - then, you could see ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:11-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It All Comes Back To Jesus Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Jul 6, 2009

This year, the key verse for our Vacation Bible School is 1 John 4:9 and the overall theme is “It All Comes Back to Jesus.” As we look at that text in its context this morning, we see that Jesus is love’s requirement, Jesus is love’s reason, and Jesus is

http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com/ Well, here we are—ready to kick off another year of VBS. I don’t know how many children the Lord will bring us this year. I don’t know what their circumstances or backgrounds are going to be. I don’t know how conversations will go between the workers and the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-14

Denomination: Baptist

Medicine From Above

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Feb 14, 2011

Isaiah 53: 4-5 says, “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was

MEDICINE FROM ABOVE Dr. D. K. Olukoya Isaiah 53: 4-5 says, “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4-5, Psalm 103:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Blind Criticising The Former Blind Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011

What to say when called upon the Persian Carpet

3 Blind Mice” Three blind mice, three blind mice. See how they run! See how they run! They all ran after a farmer's wife, Who cut off their tails with a carving knife. Did you ever see such a thing in your life, As three blind mice? WHAT KIND OF THING IS THIS TO TEACH KIDS? Many nursery ...read more

Scripture: John 9:13-41

A Humble & Obedient Heart

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 21, 2011

A message about the necessity of humbling our hearts, as shown by Jesus in LUKE 14:1-14. It is an explanation of this passage.

MATTHEW 23:11 “But the greatest among you shall be your servant.” When I was a teenager, I remember telling my father that I wanted to be a successful businessman when I grew up. He asked me what type of business I wanted to work in, and I told him I didn’t know, I just wanted to be a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-14

Denomination: *other