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  • Turned On To The Truth

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Mar 17, 2012
     | 2,979 views

    The tendency is to avoid being concerned with the truth when life is a big party. But when the pressures of life are applied, and one understands that he has to be responsible; then truth means everything. It is high time for you to be excited about the

    EAGERNESS FOR THE TRUTH Phil. 1:15-20 15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. ...read more

  • The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Mitch Davis on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,244 views

    When coming across scriptures that cannot be rationalized man has a tendency to NOT accept what the Bible explicitly reveals. Note the contrast of wisdom between God and man when dealing with the personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

    The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit Theme: Knowing whether the Holy Spirit personally dwells within the believer. INTRODUCTION A. Because Christians live in the flesh it is no wonder that we have difficulty understanding the things of the spirit. 1. The Bible teaches that the natural man cannot ...read more

  • The Pitfalls Of Pride Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Apr 11, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,963 views

    Mankind has a tendency for pride and self-promotion. Pride results from our fallen state, revealing itself early in life. It has no conscience, seeking only self-satisfaction. Jesus reveals the remedy for pride.

    The Pitfalls of Pride Mark 10: 35-45 Man by his very nature has a tendency toward pride and self-promotion. The attributes associated with pride are revealed at a very early age. Children don’t have to be taught to be selfish; this characteristic is within their nature. Left unchecked our pride ...read more

  • No Parking! Keep Moving!

    Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Feb 25, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 49,051 views

    Where have you parked your life? Illegal parking brings with it certain penalties such as tickets, towing, charges and fines. As disciples of Christ we need to be aware of where we have a tendency to park spiritually

    All drivers at some time or other experienced the lovely frustration of driving around trying to find a parking spot. Sometimes you need to park in order to transact whatever business or appointment is pending. Sometimes you just park! Our life as believers and disciples of Christ is viewed as a ...read more

  • Safe Zone Or Faith Zone?

    Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 12, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,231 views

    We have the tendency to avoid trouble and difficulty. We want to play it safe. If we would move into the realm of the supernatural, we must defeat our desire to stay in the Safe Zone and move into the Faith Zone.

    SAFE ZONE OR FAITH ZONE? Acts 9:10-19 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Wife:" There's trouble with the car. I think it has water in the carburetor." 2. Husband: "Water in a carburetor? That's ridiculous." 3. Wife: "I tell you the car has water in the carburetor." 4. Husband: "Honey, You don't even ...read more

  • Don't Stop, Keep Going! SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 12, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,703 views

    Where have you parked your life? Illegal parking brings with it certain penalties such as tickets, towing, charges and fines. As disciples of Christ we need to be aware of where we have a tendency to park spiritually

    Have you ever found yourself driving around, desperately searching for a parking spot? It can be frustrating, especially when you have important things to do. But just like in our physical lives, as followers of Christ, we need to be aware of where we tend to get spiritually stuck. Some of us tend ...read more

  • Can't Get Away From Love

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 21, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,340 views

    John has once again returned to the main theme of this epistle/sermon – love, the sum of righteousness and the test of salvation! John never stray too far from this theme, and yet once again provides us with a rich bounty of biblical truth meant to guid

    CAN’T GET AWAY FROM LOVE 1 John 4:7-21 INTRODUCTION: John has once again returned to the main theme of this epistle/sermon – love, the sum of righteousness and the test of salvation! John never stray too far from this theme, and yet once again provides us with a rich bounty of biblical truth ...read more

  • In Pursuit Of A Clear/Cleansed Conscience

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 6, 2011
     | 5,025 views

    The writer to the Hebrews encouraged his audience to pursue a radically transformed/cleansed conscience. People(with religious tendencies--everyone!) are in need of a radically transformed conscience. How can we pursue it? The pursuit of a clear consci

    In PURSUIT Of A CLEAR/Cleansed CONSCIENCE—Hebrews 9:1-14 Attention: A young boy called the pastor of a local church to ask the pastor to come by to pray for his mother who had been very ill with the flu. The pastor knew the family & was aware they were members of another church down the ...read more

  • A Healing Touch Series

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Apr 6, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,552 views

    Power is one of the most sought after prizes in life. But when people get it, often the results are not positive. Power has a tendency to corrupt both the people who have it and the people who feel its effect.

    A Tour Through Acts ~ part 10 A Healing Touch Acts 3:1-8 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those ...read more

  • What Are We Going To Do? We Have Great Opportunities Before Us?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 6, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,974 views

    There grows a tendency to lazy idleness in the church and in the families today. Apathy will destroy any spiritual grow. The harvest is before us... what role do you have? That's the preacher's job?

    WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? THERE STANDS BEFORE US A GREAT HARVEST… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Luke 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his ...read more

  • Easter 2013 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 3, 2013
     | 5,368 views

    As we sail past Good Friday to Resurrection Sunday we have a tendency to overlook the horrible treatment of our Savior and get on to the resurrection where we will feel oh so much better! Enough with that suffering stuff ...

    Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! We don’t just say this because it is Resurrection Sunday! This is something we need to say and something we need to live and something we need to breathe and a truth we need to believe with all of our hearts every single moment of our lives because this ...read more

  • Bogged Down

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 12, 2020
     | 2,685 views

    Life has a tendency to get us all BOGGED DOWN in our busyness and responsibilities. God has a plan. Let us lift each others arms to V-I-C-O-R-T-Y!

    BOGGED DOWN By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com BOGGED DOWN: 2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 Timothy 3:1 (MOFF) Mark this, there are hard times coming in the last days. 2 Timothy 3:1 (MSG) Don't be naive. There are difficult ...read more

  • The Spirituality Trap

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Feb 24, 2023
     | 1,121 views

    We have a tendency to see the shining mountaintop moments or the depths of despair as being the most spiritually significant. But genuine spirituality surfaces - and matures - in the daily decision to forgive, to tell the truth, to resist a temptation or to hold our tongues.

    My mom tells me that when we were little she could dress my sister and me up for church in starched white petticoats and send us out to play in the yard until time to leave for church and be absolutely certain that we wouldn’t have a spot on us. We LOVED to dress up. There was no way we were going ...read more

  • No Spiritual Elite Series

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,259 views

    There is a sad tendency on the part of all churches. That some people become regarded as a spiritual elite. That they, in some way, have more of an expectation to be heard by God and to have a say in the church’s operation than everyone else. This is a mi

    No Spiritual Elite Ephesus - Year 10 Ephesians 2:11-18 There is a sad tendency on the part of all churches, including Ephesus and Norma. That some people become regarded as a spiritual elite. That they, in some way, have more of an expectation to be heard by God and to have a say in the ...read more

  • The Need Of Patience

    Contributed by Pastor Yolito De Gracia on Sep 17, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 11,002 views

    One of the christian virtues that God wants to be developed in the lives of the saints is Patience. We need patience because there is in us a great tendency to complain and quit during tough times; Man by nature is liable to sink under sufferings. Patien

    Title: THE NEED OF PATIENCE Text : Hebrews 10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. Apostle Paul was encouraging the Hebrew Christians who experienced intense sufferings and persecutions because of their Faith in Christ ...read more