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  • They Watched Him And He Watched Them

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 13, 2025
     | 1,350 views

    A questionable missionary visited a pastor asking for financial support.

    • The pastor asked the man “What group are you associated with?” • The man replied, “I belong to the invisible church.” • The pastor then asked, “Well, what church are you a member of!” • Again, he got the answer, “I belong to the invisible church!” • Getting a bit suspicious, the pastor ...read more

  • Getting Out Of The Box Series

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 3, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,062 views

    The purpose of outreach is to take the God of the church into the community.

    (To the reader – this sermon was begun while I was inside an appliance box.) The theme of the most recent issue of YMI Update, our national youth ministry leadership newsletter, was "Out of the Box." Included in this particular issue were several stories about congregational youth ministries who ...read more

  • If Children, Then Heirs

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 101 ratings
     | 19,071 views

    Because Christians are children of God, we have an inheritance to look forward to.

    Introduction: The story is told of a young man who was in a movie theater. As the lights dimmed, and he was loaded down with popcorn, cokes and candy, he began to pace up and down the aisle, scanning all the darkened rows. It was obvious he was looking for the people with whom he had come. ...read more

  • Best Seat In The House

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 148 ratings
     | 44,564 views

    We should be willing to take a back seat so that God will lift us up.

    Introduction: It’s only human nature for us to want to sit in the best seat in the house. At sporting events it’s the skybox seat, or the seat on the 50-yard line or the seat directly behind home plate, or a ringside seat at a boxing match. Those are the places that have the best view and carry ...read more

  • The Value Of One Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 173 ratings
     | 19,542 views

    Human life is full of dignity and worth because we are made in the image of God -- Jesus sees the value of every human being and calls us to do the same.

    The Value of One Rev. Brian Bill 1/21/01 An elderly man was out walking along the beach early one morning when he noticed a teenager ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Catching up with the youth, he asked him what he was doing. The student responded by saying that ...read more

  • Contentment - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jun 3, 2003
    based on 244 ratings
     | 35,760 views

    Our Society is summed up in the words of a U2 song - "I still haven’t found what I’m looking for." This sermon explores why we have such a drive for more...

    I Still Haven’t Found What I’m looking For 1 Timothy 6:6-10 While your turning to our passage, I want you to listen to a few words from a song by U2. (Play song) I hope you caught that. Bono the lead singer of U2 is singing the words, “I have climbed the highest mountains. I have run ...read more

  • Submitting To God (Pt. 1)

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 22, 2002
    based on 229 ratings
     | 29,645 views

    Pride prevents us from being able to do what God wants us to do and therefore, it prevents us from being able to enjoy His blessing.

    James 4:1-6 August 29, 1999 Submitting to God (Part 1) Introduction A New England pastor and a rabbi were having a conversation one day over lunch. The N.E. pastor proudly proclaimed, “One of my ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence”. He thought that the rabbi would be very ...read more

  • Doing Good Series

    Contributed by Daniel Villa on Mar 10, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 24,127 views

    Wise people know when to, whom to, and how to do good.

    DOING GOOD Wise Living Series #4 Big Idea: Wise people know when to or when not to, whom to or whom not to, and how to or how not to do good. Proverbs 3:26; 11:17-31 Welcome back to our series – Wise Living Series. We’re discovering principles for wise living. We started this series by ...read more

  • Due Respect Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 20, 2005
    based on 117 ratings
     | 25,306 views

    The respect we get is equal to the respect we give

    On a cross Country flight a rabbi was seated next to an atheist. I know sounds like the beginning to a bad joke. A Rabbi and an atheist walk in to a … But I love this story. Every few minutes one of the rabbi’s children or grandchildren would come to his seat to see if he needed anything - food, ...read more

  • "Difficult Times"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 17, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 13,505 views

    The number of ’nay’ sayers, discouragers, destroyers in the church will increase. But true believers have the knowledge that leads to salvation.

    There may have been other letters from Paul to Timothy, and more than likely, some going the other way. It becomes very obvious in the reading of these two that we have, that Paul loved Timothy very dearly. Even calls him ‘son’. He mentions Timothy in Romans, in First and Second Corinthians, ...read more

  • The Divine Prescription

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 259 ratings
     | 16,203 views

    The divine prescription of God for a better life. 1- Trust in the Lord 2- Delight in the Lord 3- Commit to the Lord

    INTRO.- ILL.- A little boy went into a grocery store and asked the clerk for a box of Duz detergent. The clerk said, “What do you need the detergent for?” The little boy replied, “I want to wash my dog.” The clerk said, “Well, son, that Duz detergent is pretty strong for washing a little ...read more

  • God Bless America

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 25, 2003
    based on 484 ratings
     | 155,765 views

    God has blessed America. Now it’s our turn.

    GOD BLESS AMERICA I Tim. 2:1-6 INTRO.- Here is some of America’s craziness. ILL.- Someone wrote these interesting words entitled, "Only in America." 1- Only in America can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2- Only in America are there handicap parking places in front of a ...read more

  • Correcting Your Spiritual Myopia Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,355 views

    We struggle with the problem of prejudice to one degree or another by an improper focus on the externals. James addresses this problem head-on in James 2:1-13.

    Scripture The animated movie Shrek celebrates the worth of society’s undervalued people. It revolves around a boorish ogre named Shrek who finds a friend in a talking donkey—creatively named “Donkey”! Shrek unexpectedly falls in love with a princess, whom he and Donkey rescue from a distant ...read more

  • Be Angry But Don't Sin

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Sep 9, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,883 views

    This sermon addresses how to deal with your anger in a God pleasing way.

    September 11, 2005 Ephesians 4:25-32 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “Be angry but do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not leave space for the devil. He who has been ...read more

  • Entertaining Angels

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Dec 7, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,558 views

    A freindly encouragement and reminder to spend time with the people that God loves most - those forgotten by society. In this case, it follows the death of a member with Alzheimer’s/

    Title: Entertaining Angels Text: Hebrews 11:1-3 FCF: Because Christ is all around us, our love needs to extend not just to the people we know, but to everyone! SO: I want the congregation to move from an exclusive love to an inclusive love. Intro: When I’d go over to see Marvin Creel, I usually ...read more