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A Trip To Heaven Must Be Earned Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 3, 2008

If you asked people how do you get to heaven they would say by living right. But is that right?

A Trip to Heaven must be earned Romans 3:10-24 When asked about Christianity, actress Sophia Loren was reported as saying several years ago in the USA Today, “I’m not a practicant, but I pray. I read the Bible. It’s the most beautiful book ever written. I should go to heaven; otherwise it’s not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:10-24

Denomination: Wesleyan

Ye Must Be Born Again!

Contributed by David Seeley on Nov 30, 2004

The requirement for receiving forgiveness for sin and a home in Heaven is a new birth.

Text: John 3:1-16 1. Who must be born again? Romans 3:23 “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God” Isaiah 64:6 “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” 2. Why ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Holiness

Why We Must Forgive Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 18, 2011

Jesus is in the tradition of the OT when he commands us to forgive without limit; if we do not, we imperil our immortal souls

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Course September 11, 2011 The three precious verses from Paul’s letter to the Romans that we read on this Sunday come and go so quickly that we might miss their import entirely. “None of us lives for himself, and none of us dies for himself. If we live, we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Catholic

I Simply Must Have… Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 4, 2011

God recreates the whole life of those who give up small ambitions and admissions.

Read Matthew 13.44-46. Pray. Introduction Matthew again pairs two parables to press on us all the more forcefully one point. Last week we heard two parables of hidden and growing power. The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, small and insignificant, but hidden in the dirt it grows to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Must I Do?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 8, 2009

The rich young man came to Jesus asking what he needed to do to inherit eternal life and left disappointed because he was not willing to pay the price.

What Must I do? Job 23:1-9; 16-17, Mark 10: 17-31 Intro: The 80-year-old had married a beautiful 28-old-woman. He often wondered if she had married his just for his money. One night as they sat in front of the fireplace in their large, elaborate home, the husband turned to his wife and asked, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Must Caesar Always Be Obeyed? Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 30, 2011

What are the limits of obedience owed to the state when state and church are in conflict?

“Whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgement.” The Book of Judges concludes on a gloomy note. The last verse of the book reads, “In those days there was no king in Israel.” Then, this dark assessment is appended “Everyone did what ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:2

Denomination: Baptist

Why Must We Die? Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 26, 2010

God decrees the death of his Son for the death his people deserve to die.

Scripture Introduction One way to get at the significance of the story of redemption is to observe the contrasts which God builds into Bible events. For example, as the hours wind down to the crucifixion, we see the bent of the human heart: face-to-face with an innocent man, men plot his death ...read more

Scripture: John 18:12-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Battles You Must Win

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Feb 12, 2013

Believers at times really struggle with difficult issues. We do not live in a perfect world which means we have to deal with battles which confront us continuously. But Jesus has given us assurances that we can live victoriously in a fallen world. In

Battles You Must Win Believers at times really struggle with difficult issues. We do not live in a perfect world which means we have to deal with battles which confront us continuously. But Jesus has given us assurances that we can live victoriously in a fallen world. In order to enforce our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31

Denomination: Charismatic

We Must All Appear Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 5, 2012

You would think that the most certain appearance of our lives would be the one we would prepare for the most but the truth is that many are not prepared.

Life is filled with certain events that we want to make sure we don’t miss: jury duty, court appearance for a speeding ticket, April 15th. There will be tremendous consequences if we choose to ignore important appearances. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:10-14

How Must We Love? Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Apr 11, 2012

“Why do you think I gave you my grace and the gift of the Holy Spirit?” My grace is sufficient, but sufficient for what? To keep you going forward in your mission in spite of insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties. It’s not just a get to heave

You may be thinking, boy this series is sure a lot about what we must know, and must do, when do we get to some teaching about God’s love and grace. Well, part of me wants to say, we have had so much of that we have become mushy Christians who do very little for the Kingdom. Another part ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-31

You Must Be Born Again

Contributed by Asun Delong on Feb 22, 2010

[Jesus] addressed [Nicodemus] to [teach] him that [he must be born again to enter the kingdom of heaven].

Introduction: One of the greatest tragedies in religion today is that many church members, including religious leaders, do not know how to get to heaven, even though the Bible plainly tells us. Need: Man is dead in sin and is in the need of a spiritual birth. Textual Idea statement: [Jesus] ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-13

Denomination: *other

You Must Be Born Again Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 10, 2010

The 5th in our series on the Baptist Faith and Message

Salvation: You Must Be Born Again (BFM pt. 5) Text: John 3:1-18 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Well we are on article 4 of the BFM, the article of salvation. Now we are going to spend some time on this because this is one of the most important points in the entire BFM, it may take me several ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Quiz We Must Pass Series

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Mar 14, 2010

It is one thing to know who Jesus is . . . it is another to become His follower.

The Quiz We Must Pass Luke 9:18-25 ©Copyright March 14, 2010 by Rev. Bruce Goettsche SERIES: Walking with Jesus It is a dreaded part of any school year: exam time. Every student has at one time or another believed that life would be better if we could just eliminate quizzes, exams, papers and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Must Accept The Blessing!

Contributed by Chris Norton on Nov 25, 2009

Before we can recieve a blessing from God we must first accept the blessings He has given.

Accept The Blessings of God Genesis 12:2 1. Praise the Lord this morning! Christians ought to praise God. I hear all the time people want to receive blessings from God. I am here to tell you this morning that God wants to bless you. God even has a special blessing for you! The problem is people do ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Freely Must You Give Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 5, 2013

Like St. Benedict, we must live simply if we are to successfully share the gospel of Jesus.

The great saints, like St. Benedict whom we celebrate today, bear witness that the words of today’s Gospel are not just for the first century. They are timeless instructions on our work of evangelism. Those who spread the good news are doing so as Jesus did. The effectiveness of the Church ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:7-15

Denomination: Catholic