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  • Ephesus: Labor Without Love

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jan 5, 2020
     | 6,620 views

    Jesus commended the church in Ephesus for their commitment in the midst of opposition, but unfortunately, He had to address their lack of passion for Him. They were a busy church, but they had lost their zeal for the Lord.

    Ephesus: Labor without Love Revelation 2: 1-7 Today I want to begin a series in which we will examine the letters to seven individual churches that Jesus gave to John in the Revelation. As we move through these letters in the coming weeks, bear in mind, these were written to literal, active ...read more

  • A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 21, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,709 views

    Examining God's Word in light of the Coronavirus, and finding hope, peace, security, and comfort therein.

    A Mighty Fortress is our God Text: Psalm 91:1-16 Well, I have to say, that I was going to have us go back to John’s Gospel this morning, but a lot has happened since last Sunday. You all know about the Coronavirus that’s sweeping across the world, that’s why our numbers are down this morning, and ...read more

  • God Word Is______

    Contributed by Greg Van Heukelom on Jun 30, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,792 views

    What word do you follow today---the news---social media---your friends---or the Word of God?

    3/22 – God’s Word is____ I'm pastor Greg I'm also Chaplain Greg at the 110th Wing in Battle Creek Michigan and I'd like to bring a teaching today to you which deals with God's Word. You know we live in a time right now with the pandemic going on that there's a lot of questions ...read more

  • The Book Of Titus: Paul Writes To The Young Pastor In Crete

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Dec 28, 2021
     | 1,913 views

    And that is what we’ll see in the book of Titus today, is that the Apostle Paul is writing to his young pastor friend Titus, giving him guidance, left and right, faith, obedience, and living out what we they believe on the corrupt little island of Crete.

    “A television program preceding the 1988 Winter Olympics featured blind skiers being trained for slalom skiing, impossible as that sounds. Paired with sighted skiers, the blind skiers were taught on the flats how to make right and left turns. When that was mastered, they were taken to the slalom ...read more

  • Sanctify

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on May 28, 2025
     | 259 views

    An 18 wheeler semi set on the side of the road with its hazard lights on.

    Sanctify “After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” Acts 4:31 Intro: An 18 wheeler semi set on the side of the road with its hazard lights on. A passing state trooper stopped to offer ...read more

  • The Mission Of The Church Is Missions Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 15, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 32,976 views

    WHEN ANY CHURCH LOSES THE SPIRIT OF THE GREAT COMMISSION, IT SURRENDERS THE VERY REASON FOR ITS EXISTENCE.

    The Mission Of The Church Is MissionsThe Mission Of The Church Is Missions Acts 13:1-3 What is the main business of the church? Some would say that it is to care of its members. The church is here to visit the sick and pray with them, to take care of people at important transitions in life, such ...read more

  • The Family And Church Attendance

    Contributed by Michael Reeves on Aug 20, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 16,426 views

    A message dealing with the scriptural commands to worship in church as a family.

    THE FAMILY AND CHURCH ATTENDANCE Introduction: I believe, if ever there was a time for this message, it is now. All across this nation in Bible-believing churches where the Word of God is loved and proclaimed, there is a very sad trend taking place. It has to do with indifference by families, ...read more

  • Begin At Home

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 10, 2023
     | 877 views

    We battle evil by spreading the gospel and relying on Providence. We begin at home and ripple out to our nation and the world.

    125.5 Begin at Home The prolific author and scholar C.S. Lewis replied to Catholic priest Don Giovanni Calabria in a March 27, 1948 letter. Calabria had sent him “A Litany of Humility” (composed by Catholic Cardinal Merry Del Val) on the dangers of being too aware of global worries and forgetting ...read more

  • God's Provision In Uncertain Times

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 13, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 12,157 views

    This sermon deals with how God makes a way out of no way for us. It is preached out on our third anniversary as a church. It encourages us to stand for the Lord.

    God’s Provision In Uncertain Times NLF 2/15/2003 Esther 4:1-16 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 Rick Today we celebrate three years of God’s provisions in the life of New Life Fellowship. God has taken a thought and an idea in the minds of ...read more

  • Where Are Your Priorities?

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 23, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 2,896 views

    This sermon tells us that our priorities should be on prayer, praise and people - all in God’s context, not on the world in all its sin and devestation.

    In a two-day period of time in New York City, a homeless man, a train maintenance worker and a dog were killed on the subway tracks. Ninety people called the Transit Authority to express their concern about the dog, but only three called about the worker and nobody called about the homeless man. ...read more

  • Becoming More Undignified

    Contributed by Carl Barnhardt on Aug 5, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,028 views

    Encourages worshipers to not be ashamed or reluctant to display their faith publically

    Do you know that today is a special Sunday? Every Sunday is special but today is most especially special because it is congregation participation Sunday. I want to know who in the early service told you what was coming. Today we’ve seen some things, we’ve seen some very small children display ...read more

  • "Construction Equipment" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,910 views

    God gave gifts for the building up of the Church. Apostles prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers. (#14 in the Unfathomable Love of Christ series)

    “And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, ...read more

  • Staying Focused In Discouragement Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Mar 25, 2002
    based on 199 ratings
     | 66,557 views

    How to respond to discouragement when it feels like we’re spinning our wheels. Part of a giving campaign series.

    The last few years motivational posters have gotten popular. You know what I mean: those posters with a photograph followed by an inspirational saying underneath the picture. We have a few of them in the green room for our musicians on our worship team. Many of you probably have them hanging in ...read more

  • Keep Pure Series

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008
     | 4,837 views

    As the Church we should always strive to be a strong imitation of God.

    In Senior High you really imitate each other. What becomes trendy for one eventually becomes trendy for everyone else? When I was in H.S. the thing to do was to role up your jeans at the bottom, there was even a certain fold you had to follow, and everybody did it. Everybody’s hair was feathered in ...read more

  • Men Of Militant Mercy

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 15, 2009
     | 4,907 views

    In response to the Million Man March and Promise Keeper’s rallies. God’s men need to step up and mentor children, take chances on the helpless, build practical structures, and become evangelistic.

    The image remains strong and vibrant in my mind, after all these years: the image of my father, marching. Y’left, y’right, y’left. One-two-three-four. Marching. No, my dad was not in the army; he wasn’t even a veteran, having been born a little too early for the First World War and a little too ...read more