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  • Who Is Better?

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Aug 29, 2011
     | 6,024 views

    It is human nature to compare ourselves to one another. We do it all of the time very naturally and almost without noticing it. That's what was happening in Corinth and it was giving the Corinthians a false impression about who to trust.

    There is an old saying “appearances can be deceiving.” Or: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” In the case of the Corinthians, those sayings apply very well. They fell into a trap that many of us fall prey to, using human senses to judge spiritual realities. In this ...read more

  • Take Courage Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Oct 11, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 18,816 views

    How the Lord appears to encourage the Apostle Paul.

    A Study of the Book of Acts Sermon # 38 “Take Courage” Acts 23: 1-35 by Dr. John R. Hamby Let me set the stage the year is 57 A.D. and Paul is at the end of his third missionary journey. He has gone through ...read more

  • A Penecostal Refilling Series

    Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Aug 9, 2006
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,345 views

    The pattern that appears in the text indicates that there is a need for a refilling.

    The Book of Acts Lesson #8 “A Pentecostal Re-filling” Acts 4:23-37 The pattern that appears in these verses as well as other places in Acts indicates that there is a need for a refilling of the Holy Spirit. This is very important in the life of a believer. Vs. 23 - Peter and John ...read more

  • Separation; Tough But Necessary

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 24, 2013
     | 6,162 views

    Sometimes you might have to appear harsh.

    2 Cor 6:14-18 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement ...read more

  • Jesus And Judaism.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 5, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 895 views

    Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

    JESUS AND JUDAISM. John 7:19-24. JOHN 7:19a. “Did not Moses give you the law…?” Once every seven years, during the feast of tabernacles, the law was to be read (cf. Deuteronomy 31:10-13). Jesus reminds His hearers that the law was given by Moses, the servant of God. JOHN 7:19b. “yet none of ...read more

  • A Preview Of Christ.

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 20, 2017
     | 3,446 views

    Did Jesus appear to Manoah and his wife?

    A Preview of Christ Judges 1:1-25 In John 5:39 Jesus commands His hearers to search the Scriptures for Him, as He is the way to eternal life. We also read in Luke 24:44-46 That Jesus opened the eyes of the Apostles that they might understand what the Scriptures said about Christ. The birth, ...read more

  • Christ The Eternal Word Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 4, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,753 views

    Jesus had His birth in Bethlehem, but not His beginning, because He has always been.

    Christ the Eternal Word John 1:1-3 Rev. Brian Bill December 2-3, 2023 Are you aware many of our mental images about Christmas come from medieval art, Christmas cards, or Christmas carols? Speaking of Christmas carols, sometimes it’s challenging for kids to sing the lyrics correctly. • For ...read more

  • Easter An Empty Tomb Not Empty Promises Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 13, 2017
    based on 8 ratings
     | 24,244 views

    “He’s alive, the tomb is empty. Jesus is alive. He has risen from the grave”

    Easter an empty tomb not empty promises It’s Easter Sunday evening on the 16th April 2017, but I want you to imagine it’s very early on the first Easter Sunday Morning, nearly 2000 years ago. Imagine you are one of the disciples of Jesus and you wake up in a cold sweat remembering the horror of ...read more

  • Put God First Series

    Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 19, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,934 views

    How do we put God first in our lives.

    Put God First James 4:11-17 One day a doctor called one of his patients into his office to deliver some very important news. “I have received the results of your tests and I have some bad news and some good news.” The patient was quiet for a moment, sensing the gravity of the ...read more

  • David: A Man After God's Heart (1) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 18, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,873 views

    What was it that made David a man after God's heart? In 1 Samuel 16, we learn that David had a humble, hard-working, halleluiah-filled heart!

    David: A Man after God’s Heart (1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 2/21/2016 Most everyone who has ever been to Sunday school or Vacation Bible School as a child knows the familiar story of David and Goliath. We know David as the young shepherd boy who slew a giant with one ...read more

  • Rich Man, Poor Man Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 28, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,948 views

    Rich Man, Poor Man - James chapter 2 verses 1-13 - sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The Principle Stated (vs 1). (2). The Principle Illustrated (vs 2-4) (3). The Principle Explained (vs 5-11) (3). Principle Applied (vs 12-13). SERMON BODY Ill: • We have expression that goes; ‘blind justice’. • It comes from the Greek statue for justice, which is a woman ...read more

  • Pure In Heart Series

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Dec 5, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,801 views

    Christ placed a higher empahsis on the condition of our hearts than on external appearances.

    Sermon-Blessed are the Pure In Heart-Matt. 5:8 Read Sermon on the Mount Pray Cleaning room as kid-outward cleanliness-stuff it in closet & under bed etc. (still do that), not really clean just hiding the junk That’s the point Christ is trying to make in the verse we are looking at ...read more

  • I'm A Transformer And I'm More Than Meets The Eye

    Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 61 ratings
     | 17,564 views

    This sermon is one of encouragement to the believers to never conform to this world because we have been transformed by the Spirit of the living God through Christ Jesus. We are TRANSFORMERS and we are MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE because when we were transfo

    Introduction: I remember when I was at the Clifton Park Junior High School on Hartford Road, there was a cartoon out by the name of Transformers. Its theme song was Transformers, more than meets the eye. Transformers, robots in disguise. Little did I realize that there was going to be a ...read more

  • Closing The Gates To Heaven

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 11, 2016
     | 5,018 views

    One of Christ's most scathing sermons.

    CLOSING THE GATES TO HEAVEN Text: Matthew 23:13 INTRODUCTION: This chapter contains the most scathing sermon Christ ever gave. Eight times he calls them hypocrites. By their lives they were shutting up the Gates of Heaven against men. They closed the gate to heaven . . . I. BY LIP SERVICE ...read more

  • Come And Drink Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 26, 2023
     | 2,592 views

    If you want to enjoy lasting contentment and satisfaction, surrender to Jesus, submit to Jesus, and side with Him.

    Erwin Lutzer once described a man who walked into a psychiatric hospital where a staff member took him on a tour. On the tour, they saw a man in a padded cell, who was beating his head against the walls. He kept saying, “Linda, how could you do it? Linda, how could you do it?” The staff member ...read more