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It Had To Happen…

Contributed by Jim Parisi on Apr 14, 2003

The time was near that God would loose his power through the resurrection

It Had To Happen… April 12, 2003 HHM Pastor Jim Parisi It Had To Happen… Something just had to happen. The time was near that God would loose his power through the resurrection How long can we let this go on they cried? Even when the devil thinks he has won by putting Jesus on the ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-50

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Destruction Of Death

Contributed by Greg Jones on Oct 18, 2000

He will swallow up death forever.

He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; He will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken. In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in Him, and He saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 25:8-9

Disappointment With Jesus Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 1, 2004

Does following Jesus Christ faithfully mean we do not doubt Him, that we rarely feel the sting of disappointment?

Disappointment With Jesus (Luke 7:1-35) Intro 1. I have often been disappointed in the Christian life and ministry. 2. New believer: faith could move mountains, family would be saved 3. I’d live a nearly perfect life filled with joy and spiritual victories¡K 4. Ministry: I’d put the principles ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:1-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Elements Of Great Faith

Contributed by Everett Mccoy on Jul 22, 2008

Look at the conduct of the Syrophonecian woman, which caused Jesus to say, "Great is your faith... Be it unto you..."

NOTE: THanks to Wayne Huntley for the idea for this message - I heard him preach a similar message as a teenager (30 years ago) and it has stayed with me... 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:22-28, Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Will Take Care Of You

Contributed by David Rogers on Jan 16, 2007

A sermon that explains how God wants to take care of us

God Will Take Care Of You I Kings 17:8-16 Prayer Introduction How many times have we looked back on our life and seen with hindsight where God’s hand has been in our life? For instance, how many times should we have died in an accident, avoided an accident, done something extremely stupid or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Paradox Of God

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 20, 2007

We have an unchanging God who brings in change and itbis the churched who resist it most - in our lives, in our thinking and in our wiorship

People don’t like Change Introduction We all know the old adage “Familiarity breeds contempt” - a saying that goes back as far as Publius the Syrian, in 2 BC. And as we see in our Gospel reading this morning, this happened to Jesus when he went back to his hometown of Nazareth. I didn’t grow up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-30

Denomination: Anglican

One Life

Contributed by Dr. Jesse Davis on Sep 19, 2008

You only have one life to live – and you have been given that life to give. Don’t waste your life – spend it on something that is worthy.

One Life – June 29, 2008 Do you believe you were born for such a time as this? Look what’s happening in our world today… It’s hard to believe that 2008 is already half over. How have you spent your life so far in 2008? Has it been a waste? Have you gotten a good return on the investment of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Four Calls

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Sep 28, 2007

God’s call to us is fourfold. Are you listening for His calls?

The Bible tells us of many who responded to the call of God. Abraham was called while living in Ur of the Chaldees to leave his homeland and set-out for an unknown land that God would show him. Moses was called from the burning bush while he was tending sheep in the wilderness of Midian to go ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Put God To The Test Series

Contributed by Don Hawks on Sep 30, 2007

The ist in a series of sermons on guidelines to living a more abundant life that God wants us to live. Put God to the test by tithing and observing the benefits of the practice.

Today I am talking about a subject that people don’t like to hear about—I’ll say that up front. Preachers don’t like to talk about tithing and money because we don’t like people’s eyes glazing over or people getting fidgety or you start flip through the hymn book or something. Church members ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10

Denomination: Methodist

The Conditions Of An Effective Prayer (Series #3) Series

Contributed by Rule Digal on Mar 3, 2006

This sermons searhes the Scriptural conditions of an effective prayer.

Topic: The Conditions of an Effective Prayer Text: James 5: 16-18 Intro: 1. Biblical Examples of an Effective Prayer. a) The Prayer of the early believers for Peter’s release (Acts 12: 1-5) -King Herod seized Peter and put him in prison. He planned to kill him the next day for the pleasure of the ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Am The Resurrection Series

Contributed by Paul Hammons on Mar 13, 2007

This is the final message in the “I AM” series. Jesus has described Himself as the “Bread of Life”, the “Light of the world”, “the Door”, “the Good Shepherd”, “the Way, the Truth and the Life” “The True Vine”, and “the Alpha and Omega”. Here He says, “I a

“I am Resurrection and the Life” - John 11:25 This is the final message in the “I AM” series. Jesus has described Himself as the “Bread of Life”, the “Light of the world”, “the Door”, “the Good Shepherd”, “the Way, the Truth and the Life” “The True Vine”, and “the Alpha and Omega”. Here He says, ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

A Pleasant Mother

Contributed by Donato Solano on Aug 8, 2006

What are the characteristics of a pleasant mother? Let us consider Naomi, not just because her name means “pleasant” but also because she demonstrated it in her life.

INTRODUCTION “I wish I was dead. I wish I could kill my mother, too.” Says a note I found inserted in one the books at secondhand books Book Store. I think that one who wrote that note has an unpleasant mother. What are the characteristics of a pleasant mother? Let us consider Naomi, not just ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Beware The Barrenness Of A Busy Life

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 9, 2007

There are three things that we have to learn to do 1. We need to listen to the voice of God 2. We need to believe what God says and 3. We need to be do exactly what God tells us to do

BM 10th June 2007 Beware of the barrenness of a busy life Elijah - that great Old Testament prophet simply breaks into Biblical history for the first time in our Old Testament reading today. He simply comes from nowhere – or to be more precise from Tishbe in Gilead – and he vanishes in a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-16

Denomination: Anglican

How To Find The Right Ministry For You Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Nov 25, 2008

How God uses spiritual gifts to direct us into the right ministry

Title: How to find the right ministry for you Text: Acts 6:1-7 Review of last week Last week we began a new sermon series “Discovering your shape.” (How God shapes us for ministry) We saw from scripture that we are both saved for service and shaped for service.(Eph. 2:11) “We are God’s ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Worship Fully Series

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Nov 30, 2008

This message is for the first week of Advent. Our church is doing the Advent Conspiracy and this week we look at Worshipping Fully.

Have you ever given any thought to the story of Cain and Abel? Perhaps its the fact that today we were taking up a special offering - or maybe its because of our topic this morning, but I’ve had the story of Cain and Abel in my mind all week... This mornings topic is ‘Worship Fully’ - It’s the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist