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The Beauty Of The Prayer Shawl (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Jun 15, 2007

Exploring the Jewish roots of Christianity by studying the symbolism of the prayer shawl.

Today we will be finishing our series with the third and final teaching on the Beauty of the Jewish Prayer Shawl. Though as Christians we do not use the prayer shawl there is much we can learn from it. The shawl (talit) was and is an integral part of the Jewish faith – from which our own faith ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 15:37-41

Denomination: Baptist

The Walk

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004

This is about keeping our walk fresh.

Turn with me to James chapter 1. Read James 1:17-27. James was a most practical writer, and here we see his practicality shine through. We see some the basic ideas of the walk. The Christian life has often been called a walk. You can tell a lot about a person by their walk. Someone who is ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-27

Denomination: Wesleyan

Called To Be The Salt Of The Earth

Contributed by John Hamby on May 31, 2005

Five Qualities in which Christians are to be Like Salt.

“Called To Be the Salt of the Earth” Matthew 5:13 “A Peanuts cartoon, showed Peppermint Patty talking to Charlie Brown. She said, "Guess what, Chuck. The first day of school, and I got sent to the principal’s office. It was your fault, Chuck." He said, "My fault? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

Am I Jew?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on May 31, 2005

Are there one or two Gospels???? Do I witness to a Jew or not?

Am I A Jew? I have been somewhat amazed that in the last few years I have had several people ask if I were Jewish. This is somewhat unique since for most of my life people have teased me about being Sgt. Schultz from Hogan’s Heroes even though I spell my name without the “c”. I have been a SSGT ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

What's In A Name?

Contributed by Frank Martin on Jan 10, 2008

What’s in a name?

What’s in a name? By f.martin I grew up in New Jersey. As a young fellow I was taken to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Englewood NJ for spiritual worship and fellowship. When you are young and part of the family I was in, there was not an option when the family went to church. You went happily ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Muslim Maze, Pt. 4

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 29, 2004

This series could be summed up this way...Jesus raised the dead and Mohammad killed the living. Jesus healed the sick and Mohammad harmed the healthy. Jesus released the oppressed and Mohammad enslaved the free! And it’s still happening today!

“The Muslim Maze”, Pt. 4 Matthew 7:15-20 I just want to go on record as saying again; these 4 weeks have not been a Muslim bashing with hate. But rather it’s been an Islamic exposing with truth. Last week we covered some good ground in order to search out the facts about Islam. Just think for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus' Last Prayer Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 6, 2009

What does Jesus ask for us in his last prayer?

John 17:6-26 – Jesus’ Last Prayer What would you like written on your grave stone? – some say it’s a good exercise: GraveStone Quotes In memory of Anna Hopewell Here lies the body of our Anna Done to death by a banana It wasn’t the fruit that laid her low But the skin of the thing that made her ...read more

Scripture: John 17:6-26

Denomination: *other

Raising The Standard

Contributed by Monte Brown on Jan 13, 2010

We found out that things like lying, living together, stealing, murder, abortion, hatred, and all sorts of other things that the Bible condemns are all right for most people so long as they think it to be so. The Bible has taken a back seat to some ot

Raising the Standard Modified 1/7/08 James 1:12; I Corinthians 9:27 Monte T. Brown Review Week before last we started our series of messages called Raising the Standard. The first message was entitled What’s Your Standard. We ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

You Adulterous People Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 14, 2012

What does spiritual adultery mean? Several things according to this text. 1- Spiritual adultery means friendship with the world 2- Spiritual adultery means opposition to God 3- Spiritual adultery means giving in to the devil

INTRO.- People commit adultery in various ways. Our world is notorious for committing adultery. It seems to happens in Hollywood often. ILL.- Remember actress Sandra Bullock in the award winning movie, “The Blind Side”? And do you remember to whom she was married? She was married from 2005 to ...read more

Scripture: James 4:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Mirror Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 16, 2013

Psalm 119 is all about God's Word, but is the Word an instruction manual with every detail of life enumerated for us, or is it more a character sketch of the most beautiful and wonderful being ever?

Psalm 119 has been called the Mt. Everest of the Psalms. It is the longest psalm and the longest chapter in the Bible. What I love about it is that it is all about God’s Word. And that’s what we are about here at Calvary Chapel: teaching God’s Word. I’ve heard a slur about ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-32

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Living As Exiles - Embracing Our Weirdness

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jan 19, 2017

What we believe and what we practice as those who are in Christ is strange to the world. Let's embrace it

Living as Exiles – Embracing our Weirdness TCF Sermon January 3, 2016 Does anybody really make New Year’s resolutions anymore? It can be a helpful exercise, but for many of us, they just end up being a to-do list for the next week or two, that quickly falls by the wayside in the face of everyday ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:20-32, Romans 12:14-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Paul’s Parting Words

Contributed by Craig Condon on Feb 3, 2017

What advice would you give to someone if you knew that you were talking to them for the last time? That question was on the apostle Paul’s mind when he wrote his final letter to Timothy.

What advice would you give to someone if you knew that you were talking to them for the last time? That question was on the apostle Paul’s mind when he wrote his final letter to Timothy. The passage we heard from 2 Timothy is part of Paul’s last letter, and was written from his prison ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

A Christians Checkbook- Light Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 16, 2023

This is the 179th sermon in the series Action". This is the 16th sermon from Ephesians.

Series: Action [#179] A CHRISTIAN’S CHECKBOOK- LIGHT Ephesians 5:8-14 Introduction: We began our Service with a song that we learned this year, “Christmas Day”. The lyrics of the chorus are a great explanation for our Sermon title. “Christmas Day” (Chorus) Sing all you people, The Lord ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Is Christianity Just Another Religion?

Contributed by William D. Brown on Oct 18, 2013

Christianity is more than a religion; it is more than a creed. It's a way of life for all who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

IS CHRISTIANITY JUST ANOTHER RELIGION? 9-28-13 Are we in Christ or do we have just have religion? A few days ago I was waiting in a waiting room for my wife to come out of her visit to the doctors office, there was an elderly gentlemen there sitting next to me waiting to see his ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Assurance

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Oct 29, 2014

christian assurance

Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. my sermon ideas and illustrations are often taken from many sources including those at Sermoncentral.com, there could be instances where other ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:13-21

Denomination: *other