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  • The Ultimate Renaissance Man.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jun 5, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 739 views

    What does the word renaissance really mean? Renaissance is a change for the better that produces progress and development; It’s a broad knowledge of the world at large.

    The Ultimate Renaissance Man. John 12:24-25 What does the word renaissance really mean? Renaissance is a change for the better that produces progress and development; It’s a broad knowledge of the world at large. We know Leonardo da Vinci as the Renaissance man. His intellectual skill led to ...read more

  • "Doing What I Can”

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 21, 2024
     | 1,941 views

    A message on how to live a life that honors God.

    On the last week of our Lord’s life on earth,  Jesus spent Wednesday in Bethany with friends. He was honored at a dinner that evening, at the home of Simon the Leper. Simon apparently had been a leper Jesus had healed. John says Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, who Jesus raised from the dead were ...read more

  • Who's Your Daddy? Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Oct 10, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,981 views

    According to Jesus, a person’s actions and attitude will demonstrate who he has as father.

    Few pictures from our family history speak more of family camaraderie than those of my dad with his 5 boys. I wouldn’t want to minimize Mom’s significance for a second, or fail to point out that my dad always said, “I have 5 sons, and each one of them has a sister!” But there’s something about ...read more

  • Preparing To Build - 2

    Contributed by Jonathan Falwell on Aug 8, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,318 views

    Choosing the Builder - Jesus Christ

    Preparing to Build, Part 2 Choosing the Builder Last week, we started a brand new series entitled, Preparing to Build, Seeing the Vision, Living the Dream. This series is focused on our vision, our passion for the future. We talked about where we are heading as a church, what we are trusting ...read more

  • A Connected Heart Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 14, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,636 views

    In this sermon, we learn how to have a connected heart like Jesus. We can do so through listening to God through His word, practicing God's presence in prayer, and seeking God's face in worship.

    Introduction: A. Likely, many of you have wondered if global warming is true, and if so, what is causing it, right? 1. I know that this is a burning issue (forgive the pun). I know that it has caused you many a sleepless night. 2. Many disaster movies have made speculations about the future ...read more

  • Nuggets From Nehemiah's Notebook Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Jun 20, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,323 views

    Message 21 in our journey through Nehemiah. This message summarizes many of the principles of leadership and church growth picked up along the way. The message was presented as a letter from Nehemiah to our church.

    NUGGETS FROM NEHEMIAH'S NOTEBOOK INTRODUCTION Paul warns the people in the church at Corinth to be care how they build upon the foundation laid by Christ and the Apostles. Not all kingdom building results in glory to God. We must continually be careful to build according to the divinely designed ...read more

  • Ephesians 3:16 Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 24, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,158 views

    This was a part of our 3:16 series and looks at Paul's prayer for the Epheisans

    Ephesians 3:16 Have you ever had someone say “I’ll be praying for you?” You maybe you are the person who said it. You ever say it and then not pray for the person? Have you ever heard it and wondered if they were really going to be praying for you? Now to be totally honest, ...read more

  • God's Object Lesson

    Contributed by Mitchell Leonard on Jan 15, 2022
     | 4,406 views

    The somewhat odd story of Jeremiah and the Girdle.

    Jeremiah 13:1-11 January 16, 2022 A.M. You folks out there who have had the opportunity to teach children KNOW that one of the best ways to really get something into their heads is to use OBJECT LESSONS. I’m 55 and I can still remember things that were taught to me as a child when an OBJECT ...read more

  • Rain From Heaven PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 28, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 55 views

    God abundantly refreshes and enriches our lives when we pray, turning our dry seasons into fruitful harvests through His faithful provision and grace.

    Some of us walked in today feeling like cracked earth—stretched thin, thirsty, waiting for a cloud to gather overhead. You’ve known seasons like that. Maybe you’re in one now. The bills feel bigger than your paycheck. The grief feels heavier than your shoulders. The prayers feel longer than the ...read more

  • Be Fruitful PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 25, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 52 views

    God calls us to fruitfulness, inviting our prayers and faithful actions to cultivate blessing, growth, and goodness in every area of our ordinary lives.

    If you listen closely to the first pages of Scripture, you can almost hear it—the cadence of creation, the hush before the first sunrise, the smile of God as He blesses the world He just made. And then, over the first man and woman, He speaks a sentence that still sighs through every hallway of ...read more

  • Surely Not I, Lord!

    Contributed by Harold Orndorff on May 11, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,257 views

    The story of Judas Iscariot, and his betrayal of Jesus, should remind us to examine ourselves. We need to avoid betraying Jesus in twenty-first century style. As Judas attempted to re-make Jesus and then abandon Him when He was not the "Jesus" Judas wan

    Surely Not I, Teacher? Those are the words of Judas as he was about to betray Jesus. We now approach the Easter season. In our culture Easter is a happy holiday with bunnies and candy. But the events leading up to what we could anachronistically call “the first Easter” were anything but happy ...read more

  • Counseling The Needy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 23, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,574 views

    Allow the Spirit to guide you as you meditate on Scripture and pray that the Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth in your counseling ministries. He wants to use you to instruct, exhort, encourage and admonish one another for mutual edification. The

    ? You may or may not have realized it, but last Monday’s (6/26/00) news carried the story that is a very likely candidate for the story of the decade. The New York Times headline proclaimed: “Scientists Complete Rough Draft of Human Genome” The entire human genome has been sequenced; the ...read more

  • "Catfish, Ham Sandwiches, And Sinners"

    Contributed by C.j. Moffett on Aug 20, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,966 views

    What do these 3 things have in common? Maybe Jesus changes more than just menus!

    (To appreciate much of this sermon, it would help to understand who I am and where I preach~~I am a born and bred New Yorker preaching in a deep South/Bible Belt congregation, hence there is a bit of a culture and perspective shift) --Illus: His name is Leroy ’Lee Lee’ Chauvin. He’s a man in his ...read more

  • Lives Made Over

    Contributed by Jerry Dunn on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 139 ratings
     | 11,148 views

    No one is beyond starting over again.

    LIVES MADE OVER Jeremiah 18:1-5 A product with which most of us have grown up is Ivory soap. Besides being 99.44% pure, it has two uncommon qualities among soap. (1) It floats, and (2) it is the oldest of the best-sellers. But, it hasn’t always been that way! Years ago Ivory soap was just another ...read more

  • Ready Or Not, Here We Go: The Human Genome Project

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 13, 2000
    based on 75 ratings
     | 4,351 views

    Examination of the spiritual implications of the charting of the human genome.

     You may or may not have realized it, but last Monday’s (6/26/00) news carried the story that is a very likely candidate for the story of the decade. The New York Times headline proclaimed: “Scientists Complete Rough Draft of Human Genome” The entire human genome has been ...read more