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  • All You Need Is Love

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Aug 30, 2014
     | 9,533 views

    John writes that we are commanded to love, then he gives us the origin of love, the enabler of love, the ultimate gift of love and finally a test of love.

    All You Need Is Love 1John 4: 7-21 (NLT) I had approx 10 seconds of the Beatles song all you need is love playing as I moved to the pulpit. . INTRO: Back in the sixties and seventies, this was the theme. All you need is love. The Beatles had a mega hit with a song titled, all you need is love. ...read more

  • How Do I Know I Have Truly Forgiven Someone? Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 20, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,185 views

    Five test to Know I Have truly Forgiven Someone? You can listen to this message at www.preaching.co.nr (Sep 2008)

    How Do I Know I Have truly Forgiven Someone? After Repentance, forgiveness & Reconciliation a Question that comes Up…. How Do I Know I Have truly Forgiven Someone? The Quick Answer is When you don’t need to think “have I forgiven them for …….” Unforgiveness can be out of sight / mind until ...read more

  • A New Way To Communicate Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 6, 2017
     | 6,346 views

    We live in a world full of information that is being communicated through a plethora of means; however, how much of that communication would pass the truth test?

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • An elementary teacher asked her students what their favorite animal was. • One little boy said, “Fried chicken.” • The teacher said that he wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else in the class laughed. • The little boy’s parents told him to ...read more

  • In Control Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 19, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,488 views

    No matter what trial or terrible event or test or happenstance we must endure, Jesus calls us to be faithful to the end because He is in control.

    ESSENTIAL KING JESUS: IN CONTROL MARK 13:13 #kingjesus USE AUDIO BIBLE: Mark Chapter 13:1-37 [5:08] https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/esv/Mark.13 INTRODUCTION… https://academicinfluence.com/inflection/influence/most-controversial-topics-today [adapted] Controversy is a prolonged public ...read more

  • God Of Extremes

    Contributed by Samuel M on Mar 21, 2025
     | 106 views

    God is the God of extremes. He will give you extreme difficulties or tests, and once you overcome them, he will shower you with overflowing blessings.

    Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” Genesis 22:2 Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said: “By ...read more

  • A Secret No Longer Sermon V: Coping With Personal Discomfort Series

    Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Apr 6, 2020
     | 2,895 views

    Unwelcomed crises put Christians to the test of commitment to Christ and oftentimes requires us to change our perspective from that which is temporary to that which is eternal.

    Coping with Personal Discomfort on the Way to Glory The afternoon I began writing down my thoughts concerning our Scripture for today, I had planned to be on my way to Florida with a friend who had asked me to conduct a private ceremony in ...read more

  • When The Church Is On Trial PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 641 views

    God tests and refines us through our trials, ultimately leading us to a place of abundance, and we should trust in His promises and provision.

    Good morning, beloved family in Christ. Today, we gather here to explore the depth of God's assurance to us from Psalm 66:10, "For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver." This divine promise provides a solid foundation for our faith, reminding us that God will provide for our needs, the ...read more

  • Taking The Pleasant With The Unpleasant

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,430 views

    Must Jesus bear the cross alone and all the world go free? NO there’s a cross for everyone and there’s a cross for me. Even though many disciples relished the privilege to preach in the name of Jesus, persecution caused many to quit. They thrived on the

    1. Why do you think some people grow tired of their jobs? Every job has its so called good and bad points. Yet, some aspects of service are not always considered as pleasant but nevertheless are necessary. Jesus said, "If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily ...read more

  • Right Side Up In An Upside Down World Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Oct 1, 2015
     | 5,292 views

    Rather than giving a list of ideals to strive for, Jesus was showing the people how widely available God’s kingdom was – even for ordinary, poor, ignorant, imperfect, despised people. The beatitudes describe their struggle & grace to thrive in adversity.

    Right Side Up in an Upside Down World Intro: The more I study the Sermon on the Mount, esp. the Beatitudes, the less prescriptive and the more descriptive they become to me. Here is what I mean by that. Last week as I shared them, I introduced the first one (poor in spirit) as a requirement for ...read more

  • The Book Of Acts, Part 9- A Few Good Men; Seven Servants Made A Difference Series

    Contributed by Mark Strauss on May 4, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,931 views

    When we pick up our study of the Early Church in Acts 6, it is thriving and growing. They are having unprecedented success. •External persecution has only made the Church stronger. •We learned at the end of chapter five that after being beaten for thei

    A Few Good Men Seven Servants Who Made a Difference Acts 6:1-7 One of the great classics of Western literature is Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It races the history of the decline of the Roman Empire over a thousand year period, from the second century to the final ...read more

  • The Need For Unity And Harmony

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 28, 2025
     | 461 views

    Unity and harmony are essential for believers to thrive. Whether in the church, home, or community, division brings destruction, while unity attracts God’s blessing. As followers of Christ, we must strive for peace, love, and understanding, knowing that we are one body in Him.

    THE NEED FOR UNITY AND HARMONY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 133:1 "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" Supporting Texts: John 17:21-23, 1 Corinthians 1:10, Romans 12:16, Ephesians 4:3, Philippians 2:2 INTRODUCTION Unity and ...read more

  • I Don't Believe It's Over

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jan 23, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 47,357 views

    The devil loves to see people hurting, feeling desperate and hopeless. He thrives on our pain, our fears and confusions, and frustrations. But God will take the worst that the devil can muster, and he will make it a doorway into the greatest glory that you have ever seen.

    I'm going to say some things here today that you might have to think about. Let me start by saying the battles, the struggles, the warfare that you see and experience in the world today, it's not really about us fighting the devil. It is really about two super powers fighting it out. I ...read more

  • Identify The Root

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 11, 2020
     | 6,622 views

    It is sad a dandelion can have ten feet deep roots. Cut the yellow flower of and the plant still thrives. To mature we must identify the root of the problem. Our enemy will hide his true purposes. Get smart, go to the root system.

    IDENTIFY THE ROOTS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com **Root: the underground part of a plant, absorption, aeration, food storage. The anchor, support, the origin, source, underlying, core, to help develop, to fix, essence. OFTEN SPIRITUAL PROBLEMS EXIST BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RECOGNIZE ...read more

  • Being An Autumn & Winter Christian

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on May 30, 2007
    based on 36 ratings
     | 21,543 views

    Too often, we live active and fruitful Spring & Summer seasons and then act like that’s it. We never really adjust to or accept Autumn and/or Winter. In steady of thriving during those seasons, we sometimes prefer to spend our time proverbially locking

    BEING AN AUTUMN & WINTER CHRISTIAN Pastor Todd G. Leupold PBC, PM, October 22, 2006 INTRODUCTION A little boy who lived far out in the country in the late 1800s had reached the age of twelve and had never in all his life seen a circus. You can imagine his excitement, when one day a poster went ...read more

  • Core 52 Week 35 - Communing With God And One Another Series

    Contributed by Lanny Smith on Sep 1, 2020
     | 1,818 views

    It's dangerous to cut off the blood flow to your extremities. We risk damage when this happens. It's also very dangerous to cut ourselves off spiritually and relationally. Communion helps us to stay healthy and thriving.

    You can listen to the sermon audio here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/5249032 Core 52 Week 35 - Communion With God and One Another Intro: • Dumb stuff we do as a kid - like wrapping a rubber band tightly around the end of your finger and watching it turn colors. o (You did it, or your best ...read more