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  • 277 - Worry-Free Thanksliving

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Dec 27, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,844 views

    How do we measure our life’s worth? Why worry?

    Opening Humor: Before a pastor began to preach one Sunday morning he thought he should explain why he had a Band-Aid on his chin. "As I was shaving this morning I was thinking about today’s sermon when I lost my concentration and accidentally cut my chin with the razor." He then went on to preach ...read more

  • Ephesus

    Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,426 views

    What God expects from a church is often different from what the Church thinks he expects. This was true at Ephesus and is true at many other churches.

    Rev 2:1-7 Introduction: -Seven Golden Candlesticks are the seven churches. -Seven stars are their ministers -Why only seven of the churches – why not Troas, Miletus, Colosse, or Hieropolis? -These seven letters contain messages valuable to our church. Let us identify what God loves about these ...read more

  • Is Your Faith Genuine?

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jun 25, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,188 views

    A faith too weak to change your life is a faith too weak to save your soul!

    IS YOUR FAITH GENUINE? "For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him. But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.” ...read more

  • A Mother's Influence

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 13, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,418 views

    The lasting influence of a mother upon the life of her children.

    A Mothers Influence 2 Timothy 1:5 May 09, 2004 2 Timothy 1:5 (NIV) I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. Instill A Respect For Scripture • Creates a foundation of truth - 2 ...read more

  • Where's The Love? Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Apr 18, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,164 views

    This is the first of a seven part series: "Seven Letters to Seven Chruches" based on the letters to the seven churches in Revelation.

    Intro to the “Seven Letters to Seven Churches” series. Seven churches enduring difficult times: persecution. As we go through this the next 7 weeks, let’s ask ourselves, “Is this our church? What is similar? What can we learn?” I remember the “Where’s the beef?” Wendy’s commercials. It had ...read more

  • Being God's Investment Manager

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 30, 2006
    based on 51 ratings
     | 7,325 views

    In comparison with third world countries, every person in this room is wealthy! Paul tells Timothy to command every wealthy person to be good stewards, and what they share with others becomes an investment bringing eternal dividends!

    Being God’s Investment Manager Text: I Timothy 6:17-19 17). Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18). Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ...read more

  • Mid Your Busy-Ness Series

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on May 30, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,037 views

    Our God values *all* our work equally, but not our busy-ness

    Intro: Gargoyles on the cathedral (beautiful work hidden from view - Why? B/c the Christian work ethic realizes that our work is beautiful in God’s sight.) The 4th commandment: God values our work, but not our busy-ness. Work has been in the news this week. (mayday, demonstrations) Our work is ...read more

  • Building Dynamic Faith: Lesson 4: Thinking The Unthinkable

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 23, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,415 views

    God has promised to do the impossible in response to prayer. Let us recognize that throughout life, God has already done the humanly impossible. Realize God wants to do exceeding and abundantly beyond all that we ask or think.

    A. STATEMENTS ON PRAYER BY JERRY FALWELL (as taught by Jonathan Falwell). 1. Prayer can do anything God can do . . . and since God can do anything, prayer is omnipotent. 2. “Nothing of eternal significance ever happens apart from prayer.” 3. “Faith begins where man’s power ends.” 4. There are ...read more

  • Stewardship, A Personal Testimony

    Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Oct 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,293 views

    A personal stewardship testimony emphasizing the need for balance in life.

    Before I start, I need to define one important term. The device on the table is not a scale. You can find scales in the bathroom, the doctor’s office, the meat market the truck stop etc. I personally don’t like scales -- the last time I used one I weighed 160 pounds. The correct term for this ...read more

  • The God Sense Home Series

    Contributed by Timothy Foutz on Jan 25, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,153 views

    A sermon to show how to protect our families in a hostile world.

    Psalm 127:1-5 "The God Sense Home" The story of "The Swiss Family Robinson" is about a family that is shipwrecked on an island. It’s a beautiful island and the family builds a really neat tree house to live in. As a child I can still remember thinking how much fun it would be to live in such ...read more

  • Waiting On God

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Dec 26, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,059 views

    Sometimes God asks us to wait and be patient. What do we do in the meantime?

    - How are you at waiting? - They say that patience is a virtue. I know a lot of people that are not very virtuous then. I am one of them. - I do not like to wait one iota - However, I am working on it. I’m starting a group called Impatient Anonymous. THE MEETING IS BEGINNING ...read more

  • A Great Deliverance

    Contributed by Chris Layton on Oct 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,765 views

    Israel’s bondage in Egypt is really a physical representation of our spiritual bondage in sin.

    A Great Deliverance Exodus 12:13 Scripture Reading: Introduction • Imagine a young woman named Sarah, caught in the grip of addiction. For years, she’s been chained to substances that promised freedom but delivered only pain—broken relationships, lost jobs, and a heart full of shame. She tried ...read more

  • Is It Possible To Be A Hilarious Giver? Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on May 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,821 views

    God said that he loved the cheeful giver, but is it possible to be a hilarious giver?

    Is It Possible to be a Hilarious Giver? 2 Cor. 9:7 Intro The word that is translated “cheerful” in our text is the Greek work hilaron. It is the word from which we get our English word hilarious. Paul declared that “God loves the hilarious giver.” Some people seriously question whether it is ...read more

  • The Right Side Of Heaven

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 22, 2009
     | 2,789 views

    The beauty of Heaven has descended in Christ!

    The Right Side of Heaven, II Timothy 1:6-10 Introduction It was Christmas Eve. Six-year-old Mary Lou was walking down a dark city street with her father on their way to the children’s service. Her active little mind was filled with the wonders of the event she and her classmates were about to ...read more

  • Five Great Powers In Life

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,469 views

    An amazing truth--Jesus did not hold any funeral services! The Bible tells us that whenever Jesus came in contact with the dead, He restored life to them! He raised three people from the dead: Lazarus, Jairus’ daughter, and the widow’s son. In the miracl

    Intro: An amazing truth--Jesus did not hold any funeral services! The Bible tells us that whenever Jesus came in contact with the dead, He restored life to them! He raised three people from the dead: Lazarus, Jairus’ daughter, and the widow’s son. In the miracle in our scripture passage I see the ...read more