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Cans, Coupons And Christians Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 12, 2009

Looking at the doctrine of redemption, what that means to us as Christians and how we should live in light of being redeemed.

Cans, Coupons and Christians Text: Ephesians 1:7 – 10 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) When Presidents leave office one of the last acts they usually perform are Presidential pardons. Sometimes people agree with the Presidential pardons, but I would dare say that most of the time, us regular folks ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Holy Temple

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 12, 2009

Paul tells the Corinthian Christians that there is a temple in which God does dwell and which should be dedicated as a house of the Lord Jesus Christ, a place of holiness and peace, set apart from the world. As a believer you are the Temple.

THE HOLY TEMPLE 1 CORINTHIANS 3:16-17 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. Introduction: Throughout history man has created edifices ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be Rewarded By God For Your Giving Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 16, 2010

How to give in a way that will invite reward from God.

When It Comes To Giving, What Is The “Reward In Full” That We’re Hoping For? Either less private guilt or more public praise. - Let’s look at two of the biggest “rewards”: a. Less private guilt. - Sometime we give out of sense of guilt: the homeless man at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Christians In The Market Place Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jun 20, 2010

In the Dog eat Dog world of today’s corporates, can Christians be true witnesses?

Christians in the Market Place The corporate world is a dog eat dog world. There is severe competition, there is lack of values all around. There is corruption in many places. I do not want to start off in a negative tone. Some of us have the blessing of working in corporates which go by values, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where The Daring Begins Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jun 21, 2010

One of the greatest problems in the church today is that Christians have lost their sense of adventure. Christians have settled for a boring life when they are supposed to be living an absolute adventure.

Where the Daring Begins 2 Timothy 1:7 Series: Daring Discipleship Revisited April 11. 2010 Morning Service Introduction I want to tell you about a young woman whom I found to be absolutely inspiring when I started to study her life. She was born in 1880 and had more than her fair share of setbacks ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Church Of God

The Devil Made Me Do It!

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 23, 2010

When we disobey God by sinning, let’s not shift the blame or justify our actions with the faulty “the devil made me do it” theology. Instead, let’s take full responsibility for our actions, confess our sins to a gracious and forgiving Father, and pursue r

Opening illustration: In March 2009, a 62-year old woman was charged with stealing more than $73,000 from her church in the state of Washington. When the detectives interrogated her, she told them: “Satan had a big part in the theft.” It sounds like she was saying that the devil made ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sin And Grace

Contributed by Willie Hoffmann on Jun 24, 2010

This sermon deals with Sin and grace.

There are a lot of problems in the world. We have things like war, the problems with the economy; the millions of people out of work, Pornography, Drugs, hate, homelessness, ect... all of these issues are problems of this world. But there is one problem that stands out from the rest, and can some ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12

Denomination: Baptist

Consider The Omnipresence Of God

Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jul 2, 2010

The giving of careful thought to the sublime, lofty,and grand subject of the omnipresence of our almighty God is a worthy undertaking.

CONSIDER THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD TEXT: Psa 139:3-16 INTRO: These verses are beautiful expressions of the omnipresence of God; conveying deep instruction. Needed is a plain discourse on the omnipresence of God. THEME: The giving of careful thought to the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:3-16

Denomination: Church Of God

The People Of God, Submit Not Submerge Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 5, 2010

Will we submit to the directions of God or allow ourselves to be submerged in the world?

By Garrett Edwards This first letter and this passage is a very clear and powerful summary of Christian belief and practice isn’t it? But its also long isn’t it, I really struggled trying to tackle everything in this in one talk, but I’m going to try without glossing over too many ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

"The World-View Buster"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 6, 2010

The Parable of the Good Samaritan can be used as a morality tale,but that’s not necessarily why Jesus told it.

Luke 9:51-55, 10:25-37 “The World-View Buster” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN This passage is one of the best known in all of Scripture. Whether one attends a church or not, most people know the details of the story long before it’s read to ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

The Silver Lining Inthe Storm Clouds Of Life! Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 10, 2010

Each of the storm clouds of our lives has a silver lining with many veins of blessing!

INTRODUCTION • Slide #1 • Have you heard the idiom, “Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining?” I wonder why the cloud does not have a gold lining! • We may have a bit of a hard time relating to this idiom here in Sierra Vista since when we see clouds we kind of like it because we so rarely get rain and we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rewarded In Full

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jul 10, 2010

Jesus tells us how to live heavenly kingdom lives with instructions that keep us on track.

In Matthew 6 the word “Father” occurs twelve times. Matthew presents God as our Father over and over again stressing it and awakening us to the relationship God wants to have with us through Jesus Christ, His son. In fact, Matthew ends with the great commission where Jesus tells the apostles to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Decree Of Cyrus Series

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010

Sermon 1 in series. Israel ignored the Sabbath rest principle for the land. God declared that they would spend one year in captivity for each year the Sabbath rest was not kept. Add to this the wickedness and false worship of Judah. God keeps His word and

The Book of Ezra Study #3 (Ezra 1:1-4) The Decree of Cyrus Introduction • Israel ignored the Sabbath rest principle for the land. • God declared that they would spend one year in captivity for each year the Sabbath rest was not kept. • Add to this the wickedness and false ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Gods Time

Contributed by Darren Woods on Jul 15, 2010

Focus:- Divine agenda supersedes human agenda Function:- To encourage listeners to wait on the Lord

Introduction Weddings are happy and joyful occasions! When we think of weddings we think of bright, happy music, the church and a banquet hall nicely decorated with flowers, streamers, balloons and colour-coordinated linens and so on. We think of family and friends, all dressed in their best ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Salvation Army

Finding Your Identity

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jul 27, 2010

It is not so much that we find or create our identity but that we receive it... from God.

Title: Finding Your Identity Text: Colossians 2:6-7 Thesis: It is not so much that we find or create our identity but that we receive it… from God. Introduction: Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France has proposed a decree that would ban anyone from wearing religious symbols of any kind. The ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational