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Take Up Your Cross Daily And Follow Christ

Contributed by William Baeta on Sep 17, 2005

based on 36 ratings

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“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” Mat. 16:24-25.

Theme: Take up your cross daily and follow Christ Text: Jer. 20:7-9; Rom. 12:1-2; Mat. 16:21-27 An important question we all need to ask ourselves is how a person becomes a Christian and what is expected of Christians? Peter confessed Jesus to be the Son of God but did not behave as if he believed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Two Responses To Sin

Contributed by John Harvey on Oct 6, 2005

based on 39 ratings

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Sin has consequences in our lives. The text is the story of two men, Saul and David and how they handled their sin.

“Two Responses to Sin” October 9, 2005 Today is a message dealing with a very uncomfortable topic. Sin has become an issue that all too often churches don’t want to address and don’t want to deal with. We like to focus on grace and mercy and forgiveness, but we fail sometimes to really look at ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

23rd Psalm - Explained

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 7, 2005

based on 119 ratings

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Sermon referencing David & PSALM 23 to show where our strength, contentment, and security come from.

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get to be an adult, or after we are married, have a good job, start a family, etc. Then we get frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough to mind, or be left alone, or old enough to play sports yet. We believe we’ll be more content when they ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: *other

Be Willing To Enter The Valley (Part 2 Of 3) Series

Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Nov 10, 2005

based on 8 ratings

| 9,710 views

Today some Christians are living in fear, intimidation and comfortableness and not trusting in God. David when faced with the problem of Goliath willing ran down to the valley to defeat the enemy. I give 3 points that show what motivated David to do that

Title: Be Willing To Enter The Valley (Part 2) Text: I Sam 17:1-58 (Key Verse is 38-48) Pray!!! Read Text!!! Introduction: - (Recap from last week’s message (Fighting Bears and Delivering Cheese)) - There was 3 points that I gave from this message about how God prepares us in life for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:38-48

Denomination: Pentecostal

Baptism: A Matter Of Death And Life

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 26, 2002

based on 227 ratings

| 14,877 views

A biblical study of baptism and its meaning in the life of the believer

TEXT: ROMANS 6:1-11 TITLE: “BAPTISM: A MATTER OF DEATH AND LIFE” INTRODUCTION: A. A drunk stumbled along a baptismal service on Sunday afternoon down by the river. He proceeded to walk down into the water and stood ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Overcoming Apathy Series

Contributed by Leroy Redding on Oct 18, 2006

based on 5 ratings

| 8,721 views

7th of 7 in a series on the seven churches mentioned in Revelation 2-3

Christ is here with us. Suppose I wasn’t able to make it back from Seattle this morning and we decided to invite Christ to bring us the message this morning. Suppose He physically comes to speak to us. I wonder what He would say to us... Let’s just say He would give us an indication of how ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Auditioning For Fame Series

Contributed by Jeremy Farmer on Oct 23, 2006

based on 1 rating

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In this message, Jeremy asks the question: "Do you want to be famous?" -- And then powerfully backs it up with a greater one..."who is your audience?"

Matthew 6:1-7 (Message) 1 "Be especially careful when you are trying to be good so that you don’t make a performance out of it. It might be good theater, but the God who made you won’t be applauding. 2-4"When you do something for someone else, don’t call attention to yourself. You’ve seen them in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Called To Be A Priest

Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 16, 2006

based on 9 ratings

| 8,296 views

What does it mean to be a part of a holy nation, a people belonging to God, the priesthood of all believers?

CALLED TO BE A PRIEST I Peter 2:9-10 Intro: As many of you know I come from a very strong Irish Catholic family with lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Several of my mom’s relatives are Nuns and Priests, and a few on my dad’s side as well. Growing up in my family as in all Good Irish ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Holiness

Free To Follow Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008

based on 1 rating

| 3,753 views

God gives us freedom so we can be free to follow His plan for our lives.

FREE TO FOLLOW Acts 5:17-25 Intro: On this weekend of Independence Day, most of us will at least give passing thought to the freedom we enjoy here in America. Amid the screams of illegal airborne bottlerockets, and the frequent explosions of more illegal firecrackers, many Americans will pause at ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Light Of Life, The Life Is Light Series

Contributed by Mark Jones on Feb 23, 2009

based on 5 ratings

| 25,799 views

A look at the pre-Incarnate Christ, the Light of Life as described by John 1.

John 1:4-9 (4) In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. (5) And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. (6) There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. (7) This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him ...read more

Scripture: John 1:4-9

Denomination: Methodist

What Really Happened To The Dinosaurs? Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Mar 1, 2008

based on 5 ratings

| 5,998 views

If God created everything in the universe, and the original creation was ‘very good’, then why is there death and suffering in the world? And what really happened to the dinosaurs?

DINOSAURS, SCIENCE AND THE BIBLE PART #2: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THE DINOSAURS? OPENING QUOTE: “What was the Big Bang?” In the beginning (you know we had to start like this) the Universe seems to have been an infinitely hot, infinitely dense concentration of energy, (though) we don’t have a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:31

Denomination: *other

Can God Really Use Your Life Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Nov 20, 2008

based on 5 ratings

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This sermon is geared to show people that God can use their life and overcome any obstacles they may think will stop that from happening.

Can God Really Use Your Life? Acts 9:1-6; 10-16 Intro Every time I read this story, I stand amazed at the great grace of God. I see the Lord take this man Saul, save him by grace, and transform him into the great Apostle to the Gentiles and I realize that there is hope for people like you and me ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Forgive Yourself?

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 15, 2013

based on 100 ratings

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We need to deal with our past in order to experience not only the forgiveness that Jesus brought to us on the cross , but to understand that his grace is sufficient. Forgiving ourselves is part of the Christian package. Beloved, His grace is sufficient!

For those unfamiliar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings before the message. Today’s readings were: Acts:9:1-20; Psalm 30; Revelation 5: 11-14 and John 21:1-19. Today’s Gospel reading .... points to a person who Jesus had called to be ............a fisher of men. He was ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Anglican

Dirt Roads And Donuts

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 5, 2013

| 3,517 views

The meaning and depth of grace is demonstrated in the Father's love.

Dirt Roads & Donuts Luke 15:11-32 It was big. It was brown. And it was ugly. But to a 12-year-old boy it really didn’t matter what it looked like. Now if the boy had been 16 it would have made all the difference in the world, but when a young man is first learning to drive, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Methodist

The Ledger

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 10, 2015

based on 86 ratings

| 17,371 views

Years ago when I was a young banker in Painesville Ohio, we used large leather bound ledgers in which all the accounts were entered by hand. Those ledgers remind me of God's ledgers in heaven.

There is probably no greater summary of God's love ....than that which is found.... in John 3:16. Martin Luther called it ......the miniature gospel. One Sunday school teacher .... kept a copy of this verse in a walnut shell on his desk .....because he was taught as a child..... that John 3:16 ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: Anglican

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