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  • Restorative Justice #1: Zaccheus Pays Reparations Series

    Contributed by Anne Grant on Oct 11, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 8,976 views

    Jesus’ treatment of Zaccheus and the tax collector’s response is a model of God’s restorative justice.

    RESTORATIVE JUSTICE #1: Zaccheus Pays Reparations Luke 19:1-9 Restorative Justice Series #1 Trinity United Methodist Church, Providence, RI September 2, 2001 Rev. Anne Grant Introduction to scripture: Has anybody here climbed a tree recently? It’s not something adults do very often. Children ...read more

  • We Know In Part Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 10, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,160 views

    We know little about life after death, but we do know that heaven is not possessing things, that hell is about separation from God, and that the love of God will reach even to the most alienated.

    We think that having things will make us happy. The truth is that happiness comes from sharing what you have with someone you love. Fulfillment is not measured by how much you have. Genuine fulfillment is measured by who you have it with. That is true in this life. I believe that is also true ...read more

  • Faith Like A Child Series

    Contributed by Jamey Stuart on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 69 ratings
     | 23,005 views

    Using the Polar Express as our spring board this message deals with how we lose childlike faith and explores 4 ways that we can rebuild our childlike faith

    Service opens with a drama with a story about the importance of a childhood Bible and how it reminded her of a faith that over time she had lost... Introduction: I had a Bible similar to the one Lisa described. It zipped up and had a colorful scene on the cover of something in the Promised Land. ...read more

  • The Calvary Will Save You!

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 3, 2005
    based on 95 ratings
     | 14,562 views

    A 4-point sermon detailing how God loves us by doing everything from blessing us to rescuing us.

    When I was a kid, I enjoyed watching westerns on TV. It seemed that no matter how much trouble the hero got into, he would always be saved by the Cavalry. Today, as an adult, life sure seems to be full of trouble, too. It seems that no matter what we do, we have trouble of some kind. If it’s not ...read more

  • Any Excuse Will Do!

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 26, 2007
     | 4,120 views

    We all give excuses. but when we give one to God, He knows the truth. An excuse is a reason not to do something. If you do that with God then any excuse will do!

    Any Excuse will do! Luke 14:16-14:24 This morning we are going to talk about excuses. We all have made them. Some excuses are better than others. Some are more valid than others and some are just plain lame. I have heard that some girls when asked out on a date, and they did not want to ...read more

  • The Love God Hates Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,845 views

    In this sermon we notice that John gives his readers both assurance and a warning.

    Introduction: A. One day a group of 1st graders took a tour of a hospital. 1. The person who had guided them on the tour then opened it up for questions. 2. One little fellow asked, “How come the people who work here are always washing their hands?” 3. After the giggles had subsided, the tour-guide ...read more

  • Prayer: Our God Connection

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 10, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,064 views

    A very basic sermon on prayer

    Prayer: Our God Connection Men have always been in search of power. From the beginning of civilization, men and women have spent time and energy trying to figure out how to find and harness power. From the power of animals, fire, wind, sun, water, coal, steam, electricity, to nuclear energy, men ...read more

  • A Blue-Collar God Series

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 14, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,317 views

    me ask you a question. How busy is God in our world today? Is God as active in the world today as he was during the reign of David? Does God work in your life and in my life as often as he did in the life of Abraham? I don’t know about you, but I wond

    Series: Seven Realities for Experiencing God Drawn from the work of Henry Blackaby “Experiencing God” The Blue Collar God Acts 14:8-20 Cascades Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, JX MI Sept. 19, 2004 We have just come through the season of conventions. Both the Democratic and the Republican ...read more

  • The Promise Of Heaven

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 20,572 views

    These are words of comfort for a believer that has passed away. i.e. This is a funeral sermon

    I had the privelege to preach this sermon at my dear Grandmother’s funeral who passed away on February 2, 2006. It was an encouragement to my family and our friends who packed out a church to say our last goodbyes. Introduction: As we gather here this morning to remember the dear and precious ...read more

  • Comfort One Another

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,550 views

    Focuses on how we should be comforting one another.

    Comfort One Another Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-8; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Romans 8:37 Introduction During my lifetime I have had the opportunity to attend many funerals both as a child and more so as an adult. I remember my parents visiting their friends and other family members when there ...read more

  • Stand Before God And Man With No Deception Series

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 18, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,317 views

    We will see Joseph tell his brothers his true identity and have a personal time with them. This is so like the personal time Jesus seeks to spend with you and I on an ongoing basis in our ongoing relationship with Him.

    Stand before God and Man with no Deception A. Come clean then be consoled B. God’s providence provided to Israel C. Jacob’s Joy Boy, the gimmicks we see today to get people to do things. I don’t know, I almost thought when I came out to Dillingham and Bristol Bay that we wouldn’t see the ...read more

  • The Snare Of Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 11,359 views

    How hypocrisy ensnares our lives

    Intro: We have spent the last few months considering times when failure in the eyes of the world, can really be a success in the eyes of God. However, we want to spend the next few weeks looking at snares that lead to failure, even in the lives of those who are otherwise successful. Even ...read more

  • Fireside Chat

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,929 views

    A call to trust God for the future

    This morning, I want to do something quite different for the sermon portion of the morning. Often in our country presidents will take a special time to share varioius thoughts with the people of the country. This morning, I want to do a “fireside chat” type presentation, about many subjects, that ...read more

  • As Good As It Gets Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,189 views

    Moses, Pt. 12

    AS GOOD AS IT GETS (NUMBERS 16) I received an unexpected call from a church a few years ago. The chairman of the church’s search committee asked if I knew a candidate they were interviewing for the church’s vacant senior pastor position. He asked me about the candidate’s leadership, his strengths ...read more

  • A Messiah Who Prays Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,900 views

    Prayer is about developing a relationship of trust and dependence upon God.

    A Messiah Who Prays Text: Matt. 6:5-13 Introduction 1. Illustration: Dr. R.G. Lee said, "If you trust in administration; you will get what administration can do. If you trust in hard work; you will get what hard work can do. If you trust in your sparkling personality; you will get what ...read more