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A Woman Of Faith

Contributed by Clinton L. Turek on May 12, 2012

Hannah's example of what a woman of faith can do.

Hannah: A Woman of Faith By: Clint Turek 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11 Thesis: What women of faith can do for the world, and down through the ages. In a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, Calvin is standing by his mother’s bed when he says, “Hey, Mom! Wake up. I made you a Mother’s Day ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Women Of Faith

Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 21, 2012

Paul commends Timothy for his faith which was first found in his grandmother and mother as both were women of faith – faith that was genuine, communicated, and influential.

Women of Faith 2 Timothy 1:1-5 Illustration: A young man was standing at the grocery store checkout line when he noticed an elderly woman in front of him. As she unloaded her grocery cart, she kept looking up and staring at him. After a few awkward moments, he asked, “Why do you keep ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Faith Of The Centurion Series

Contributed by Wilfredo De Jesus on May 23, 2012

How can Jesus be amazed? We know that God is amazing but how could a human being amaze God? What did he do to make God take notice? The Bible says that God searches the entire earth for people who’s hearts are totally committed (1 Chron. 16:9). God is pur

“The Faith of the Centurion” Key Verse: Matthew 8:5-13 (NIV) The Faith of the Centurion 5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” 7 Jesus said to him, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Faith And Work Series

Contributed by Dr Kory Letoa on Sep 22, 2011

Faith that work

Topic: FAITH AND WORKS. James 2:14-26. James 2:14-26 (MSG) 14 Dear friends, do you think you'll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? 15 For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Holiness

Faith And Family Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 26, 2011

If God condemned Israel for it’s lax attitude toward marriage, has God blessed America because of the Biblical attitude our nation has had for it’s first 150 years or so? This Sermon also focuses on many of the lies about marriage our nation has begun to

OPEN: This is our last in our series: "What Made America Great." Over the past weeks we’ve dealt with the Christian Work Ethic, the Godly Freedom we enjoy, and the influence of the Church in shaping the thinking of our early founders. Today’s sermon focuses on the role Marriage has played in ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Faithfulness Of God Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 4, 2011

Faithfulness in the series Fruit of the Spirit . God is faithful and He desires for us to be faithful to Him and to each other.

The faithfulness of God Galatians chapter 5:22 Introduction- Galatians 5:22- We continue to look at the series “Fruit of the Spirit.” We have determined that love; joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control are characteristics of God. They ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-27

Denomination: Nazarene

The Faith Of Jairus

Contributed by Troy Campbell on Oct 6, 2011

In this text we read about a religious leader named Jairus. His daughter was lying on her deathbed and so Jairus goes to Jesus and tells him about his situation. Notice that as soon as Jairus spoke his faith, Jesus was attracted by that faith and went w

Title: The Faith of Jairus Text: Mark 5:21-36 In this text we read about a religious leader named Jairus. His daughter was lying on her deathbed and so Jairus goes to Jesus and tells him about his situation. Notice that as soon as Jairus spoke his faith, Jesus was attracted by that faith and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-36

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Shield Of Faith Series

Contributed by James Parker on Jul 12, 2011

This week we will look at the first piece of armour we are directed to take, the shield of faith. Let’s read through are scripture again and pick up the next piece at verse 16...

The Whole Armour of God Ephesians 6:10-18 The Shield of Faith As you know we are looking at this scripture in Ephesians 6, that tells us of the whole armour of God. We started severaal weeks ago talking about this preparing us for battle. We saw that just as a soldier is prepared, so must we be. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

Faith By Example

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Aug 6, 2011

The history of God's relationship with his people is full of personalities that shaped the faith of their day and age. Through whom is God still speaking to you? A Christian is never alone: whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not, you do ha

Jesus alone - "Look to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith!" - solus Christus - Problem: Me, my savior and I - incurvatus in me ipsum - incurved in myself Cloud of witnesses - "We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses!" - a Christian is never alone - we are not the first ones - ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

Broadcasting Faith

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Aug 8, 2011

A message to spark in our hearts the inspiration to broadcast our faith, so others can hear the good news of Jesus Christ.

INTRO Allow me to start our time by reading you a nifty story. It is called, “The First Radio Broadcast.” For their entire careers, wireless operators onboard US Navy and merchant ships had only heard Morse code coming through their headphones. However, a few days before Christmas in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Faith That Works Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 10, 2011

What you believe governs what you do; if you don't do what Jesus commands, you don't really believe what he says. Or some other belief is stronger.

As many of you know, my mother is coming to visit me in a couple of weeks. As a matter of fact, she'll be playing for the Sunday service on the 23rd. And guess what? I'm going to finish emptying out my boxes before she arrives. This is because I know my mother, and I know she'll be here. ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Faith Factor Series

Contributed by Sam Baker on Mar 25, 2012

"Reverend Sam . . . you seem to always ask others for their testimonial words. Why not use some of your own testimonies?"

THE FAITH FACTOR Part 1: What is faith? For those of you that have been with this Ministry for a long while, you know, one of my favorite topics to preach on is indeed: "Faith". As I spoke to some of you personally on the phone, I asked that you share some of the experiences your ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Faith Factor Series

Contributed by Sam Baker on Mar 25, 2012

HE IS A RISEN SAVIOUR!

THE FAITH FACTOR Part 2 : "Faith Knows Jesus is Alive!" There is so much on my heart that I want to share with you, that I just couldn’t wait for later to send this next message out. With Easter just around the corner, it is most important to know, that for faith to work in JESUS, you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:5-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Faith Factor Series

Contributed by Sam Baker on Mar 25, 2012

As many of you know, the world is full of skeptics. They tend to study it all and still question everything there is to know about it.

The Faith Factor Part 3: "Getting Faith" As we continue on our journey into the world of faith . . . let’s take a brief look at what we have already gone over. THE FIRST AND FOREMOST important fact that we saw was that faith will ALWAYS tell you that JESUS is alive today! As many ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Faith Factor Series

Contributed by Sam Baker on Mar 25, 2012

If you were able to pick a story from the Bible that showed you a form of faith that you, personally, could relate to . . . do you know who it is you would pick?

The Faith Factor Part 4: : "Faith Says Never Quit!" If you were able to pick a story from the Bible that showed you a form of faith that you, personally, could relate to . . . do you know who it is you would pick? To pick out a particular person, you would have to base it on what you have ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Pentecostal