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Impossible Love Part Six Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 29, 2018

Message 39 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. This is the sixth of seven messages exploring the nature and practice of love from chapter 13 and Romans 12.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch Impossible Love Part 6 INTRODUCTION We have examined the characteristics of genuine love like the pedals on a beautiful rose. Whatever does not match the lofty descriptions revealed by Scripture falls short of the real thing. We may call it ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Impossible Love Part 7 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 29, 2018

Message 40 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. This is the seventh of seven messages exploring the nature and practice of genuine love.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch Impossible Love Part 7 or “Unimaginable Love Realized” INTRODUCTION Love is a desire and decision to meaningfully connect with others evidenced by sacrificial deeds and energizing interaction. I. Realize His Unimaginable Love A. God is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

All To The Glory Of God Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 2, 2013

In this sermon we examine what it means to worship God with all of our lives, or, to state it slightly differently, to show what it means to do all to the glory of God.

Scripture For the next three Sundays, I plan to preach on the subject of worship. My purpose in delivering these messages is to help us understand what worship is and also to give a Biblical rationale for our Order of Worship. Today, however, I simply want to lay a foundation for this series on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Do You Want To Get Well? Series

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Mar 18, 2014

Jesus heals a crippled man

Do you want to get well? John has Jesus teach in the context of Jewish festivals This story is all about the revelation of God in Jesus on the Sabbath Read John 5:1-15 John 5:1-15 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Valentine's Day 2021

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Feb 13, 2021

This message is about love - not how the love the is generally expressed on Valentine's Day, but how it should be lived daily in the lives of Christians. If we love the way we are commanded to, the purchasing of a gift would never be needed to prove our love - it would be a bonus.

Valentine’s Day 2021 Scripture: John 3:16; First John 4:8 & 16; First Corinthians 13 Good morning New Light. Today is February 14 and I want to wish my darling wife, Nikki, my daughters, my grand-daughter and each one of you a very happy Valentine’s Day. Now, why don’t you take a moment to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, John 3:16, 1 John 4:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abiding In His Love.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 17, 2021

When we abide in Jesus the true vine, not only do we dwell in His love, but we also partake of His joy.

ABIDING IN HIS LOVE. John 15:9-17. When a Christian is going through trials it may not be some temporal judgment for some particular sin, but rather that the Lord is testing them for their own improvement (Romans 5:3-5). Will we keep His commandments in the face of trials, and go on abiding in ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abide In Me, Living The Resurrection Series

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on May 1, 2021

We are practicing this abiding in Christ as we worship together with the hope that it will continue after the benediction is pronounced and the postlude ends.

Like the good shepherd of last week’s text, this week’s image of the vine is another extended metaphor, which also borrows from and adapts Old Testament imagery for Israel. Whereas the Synoptic parable of the vineyard is a story of violence and greed (Mark 12:1-12), this image of the vine is one ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Jesus Was Dead And Now He Lives Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 27, 2016

Sunday Morning and the women approach the tomb where Jesus was. They encounter the angel, they encounter Jesus. The women - the last to leave the place where Jesus lay and the first to return. The conspiracy of the Roman guard and the Jewish leadership.

I. Introduction A. One man commented, I was a little taken aback when I got my receipt from the funeral parlor for my father’s funeral, on the bottom of the receipt, after the bill, it read, “Thank you. Please come again.” B. Andrew was watching his father, a Vicar, write a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Disciplined Living Sermon I: Comes Naturally To Mature Believers Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jun 3, 2020

In times of anti-Christian sentiment in our society, let us ask God to grant us the strength to exercise Christian disciplines to do the right things for the right reasons.

DISCIPLINED LIVING COMES NATURALLY TO MATURE BELIEVERS Long ago the psalmist said poetically what you and I have learned as the years have gone by: “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18

Missions Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 11, 2019

Mission is nothing but helping one another to live a healthy, blessed life. First mission is to introduce Christ as savior then to see that person lives with all sufficiency and helping that person to overcome economic crises and other physical needs. Helping to the poor is another mission.

Text: Acts 11:23-30 Theme: GIVE TO MISSIONS Mission is nothing but helping one another to live a healthy, blessed life. First mission is to introduce Christ as savior to somebody and the second mission is to see that person lives with all sufficiency and helping that person to overcome economic ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:23-30

Denomination: Methodist

Religion Weighed And Found Wanting

Contributed by Dotun Jegede on Jun 9, 2020

Man has been called a religious animal. The Encyclopedia of religion and ethics lists hundreds of ways in which men have tried to satisfy their religious longings and feelings.

Man has been called a religious animal. The Encyclopedia of religion and ethics lists hundreds of ways in which men have tried to satisfy their religious longings and feelings. They have worshipped the sun, moon, stars, animals, trees, human: earth, fire, and water: idols of wood, stone, and tree; ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:19-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Real Worship

Contributed by H.b. Charles Jr. on Jan 30, 2014

"Real Worship" is an exposition of John 4:21-24 that makes two main points: (1) Real worship is not about us (4:21-22). And (2) real worship is about God (4:23-24)

REAL WORSHIP John 4:19-24 Spiritual necessity compelled Jesus to travel to Galilee through Samaria. Weary from the journey, Jesus rested at Jacob’s Well in Sychar as his disciples went for food. As he sat there, a woman of Samaria came to draw water. And a life-changing conversation ...read more

Scripture: John 4:21-24

Denomination: Baptist

Palm Sunday 2013 Series

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Mar 3, 2014

Religion is at war with Jesus and always has been and always will be. Religion is not necessarily faith. Religion is often the construct of human beings a system we develop and devise with all kinds of rules and teaching that are from men and not from God. This is what Jesus opposed.

Palm Sunday Mark 11:1-10 We all love Palm Sunday when we can see Jesus welcomed as the hero of the nation. Mark’s Gospel shows us the Jesus we all love the victorious, humble Jesus on a donkey being praised with shouts of Hosanna, Blessed is he who comes in the name of our Lord, Blessed is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Hard Stuff

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Mar 13, 2014

Jesus tells us that much is required if we are to be true followers.

The Hard Stuff Luke 14: 25-27 Intro: The Bridger National Wilderness is located in the Teton National Forest in Wyoming. This 428,000 plus wilderness area has everything for hardened outdoors people. Over 600 miles of hiking trails going from lower elevations to higher where you can find glaciers. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

Accumulation Of Wealth Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on May 1, 2023

The man who wrote these words was by many accounts considered the wealthiest man in all of history. He not only held the most wealth, but he was faced with passing on more wealth than any person that ever lived. He gives his words of wisdom on accumulating wealth.

Accumulation of Wealth Ecclesiastes 2:18-26 So far in Ecclesiastes Solomon has let us know that meaning is not in pleasures. Meaning is not found in worldly wisdom. So not we are going to look at if meaning is found in accumulation of massive wealth. There are some things money can do and some ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:18-26

Denomination: Baptist