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3 Days And 3 Nights: On What Day Of The Week Was Jesus Crucified?

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Aug 30, 2008

This is a study on the subject of what day of the week was Jesus crucified to fulfill the prophecy He spoke about Himself in Matt. 12:40.

Three Days and Three Nights: On What Day of the Week Was Jesus Crucified? This morning we are going to have a little Bible Study as opposed to a sermon. A few weeks ago I was approached with a question concerning the timing of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ that I have found many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:40

Denomination: Baptist

We Are Forgiven Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 15, 2008

In this lesson, we learn about the wonder of forgiveness, what it feels like to be forgiven, and witness the forgiveness of the sinful woman in Luke 7.

A. Once there was a man who carried a secret burden of a long-past sin in his heart. 1. No one knew what he had done, but he had repented and asked God for forgiveness. 2. In spite of this, he had lived with years of remorse over the incident without any sense of God’s forgiveness. 3. One day he ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Christians Grow As A Group

Contributed by David Scudder on Sep 22, 2008

In order for everyone to benefit from the church the way God intends, we must know how we should relate to each other. This includes how the congregation should relate to the pastors and how the pastors should relate to the congregation.

How Christians Grow As a Group I Thessalonians 5:9-13 Purpose: To show believers how to act toward other believers. Aim: I want the listener to work at encouraging the leadership. INTRODUCTION: Too many Christians come to church to get something. For most church goers the thought of connecting ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:9-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus On Judging Others Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Sep 28, 2008

Part 11 of a 13 week series Hearing Jesus Again. This message looks at how judgement and condemnation of others takes us outside of God’s Kingdom.

Jesus On Judging Others and God-Pushing Part 11 in series Hearing Jesus Again Wildwind Community Church David Flowers July 26, 2008 When was the last time you felt blamed or condemned or looked down on by somebody? Your boss. A friend. A co-worker. An employee at a store where you were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Free Methodist

Get Going! Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Sep 28, 2008

Deliberately make committed followers of Jesus.

GET GOING! Matthew 28.18-20 S: Evangelism C: Mission Orientation Th: Never the Same Again Pr: DELIBERATELY MAKE COMMITTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS. ?: How? How do we do that? KW: Essentials TS: We will find in our study of Matthew 28 three essentials to making committed followers of Jesus. CV: “We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From The Summit - Elders And Leaders

Contributed by Jamey Stuart on Sep 29, 2008

This message was given to teach the church on how a church functions and to teach the importance of leadership in the church.

Introduction: This week and next the national stage has been all about leadership, as we’ve endured, I mean, watched the convention of the Democrats and this week the Republicans. There is a problem with our political leaders, and I don’t care which side of the aisle that you are referring to, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Will The Real Gospel Please Stand Up

Contributed by Andrew Hill on Mar 2, 2008

This is a revised and simplified version of an earlier message. The purpose is to help people understand what the true gospel is.

Title: Will the real Gospel please stand up? There seems to be a lot of confusion today about what the real Gospel is. The word gospel means good news. That’s something to be really happy about. But a lot of the gospels I hear about today don’t sound like good news to me. One of the Gospels that ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Biblical Approach To Worship

Contributed by Clinton Smith on Mar 4, 2008

God is looking for and demanding true, sincere worship.

Originally to worship meant simply to “attribute worth”; worship could be directed to God or to a person to whom honor and respect should be given. In classical Christian writings it referred primarily to our chief goal in life, that is, rendering grateful homage and dedicating our lives to God ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Godliness, Manhood And Leadership, Part 2 Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Mar 5, 2008

Second message from a conference for college-age men on what it means to be a man, God’s man and God’s leader.

Part 2 (Evening session) This morning we talked about our predicament as men; primarily we centered on two issues. One issue is what we face because of our inheritance from Adam in the sin nature and Adam’s abdication. The other is a bunch of cultural baggage from which we have an extremely ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:12-58

Denomination: Baptist

A Church That Serves Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 5, 2008

Congregations are not spiritual spas. They’re places where needs are met and people are served.

SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 6:1-7 TITLE: “A CHURCH THAT SERVES” OPEN: A. A number of years ago, a team of white-jacketed scientists marched with clipboards in hand into the barnyard and sat down outside the chicken coop. They were there to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Big Issue- Love, Sex And Marriage

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008

Love, sex and marriage- especially for younger people.

The Big Issue? What is the question? When we go to a Christian meeting, we may be hoping to receive answers to our questions. Sometimes we may leave disappointed because what is said seems completely irrelevant to our needs, right here, right now. Why does this happen? It may be because the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

Sanctify Yourselves Series

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Mar 12, 2008

Based on Josh 3:5, we explore sanctification, address sin and addictions head on, and encourage the Church that God will do wonders among us.

Sanctify Yourselves Grant van Boeschoten March 9, 2008 Joshua 3:5 (NKJV) And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you." The people of Israel were about to meet the destiny that God had created them for. They were about to enter and possess ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:5

Being Smart Spiritually Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Mar 22, 2008

Tests of authenticity that prove the validity of Christianity and the failure of other forms of spirituality.

A Muslim heard the good news about Jesus and decided to become a Christian. His Islamic friends asked him, “Why on earth have you done such a thing? What could possibly cause you to leave the religion you grew up with, the faith of your fathers, and turn to following Jesus?” “Well,” he replied, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Watch Out For The Shortcuts! Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 4, 2008

47th in a series from Ephesians. Shortcuts in our walk with God rob us of the joy of the journey.

We seem to always be in such a hurry that as a culture, we have fallen in love with shortcuts. My earliest recollection of taking shortcuts goes back to when we used to walk to school each morning. You know – 5 miles, uphill each way, through the snow – in Tucson! Actually it was more like half a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Good The Bad And The Ugly

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008

This is a Father’s day sermon about what kind of father are you, a good, a bad, or an ugly one

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly I love westerns. And who do you think of when you think about you think of spaghetti westerns? Clint Eastwood. Of course we like Hang em High and High Plains Drifter, but the best one has to be… Even if you haven’t seen the movie, you’ve probably heard that ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6

Denomination: Baptist