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The Bible Is Full Of Contradictions Series

Contributed by David Cambridge on May 10, 2003

Those who don’t want to believe will often give the excuse, ’The Bible is full of contradictions’. This lesson analysis the question and considers whether the statement is true or false.

Answering Criticisms “The Bible Is Full Of Contradictions” Introduction 1. When talking to people about the Bible, the objection is often raised, “The Bible is full of contradictions”. 2. In this lesson, we shall analyze what is meant by this statement and consider whether or not it is true. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Ask "Why?"

Contributed by Christopher Roberts on Sep 15, 2003

Jesus created a questioning community. We must ask questions in order to get better answers. If we settle for "pat" answers everyone loses.

Please e-mail me with any comments or if you use any part of this at your church at Mail4ChrisR@aol.com. I would love to hear about it. God Bless! - Chris We are all theologians. You don’t need to take a theology class at seminary to be a theologian. We all have beliefs about God. Even atheists ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:3

Denomination: Methodist

Too Late

Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Mar 6, 2005

As we look at this story in the Bible, we must realize that it is an aweful yet true story. It is aweful because one man had so much suffering in this life and the other man had so much suffering in the next life. It is aweful because one man ended up in

He awoke to the fact of eternity too late (vs.22-23) A. He had to die 1. Death is a sure appointment (Hebrews 9:27) 2. Death is real. 3. Death is a peeping tom; he gazes into your window just waiting for the opportunity to snatch your soul. Experts say that 3 people die every second. If this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

Neglect

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Feb 2, 2006

How shall we neglect so great a salvtion?

Neglect by Gerald Van Horn Questions are a great teaching tool. Questions are solemn and searching. Our Lord used many and varied questions to teach a lesson. Often He ended up answering His own questions. Never did He ever leave the hearer in doubt. A question is only as good as the answer. The ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Time To Get Out Of The Boat

Contributed by Jeremy Lile on Jan 6, 2006

A sermon that teaches to not be frightened by the waves around you but to look at the savior. Too many times we are preoccupied with those things around us and we end up knee deep in turmoil.

Time to get out of the Boat Text: Matthew 14:29-33 (MSG) 29 He said, "Come ahead. " Jumping out of the boat, Peter walked on the water to Jesus. 30 But when he looked down at the waves churning beneath his feet, he lost his nerve and started to sink. He cried, "Master, save me!" 31 Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:29-33

Denomination: Church Of God

Prayer And Fasting

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 11, 2013

Fasting and prayer are personal services of worship to God.

Prayer and Fasting June 9, 2013 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Fasting and prayer are personal services of worship to God. Focus Passage: Matthew 6:6 -18 Supplemental Passage: "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

Part 7 - Matthew 12:22-37 - Blind And Dumb About Demons! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 6, 2010

One man, normally passive and easy to get along with became increasingly MORE DEMANDING and UPSET for no reason at all, SUSPICIOUS of everyone and DISORIENTED, swearing at everyone and abusive to the point of having to be physically restrained by the poli

Part 7 - Matthew 12:22-37 - BLIND AND DUMB ABOUT DEMONS! As I walked into the room I had visited only that morning I noticed that some people, had an increased CONFUSION, RESTLESSNESS AND INSECURITY. I met the Asian woman with such beautiful eyes who HALLUCINATES and HEARS VOICES each afternoon. I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:22-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unwrapping The Very Best Gift

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 9, 2012

The very best gift has indescribable value

- McDonalds’ Espresso cup “Unwrap a Little JoY’ - At what moment does Christmas comes into focus? - The pinnacle point of your Christmas? • Is it shopping? • Is it the lights? • Is it the music? • Is it seeing children in the Christmas program? • Is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Jonah Dilemna

Contributed by Craig Benner on Dec 3, 2019

When the will of God encounters reluctance, God goes to work for the sake of all involved.

THE JONAH DILEMNA Are you really willing to do whatever God calls you to do? Personal Illustration: I was raised in northern Missouri in the 1960s and 70s. I never met or knew a hispanic person in my adolescence. After going to bible college and moving to Texas, things were quite different. I ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:3, Jonah 4:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

"what To Do When Questions Are Many Than Answers"

Contributed by Rev. Mark Orwa on May 6, 2020

Denomination: Presbyterian.

Intro. In life we all experience disappointment at some point. We are disappointed by things, by events, and by people. Whenever we’re in such disappointment situations, many tend to think that its God who has abandoned them. In our sermon this morning I want to talk about what to do when we have ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:6-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Recognizing The Manifold Wisdom Of God

Contributed by George Warner on Aug 17, 2020

Intellectual reasoning has its limits but intuition knows no boundaries

If you are a born again Christian and you rely upon the Holy Spirit for guidance in anything important that you wish to write, you may know that the essence of the best original things that people write comes from intuition, not education. Or from intuition more than education. A book that teaches ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5

Godly Contentment Is The Way To Go

Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Oct 30, 2017

How can we achieve 'Godly Contentment' vs what the World has to offer in its stead.

To be content means that one is Happy. Happiness is a state of one’s being when things around them are going as expected or well in the person’s opinion. It can be a sense of satisfaction or fulfillment, however fleeting. Our environment is temporal at most—always changing—fluid in nature. If ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:5-6, Hebrews 12:7-11

Denomination: *other

His Plans Not Our Plans

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 19, 2013

The Temple of the LORD and the dynasty of David.

HIS PLANS, NOT OUR PLANS. 2 Samuel 7:1-16. (The title of this Sermon is based upon Isaiah 55:8-9.) There are three main thrusts in our reading in 2 Samuel today: 1. There is a subtle difference between a good idea and God’s will (2 Samuel 7:1-4); 2. God’s presence cannot be contained in a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Death And Life Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 24, 2014

Jesus is the resurrection and the life. We see this in his raising of Lazarus, in our everyday lives, and at the time when we face death.

John 11:1-44 “Death and Life” INTRODUCTION God’s ways are not our ways. We spend a great deal of time reminding ourselves of this truth, while at the same time attempting to figure out what God’s ways really are. In the gospel lesson today, we see this question ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: Lutheran

Great Things Happen When The Church Prays Series

Contributed by Matthew Botha on Dec 1, 2015

When we pray God moves in a supernatural way

2 December 2015 GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WEHEN THE CHURCH PRAYS Key Scripture: Acts 12:1-24 Prayer carries a wonderful privilege with it. God has opened the door to His throne and invited us to come to Him by way of petitioning (Heb 4:16) God hears us when we call to Him and answers us when we pray in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-24

Denomination: Pentecostal