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Counting The Cost Luck And Providence Luke 14__25-33 Philemon 1—25

Contributed by Charles Scott on Dec 16, 2007

From our position as disciples of Christ, we are not able to determine Good from Evil in the events that overtake us; we trust in God to make everything work together for good.

COUNTING THE COST Luck AND PROVIDENCE Luke 14__25- 33 PHILEMON 1—25 Luke 14:25-33 A poor aged Chinese farmer had a single horse on which he depended for everything. The horse pulled the plough, drew the wagon, and was the old farmer’s sole means of transportation. One day a bee stung the ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25

Denomination: Anglican

Freedom To Work And Work In Freedom Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007

Moses, Pt. 7

FREEDOM TO WORK AND WORK IN FREEDOM (EXODUS 18) How often workaholics wish for 25 hours in a day or that they could manage with one less hour of sleep a day. Too often people are caught in the hustle and bustle of things, scrambling here and there morning till night, working so hard with so little ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:1-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Son Of Man Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 3, 2007

1 of 5 Christmas messages based on different prophesies of the OT. This message is based on Genesis 3:15

Ready or Not… Don’t you love it when toddlers play peek-a-boo" And it’s always fun to watch kids play "Hide and Seek." Well, now that we are grownups things really haven’t changed much. We still play games with God. Sometimes we try to hide from His righteous ways and chase after our own ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is My Duty To My Church? Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 5, 2007

We all have a duty in my church... we must find out what that duty is...

Sermon Brief Date Written: August 18, 2007 Date Preached: August 19, 2007 Where Preached: OZHBC (PM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: A Study in 1 Peter Sermon Title: What is my duty to my church? Sermon Text: 1 Peter 1:22 - 25 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

Four Steps To Becoming A Successful Servant Of God Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Aug 2, 2007

This sermon covers four steps to serve God. 1. Develop a servant mentality. 2. Have a determination to serve. 3. Commit to following God. 4. Serve where you are.

Four Steps To Becoming A Successful Servant Of God If I were to ask you this morning; “Give me the simplest definition of a Christian that you could think of? What would you say?” (What I am seeking is “A follower of Christ.”) A simple definition of ...read more

Scripture: John 12:26, John 26:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believing In A God I Cannot See Series

Contributed by Randy Croft on Nov 15, 2002

Why Believe in an invisible God?

How Can I Believe in a God I can’t See? If God wants us to believe in Him, He should make himself visible so we could talk one on one, touch Him, hear him verbally, see him with our own eyes. "Why does God put us in a position where we have to try to believe in Him? Why does He toy with ...read more

Scripture: John 20:29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Build Your Relationship Series

Contributed by Gary Landsberg on Oct 5, 2006

Building Pure Relationship with Jesus Christ, should be the most important striving of Every Christian’s life.

CHRISTIAN DISCIPLINE “BUILD YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS” INTRODUCTION 1. What a wonderful day, the sun is shining, the temp is great. I am so glad, and grateful to our Creator. You see, I have reason to be happy and excited. My mighty God that takes care of me. 2. I serve a risen Savior, ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Two Kinds Of Wisdom

Contributed by Glen O'brien on Oct 5, 2006

Two kinds of wisdom are set before us in the Book of James - a “wisdom” in quote marks that is not wisdom at all but “earthly, unspiritual, and demonic" and true wisdom which comes from God and is first of all peaceable.

16th Sunday after Pentecost 24th September 2006 Text: James 3:14-4:10 TWO KINDS OF WISDOM James defines wisdom in a very down to earth way. When we think of the wise man we may think of the sage who sits on a mountain top meditating on the nature of the universe. His devotees climb the rugged ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

The Voice Of Love Is Calling Part Ii: The ‘one’ Sheep, The Two Wolves… And The Two-Spirit Series

Contributed by K. Heath Mcdougal-Deans on May 3, 2021

Jesus leaving the 99 to find the 'one' seems crazy... until that 'one' is you!

The Voice of Love is Calling Part II: The ‘One’ Sheep, the Two Wolves… and the Two-spirit The ‘One’ sheep was lost. Feeling ostracized, he fled from the flock, becoming more easily targeted prey. Instinctually knowing there was always a killer on the loose, the sheep was fearful. Darkness loomed. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:12-13, John 15:1-8

Denomination: Other

Everlasting Education Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 29, 2021

No people can be great who neglect the best that God has given to man, and no year is going to be great in which the Bible does not play a major role in our lives.

Abraham Lincoln did not like a lot of things about Christians and the church, but there are few great men in history who loved the Bible more than this great leader of our land. In Fisk University Library in Nashville, Tenn. is a copy of a Bible presented to Lincoln with this inscription: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-25

The Fear Of The Lord Is The Beginning Of Wisdom: Why Do We Fear God?

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 30, 2021

The scriptures read "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Wisdom is something we desperately need in our world. We need it today especially. We need it as the body of Christ on Earth.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. -Psalm 111:10 NIV The scriptures read "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Wisdom is something we desperately need in our world. We ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 2:2-8, Psalm 111:10, 2 Timothy 2:22, 1 Corinthians 6:18, Psalm 23:1-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Joy Of Heaven Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

The Scriptures do emphasize the glorious worship we will offer to God in eternity because of the great joy that will be ours, and the everlasting gratitude we will have for the Lamb of God, who died for us.

Two friends were walking along a country road and precisely at the same moment that one saw a lovely wild flower the other spotted a poisonous snake. When the one had killed the snake and the other had put the flower in his button hole, they walked on in silence for a while, and then the one with ...read more

6. The First Preacher And The First Sermon

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Feb 6, 2020

The message Jesus drew from the story of Noah is that his coming will be as unexpected as the flood was for the people of Noah’s day. But most people don't believe his coming will be like the flood.

6. The first preacher and the first sermon Sermon on 29 Sept 2019 PM, at Rosebery Park Baptist Church, Bournemouth, UK. According to the Bible, who was the world’s first preacher? And what was his sermon? The answer is Noah! We know Noah was a preacher from this verse in 2 Peter: ‘…if he did ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-39

Denomination: Baptist

The Shack Heresy

Contributed by Les Puryear on Mar 6, 2017

This sermon examines some of the theological problems with the book and movie "The Shack."

"The Shack" Sermon Manuscript by Rev. Leslie Puryear Bethany Baptist Church, Gulf, NC March 5, 2017 2 Peter 2:1 – “But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

Responding To God’s Revelation

Contributed by Kumar Aryal on Oct 26, 2020

Today we will be studying psalm 19, and our message is entitled, ‘Responding to God’s Revelation.’ The word “revelation” implies the fact that God must make Himself known to us. In other words, we cannot know God on our own. So, revelation must come from God’s initiative.

Good Morning Everyone! Today we will be studying psalm 19, and our message is entitled, ‘Responding to God’s Revelation.’ The word “revelation” implies the fact that God must make Himself known to us. In other words, we cannot know God on our own. So, revelation must come from God’s initiative. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational