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A Sixfold Call To Action

Contributed by Don Campbell on May 16, 2023

In summer youth camp, many children learned the song "You Can't Get to Heaven in a Rocking Chair." The author of Hebrews would agree.

A SIXFOLD CALL TO ACTION INTRODUCTION Many see storm clouds on the horizon, clouds that will bring trials and tribulation unlike any you and I have seen. If we take no action or the wrong action, we will not help ourselves in this life or the life to come. In the Letter to the Hebrews we Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-2, Hebrews 12:1-2, Hebrews 4:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Lesson Of Agitation: Pearl

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 20, 2023

We have a basic trust that good comes out of bad. Whatever agitates us could bring us to the heart of heart. Are we building on sand or building on the rock?

AGITATION: WALKING THROUGH THE PEARLY GATES… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com ( YouTube: Wade Hughes) *Agitation: anger, very worried, upset, a state of anxiety, nervous, to stir up, disturbing, restlessness, to argue, quickly frustrated. Severe agitation can be a mark of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:21, Matthew 13:45, 1 Corinthians 14:38

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Influencing Others Exemplified By Daniel

Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006

What makes a person influential? What caused Daniel to be such a powerful influence all the days of his life?

Influencing Others Exemplified By Daniel Daniel 1:8-21[1] 8-14-05 Intro “You are the salt of earth.” “You are the light of the world.” That’s Jesus’ description of his followers in Matthew 5. Both metaphors are about influence. In that culture salt was primarily used to preserve meat—to keep ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:8-21

Denomination: Charismatic

Simon The Stone

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 14, 2002

Jesus sees not merely what we are, but what we can be. Peter was transformed from an unstable, weak, and impetuous man to a man who was rock solid for Christ.

Simon The Stone Text: John 1: 41-42 Intro: Simon Peter is one of my favorite characters in the Bible. He fills its pages with life and energy. Though he was often reckless and impetuous, he was always sincere. Simon was a man who was passionate about everything he did. Later in his ...read more

Scripture: John 1:41-42

Denomination: Baptist

New Beginnings!

Contributed by Ken Durham on Jul 13, 2005

Sometimes we just have to let everything go, have everything stripped away, put everything behind us and start again with the only sure foundation the Rock Jesus

NEW BEGINNINGS Scripture Reading: Luke 5: 36-38 1: Introduction: When was the last time you sat down and took stock of your life. Perhaps the beginning of the year? I wonder how many of those New Year resolutions you can even remember making ~ let alone kept! It may seem strange to think of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:36-38

Faith, Filth And The Human Heart

Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 14, 2015

The marginal people storm into the church, insisting that the church should live up to the pattern offered by Jesus. They rock the boat, and in so doing they force the church to remember its reason for being.

There is a story of a group of the very pious who are waiting in heaven for judgment. As they are waiting and complaining about the wait, they begin to see some of the “sinners” they knew on earth coming into the waiting room: a corrupt politician, an itinerant woman who had been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-28

Denomination: Anglican

Spiritual Blessings

Contributed by Monte Brown on Oct 10, 2012

Life is like a ship sailing across the waters of life, sometimes the water is calm, sometimes the water is choppy, sometimes the water is filled with debris, and sometimes the water has hidden rocks.

Introduction Life is like a ship sailing across the waters of life. • Sometimes the water is calm. • Sometimes the water is choppy. • Sometimes the water is filled with debris. • Sometimes the water has hidden rocks. This morning I would like us to examine verse 1 in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

Romans 1:24-32 The World’s Tailspin Spiral Hits Rock Bottom On The Bedrock Of Homosexuality – Romans Message 4 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 27, 2023

It is not up to human beings to decide what is right or wrong. The pendulum of the gravity of sin lies with God alone. He is the moral compass of right and wrong. Once a nation adopts homosexuality and legislates in its favour, the downward spiral has hit rock bottom.

Romans 1:24-32 THE WORLD’S TAILSPIN SPIRAL HITS ROCK BOTTOM. WHAT IS THAT? WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL WITH HOMOSEXUALITY? – Romans Message 4 This message in Romans continues from last time where we looked at the path man has taken away from God and it goes down and down. Step by step, as he went ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:24, Romans 1:26-27, Romans 1:25, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Revelation 13:16-18, Revelation 6:14-17, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 1 Timothy 1:9-11, Matthew 19:4-6, Romans 1:28, Romans 1:29-32, 2 Timothy 3:2-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Baptism And Communion In The Wilderness

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 25, 2013

The exodus is a type of our salvation, and the wilderness wanderings serve to warn us against presumptuousness.

BAPTISM AND COMMUNION IN THE WILDERNESS. 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. 1. The continuity of Israel and the Church. The Apostle Paul, a ‘Hebrew of the Hebrews’ (Philippians 3:5), refers to the Gentile and Jewish Christians at Corinth as “brethren” (1 Corinthians 10:1) - thereby indicating the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Some Rules For Christian Character

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 24, 2013

Some guidelines for the Christian life AFTER citizenship of the kingdom of heaven has been granted.

SOME RULES FOR CHRISTIAN CHARACTER Psalm 15. Moses came down Mount Sinai from the presence of the LORD bearing two stone tablets on which were written God’s commandments. Finding the children of Israel already distracted by idolatry, he broke those stones, symbolic of the fact that God’s law was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 15:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Things I Should Have Learned In Kindergarten

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Aug 31, 2019

Hebrews 13 contains several life lessons we should have learned a long time ago, but need reminders on from time to time. From friends to marriage partners, Hebrews shows us what is really important.

Hebrews 13:1-8 Things I Should Have Learned in Kindergarten Robert Fulghum wrote a popular book a while back entitled, “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” I thought of that title when I read today’s scripture. It seems like a list of very important but mostly common sense ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-8, Luke 6:31, 1 Timothy 6:6-8, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Hebrews 13:17, Matthew 28:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Confession

Contributed by David Cambridge on Jul 18, 2002

What was the ’rock’ that Jesus promised to build His church upon? What does ’the gates of Hell’ mean? These are just two of the questions answered in this exegesis of Matthew 16:13-19.

The Great Confession An Exegesis Of Mathew 16:13-19 Introduction 1. After the miracle of feeding four-thousand people with seven loaves and a few little fish (Matthew 15:32-38), Jesus and His disciples came to Magdala (Matthew 16:39). a. It was in Magdala that the Pharisees and Sadducees asked ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God, Are You Sure Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Nov 24, 2002

This is the 3rd sermon in the series "Church On The Rocks". This sermon looks at who God uses and how His plans differ from ours. The sermon also looks at this with a Christmas view in mind.

Sunday Morning December 1, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Church On The Rocks” [#3](Christmas Message #1) GOD, ARE YOU SURE? 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Introduction: 1. Have you ever thought about how God does things? So often the way God does things does not make sense to me. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Denomination: Baptist

Back, Back, Way Back

Contributed by Dan Mahan on Oct 22, 2006

A look at how Simon changed to Peter, the rock; how he changed from following Christ from a distance to stepping forward in His committment to Christ. A challenge on committment to all believers.

Back, Back, Way Back Rev. Dan Mahan “Peter was following far behind.” Luke 22:54 In Matt. 16:13-19, Jesus asked the disciples a question. “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” The response varied: “Some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah or Jeremiah or one of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:54

Who Will Fight This Philistine ? Series

Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Aug 10, 2007

God is looking for a few good men to fight the Philistine’s of our day. Someone who will trust God, stand in the gap and throw the Rock at the enemy. Who will fight this Philistine, will you ?

WHO WILL FIGHT THIS PHILISTINE #1 God’s man Text: (1 Samual 16: 1-13) I. A MAN CHOSEN BY THE FATHER (1 Sam. 16:1&12) A. A chosen leader B. A chosen servant C. A chosen solider (in the Lord’s army) II. A MAN ANOINTED BY THE FATHER (1 Sam. 16:13 a&b) A. David’s anointing was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist