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How To Screw Up God's Love

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Feb 13, 2003

God love us. Because He loves us He gets mad at us. This sermon helps you gain a better appretion for the feer of God

Malachi 1:1-2:9 How To Screw Up God’s Love Introduction A. Do you remember what happen 9-11? I am sure you do, it is a day that we will never forget B. Do you remember how many times God was mentioned after that event? C. How many prayer meetings there were, the president even asked us to ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Wake Up Your Inner Treasure

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Dec 8, 2004

Spiritual warfare

The life of man is like a mirror. It never gives you back more than what you put before it. If you frown at it, it frowns back at you; if you smile at it, it smiles at you. The real tragedy in life is not when the life terminates but when it fails to fulfill God’s purpose for it. It is a tragedy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:14-15, Mark 11:23-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Turn Up The Heat On Your Faith

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 20, 2004

God’s fanatic love for us makes us fanatics for him.

If you’ve ever been to Texas, you know how much the people there love ice tea. Many restaurants in Texas even serve ice tea like they serve ice water here. If you’ve been to England, you know how most people there would prefer to drink their tea hot. While Texans and the English may argue whether ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Lutheran

I Won't Grow Up!

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Sep 15, 2004

Christians can choose to not grow up. It is important to do your part as the body of Christ and bring others along.

I Won’t Grow up! Ephesians 4: 11-16, Are you ready for today’s lesson”, It comes for a young philosopher and I believe it tells us a lot about human nature. I won’t grow up, I don’t want to go to school. Just to learn to be a parrot, And recite a silly rule. If growing up means It would ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: Congregational

Wake Up, O Church Of God

Contributed by Steaven Snow on Jan 13, 2005

A call to awaken to the problems of the church before they become severe

Wake Up O Church of God! TEXT: Isaiah 52:1-6 1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 52:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Will The Real Man Please Stand Up! Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 15, 2005

This message looks at three typoes of people described by Paul, and their standing before God

WILL THE REAL MAN PLEASE STAND UP! 1 Corinthians 2:14-3:4 INTRODUCTION: the apostle Paul has spent the beginning of his letter laying down his foundational thinking regarding the necessity and priority of the message of the cross. He has declared that divisions in the church were a result of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Needs Messed Up People

Contributed by Martin Kim on Nov 1, 2004

No matter what kind of problems you may have, God can use you if you are willing to put your life in His hands.

Jesus needs messed up people This morning I want to begin with a little Korean history. Korea was occupied by the Japanese for 30 some years beginning in the early 1900¡¯s The Japanese wanted to make the Korean peninsula their own. They had to do this in order to move on and annex China. During ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9

Denomination: Adventist

Pick Up Some Extra Stones

Contributed by James May on Nov 14, 2004

David’s 5 stones represented the future victories over the enemies of Israel by the power of the "Rock" in his life. Let us carry some extra stones for our future battles as well.

Pick Up Some Extra Stones by Pastor Jim May One of the most familiar stories found in the Bible is the story of David and Goliath. It’s a story that all of us learned in our earliest days of Sunday School, and it is still a favorite story told to those in our Nursery and Children’s Church. It ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 21:15-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Take Up The Full Armor Of God

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 2, 2003

Paul teaches us how to be strong in Lord in this lesson on taking up the full armor of God. Too many Christians are defensive minded when Paul lists armor that is completely used for soldiers who are in forward motion in the good fight of faith. There is

The Armor of God, My Protection from Satan and His Demons – Eph. 6:10-18 Illustration: Today I learned that my Mother has a deadly form of c-121 ovarian cancer. More than ever I need to be strong in the Lord and the power of His might. But I need something more. I need to continue to march forward ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All Dressed Up And No Where To Go

Contributed by Lowell Hochhalter on May 14, 2003

Knowing how to find God’s will is the desire of every student. Naomi gave Ruth some simple adivce on how to get to where God is!

ALL DRESSED UP AND NOWHERE TO GO! Ruth 3: 3Now do as I tell you take a bath and put on perfume and dress in your nicest clothes. Then go to the threshing floor. This sounds like the Junior Highs of today. The note: Do you like me? If you do, check yes or no, and pass it back. What an example ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Growing Up In All Aspects In To Christ

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 21, 2003

Without the macroscopic and microscopic vision of how we are to grow up in all aspects in to Christ, we will fall short of God’s plan for our lives.

The Problem of Becoming Mature in Many Aspects Ephesians 4:15 Cultural, personal, or circumstantial obstacles are bound to stand in the way of anyone who wants to become mature in Christ. Yet, without maturity we cannot become all that God wants us to be. Neither can we know all that the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

She Went Up To The House Of The Lord

Contributed by Mike Turner on Jun 5, 2003

How we enter the house of the Lord may have alot to do with how we exit ! In this message, we see how Hannah went up to the House of the Lord !

“She Went Up To The House Of The Lord” 1 Samuel 1:1-19 The events of the book of 1 Samuel take place during the time of the Judges. Eli the character mentioned here in our passage was both a High Priest, and a judge for approx 40 years. Let me share some things with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Building Up What Was Broken Down

Contributed by Chris Medina on Jun 11, 2003

The exiles who returned to Judah from captivity bgan the rebuilding process for the Temple. However it was their own hearts that needed restoring and it was God Himself who became the builder.

Ezra: Building Up What Was Broken Down” Ezra 3:1-13 Read Ezra 3:1-13 Last Monday morning, a young man named Sgt. Sean Peterson was in our home. Sgt. Peterson is a recruiter for the Army here in Merced and was telling Laurie and I about the arrangements for Kevina going up to Stockton to take the ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:1-13, Ezra 3:1-3, Ezra 3:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Rise Up O' Men Of God"

Contributed by Mike Hays on Jun 15, 2003

God is moving upon the hearts of men all across America. Happy Father’s Day dads!

“Rise Up O’ Men of God!” Ezekiel 22:23-30 God has placed within the heart, hands, and soul of men incredible power to heal or hurt, build up or tear down, comfort or crush, and serve or enslave. Throughout history we can see glaring examples of both extremes. When men decide to do ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:23-30, Matthew 28:19-20, Luke 10:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Grow Up In All Aspects In Christ

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 26, 2003

"I want to, I need to, be more like Jesus." Thirty-four dimensions of maturity in Christ. When I became a man, I put away childish things -- including the fear of childishness and the desire to be grown-up.

The Problem of Becoming Mature in Many Aspects Ephesians 4:15-15 The word teleios is the Greek word used for maturity. It implies a wholeness, perfection and completeness. Growing up in all aspects in Christ is a life-long exercise in discipling ourselves for the purpose of godliness. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational