Sermons on Vindication Of Jesus:

Living Justly

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 27, 2001

God calls us to live justly in response to His grace and to preserve the community of faith.

Living Justly Ex.23:1-9 By Andrew Chan, PBC, Vancouver, BC Wednesday Night Bible Study Notes June 27, 2001 Get certain things right here: 1. Exodus experience is one of grace, not of works (ex.19:3-6). All glory to God! It is God’s initiative! 2. Hence the requirement to obey God comes out of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 23:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical Free

From Darkness To Light Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000

How are we to be people of integrity in a world that’s opposed to God? By being children of light, and living as light in the world. That means ensuring that the things we do are things that we’re proud of, things that we’d gladly do in the presence of Go

What does it mean to be a person of integrity? Well, the word derives from the word integer, which means something that’s complete or whole in itself. So when you’re reading a letter like Ephesians, which concentrates so much on unity in the Church, it’s appropriate that we think about unity of our ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3-20

Denomination: Anglican

Be Strong In The Lord And In His Mighty Power Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000

never take for granted the victory over sin that Christ has won for us. Never underestimate the devil. He’ll oppose us at every opportunity. Never give up in the fight against sin and evil. But always remember the power of God and the armour with which he

We come today to the end of our series of sermons on the book of Ephesians. One of the things I hope you’ve noticed as we’ve gone through this book is the breadth of Paul’s horizons. He began by pointing us back to before the beginning of time, when God established his plan to create a single new ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-24

Denomination: Anglican

Who Is In Control?

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

1. A powerful rocket is fired from the earth on August 20,1978 sending the spacecraft Voyageur 2 deep into space.

1. A powerful rocket is fired from the earth on August 20,1978 sending the spacecraft Voyageur 2 deep into space. By the winter of 1985, it had traveled 2 billion miles. At 49,000 miles an hour, it passes by and takes pictures of the planet Uranus. Its movements and the camera are controlled by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Pursuit Of Kings

Contributed by Duke Jeffries on Oct 18, 2000

A. INTRODUCTION 1.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Our study last week took us through Judges 6, where we first encountered that reluctant hero, Gideon. Three chapters of this great book are devoted to Gideon -- who also came to be known as J __ __ __ __ - B __ __ __ ( "Let Baal Contend," or "Baal-Fighter" ) -- so we are able to ...read more

Look, You Blind, And See!

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 1, 2002

God calls us to faith when we are blind.

March 3, 2002 Isaiah 42:14-21 “For a long time I have kept silent, I have been quiet and held myself back. But now, like a woman in childbirth, I cry out, I gasp and pant. 15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and dry up ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:14-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Lord, Teach Us To Pray

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007

Introductory Message on a series for Prayer.

Luke 11:1-4 KJV And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. [2] And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Preparing To Grow

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Feb 19, 2007

Some of the myths about spiritual growth, some facts, and some tips.

How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? Let me give you a short quiz to test your intelligence and reasoning ability. Q. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? A. Open the refrigerator, put the giraffe in and close the door. Simple. Don’t try to make things more complicated than they ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Keys To Receiving The Blessings Of God

Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007

Obviously, this chapter in the Bible is about the familiar story when Jacob started a journey to meet his brother Esau. While Jacob was on his journey to meet Esau, he received the blessing of God on the way. It is at this point, where Jacob’s name was ch

Text: Genesis 32:1-32 Introduction: Obviously, this chapter in the Bible is about the familiar story when Jacob started a journey to meet his brother Esau. While Jacob was on his journey to meet Esau, he received the blessing of God on the way. It is at this point, where Jacob’s name was changed ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Defeating Discouragement Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Feb 22, 2007

Fifth in a series exploring how to grab hold of true freedom and victory in the Christian walk. This message explores the challenge of discouragement.

(Extensive inspiration for this message, and this series taken from Francis Frangipane’s "This Day We Fight".) (Video Clip – Bob Lujano, from “Murderball” available at ScreenVue.com) Bob Lujano. As he said, he contracted a very rare form of meningitis at age nine. Lost most of his arms, both ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 4:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

Using The Bible In Raising Children Series

Contributed by Duane Smith on May 22, 2007

The purpose of this message is to help parents understand how to use the word of God in the process of raising children.

INTRODUCTION: A. I am deeply concerned for the family. 1. It is my hope that this session will help you, as parents and teachers to understand how to train up children God’s way. 2. The key is the Word of God and it is to be an essential part of every stage of life, from infancy to ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Denomination: Baptist

Disappointment: Crop Failure Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 2, 2007

Jonah knows God, but he is unpracticed in God. This righteous man ends up disappointed with God. How did that come about?

Here we are in chapter four of the book of Jonah, the end of the story, things haven’t turned out the way Jonah expected, have they? He has seen nothing but disappointment. He was told by God to go to a place he didn’t want to go to and deliver a message he didn’t want to deliver to a people who ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The Testimony Of The Sheep.”

Contributed by Levi Wright on Jun 16, 2007

The Lord is the Chief Shepherd and we will never want for anything when we follow Him down the pathway of righteousness.

Banner of Praise Ministries Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Rev. Dr. Levi Howard Wright, Pastor & Founder Subject: “The Testimony Of The Sheep.” Text: Psalms 23:1-6 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Count It All Joy

Contributed by J. Leon Gant, Jr. on Jun 25, 2007

Your deliverance is on the way

“Count It All Joy” James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work , that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. You know the grass withered and the flower ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Denomination: Baptist

Stand Your Ground

Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Jul 10, 2007

To serve the Lord appropriately we need to be courageous and brave.

If you remember, last week I ended the service reminding everyone of who we were. As we saw in the scriptures that we “are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God,” being all of these things is a great privilege, but there is something else that we are. As the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 11:12-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible