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Scraping Barnacles

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Oct 20, 2005

The ship of the church of Jesus Christ has been sailing for a long time. It has grown some barnacles that have slowed it’s movement. Let’s listen to the Lord and do some scraping.

Passage: Acts 1:1-11 Intro: As far as the church is concerned, there are no passages more important than this one. 1. It is as clear a mission statement as you will find. 2. these words of Jesus fueled a world-wide revolution that has rescued and transformed hundreds of millions of people. 3. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

"Celebrate Good Times, Come On"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 25, 2009

The Church is the best party in town.

John 2:1-11 “Celebrate Good Times Come on!” by: Rev. Ken Sauer, pastor of Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org This is a day of celebration!!! This is a day of new beginnings!!! We have spent the last month learning how to create a shared Vision for Grace United Methodist ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

10 Characteristics Of Healthy Churches

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 29, 2003

The characteristics of a healthy church compiled from nine of the most significant church health studies to date.

During the last 20 years there has been a tremendous focus on church growth. Unfortunately this has created a tendency to be more analytical than prescriptive, more quantitative than qualitative. Rick Warren writes in “The Purpose-Driven Church”; (Zondervan) "the key issue for churches in the ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:2, 3 John 1:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Daniel Overview Series

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 6, 2014

Despite appearances, God is sovereign. He alone can deliver humanity from its dilemma.

INTRODUCTION When Jesus was born, Augustus was Caesar of Rome. Augustus was followed by Tiberius, about whom it was said that he liked not one single human being, and that not one single human being liked him. Tiberius was followed by the depraved Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula, Little ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Ezekiel

Contributed by David Heasler on Mar 8, 2004

The Ministry of the Prophet

Ezekiel Our Story begins ... During the time of ... the divided kingdom When Israel was divided into north & south, into Israel &Judah. Both had been unfaithful. Israel had been destroyed. In 605 BC ... Nebuchadnezar of Babylon conquered Judah Ezekiel ... 17 years old at the time, ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-9, 1 Corinthians 14:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Happened At Straight Street

Contributed by Sophia Lorena on Feb 23, 2022

In Acts chapter 9, when Saul is persecuting the church, we see the Holy Spirit revealed, as prophesied in the Book of Joel.

A loud, overwhelming voice echoed from the sky ‘WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?’ Saul, the persecutor of God’s people is blinded by a bright light. The zealous man who was persecuting God’s people was suddenly stopped. The message from Jesus to the oppressor is clear; ‘You mess with my people; ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Son Of Man Revealed In Preview

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 3, 2023

As believers in Christ, we know that God won the battle with the evil one in the Paschal mystery; Christ is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

TRANSFIGURATION of our Lord Our first reading today is Daniel’s narration of a Dream-vision that would help his readers and listeners to make some sense of the troubled times they lived in. This chapter starts off with hurricane winds and storms and giant beasts that stood for secular kingdoms at ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:9-14, Psalm 97:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-19, Matthew 17:1-9

Denomination: Catholic

Fear Factor Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Feb 11, 2003

We must have courage to confront fear.

FEAR FACTOR Nehemiah 4:1-23 S: Courage Th: Brave Hearts Pr: WE MUST HAVE COURAGE TO CONFRONT FEAR. ?: How do we confront fear? KW: Principles TS: We will find in our study of Nehemiah 4:1-23, five principles to live by that will help us successfully confront fear. The _____ principle we live by ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Celebrating Supernatural Living

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 20, 2012

The Christian life is a supernatural life, an exciting adventure that begins with a life-changing, spiritual birth. It begins with faith and continues as a work of faith. Living the Christian life this year can be a celebration.

Title: Celebrating Supernatural Living Text: “Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.” (Isa. 54:2, NKJV) Scripture reading: Isaiah 54 The Christian life is a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 54:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Reasons For Missionary Conferences!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 26, 2008

REASONS FOR MISSIONARY CONFERENCES! It is said that the Christian ministry is the worst of all trades, but the best of all professions. The great offer of the gospel is adventure. We’re God’s representatives. In this outline sermon we list some of the m

REASON FOR MISSIONARY CONFERENCES! It is said that the Christian ministry is the worst of all trades, but the best of all professions. The great offer of the gospel is adventure. We’re God’s representatives. In this outline sermon we list some of the most important things that we much do in all ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Have You Made A Road Today?

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Nov 8, 2008

Concerning the importance of accomplishing something in the spiritual life everyday.

1 Samuel 27:10 KJV And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. I. INTRODUCTION -- THE SMALL THINGS OF LIFE -It has been said that the greatest things of life ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 27:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Moment Everything Crumbles

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Feb 22, 2021

Have you had one of those moments when it feels like you have hit rock bottom? Like everything has crumbled, and you are despairing? If you have had such a moment, then you may understand a bit of how Ezekiel felt in chapter 10.

Have you had one of those moments when it feels like you’ve hit rock bottom? Everything has crumbled, and you’re despairing? If you’ve had such a moment, then you may understand a bit of how Ezekiel feels in our chapter. For in a vision he sees a terrible thing: he sees the glory of the LORD leave ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 43:1-9, Ezekiel 10:18-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Supernatural God Working Through Natural Sons

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Aug 13, 2007

A word of encouragement from the life of Francis Xavier 1506-1552

(Excerpts from the forthcoming book Man on a Mission by Ian Johnson) Apart from seeing the name on a few Schools or Church buildings, I never really knew who Francis Xavier was. It wasn’t until I went to Goa in India in 2004 & again in 2005 that I was confronted with this spiritual giant, who ...read more

Scripture: John 14:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Colossus Series

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Aug 6, 2008

Part 1 in a series on the prophecies found in the book of Daniel. Discussing Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a giant statue.

The Prophecies of Daniel Part 1: The Colossus Today we are going to begin a series of teachings on the prophecies given to the Old Testament figure, Daniel. The book of Daniel is a fascinating portion of Scripture, which we can learn so much from. Daniel, himself is an extraordinary child of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:31-45

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus The Branch Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 3, 2024

Jesus is the Branch Who washes away the filth of our sin!

EASTER 2024 MINOR PROPHETS MAJOR MESSAGE: JESUS THE BRANCH Zechariah 3:1-10 ILLUSTRATION… 1000 Names Lyrics, genius.com/Phil-wickham-1000-names-lyrics Phil Wickham is an American contemporary Christian singer, musician, and songwriter from San Diego and has released ten worship albums. His album ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 3:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ