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How To Not Waste Your Potential

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Steps to avoiding your God given potential

The Lord gives every person great potential, but few seem to come close to realizing it. Illustration: Samson possessed great potential for God, but gave into temptations that eventually destroyed him. Why do so many people with great promise fritter away their opportunities? Let us look at the ...read more

Scripture: Judges 13:1-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Could We Be Convicted Of Being Christian

Contributed by Mark Ripper on Oct 21, 2000

Could we be convicted of being a Christians by our daily words and actions.

There are two passages I would ask you to consider from today’s Gospel. The first: “If anyone openly declares himself for me in the presence of human beings, the Son of Man will declare himself for him in the presence of God’s angels.” We can and do make definitive statements or declarations for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:8-12

Denomination: Catholic

"Smarter Than A Fox But Dumber Than A Snake"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Apr 21, 2004

Read the story of Samson and Delilah and you will be forced to ask yourself this question, "How could anyone so smart, be so stupid?"

"Smarter than a Fox, but dumber than a Snake!" The Story of Samson and Delilah. Samson was smart, but... When Samson’s first marriage failed, in vengeance he caught three hundred foxes and tied their tails together, set their tails on fire and chased them off to burn up harvesting fields of the ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Church With The Open Door

Contributed by Mike Turner on Dec 26, 2003

A sermon on the church at Philadelphia. What does a open door mean ?

THE CHURCH WITH AN OPEN DOOR Revelation 3:7-13 Letter written to Church at Philadelphia(brotherly love) Written by Christ who has the keys to unlock doors that are locked..and lock doors that are open. This shows his sovereignty, and superiority over the church. If Jesus desires for something to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be A Godly Employee

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 10, 2003

Contentment is a rare quality in today’s culture, but it is extremely liberating! Materialism, striving for rank , back-stabbing, and discontent lead to emotional, mental, financial, and spiritual bondage

HOW TO BE A GODLY EMPLOYEE 1. TRUST IN GOD ONLY. Trust in no one but GOD. People will disappoint you. God created you and has a wonderful plan for your life. He is too good to do wrong, and too wise to make a mistake. Let His peace abide in you. (Proverbs 3 :5-6) 2. WORSHIP GOD ONLY. Don’t ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do Our Loved Ones Know What's Happening To Us Now? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 1, 2003

This message explores the difficult question of whether those in heaven can still see what’s going on here on earth.

There is a romantic notion of those in heaven “looking over the balcony rail of heaven” and watching over us throughout our lives. Is that a biblical notion? The Bible does not address the question directly, but this morning I want to examine some of the relevant passages to answer this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

African Wedding

Contributed by Sheldon Rox on Mar 24, 2007

Wedding of a young couple

Walaya and Tonnjo We are here today to participate in a most joyous occasion, to celebrate one of life’s greatest moments, by acknowledging the wedding of Tonnjo and Walaya. You are now taking into your care and keeping the happiness of the one person in all the world whom you love. You are ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Sowing The Seeds Of Love

Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 8, 2003

A brief wedding message about being the right kind of soil, not letting problems choke out the joy, and keeping God’s Word in the marriage.

Homily I’d like to share a brief word to you from God’s Word, encouraging you in your new life. Jesus told a story once about 4 kinds of soil that a farmer scattered some seeds in: 1) on a footpath - birds came and ate the seeds 2) in shallow soil - it grew up quickly but soon wilted for lack of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons In Faith From An Idiot

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 9, 2005

FCF: God is big enough to accomplish whatever he wants with whomever he wants.

Lessons in Faith from an Idiot Text: Judges 11 (The Story of Japheth) FCF: God is big enough to accomplish whatever he wants. Note: Invocation = Ecclesiastes 3 Outline If God wants to do something, I. He’ll use whomever he wants II. He’ll use them however he wants III. He’ll use them ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Modern Forms Of False Christianity

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

The Bible often warns us of men preaching "another Jesus," "another spirit," and “another gospel.” Much is changing in the religious world about us. We must be rooted and grounded in biblical principles.

Intro: The Bible often warns us of men preaching "another Jesus," "another spirit," and “another gospel.” Much is changing in the religious world about us. We must be rooted and grounded in biblical principles. There are at least seven extreme forms of Christianity that do not fit biblical ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:1-14

Denomination: *other

The Day After Christmas

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Dec 24, 2010

What the Shepherds did after they meet Jesus Used word definitions to see their actions.

“The Day After Christmas” Luke 2:8-20 (20 key verse) 12-26-2010 AM This in an interesting day. It is the day after Christmas. Presents are all opened and the family Christmas meal has been eaten. So the question to ask is what do we do now? This seems almost anticlimactic (a let ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Prophecy And Discernment Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 1, 2015

All Christians are anointed with prophetic gifts by our baptismal anointing, but before speaking for God, we must also practice discernment of spirits.

Feast of St. John Neumann (January 5) Thirteen Days of Christmas Today St. John speaks to us of “testing the spirits.” In theological language, derived from St. Paul, this is the spiritual gift of discernment. Let’s talk about its exercise in the first century: in the churches ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

In Season And Out Of Season

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 2, 2013

The word "season" has a double meaning, and both help us to understand our mission.

Feast of St. Dominic 2013 In Season and Out of Season Today’s saint, Dominic is a giant among men. He illustrates what St. Paul means by preaching the word of God both in and out of season. In his case he preached mostly out of season, resisting the Albigensian heresy. So let me share ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:4-5

Denomination: Catholic

How To Get Answers To Prayer

Contributed by Paul Shafit on Jun 9, 2014

God gets our attention His own way

How To Get Answers To Prayer (Jonah 1:1- 2:1) Do you have a prayer life? Does God respond to your prayers? When you pray, does your prayer move God? Most of the time we go to God when we get into trouble and expect Him to respond to us positively in our time of need, even though we don't have a ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Marriage God's Way Series

Contributed by Victor Nazareth on May 5, 2017

A Wedding Sermon encouraging them to model their Marriage after God's Way.

Marriage God’s Way Mark 10:2-9 Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 3 "What did Moses command you?" he replied. 4 They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away." 5 "It was because your hearts were ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:2-9

Denomination: Charismatic