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Christ The King

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 11, 2018

Today on Christ the King we recall that the essential character of kingship means personal allegiance to one person. To say Christ is King implies that we are subjects.

33B There’s a famous remark from a Modernist priest named Alfred Loisy: “Jesus came proclaiming the Kingdom, and what arrived was the Church.” Maybe his remark was a little like those T-shirts that say something like, “My parents went to the Grand Canyon and all I got was this lousy ...read more

Scripture: John 18:33-37

Denomination: Catholic

"When God Changes A Life."

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 3, 2015

"When God Changes A Life."

Joshua 2:1 -21 "When God Changes A Life." A man was hired to take a census in the hills of Tennessee. He knocked on the door of a small cabin and a teenage girl came to the door. The man asked, "Is your mom home?" "She ran off with a moon shiner." The man continued, "Is your father ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-21

Denomination: Holiness

Romans, Part 21 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Mar 9, 2011

Paul continues to describe the the Gentile that we are in a battle, a battle against sin and a battle to bring as many as we can to Jesus Christ. We must control our minds and become slaves to Christ in everything that we experience in life.

Romans, Part 21 Romans 7:7-25 Introduction - Romans 7:4 – key point of bearing fruit … - Paul reminds us that we are to die to what used to control us - That is, to put off the things of this world and focus only on Kingdom issues - All that separates us from living a life for God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:7-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Is Not Among You

Contributed by Paul Robinson on Oct 4, 2022

Assuming God's blessing is one of the most dangerous mistakes we can make in the Christian life. A group of Israelites made this exact mistake, and it cost them everything.

Illustration: A photographer was hired to take pictures of a great forest fire; he got his office to hire a plane so he could take some airborne pictures. He arrived at the airport and jumped into the plane that was waiting for him. “Let’s go! Let’s go!” Startled, the pilot quickly swung the plane ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 14:40-45

Denomination: Baptist

25 The Divine Relenting Series

Contributed by Michael Collins on Jan 7, 2021

This devotion is about God, who in response to the preaching by Jonah and the ensuing repentance by the King and the people of Nineveh, relents from bringing punishment on them.

The Divine Relenting Jonah 3:10 – “Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.” “Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way…” In Jonah 1:2, God had told ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:10, 1 Peter 1:7, 1 Peter 1:17, Proverbs 11:31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Unpardonable Sin Series

Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Mar 3, 2007

To attribute to Satan what God has done and does is a sin with no forgiveness.

MARK 3:22-30 THE UNPARDONABLE SIN I. CONFRONTATION: * Mark 3:22 A. Concurrence. B. Charge. C. Contempt. II. COUNTEREVIDENCE:** Mark 3:23-27 A. Confrontation. 3:23 B. Contradiction. 3:24-26 C. Conqueror. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:22-30

Denomination: Methodist

Bible 101

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 4, 2003

Five reasons every believer should work toward consistent bible reading

25, May 2003 Dakota Community Church Bible 101 Introduction: - Is the Bible for ministers only? - Is the Bible a crutch that the weak need to lean on? - Is Bible reading a spiritual point gainer in God’s good book? - Should believers bother to try to read it consistently at all? 2Timothy 2:15 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24, 1 Peter 1:24-25

Denomination: Mennonite

Thank God, Jesus Did Not Purchase A Grave

Contributed by Devon Witherspoon on May 23, 2005

Jesus the son of the living GOD created everything on this earth. Yet he came down from heaven to borrow Joseph tomb to demostrate his love and power.

This text begins a few hours after the death of Jesus Christ. Understand that Jesus died around 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon or what they called in the King James version of the Bible the 9th hour. The evening was coming, but this evening was not an ordinary evening because it was the beginning ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:57-60

Denomination: Baptist

Our God Is An Awesome God

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Sep 10, 2004

Let go of the negative and get in touch with the positive God we worship.

Our God…is an Awesome God Montreal- Vendee weekend August 21, 2004 As we look around our world, and lives, we see people who have and people who do not have. We see healthy and unhealthy. We see good and we see bad. We see energetic and unenergetic. As we look around, we draw conclusions about our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Dwelling Place For God

Contributed by Steven Oltz on Jul 6, 2002

God desires a Dwelling place among us. In all that we do, even in His name, do we create a dwelling place for God in our hearts and lives?

A Dwelling Place for God (Exodus 25:8) If you were invited to house-sit you could not make any substantial changes in the house while you were there because the house would not belong to you. Even if you found the color of the paint highly objectionable and didn’t like the floor plan or the way ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 25:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Temple Of God

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 18, 2009

Compares the church to God’s Temple

THE CHURCH AS THE TEMPLE OF GOD Ephesians 2:19-22; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 SEPTEMBER 28, 2008 One of the temptations we often fall into in the Church is to think of the Church as a building. In the New Testament the Church is never a building. It is always a group of people gathered to worship God ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-22

Denomination: Holiness

The Emerging Church

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 15, 2009

Principles you will find in the emerging church.

THE EMERGENT CHURCH by Jerry Falwell Five years ago the phrase, “The Emergent Church” was a generic term to describe any innovations, cutting edge technology, or new methods that were being used by new churches to do ministry. However, the generic term emergent church has taken on a technical ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9

Denomination: Baptist

How Is Our Identity Determined? Series

Contributed by Todd Leupold on May 8, 2008

First in a series exploring our identity as determined through Scripture. This first message summarized the first man and woman’s identity at Creation, their change in identity with the Fall, and how it can be restored in Christ.

HOW IS OUR IDENTITY DETERMINED? First in series: “Identity Theft?” Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, Sunday May 4, 2008 AM INTRODUCTION: The Who, Who Are You CSI Still asking the same question! Www.alife4sale.com THE BIG QUESTION: Is who we are determined by what we do, OR is what we do ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Shining As Lights In A Darkened World Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Oct 14, 2013

The church, the body of Christ, must shine the light of Christ in a wicked world. How can we accomplish this?

Shining As Lights In A Darkened World Philippians 2:12-16 www.crbible.com/sermons Introduction: 1. Illustration: Your loved one is very sick and in desperate need of medicine from the drug store. You are sent to get it and bring it back home. When you enter the store, do you look over the sale ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-52

Denomination: Bible Church

Isaiah 53: The Big Picture

Contributed by Edward Hardee on May 25, 2019

Gives an overview of the life of Christ. Preached after Easter to "sum everything up".

Title: The Passion of Christ Theme: Show the true passion of Christ in Isaiah. Text: Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12 Introduction Get the right perspective. When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, "He's so big we can never kill him." David looked at the same giant ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God