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God's Word: The Strainer Of Truth Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 7, 2011

The Scriptures do not address all eventualities or issues; we still must use godly wisdom to fill in the cracks. Nonetheless, God's true will always passes the Scriptural strainer.

God's Word: The Strainer of Truth (Acts 15:6-18) 1. I have only made applesauce once in my life, and that was a month or two back when the Newells brought all those apples to church for all of us. 2. I made sauce the easy way; I had a press down apple corer / section maker, and then threw the apple ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:6-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

We Can Make It

Contributed by Chris Mccall on Oct 21, 2011

This message was developed from a message by Joel Stockstill. When God sets the plan in place, it is then a matter of us staying committed & faithful. We must be focused on what the mission is & how God wants it to be carried out.

We Can Make It! Jonah 3:1-2 NLT In the governing scripture of Destiny we see a very important word that we must stay aware of as we travel this journey God has set before us. Habakkuk 2:3 NLT This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Can I Get A Witness? Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 14, 2009

Exposition of Paul’s testimony that he gave the crowds in the temple mount that had rioted trying to kill him

Text: Acts 21:27-22:30, Title: Can I Get a Witness? Date/Place: NRBC, 3/15/09, AM A. Opening illustration: the little bird who decided not to fly south for the winter… B. Background to passage: remember that for the sake of the church Paul has been going through a purification ritual in line with ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

In Times Like These We Need Praise

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 21, 2008

I. But I Can’t Praise II. The Reason For Praise III. How To Praise God

We Sing: - In Times Like These We Need a Savior - In Times Like These We Need an Anchor - In Times Like These We Need The Bible Some more words: - In Times Like These We Need Prayer - In Times Like These We Need Praise I. But I Can’t Praise This Week: - Joe Biden "It’s patriotic to pay more ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Is Coming...god Is Bringing Love

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Dec 12, 2013

An Advent sermon that reminds us that at Christmas God is doing something...He is bringing us love

Matthew and Timothy always look forward to Christmas It was the time of the year when Grandma would make the 4½ hour trip to visit them for over a week Every year a day or two before Christmas Grandma would arrive She would arrive carrying her bags Sometimes in those bags would be the perfect ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Daily Walk Pt 2 Boldness Series

Contributed by Jared Thomas on Feb 3, 2015

Are we gonna walk out this daily walk for him; living out loud our faith, walking in boldness, Having an Attitude of Strong Confidence in God, Doing Godly things openly and without Fear and recognizing My strength comes from the Lord and I'm not alone

Daily Walk Pt 2 Boldness * Start by playing music video by Rawsrvnt “I'm on Fire” Tonight we're gonna continue with week 2 of our Daily Walk Series and we're gonna talk having that BOLDNESS We're gonna talk about living out loud and representing our faith and representing God and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:12, Matthew 6:33, Hebrews 13:6, Isaiah 41:10

Denomination: Baptist

The Madness Part 1 Series

Contributed by Brent Bailey on Jul 26, 2014

It's crazy to be so excited about everything in life that we will brag, talk about, and tell everyone about our kids, our jobs, our problems, our victories, but we aren't so quick to share Jesus.

The end of February marks the beginning of March Madness. You can rest assured that the longer a team stays in it the more FANS show up at their games. The louder the expression of their love for their team., the less unashamed they feel before games, and the greater the hope they have of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-21

Denomination: *other

Blessed Are The Picker Uppers Series

Contributed by David Swanger on Feb 6, 2013

We must be before we do. Our Father who is "rich in mercy" expectes as much of His children and promises the same merciful treatment to them as they extend to others.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. A Christian must be something before he can do something. One bankrupt in spirit, broken with grief, submissive to God’s leading, and living with an insa¬tiable hunger for righteousness is now ready and able to live out the life he has ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dtr Series

Contributed by Justin Lewis on Oct 15, 2019

Defining True Relationships

Purple - DTR Defining True Relationship Last week we had the Pre Purple talk. The talk everyone should have before they ever think about exploring the purple world. We discussed the need to know our place and purpose before we look for our person. So I am not sure how relevant this is today but ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25, Romans 12:2

Denomination: Baptist

Spread The Word Despite The Odds Sermon Vii: Faithfulness Epitomized By Philip Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jan 15, 2020

In anti-Christian environments, mature Christians are called upon to be faithful by continuing the work that Jesus began both to teach and to do - willing to cross all kinds of barriers to carry the gospel to any and every one.

PHILIP EPITOMIZED FAITHFULNESS . . . (Acts 8) Stephen was dead. He had been stoned to death due to his boldness in telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about the sin of rejection and the absolute necessity for ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:4-38

Making An Impact For God Sermon Ii: The Awesome Power Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jan 20, 2020

In times like these, when pressures are brought to bear on the committed by the uncommitted, mature Christians pray to the LORD their God in faith, believing wholeheartedly that God will act to right the wrongs.

MAKING AN IMPACT FOR GOD: THE AWESOME POWER OF PRAYER On the morning of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln met with his cabinet as the War neared its end. Lincoln said to them, “I’ve been having a strange dream the last few nights. In this dream, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-28

Sopater Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Dec 31, 2021

Inborn intelligence and diplomacy bring ambition to fruition. Versatility brings honors, do not become careless. Use, develop, and apply imagination and succeed, but avoid irrationality.

Sopater In Biblical Names, the meaning of Sopater is: Who defends the father. Today, we will attempt to discover all there is to know about the person named Sopater. To do this, we will use an acrostic and the name Sopater. First, notice that the name of this ancient man has seven letters, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 8:17

Denomination: Baptist

Revelation Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Mar 4, 2022

The Lion of the tribe of Judah

March 05, 2022 We have finally arrived at the awesome book of Revelation. I didn’t always love Revelation. Like so many, who have sat through endless Evangelistic Series on Daniel and Revelation, I was afraid and confused by all the imagery ---- the 4-living beings, the scrolls, the seals, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:5, Genesis 49:8-10, Revelation 5:6, Revelation 5:12-14, Hebrews 12:2, Revelation 19:11-16, Genesis 3:15, John 19:30, Revelation 20:7-9, Zephaniah 3:17, Exodus 15:13, Isaiah 43:1, Ephesians 1:7, Isaiah 42:4, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Deuteronomy 31:8, Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 24:30-31, John 14:2-3, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Revelation 1:7, Revelation 21:1-4, Psalm 111:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Sermon On The Mount / The Seventh Beatitude Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Mar 12, 2022

'Blessed are the peacemakers.' We all too easily think in terms of fight or not fight. But Jesus gives us a clear goal when we are in or see situations of conflict.

Note: this was a talk for a family service which children come to. So we’re only covering one Beatitude and it’s fairly simple. Over the past two weeks we’ve started to look at the Sermon on the Mount. This is a sermon preached on … you guessed it! … a mountainside. It’s the longest of Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9

Denomination: Baptist

Keys To Authentic Fellowship

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Apr 8, 2018

Authentic fellowship is the mutual participation of two or more people in each other’s lives. The epistle of the morning affirms our need for fellowship with God and each other

The Europeans who came to settle North America found it vast and unexplored. “Self-reliance” was the watchword, and the scout, the mountain man or pioneer, with his axe and rifle over his shoulder, became the national hero. In the early days the government gave away quarter sections of land (160 ...read more

Denomination: Other