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God's Crybaby

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 27, 2020

The wickedness witnessed in contemporary society breaks the heart of the follower of Christ, just as such evil breaks the heart of the Saviour.

“‘The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.’ For the wound of the daughter of my people is my heart wounded; I mourn, and dismay has taken hold on me. “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How Can I Believe The Bible? Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Apr 24, 2018

How Can I Believe the Bible? Series: How Can I Believe? Brad Bailey – April 22 2018

How Can I Believe the Bible? Series: How Can I Believe? Brad Bailey – April 22 2018 Main point: To help understand how we can trust the Bible in the face of the common cultural criticisms that are made about it bearing myth and moral reprehensible elements. We are continuing our series entitled: ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ensuring A Future For The Faith Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 20, 2015

Examining the responsibility to seek out and prepare faithful men who will advance the Faith in days to come.

“You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” [1] Apostolic succession ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Difficult Times Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 15, 2016

As the consummation of the Age nears, the infiltration of evil into the churches will become more pronounced, requiring awareness and resistance from the faithful.

“Understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

You Got What You Wanted, But You Lost What You Had!

Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 7, 2018

We must guard against pursuing our desires at the expense of do what honours God. Christians, especially, can lose effectiveness in service if they fail to consider the cost of their choices.

GENESIS 25:29-34 YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED, BUT YOU LOST WHAT YOU HAD! [1] Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore, his name was called Edom.) Jacob said, “Sell me ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:29-34

Denomination: Baptist

Slavery Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 3, 2020

Christians are obligated by God's character to free those enmeshed in slavery. Among the enslaved in North America are those participating in the scourge of pornography and prostitution, which Christians must avoid and resist.

“During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:23-25

Denomination: Baptist

God's Plan For Our Physical Health Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 8, 2008

Almost all of us need to take better care of ourselves. How can we do it? How can we follow God’s plan for our physical health?

God’s Plan for Our Health - Part 1: Our Physical Health 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - June 22, 2008 *Five years ago I went to have my eyes checked, and Dr. Haynes’ assistant did something I had never seen done at the eye doctor: She checked my blood ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Plan For Our Emotional Health Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 12, 2008

What does God want us to do for better emotional health?

God’s Plan for Our Health - Part 3: Our Emotional Health Philippians 4:1-9 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - July 6, 2008 *How many emotions have you experienced this past week? -- Anger? Some of us rode to church with that one this morning. Anger, affection, anxiety, boredom, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Defeating The Darkness Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 8, 2009

This continues in my expository series through the book of Acts.

The metaphors of darkness and light are widely used in the world of literature. Dylan Thomas wrote, “Do not go gentle into that good night; rage, rage against the dying of the light.” One of the most often repeated image patterns in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet involves the interplay of light ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:8-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Blessed Hope: The Rapture Of The Church Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009

Paul, Pt. 25

THE BLESSED HOPE (1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18) (When I told my wife I am speaking on the rapture of the church, she replied negatively, “Sure death!”) In the 90s, a cult from Taiwan relocated to San Dimas, California, and registered itself as God’s Salvation Church. In 1997, the Chen Tao cult, also ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Altar Of Sacrifice

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009

Paul, Pt. 3

THE ALTAR OF SACIFICE (ROMANS 12:1-2) Pete and Larry had not seen each other in many years. Now they had a long talk trying to fill in the gap of those years by telling about their lives. Finally Pete invited Larry to visit him in his new apartment. “I got a wife and three kids and I’d love to have ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Into The Wild With Jesus

Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 1, 2009

A spiritual wilderness may be a place we fight Satan and face-off with our inner demons.

Title: Into the Wild (with Jesus) Text: Mark 1:9-15 Thesis: A spiritual wilderness may be a place we fight with Satan and face-off with our inner demons. Introduction You may be wondering why this particular story is pertinent to us today. The story is pertinent because it does at least two ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Am I Ready To Do What God Called Me To Do? Series

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Mar 10, 2009

If I had planned it, I would have sent Jet Li who at least knows kung-fu or perhaps someone like Obama with great speech making ability to rally the people, or maybe some freak of nature like the Incredible Hulk, so why weak old burnt-out Moses

Am I ready to do what God called me to do? Ex. 2:1-4:31 Are you ready for God to use you? What me? You are kidding? Yeah you! God wants to bless the world, not damn the world, and he wants you to be part of that blessing and through you to make it so. You may say, look, I am really nothing to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

God Wants Us To Know The Power Of His Resurrection Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 28, 2009

God’s resurrection power is: 1. available (vs.13-14). 2. invaluable (vs. 15-16). 3. knowable (vs.16-20). 3. unstoppable (vs. 19-21).

God Wants Us to Know the Power of His Resurrection Ephesians 1:13-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 19, 2013 (Revised from sermon preached at McClendon Baptist Church - Nov. 1, 2009) *I know my wife. Except for the Lord, I know her better than anybody in the world knows her. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

Relationships Are Everything - Accountability Series

Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006

A look at three vital relationships to your Christian walk.

Relationships Are Everything Accountability 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 In 1995, the oldest bank in England announced it was seeking bankruptcy. It lost nearly one billion dollars in a stock gamble. At the time it went under, it held over $100 million in assets for Queen Elizabeth. It all started a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational