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God's Adopted Family #1 Series

Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 20, 2008

God’s Adopted Family

God’s Adopted Family Reading: Galatians 3:23-4:7 This is part of a five part series, which is intended to draw out various aspects of what it is to be apart of God’s Adopted Family. As adopted children of God, we have many privileges and responsibilities. We are not God’s children by birth, ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Church For Everyone Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 4, 2008

Christians are called to be witnesses to the ends of the earth and to make disciples of all nations. No person or group of people is excluded from God’s love and God’s desire to have them participate in God’s kingdom.

Acts 10:1-23 “A Community for Everyone” INTRODUCTION We conclude our examination of the early Church and the early Christians this Sunday. Our brief study has been both exciting and empowering. We have discovered what the mission and purpose of the church is. We have learned how to maintain ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Rend Your Heart And Not Your Garments

Contributed by Joe Mack Cherry on Aug 31, 2008

God knows His children will stray but has always given them access back to His blessings. He will go to any length to bring us back.

Rend Your Hearts and Not Your Garments Joe Mack Cherry Text: Joel 2: 12-14 Purpose: To see lengths at which God will go to bring His children back to him, to see what God requires to come back, and to see how greatly God blesses the penitent heart. I. Introduction A. The ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Walk!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 3, 2008

I believe that God calls all of His people to walk with Him. In this outline we lay out seven kinds of personal walk we have with Christ. If our desire is to be more like Him then we must walk and learn of Him daily. Not just in the Sunday morning service

The Walk (Luke 9:23 KJV) And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. (Luke 9:62 KJV) And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. I believe that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-62

Our Best For Jesus

Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jan 6, 2009

Mary’s actions showed she was giving her very best to the Lord Jesus.

OUR BEST FOR JESUS Text: Mark 14:3; John 12:3 Mark 14:3 (KJV) And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. John 12:3 (KJV) Then ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3

Denomination: Church Of God

The Value Of Life

Contributed by Robert Bravo on Jul 10, 2007

Life is the most valuable thing we have been given. Take time to enjoy it and appreciate life

What happened to the value of life? Genesis 1:26-31 (NIV) 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." 27 So ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Peter's Sermon After The Beggar Is Healed

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 22, 2007

Peter and John give us a model for Christian acts of service and proclamation. Also, Peter’s sermon focuses on Good News now and for the future.

Background: Two of Jesus’ disciples – Peter and John – are on their way to the temple for prayer (Acts 3:1). In other words even though they were the first Christians – believing and trusting in Jesus as Messiah, and having witnessed Jesus’ death and resurrection – they had not turned their backs ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:11-26

Denomination: Anglican

The Church At Smyrna Series

Contributed by John Mccurry on Nov 28, 2007

Smyrna

Friday, February 24, 2006 The Seven Churches Smyrna Rev 2. 8 – 11 The Church of Smyrna; This as reference to the Church age of 100 A.D. to a little over 300 A.D., which was also the time of great persecution in the Church. 1000’s if not millions were killed for there faith in Christ. The City ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Balanced Unity

Contributed by Charles Mallory on May 18, 2010

We can celebrate our denominational differences without it causing division because Jesus was clear in his prayer that we are to be unified in spirit and purpose.

AUTHOR, CHUCK SWINDOLL, WROTE THAT “UNION HAS AN AFFILIATION WITH OTHERS BUT NO COMMON BOND THAT MAKES THEM ONE IN HEART. UNIFORMITY HAS EVERYONE LOOKING AND THINKING ALIKE. UNANIMITY IS COMPLETE AGREEMENT ACROSS THE BOARD. UNITY, HOWEVER, REFERS TO A ONENESS OF HEART, A SIMILARITY OF PURPOSE, AND ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Boy Jesus

Contributed by Rev. Eugene Turner on Jun 14, 2010

This sermon emphasizes the uniqueness of Jesus as boy growing in favor with God and man.

Luke 2:43-2:43 Intro. This was not just another child of the Bible. He was Mary’s baby, but He was God’s Son. We use the term God in the flesh. The writer said, after they had performed all things according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Nazareth (a city in Galilee). ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:23-43

Denomination: Baptist

The Boy Jesus

Contributed by Eugene Turner on Jun 15, 2010

This sermons emphasizes the uniqueness of Jesus as children.

Luke 2:43-2:43 Intro. This was not just another child of the Bible. He was Mary’s baby, but He was God’s Son. We use the term God in the flesh. The writer said, after they had performed all things according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Nazareth (a city in Galilee). Luke do not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:43

Denomination: Baptist

Living Sacrifices Series

Contributed by Richard White on Oct 1, 2011

In order to be living sacrifices we must Know His will, and change our thinking

Living Sacrifices Romans 12:1-2 We are called to be living sacrifices. A sacrifice is something we give up. Most of the time we think of sacrifices we think of suffering or pain. Yet, we are called to offer up sacrifices of Praise and Thanksgiving. A sacrifice is a service we are called to be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Come And Dine!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 11, 2010

One of my favorite memories as a child was when I would be playing and mom would call me home for supper! In the message of the disciples fishing and Jesus calling to them to come and dine we find the Word teaching us many lesions in this sermon outline

Come and Dine! One of my favorite memories as a child was when I would be playing and mom would call me home for supper! In the message of the disciples fishing and Jesus calling to them to come and dine we find the Word teaching us many lesions in this sermon outline. I. John 21:3 Simon Peter ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-15

02 The Lord Is My Shepherd; I Shall Not Want. Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 28, 2011

How small I am yet how great He is over & beyond this mighty universe and He is my shepherd

- Sheep require more attention than any other livestock. - They just can’t take care of themselves. - A shepherd with his flocks was completely responsible for their EVERYTHING - good pasture, still water (sheep are afraid of running noisy streams), care, discipline, and protection from ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Provision For His Pilgrim People

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010

Paul assures us that the things which happened to Israel are types or examples for us. Like the Israelites, Christians are strangers and pilgrims on earth who enjoy great spiritual mercies. The children of Israel had the types or shadows; we have the subs

Intro: Paul assures us twice in vv. 6 & 11 that these things which happened to Israel are types or examples for us. Like the Israelites, Christians are strangers and pilgrims on earth who enjoy great spiritual mercies (I Pet. 2:11). The children of Israel had the types or shadows; we have the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-4

Denomination: *other