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Attacking The Vulnerable

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 16, 2010

Personal comfort and convenience have deceived many people into believing that they are justified in showing disrespect for life. God will not permit this condition to persist among His people.

“Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Example Of Paul In The Area Of Evangelism Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Jun 13, 2020

Paul didn't just preach the word, he lived it.

1 Corinthians 4:1-5 It happened in the jungle one day. A lion with a big ego went around asking the other animals who the king of the jungle was. “Who’s the king of jungle?” the lion roared at a monkey. “Why…you are, Mr. Lion,” said the monkey with fear in his voice. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Transparent Pain And Suffering Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Feb 27, 2008

We can be honest in expressing our feelings in pain and suffering.

Title: Transparent Pain and Suffering Text: Hebrews 5:7-10 Thesis: We can be honest in expressing our feelings in pain and suffering. The Series: This is the fifth message in a Lenten Series: Knowing Christ through Pain and Suffering. The Apostle Paul wrote, I want to know Christ and the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:7-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Building A Godly Legacy Series

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jul 23, 2007

Study the life of Able and discover principles for building a Godly legacy.

Introduction: Last week we began a series entitled “Stretching our Faith.” All of us need help in stretching and strengthening our faith. I read about a little boy who was riding a bus home from Sunday school. He was very proud of a card he had received, which had a picture and a caption that read: ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:3-4

Denomination: Baptist

Fulfilling Our Commitments: Christ's Conquest Series

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 23, 2009

Our argument is that the life of Jesus Christ provides for us a paradigm upon which we can pattern our lives.

Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 Fulfilling Our Commitments: Christ’s Conquest John 20: 24 – 29 The triumph of Christ’s Conquest concludes our series: “Fulfilling Our Commitments.” We looked at Jesus Christ from six perspectives as he fulfilled his commitments to God, to God’s Law, to the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-29

Denomination: Baptist

Feeding Frenzy

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Feb 8, 2005

A sermon on how to get the most out of going to church.

Feeding Frenzy How To Get The Most Out Of Going To Church 7/28/04 I. Introduction A local newspaper had a Sunday morning religion section that contained, among other things, letters to the editor about various religious issues. Most weeks these letters were pretty innocuous, but one Sunday ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sing Your Hearts Out

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Apr 17, 2006

Christ is risen. As Eugene Peterson says, now is the time to "Let the Word of Christ...have run of the house...And sing...your hearts out to God.

Sing Your Hearts Out Colossians 3:16 Easter Sunday April 16, 2006 This morning, for the fifty-second time in my life, I woke up on Easter morning. For the fifty-second time, I have come to worship on a day when the familiar stories are heard. For the fifty-second time in my life, I am ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:16

Denomination: Methodist

The Next Step

Contributed by David Wilson on Aug 20, 2007

A sermon designed to highlight the importance of continually growing in Christian maturity.

The Next Step 5-6-07 Somewhere this morning a young man is standing holding on to the back of a pew with moist hands and a heavy heart. For quite awhile now he has struggled with a decision that he is about to make. He feels the calling of the Holy Spirit and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:29-30

Denomination: Christian Church

The Journey Starts Here

Contributed by Bret Bone on Dec 31, 2012

Tomorrow night at exactly 12:00 midnight the world will host in the New Year…2013. And as I sat in my office this past week and processed that very thought… It became very clear to me that another year has once again quickly passed by. What a roller

Video Church & the Race Track SLIDE #1 Welcome… / Holy Grounds / Benevolence Prayer Tomorrow night at exactly 12:00 midnight the world will host in the New Year…2013. And as I sat in my office this past week and processed that very thought… It became very clear to me that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20

Eulogy Pauline Barnes

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 25, 2011

This is a eulogy of A Christian who was a teacher for 41 years, married for 61 years, and was loved greatly by her family.

Eulogy Pauline Barnes 9/23/2011 2 Timothy 4:6-8 Eccl. 3:1-14 There are many verses in the bible, and when we come to the end of our lives, our obedience to some verses is more apparent than to others. It was a fall day on September 28, 1920 in which William and Georgia Counts witnessed ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dancing With Jezebel

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 1, 2013

All across America today, pastors and church leaders are being silenced. And when the church is silent, that’s when society as a whole suffers, and compromise begins to set in.

Introduction: I recently read a great article entitled, “America’s Moral Decay” the writer of this article stated that, “America is incrementally and systematically Rejecting God. As a result, our nation is experiencing unparalleled moral decay. National immorality ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Baptist

The Ledger

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 10, 2015

Years ago when I was a young banker in Painesville Ohio, we used large leather bound ledgers in which all the accounts were entered by hand. Those ledgers remind me of God's ledgers in heaven.

There is probably no greater summary of God's love ....than that which is found.... in John 3:16. Martin Luther called it ......the miniature gospel. One Sunday school teacher .... kept a copy of this verse in a walnut shell on his desk .....because he was taught as a child..... that John 3:16 ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: Anglican

Faith Versus Practical Athiesm Series

Contributed by Leslie Tarlton on Nov 19, 2014

One of the greatest truths ever taught was that our lives was a compilation of all the decisions we make, both good and bad. But sometimes we make decisions that have cataclysmic impacts to our lives. Need to examine your direction.

The Letter to the Romans Chapter 1:16-32 October 25, 2009 Faith versus Practical Atheism PRAY Disclaimer: If anyone in the room finds themselves thinking, the pastor wrote this sermon because he know my sin, realize this sermon was written 3 years ago and only applies to your sin if the Holy ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

4 Goals For A New Year

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Dec 26, 2014

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4 goals for a new year and a new pastor and a new church [12-30-01] Philippians 3:13-14 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/4GoalsNewYear.html I waited 31 years, to the day, to become your pastor. It was all we could do to live our lives in the ministry, and spend 10 years then under other pastors, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

All Things

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 14, 2010

Final message on the church's vision statement. Christ's lordship over all things means that there is nothing worthy that we can leave out of our work, but it will succeed if we are focused on Him and not on our own success.

At the very center of the Christian faith there is Christ. That sounds self-evident: it seems obvious. But we keep forgetting it. We keep on trying to live without a center. Think about a wheel which has no hub; if you try to roll that wheel, its spokes will collapse. And no church will hold its ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Denomination: Baptist