Seasonal Teachings

Children’s Day Christmas Communion
Easter Father's Day Layman’s Sunday

Mother's Day

New Year's Patriotic
Pentecost Stewardship Summertime
Thanksgiving  

Children’s Day (Click on Name to Review)
What Every Child Deserves
Every child deserves the right kind of inner-braces, the right kind of parental example, and the right kind of memories.
The Bigness of Being Little
It is one of the primary articles in the Constitution of Heaven that "grown-ups" never enter there. We must learn to be pliable and humble, simple and trusting, as a little child.
Health, Happiness and a Hive of B's
In the eyes of Jesus a little child ranks above every other person on earth. "Except you become like a little child," he said, "you shall not enter into the Kingdom of heaven."
Christmas (Click on Name to Review)
A Baby Makes a Difference
A German lullaby and a baby's laughter generate hope in the bombed out ruins of Berlin and remind us of the true source of Christmas hope and cheer.
Stars, Straw and an Angel's Song
Follow the star and rejoice in the baby's splendor. Finger the straw and be grateful for His simplicity. But don't forget the Angel's song. It is best part of Christmas.
A Layette for the Baby King
Gold, frankincense and myrrh. The selection of these three gifts was not an accident. Hidden within them is the real meaning of Christmas.
The Blight Before Christmas "Office Yule Parties Are Here To Stay. More Shindigs Than Ever Are Planned, Survey Shows." A headline in a Chicago newspaper addresses a major problem facing America.
Cataracts On Christmas Are you dreading Christmas? Perhaps you've developed Cataracts On Christmas and have become blind to the true meaning of what's really going on.
They Saw Stars
God gave us Christmas so we can get our bearings once again. So we can check our course by the sight of that one, great star which leads to Him.
Keeping Christmas God gave us Christmas in December so we would know Christmas is not a season, but a spirit.
The Very First Christmas Service Climb aboard the magic carpet of imagination and journey back across the centuries to share in the first Christmas service ever held.
What Made The Wisemen Wise The story of the wise men has been told for twenty one centuries, and yet each hearer finds in it something new.
Hot Dogs, Toothpicks and a Baby's Smile A teaching about the real source of true Christmas joy.
God's Gift On Man's Tree There is simply no meaning to Christmas apart from the fact that the babe of Bethlehem and the Christ of Calvary are one.
I'm Dreaming of a Right Christmas I'm Dreaming of a Christmas that doesn't get lost in "tinsel, bell and holly wreath," and produces what God intended Christmas to produce: "Peace on earth, good will toward men."
Communion (Click on Name to Review)
This Amazing Fellowship - Part 1
The "Called Out" ones form an Amazing Fellowship which conquers the differences which divide us.
This Amazing Fellowship - Part 2 When people are stripped of everything society says makes for happiness they develop a true sense of values.
This Amazing Fellowship - Part 3 The Church enables us to conquer the distances that would divide us.
A Look in the Cup - Part 1 A fresh understanding of the meaning of communion, and the deep demands the sacrifice of Christ imposed upon us.
A Look in the Cup - Part 2 There are several experiences in the life of our Lord we should remember when we meet around the table.
A Look in the Cup - Part 3 Our growing understanding of the structure of things sheds new light on Christ's promise to be with His disciples...and us...always!.
I Am The Bread Of Life The significance for us in Jesus' claim to be "The bread of life," it is that our true hunger is a spiritual one. A hunger only Christ can satisfy.
Skyscrapers, Bridges and the Hill of Calvary The building of a bridge to Glory was not an easy thing. It cost the life of the only good man who ever lived, and is an undertaking into which we must put our lives, too..
Christ's Greatest Miracle Jesus performed many miracles, but none compared with the miracle it took to save us.
Happy Birthday to Us Pentecost ranks with Easter and Christmas as the third great festival of the Christian year, and marks the birthday of the Christian Church.
Cataracts on Christmas Are you dreading Christmas? Perhaps you've developed Cataracts On Christmas. Like the disciples, you've become blind to the true meaning of what's really going on
What Does it Mean to be Born Again - Part 1 What does it mean to be born again? How does it happen? What are the outward evidences of this inward experience? How can we and others know we have, indeed, been born again?
What Does it Mean to be Born Again - Part 2 An experience with Christ is a crisis which begins a process. His purpose is not merely to make nice people, but new people
C196 The Challenge Of The Chalice Communion results in repentance, quickens love, fosters holiness, and best of all, brings God near, or to put it more accurately, lets us know he was never away in the first place.
Easter (Click on Name to Review)
Come See - Go Tell Come see the empty cross. Come see the empty tomb. Go tell the world that because of the resurrection life has meaning.
What Makes Good Friday Good? Why do people who are devoted to Jesus Christ celebrate the anniversary of His execution with a sense of solemn gladness? The answer is mind-blowing!.
What Makes Good Friday Good Why do people who are devoted to Jesus Christ celebrate the anniversary of His execution with a sense of solemn gladness? The answer is mind-blowing!.
Prelude to Victory No matter how hard we try to camouflage Calvary with Easter lilies and the like, the cross still stands making its necessary and unrelenting demand. We must face our cross, too
Have You Been Fitted for Easter During the holocaust of the last Great War, a young pilot was ordered to leave with his squadron on a very dangerous mission. Before climbing into the cockpit of his plane, he called to the chaplain standing nearby...
The Wrong Side Of Easter One word sums up the meaning of Christianity: Easter! The resurrection is too good not to be true.
Christ And The Fourth Horseman Death has always been the epitome of evil in the world, but in one magnificent moment unequaled in all of human history, death, the last and worst of foes, was defeated.
C260 The Day I Die It may seem strange to begin an Easter message on a note of death, but the joy of Easter can never be fully understood until we face up to be fact that we were born to die.

 

Father's Day(Click on Name to Review)
God Save the King Studdard Kennedy, the famed British preacher, penned the lines which provide the seed thought for this teaching.
What Every Child Deserves We say, ABoys will be boys. It is equally true that, ABoys will be men! And the probability is they will be the kind of a men their fathers have been.
Layman’s Sunday (Click on Name to Review)
Making a Living or Making a Life If one word describes the attitude of mind for millions of laymen across America it is the word "frustration".
The Prayer Life of A Laymen Prayer is by all odds the most misunderstood, misused, and misinterpreted force in the world.
Mother's Day(Click on Name to Review)
A House is Not a Home Now abideth faith, hope and love. These three. With them you can not fail to make a model home. Without them, it will not be a home at all. Iit is just a house with people living in it.
From Frustration to Fruition Certain hard-core needs are common to all people. Psychologists call them the three A's: affection, approval, and acceptance. Mothers need these, too.
From Bride's Bouquet To Grand Baby's Bottle An all-time favorite, this message honors the Seven Stages of Motherhood with humor, poetry and music..
New Year's (Click on Name to Review)
In the Beginning God When faith in God ceases to be a phase and becomes a fact, we can face the future knowing there is a Source to which we can turn with confidence.
Let's Live It Now It isn't fair to God, your family, the world, the church, or yourself to keep your faith so personal, those about you wonder if you have one!
St. Nick, Sputnick and Old Nick The story of the wise men ends with eloquent simplicity. After they had found and worshiped Jesus, Athey departed to their own country another way."
Something To Live For Many suffer from what Carl Jung called Athe senselessness and purposelessness of their lives.@ What=s the answer? Begin living with eternities values in view.
A Great Time To Be Alive We must not allow disturbing headlines, complex problems and jangling irritations obscure the fact that we are living in the most exciting period in human history.
Patriotic (Click on Name to Review)
LEST WE FORGET The story of King David's war with the Ammonites is the basis for a teaching on healthy patriotism.
Pentecost (Click on Name to Review)
The Holy Spirit and You There's a good deal to be said for the suggestion that every 2 or 3 years all those who claim to be Christian should forget what they "know" about the Holy Spirit and look at Him again as if for the first time.
Ode to the Unknown God The heart of Christianity is rooted in three great events. Christmas, Easter and Pentecost. Each of these events was marked by a gift. A wonderfully lavish, amazingly gracious gift from God to the children of God...
Happy Birthday to Us Our years' preaching schedule is about half done. Thus far, we've had series of sermons focusing on Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, and now Pentecost or Whitsuntide...
Big Oaks and Little Acorns As little as ten years ago, the Foreign Secretary of the Dominion of Damnation was predicting the imminent demise of the Christian church...
Stewardship (Click on Name to Review)
God's I Dare You People ask, Ahow much do you give? God asks, Ahow much do you keep? How we spend our money reveals the kind of person we are and will become.
Wrap Your Gift in a Smile When I was a boy, APut your money where your mouth is" was a challenge to prove the sincerity of your words, by backing them up with your pocket book."
The Second Most Satisfying Experience of Your Life God has established four standards to govern us in our giving. A definite proportion. A definite person. A definite place. A definite purpose.
The King Was in the Counting House The big question for each of us is, What things really count in the long run? For Christians that means the really long run: eternity!
God And Company - Builders If we are going to have a better world, we must build it. But we cannot give to others what we do not have our self..
Lady Are You Rich We've become so satiated with the fulfillment of most of our wants, we've grown blase about the fact that all of our needs have been supplied.
The Secret Everybody Knows Each of us has the power to choose what we will do with the stuff of life. The wise ones among us are those that heed the words of Jesus and Alay up treasures in heaven.
What Christ Doesn't Want Jesus never hesitated to speak frankly about God's prior claim on money, but when it comes to the matter of giving it is important that we know .What Christ does not want.
What Did God Really Say? The New Testament clearly teaches tithing is the first step a growing Christian takes as he or she moves forward into genuine spiritual maturity.
You Can Take it with You Material possessions can do things for us. They can also do great things to us. Much depends upon whether or not we are wise enough to Alay up treasures in Heaven.
Summertime (Click on Name to Review)
Diehards Who Did Not Die A diehard is one who will not compromise the principles in which he or she believes, but will stand firm for them until the end.
How To Worry And Like It - Part 1 (Skeletons 1) Worry can be a positive force for good, if we learn to worry about the right things in the right way.
How To Worry And Like It - Part 1 (Skeletons 2) This would be a hellish world if there were no problems to be solved, no mountains to be climbed, no horizons to be broadened. Stop worrying needlessly and start living
The Fine Art Of Being Critical (Skeletons 3) We may be right of our criticism of other people=s weaknesses, but we are not commanded to be right. We are commanded to love!
Fear - A Beast Or A Boost (Skeletons 4) We can never rightly understand fear unless we see both faces of it.
The Christian Use Of Gossip (Skeletons 5 Our heart is like a fountain, and our words are its flow. From a corrupt heart can come incalculable evil. From a pure heart can flow untold good.
Some Negative Thinking, Too, Please (Skeletons 6) Do not despise your capacity to doubt. It puts you in company with the saints. As someone has said, AOne who has never doubted has only half believed!@
The Ego And I (Skeletons 7) Each of us is a dualism composed of the AEgo@ and the AI.@ The person we seem to be, and the person we really are. This frightening dualism is the source of so much of our anxiety.
Reversing Life’s Reverses (Skeletons 8) There is an answer to discouragement. Human words often have a hollow ring, but the word of God rings true. Jesus had something to say about tough times.
God's Cure for Loneliness All of us feel like castaways from time to time. David, who wrote many of the Psalms, knew about loneliness and has three things to say which can help when we confront it
Thanksgiving (Click on Name to Review)
Let's Put Thanks in Thanksgiving Without knowing it we have adopted generally accepted ideas which make Thanksgiving difficult, if not impossible.
The Second Most Satisfying Experience of Your Life God has established four standards to govern us in our giving. A definite proportion. A definite person. A definite place. A definite purpose.
When Thanksgiving is Not Enough There's a difference between adoration and thanksgiving. Through praise new spiritual tissue is formed
Corn Kernels, Drumsticks and God's Kindness Would we have something left for which to be thankful if, like our Pilgrim Fathers on their third Thanksgiving day, we sat down to a meal consisting of five lonely kernels of corn?
A Worthy Thanksgiving Here was a man who would have nothing to do with a faith that made no demands on him, who refused to make an offering to the Lord which cost him nothing.

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