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An Overview, Lay of the land here at The Sermons Over

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Here is a run down/an overview of functions in the site to get you off and running.

First - probably worth a big note that we built this site to be different than the rest out there. We built things here to not only address the serious things were engaged in, building up, learning, etc.. but we also believe in tapping into our competitive nature, our social being, and our different facets of who we are. That will come apparent as we start breaking it down below for features and functionalities of this community. We do take privacy and security very serious here, that's why most of the below can't be seen by guests or lurkers. It's easy to add a whole bunch of stuff to a website, but we actually deleted stuff if it compromised a members security or privacy. OK, let's take a look:

Your Profile & Security. This one is really important, we did some heavy modifications so you can set how much or as little for other members to see. Make sure you go through it well on items like notification settings, look and layout settings, forum profile, account setting's and all the items to share or not. PM the Admin for any questions or concerns you have, we will get you the right answers.

New Members: Make sure to make a post in the New Members/Introduce Yourself Forum. We would love to say hello to you.

Resources. These are open to all, including the stuff we have coming in from around the web like news, pop up radio, TV/movie lovers info, weather radar, Christian news around the web, internet TV, recipes and meal planning, etc... If it's popping up on the web, we brought it here for a one stop shop of interest for the like minded folks. We even opened up our games for guests if they want to play as part of their down time too. Some pretty good classics in there to, just saying.

SparkySpark AI Chat Bot Oh we just had to have one of these, top right of screen says "Ask SparkySpark". You can be entertained for hours here, choose different personalities like sarcastic, witty, and so many others. The responses will just thrill you. It's open to everyone for resources, web find's, just general chat.

The Forum. Just like any forum out there, a place to post things into the community for assistance, questions, general chat and everything else. Please note - the forum is one of the few items open to the public/guest view. We need everyone to be aware of this.

Groups. You can join any group of interest that is public. Private groups created by our members, you will need to request to join. Any member can create a public group or private group. Guests cant see anything by the groups either. This would be your place for events, your own threads, files, etc..  Start your own bible study, maybe a small community group, the options are limitless.



Activity Wall. That's your quick glance, see what's going on across the forums and groups Think of it as a quick newsfeed to get to whatever part of the site that took up your interest. An internal quick glance tool for our members.

Reactions. In the forum, this is your community rep. People can give positive or negative reactions, bad advice, good guidance, etc... Maybe your behavior or good advice and discussions get a lot of reactions. We look at it as the community decides your reputation value from their perspective.

Events. A community calendar of the stuff going on here or out in the public.  Best way to do this is to make a post in the forum, then link it to the calendar, set the dates and date ranges. Others can now see it, and may come to that bible study, county fair, sat chat session online, a poker night, etc..

Member Blogs. We love reading the voices of authors who want their own pages and blogs to speak out. If you do, PM the Admin with your preferred author name and we will set you up with your own page to write away and share with anyone. Are you the next big writer out there?



Invite Others. You have the ability to invite your peeps right from the forum topics, or from the bottom of most pages as sharing.

Chat Rooms. Not like any chat rooms on the net! You can throw in voice or video messages, do some doodles and files, etc, etc.. Just a ton of interactive stuff. A place to hang out, unwind and chat about anything under the sun with other like minded folks around you. We can open up more rooms on request for any special events you want to do.




Gallery. This is where you can post pics and have discussions not shown in the forum about something like a how to, something angelic, or brag on your church, etc.. If you post that link in the forum, guests won't be able to access it for those convo's on a project, a brag or praise, etc..

OK, now some of the community fun stuff we think makes us a bit different than the others sites out there....

So, we looked at this as three different parts of what makes up a person. First is the battle/protector and their journey fighting demons in the chaos or wastelands. Second is the missionary mindset of their inventory/preps and stuff they earned. And to add to all that, your reputation in the community along with a hall of fame listing to call our cool folks out.

Battle Evil. This is your journey through the Demons and Zombies, battling other members here. You have your attack, defense, health, stamina, energy, etc.. to maintain with everything in the chaotic mess. Top it off is the forks on the road with those scenario questions thrown at you. If your killed, your buddies can also bring you back from the graveyard so hope you have friends here. Denarius (aka Gold) will be given to you every now and then to maintain your journey without dying, so make smart purchases with it in Barter Town. The object here is not only to make it through the battles and journey but to keep raising your stat points, levels, experience ratings, member and monster slay counts to make it easier in the journey as your progress forward. The stronger you are and become, the easier the battles and journey to come. Campaigns and Quests will be announced with time frames to them. Like battle for the power plant, the city mall, the city of Columbus or Indianapolis, etc..  The "how to play" tab will spell out more details. Under your profile tab is your Battle Profile.



Outpost 21 Mission. You earn Denarius in the forum from posts, replies, polls and etc... This is your work in the community, helping, being a part of it, etc.. Outpost 21 is a wasteland outpost to support the mission and buy your preps/inventory. Like any outpost in the chaos world, it has some gambling to win more Denarius for more stuff. You can even give your stuff or Denarius to another member there; if you lost a bet, a poll, a game of chess, etc... The Outpost even has a bank protected by the best soldiers of the old world; why you ask? People in the wasteland/on the roads get robbed all the time. Hate for you to wake up (or login one day) and all your Denarius are gone: robbed you were? Stop by for more details. Under your Profile Tab is your Inventory list.



The Poker Tables. These have up to 10 seats each, a no limit Texas Hold em game. All for fun, no real money people, LOL. Just a place to unwind around a table and chat with other folks. We will and encourage you as well to post some times so others would know when the folks are there. We can set up a tournament as well if your looking to be the host of one. If you want a speciality named table, we can do that as well. PM the Admin to inquire.



Hall of Fame. Well, every community needs a wall on who the best battler, highest kills, most money, preps, posts, etc, etc.. is and why. So, this is where we post those recognition moments of our members, we like to call it the braggers wall. Many reasons someone in the chaos can be noted in the hall of fame; maybe even been killed themselves the most. LOL. Check it out.

The Chess Club. This is for our members to play each other, Got what it takes to get the checkmate? Blow off some steam and take on a challenge of other like minded folks or even put a challenge out yourself to others. Hosted by Chessbase we have our own club to play like mind folks. Be sure to create an account to save your stats or just play as a guest for fun..



My Alerts Once you go through and set what you want to see and not see, it gives you that quick edge for your buddies, your friends in the community: on what's new, likes, comments, replies, friends and buddy, etc, etc.. That little box gives you those quick heads up on your people and stuff your a part of.


The Audio Share A place to give it a thumbs up or down, share it, listen to it. What have you heard lately?




Not every function or item in the community but that should give a good view of it. Welcome to the Sermons Over community.
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Nov 30, 2023, 01:32 PM Last Edit: Nov 12, 2025, 12:23 PM by Admin
Here is a run down/an overview of functions in the site to get you off and running.

First - probably worth a big note that we built this site to be different than the rest out there. We built things here to not only address the serious things were engaged in, building up, learning, etc.. but we also believe in tapping into our competitive nature, our social being, and our different facets of who we are. That will come apparent as we start breaking it down below for features and functionalities of this community. We do take privacy and security very serious here, that's why most of the below can't be seen by guests or lurkers. It's easy to add a whole bunch of stuff to a website, but we actually deleted stuff if it compromised a members security or privacy. OK, let's take a look:

Your Profile & Security. This one is really important, we did some heavy modifications so you can set how much or as little for other members to see. Make sure you go through it well on items like notification settings, look and layout settings, forum profile, account setting's and all the items to share or not. PM the Admin for any questions or concerns you have, we will get you the right answers.

New Members: Make sure to make a post in the New Members/Introduce Yourself Forum. We would love to say hello to you.

Resources. These are open to all, including the stuff we have coming in from around the web like news, pop up radio, TV/movie lovers info, weather radar, Christian news around the web, internet TV, recipes and meal planning, etc... If it's popping up on the web, we brought it here for a one stop shop of interest for the like minded folks. We even opened up our games for guests if they want to play as part of their down time too. Some pretty good classics in there to, just saying.

SparkySpark AI Chat Bot Oh we just had to have one of these, top right of screen says "Ask SparkySpark". You can be entertained for hours here, choose different personalities like sarcastic, witty, and so many others. The responses will just thrill you. It's open to everyone for resources, web find's, just general chat.

The Forum. Just like any forum out there, a place to post things into the community for assistance, questions, general chat and everything else. Please note - the forum is one of the few items open to the public/guest view. We need everyone to be aware of this.

Groups. You can join any group of interest that is public. Private groups created by our members, you will need to request to join. Any member can create a public group or private group. Guests cant see anything by the groups either. This would be your place for events, your own threads, files, etc..  Start your own bible study, maybe a small community group, the options are limitless.



Activity Wall. That's your quick glance, see what's going on across the forums and groups Think of it as a quick newsfeed to get to whatever part of the site that took up your interest. An internal quick glance tool for our members.

Reactions. In the forum, this is your community rep. People can give positive or negative reactions, bad advice, good guidance, etc... Maybe your behavior or good advice and discussions get a lot of reactions. We look at it as the community decides your reputation value from their perspective.

Events. A community calendar of the stuff going on here or out in the public.  Best way to do this is to make a post in the forum, then link it to the calendar, set the dates and date ranges. Others can now see it, and may come to that bible study, county fair, sat chat session online, a poker night, etc..

Member Blogs. We love reading the voices of authors who want their own pages and blogs to speak out. If you do, PM the Admin with your preferred author name and we will set you up with your own page to write away and share with anyone. Are you the next big writer out there?



Invite Others. You have the ability to invite your peeps right from the forum topics, or from the bottom of most pages as sharing.

Chat Rooms. Not like any chat rooms on the net! You can throw in voice or video messages, do some doodles and files, etc, etc.. Just a ton of interactive stuff. A place to hang out, unwind and chat about anything under the sun with other like minded folks around you. We can open up more rooms on request for any special events you want to do.




Gallery. This is where you can post pics and have discussions not shown in the forum about something like a how to, something angelic, or brag on your church, etc.. If you post that link in the forum, guests won't be able to access it for those convo's on a project, a brag or praise, etc..

OK, now some of the community fun stuff we think makes us a bit different than the others sites out there....

So, we looked at this as three different parts of what makes up a person. First is the battle/protector and their journey fighting demons in the chaos or wastelands. Second is the missionary mindset of their inventory/preps and stuff they earned. And to add to all that, your reputation in the community along with a hall of fame listing to call our cool folks out.

Battle Evil. This is your journey through the Demons and Zombies, battling other members here. You have your attack, defense, health, stamina, energy, etc.. to maintain with everything in the chaotic mess. Top it off is the forks on the road with those scenario questions thrown at you. If your killed, your buddies can also bring you back from the graveyard so hope you have friends here. Denarius (aka Gold) will be given to you every now and then to maintain your journey without dying, so make smart purchases with it in Barter Town. The object here is not only to make it through the battles and journey but to keep raising your stat points, levels, experience ratings, member and monster slay counts to make it easier in the journey as your progress forward. The stronger you are and become, the easier the battles and journey to come. Campaigns and Quests will be announced with time frames to them. Like battle for the power plant, the city mall, the city of Columbus or Indianapolis, etc..  The "how to play" tab will spell out more details. Under your profile tab is your Battle Profile.



Outpost 21 Mission. You earn Denarius in the forum from posts, replies, polls and etc... This is your work in the community, helping, being a part of it, etc.. Outpost 21 is a wasteland outpost to support the mission and buy your preps/inventory. Like any outpost in the chaos world, it has some gambling to win more Denarius for more stuff. You can even give your stuff or Denarius to another member there; if you lost a bet, a poll, a game of chess, etc... The Outpost even has a bank protected by the best soldiers of the old world; why you ask? People in the wasteland/on the roads get robbed all the time. Hate for you to wake up (or login one day) and all your Denarius are gone: robbed you were? Stop by for more details. Under your Profile Tab is your Inventory list.



The Poker Tables. These have up to 10 seats each, a no limit Texas Hold em game. All for fun, no real money people, LOL. Just a place to unwind around a table and chat with other folks. We will and encourage you as well to post some times so others would know when the folks are there. We can set up a tournament as well if your looking to be the host of one. If you want a speciality named table, we can do that as well. PM the Admin to inquire.



Hall of Fame. Well, every community needs a wall on who the best battler, highest kills, most money, preps, posts, etc, etc.. is and why. So, this is where we post those recognition moments of our members, we like to call it the braggers wall. Many reasons someone in the chaos can be noted in the hall of fame; maybe even been killed themselves the most. LOL. Check it out.

The Chess Club. This is for our members to play each other, Got what it takes to get the checkmate? Blow off some steam and take on a challenge of other like minded folks or even put a challenge out yourself to others. Hosted by Chessbase we have our own club to play like mind folks. Be sure to create an account to save your stats or just play as a guest for fun..



My Alerts Once you go through and set what you want to see and not see, it gives you that quick edge for your buddies, your friends in the community: on what's new, likes, comments, replies, friends and buddy, etc, etc.. That little box gives you those quick heads up on your people and stuff your a part of.


The Audio Share A place to give it a thumbs up or down, share it, listen to it. What have you heard lately?




Not every function or item in the community but that should give a good view of it. Welcome to the Sermons Over community.
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