Sermons on 1000 Year Reign:

Man Panics, God Chooses Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 9, 2010

God’s way of choosing over mans way - PowerPoint slides for this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info

Who will be king? Reading: 1 Samuel chapter 16 verses 1-13: Ill: • Garage photos. • They look great but they are of course without substance. King Saul’s greatest concern was his looks/image: • How he looked before the people was all important. • He was chosen as king because of his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Brethren

Don’t Neglect! Don’t Even Drift!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010

The dangers of drifting in the Christian Life

DON’T NEGLECT! DON’T EVEN DRIFT! Reading: Hebrews chapter 2 verses 1-9. Ill: • A little boy asked his mum a question; • “Mum, where did I get my intelligence from?” • She replied; • “I guess you got it from your father… because…. I still have mine!” Many Christians avoid the book of Hebrews ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-9

Denomination: Brethren

A Messiah Who Cautions His Disciples About Spiritual Blindness Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 11, 2010

God cautions us about taking our eyes off of Him.

A Messiah Who Cautions His Disciples About Spiritual Blindness Text: Matt. 16:1-12 Introduction 1. Illustrations: Most products we purchase have labels warning about improper use. I found a great list of these kinds of warnings. Believe it or not, these are all real. a. A label on a snow sled ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

The New Self Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Nov 15, 2010

Walking in Christ involves three activities - putting off the old self, having the mind renewed, and putting on the new self. What does this look like?

Introduction How important is what you wear? The answers may range from “it makes no difference at all” to “you are what you wear.” Wherever you stand in the scale of opinion, what you wear does make a statement of what you think, at least about clothing. Our Scripture ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:20-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Has God Really Forgotten Our Sins? Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 14, 2011

God has forgotten the sin of those whom He has forgiven.

“I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” “The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son.” Her name was Dorothy. When Lynda and I first began our walk in the Faith, Dorothy and Ben, her husband encouraged us in the Faith. On several occasions, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:34, Jeremiah 31:31-34

Denomination: Baptist

Habakkuk's Disturbing Burden Series

Contributed by Steven Boersma on Oct 17, 2011

It seemed as if the Lord would not even lift a finger to save the righteous from the oppression of violent men. And so, Habakkuk wanted to know why God wouldn’t listen, why God wouldn’t help, and why God even tolerated all this.

Habakkuk’s Disturbing Burden Habakkuk 1:1-2:1 Introduction The story is told of a man who was washed up on a small, uninhabited island after being the only survivor of a shipwreck. Every day the man prayed feverishly for God to help him. Every day he sat at the beach, scanning the ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Diving Deeper Into Life Series

Contributed by Samuel Wilder on Oct 18, 2011

We need to start living life as the precious gift from God it truly is. Deeper living from a deeper understanding!

This past Wednesday, Scott Evans Dekraai, got out of his car in Seal Beach (CA) shot a man who was sitting in his SUV talking on his cell phone then entered a beauty salon where his ex-wife worked and opened fire, shooting at point blank his ex-wife and eight other people. Six died immediately, two ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Flee From Idolatry Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 23, 2011

In today's lesson we learn that Christians are prohibited from practicing idolatry.

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of Christian liberty. Let’s learn about this in a message I am calling, “Flee from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Getting A Grip On Life

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 25, 2011

We get a grip on life when we develop the proper frame of mind.

“Getting A Grip On Life” John 21:1-23 I confess that I have never watched a full episode of the once popular television series The X Files. But I saw enough of it to know that it dealt with the super natural and the unexplainable in life. In its own unique way it demonstrated the ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Do All To The Glory Of God Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 30, 2011

In today's lesson we learn some practical directions regarding the proper use of our Christian liberty.

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of Christian liberty. I smiled recently when I read about Charlie Brown, the main character of the Peanuts ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Practiced For God’s Visitation-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 7, 2011

1 of 2. John’s audience sought & received practical application in preparing for God’s visitation. How can we be practiced for God’s visitation? Practicing for God’s visit requires...

PRACTICED For GOD’s VISITATION-I—Luke 3:10-14 Attention: We lived in a ‘cookie cutter’ neighborhood in Wesley Chapel, FL/We needed our stuccoed house spray-painted (nobody brush-paints a house there) shortly after we moved there but there were no painters in the church I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Bootcamp

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Nov 8, 2011

Perhaps the greatest lessons I learned about life came during Marine Corps bootcamp, Paris Island, the Summer of 1978. Christians need bootcamp too.

(All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted.) SPIRITUAL BOOTCAMP When I was young I was a very active kid, I am sure many of you were as well. We may have to strain a little to remember those days, but most all of us could not ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Model For A Mother’s Love

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011

Mother's Day Sermon. God’s love is well-demonstrated through the faithful love of mothers and it provides a model for mothers and all others to follow

Isaiah 49:14-16; Isaiah 66:12-13; Jeremiah 31:20; Hosea 11:1-9; Ephesians 3:17-18 Intro: - video clip – Anita Renfroe singing “Momisms” from the video “Total Momsense” – 3:20 . That speaks for itself, doesn’t it? Truth is stranger, and funnier, than ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus In You - The Search For The Biblical Jesus

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Nov 18, 2011

Is the Jesus you profess to have in your heart the Jesus of the bible?

November 20, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Matthew 16:13-20 Subject: Who Jesus Is Title: Jesus in You; The Search for the Biblical Jesus Our Wednesday night bible study sparked some discussion about the bible and how it came into being and why there are some books that are not included in our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Will It Take To Give Thanks With A Sincere Heart Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Nov 26, 2011

This message focuses on how we choose to give thanks to God and the attitude in which we do it.

What Will It Take? What Will It Take For Me To Sincerely Give God Thanks? Scriptures: James 2:19; Ephesians 5:20; 1 Thess. 5:18; Daniel 3:16-18 Introduction We have just celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. This holiday is about taking time to reflect on the blessings that we have received and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational