Sermons on Courage:

What's Our Purpose? Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 8, 2013

The Church at Pine Level must identify itself with the Church at Antioch. We must have a clear purpose and do whatever it takes to serve Christ. With God's leadership, our new purpose will be: "Connecting people with Jesus and each other."

What’s our Purpose? Acts 13:1-13 Introduction When this series first started we discussed the imp of being a biblical church -- The church of Acts is a tremendous road model for us to examine / follow -- When it comes to following Christ, there is really NO more perfect example The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Baptism: What Does It Mean To Have A Cicumcised Heart?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 7, 2009

For us as Gentile believers we don’t need to be physically circumcised, but we do need to have circumcised hearts, and the outward sign of this is Baptism. What does it mean to have a circumcised heart?

As we continue with our study of St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians we today come face to face with baptism and with the forgiveness of Jesus Christ. The water of Baptism is where we are mysteriously ‘buried with [Christ] …and raised with [Christ] through [our] faith in the power of God who raised ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:11-15

Denomination: Anglican

The Breatplate Of Righteousness - Spiritual Warfare Part 10 Series

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 8, 2009

(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com)

Spiritual Warfare (SW-10) The Breastplate of Righteousness Eph. 6:13-18 Have you ever had the experience where you learn something and that little something you learn immediately makes sense of the rest - it all falls into place when that one thing gets straightened out. There is a sense in which ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:13-18

Denomination: *other

The Extra Mile Pt 1 The Pleasure Is Worth The Pain Series

Contributed by Joe Hayes on Jan 3, 2010

The Extra Mile The Pleasure is worth the Pain Your can also listen at www.preaching.co.nr

“The Extra Mile.” (Matt 5:41) This week a Government web site began with this statement: “The 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honors List has been published. Most of the awards are for those who have gone the extra mile to make a difference to the lives of people around them.” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:41

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Great Centurion’s Faith Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 30, 2013

You don’t need great learning to have a Godlike Faith as the Centurion of Luke 7 proves

God’s ways are not our ways As I looked at our Gospel passage today, I was struck by one simply sentence 4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” The Jews asked Jesus to heal ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

Context And The Message Bible

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Jun 28, 2017

Sometimes we come across a verse of scripture that is difficult to understand. We need to know and understand the context of that verse and sometimes the meaning is found by using different versions of the Bible - in this case the Message Bible.

A former archbishop of Canterbury arrived in New York. A journalist asked him, “Will you be visiting any of our nightclubs whilst you are here?” The archbishop mischievously replied, “Are there any night clubs here?” Next day a newspaper headline read: “Archbishop’s first question on arriving ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:14

Having Joy In The Hard Things Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Jul 16, 2017

Philippians is a manual on living in joy. Here is how we live with joy in the hard things.

Text: Philippians 1:12-18 Title: Having Joy in the hard things Introduction: We have been looking this month at the book of Philippians. One of the major themes in the book of Philippians is joy. The words “joy” or “rejoice” are to be found in all four chapters of the book. ( 1:4,18, 25,26 ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Grieving With Hope

Contributed by Gerald Du Preez on Aug 27, 2020

How is it possible to grieve with hope? Follow as we examine 1 Thessalonians 4:13

Memorial Service 1 Thess 4:13 "But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope". Of all the church services we encounter, one of the most difficult is funerals. The family and congregation are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Memorial Day Rememberance

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on May 26, 2019

Memorial Day observance is for the commemorating the death of those who gave their lives in battle and for honoring those who suffer the physical and mental affliction during the war season.

Memorial Day Service: Lenora, Kansas Sunday May 26, 2019 Invocation: I want to thank everyone for coming. I want to express appreciation for all who has made it possible for us be able to join together to remember those who paid the ultimate price with their lives for the freedoms we enjoy. For ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Get Rid Of Depression

Contributed by Vini Charles on Jul 21, 2021

But Lord said, Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.

He, who created the world, the universe, you and me, you think he’s not aware of your pain? He, who is holding our every tear, you think he’ll not recompense those? He, who throttled the evil, doesn’t know what you are going through? Oh my brothers and sisters, do not worry about anything for HE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:17-18, Matthew 26:33-35

Denomination: Methodist

Sermon On Fear

Contributed by William Meakin on Jan 8, 2022

Fear is defined as “An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain or harm.”

Judy Blume, an American writer, once remarked: "Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it." 2 Timothy 1:7 confirms: ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:4, Proverbs 29:25, Psalm 56:3-4, Philippians 4:6

Jesus Walks On Water Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jan 28, 2022

Jesus wants to demonstrate his power through you. He wants you to expect great things. He wants you to attempt great things. Faith is an important aspect for Jesus to do his miracles.

When I was twelve years old I received an early Christmas present. It was early because as soon as school was out for Christmas break our family was traveling from our Indiana home and headed south to the Florida Keys. My Christmas present was Water Walkers! They were like little rafts worn like ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Quit- Good Riddance Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 29, 2022

This is the 101st sermon in the series "Action". This is the 3rd sermon from 2 Corinthians.

Series: Action [#101] DON’T QUIT- GOOD RIDDANCE 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 Introduction: Each of you should have a piece of paper that is labeled “Good Riddance”. On this paper, I would like you to write down any grievances that you would like to get rid of- Such as: Any painful memories, bad ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

Jumping To Invalid Conclusions Causing Panic

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 6, 2022

Maskil, think about, ponder the cost of jumping to invalid faithless conclusions. Negative thinking patterns become self-feeding. We need to think about what we think about...

JUMPING TO INVALID CONCLUSIONS? MELT DOWN, PANIC… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com JUMPING TO RIDICULOUS CONCLUSIONS… 12 HAND PICKED SPIES, 10 JUMPED TO INVALID CONCLUSIONS THAT AFFECTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. Numbers 13:20 And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:1-3, Psalm 73:28, Numbers 13:20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Souls For Sale

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 3, 2022

We can sell our souls to the devil.

We use the phrase "make a deal with the Devil" to describe a person or persons perceived as having collaborated with evil for their own benefit. We use a similar expression: "sold his soul to the devil." We mean that a person has resorted to something wrong or underhanded to get ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ