Sermons on A Easter 4:

The Finest Steps #4 Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 27, 2007

This is the fourth and the last in a series of messages for the "Just walk across the Room" emphasis. These messages are adapted from the book by Bill Hybels.

JWAR – THE FINEST STEPS - #4 Luke 5:1-11 (for powerpoint, check www.hueytownbaptist.com) (THE DASH – 1996 Linda Ellis) > It was In 1996 while on a lunch break that a lady name Linda Ellis penned these now immortal words. Working with a very large and successful corporation she has been witness ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Reinventing The Church 4 Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007

WE NEED TO KNOW THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY IN WHO THEY ARE IF WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOVE THEM EFFECTIVELY! OUR love for one another and our community NEEDS to come to full bloom over and over again and move on to complete fruitfulness as we express

REINVENTING CHURCH, part 4 Philippians 1:9-11 <<NEED: a bud and a bloom; bruised fruit>> We have been hearing about how we need to REINVENT the Church in the community we live today. The first reinventing principle is this: We will no longer be a “Come and get it” Church but a 1. “Go and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11

Denomination: Methodist

The Corrupt Church - #4 Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 26, 2007

Adapted in part from Warren Wiersbe (and others)...a look at the letters Jesus dictated to specific churches...with the ensuing question, "what would He write to us?"

The Corrupted Church – Thyatira Revelation 2:18-29 > For the past month we have asked the question, “What kind of church are we?” The very reason for asking such a question is to see if we are, in fact, what God wants. > We are looking at the 7 churches found in the Revelation and characterizing ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Baptist

Experiencing The Kfc - #4 Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 7, 2007

Inspired by several resources. Gene Mimms’ books "The Kingdom Focused Church" and "Kingdom Principles for Church Growth, Rick Warren’s "Purpose Driven Church and Thom Rainer’s "Simple Church."

The Kingdom Focused Church Experiencing the Kingdom Focused Church Matthew 6:24-33 * Please take your Bible and turn to Matthew 6. We will read verses 24-33. * Jesus is beginning His earthly ministry with a foundational message which we have called the “Sermon on the Mount”. He has given ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24-33

Denomination: Baptist

James Study 4 Series

Contributed by John Mccurry on Dec 17, 2007

Study of the book of James

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 James Teacher 4 Last week we studied True and Pure Religion, True is being a doer of the word, Pure remaining unspotted from this world. Chapter 2 thru 3rd chapter v12 deals with The Nature of true Faith: To avoid discrimination; avoid inactive profession of faith; ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

Transformers, Part 4 Series

Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Jun 22, 2007

How to live life from an eternal perspective

Our salvation transforms our perspective from living in the here and now to living for eternity. How can we live a life from an eternal perspective? 1. Our lives must be lived in WATCHFULNESS (v. 8-14). A. Be watchful in what you love (v. 9-10). B. Be watchful in what you loathe (v. 11-12). C. Be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

24.4 Peace Is Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 8, 2007

In part four of 24 Jesus discusses the strange link between happiness and Persecution.

24.4 Peace Is The year was 1938, the date was October 6th the place was London England, the speaker was Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and this was the message “We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analyzing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

Hero's Part 4 Series

Contributed by Greg Cooper on Oct 26, 2007

AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN ABOVE AVERAGE VISION

Title: An Above Average Vision Text: Hebrews 11:11 Intro: Here in this text we find an elderly gentleman that is faced with a problem in his life. Abram is about 85 and has no heirs. He has a slave that was born in his house but no blood heir to carry own his name. Abram begins to talk to God about ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

4 Principles Of Worship Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 5, 2007

Awesome principles on how to worship the Lord.

Four Principles of Worship Theme: To show the importance of worship Text: Psalms 34:3 Text: Psalms 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the LORD with ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:3

Denomination: Church Of God

Genesis 1-4

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 27, 2006

Going into the New Year by taking the congregation along on a walk-through of the Bible, starting in GENESIS.

No matter which version of the Bible you open, you will see very similar wording, in GENESIS 1:1. ‘In the beginning, God created ….’ If you believe these first five words, you have the basics of belief that will enable you to believe in the entire Bible, and to use it in your daily ...read more

Denomination: *other

Whatever It Takes (#4) Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Aug 25, 2004

This is the final message in a series challenging hearers to do "whatever it takes" to be the person that God would have them to be and help their church be all that God would have it to be.

“WHATEVER IT TAKES” 1 Timothy INTRO – Today, we will conclude our WIT series. As we have considered God’s call on our lives to be the person He desires for us to and become the church that He desires for us to become, we have considered these things: • That Paul’s testimony from 1 Cor. 9:22-23 ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Sudden Impact 4 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 26, 2003

The "I Am" proclamations of Jesus in John’s Gospel reveal that Jesus is the Messiah and that He is the same God who spoke to Moses from the burning bush in Exodus 3. His sudden impact statement 5 rocked the crowd when he raised Lazarus from the dead!

Sudden Impact part 4 in "I AM" Series Thesis: The "I Am" proclamations of Jesus in John’s Gospel reveal that Jesus is the Messiah and that He is the same God who spoke to Moses from the burning bush in Exodus 3. His sudden impact statement 5 rocked the crowd when he raised Lazarus from the ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25, John 11:1-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

4 - Tempted In The Wilderness

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jan 26, 2002

Jesus was tempted, yet He didn’t succumb to the enticement to sin. Jesus Reigns!

Satan tempts Jesus three times, and Jesus isn’t in his full strength at that point. He actually had just fasted forty days in the wilderness. Luke 4 gives an account of Satan’s tempting of Jesus, as does what we have read in Matthew 4. As we go further into the Gospels, a lot of harmony ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-12, Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wr4th Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 3, 2008

Wrath is the fourth deadly sin that tempts us. By wrath, we are talking about God’s wrath or judgment but about our anger and what we do with it.

SE7EN: WR4TH June 1, 2008 Various Scriptures The fourth deadly sin that we will look at is wrath. Now if we remember the purpose here is to help us look at ourselves to understand ourselves and to seek God’s strength and forgiveness to change our character one decision at a time. This was the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-27

Denomination: Church Of God

Life Essentials 4 Series

Contributed by Chanon Mullens on Mar 13, 2007

God has given us tools for service; here are four important ones.

• In our life, we have undoubtedly offended, hurt or sinned against several people • The pain that we cause is often unknown to us but prevalent to the one affected • We can cause sorrow through physical, emotional and spiritual aspects • The rewarding feeling, however, is when the one whom we have ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-9

Denomination: Baptist