Sermons on A Fool:

The Giant Of Deception Series

Contributed by Mark Perryman on Jun 5, 2008

I’m going to talk about 3 things about deception.

INTRO: There is a story about a woman who had been trying for years to persuade her egotistical husband to put an end to the idea that he and he alone was number one. This man was obsessed with being number one. He never stopped talking about being first in sales at the office, and first on ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Grace And God's Anger Series

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Mar 9, 2011

We enjoy focusing on God's love, but God also gets angry-sin makes Him mad.

Grace and God’s Anger Romans 1:18-23 We love to focus on God’s love. God’s wrath or anger is also a part of his nature that must be examined. God’s gets angry over sin. Imagine a cab company employed to deliver messages to wives during the Vietnam War. When entering the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-23

Denomination: Baptist

Sufferings Purpose Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Mar 12, 2011

Is there a purpose in suffering? The earthquake and subsequent tsunami make us ask many questions especially if we have not trusted Jesus. Suffering reveals the good that we ignore before disaster. Suffeing calls us to examine the shortness of our life

Intro: Just three weeks ago we began the suffering portion of this study called incarnate. Today as we draw to a close on our teaching of suffering it is in the face of large scale disaster in Japan that will cause an extended period of suffering for many. If you remember we talked about the ...read more

Scripture: Job 36:15, Job 36:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

Brother Vs. Brother

Contributed by Alan Vaughn on Apr 3, 2011

It is amazing how a grudge between brothers ended up as judgment between two nations.

Brother vs. Brother By Alan Vaughn Text: Obadiah 1:12-14 (New International Version, ©2011) 12 You should not gloat over your brother in the day of his misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast so much in the day of their trouble. ...read more

Scripture: Obadiah 1:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Proverbs 5 - Avoid Seduction Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Apr 4, 2011

This is a study into Proverbs chapter five.

Pearls From Proverbs – Chapter Five We now turn to chapter five of Proverbs. AVOID SEDUCTION 1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding, 2 That you may preserve discretion, And your lips may keep knowledge. Proverbs 5:1-2 (NKJV) Again we have the instruction ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 5:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God’s Gospel Stirs To Action

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 11, 2011

Easter 5(A) - The power of God’s gospel will always cause people to act and react. Sadly, some will reject God’s truth. Gladly others will receive and believe.

GOD’S GOSPEL STIRS TO ACTION (Outline) May 2, 2010 - Easter 5 - ACTS 17:1-12 INTRO: God’s word always has a very specific purpose to accomplish. We may not always know or completely understand the final purpose of God’s divine plan. God’s ultimate intent in his word is that all men ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Believers Know The "Unknown God"

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 11, 2011

Easter 6(A) - Believers know the "unknown god" because our God created all things and our God is not far from each one of us.

BELIEVERS KNOW THE “UNKNOWN GOD” (Outline) May 9, 2010 - Easter 6 - ACTS 17:22-31 INTRO: Believers know God’s will. God wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. Humans with their rebellious, sinful nature reject God’s free salvation. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Revelation 7: Horses Cause Trouble, Don’t They?

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 11, 2011

An explanation of the 4 horses in Revelation 6, and a verse-by-verse study on Revelation 7. Your congregation will be able to easily follow and fully understand this study.

I remember when I was in the seventh grade; I was the new kid in school and had the great misfortune of standing up against the school bully. To make a long story short, and because I actually had the audacity of arguing with him in front of his friends, he began to hit me. I saw the fist ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:1-17

Denomination: *other

A New Year A New Commitment Series

Contributed by Rich Anderson on Jan 4, 2011

New Year’s resolutions are easily broken. New Year’s expectations are a work in progress throughout the entire year. Jesus taught us what is most important in our lives in His Sermon on the Mount.

The trouble with turning over a new leaf is that once you’ve done it twice, you’re right back where you started. What was the greatest blessing for you last year? The whole year, January through December, on what one day did you find your greatest blessing? It may have been the day your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Christian Church

Beginnings - Pt. 1 - Reorder Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 6, 2011

Each year people make resolutions and talk about turning over a new leaf. It is a great time to focus on Beginnings!

Beginnings Part 1 - Reorder I. Introduction 2011. That is the stuff of science fiction. I can still remember when we peered through the living room blinds at the stroke of midnight watching to see if all the lights in the neighborhood would suddenly go out due to the Y2K bug. A new year. It seems ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Counterfeit Christianity

Contributed by Don Bradley on Feb 5, 2011

This sermon stresses the difference of being a genuine believer and a counterfeit one.

COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY Matthew 13:3-8, 18-23 Intro: One day Jesus was by the seashore when He became accompanied by multitudes of people. There were so many that He had to go offshore and sit in a boat. He then began to teach the people. What He taught them was the Parable of the Sower, among ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23

Denomination: Baptist

Have Faith In God

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 27, 2011

Have faith in God. Focus not on the size of your faith but the size of your God. Who do you believe in is important. Do not shift your focus away from God and onto your self, your skills, your knowledge or past accomplishments.

[Adapted from a chapter in Rev Edmund Chan’s book Growing Deep in Faith.] A young boy was being tormented by a demon. ?He has seizures and is suffering greatly, and would even throw himself into the fire or water. ?His family was at a lost what to do. His father brought him to the disciples of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:14-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Became Sin For You

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 12, 2011

Just how did Jesus pay for your sins? To understand this will give you a new appreciation for just how bad evil is, how good God is, and the value of what Jesus did for you on the cross and bears for you each and every day. It also makes our job descripti

A few weeks ago we talked about the masks we as Christians put on that sometimes hides our true selves from one another. But those who do not know Christ also put on masks—to hide themselves from an awful reality that they don’t want to face—that we as humans are evil at the core. We distract ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Only You Can Prevent A Fire Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 15, 2011

We can prevent many fires by controlling what we say!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • How do many fires start? They usually start with a small flame or a small spark. • The fires we recently experienced were most likely started by a small spark. • The one near the fort started from what I was told from a spark from a bulldozer hitting a rock. • It is ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Far Will You Go? Part 2

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 26, 2011

Often we enter into partnerships without thinking of the consequences for either us or those that we influence. Though we are not to withdraw from this world, we need to be careful when we entangle ourselves in the values of this age. Today we examine bei

Are you willing to appear as a fool in order to be used more effectively by the Lord? Who is the main author of the book of your life? So finally we get to question 3: Are you willing to be differentiated from the world in order to be used more effectively by the Lord? The problem with ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel