Sermons on A Sick World:

Are You An Enemy Of God?

Contributed by Joe Rowland on Aug 10, 2009

The world will try to kiss us with the kiss of death; we have to stay focused on Jesus as believers. We have to tell the world “NO WE ARE MARRIED”, we are married in a sense to Jesus! Are you an enemy of God?

Are You An Enemy Of God? James 4:1-10 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Choosing Nobodies Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 21, 2010

Exposition of 1 Cor 1:26-31 regarding the foolishness of the choice of the Corinthians to carry out the gospel in the eyes of the world, and how God promises to use them to bring to nothing all the things that the world values

Text: 1 Cor 1:26-31, Title: Choosing Nobodies, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/18/10, AM A. Opening illustration: How many of you were the last to be picked dividing up teams in school. Could you imagine someone who deliberately chose all the worst players on the team? What if this team captain had the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Denomination: Baptist

Learning How To Walk

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 12, 2011

Our daily walk as Christians is so extremely vital because it is our witness to the world. We need to learn to walk in such a way that we please God and are a witness to the world of Christ’s redeeming love.

Learning How to Walk 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7 “Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God.” Introduction: Throughout the New Testament the daily life we lead is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Building Castles In The Sand

Contributed by Stacey W. Strickland on Jan 17, 2011

So many people now a days are storing treasures upon this earth. They are gathering things of the earth that will not have any meaning in the world to come. They are building their lives upon the sand or the things of this world when they should be build

BUILDING CASTLES IN THE SAND Matt. 7:24-27 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Church Of God

A Portrait Of A Godly Mother

Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007

What are the necessary components of being a Godly mother? The world’s answers are many: highly educated, professional, independent, etc. The bible demonstrates that essentially one main characteristic need to be present -- an unshakeable trust in God!

A Portrait of a Godly Mother Text: 2nd Kings 4:8-37 (KJV) 8And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:8-37

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus: The Fulfillment Of Promise

Contributed by Stephen Becker on Oct 13, 2007

Jesus Christ is more than just the prediction of the Old Testament; Jesus is the fulfillment of the OT promise, promises God made to Abraham to send a Messiah into the world. This sermon explores Jesus as the Son of God, the Savior of the World.

JESUS: THE COMPLETE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROMISE Acts 13:16-32a Stephen H. Becker, M.Div. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church July 22, 2007 8th Sunday After Pentecost Often when people think of the Old Testament, they think of it as a book about God’s creation of the world, about Adam and Eve, about Noah, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:16-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Handling Money

Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 7, 2014

The first commandment of the world is “self-preservation”. A shady business deal is winked at, questionable practices tolerated, and a clever crook is highly praised by the world. The law is on the side of the crook and the criminal many times.

12-20-04 Title: Handling Money Text: “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” (Luke 16:13) Bible Reading: Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Pentecost 2018

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 25, 2018

Saints we are seeing an ever growing shift in spiritual focus in our world, one that is off the Church and on to Jerusalem. In the eyes of the world “The Church” is becoming less relevant and Jerusalem is becoming more and more relevant.

Pentecost 2018 Acts 2:1-8 Get Fired UP! As I share and review the glorious news of Pentecost today I must also prepare you the Church for the glorious end of “The Church Age” which we see all around us. Time as we know it is near an end for the "Church Age". We “The Church” marvel at this ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-8, Revelation 19:6-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Life Among The Ruins Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Mar 7, 2011

When we talk about Advent, we must begin by talking not about Jesus at first, but about the world he came to. Jesus came into a broken world, to live life with us, among the ruins.

Life Among the Ruins Eternal Christmas Wildwind Community Church December 5, 2010 David Flowers Isaiah 11:1–5 (TM) 1 A green Shoot will sprout from Jesse’s stump, from his roots a budding Branch. 2 The life-giving Spirit of GOD will hover over him, the Spirit that brings wisdom and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-5

Denomination: Free Methodist

You Do Know, You Have "Access To It" Don’t You?

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on May 13, 2012

It is the most freely given and withdrawn thing in the whole wide world and also the most misused and abused. There is an abundance and both a lack of it, in the world today and it always gives more than it receives. What is it? Its......

You do know, "you have “access to it”," Don’t You? Access to what you might be wondering? “It” is a very big subject, would you like a clue as to what I’m talking about, this morning? It is the most freely given and withdrawn thing in the whole wide world and also the most misused and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Matthew 25:29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Like A Volcano

Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Apr 9, 2011

On several occasions we have studied about revival, and a genuine revival is something that this world desperately needs. However, the reality is that this world will never experience a revival, unless the revival first takes place in each of us, that is

On several occasions we have studied about revival, and a genuine revival is something that this world desperately needs. However, the reality is that this world will never experience a revival, unless the revival first takes place in each of us, that is to say the church (the Body of Christ). ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:7-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fires, Floods, And Fuel

Contributed by Don Baggett on Jun 17, 2008

Gas prices keep going up, and many people’s blood pressure is going right with them! People are wondering what the world is coming to, but thankfully, we know Who has come into the world.

Have you been hearing the news, lately? Out west there were fires out of control, destroying an enormous amount of property. In Indiana and Iowa, there was severe flooding, with people losing their lives. In Japan, a major earthquake, killing a number of people. Have you pulled up to the gas ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

For Jesus' Love 9 Leadership Traits

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Aug 15, 2017

Leadership choices and decisions effectually exist as much in the home as in the world, for the love of Jesus to overcome and conquer the fears of the world---Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Jezebel, Rahab, Mary magdalene, Mary, mother of Jesus were leaders.

FOR JESUS’ LOVE 9 Leadership Traits By Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (August 4, 2017) “So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-17

Denomination: Friends

Salt And Light

Contributed by Hans Krause on Oct 19, 2018

We are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. We are not called to withdraw from public life into our safe and cozy Christian circles. We are called to make a difference in a world full of darkness, fear, violence, and foolishness.

[Sermon preached on 21 October 2018, Reformation Sunday / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] We sing it almost every Sunday in church with the kids: “This little light of mine—I’m gonna let it shine. Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine.” But I wonder how many of us really think about what we sing. ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-8, Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Wait! Be Patient! Trust The Lord!

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Oct 6, 2016

The Prophet Habakkuk looked around and saw a world filled with violence, destruction, toleration of wickedness, injustice, strife and conflict. Where was God? Ever look at your world and wonder the same thing? Listen to the Lord's answer!

Violence, injustice, toleration of wrong, destruction, strife, conflict. Those are the words that the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk used to describe the world around him. It was about 600 BC and Habakkuk saw people who were mistreating and taking advantage of one another, people who thought that ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:1-4

Denomination: Lutheran