Sermons on A Widow:

"How To Walk With God"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 14, 2004

I want to walk with God, how about you?

Galatians 5:16-26 “How To Walk With God” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org One time I was in a mall, when I spotted a cute little kid with his mother. When her son started to veer away from his mother, the woman called ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26

Denomination: United Methodist

I'd Avoid Being Half Baked

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 30, 2004

A sermon adapted from Clovis Chappell out of his book, "If I Were Young". Focuses on Jesus as a role model and how to avoid being unbalanced.

Hosea 7:8 I’D Avoid Being Half-Baked Adapted from “If I Were Young” by Clovis Chappell Introduction: Waiting for God was a British sitcom that ran from 1990 to 1994. You can see it on PBS from time to time. "Waiting for God" takes place in a British Retirement home. This program brings to light ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 7:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Surprise Visitor With A Surprise Message Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 19, 2003

Gabriel was the last person Zachariah expected to meet in the temple and Gabriel’s message was the least expected word from God that Zachariah thought he would hear.

How many parents do we have here today? Raise your hands. I met Phil and his wife, Linda when we lived in Vermont. They were DINKs. That was the term we used to describe people married where the husband and wife had a career and no plans to have children. DINKs was short for “double income, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joseph Series

Contributed by David Haun on Dec 21, 2003

I wish I was more like Joseph. He obeyed God over and over. This sermon on Joseph can encourage your audience to obey God in new ways.

The Characters of Christmas # 2 JOSEPH -- "I’LL OBEY." Hope Christian Church, Tamarac, Florida December 7, 2003 Dr. David L. Haun Joseph - truly a man of God. I wish I could be more like him. Joseph was probably a mature man, perhaps a widower. He was a blue-collar worker, a carpenter. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-24, Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Conceived By The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Anne Robertson on Sep 4, 2004

The third phrase of the Creed: "Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary"

CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT TEXT: Luke 1:26-38; Luke 1:46-55 As we delve deeper into the ancient church document called the Apostles’ Creed, we come to a line representing an issue that has sparked debate across two thousand years. The line we talked about last week, “And in Jesus Christ, his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-55

Denomination: Methodist

Have I Done My Best?

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 7, 2004

When you stand before God He isn’t going to ask you how you did compared to the person in the pew next to you...However, He is going to say: DID YOU DO THE VERY BEST YOU COULD WITH WHAT I GAVE YOU TO DO IT WITH WHERE YOU WERE?

TEXT: Matthew 25:14-30 TITLE: HAVE I DONE MY VERY BEST? After reading verse 18 make the following comment: The tragedy of the man with the one talent is not that he had only one talent but he didn’t use the one talent he had. How many of you know what it is like to feel inadequate. I do. I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

Part 9 - Helps And Administration Series

Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Jun 28, 2005

This is the last installment of the Spiritual Gifts Series where we wrap up the gifts with Helps and Administration.

Spiritual Gifts Series Part 9 – Helps and Administration First Baptist Church of Tawas City Michigan Rev. Bruce A. Shields www.TawasBaptist.org Welcome to the First Baptist Church of Tawas City. If you are visiting today, please be sure to fill out a visitor card and leave it in the pew after ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Bible Church

Revival Is In The Word Itself!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 16, 2005

Revival is so important. The word revival contains 21 items that will bring us to revival in our local churches, cities and nations.

REVIVAL IS IN THE WORD ITSELF! 2 Chr 7:14 KJV If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chr 7:15 Now mine eyes shall be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14-16

What Did He Say To Do Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Jul 22, 2005

Ongoing series answering questions from Christians

Sermon Series: “Questioning the Faith” Sermon #11 “What Did He Say to Do?” Text: Matthew 4:23-25 OPENING JOKE: “Bad News” A friend found his buddy sobbing on a park bench. He tried to console the old man by asking what was troubling him. The weeping man explained, “I just went to the doctor and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:23-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"How Beautiful Are Your Feet?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 5, 2005

Authentic faith always becomes a public matter, and believing with the heart leads to profession with the lips.

Romans 10:5-15 “How Beautiful are Your Feet?” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org There was a man who normally went barefoot, but once, when he had some money in his pocket, he went to the city and bought a pair of shoes ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:5-15

Denomination: United Methodist

Give Them Something To Eat

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Aug 6, 2005

In the story of the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus is telling us that we all have resources that we don’t yet realize. We tend to forget that, with Jesus, we have divine resources at our disposal.

Give Them Something to Eat Matthew 14:13-21 August 7, 2005 John the Baptist had become a thorn in the side of the monarchy and an enemy of those who believed that they didn’t have to be accountable for their actions. Out of hatred and jealousy, King Herod’s wife and daughter demanded – and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: Methodist

The God Who Changes The Unchangeable

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Aug 7, 2005

Philip Yancey has described it as one of the ugliest words in our language. It is a word that nearly suffocates all the joy out of life. The word is irreversible. But through Jesus that which was irreversible has now been reversed.

The God Who Changes the Unchangeable Acts 3:13-15 Philip Yancey has described it as one of the ugliest words in our language. It is a word that nearly suffocates all the joy out of life. The word is irrevers¬ible. You know what it means for something to be irreversible do you? It’s like the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:13-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayer Life Challenge Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 11, 2003

When a church is struggling with false teaching, chaos, and wrath, what’s a leader to do? Get them on their knees together in prayer!

Prayer Life Challenges 1 Timothy 2:1 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cheers, Jeers, And Tears

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 14, 2003

THe triumphal entry of our troops in Baghdad It reminded me of another Triumphal entry, which also contained cheers, jeers, and tears – the entry of our Lord into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday.

INTRODUCTION: This past week my heart was thrilled as I watched our United States Military drive into Baghdad. It was amazing watching the cheering crowd rallying as they pulled down the massive statue of Saddam Hussein. In that crowd there were mixed reactions. There were those, the majority, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:29-44

Denomination: Baptist

Restoration In Progress Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 28, 2003

Change and confrontation are most effective in the context of Relationship! If you really want to influence people for the Kingdom of God, you must connect to them relationally. As the old saying goes, "nobody cares how much you know until they know ho

Restoration in Progress (John 21:1-25) Here is the bulletin insert I wrote to accompany the sermon (it has useful info); sermon outline follows it. (Note: the Greek letters will probably not come through properly): Peter’s Restoration (John 21:1-25) When Jesus confronted Peter with the question, ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible