Sermons on Abiding In God:

Peter's Denial

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Apr 19, 2003

What to do when you don’t have the strength to admit you are a Christian.

Psalm 25:1-11 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul; in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse. Show me your ways, O LORD, teach ...read more

Scripture: John 18:15-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Taking The Steps We Watch Series

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 7, 2002

3 of 4 of the series, In Pursuit: The Jesus Walk. It’s fine to watch where you are walking but in walking the Jesus walk we must not be afraid of taking the steps He lays out before us! Remember it is Jesus who is leading!!

TAKING THE STEPS WE WATCH Mark 1:16-38 Read at beginning of service Mark 1:16-38 (NIV) 16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17 "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." 18 ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-38

Denomination: Pentecostal

Full Devotion To Christ Is Normal For Every Believer Series

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 25, 2002

Small groups series #1

Full devotion to Christ is normal for every believer 1st of the “Core values of Christian community” series Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ October 6, 2002 A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night one of the hunters returned alone, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ready Or Not, Here We Go: The Human Genome Project

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 13, 2000

Examination of the spiritual implications of the charting of the human genome.

 You may or may not have realized it, but last Monday’s (6/26/00) news carried the story that is a very likely candidate for the story of the decade. The New York Times headline proclaimed: “Scientists Complete Rough Draft of Human Genome” The entire human genome has been ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:12

Denomination: Baptist

Redemption For Christmas?

Contributed by Shelly Griffin on Dec 19, 2000

No one thinks of getting redemption for Christmas.

Luke 21:25-28 Today is the second Sunday in Advent, which is the time when we celebrate and anticipate the arrival of someone very special. We’ve all experienced a mild form of anticipation lately. My husband and I anticipated our move up here. My former church anticipated having to tell me ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-28

Denomination: *other

Counseling The Needy

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 23, 2003

Allow the Spirit to guide you as you meditate on Scripture and pray that the Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth in your counseling ministries. He wants to use you to instruct, exhort, encourage and admonish one another for mutual edification. The

? You may or may not have realized it, but last Monday’s (6/26/00) news carried the story that is a very likely candidate for the story of the decade. The New York Times headline proclaimed: “Scientists Complete Rough Draft of Human Genome” The entire human genome has been sequenced; the ...read more

Scripture: John 14:26-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

800-Pound Gorilla? Or The First Pope?

Contributed by William Mouser on Aug 23, 2005

In Matthew 16, Jesus confers on Peter (and, later the other Apostles) authority to rule the Church, founded on the truth of Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah.

Matthew 16:13-20 800-Pound Gorilla? Or the First Pope? There’s a phrase that’s popular in modern discussions of any number of topics, and that phrase is this: “an 800 pound gorilla in the room.” An example would be this line which I plucked from a blog entry on the international economy as it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Faith And Healing

Contributed by William Mouser on Aug 2, 2006

Two miracles of healing show us how faith and healing relate to one another in Jesus’ ministry.

Psalm 112, Deuteronomy 15:7-11, 2 Corinthians 8:1-9,13-15, Mark 5:22-24,35b-43 Faith and healing I’m not sure how the gospel lesson for today got paired with two readings on giving. Even the Psalm for today contains the lines “ 5 A good man deals graciously and lends...” and “He has given to the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:22-43

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Twelve Men Who Shaped The World , Part 3 - The Apostle Andrew Series

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 8, 2006

Jesus drew from the same raw materials that He draws from today when He calls men and women to be His disciples. In this series, we are looking at each of the Twelve as in-depth as we can, based upon what we can know and discern from the Scripture.

Once again we turn to the 10th Chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. We focused on the Apostle Peter last time, and we learned quite a bit about how Jesus can use the raw material of a person who is willing to be used. What do you remember about the way the disciples are grouped and paired in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Need A Samwise

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

5 Relationships You Can’t Live Without! Each of these relationships are crucial for you to live a healthy and successful life!

“5” Part 1 – You Need A Samwise I. Introduction Samwise Gamgee, a hobbit, is first introduced in Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring. Samwise is Frodo Baggins’ gardener. Tolkien called Sam the "chief hero". As "punishment" for eavesdropping on Gandalf’s conversation with Frodo regarding the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Building Your Alliances Series

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 13, 2007

What are the indications of strong, healthy friendships?

Shera and I watched on Thursday evening as Christie voted out of the Amazon on Survivor. Her mistake? She refused to join a solid alliance. She had the opportunity, but she simply wouldn’t commit herself. As a result, people thought she was flip-flopping and not to be trusted, so they voted her ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 20:1-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

New Year's Eve Message--Finishing The Year Strong

Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Jun 7, 2008

How you start does not always count but how you finish is always important. So plan to finish strong.

Finishing the year strong 2 Tim 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: I guess every time we come to the start of a New Year we approach it with some degree of hope as to what it would or could bring us. Things may have gone bad last year but this a New ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7

Denomination: Church Of God

Fool's Silver

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008

Apostles, pt. 13

FOOL’S SILVER (LUKE 21:37-22:6) The fight for the inclusion of books into the New Testament canon at the Synod of Rome in 382 produced few winners and many losers. The Christian leaders of the time accepted four gospels and rejected at least three dozen gospels. As befitting its name, the Gospel of ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Life Defined

Contributed by Donald Hart on Mar 21, 2007

What is the real purpose of life - Paul gives the answer in Philippians 1:21

Sermon by Donald R. Hart – Antioch Christian Church, Pittsburg, Missouri – March 18, 2007 (All Scripture quoted is from the NIV unless otherwise noted) LIFE DEFINED Text: Philippians 1:12-30 INTRODUCTION How does one define life or can anyone really define life? Webster defines “life” this way ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Harvest Of Peace

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 11, 2007

As gardeners grow beauty, so also we must grow peace: speak truth without prejudice; pass judgments but do something to help the troubled grow; pay attention to our own hearts; and settle for nothing less than Christ as the full truth.

As if we did not have enough yard work to do at home, my wife and I have taken on a gardening project at the church to which we belong, Montgomery Hills Baptist Church. The landscaping had deteriorated, and so a gardening team was formed to take care of it. My wife volunteered; I got volunteered. ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 8:9-17

Denomination: Baptist