Sermons on Abstain:

Keep Your Promise To Serve The Lord

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jan 1, 2004

Encouragement to believers to keep the promise they made to follow Jesus for the rest of their lives. Dangers of breaking covenant with God are highlighted.

Compiled by: Herman Abrahams (Pastor), Cornerstone Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 740, Westridge 7802, Rep. of South Africa. E-Mail: Mentorship2003@yahoo.co.uk Note to the reader: If you have been blessed with this sermon compilation, I would be honoured to receive an e-mail from you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37, Leviticus 26:14-20

Denomination: Charismatic

You Are God's Royal Priest Series

Contributed by Todd Fetters on Mar 3, 2003

The Big Idea: When God called us out of the darkness of this world, He gave us the responsibility to be light.With this Big Idea in mind, one may be wondering how to fulfill this purpose of lighting a dark world. Just like the Peter¡¦s 1st Century Christi

YOU ARE GOD¡¦S ROYAL PRIESTS "Living for the Pleasure of God and the Benefit of His People" INTRODUCTION: THE CHURCH IS SPECIAL 1. The Church is special. This past week, one of my favorite comedy shows hit ¡§below the belt¡¨ when it chose to make fun of people who chose to regularly go to church. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-12

Denomination: Brethren

Prepared For Destiny

Contributed by John Slythe on Mar 6, 2003

Are we ready to fulfill what God has instore for us. Three basic attitudes are necessary. God shows them to us in one verse of scripture.

Prepared for Destiny! Exodus 12:11, “This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staffing your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover.” When you become a Christian one thing we need to have is readiness. Readiness because ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:11

Denomination: Christian Church

Stepping Into Your Dreams

Contributed by Bill Burnett on Mar 13, 2003

What are the steps to see your dreams fulfilled in your life?

LIVING IN GOD’S PROMISES A Study In The Book Of Joshua Stepping Into Our Dreams – Joshua 3:1-4:7 So Far… · Chapter 1 – This is land to take/ this is your potential – “Be Strong” · Chapter 2 – Getting Past Your Past – Breaking Generational Curses Consider this: Walt Disney - was fired by a ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

God's Formula For Joy

Contributed by Dan Parsons on Oct 26, 2002

Not only does God command us to be happy, but tells us how.

God’s Formula for Joy Philippians 4: 4-7 “Rejoice in the LORD always, again I will say, rejoice! Let your forbearing spirit be known to all men. The LORD is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving let your request be made known to God. And ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Today, You Will Be With Me In Paradise" Series

Contributed by Kevin Cummins on May 1, 2003

We can always learn lessons from a thief, usually it’s what not to do. But in this case this thief teaches us four lessons that are worth following if we want to hear those words someday for ourselves, "Today, you will be with me in Paradise."

Last week we started a series on the seven statements of Christ from the cross. Words that give us tremendous insight for our own lives. Last week in the words, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”, we saw the forgiveness of Christ as he forgave the very people who were ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:39-43, Luke 2:43

Denomination: Church Of God

How Radical Should You Get?

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 10, 2003

When we first come to Christ we are tempted to make radical changes to our lives in order to prove our devotion to God. But there are some dangers there - and Paul addresses these in answer to a perplexing question.

There was a saying when I first became a believer in Jesus Christ. It was a way of characterizing your devotion to the Lord – you’d say “I’m radically saved.” We meant that we had given all of ourselves to Him, and it was a good thing. But some people took the radical part to extremes. There were ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Faith?

Contributed by J C Prince on Oct 15, 2007

Of all the things God could have chosen as the road to salvation. Why did he choose Faith?

Why Faith? Romans 1:13-19 for I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:13-19

Denomination: *other

Playing For Whose Applause Series

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Nov 2, 2007

Whose applause do you seek? Don’t tell me you don’t need any! You would only be kidding yourself.

Playing for Whose Applause? Text- Matthew 6: 1-8, 16-18 Everybody loves applause! Recognition is a good thing. Last Sunday, you encouraged Pastor Steve and me tremendously by expressing your appreciation for our work in ministry. I guess I am hopelessly sentimental, but as I read your comments at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Purpose Of The Presence Of God

Contributed by David Scudder on Nov 4, 2007

How can we KNOW that we are really walking in the presence of God? Many popular preachers claim to walk with God, but the Bible tells us who really does.

The Purpose of the Presence of God Psalm 15:1-5 Purpose: To show how we can walk close to our God. Aim: I want the listener to be aware of the importance of pursuing God’s presence. INTRODUCTION: In 1990 Michael Horton wrote an explosive book called The Agony of Deceit. In that book he exposed ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 15:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Turn Stress Into Strength"

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 10, 2005

There is a common experience for every person in all nationalities andcultures. Everyone experiences stress. By God’s grace and making wise choices we can turn stress into strength.

“Turn Stress Into Strength” Ruth 1:1-22, 4:13-17 Romans 8:28 John 16:33 There is a common experience for every person in all nationalities and cultures. We all experience stress. We all have to learn to live with stress. The highest times of stress in a person’s life include: Death in the ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Free Methodist

Dare To Be A Daniel Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 20, 2005

Daniel gives us a great example of how to live in a secular world

Singing the Songs of the Lord in a Strange Land January 16, 2005 Daniel 6 Dare to be a Daniel This is a great story, and a popular story. Even people who have never read the Bible know the story of Daniel in the lion’s den, at least by name, or by many songs that have been sung about it. We ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:1-28

Denomination: *other

The Great Grace Debate Series

Contributed by John Chisham on Dec 10, 2006

Arguments: Grace or the Law

The Great Grace Debate Galatians 2/Acts 15 In the first chapter of Galatians, Paul defends himself as a legitimate apostle whose message of Grace was from God Himself. He establishes that this Gospel of Grace is the only true Gospel. He identifies the grace killers as those who would add any ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:11-21

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Can I Be Without Sin In This Life? Series

Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 28, 2006

A look at two seemingly contradicting verse about sin in the life of a believer from 1 John.

Great Mysteries of the Faith Can I Be Without Sin in this Life? 1 John1:8; 1 John 3:6 A few years ago, I was watching a message on television be a relatively famous evangelist. In this message, the evangelist made a statement that stuck with me for quite awhile. He stated that it had been over ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Like A Rock

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Sep 29, 2007

Todays call to worship is all about building our lives on the rock of our salvation. That rock is Jesus Christ. He is described for us as the Corner Stone. We are also described as Living Stones built on Him.

Like A Rock Last week I introduced a new construction project to you. The project was entitled Lets Build a Church. As I outlined that project I finished by listing seven things that we could do that would help build our church. This week I would like to expand on one of those seven points. Id ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed