Sermons on Acquaintance:

Paul, His Gospel, And Thomas Jefferson Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 4, 2005

Paul has already told his readers that his apostleship is from God. In this sermon he shows that his authority to speak, teach, preach and write was given to him by Jesus Christ himself.

Scripture Today we continue our study in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Let us read Galatians 1:11-24: "11 I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up. 12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:11-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Acceptable Sacrifice

Contributed by Joe Garza on Sep 15, 2006

What a broken heart is not...a heart not broken is a heart full of imagninations....a broken heart sees himself of what others are ignorant of

ACCEPTABLE SACRIFICE Holy Ground “Spirit Filled” Church Pastor: Joe M. Garza 4-6-06 Text: Psalms 51:17 INTRODUCTION: This Psalm is David’s I am sorry Psalm. It may be fitly so called, because it is a Psalm by which is manifest the unfeigned sorrow which he had for his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:8-17

Denomination: Christian Church

Three Sides Of The Equation

Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 28, 2008

Paul, Pt. 6

THREE SIDES OF THE EQUATION (1 CORINTHIANS 10:23-33) A farmer wanted to breed his three sows (adult female hogs). He had a friend who owned a few boars, so they made arrangements to get the sow and boars together. One afternoon the farmer loaded the sows into his pickup truck and hauled them over ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:23-33

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Responsibility Of Evangelism

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 19, 2008

In our text from Acts 18 I see the responsibility of evangelism. 1- We must preach Christ even though we are tentmakers 2- We must continue to preach until people stop listening

INTRO.- ILL.- A church member of John Henry Jowett’s church said that he heard Jowett preach every Sunday and a friend responded with: "WHAT A TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITY!" It is terrible to have to listen to some preachers and I may well be one of those! But we are supposed to be responsible when ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Family For People Without A Family Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 23, 2008

The unique story of a man searching for a family.

It’s really noteworthy that, among the family biographies in the Bible, you find that dysfunction is not the exception; it’s the norm. Adam & Eve messed up in paradise and their first son murdered their second. (Gen. 3) Noah got drunk and naked in front of one of his sons. (Gen. 9) Abraham ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

The Certainty Of Those Things

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 3, 2009

God wants us to be certain regarding spiritual matters and our salvation since our faith is rooted in history.

THE CERTAINTY OF THOSE THINGS Luke 1:1-4 Proposition: God wants us to be certain regarding spiritual matters and our salvation since our faith is rooted in history. Objective: My purpose is to challenge people to be certain regarding their spiritual relationship and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Aware, Available, Able

Contributed by David Welch on Dec 2, 2008

Message from Psalm 139 on God’s omnipresence (available), omnipotence (able) and omniscience (aware).

“Aware, Available, Able” Psalm 139 Introduction Music plays an important role in most everyone’s life. Music not only expresses our innermost soul but is able to move it as well. Most movies would have little impact without the music. Music expresses the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-24

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Three Sides Of The Equation Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009

Paul, Pt. 6

THREE SIDES OF THE EQUATION (1 CORINTHIANS 10:23-33) A farmer wanted to breed his three sows (adult female hogs). He had a friend who owned a few boars, so they made arrangements to get the sow and boars together. One afternoon the farmer loaded the sows into his pickup truck and hauled them over ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:23-33

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Eating Right, What's On Your Plate? Series

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Feb 12, 2009

A six part series on making your church a better body

BETTER BODY BUILDING Part 3 All my illustrations come from SermonCentral and scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted. EATING RIGHT - WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE ? We are in the middle of building a better body! I introduced this series back in November, and we spoke about how, we, you and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Invisible Man

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 27, 2009

As Ralph Ellison helped us see racism as one group treating another as invisible, so today we need to discern who is invisible to us; and we need to see how Jesus is invisible to many until He is connected to the culture and until we make Him visible.

"I am an invisible man." Those words, pecked out on an old typewriter one night in the Vermont hills, began a literary work of unparalleled beauty and power. Ralph Waldo Ellison; encouraged to make music and to write by his father; inspired by the civil rights activism of his mother, began to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Taking One For The Team

Contributed by Monty Newton on May 16, 2009

The greatest love is to love others sacrificially.

Title: Taking One for the Team Text: John 15:9-17 Thesis: The greatest love is to love others sacrificially. Introduction Colorado is a hotbed for interesting and sometimes “off-the-wall” news articles. Last September 30th Trevor Wikre, an offensive guard for the Mesa State Mavericks. Mesa ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Glory In Suffering Series

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jul 24, 2011

The servant who suffered for his people.

Here’s some INTERESTING advice to parents, ‘People get very upset by the idea that their children might have to suffer. Well, why? […] are you having children? You want them to be Christians, don’t you? If they are going to be Christians, they are going to suffer. That is ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Forget Something Sport?

Contributed by John Perry on Jan 1, 2011

With everything that demands our attention, everything we have to remember to do & be as Christians be careful not to forget the one esstential thing of the Christian life - Jesus!

Bunbury Wed pm 4/08/10 “Forget something sport?” Intro: *** A young naval officer was undergoing his first sea training on board a naval ship. His responsibility was to safely steer the ship away from the wharf & set it on course for a voyage out to sea. He carefully went through all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:40-50

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Boy Jesus In The Temple Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 5, 2013

We examine Jesus' first recognition of his own identity in Luke 2:41-52 and learn about the deity of Jesus.

Scripture We are studying the life of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke in a sermon series I am calling, “To Seek and To Save the Lost.” The first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel deal with what is called “The Infancy Narrative.” That is, they deal with the predictions of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Blessed Are They Who Walk According To The Law Of The Lord

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 20, 2013

What does God’s Word do for us? 1- God’s Word keeps us pure 2- God’s Word helps us to know God 3- God’s Word brings joy to our hearts

INTRO.- ILL.- A collector of rare books ran into an acquaintance who told him he had just thrown away an old Bible that he found in a dusty, old box. He happened to mention that Guten-somebody-or-other had printed it. "Not Gutenberg?" gasped the collector. "Yes, that was it!" "You idiot! ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-16, Psalm 119:105

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ