Sermons on Afterwards:

"Why The World Hates Christianity"

Contributed by Dennis Deese on Aug 25, 2003

"We face a secular culture that is becoming increasingly strident and militant in its anti-Christian, anti-truth, anti-God mentality and I fear the danger of facing this spirit with a lackadaisacal heart." Dr. James Merrit

"WHY THE WORLD HATES CHRISTIANITY" By. Dr. Dennis Deese - www.dennisdeese.com JOHN 15:18-27 Dayna Curry, 30, and Heather Mercer, 24, both graduates of Baylor University and members of the Antioch Community Church in Waco, Texas, were among eight westernerns arrested by the Taliban in ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-27

Good Confession

Contributed by Lindsey Mann on Jul 25, 2002

Jesus teaches us to be careful about our speech because it has a direct bearing on what we do and who we become.

GOOD CONFESSION We are looking at the teaching of Jesus as found in Mark 4. THE JEWISH METHOD OF REPETITION As we look at the teaching we see that there is some repetition, and this is because Jesus was always repetitious. He said that it is out of the mouth of two or three witnesses that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:14-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

"The Power Of People Who Pray"

Contributed by Jim Parisi on Jun 23, 2002

Prayer is unique

"The Power of Prayer for the People Who Pray" Text: Luke 18:1-8 1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, 2 saying: "There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. 3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Think Ye? Failure

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 11, 2002

We study what is failure and success in man’s eyes, in God’s eyes?

WHAT THINK YE? FAILURE By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Matthew 21:28 "BUT WHAT THINK YE? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, "SON, GO WORK TO DAY IN MY VINEYARD." 29. He answered and said, " I WILL NOT!" But afterward he REPENTED, and went. 30. And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Consider Jesus Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 11, 2005

# 5 in series on Hebrews. What is it that we are urged to consider about Jesus?

A Study of the Book of Hebrews Jesus is Better Sermon # 5 “Consider Jesus!” Hebrews 3:1-6 Our world is not so very different from the world to which the letter to the Hebrews was written. It appears that even among ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

In Defense Of Marriage

Contributed by Carlton Coon on Oct 12, 2001

An effort to promote the concept of commitment to marriage.

In Defense of Marriage Matt 19:1 (KJS) And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Cleanse The House

Contributed by James Groce on Aug 5, 2001

And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:

----------------------------------------------------- When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession; And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 14:34-53

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Baptism? Series

Contributed by Darrin Koone on Sep 20, 2001

A sermon on the historiacl context of Baptism.

(Luke 3:1-3) In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar--when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene-- {2} during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-22, Leviticus 16:1-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What To Do With Your Criticism

Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 24, 2003

Dealing with Criticism in the life of the church.Fighting the Worship Wars.

“What To Do With Your Criticisms!” The title of this message could have been, “What you Can Do With Your Criticism” but that has a couple of interpretations. It could also have been entitled, “What You are Doing with Your Criticism.” But we need to recognize that one of the fundamental ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:1

Denomination: Baptist

"Free Access" Series

Contributed by Ken Harris on Aug 27, 2005

The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that they have FREE ACCESS to God’s kingdom - which authorizes them to have keys to binding their barriers/obstacles and loosing their blessings through PRAYER.

28 August 2005 by Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Ulchi Focus Lens Busan, South Korea Big Idea: Prayer is a key tool which grants ACCESS to bind barriers/obstacles and to loose blessings for believers. References: Esther 1:14 (And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Extreme Makeover - Eligibility Requirements Series

Contributed by Steve Lotze on Sep 27, 2008

God wants to give us an Extreme Makeover: becoming new on the inside. While we are all eligible, the book of James gives us four requirements we need to know about going into our makeover.

God’s EXtreme MAKEOVER: "Eligibility Requirements" James 1:1-12 His Place Sept 21, 2008 NOTE: I was the guest speaker this morning and this was my daughter’s first Sunday back from her YWAM adventure - she gave the morning greeting and testimony of how god was working n her life. It dovetailed ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Television Series

Contributed by Lorenzo Edwards on Feb 20, 2008

This is the 2nd sermon I preached in a series that God lead me to call Empowering The Vision Series. The Series will Bless you to not to give up on the Visions that God has giving you.

Television (Tell- A-Vision) Joel 2:28 Pastor Lorenzo Edwards New St. Paul Baptist Church The average American home now has more television sets than people. That threshold was crossed within the past two years, according to Nielsen Media Research. There are 2.73 TV sets in the typical home and ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:28

Denomination: Baptist

"What Do You Do When You're In-Between?"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Apr 22, 2007

A look at what the disciples may have gone through between the Resurrection and Pentecost.

“What Do You Do When You’re In-between?” April 22, 2007 The disciples had the time of their lives for about 3 and a half years. It all started at a party. Actually it was a wedding party. We don’t know who got married. We never learned their names. We do know that Mary, the Mother of Jesus ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:4-8

Denomination: Holiness

Doing Ministry

Contributed by James Burns on Jul 12, 2008

Jesus calls us to do ministry with what we have and not what we do not have.

Doing Ministry Introduction: For three years Jesus had his disciple that walked with Him. They went everywhere that He went. In those three years Jesus taught them how to do ministry. The ministry Jesus taught had an underline theme to it. It is called Compassionate Ministry. Matthew 9: 35 – 38 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Nazarene

When A Believer Fails Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Mar 13, 2006

A grace-filled sermon about Peter. We all mess up, even though we shouldn’t, and don’t have to, but we do. There’s still hope for us anyway.

Luke 22:31-34; 54-62 – When a Believer Fails Today, as we continue to look at The Life of Jesus, we are looking at a familiar story from Scripture. We are going to look at Peter, in particular, his failure. But what it really a failure of faith? What was it? And are we likely to go through it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-62

Denomination: Baptist