Sermons on All Things In Common:

Twenty Answers To Common Objections To Becoming A Christian

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 28, 2002

Always be ready to give a logical defense to anyone who ask you to account for the hope that is in you, but do it courteously and respectfully. Do it with a clear conscience so that when you are falsely accused as evildoers, those who threaten you abusive

Answers to Common Objections to Becoming a Christian I Pet 3:15,16 - "But in your hearts set Christ as holy (and acknowledge Him) as Lord. Always be ready to give a logical defense to anyone who ask you to account for the hope that is in you, but do it courteously and respectfully. Do it with a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Common Approach To The Bible That Yields Terrible Results

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 11, 2013

At look at what happens when we come to the Bible with a preconceived agenda.

[Drama: Having a big cardboard jigsaw puzzle, with a piece missing. The piece that fits is “sacrifice.” But what you want to fit is “comfort.” So they tear away at “comfort” a little to make the piece “fit” into the puzzle.] A COMMON APPROACH TO ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:53-64

Denomination: Baptist

Do We Have A Common Goal This Easter Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 2, 2010

Easter is a day of celebration. Believers worldwide have the wonderful opportunity to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. In this extraordinary – never to be repeated act, Jesus has declared victory over death, sovereignty of God’s plan, and the ultim

DO WE HAVE A COMMON GOAL THIS EASTER Series Part 4 Matthew 28:18-20 Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

Satan's Three Most Common Method's Of Attack

Contributed by Darrell Jones on Mar 20, 2003

satan appears with three common methods of attack against the Christian. he comes as tempter, deciever, and the accuser.

There are three angels mentioned in the Bible by name, they are Michael the warrior angel, Gabriel the messenger angel, and lucifer the light. I want to dwell upon the tactics of the fallen angel who was known as lucifer, now called satan. You might read more of him in Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:16, Job 1:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Ten Common Factors In Church Planting Movements

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 1, 2003

Ten common factors in church planting movements by David Garrison

Ten Common Factors for Church Planting Movements (David Garrison) Beyond the 10 universal elements found in every Church Planting Movement, there are at least 10 frequently, though not universally, found characteristics. These are not listed in any particular order of priority or frequency. In ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Common Skeptical Concepts Of The Modern Day People

Contributed by Joel Israel Shashikumar on Jan 20, 2015

A short Question and Answer write up for the Skeptical mind on Jesus

The world's most famous individual that ever-lived.Yeshua Ha-Mashiach aka Jesus the Christ. Having lived on our earth more than 2000 years ago, People questioned His existence, teachings, death and resurrection. Everybody have something to say about Him. Religious or Non-religious. Whether you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What The Stable And Your Heart Have In Common

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 11, 2012

What do the stable and our hearts have in common? Both are 1). Places chosen by God for His Son to be born; 2). Places needing transformation; and 3). Places through which God desires to reach a lost world.

WHAT THE STABLE AND YOUR HEART HAVE IN COMMON Lk.2:1-7 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Strange Illness 1. It was the doctor's last patient consultation on Christmas Eve. A mother came in with her young daughter and asked if he would examine her because she had been showing some strange symptoms: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Thing That Should Not Be Series

Contributed by Wes Taylor on Oct 2, 2017

The church suffers when it is made into something else. In this message we learn how to have the kind of church Jesus wants and we desire.

Series: 1 Corinthians: Church Off the Rails Sermon: The Thing That Should Not Be - Part 1 Outline and Manuscript: I. Jesus’ Grand Plan II. When Church is Made into Something Else III. Church Off the Rails IV. Hope for a Church Off the Rails Manuscript: Introduction: We’re in the middle of a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-22

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus - Relevant For All Generations

Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Jan 20, 2005

In Jesus’ Beatitude on the plain, He appeases his followers with a promise of better things to come despite their current dismal condition.

JESUS - RELEVANT FOR ALL GENERATIONS This past Sunday we were presented with the Gospel of the Publican and the Pharisee. This was the first of four Sundays that leads us to the doorstep of the Great Lent. This entire week is a fast free week. We are permitted to eat meat on Wednesday and Friday ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-23

Denomination: Catholic

Foolish Things

Contributed by Dr. Steve Newton on Nov 20, 2017

God has chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise

Foolish things to confound the wise 1 Corinthians 1:27 God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What The Stable And Your Heart Have In Common

Contributed by Bud Martenn on Dec 16, 2001

It doesn’t matter where Christ was born if he has not been born in our hearts

Lk.2:1-7 To compare the birth of Christ at Bethlehem with his birth in our hearts "The birth of Christ means little or nothing to us if he has not been born in our heart" 1. God has not left this world without a yearly witness of the birth of his son 2. This time of year the witness that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Little Things Are The Big Things In Life! Series

Contributed by Josh Foster on Mar 18, 2014

Mary’s song re-orients our attention back to what is most important about Christmas. . The main thing is that the Lord God chose to do a wonderful thing by sending His Son. He is Mighty and Merciful, and we are so in need of His strength and mercy!

Why Christmas Is a Big Deal: The Little Things Are the Big Things in Life! Scripture Text: Luke 1.39-45 INTRODUCTION The whole atmosphere in sports-stadiums is something-to-behold! When my wife and I went to watch a professional football game, …people all-around-us were severely ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-45

Denomination: Nazarene

Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jan 27, 2007

Refocusing/reminding our church on the main thing of making disciples of Jesus.

The beginning of the year tends to be a time for fresh starts, we refocus and remind ourselves of what is most important. As we look back on the past year we sometimes realize we may not have been doing everything perhaps we should have been doing. For some they realize they need to quit a habit, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Methodist

Seeing A New Thing

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 29, 2008

Some of us are just not observant and do not see what God is doing. We let fear paralyze us, we do not see what an international church means, and we need to bear a testimony of excitement about all that God is doing in this church.

Many of you know that I recently spent a week in Kentucky and Indiana doing a family history search. My companion for that week in archives rooms and on cemetery grounds was my younger brother, who is a professor at Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Texas. We planned for that particular week, as ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

First Things First

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009

Half our miseries are caused by fancying things that we think are coming upon us: half the things that we expect to come upon us never come at all. Where is our faith? “Do not be worried about tomorrow” that is the commandment of Christ, and it is the way

Opening illustration: A seminar leader wanted to make an important point, so he took a wide mouth jar and filled it with rocks. “Is the jar full?” he asked. “Yes,” came a reply. “Oh, really?” he said. Then poured smaller pebbles into the jar to fill the spaces between the rocks. “Is it full now?” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational