Sermons on American Movies:

Proverbial Wisdom

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 15, 2004

More proverbial wisdom. 1- laziness 2- memories 3- hatred

INTRO.- A few quips and quotes - Where you live makes a difference. The fellow known in the city as a dashing playboy is known in a small town as the town drunk. Could be! - One possible reason why things aren’t going to plan is that there never was a plan. - The best way to enjoy a beautiful, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Are You Listening?

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 7, 2004

In the parable of the sower we have four different types of hearers or listeners.

INTRO.- ILL.- An excited little boy was telling his daddy about something that had happened to him that day. His daddy said, "Slow up, honey, you are talking too fast!" His boy shot back at him, "Oh, no, Daddy, I’m not talking too fast. You’re just listening too slow!" ARE YOU LISTENING? ILL.- ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Has God Lost His Voice? Series

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Apr 22, 2002

How do we hear from the Lord?

Has God lost His voice? I called Ruth Rupprecht on Thursday afternoon. “I hear Dave’s heart is OK.” “That’s right,” she replied, “There were no obvious blockages discovered during the angioplasty. God healed him.” You might have thought my immediate thought would have been, “Praise God.” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How To Become A Dynamic Christian Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 19, 2007

Paul’s description of himself

How To Become A Dynamic Christian Romans 1:1 Paul, a bondservant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart unto the gospel of God, • Do you have a desire to be a dynamic believer in Jesus Christ. To be the real thing instead of playing religious games? Years ago the Emperor of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1

The Power Of Faith On Display Series

Contributed by Joel Smith on Mar 15, 2009

Faith lived out has far reaching effects.

A new survey came out last week which reveals that Christian are losing their influence in the United States. “The nation has grown less religious in the last two decades … with a 10 percent drop in the number of people who call themselves Christians and increases in all 50 states among those ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Meet The Real Superman Series

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 9, 2013

Superman might be good enough to save a virtual world. But we need a real Savior to save us from the real one.

Meet the Real Superman John 5:16-30 Introduction Two weeks ago, we talked about Jesus healing the sick man who had been sick for 38 years on the Sabbath day. To the Pharisees, this seemed to be a gross violation of the Law of Moses. In fact, the Old Testament forbid the carrying of a burden on ...read more

Scripture: John 5:16-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The God Who Is Real Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 24, 2001

Three reasons to believe God is real, presented to people investigating the Christian faith.

One of the more creative movies to come out in the last few years was the Peter Wier film The Truman Show. The Truman Show is about a man named Truman Burbank--played by Jim Carey--who was adopted as a newborn by the OmniCam Corporation. The OmniCam corporation then created an entire city on a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:15-17, Acts 17:26-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Real Love Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 25, 2001

How the Bible’s description of love debunks three popular myths about love.

(Note: This sermon was introduced with the Susan Ashton song "Call of the Wild"). The song says, "The freedom he loved, he was now a prisoner of, because he answered the call of the wild." We see examples of that reality all around us, as we live in a culture that urges us to answer that call. In ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living In The Faith Dimension Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 28, 2018

The mountaintop is sweet because we commune with Jesus! But when you return to the valley, you will be ambushed by people who have all kinds of needs. That's why we should to always be a church built in the valley, not on the mountain.

INTRODUCTION Are you living in the faith dimension? We basically live in a three dimensional world. There are three dimensions to time: past, present and future. In terms of space, there is height, width, and depth. For many years, television and movies were shown in 2-D. But because of filming ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-32

Denomination: Baptist

Living With A Sense Of Duty

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Apr 6, 2003

When it comes to the subject of the war, people are usually found somewhere between the emotions of anger and gratitude: anger for what is happening right now in the middle east or gratitude for a nation that is committed to making the world a safer place

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: Allow me to clear something up. When it comes to the subject of the war, people are usually found somewhere between the emotions of anger and gratitude: anger for what is happening right now in the middle east or gratitude for a nation that is committed to making ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:28-29

Seeds On The Hard Path Series

Contributed by Eric Lenhart on Aug 13, 2010

Being hardened by life, or free in Christ.

Seeds on the Hard Path (Matthew 13:1-23) 1st in a series on: “The Parable of the Soils” Introduction: An old farmer who was about to die called his two sons to his bedside and said, "My boys, my farm and the fields are yours in equal shares. I leave you a little ready money but the bulk of my ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Church Of God

Keep On, Keeping On Series

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jul 1, 2005

In Ezra chapter 4, the work of the Church (Temple) came to a standstill. 15 years later, in Ezra chapter 5, we see that the people are recommited to building His Church (Temple).

Introduction 1. “I Give Up”… • That’s a phrase that we use when all hope is gone… • We throw up our hands… • And we surrender… • We give up… • In boxing, they would “throw in the towel”… • Meaning that their boxer has had enough… • And he would fight no more… • In warfare, one side might see that ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 5:1-17

Denomination: Nazarene

Thanks For The Help On Taxes

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 18, 2004

Message regarding taxes and giving God what He wants

THANKS FOR THE HELP ON TAXES June 2004 Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Congress said someone may steal from it at night; so they created a night watchman, GS-4 position and hired a person for the job. Then Congress said, How does the watchman do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Helping Others Find Freedom

Contributed by David Dewitt on Feb 29, 2004

The mission of the church is to help others find freedom in Christ

Helping Others Find Freedom Luke 5:17-26 February 29, 2004 Introduction As many of you know I am a huge history buff. I read a lot about history, I watch programs on the history channel and I love historical movies because they bring events to life. I was asked one time why I love history so much ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:17-26

Denomination: Church Of God

Where It All Began Series

Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005

The 1st in a series of message on the power of the Holy Spirit and when the Church of Jesus Christ actually began.

WE’VE GOT THE POWER – 1 “WHERE IT ALL BEGAN” Introduction: Over the next few weeks I’m going to be preaching a series of messages on the Power of the Holy Spirit in Believer’s lives. How do we get that power? How do we walk in it? What benefit is it to us individually and collectively? Are ...read more

Scripture: John 20:21-23

Denomination: Pentecostal