Sermons on Anzac Day:

The Dawn's Early Light

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 15, 2009

Just as Key saw that the darkness is intense before the dawn, that during battle we see enough to know that our freedom is won, and that we are at our best when we claim freedom for others, so also at the empty tomb we learn of our freedom from sin.

At 9 o’clock the firing from the ships anchored in the harbor slackened and then stopped. It seemed as though the siege of the city might be over for the night. But an hour or so later 20 small beats set out, under cover of darkness, with a driving rain pelting down. Their oars muffled, they ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Pride And Prejudice Series

Contributed by David Heflin on Jan 27, 2009

This is a sermon I used for Mother’s Day about the Syrian Phoencian woman and her incredible encounter with Jesus

Pride and Prejudice Mark 7:24-30 5/11/08 (Mother’s Day) PSCOC Intro: 41/41 cent stamps. I went into the post office on Friday to mail off some fundraising letters. I needed 41 stamps. So, I asked the cashier for 41 stamps. She thought I had asked if they had 41 cent stamps, which of course, is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

And The Greatest Of These Is Love

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 15, 2009

A 5-point sermon dealing with different types of love, including the love God has for us and the love we are to have for His church.

As humans, our emotions can vary widely throughout a whole range of subjects. And while this is certainly true, since Valentines day was yesterday, I want to focus on love. We are capable of feelings several types of love, too, and each type has its own focus of intensity. There is an old ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:18

Denomination: *other

The Prayer Of Hannah

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Oct 23, 2009

The lesson Hannah has for all of us is the nature of her prayer to God.

The Prayer of Hannah 05/09/04 AM Text: 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Introduction Happy Mother’s Day! Q: How many here have either been a mother, or have had a mother? Some of you will catch that on the way home. I admire mothers, and having had the incredible experience of witnessing the birth of my kids, I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Continue

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 11, 2009

Sermon is a call to faithfulness in the grace of God, in prayer, in service to the Lord.

Continue Acts 13:43 1-4-08 We will begin this morning in Acts 13:43. Paul & Barnabas went into a synagogue in Antioch and preached. Some of the hearers responded well to the message and wanted to hear more. Acts 13:43 “Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:43

Denomination: Charismatic

Resolutions 2009--Part 1

Contributed by Blake Inscore on Oct 6, 2009

As we begin the New Year I want to provide some spiritual resolutions I believe we need to make and keep in 2009.

Resolutions for 2009--Part I Proverbs 3:1-10 Introduction: Today is the first Sunday of 2009. I don’t know about you, but it seems that time just keeps moving faster and faster. As we celebrated this past week at my parent’s house, it was hard to believe that Blake Jr. has already been in the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Resolutions 2009--Part 2

Contributed by Blake Inscore on Oct 6, 2009

In this second part to our focus on challenges for the New Year we look at three more spiritual resolutions we need to make and keep in 2009.

Resolutions for 2009--Part II Proverbs 3:1-10 Introduction: Well, we are now a full week into 2009 and I’m guessing we have begun to settle in, and with the exception of writing the wrong date on our checks, 2009 seems much like 2008. Even so, I would like to continue with our study in Proverbs ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Man's Duty

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 19, 2009

Never before has the demand been greater for men to stand up and do their duty. They are called to provide sustenance, leadership, stability, and spirituality in the home.

A MAN’S DUTY 1 TIMOTHY 5:3-16 (note verse 8) Introduction: Never before has the demand been greater for men to stand up and do their duty. The strength of the church is only as strong as the strength of the home. When men fail to fulfill their responsibility in the home, the home comes crashing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:3-16

Denomination: Baptist

Paternal Pleas To Posterity

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 21, 2009

Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, DC: We will never achieve maturity until we come to terms with our paternity and accept our posterity. Understand that those who shaped us were also maturing; the transforming power of Christ will open wide our hearts.

All of us aspire to maturity. All of us hope to become mature and complete, grown up in every way, accomplished, respected, and honored. It’s a worthy goal. It’s a proper ambition. But we will never achieve maturity until we come to terms with both our paternity and our posterity. Our ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

"Dad's Right Hand"

Contributed by Ken Harris on Jun 21, 2009

The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that faith – in relationship reconciliation - recognizes that God’s ways are not man’s ways.

21 June 2009 Father’s Day U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel Contingency Operation Site (C.O.S.) Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: God’s plan is something people would have never dreamed of when it comes to relationship reconciliation. REFERENCES: Ephraim (The younger son means ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 48:8-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Abiding In Love Series

Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jun 21, 2009

Our relationships, like father-child relationships; are a reflection of our relationship with God. We model our relationships after Jesus’ relationship with His Father.

ABIDING IN LOVE Scripture Text: John 15:9 Introduction: I really have hoped to tie this message today to Father’s Day by saying that all relationship issues that are healthy; especially a father and his child, are encompassed by Scripture….. and even exemplified in the gospel message itself. ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9

Denomination: Baptist

America, A Forgotten Nation

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 28, 2009

America has followed the ancient Israelites in their quest to live without God - and just like those ancient Israelites, we shall also pay the price for our sin, unless we take the one and only way out ....

OUR NATION HAS A HISTORY - · It is an accumulation · of all our yesterdays - · and our yesterdays have brought us · to where we are today BUT AMERICA IS NOW FACING MANY PROBLEMS - · And what our tomorrows bring · Will depend on how · We handle our problems today THE BIGGEST THREAT WE ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: *other

Who Loves You More Than Mom?

Contributed by Mark Haines on May 8, 2009

We tend to think no one can love us as much as our mothers can. However, our mothers’ love is limited and one day they will die. Only God can love us more than our mothers can and he will never forget us or die.

Introduction: This is a classic Mother’s Day Calvin & Hobbes comic strip. Calvin is standing by his mother’s bed. "Hey, Mom! Wake up. I made you a Mother’s Day card." "My, how sweet of you." she says. "I did it all by myself. Go ahead & read it." She begins to read, "I was going to buy a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:15-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Battle Of Gog And Magog Series

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Feb 11, 2010

THE BATTLE OF GOG AND MAGOG WILL IONDICATE TO US THE TIME FRAME FOR THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH IS EXTREMELY CLOSE.

THE BATTLE OF GOG AND MAGOG EZEKIEL 38-39 INTRODUCTION: OUR WORLD IS NO STRANGER TO WAR. HISTORY TELLS US THAT IN ALL OF RECORDED HISTORY THERE HAS BEEN LESS THAT 225 YEARS OF PEACE IN THIS WORLD. IN THE PAST THIRTY TO FORTY YEARS, MOST OF THE WORLDS WARS HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE EAST ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

It's Wide Open Series

Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 11, 2010

The second in a series of messages about the family. This sermon concentrates on the man's perspective in relationships, family, and healing.

I want to talk to the men. We often preach to the men...messages of how to better care for and understand the women. But, seldom, if ever, do we give insight to the man's world to women. * I want you to notice in the text: "A Blind Man" * Never in scripture do you hear of a blind woman * God ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:22-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational