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Funeral Sermon For A Young Disciple

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 10, 2015

This is a funeral sermon for a 35 year old friend who died due to cancer of the brain. He lived the last four years trying to be a disciple of Jesus in a real way.

Song #1 -- Hallelujah -- Family Enters "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Take It Now

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Apr 5, 2015

Every thing that God has promised you waits for the claim of faith to take possession.

Que Sera Sera How many have heard that song? It was a song made popular by Doris Day There was a Doris Day Show that came on with her beautiful voice singing that song. Que Sera Sera (It means) Whatever will be will be (The song says (The futures not ours to see Que Sera Sera). This song ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: Pentecostal

Colossal Colossians

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 25, 2015

Colossians lets us know that we have a colossal Lord, a colossal faith, and a colossal baptism (Outline from Alger Fitch's book, Reading Between the Lines", section on Colossians and Philemon). I used as a Bible study on Colossians but can be a sermon)

HoHum: There's a statue of Christ in Brazil that some of you know about. It's called "Christ the Redeemer" and looks out over the city of Rio de Janeiro. The statue stands 120 ft tall, weighs 700 tons and sits on the peak of a mountain at 2300 feet. It's the tallest statute of its kind in the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Be Angry, But Do Not Sin

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 5, 2015

Anger is one of the hardest emotions for Christians .to deal with. We often do not acknowledge we have it .because we feel we are not supposed to have it In the first place. There has to be a better way and beloved there is! Updated August 2018.

Everyone has their Pet Peeve... One of mine is ……telemarketers. Is there any group more persistent than telemarketers? Like the determined character in a horror movie, once a telemarketing company has you in its sights, it won’t stop chasing you until you agree to buy some product you have no ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32, James 1:19-21

Denomination: Anglican

Danger The Explosive Emotion Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Sep 10, 2015

True Biblical knowledge married to a living spiritual relationship with Jesus leads to new creation behavior. Anger is an emotion given by God to respond to injustice and unrighteousness. Learn in this sermon to use anger biblically.

Intro: If you remember last week one of the most important things we can do is saturate our minds with God’s word. We do this so that the Holy Spirit can plant it deeply within our minds and give us something of the Spirit to think about. We don’t learn more of the Bible which ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26

Denomination: Baptist

What Is In Your Hand? (Part 6) Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 12, 2015

If the opportunity is the result of another’s disobedience, allow your obedience to take you to another level in Him! Remember that your obedience is connected to so many other people’s destinies! Prepare yourself to come into The King’s presence.

Opening illustration: [YOUTUBE Video of Golda Meir – 4th Prime Minister of Israel] Introduction: This was the day that Esther would either end up a hero or end up dead. Yeah. I’m pretty sure I would have been tempted to crawl back into bed, pull the covers over my head, and desperately ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

National Revival That Began With The Butler

Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 8, 2015

The Book of Nehemiah tells the amazing story of how a National Revival was ushered in through a Butler. A Butler is usually the bad guy in thrillers or a dull person, but here we have the most unusual Butler in history.

NATIONAL REVIVAL THAT BEGAN WITH THE BUTLER Neh. 1:1-2:18 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. There are a lot of people who need revival! 2. One lady, Vickie, called a lawyer’s office in the Yellow Pages. She made an appointment with their Family Law department. 3. "How can I help you, madam?" asks ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mystery Babylon, In Medo-Persia And Greece Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jul 6, 2015

With this section we cover the rest of the Old Testament period. "Babylon" has served as a backdrop to the Biblical story from early Genesis. It is still the backdrop, in our own day!

7: DANIEL AND BABYLON 600 B.C. In captivity, the Jews continue to manifest a presence. Daniel in particular is a thorn in the side of Babylon, and Satan takes special measures to rid the earth of him, all of which are unsuccessful. (For those who have not done so recently, a quick reading of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 8:1-27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Will God Forgive?

Contributed by Harold Kouwenberg on Aug 3, 2013

Psalm 51 gives us an insight to the deeply personal confession of David and a glimpse of the grace God affords sinners like us. The emphasis isn't on judgement, it is on confession, repentance and grace. Our response is worship, thansgiving and testimony.

"WILL GOD FORGIVE?" Psalm 51: 1-19 Matthew 7: 1-5 "NEVER! I'll never in a million years forgive that man! After what he's done to me, he can just forget about ever talking to me again! That's one thing I can never do. I just can't forgive what he has done." ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 15:1-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Labor Day 2013

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Sep 5, 2013

Labor Day is a holiday that should have never been needed. The Labor movement and what it has turned into is what happens when people do not live according to the two great commandments!

Tomorrow is Labor Day and this is Labor Day weekend! There are a couple of important things we all need to know about Labor Day and what it means to us … 1) It is not fashionable to wear white after Labor Day (hopefully this only applies to outer wear …) 2) It is not appropriate to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40

Denomination: Nazarene

Are You Choking?

Contributed by Jason Smith on Sep 12, 2013

Too often, Christians can become so busy in their lives that they choke the word of God out of it. Too many of us are the thorny soil at times. This sermon helps us remember what our priorities should be.

Often as Christians, we need to take a step back from our busy lives to examine where we are as Christians. We need to ask ourselves many questions: Have I been growing? Is that growth visible to others? Am I more holy this month or year than I was last year? These are all important questions we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The High Price Of Low Living

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 27, 2013

A sermon that teaches that there are consequences to all our beliefs and behaviors.

"The High Price of Low Living" 1 Kings 21:20 1 Kings 21:20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD. INTRODUCTION: This makes the third message from 1 Kings that I have been ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:20

Denomination: Baptist

Acceptable Worship

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 10, 2013

In order to understand what is acceptable worship we need to understand the purpose of worship, what is not acceptable worship, and what constitutes acceptable worship.

Acceptable Worship John 4:20-24 Confusion and controversy surround the topic of what is acceptable worship. For many how we worship is not a critical matter. They feel that how one worships is a personal matter and that the individual determines what is appropriate or not. In Christ’s ...read more

Scripture: John 4:20-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Work Of Wisdom

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on May 25, 2012

Is it a shock that the writer of Proverbs 31 used the metaphor of a wife and a mom to explain wisdom? It's not a shock to me.

The Work of Wisdom In honor of mothers day we’re going to talk about wisdom; which is appropriate considering how wisdom plays an active daily part in the life of a mom. We'll start with what the Bible says about wisdom with a Scripture you may wonder about at first. Why are we reading this ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

David's Mighty Men Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jul 9, 2012

Sermon #5 in the series of Untold Stories in the Old Testament, Using the Text from 1 Chronicles 11, and Psalm 34. This message deals with the way David Trained up his men in the cave of Adullam and turned them into his mighty men.

Series: Untold Stories of the Old Testament #5 Date: CHCC: June 24, 2012 Title: David’s Mighty Men Texts: 1 Samuel 22; I Chronicles 11; Psalm 34 INTRODUCTION: What do you already know about David from the Old Testament? (answer, things like: killed Goliath, man after God’s own ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ