Sermons on Arrogancy:

A Prodigal Or A Prodigy

Contributed by Richard Rutledge on Jun 12, 2001

Graduation sermon

A Prodigal or a Prodigy Luke 15: 11-24 This passage of Scripture has been preached on numerous times. It’s been dramatized, sensationalized and often times taken to the extreme. It has become a melodrama of Scripture. It’s been preached about how rambunctious this son was. About how rebellious he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Gripe About Methods

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 15, 2001

Concern over "trends" in ministry need not be scary to us, it’s biblical for methods to change in order to reach the lost.

The Gripe About Methods, Chorus on Overheads By Pastor Andrew Chan, PBC, Vancouver June 2000 Singing choruses nothing new, but why is this “trend” in most churches to sing form the overhead instead of having a book, i.e. a hymnal? - Ask someone at PBC. Will the Bible disappear also? Matt ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Commitment

Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Jun 28, 2001

To serve God you must be committed to His will for your life. If you want to fulfill your purpose, you must be committed to it.

Commitment “A Term That Has Seemingly Become Obsolete” What is commitment? An engagement or pledge to do something, An unreserved devotion, bound to stand fast or hold in place. We live in a self-serving, throwaway, live-for-the-moment, do-what-feels-good, society. Typically, the only ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:5, 1 Thessalonians 3:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Greed Or Generosity Series

Contributed by Scott Jordan on May 10, 2007

Stewardship Series

GREED or GENEROSITY Stewardship Series part 3 Luke 12:13-21 Greed is the desire to acquire more than God has planned for us - especially in the areas of finances and possessions. Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart. (Psa 37:4) Greed: 4 Warning Signs 1) ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: *other

Pride- Stopping The Blessings Of God

Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on May 20, 2007

This week we are going to talk about pride. We are going to discover what effects it has on our lives and how the devil uses this as a weapon against the Christian.

Introduction · This week we are going to talk about pride. We are going to discover what effects it has on our lives and how the devil uses this as a weapon against the Christian. · Pride stops the blessing of God from flowing in our lives. · A prideful person is one that refuses to submit to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 138:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Know Or Not To Know

Contributed by Ed Warfield on Feb 29, 2008

What does it really mean to know or believe in God? Is it a verbal or intellectual agreement with what we’ve always been taught? Or is it something that goes to the core of our being and transforms our whole lives?

To Know or Not To Know, That is the Question – Eph. 1:17-19 Intro.: What does it really mean to know or believe in God? Is it a verbal or intellectual agreement with what we’ve always been taught? Or is it something that goes to the core of our being and transforms our whole lives? Do we camp on ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:17-19

Denomination: Charismatic

Part 8 - Genesis 18:16-33 - The Gavel, The Cross And The Taliban! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 16, 2010

I am all too ready to say that the TALIBAN deserve God's judgment without really thinking twice. I tend to think of them in the same way that I think about SODOM AND GOMORRAH. But did Sodom and Gomorrah really deserve to be judged? Does the Taliban?

Part 8 - Genesis 18:16-33 - PRAYING FOR THE TALIBAN...AND YOU? I am all too ready to say that the TALIBAN deserve God's judgment without really thinking twice. I tend to think of them in the same way that I think about SODOM AND GOMORRAH. But did Sodom and Gomorrah really deserve to be judged? ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:16-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wedding Day Advice To Couple

Contributed by Victoria Oladipupo on Dec 4, 2009

Many couples use a lot of time and months to plan their wedding day but they never take time to plan their marriage. A quick advice that will keep couple together forever if they apply and live it daily.

Wedding advice to the couple – Mark 10: 7 - 9 Today is a significant day. It is a defining moment. It is one of the most defining days of your entire life. But as significant as today is, it is just the beginning of your marriage. Mark 10: 7 - 9 This is a new beginning in your life. As you are ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:7-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Matthew 5 - Part 6 - Oh God, Please Don’t Send Me To Africa! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009

So, do I have to go to the heart of Africa or some other war ravaged, AIDS ridden, refugee overrun, starving hordes kind of country before I can show mercy? I hope not! Is that unmerciful? What does being merciful really mean?

26/12/09 Pastorross | public entry | tags: identifying with others, Mercy, Compassion, Matthew 5 | report Matthew 5 - Oh God, please don’t send me to Africa! When I think of mercy I think of Mother Teresa spending her life working amongst the poor in India, but I don’t know why exactly. Mercy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Laodicea: The "You Make Me Sick” Church Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008

This was a church by the people for the people and to the people! They had in-grown eyeballs!

Revelation 3:14-22 Laodicea: The “You Make Me Sick” Church A Celebrated Church 14a “And to the church of the Laodiceans” The church in Laodicea was a wealthy, self-indulgent church. Notice that it was the church of the Laodiceans not just in Laodicea. They were geographically situated in a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Baptist

Some Implications Of Grace Series

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 9, 2012

Grace trumps the law every time yet we obey the law as if it could save us.

Some Implications of Grace January 8, 2012 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Grace trumps the law every time yet we obey the law as if it could save us. Focus Passage: Galatians 3:1-5 Supplemental Passage: But the free gift is not like the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

"What Am I Supposed To Do In This Life"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011

This lesson will help you determine God's will for your life.

I know many of you have asked the question, “What am I supposed to do in this life”? If we do not have a plan a plan will be made for us, maybe not the plan we desire. So how do we get the plan we desire instead do the plan of pain? Matthew 7:7,8 “Ask and it will be given to ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 34:1-6

"God Is Too Good (To Create Hell)" Series

Contributed by Dan Kellogg on Aug 3, 2011

A sermon explaining why hell exists and to answer the most common questions about God and hell.

People don’t talk much about hell… how do you explain it.. Loving God and all Others seem to be really excited about Hell… Cant wait to send them there most popular swear word. Is hell a place.. Where is it.. Why and could God really create a place like this? That is what we are ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Satan, Lucifer, Devil, No Matter How You Say It. It's Not Good.

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Sep 15, 2011

I believe lots of Folks have a misconception of who Satan really is. Satan is real. Satan is a part of our everyday life while we are in this flesh like it or not. Most of the time our imagination of things we don't really understand becomes distorted bec

Satan, Lucifer, Devil, no matter how you say it. It's not good. I believe lots of Folks have a misconception of who Satan really is. Satan is real. Satan is a part of our everyday life while we are in this flesh like it or not. Most of the time our imagination of things we don't really understand ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 14:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Why Do We Have Sin In Our Lives?

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 6, 2011

To fear the Lord is to hate evil. Maybe we have sin in our lives because .....

We Christians try so hard to live a good and pure life for God, don’t we? But we are all-too-often beleaguered down with the burden of sin. It seems that the harder we try, the worse we get. And so, we must ask the question, “Why do we have sin in our lives?” PROVERBS 8:13 might give us a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 8:13

Denomination: *other