Sermons on Arthur C Clarke:

The Way We Walk

Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Sep 30, 2012

Being an imitator of God means that we must live a life of love and light. Verse 2 of Ephesians 5 describes living a life of love (imitation of Christ's love) and walking as a child of light (verse 8) another imitation. Word imitation means to mimic.

The Way You Walk Scripture Text: Ephesians 5 Introduction: -- Plato once said: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark: the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” Instead of trusting Christ, modern-day thinkers insist on using human wisdom alone ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Guilt Of Mankind

Contributed by Joshua Hetrick on Sep 4, 2009

Outline of Romans Chapter One

The Guilt of Mankind Romans One Scripture Reading: Rom. 1:18-32 Introduction: 1. The book of Romans gives every Christian the hope of Justification through faith. 2. Faith is the foundation of Christianity. 3. Paul understood that the world needed the Gospel because they were guilty of sin. I. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Moving Out Of The Graveyard

Contributed by John Perry on Aug 6, 2011

One thing is certain! Unless Jesus comes back before our time arrives we are all going to one day end up in a graveyard. But there is no sense in moving into the graveyard before our time.

Bunbury Sun am 7/08/2011 “Moving out of the graveyard” Intro: *** Ernie in the Parramatta Church has a very unusual job. I mean there aren’t too many people that can claim to have done for a job what Ernie does. And to add to this he loves his job even though it brings home the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Isaiah's Atonement Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 18, 2016

Our text is one of the most famous in Scripture, certainly one of the most dramatic – Isaiah’s vision of God in the temple. What does this vision of God and Isaiah’s role in it signify?

Isaiah 6:1-7 Isaiah’s Atonement 10/12/00 D. Marion Clark Introduction Our text is one of the most famous in Scripture, certainly one of the most dramatic – Isaiah’s vision of God in the temple. Such texts as this one is quite daunting for a minister to preach. With the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Love Story

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 1, 2001

A demonstration of divine and human love intermingling.

Love Story Luke 7:36-50 I LIKE LOVE STORIES. I guess I’m just a hopeless romantic. In Luke, chapter 7, we find a love story of the highest sort. It is not a romance; it’s far above that. It’s the story of one woman’s devotion to her God. The scene is the courtyard of the house of Simon ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Wesleyan

Blessed Be God

Contributed by Steve Hereford on Jul 10, 2007

How do you respond to God? Do you "bless" Him? What does that mean? Join Pastor Steve as he explains the meaning of 1 Peter 1:3.

Peter tells his readers to “Bless” God. That phrase is very similar to what we saw in our study of Psalm 103:1-4, where David said: “Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Changed Zaccheus?

Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Oct 30, 2010

Jesus doesn't preach to Zaccheus. No moralising, no ridiculing. Just unconditional acceptance. That's all it took change him radically.

A popular story recounts a meeting that may have taken place at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago in 1923. There is debate whether the meeting in fact occurred, but what is not in question is the actual rise and fall of the men featured in the story, who were nine of the richest men in the world ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Catholic

Experiencing Easter!

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on Apr 4, 2021

An analysis of the of the subjects, signs, sayings, and the sightings of Our Risen Savior, will prayerfully move us beyond the historicity of Easter, and into the experience of the reality of Easter!

John 20 (NIV) 1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-31

"Use Your Head!"

Contributed by Mike Hays on Aug 29, 2003

We must stay in God’s Word so that the lessons of faith we have learned can continue to be lived in our daily lives.

“Use Your Head!” Galatians 3:1-5 Mike was heading off to college. He had spent the last 18 years of his life with those who had loved him most, but now he was packing up, pulling out, and staking a claim on a new life of his own. When Mike arrived at the University he completed all of the paper ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Be Saved Series

Contributed by Ben Mandrell on Jul 31, 2008

The mystery of salvation.

Note: This is the sermon manuscript that Ben carried into the pulpit. Feel free to use it in any way to advance the kingdom of God. Christianity 101: How To Be Saved Romans 10 Englewood Baptist Church Sunday Morning, June 22, 2008 Let me begin with a quick review…the last time we were in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Our Mission, Should We Decide To Accept It

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Sep 1, 2015

Our mission from God is bigger than what we come up with on our own. This sermon is specific to our church's mission, but applicable on a broader scale.

Intro: (MI theme plays on video for a minute as I come up) Good morning, Mr. Phelps… That’s how the tape would always begin in the old MI shows. (I guess it was always in the morning.) Then, the voice on the tape would explain to Peter Graves the impossible mission he was being ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Road Less Traveled Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 9, 2019

In order to follow Jesus, we must take the same road that He took. In Mark 8:27-38, we see who Jesus is and what it means to follow Him on the ``Road Less Traveled``. In this we see: 1) The Disciple's Confession (Mark 8:27-33) and 2) The Disciple's Lifestyle (Mark 8:34-38)

Mark 8:27-33 [27] And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" [28] And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets." [29] And he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-38

Denomination: Other

A Messiah Of Expectation Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 28, 2009

Since God loves us so much, we can expect that He will answer our prayers.

A Messiah of Expectation Text: Matt. 7:7-11 Introduction 1. Illustration: When I was a little boy, my Mom worked as a nurse at St. Thomas hospital in Akron. She was the head nurse in the nursery on second shift for 25 years. Of course because she worked second shift she wasn’t able to be there ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Denomination: Methodist

A Flourishing Faith Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 6, 2012

An introduction to the letter of 2 Thessalonians. This message gives background to the writing of 2 Thessalonians that provides better understanding the reason for the book concerning the Second Return of Christ.

2 THESSALONIANS 1: 1-3 A FLOURISHING FAITH [INTRODUCTION] Today we begin the second letter to the Thessalonians. This letter was written just months after the first letter. In that letter Paul wrote about Jesus’ return to encourage them and to answer two questions about it. 1st, What ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Measure Of A Man. Part I

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jun 30, 2020

This is the first in a series that examines the qualifications for being an elder.

Title: The Measure of a Mature Christian Man Script: I Tim. 3:1-7 Type: Expository Where: GNBC Father’s Day 2020 Intro: What is your ideal of a “man”? (Pictures: John Wayne, Dwayne Johnson, Carey Grant, Boy George?) Dr. Gene Getz wrote a book called “The Measure of a Man” about 40 years ago. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible