Sermons on Aspiration:

Living Life To Leave A Legacy Series

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 7, 2009

(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Learning to live in such a way to leave a legacy that is greater than yourself....

Living Life to the Full: Sermon Three (LTF-03) Living to Leave a Legacy 2 Timothy 4:6-7 This morning I want to start our message with one of the most profound questions you could consider in life - and that is this - What king of legacy do you want to leave behind for your family and friends when ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-7

Denomination: *other

Wake Up

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 12, 2003

It is time for Christians to awken from the slumber of indifference, complacency, and slothfulness in light of Christ’s coming.

WAKE UP! ROMANS 13:11-14 INTRODUCTION: It is amazing how time has changed through the years of my life. Someone wrote: What Happened to Time  When as a child I laughed and wept, time crept.  When as a youth I dreamed and talked, time walked.  When I became a full-grown man, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

Stand On The Mountain

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Aug 23, 2003

But then comes the time when you sense that the enemy is determined to take everything from you. He wants more than your possessions. He wants to destroy you once & for all.

STAND ON THE MOUNTAIN I want us to look at the prophet, Elijah, today. He was a great man of God, bold, courageous, disciplined and faithful to what the Lord had called Him to do. If we have any aspiring prophets today, this is the man you need to study. The story of Elijah is a challenge to us ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Unwrapping The Good News

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Oct 14, 2004

First person narrative on the unwrapping of Lazarus.

I was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. My wife was good friends with both Martha and Mary and so when their brother Lazarus died she wanted to go out to the mourning site. We couldn’t go on the first two days because of the work in the field but we went for the third and fourth ...read more

Scripture: John 11:28-44

Denomination: *other

Becoming Godly Father's

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 18, 2004

We will look at words of wisdom from God’s word today in our process of remaking ourselves daily into the image of Jesus Christ and what manner of Father HE wishes us to be.

Becoming Godly Father’s A. Leading Your Family B. Follow God in all your ways C. Learn to Love like God DBF Father’s Day Sermon, 6/15/03 I have already told most of you of my testimony. I did not come from a Godly home, nor did I have a Godly Father. It really wasn’t his fault, because he had ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-24

Denomination: Baptist

Oh To Be Great Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Jan 8, 2008

This message explores the God given desire to be great. Inspired by "The Seven Longings of the Human Heart" by Mike Bickle.

("Invincible" – Movie Clip from ScreenVue featuring the Philadelphia Eagles open try-out) Oh, to be great! Each and every morning, before the sun comes up, grown men punish their out of shape bodies on the basketball court at the YMCA in an effort to live out a dream of greatness. How many men, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:19

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Land And Death Series

Contributed by Gary Moore on Feb 6, 2008

This message deals in part with Paul’s view of law and grace.

Apart from the law, sin lies dead. I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. The meaning of this section of Romans is laden with controversy. Is this an autobiographical account of Paul’s futile struggle to do what is right? If so, is Paul ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:7-12

Denomination: Congregational

Drowning In The Grace Of God

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Feb 11, 2008

Baptism and becoming new.

Drowning In The Grace Of God Matthew 3:1-17 January 6, 2008 As I have imagined these verses in my mind. I see the Jordan River, running not fast but slow - smooth and calm with not a rapid in sight. I see this 156-mile river near the end of its journey of connecting the Sea of Galilee to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Do You Do When Your Brook Runs Dry Series

Contributed by Clarence Moore on Feb 14, 2008

Dry brook experiences are inescapable; what do you do when your dry seasons arrive?

2008 Stretching to Serve Series Part IV: When Your Brook Runs Dry! 1 Kings 17: 1-16 If we stretch God wins! If we don’t we lose! We continue to expound on our 2008 powerful theme “Stretching to Serve” by taking a close look at one person in the scriptures that epitomizes this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

To See Who Jesus Was.

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Nov 2, 2007

To show that the grace and love of Christ creates the miracle of the new birth in unlikely people.

TO SEE WHO JESUS WAS... Luke 19:1 “Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 19:2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 19:3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. 19:4 So he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are The Cheesemakers

Contributed by William Nieporte on Nov 19, 2007

What does it mean to be blessed? What does it mean to be favored by God? And what does it mean to be among those who are cursed with troubles and woes.

In the Monty Python movie "The Life of Brian" (I am not advocating seeing this movie) Jesus goes up on the mountain side to teach the people. There is a huge crowd gathered around him. In fact, the crowd is so vast that the people who are on the outer edge of the gathering cannot hear what is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Baptist

Quality Leadership

Contributed by Brien Sims on Dec 22, 2006

Deciding eldership and deaconship is not to be taken lightly: Paul tells Timothy in 1 Timothy 5:22 not to hastily select leaders. “Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others;

Have you ever felt unheard or as though you can’t find an ear to listen to your concerns? Have you ever left after speaking to someone feeling as though they didn’t hear a single word that you said? Israel had a problem with this as well. Moses had basically been given control of all the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Revival Is In The Word Itself!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 16, 2005

Revival is so important. The word revival contains 21 items that will bring us to revival in our local churches, cities and nations.

REVIVAL IS IN THE WORD ITSELF! 2 Chr 7:14 KJV If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chr 7:15 Now mine eyes shall be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14-16

Anna

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 19, 2005

Why did Anna succeed under adverse circumstances and become a prominent figure in the Christmas story?

“Anna” A study of Anna, the prophetess, as recorded in Luke 2:36-38, is a wonderful way to start the New Year. Although she is part of the Christmas story, the truths she lived out are an inspiration and model for us to follow as we consider the New Year and all the opportunities it holds. I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:36-38

Denomination: Baptist

Called To Be The Light Of The World

Contributed by John Hamby on May 31, 2005

In conjunction with being the Light of the World - (1) There is a Call to be Answered. (2) There is a Testimony to be Shared (3) Three is a Choice to Be Made and (4) There is a Purpose To be Considered.

“Called To Be the Light of the World” Matthew 5:14-16 This morning we started our two-part series on believer’s being the Salt of the Earth and the Light of the World. This morning we dealt with believers being “Called To Be the Salt of the Earth” and now this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Baptist