Sermons on Assertive:

The Constant Gardener

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Oct 24, 2006

On of the great pictures of God that we find in scripture is that of a caring and meticulous gardener. He does to us whatever it takes to get us producing to our full potential, if we submit ourselves to his care.

Ever met someone who loves to garden. As soon as the season begins they are out churning the soil, carefully planting each seed, making sure the right plants are in the right places for optimum growth, there are so many things to think about if you are a gardener. It is an art and a good gardener ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Checking Your Anger

Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Jul 26, 2011

Checked anger is healthy and will be used by God. Unchecked anger is always bad/unhealthy. Learn how to check your anger.

Turn to Ephesians 4:25-32 Seeming contradiction between v.26 “in your anger do not sin” and v.31 “get rid of anger” Let’s see if we can resolve the tension Your Old Self Walk through background to Ephesians 4:25-32 Paul contrasts Gentile behavior with behavior of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Day Of Pentecost

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 26, 2013

This was the first great revival.

THE DAY OF PENTECOST. Acts 2. The feast of Pentecost was held at the end of the wheat harvest, fifty days after the Passover. It was also used as a commemoration of the giving of the law, fifty days after the Exodus. As the disciples continued to pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Applying Wisdom To Anger Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 21, 2012

How do you learn to tame anger? How should you relate to angry people? The one-word answer is “Wisdom.”

Applying Wisdom to Anger (Proverbs 19:8, 10-13, 16,19,20) 1. I knew a guy in high school who was a friend of a friend. 2. He was a big guy, and he seemed nice enough, but he had an anger problem. 3. After we graduated, he got a part time job at McDonald’s. One day, he got so angry at his boss ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:8-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Beatitudes

Contributed by Charles R. Peck on Jan 21, 2013

This message is about the challenge that Jesus gave to the multitude, saying the koingdom of heaven is at hand.

The Beatitudes Matthew 5: 1/11 Before Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount, Isaiah the prophet proclaims, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” He was speaking concerning the ministry of John the Baptist who was baptizer ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-11

Denomination: *other

The Christmas Gift Of Detachment

Contributed by James Kevin Bachmann on Dec 17, 2011

The gift of detachment will benefit us much more than any material gift.

The Christmas Gift of Detachment “What did you get for Christmas?” people often ask after the long-awaited day arrives on Dec. 25. They wait for the coming of Jesus as they do the coming of St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus. I read a story this week about a superior who received gifts from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Catholic

Happy Are The Desperate Series

Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 30, 2013

Divine Desperation is an all-consuming passion to know God, to be like God, and to live forever with God.

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Matthew 5:6 His name was Nicolas Herman, and due to a lack of education, he spent his life serving in the kitchen and cobbler shops of a monastery ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The M-Words: Miracle And Magic

Contributed by Casey Campbell on Feb 23, 2013

This is actually more of a devotional reflection that could be re-worked into a sermon. It is about how miracles are different from magic, and why that matters.

This is day number 26 in the hospital with my eleven year old daughter who is recovering from two major/radical brain surgeries associated with her epilepsy, and, believe it or not, I’ve had a lot of time lately to think about the “m-words.” I was writing a little earlier in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

You Will Be Hated By All; Not A Hair On Your Head Will Perish

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 10, 2013

With the Church under attack, what must we do?

33rd Sunday in Course 2013 You Will be Hated by All But Not a Hair of Your Head Will Perish It was a cool November morning and the Catholics of San Antonio were riding high. Our first Catholic president, who had a year ago faced down the mighty Soviet empire over ballistic missiles in Cuba, was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:5-19

Denomination: Catholic

Establishing A Church Series

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jul 10, 2008

how to establish a church

ESTABLISHING A CHURCH Acts 19: 1-10 Our text records the establishing of the church in Ephesus. In Paul’s day, it was a city of about 200,000. Every Christian longs for God’s church to be established and extended as His word spreads ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

One God Or Three?

Contributed by Monte Brown on Aug 5, 2008

How can there be a Trinity when the Old Testament insists there is only one God?

One God or Three? John 1:1 Monte T. Brown July 20, 2008 Sunday Morning Heart O’ the Hills Introduction How can there be a Trinity when the Old Testament insists there is only one God? If the Old Testament is right, how can John assert that the Word (which ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2010

The Lord Almighty is present with His children in the midst of the darkest nights.

Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Psalm 46) 1. You never know for sure when troubles will arise, or where they come from. 2. This AP story broke this past week: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn't caused by an electrical problem ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Time To Bail Out? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 7, 2010

When we are at the point of burnout, we are forced to reconfigure our priorities and re-examine the attitudes that destroy us.

Time to Bail Out? (Numbers 11:1-17, 24-25) 1. There are people who complain and people who do what needs to be done, even if it involves sacrifice -- sometimes the sacrifice of their own lives. 2. This, being Memorial Day weekend, is a time when we honor not the complainers, but those who laid ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 11:1-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lesson 4: 10 Reasons I Believe In The Authority Of The Bible

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 17, 2011

10 Reasons why the Bible is Authoritative.

A. 10 REASONS WHY THE BIBLE IS AUTHORITATIVE 1. The Bible is the Word of God because of its unique revelation of the Person of Christ, i.e., He claimed to be God. a. He applied to Himself the statement of Jehovah, “I am” (John 8:24). b. Jesus claimed to be identical with the Father ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:20

Denomination: Baptist

Don’t Be Led Astray Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Aug 26, 2015

If we live for God, we strive for righteous things that are His; but if we live for the devil, we strive for unholy things that are his. Our choice is simple, we must choose to live for God!

Don’t be led astray 1 John Bible Study, Part 7 1 John 3:3-10 Introduction - John refers to the world suddenly not knowing who we are anymore (v1-3) -- Well, this is actually NOT the first time that this happened in scripture -- John 1:10-11, “He was in the world, and though the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:3-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational