Sermons on Astonishing:

Why Do Some Individuals Get Their Prayers Answered And Others Do Not

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

A familiar slogan about prayer is, "Prayer changes things." But prayer doesn’t do this—God does. Some people think that prayer itself is the source of power, so they "try prayer," hoping "it will work" for them. The Holy Spirit intercedes for us according

Why Do Some Individuals Get Their Prayers Answered and Others Do Not (Heb 4:15-18) Have you ever known some people who seem to get their prayers answered when others do not? What is the reason why some people seem to have an inside track into God’s favor, blessings and solutions? An unknown ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:15-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What's In A Name? Series

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000

#3 in 10 Commandment Series

#3 “WHAT’S IN A NAME?” TEXT: Ex. 20:7 Eph. 1:1-14 INTRO: How important are names? What kind of images are created when we hear names like: Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Benedict Arnold, Ted Bundy, or names like United States of America, Russia, Germany, Africa, etc. Obviously ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7, Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Murder In The Sanctuary

Contributed by Duke Jeffries on Oct 18, 2000

A. INTRODUCTION 1.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Today we will consider the first of "Six Antitheses" to pharisaical understandings of certain deuteronomical laws presented by Jesus during what is called the Sermon on the Mount. The subject is the Sixth Commandment. 2. Each of the six sections in Matthew 5:21-48 is set apart ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Saddling Up Your Donkey.

Contributed by John Gullick on Nov 16, 2000

A sermon about getting ready from Nehemiah

> Sermon - Saddling up your Donkey. Nehemiah chapter 2. > > For something to be regarded as a success it needs to get beyond the > dreaming stage to something that is effective. > > When discussion centres around the modern motor car and the genesis of > it's development there is much talk ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Surely Not

Contributed by Edgar Mayer on Nov 19, 2000

A sermon on Luke 20:9-19 preached in a Sunday morning worship setting.

Meditation on Luke 20:9-19; Pastor Edgar Mayer; Wilsonton/Glencoe Parish; 29.3.98; 5th Lent "Heavenly Father, in this time of Lent help us to confront our shortcomings before you. Amen." Surely Not! We know that Australia has its share of corrupt politicians. That's not especially new and we ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Gatekeeper, Gateopener

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 19, 2000

The pastor has two roles that must not be reduced -- a gatekeeper to guard against useless ideas and hateful attitudes, and a gateopener to let in God's surprises.

Do you think the Lord has a sense of humor? I do. I see a delicious little coincidence that God’s word drops in our laps today. Some of us remember a 70’s TV program, the Mary Tyler Moore show. If you remember that program, you will recall that sweet, nice, loveable Mary lived in an apartment ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Rebuilding Trust Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 3, 2001

The past had shattered Joseph’s ability to trust his brothers. In order to trust his brothers, Joseph needed to know and believe two things –

“When Life is the Pits” A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 8 “Dealing With Rebuilding Trust!” Genesis 43:15-34, 44:1-14 Trust is a valuable commodity, it is hard to obtain and easy to lose. Trust is one of the most ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Be A Loser Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 6, 2001

Abraham made it, Terah didn’t

1. The Mission Abraham as rightly been called the Father of all who believe. (Rom 4:11) The New Testament uses Abraham’s experiences as the historical basis for teaching justification by faith (Gal 3:69 and Rom 4:13). Abraham’s faith resulted in ACTION. It was not just head knowledge. Faith ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

Getting Ahead Of God Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 13, 2001

The example of Moses in getting ahead of God’s plan for your life.

A Study of the Life of Moses Sermon # 2 “Getting Ahead of God!” Exodus 2:11-15 Acts 7: 20-29 Dr. John R. Hamby Last week in our first in the series on the life of Moses we examined ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:11-15, Acts 7:20-29

Denomination: Baptist

Biting The Hand That Feeds You Series

Contributed by Tommy Davis on Aug 27, 2001

4th watch night of revival series focusing on theme verse, Philippians 1:19.

BITING THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU Theme Verse: For I know that as you pray for me and as the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will all turn out for my deliverance. (Philippians 1:19) Monday: For I know: “What Do You Believe” Tuesday: As you pray for me: “Jesus Prayed for ...read more

Scripture: John 10:32, Philippians 1:19

Denomination: Baptist

Three Truths

Contributed by Matthew Smith on Sep 25, 2002

An expository sermon of Hebrews 9:27

Introduction: I’ve been looking forward to this day for a several weeks now. In fact, Friday after lunch I went over to Beck’s Place and got my haircut. And so I’ve got a fresh haircut and what I hope to be a fresh sermon! In all sincerity, I pray that today God will speak to your heart and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27

Denomination: Baptist

Have It Your Way?

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Oct 13, 2002

Many times we seek to understand and manipulate God by our human ideas. We need to get rid of our preconceptions about what God is doing in our lives and let Him direct how we think and pray.

Do you ever watch one of those martial arts movies – pick one, any one, it doesn’t matter – how about "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?" There is always a scene, at least one, where the hero or heroine is taking on a whole group of bad guys or gals. Two of them square off in the middle – and when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:23-45

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Tomb Is Empty

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 2, 2002

Because Jesus rose from the dead – so will we. We can look our ancient enemy death, straight in the eye and say, I’m not scared of you.Christians don’t stay in their tombs when they die. Neither are they meant to live in tombs while they are alive.

Easter 31/03/02 The Tomb is Empty - Matt. 28:1-10 Chris Jordan Tombs, graves, cemeteries, burial places Every town in Australia – from major cities to your average one horse – 4 pub outback town They call them the dead center of town In my family, we have a running joke that when we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

The Spirits Of Jezebel & Lucifer Series

Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Apr 7, 2002

Exposing two spirits that work against the church… the spirit of Lucifer & the spirit of Jezebel. I credit Dick Bernal for this 2nd part to the Jezebel series.

The Spirits of Lucifer & Jezebel INTRODUCTION  Two great weapons we have against the enemy is spirit of discernment & revelation from God  Therefore we can expose the enemy & destroy his works  This is not one of those fun sermons to preach but I believe God is calling me ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 28:12-19, 2 Kings 9:1-37, Revelation 20:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forget About Bailing, Just Keep Paddling

Contributed by James May on Feb 26, 2003

When the storms of life seem as though they will drown us, that’s the time to keep paddling instead of bailing out on God.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Independent/Bible