Sermons on Astray:

It Is Finished Series

Contributed by Dan Cale on Mar 27, 2004

This is the second in a series of Easter sermons examining the Passion of Christ. This sermon investigates forgivess as a theme of the cross.

The Passion Pt 2 It Is Finished Luke 23:26-49 Last week we began our discussion of the Passion of Christ. Those climactic 4 days in the ministry of our Lord. Last week in Gethsemane’s shadows we found the Love of God demonstrated. We found the frailty of human effort and the power of God, and we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:26-49

Denomination: *other

The Landmine Of Compromise Series

Contributed by Charles Stanley on Sep 20, 2007

Everyone has principles they live by, but which are negotiable and which should never be set aside? The truth is, whenever Christians compromise their godly principles, they walk dangerously close to a deadly landmine.

Landmines in the Path of the Believer Part 1: The Landmine of Compromise Summary: Everyone has principles they live by, but which are negotiable and which should never be set aside? The truth is, whenever Christians compromise their godly principles, they walk dangerously close to a deadly ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Our Relationship With God In Our Christian Walk.

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 20, 2007

In teaching the people of God the way a Christian should walk before the Lord we must emphasis our relationship with the Lord. In this outline I am showing some of the relationships we have with the Lord in our daily walk with Him. Walking with the Lord i

In teaching the people of God the way a Christian should walk before the Lord we must emphasis our relationship with the Lord. In this outline I am showing some of the relationships we have with the Lord I find the great thing in this in our daily walk with Him. Walking with the Lord is not ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-12

Mourning For Haiti

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jan 21, 2010

Isaiah 57:1 NIV The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.

Mourning for Haiti Psalm 23 On January 12, 2010, at 4:53 pm Eastern Standard Time Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years. The epicenter of the quake was just off the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, a city of 2 million. Our world has ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

This City Makes God Cry

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 21, 2009

God goes to the City that makes Him cry because of you and I.

“This City Makes God Cry” Luke 19:41 We come today in our Lenten Journey to the point where Jesus is about to enter Jerusalem triumphantly. His ministry and life has been prophecy fulfilled. Jesus ascends the Mount of Olives, a mountain range on the eastern boundary of Jerusalem. Jerusalem ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:41

Denomination: Baptist

What Jesus Said About God's Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Tim Huie on May 6, 2009

What did Jesus teach about God’s forgiveness in the parable of the prodigal? That it is lavish, and that it is for US!

WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT Luke 15: 11-32 1. Illus. of my friend Paul • Teaches counseling at seminary, also maintains a small private practice on the side. • “Other than for marital troubles, the number one reason people come to see me is unresolved guilt. Most of the time they don’t know it, but what ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

Helmet Of Salvation

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 31, 2009

Christian salvation secures our standing before God and against the devil.

HELMET OF SALVATION Ephesians 6.17 Discuss the function of the helmet for a Roman Soldier. The Roman soldier helmet protects his skull and neck from his enemy’s weapon and from falling debris. Sometimes the soldier will put a sponge inside to serve as padding. In 6:17 Paul quoted ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:17

Denomination: Baptist

Tacks & Gates To Ecc

Contributed by Joe Hayes on Feb 9, 2010

Spiritual tracks and Gates to the Church

As a church of people in partnership, it is important we hear what God is saying to us as a church and even more important we act on what God is saying to us. God interrupts what we are doing, and even what He is doing, because God is always looking for a moment to speak into our lives, to call or ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Urban Legend #3: Sin Legends Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 22, 2008

Debunking some common myths about sin.

[If you would like to receive free weekly sermons by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] Car urban legends (according to snopes.com): • Cell phones have touched off explosions at gas stations. • Putting sugar in the gas tank will ruin a vehicle’s engine. • The Chevy Nova sold poorly in ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

Behold The Lamb

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Oct 18, 2011

The lamb of God is come and will come again.

BEHOLD THE LAMB John 1: 29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-35

Denomination: Baptist

A Philosophy Of Life Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 13, 2012

Rather than going through life bumping around for direction, we need to develop a Biblical philosophy of living life.

A Philosophy of Life (Proverbs 20:28-30) 1. This week our friends in the UK celebrated the 60 year anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. 2. During that reign, the values of her society and ours have changed rapidly. The UK and the US have gone from a Leave It to Beaver perspective to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:28-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Friend Of God Part 2 Series

Contributed by Tom Feola on Jun 25, 2012

Through Out the Bible we see that God is looking for people that He can be intimate with. He wants to be our Friends.

Friend’s Of God John 15:15 (NKJV) No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. Jesus in this verse is telling us that God doesn’t want to have a ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Standing Firm And Refusing To Get Out Of The Way Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 29, 2012

Rather than throwing in the towel, Paul stood firm and refused to get out of the way. He answered backbiting with get-in-your face answers.

Standing Firm and Refusing to Get Out of the Way (2 Corinthians 11:21-12:10) 1. Sometimes antiquated methods still work! 2. Police in Kansas City, Mo., are searching for a man who robbed a Church's Chicken restaurant armed with a samurai sword. Police said a light-skinned, black male entered the ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Sin Bearer Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 3, 2011

Six hundred years before Jesus was born, Isaiah prophesied about his atoning work on the cross as God’s "Suffering Servant." What would this Suffering Servant accomplish by his death?

The Sin Bearer (Isaiah 53:4-6) 1. Many clearly Biblical, crucial beliefs are under assault these days. One of those beliefs is our conviction that Christ died as our substitute, that he took our sins upon himself when he died on the cross, and that he paid the penalty for our sins and offered ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Savior: Surrendered For Us Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 18, 2011

God usually calls us to be active, but sometimes passive. Passivity can be the more difficult of the two, because it means we accept what God brings without grasping for control. And nowhere do we see surrender to the Father's will exemplified as we do wh

The Savior: Surrendered for Us Isaiah 53:7-10a 1. John Anselmi said, "On October 19, 1987 the stock market declined in a sudden, surprising plunge that left many investors much poorer. The day was quickly named Black Friday. It has always seemed to us that Good Friday should be called Black ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:7-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible