Sermons on Attention Getting:

Be Persistent

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 15, 2010

God never gets tired of hearing our prayers regardless of how many times we pray for the same thing.

Text: “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up” (Luke 18:1). Have you ever felt like giving up because you thought something was too difficult for you to learn or do? Maybe the therapy you were going through caused you pain and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Christian Church

A Life Of Transformation

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 1, 2011

God is the potter and we are the clay. We must not get that backwards if we are to see God do a transformation in our life.

A life of transformation Jeremiah 18:1-4 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Introduction- Last week we looked at having amazing faith. Jesus marveled at faith. He marveled at Israel’s lack of faith, continuing to walk away from God . He marveled at the faith of the centurion. Which one do you want ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-4

Denomination: Nazarene

To Build His Church Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 18, 2013

WE can get excited about building HIS church because we once were not able to be a part of it!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • We welcome you this morning. • We are in the middle of a series entitled, “Reasons For My Heart To Beat.” • This series is designed to give us reasons to have passion about our faith. As we examine each of the reasons for our heart to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Lord's Side Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 19, 2012

Following Jesus is more than getting him to cheer for our "team." It is making sure our "team" is on his side.

1. Preparations In April, 1988 the evening news reported on a photographer who was also a skydiver. He had jumped from a plane along with several other skydivers and filmed the group as they individually dove out of the plane and opened their parachutes. As the video was being shown of each member ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:13-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Master Manipulators

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 18, 2012

here are some who manipulate others to get their way or to hide their sin; all contrary to God’s way.

Master Manipulators June 17, 2012 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: There are some who manipulate others to get their way or to hide their sin; all contrary to God’s way. Focus Passage: 2 Samuel 11:6-27 Supplemental Passage: "But for the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:6-27

Denomination: Baptist

Be Of Good Courage Series

Contributed by Rich Anderson on Jan 7, 2011

Where do we get our strength? How can God work in our lives? Through Jesus Christ

Adrian Rogers tells about the man who bragged that he had cut off the tail of a man-eating lion with his pocket knife. Asked why he hadn’t cut off the lion’s head, the man replied: “Someone had already done that.” Or what about the story of the little boy having trouble sleeping during a storm. ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6-8

Denomination: Christian Church

The Forty And Four, Hunger And Endurance

Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jan 11, 2011

We must endure like Jesus did, if we're going to get up over the world and with the lord forever

Luke 4:1 – 12 / Revelation 14: 1 The life of our faith, the forty days and the hundred and forty and four thousand is the corpus of the trial of his faith. We must endure in Jesus The pure blood of victory, you know forty days is a long time to go without eating, but Jesus endured it for us ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

“i’ll Be Back!”

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 9, 2010

“I’ll Be Back!” 1) So get busy with the gospel 2) Or be treated like a hostile

“I’ll be back!” (Said in best Arnold S. voice.) What? Don’t I intimidate you like the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger? Actually you probably wouldn’t find him very intimidating either. Sure he’s 250 lbs. of muscle but he’s always struck me as a big teddy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:11-27

Denomination: Lutheran

The Tongue

Contributed by William Akehurst on Jun 24, 2010

Spring cleaning. Time to get our house in order. So as a child of God, let's start with the dirtiest place. The tongue.

2010Apr11.Sermon.Builders/Destroyers.The Tongue, Wisdom Comes From Above By William Akehurst, BA HSWC Spring cleaning. Time to get our house in order. So as a child of God, let's start with the dirtiest place. The tongue. I hear dogs have clean tongues. I don't believe it. I saw a woman at ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Messiah's Teaching Method: Parables Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 22, 2010

Jesus uses great story telling to get us to think about how receptive we are to his message of the Kingdom.

A Messiah's Teaching Method: Parables Text: Matt. 13:1-17 Introduction 1. Illustration: Robin Meyers, in his book Morning Sun on a White Piano, quotes theologian Ernest Campbell who summarizes the ministry of Jesus with these words: “His ministry was one of constant and unbridled ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-17

Denomination: Methodist

Facing Future With Confidence Series

Contributed by Robert Fa’atoia-Collins on Jan 20, 2012

When you think life is getting dark and you feel lonely, here is assurance from our Lord and Saviour.

Are you and your church members just a little anxious about the events leading up to the end of time? I am not. Let me tell you why. All the predicted “last-day events” meet their climax in the seven last plagues. These are the final events that usher in Jesus’ second coming and ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Jabez Finish Strong Series

Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 10, 2015

Evil wants to get us. If we have a shaky start or messy middle, God wants us to finish strong.

“Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, ‘Because I bore him in pain.’ And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, ‘Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Suffering Savior Gives Better Blessings

Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 18, 2015

The desire to follow the "genie in the lamp" Jesus gets the best of us sometimes. What does the real Jesus offer to us?

Feb 2015 Monday Chapel A lowly Savior gives bigger and better blessings Is it OK or not OK to call people names? Probably not OK. Even if the person deserves to be called something - jerk, idiot, freak - you know you shouldn’t do that - you shouldn't call people names. How about Satan - have ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: Lutheran

Absalom, Men-Pleaser

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 18, 2015

To show that we have an audience of 1 - the LORD. It's better to get applause from the LORD than from men.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you a man pleaser? No, men hate me because I please the LORD. Luke 6:22 (Amplified Bible) 6:22 Blessed (happy—with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, apart from your outward condition—and to be envied) are you when people despise (hate) ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:4-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Returning To Your Alter

Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Mar 23, 2015

When we get away from our worship (alter) we will find ourselves far away from God

Intro: Have you ever wondered what to do when you have failed God? - What is an alter? I. Return to your alter (v.1-4) - Failure means we have left true worship - 12:10-20 - The first thing to go is our trust in God (12:13) - So we handle things without God - The next thing to go is our peace ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-18

Denomination: Baptist