Sermons on Azusa Street:

The Trouble With Being Fickle

Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 1, 2007

Fickle folks do not make faithful followers.

Title: The Trouble with Being Fickle Text: John 12:12-19 Thesis: Fickle folks do not make faithful followers. Introduction In Pop-Culture: Do you remember Milli Vanilli? They sold 30 million singles and 10 million albums before they were discovered to be lip-syncing pop fraudsters and became ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Not To Deal With Temptation Series

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Mar 23, 2007

David’s failure when temptation came shows us how NOT to deal with this thing called temptation. God has provided a way of escape, not a way of excuse.

How NOT to Deal with Temptation 2 Samuel 11-12 1) ESCAPE, not EXCUSE While God has provided an ESCAPE route, He has not given you an EXCUSE route! 1 Corinthians 10:13 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Church Of God

Evangelism 5 What's Your Style? Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 23, 2006

3 styles of evangelism are: Intellectual (Paul); Confrontational (Peter); Testimonial (the man born blind)

Evangelism Series #5 CHCC: February 12, 2006 What’s your Style? ACTS 17, ACTS 2, JOHN 9 SCRIPTURE READING: Acts 17:16-23 INTRODUCTION: I was downtown in front of the Alamo one day a few years back when I noticed a Street Preacher. I couldn’t help but notice him. He had a megaphone in one ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:6-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Christ Comes: The Hope Of Redemption Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on May 16, 2009

The third in a series adpated from Max Lucado’s book, When Christ Comes. This message focuses on the hope of paradise restored and answers questions about what Heaven will be like. Alliterated.

If this sermon is helpful to you look for my latest book, “The Greatest Commands: Learning To Love Like Jesus.” Each chapter is sermon length, alliterated, and focuses on the life and love of Jesus. You can find it here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606471120 When Christ Comes: The Hope of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-26

Denomination: Christian Church

Nazareth, The City Jesus Grew Up In Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 2, 2016

Jesus grew up in Nazareth and he was forever known as "Jesus of Nazareth". But what was it about this city that would have formed His teachings and what can we learn from this region? This was the 2nd in my series of lessons telling of my trip to Israel.

(Slide of our tour bus) This is a picture of our tour bus. It’s a Mercedes Benz and it seemed that every tour company in Israel had one just like it. The bus was very comfortable and roomy. After spending a couple of nights at Bethlehem we traveled by this bus down to Masada. Masada ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Great Commandment Series

Contributed by Patty Groot on Jun 4, 2025

Every great movement begins not with an answer, but with a question.

In John 17, as Jesus prepares to go to the cross, He prays not just for His disciples, but for all who will one day believe in Him. And what does He pray? That we would be one. Not just unified in theory or theology, but in life, love, and witness. Jesus says something incredible in verse 23: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

The Bible-Written By God

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 15, 2002

The Bible was recorded by man, but it was authored by God. It can be trusted in every word and for every need.

Jan 9, 2000 2 Peter 1:21; 2 Timothy 3:16 The Bible – written by God Main teaching: the Bible was recorded by man, but it was authored by God. That means that: 1. You can believe the stories in the Bible actually happened. In the year and a half that I have been the pastor of this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:21, 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

The Impossible Dream

Contributed by Doug Boquist on May 17, 2007

This is a modern-day telling of the "woman at the well" found in John chapter 4. It is delivered as a monologue from the perspective of a narrator.

INTRODUCTION What follows is a sermon delivered completely as a story. No scripture is read, and no conversation precedes the story to set up the audience. The story is told from a narrator’s standpoint. The songs in the story can be spoken or sung, although singing would be preferable. Later ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-34

Denomination: Holiness

On The Run And Fleeing From God

Contributed by James May on Jun 22, 2008

This sermon was based upon a message by Rev. William Wilmore, Jr. from here at SermonCentral.com by a different title. Please read his message too. I’ve expanded it some, but the message is much the same. I believe God is trying to get our attention an

On the Run and Fleeing from God By Pastor Jim May If you have ever watched some of wild police videos on TV you know that there are really crazy people in our world. How people think that they can run from the police while they are being chased by 20 police cars, a helicopter with heat sensing ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

By Faith Or By Sight? Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Aug 31, 2013

David overcomes fear with faith. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). What David should do (vs 1) (2). What the enemy does (vs 2) (3). What can the righteous do? (vs 3) (4). What God will do (vs 4-7) SERMON BODY: Ill: • The year was 1606. • The Scottish Covenanters were a group of people in Scotland; • Opposed to the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 11:1-7

Denomination: Brethren

An Audience Of One Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Sep 1, 2023

This passage of Scripture teaches us that when we pray to the Lord, and even give monetarily, that it is to be done entirely for Him and not as a public display for others. Every act of worship is to be seen only by an audience of One.

I have entitled our message this morning, “An Audience of One,” based on a song by Christian music artist Big Daddy Weave. Allow me to share some of the lyrics of this song: “I come on my knees, to lay down before You; bringing all that I am, longing only to know You. Seeking Your face, and not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

I'm Not Going To Miss You Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 30, 2022

This sermon continues to focus on Solomon's melancholy view of life and his conclusion to: "Remember God in the days of your youth" because there will come a point where you will no longer remember or enjoy very little.

The passage we will be looking at today is kind of a lengthy one. It is Ecclesiastes 11:7 going all the way down to Ecclesiastes 12:8. This particular chunk of passage is actually considered probably the last words that Solomon wrote at least in this book. Even though there are words that ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Denomination: Christian Church

To Seek And To Save

Contributed by Jeffrey Stewart on Oct 21, 2000

How do we judge others?

Schoolteacher Dodie Gadient decided to travel across American and see the sights she had taught about for the last 13 yrs. Traveling alone in a truck with a camper in tow, she launched out. One afternoon rounding a curve on I-5 near Sacramento in rush-hour traffic the water pump blew on her truck. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Bread In My Father's House

Contributed by Gerald Du Preez on May 30, 2002

A different look at the story of the prodigal son from the perspective of the minimum he saw his father’s house offering him compared to the maximum prepared by his father.

BREAD IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE INTRODUCTION A preacher was once invited to an old aged home to conduct a service for the residents. He spent some time agonising over what he was to speak about. He finally settled upon a topic. The talk was focused upon bringing comfort to the hearts of these dear ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Apostolic

Champions For Jesus

Contributed by Edward Frey on Aug 8, 2001

Champions of Jesus share in his triumph and spread the victory news to others

CHAMPIONS FOR JESUS Those of you who are sports fans probably remember the opening monologue to the TV broadcast, “Wide, Wide, World of Sports.” The opening shots depicted professional atheltes of all types. As the footage rolled on, so came those immortal words: “The thrill of victory and the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14

Denomination: Lutheran