Sermons on Back And Forth:

Back To Basics

Contributed by Alton Coleman on Mar 11, 2002

Some things are basic to maintaining our relationship with Christ.

Back To Basics Scripture Reading: Psalm 11:1-7 Living Bible Version: Psalm 11:1-7 How dare you tell me, "Flee to the mountains for safety," when I am trusting in the Lord? [2] For the wicked have strung their bows, drawn their arrows tight against the bowstrings, and aimed from ambush at ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 11:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

Back To The Altar

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 29, 2002

When we get back to the altar as a life style and not just a place to go when we have a problem, we will find the presence and the power of God.

Ahab the king of Israel meets Elijah with these words: Art thou he that troubeleth Israel? Trouble=) stir up, disturb To agitate; 2. To afflict with pain or discomfort. 3. To cause mental agitation or distress You Have to realize that when you get serious about serving God, 100% sold out, You will ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:30, 2 Chronicles 7:14, 1 Kings 18:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bounce Back

Contributed by Jamie Wright on Jul 3, 2004

All of us at one time or another have fallen, had a setback or an emotional battle. It can either make you bitter or better, the choice is yours. I say it is time to bounce back. The team may have suffered some minor setbacks but we are going to bounce

It’s Time to Back Bounce Pastor Jamie Wright * Maranatha Fellowship Church If you have ever played sports you know what it means to bounce back. You have suffered a defeat and you need to come back with a win. In the business world if you have suffered a set back you need to bounce back with a ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Back To Basics

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005

A message on the basics of the Christian life.

BACK TO BASICS 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 INTRO: After a losing football season, the coach of a well-known college team said his plans for the next year were to get back to basics. He was referring to blocking, tackling, timing, and execution, which are the ingredients necessary for a winning season. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Way Back

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jul 6, 2005

2 Chronicles 7:14 shows the road back for a nation or an individual that has strayed from the will of God.

Finding The Way Back 2 Chronicles 7:14 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: The Discovery Channel sometime ago carried the story of a group of spelunkers or cave explorers. When we lived in Rolla years ago, we used to go caving. Ours ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Back To Basics

Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007

A message about getting back to the basics by Charles Stanley.

What is involved in the abiding life? 1. Our thoughts (Phil. 4:8; 1 Cor. 2:16) 2. Our time (Eph. 5:15-17) 3. Our talents (1 Pet. 4:10) 4. Our treasure (Luk. 5:27-28; Matt. 6:19-21) 5. Our trials (Jam. 1:1-4; 1 Pet. 1:3-9) ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Back To School

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Jun 22, 2009

: “Farfrumcheatin” (Confession)

When we have done something wrong it fester insides, gnawing away at our subconscious. It keeps us awake, makes us irritable, cross and quick tempered. It depresses us and grinds at self confidence. The guilt eats at us and we begin to get desperate to rid ourselves of it. So we hide it, ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Back To The Future

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 24, 2007

This is a sermon about the importance of baptism in the life of the believer.

You are all familiar with this translation of Matthew 28:19-20 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Here is a more literal ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Lutheran

No Looking Back

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Oct 11, 2007

This message shows the outright cost of discipleship.

No Looking Back Luke 9:57-62 (57) Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow you wherever you go." (58) And Jesus Said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:62

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Back To The Altar Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 17, 2007

It is at the altar of prayer that we find the power of God.

Back to the Altar Text: Joshua 8:30-35 Introduction 1. Illustration: A heart-broken little girl began to kneel and pour out her heart to God in the altar at her local church. She did not know what to say. As she wept speechless, she began to remember what her Father had told her, "God knows ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:30-35

Denomination: Methodist

Back To Bethel

Contributed by Ed Wood on May 26, 2007

No matter how far you have gone away from Him, God still loves you and still calls you.

BACK TO BETHEL Genesis 35:1-7 INTRO: Jacob is one of the strangest characters in the Bible. Someone has said that he is the worst and the best man in the Old Testament. When we see him cheating his brother, Esau, he is at his worst; when we hear him making his vows unto God after his vision, he is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Back To School

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 29, 2008

God has lessons to teach us if we are willing to be taught.

Introduction: A This week many of us will be sending kids back to school, or going back to work as teachers. 1 ILL.- The teacher said, "Why don’t you brush your teeth? I can see what you had for breakfast this morning." Boy, "What did I have?" Teacher, "Eggs." Boy, "You’re wrong! THAT WAS ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

No Turning Back

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Jan 11, 2010

Jesus' warning about Lot's wife is sobering and important for us today as we begin a new year. What's making you look back?

2010 is upon us folks, welcome to a new year, a new decade and a new season of possibilities. How many of you are excited about what God has in store in 2010? This will be a year of planning for future growth and taking steps of faith, to see God’s plans unveiled before our eyes. This kind of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:15-26

Back To Basics

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 27, 2010

There are times when a church, however successful, must review the basics: do we love those whom we serve, are we able to love those with whom we disagree, and can we feel sheer, passionate love for Christ Himself?

Where I come from, the real religion is basketball. Baptists, Methodists, and Catholics all take a distant back seat, because the real religion in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is basketball. No spring day goes by without every schoolboy finding his way to the hoops to do lay-ups and to dream about ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Back To The Future

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Dec 28, 2010

The entire ninth chapter of Amos helps us behold our God and live with hope rooted in His promises.

A young man in a wheel chair, discouraged by his condition, asked his physical therapist, "Do you think I have a future?" The therapist replied, "As a pole-vaulter, no! As a man, yes!" In light of the dire predictions of the prophet Amos, the people of Israel and Judah might have asked, "Do we ...read more

Scripture: Amos 9:5-15

Denomination: Baptist