Sermons on Back To Basics:

Peter Goes Back To Fishing

Contributed by Michael Durst on Dec 6, 2007

After Christ died, Peter went back to what the used to do, fish. Are we ever tempted to return to the way we lived before Christ?

When I was in elementary school, my best friend was Jon Barleycorn. From kindergarten through fifth grade, we were best friends, both in and out of school. And his family introduced me to fishing. I would go with them to Buckeye Lake and we would fish from his grandmothers’ dock and from his ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-3

Denomination: Holiness

Looking Back To Look Ahead

Contributed by Lorenzo Nicholson Sr. on Jan 1, 2008

learning and appreciating from past experiences

Looking back to look ahead New Years Eve December 31 2006 Lorenzo Nicholson Sr. Life-Line for Jesus community Church We may think of the year 2006 as a journey that we all embarked upon at the beginning of the year. As we set out, none of us actually knew for sure that we would complete ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13

Denomination: Baptist

Back Pains - Dealing With Stress Series

Contributed by Phillip Weaver on Jan 2, 2008

The holiday seacon can become very hectic and stressful, and you need to know where you can turn to for relief from the back pains of stress!

The Christmas season is upon us. For there to be so much to celebrate, December often becomes the most stressful time of the year. People run here and there trying to beat the clock to get the sales, complete their shopping lists, and get their decorations up. You have to wonder just how far we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:3-18

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Holding Back? Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 20, 2007

Everything we have comes from the Lord, and to with hold it from Him is sin.

What Are You Holding Back? Text: Joshua 7:1-26 Introduction 1. Illustration: When French soccer star Zinedine Zidane head-butted Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the chest during the final 10 minutes of the 2006 World Cup he sealed his own fate and the fate of his team. When Zidane was ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Methodist

Taking Back Lost Ground

Contributed by Monte Brown on Nov 2, 2007

Many Christians have unwittingly given a place to Satan by creating an atmosphere where he feels at home.

Taking Back Lost Ground August 26, 2005 Ephesians 4:25-31 Monte T. Brown November 3, 2007 Sunday Morning Heart O’ the Hills Introduction Not long after my wife and I got married, we moved to Oklahoma City where I went to work for Mac Signs. One of the company products that they ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-31

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Look Back

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Oct 13, 2008

Many times our past holds us back from a great relationship with Christ. This message trys to get us to focus on what God has in store for us.

Jesus makes a very simple statement that relates to a very big problem: our ability to walk away from our old life. This statement to remember Lot’s wife is sandwiched between Jesus’ discussion on how God’s judgment came upon man while he went through his everyday life thinking of the great things ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:32, Luke 17:32-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Back To The Future: Turning Points

Contributed by Ken Pell on Nov 3, 2008

This sermon was given as part of a congregational celebration for paying off all mortgages and debts.

Back to the Future: Turning Points Deuteronomy 6:1-25 Sermon Objective: This sermon was given as part of a congregational celebration for paying off all mortgages and debts. Supporting Scripture: Exodus 19:6, John 17:20-26; 1 These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD your God directed ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Denomination: Nazarene

Let's Get Back To The Norm

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Mar 26, 2009

A look at the early church and what was normal for them. What are we not doing today that was done in that time? A cry for the church of today to get back to the normal ways of Christianity as outlined in God’s Word.

THE WAY THINGS ARE IS NOT THE WAY THINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. IT IS TIME THAT THE CHURCH GET BACK TO WHAT IS NORMAL. *The church was born in the power of God’s Spirit, and to think that God would limit the power of His Spirit to that time alone is to limit God Himself. He promises us that the end ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Don't Look Back Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 27, 2009

Don’t let the past hold you back

As a counselor you learn a lot about how the past affects people. I knew one woman in her thirties who had a terrible childhood. Her father left when she was a baby, her mother was terribly abusive both physically and verbally. She ended up in foster care where she was sexually abused by a foster ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16

It All Comes Back To Jesus!

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jun 16, 2009

As believers, we fight and fret with our old nature. It is sort of like a boomerang, we throw it out only to see it come back time and time again. Today we are going to take a short look at Peter and one of the episodes in his life and we are going to see

Sermon Brief Date Written: June 11, 2009 Date Preached: June 14, 2008 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: Sermon introducing VBS Sermon Title: It All Comes Back to Jesus! Sermon Text: Matthew 14:28-29 (ESV) 28 And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:28-29

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus: Back Home In Nazareth Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jun 29, 2009

This message examines Jesus’ experience when He returned to is hometown of Nazareth.

There is something unique about visiting your hometown after being gone for a while. As you drive through and visit those familiar places from your childhood you experience a flood of different emotions. I have to tell you from experience that it is very strange. You experience a very strange ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:13-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Look Back

Contributed by Paul Fultz on Apr 10, 2008

Looking back freezes us in our past and keeps us from possessing our futures. Your past can deactivate you in the present and rob you of your future.

Don’t Look Back Introduction I. Don’t look... 1. In the early seventies a new fad broke across the nation. It really took off in sports arenas across the nation as the whole nation watched the unfolding of a new grass roots fanatic: The Streaker! 2. It was out of that movement that the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:12-17

Denomination: Charismatic

Looking Back And Moving Forward

Contributed by David Elvery on May 6, 2009

A Sermon for a church standing on the brink of a new era.

“Looking Back and Moving Forward” – Josh 1:1-11 Gladstone Baptist Church – 19/11/06 am S1 - Standing on the brink of something new is scary – there is uncertainty & fear. Have you ever been faced with something new and been scared? I can remember when Deanna and I were thinking about moving ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Bouncing Back From The Bottom Series

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Aug 21, 2008

Exposition of Jonah 2

Success: how high you bounce when you hit bottom. - Gen. George Patton General Patton’s words remind us that most of us hit bottom at some point. Life has its ups and downs, its highs and lows. No matter how you try to stay on the high peaks of the mountain, at some point you descend into the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Coming Back From The Dead

Contributed by Jack Pladdys on Apr 10, 2010

Jesus can bring dead things back to life!

Mesage Outline Title: Resurrection Subtitle: Coming Back from the Dead Scripture: Matthew 28:1-8 Subject: Resurrection Theme: God can raise the dead. Proposition: Given the choice between death and life, God chooses life! Main Points: 1) Coincidence is God’s Way of Showing Up ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-8

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance