Sermons on Bad Company:

The Wall

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 2, 2009

A message about taking a stand for Christ...

Dakota Community Church February 15, 2009 pm The Wall I didn’t become a Christian until I was finished school and in University but many of my Christian friends over the years have expressed regrets about being cowardly where faith is concerned in their school years. How do you think you will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Mennonite

Shadows

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Dec 4, 2009

Symbolically, a person’s shadow is the symbol of their influence. The shadow of a man is often larger and more far reaching than the man himself. The most potent form of influence is not only silent but also for the most part, unaware -- Just as we are

Dr. Wayne A. Lawson Antioch Institutional Baptist Church Oklahoma City, OK 73117 RevWLawson@aol.com Preached Sunday, November 15, 2009 TITLE: SHADOWS SCRIPTURE: ACTS 5:15 Simon Peter is one of the most interesting men in religious history. More conspicuously than any other, he illustrates ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:15

Denomination: Baptist

I Want To Go To Heaven

Contributed by David Mcnally on Jan 31, 2011

No matter how good this life may be, heaven is going to be better, and while no one can merit or earn it, it is available to all who take advantage of God's free gifts of grace, forgiveness and salvation by faith in Jesus Christ, God's Son, and make him t

Luke 10:16-24 SERMON – I want to go to Heaven I have a lot to be thankful for. I was born to a single woman in 1944. If the ‘Abortion Act’ had been passed 20 years earlier I might not be standing here. I was adopted by good, caring people and was brought up as a Roman ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:16-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Scared To Death Of Death Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 31, 2011

A sermon on the fears surrounding death. Main verses from Hebrews 2:14-15

HoHum: When I die, I want to die peacefully and die in my sleep like my Grandfather did. Not screaming like the passengers in his car. WBTU: Mankind naturally has a fear of death. “I don’t fear death at all.” That person is either not being honest or has lost his mind. That fear will remain ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:9-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Focusing On The Outside While Neglecting The Inside Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 19, 2008

We need to be good dishwashers if we want to please the Lord!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • All you have to do is turn on the television, look at a billboard, or look at a magazine and you will see that we are fixated on looking good. • There are shows in television that focus on helping you to look good, shows like “What Not To Wear”, “How Do I Look” among many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:25-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Can't Get Rid Of The Cross

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 20, 2008

A sermon on the Cross (Taken from Timothy Keller’s Book, "The Reason for God" Chapter 12 "The True Story of the Cross" Pages 186 to 200)

Sermon on the Cross HoHum: In the years of Communist domination of East Germany there was a symbol that brought hope and comfort to believers in Jesus. A huge TV tower had been erected to broadcast atheistic propaganda. Near the top of the building was a globe-shaped structure housing a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:10-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Give Thanks?

Contributed by Keith Broyles on Nov 24, 2008

With so much going on in our world, what reason do we have to give thanks this Thanksgiving

Samuel Scull farms in the Arizona desert with his wife and children. One night a fierce desert storm struck with rain, hail, and high wind. At daybreak, feeling sick and fearing what he might find, Samuel went out to look things over and survey the loss. The hail had beaten the garden into the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 92:1

Denomination: Methodist

What's New For You In 2019

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 19, 2019

We want to share a couple of insights about a vision for the new year

A. Opening illustration: Anyone make New Year’s Resolutions? B. Background to passage: 446 BC, Nehemiah the cupbearer, after a bad report, broken heart, deep prayer C. Main thought: we want to share a couple of insights about a vision for the new year 1) A Grand Motivation (v. 4-5) a. Nehemiah’s ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Ethos #6 Worship Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 16, 2019

Worship is a spiritual action that connects a person to God through praise, submission, and trust.

I’d like to ask you a very personal question, why do you come to worship every Sunday morning? Have you ever really thought about why you get up, get dressed, rush around and come to this retro building? If we polled the room, the responses are as numerous as the people here. The churchie answer ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Embracing God's Call Series

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Aug 15, 2018

The proper way to respond to God when He is calling you to serve Him.

EMBRACING GOD’S CALL 1 Kings 19:19-21; 2 Kings 2:1-25 What will you do with your life? That’s a mind-blowing question. As a graduating senior, it is like a freight train coming at you in a tunnel. Don’t fret, though, because it’s good practice for you. It seems I’ve spent most of my life in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:19-21, 2 Kings 2:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

In Christ, I Am...re-Created For Good Series

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Aug 17, 2018

We were dead in sin, but we are alive in Christ! It is by grace, through faith (the core of the gospel). But there is more: God re-created us to do good works for his glory.

In Christ, I Am…Re-Created for Good—Ephesians 2:1-10 (Series on Ephesians: In Christ, I Am…) Verses 8 and 9 are the gospel in about 30 words, and you would do well to memorize them as a summary of the gospel. You might go through verse 10: (Reread Ephesians 2:8-10.) The gospel is good news. In ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

In Everything Give Thanks

Contributed by Howard Gwartney on Nov 16, 2018

Thanksgiving message

In Everything Give Thanks INTRO. The 102 Pilgrims were crammed into the Mayflower’s hold (which was about the size of a volleyball court). Compound the misery of such cramped quarters by a lack of light and fresh air (all the hatches were battened down because of foul weather). Add a diet of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Denomination: Baptist

Bless You!

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Jan 28, 2020

In the Beatitudes, Jesus shows the way of the believer. As we follow Christ daily, we will be blest. Our focus should be on the blessing, not the circumstance, and we should share the blessing with others.

Matthew 5:1-12 Bless You! Today is a sermon on a sermon, perhaps the most famous sermon of all: the Beatitudes, part of Jesus’ longer Sermon on the Mount. The word “beatitude” means “blessed” in Latin. The Beatitudes are all about finding blessings in unexpected places. Who would expect to be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 6:14-15, Luke 12:48, Matthew 24:9, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

But God Gave The Increase Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Feb 10, 2020

We are tools in the Hands of God. We do nothing good in the eyes of God unless He is in it.

Throughout this series, we have looked at where God interjects, or otherwise interferes with the course of human events. Because if left up to our own ways and devices, we would flounder and fail. But God knows our hearts, and despite the wickedness of our hearts, God gave us Jesus, “while we were ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

Transitioning Well Series

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Feb 11, 2018

Change or transition is hard, but we can face it bravely and powerfully with God's help. The transition in leadership from Elijah to Elisha reminds us to pay attention, to seek the Holy Spirit's filling, and to bravely take up the task given us.

2 Kings 2:1-15 Transitioning Well Prophets with a Purpose – Week 5 Today we’re finishing up a five-week series looking at various Old Testament Prophets and what they have to say to us. Little Samuel reminded us that God still speaks if we are listening. Jonah reminded us that all people matter to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-15

Denomination: Baptist