Sermons on Basics Of Life:

Everything Depends On God Series

Contributed by Arlen Payne on Jan 9, 2004

A message on the power of God in everything.

Everything Depends on God Colossians 1:16 Intro. In weeks past we have talked about how… Everything Begins With God Everything Is For God Everything Belongs To God. Colossians 1:12-17 Everything Depends on God By Him all things consist. soon-is-tah’-o – holds together By Him ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16, Colossians 1:12-22

Denomination: Baptist

Planned For God's Pleasure Series

Contributed by Johann Neethling on May 22, 2006

The first major purpose for which God created us - WORSHIP

FORMED FOR GOD’S FAMILY The Purpose Driven Life - Part 3 : 3/19/06 • I have here a sympathy letter sent by the President of the Republic of Cabo-Verde, an archipelago of 10 islands about 350 miles off the west coast of Africa. It was sent to the family of Adelina Dominguez who died in San ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:29-30, Mark 15:37-41

Denomination: United Methodist

Do You Really Love God?

Contributed by Jeff Ruth on May 25, 2003

Do you really love God? Here He’s requiring the whole self-surrender of your whole being to God.

Do You Really Love God? Deut. 6: 4,5 Let’s set the scene here. The people of Israel have just been liberated form Egypt. They’re between Egypt and Canaan, the Promised land. The Ten Commandments have already been given to Moses by God. The scene at Kadesh- Barnea has already passed where, because ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

What Kind Of Soil Are You?

Contributed by Robert Cox on Sep 13, 2007

The Parable of the Sower

LUKE 8:4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. 6Some fell on rock, and when it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Watching What We Say

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 23, 2006

We need to speak words of encouragement more freely

Not long ago someone was telling me about a trip he had made to the Bahamas. He said he was walking along and he came to this pier on the beach, and at the end of this pier there was this great commotion that was taking place at the end of the pier and he was curious so he went to see what was ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why Abide

Contributed by Merv Budd on Mar 30, 2007

Nine reasons that John gives why we should abide in Christ.

Series: 1 John Sermon: Why Abide Text: 1 John 2:28 – 3:10 March 25th, 2007 NBBC Intro We’re on our 7th week of a series in which we are going through the book of 1 John. And throughout the book we have observed how John is concerned about those who had received the Gospel that he had written and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Lot: From Sodom To Salt Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Jan 10, 2008

The story of Lot is arresting. When his name is mentioned, we immediately think of his wife – the pillar of salt. This story could have been quite different. The writer of the epistle of Peter designates Lot as a righteous man. No Old Testament chara

Lot: From Sodom to Salt Sermon Series: Personalities from the Past that Speak to the Present Genesis 13:12 2 Peter 2:4-10 Intro The story of Lot is arresting. When his name is mentioned, we immediately think of his wife – the pillar of salt. This story could have been quite different. The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

"We Must Pay Attention"

Contributed by Ron Newton on Oct 17, 2003

The danger of drifting away.

Introduction 1. Illus...Dr. Howard Hendricks Classroom tactics from “the Seven Laws of the Learner”, by Bruce Wilkinson. Wilkinson was his student and he set out to test his mentor & favorite prof. by looking out the window during class time. Dr. Hendricks would do whatever it took to keep the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4

Denomination: Holiness

His Name Is Elohim Series

Contributed by Jerry Gatson on May 15, 2004

Elohim is the God of creation, re-creation, and storation; the God that helps us to start again.

WHO IS THIS MAN (part 2) “His Name Is Elohim” SERIES TEXT: Hebrews 3:1 INTRODUCTION – If we are going to build a confidence in the principle and process of confession, we must build a confidence in the person of our confession. We must consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Charismatic

Having A Winning Attitude

Contributed by David Nsiah on Sep 16, 2005

For you to get the best from God, you need to have that spirit that takes no for an answer. You need to move on in God without fear or trembling and God will show Himself strong.

HAVE A WINNING ATTITUDE Ruth 1:8-19 The Bible says in the scriptures that when Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her. Now the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem and stayed there. A winning attitude is in a person who determines to take ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:8-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Except Ye Repent Series

Contributed by John Raulerson on Nov 6, 2007

Repentance is much more than simply feeling sorry for our sin and is a necessity for salvation.

Series: Demands of Christ EXCEPT YE REPENT Luke 13:1-5 In his book I Surrender, Patrick Morley writes that the church’s integrity problem is in the misconception "that we can add Christ to our lives, but not subtract sin. It is a change in belief without a change in behavior." He goes on to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on May 16, 2006

"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is a classic novel about "Right and Wrong" "Joy and Despair" "The struggle of Good and Evil" or struggle of the natural mans vs. the Spiritual man.

Our Web Site: cbcbedford.com ---------------------------------- " Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Romans 7:14-17 Romans 7:14 The law is good, then. The trouble is not with the law but with me, because I am sold into slavery, with sin as my master. 15 I don’t understand myself at all, for I really ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-17

Denomination: Baptist

Anyone & Everyone Series

Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Aug 9, 2001

The good news is that everyone who calls upon the Lord will be saved as well as not disappointed.

Anyone & Everyone 8-11-01 INTRO: We have all been a part of misunderstandings. Either we didn’t understand a situation or someone misunderstood us. I remember a few weeks ago my wife and I had a “misunderstanding” about both of our driving habits. My wife seems to enjoy driving very close to the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:8-13

Denomination: Baptist

Back To Your Future Series

Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Aug 23, 2007

Help students learn to make right choices that will affect their future

Back to your Future!!! Choices 2 gregg barbour. JAM. 8.31.03 Let’s say you wake up tomorrow and there’s a time machine sitting in your driveway!!! Doctor Emmit Brown jumps out of the 1985 DeLorean and says, “(insert name here), you’ve got to come back with me!!!” Back to the Future! Wow! You’ve ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:1

Denomination: *other

The Smyrna Attitude Series

Contributed by Keith Crouch on Jun 4, 2005

Second in a series on the 7 churches in Revelation.

The Smyrna Attitude: An Attitude of Faithfulness Revelation 2:8-11 I. The Encouragement of His Identification “…the First and the Last, who was dead and came to life…” – v. 8 A. Christ is identified as the “First and the Last” When we go through times of tribulation we need to know: 1. We have ...read more

Denomination: Baptist