Sermons on Batter Up:

Never Give Up!

Contributed by Reggie Corfield on Aug 12, 2014

Many of us are too quick to throw in he towel and give up on God; when we do that we are doing exactly what the devil wants us to do. We are to persevere and trust God to do the impossible.

This morning I want to talk a little about the rewards of never giving up on God. Today’s gospel story is about a persistent woman and a disinterested God. It is also about a mother who would not take “no” as an answer. The woman was a Canaanite which meant she was a gentile. She ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:21-28

Denomination: Anglican

Run It Up The Flagpole Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 3, 2016

Too many Christians are satisfied with doing their minimum requirement for God. They don't realize the blessings they miss out on because they've just done what they "had to do" as His child. What are they missing out on and how can they change?

(Props: 3 arrows) OPEN: Yesterday was January 2nd. Does anyone know what national holiday that is? It’s called “Run It Up The Flagpole and See Who Salutes Day.” Yes… that’s actually a special day on the January calendar. I visited a couple of sites that spoke about ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 13:14-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Time To Grow Up"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 28, 2016

A sermon about putting away the sin that retard our lives and growth.

Time to Grow Up" 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 It is so easy to get lost in this life. What did the Prophet Isaiah say in Isaiah Chapter 53? "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to [our] own way..." This is, essentially, what had been happening at the Church in Corinth--this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: United Methodist

All Shook Up Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Jan 13, 2012

It time for a complacent lukewarm church to be all shook up!

The Eternal Side of Elvis All Shook Up "A well I bless my soul What's wrong with me? I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree My friends say I'm actin wild as a bug I'm in love I'm all shook up Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!" I. Backdrop: This was Presley's second-biggest hit in the US (after "Don't ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:15-19

Denomination: Baptist

Time To Grow Up

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 20, 2013

Salvation is a life changing event. When a person receives the gift of salvation the Bible states that they have become a new creation and have been born again.Too many have remained infantile and need to grow up.

Time to Grow Up Hebrews 5:12-6:3 Salvation is a life changing event. When a person receives the gift of salvation the Bible states that they have become a new creation and have been born again. 1 Corinthians likens the life of a born-again believer to laying a foundation and then building upon ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Lifting Up Jesus

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Feb 4, 2013

We must lift high the name of Jesus so that the world may know Him.

Lifting Up Jesus February 3, 2013 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must lift high the name of Jesus so that the world may know Him. Focus Passage: John 3:14-21 Supplemental Passage: "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Tilling Up The Mind

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Feb 6, 2012

How open are you to the words of Jesus? Many of us are so hardened that His words bounce off, for others the past, present and future make our minds unable to process His thoughts. Today we examine the pliability of our minds.

Puzzles can be fun or extremely frustrating. Some people look at the pieces of a puzzle poured out on a table and have no idea what to make of it. They pick up a piece or two and nothing seems to make sense. They can’t see the whole picture and they aren’t willing to work it out. But ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-20

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Ups And Downs Of Life Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 10, 2012

Live is a mixed bag.

Intro: 1. One wrote, "Life on planet earth has its ups and downs; its pleasures and pains. This is illustrated clearly in Gen. 21. Sarah giving birth to Isaac was a tremendous high; but then, a cloud settled over the household, as Sarah watched Ishmael mock her son. As a result she insisted that he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-34

Denomination: Baptist

Up Close And Personal Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 18, 2012

Jesus has the will and the power to transform a person's life and make all things new

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY FEBRUARY 5, 2012 Mark 1:29-39 “Momentum” INTRODUCTION Some people think that the Kingdom of God will come when Jesus returns—when he comes as King of kings and Lord of lords. These people are waiting for the kingdom. Other people believe that the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Lutheran

Time To Wake Up Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 29, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Luke chapter 8 verses 40 to 56

Luke 8: 40 – 56 Time To Wake Up 40 So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him. 41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:40-56

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Taking Up The Mantle

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 18, 2012

Take up your mantle (calling) and follow Jesus.

1 Taking Up the Mantle 2Ki 2:1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2Ki 2:2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Folding Up The Tent

Contributed by Larry Turner on May 16, 2012

A Funeral message

A funeral service Corinthians 5:1-4 "For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-4

Denomination: Foursquare

Ganging Up On Jesus Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 11, 2012

In this portion of Mark we get a clearer picture of what it means to rely on God for things, and what it means to rely on the government. Here the religious leaders try to trip Jesus up, but they fall right into His trap.

After the episode in the Temple on the previous day, I guess Jesus should have expected the religious leaders of Israel to react. In fact, the Lord is trying to get them to react and eventually figure out a way to arrest and condemn Him. In the end of Chapter 11 and into Chapter 12 we see a series ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

God Shows Up

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on May 28, 2013

Disasters show up, Nature shows up, human sprit shows up , and God shows when we needed the most.

IN the text today we note that God shows up no matter what the circumstance may be. After the tornado that struck Oklahoma we understand the horrific-ness a storm like this can produce. The storm ruins, harms, wounds and kills life. Let is consider some of the following: 1. Disasters will Show Up ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

The Lifting Up Of Smoke

Contributed by Greg Irby on Jun 15, 2013

In the Bible, we find wickedness compared to a fire. We understand the analogy. Isaiah used such a comparison. The same fires which destroyed Israel may well be smoldering in our nation today

THE LIFTING OF SMOKE ISAIAH 9 Text: Isaiah 9:18 Isaiah 9:18 18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke. Introduction: How many of you have ever been near ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:18-20

Denomination: Baptist