Sermons on Batting Average:

News From The Front Lines Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Sep 19, 2011

Part 1 of a series of messages on the book of Philippians. This message addresses our need to remember the persecuted church around the world.

Text: Philippians Chapter 1:1-14 Title: News from the Frontlines Introduction 2 Saturday’s ago a few of us went to the “Voice of the Martyrs” conference in Worcester and we learnt about how much persecution Christians suffer in other parts of the world. Seeing the pictures and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Read And Heed Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 26, 2011

The only parts of the Bible we believe are the parts we DO. As we read God's word with humility and awe (and a willingness to obey) we are transformed.

Kathleen Norris tells the story of a South Dakota rancher and his bride who received a leather-bound Bible as a wedding gift from the groom’s grandfather. They wrote a thank-you note and stowed the Bible away on a closet shelf, out of the way. As time passed, the grandfather repeatedly ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:3

Denomination: Congregational

Jesus Is Coming! R U Ready? Series

Contributed by Mark Whitehead on Oct 16, 2011

Know: Jesus IS coming back – sooner than you expect! Do: Stop living for this world’s rewards - Start living for eternity’s rewards. Question to answer today: Are you ready?

End Times Series Connecting with God Connecting with our Faith Jesus IS Coming! R U Ready? October 9, 2011 Victory Pastor Mark Whitehead Know: Jesus IS coming back – sooner than you expect! Do: Stop living for this world’s rewards - Start living for eternity’s ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Studies In Ephesians: Changing Clothes Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 18, 2011

Study in Ephesians about how our life needs to change when we encounter Christ.

Note: This is a study through the book of Ephesians as done in 1995. One of the main sources I used at the time was Beacon Bible Commentary vol. 9. Title: Changing clothes Theme: Cleaning out our lives is important Text: Eph 4:17-32 Materials needed: Old T-shirt, work pants, overcoat, running ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-32

Denomination: Church Of God

Preaching - The Need To Nail It

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Oct 28, 2011

Preaching seminar taken from Eccl 12:9

PREACHING – THE NEED TO NAIL IT Ask most pastors today if they are good preachers and most will say that they are better than average. In fact, 90% of pastors surveyed ranked themselves as great preachers. There is always the temptation to overestimate our preaching. Every preacher is ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:9-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Membership Has It's Expectations Series

Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Nov 6, 2013

The body of Christ has many parts but it is still one body. All parts of the body must function in order to have a healthy church body. Sermon series based on the chapters of "I Am a Church Member" by Tom Rainer

Introduction: Have you ever considered how amazing the human body really is? Truthfully, how could anyone ever believe that it is the product of chance plus time? The stomach’s digestive acids are strong enough to dissolve zinc. Fortunately for us, the cells in the stomach lining renew so ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Lose The Cross In Christmas Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 3, 2013

Distractions are often times intentional. They are created in order to get you to focus on the unimportant in order to prevent you from seeing what is really important. Can that happen at Christmas time? Do you really have to ask???

John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. “Whoever believes in Him is ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-18

Denomination: Nazarene

The Gifts Of God: Use Them Or Lose Them

Contributed by Craig Condon on May 13, 2015

On Judgment Day, we will be called on to give a personal report to God. That report will be based on the choices we make here and now. We can make any changes we want to here and now. It will be too late to make them when we stand before God.

Have you ever been afraid to use your gifts, talents or skills? Have you ever thought that your skills and talents were not appreciated by other people? If the answer to either one or both of these questions is “yes”, then you can probably sympathize with the third slave on the Parable ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Anglican

Becoming God’s Original Masterpiece! Series

Contributed by Amy Dubois on May 27, 2015

This is part two of a retreat message for our students.

Becoming God’s Original Masterpiece! Undoing the mess I’ve made of Me Last night we talked about some of the lies we see about our identity. Tonight we are going to work on becoming the Masterpiece that God intends for us to be. What makes a masterpiece? • The most outstanding ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 45:5-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Love

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Aug 12, 2015

The love of God to mankind demonstrated through the person of Jesus Christ is the greatest love ever demonstrated. God gave His only begotten son, and Jesus laid down His life for our sins. No love could be greater.

THE GREATEST LOVE Study Text: John 3: 16 Introduction: - The biggest lie ever told to humanity is that God doesn’t care about you or your problems. That is a lie from Satan himself that he has spread for generation.Gen 3: 4 – 5. - And for generation people have said “God ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Truth Or Consequences Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Aug 31, 2014

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour. We should fear and love God that we may not deceitfully belie, betray, slander, or defame our neighbour, but defend him, [think and] speak well of him, and put the best construction on everything.

Dakota Community Church August 31, 2014 Truth or Consequences Summer Series at Dakota: The 10 Commandments Exodus 20:16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour. We should fear and love God that we may not deceitfully belie, betray, slander, or defame our neighbour, but defend ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Mennonite

Devoted To The Things Of God

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on May 11, 2014

These early believers were devoted to prayer, one another, God, and people were being added to their number. They showed up daily in the temple courts and shared what they had e.g with the paralysed man. What can we learn?

‘And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved’ (2:47)! People being saved daily! My brothers and sisters to what degree do you want to see people being saved daily in Billericay? It would mean we’d have to learn at least seven new names a week, and ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 7, 2018

We, like John are called to prepare the way of the LORD, for His return.

Prepare Ye the Way of the LORD. Luke 3:1-6 About thirty years had passed since the flurry of excitement over the birth of John the Baptist and the strange reports from the shepherds of Bethlehem about another birth. The world soon forgets and returns to its normal drudge. Many of those who had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6, Isaiah 40:3-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Is The Secret Code?

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 25, 2019

A study in the Gospel of Matthew 26: 17 – 19

Matthew 26: 17 – 19 What is the secret code? 17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:19

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Sexual Trash Series

Contributed by Kirby Lloyd on Jul 1, 2019

Sexual immorality is a topic that the church cannot pretend is not a problem and must be dealt with directly despite how staggering the numbers are.

Sexual Trash Ephesians 5:3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Last week we threw away the first piece of trash that we needed to get out of the way as we tossed pride in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ