Sermons on Becoming A Christian:

Drop The Weight Of Trivial Pursuits Series

Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007

This backpack I am wearing has stones, rocks within it that weekly we are exposing, and laying them down, giving them to God. Well, today we are talking about the weight of trivial Pursuits, the weight of the pursuing meaningless things.

Drop the Weight of Trivial Pursuits Over the past few weeks we have been talking about dropping the weight, dropping the weight of junk we are carrying that tire us out, wear us down, and cause all sorts of problems in our relationships with each other, and our relationship with God. This ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Wesleyan

Sifted ... But Saved

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 15, 2007

Satan would like nothing more than to destroy you and your witness for Christ. But, even if you fail, Jesus has prayed for you and wants you, out of the failure, to strengthen others when you recover.

There are several events that have shaped the course of my life. Some have been quite dramatic. And because of the nature of the drama surrounding those events, they remain vividly etched in my memory. My wedding day, although over twenty five years ago, remains a fresh memory on the landscape of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-32

Denomination: Baptist

Sin's Antagonists Series

Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Sep 2, 2007

Struggle with sin? Here is the hope!

Sin’s Antagonists Heb 12:4-29 † In the Name of the Savior, Jesus † Antagonize Sin? The struggle – but it is what we believe? God’s gift of peace and righteousness is yours, in Christ Jesus! Hebrews, chapter 12, verse 4, In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:4-29

Denomination: Lutheran

A Wretch Like Me

Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 7, 2008

No sinner is beyond the reach of Jesus Christ.

Title: A Wretch Like Me Text: 1 Timothy 1:12-16 Theme: No sinner is beyond the reach of Jesus Christ. Introduction: The Conversion Of John Newton At a young age, John Newton went to sea. Like most sailors of his day, he lived a life of rebellion and [wickedness]. For several years, he worked on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

God's Great Promises For The Believers

Contributed by Joel Santos on Jan 13, 2008

God has given us great promises to those who will believe Him.

GOD’S GREAT PROMISES FOR THE BELIEVERS 1 PETER 3:15 Intorduction Hope to get better for the future. God has given us tremendous promises in the Bible available for the believers in Christ. I will only give you some: I. ABUNDANT LIVING - JOHN 10:10 II. SUCCESSFUL LIVING - JER. 29:11 III. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Totally Clean Series

Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008

How a Leper’s life was changed by meeting Jesus’ face to face.

Totally Clean “face to Face” Sermon series Sunday June 24th 2007 Intro: We have a play set in our back yard, and under it the kids have seen it as great fun to dig up the dirt. They love to sit out there and play in the dirt. And the only thing greater than playing in dirt is playing in mud. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:12-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Baggage Of Guilt Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Jan 16, 2008

How to overcome the guilt of your past.

“The Baggage of Guilt” January 13, 2008 Me: We all carry baggage. It weighs us down and burdens us so that we are not able to do what we would really like to do. (Use luggage to demonstrate). Traveling through the airport with Alana and the kids trying to make the plane with a bunch of baggage ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

How To Build A Faithful Nation

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 24, 2007

When will Israel learn to trust God? Raising a faithful generation will take more time and more pain. God shows us, Egypt and Canaan are poor places to learn faith.

This week we finished Leviticus and read the first 18 chapters of the book of Numbers. So, where did you see Jesus in Numbers? The word “Egypt” occurs in Numbers several times doesn’t it. Four times it occurs reminding Israel that God has brought them out of Egypt. Eight times it occurs when ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus And The Pharisee Series

Contributed by Simon Fullylove on Feb 27, 2007

A look at what the call meant to Nicodemus to be "born again"

Introduction A man was preaching to a church in Australia. The congregation had big black Bibles and severe expressions... And they knew their Bibles, and were proud of that. It was a smallish group, so he decided to engage them in dialogue: ’Who knows who the Pharisees were?’ They did. ’The ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The"If" Of Knowing Jesus Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 30, 2006

If anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, but He expects our obedience.

The “If” of Knowing Jesus. I John 2:1-6 INTRO.: Wm. Barclay introduces his exegesis of this passage with the following thoughts: In I John 1:7-9, John says two very important things about sin. He says the blood of Christ purifies us from all sin. This means forgiveness and cleansing come through ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Destiny

Contributed by George Rennau on Sep 9, 2006

the beauty of Christ’s redemption is that when we walk in repentance He will give us a second chance.

Destiny (This is my story)Once upon a time there were two couples who were married on the same day, in the same town. Neither couple knew the other. Both couples had family and friends from all over who came to wish them blessings for their futures. Both couples ate wedding cake and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:35

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Going Places With Jesus Vbs

Contributed by John Baggett on Jun 13, 2005

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL theme 2005 This is a sermon that seeks to show with Jesus in our life we go to an 1- EXCITING place, 2- Inviting Place 3- Deciding Place. Good for all audience type. Created for VBS Ramblin Road Trip Theme. Power Point available

Going Places With Jesus LK 8 **************************************************** While this sermon was written for me to use in conjunction with our 2005 VBS, none of the content or material including powerpoint slides are copyrighted or in any way Lifeway ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Our Instruction Manual To Eternal Life

Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 16, 2005

As we start this mornings sermon we are not going to have just one main text but we are going to read several scriptures and talk about all of them as we go.

Our Instruction Manual to Eternal Life July 16, 2000 As we start this mornings sermon we are not going to have just one main text but we are going to read several scriptures and talk about all of them as we go. I know that you have all heard me use a lot of these scriptures and we will be using ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33

Denomination: Church Of God

The Calling Of A Candidate

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 5, 2006

This is a sermon preached in view of being called as pastor which seeks to encourage the congregation to seek God’s will as they worship.

The calling of a pastor is one of the most exciting experiences in the life of a church. It can also be one of the most anxious and trying too! This is reflected in a church newsletter article originally used by the “NEWS” in March 1957 entitled: “The Problem of Picking a Pastor.” If he is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Your Lost Loves Ones Saved

Contributed by Tim Parsons on Sep 17, 2006

This sermon is a look at esther and what we can learn from her in getting our Lost Loved one in the kingdom.

Getting Your Lost Loved Ones saved Esther 8:3-6 Read Text. For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? SETTING OF ESTHER: The events of Esther take place in the Persian Empire (modern day Iran) during the ...read more

Scripture: Esther 8:3-6

Denomination: Church Of God