Sermons on Before The Foundations:

Time To End, Time To Begin

Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Jan 7, 2008

Final sermon for 2007, laying foundation for first series in 2008.

Time to End…Time to Begin 2 Timothy 4:7 Intro: When we moved here a little over a year ago and I got my office set up Mrs. Dorothy Smith peeked in one day and said, “I don’t think I’ve seen a pastor’s study with quite that much character before.” My response to her was, “You call it character, my ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7

Denomination: Baptist

Separation Of Church & State

Contributed by Michael Grant on Sep 3, 2016

The foundations of America and how we are to view our role in society.

Separation of church and state     Matthew  22: 15-21   One nation under God in the Pledge of Allegiance.  A Ten Commandments monument in a local courthouse.  A Manger Scene on the town common.  In God we trust on our currency.   What do you think of when you hear those things?  For millions of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Getting Serious About Prayer Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 1, 2004

The sermon lays the foundation for a fuller devotion to the praying for the church and believer.

Getting Serious About Prayer Jeremiah 33:3 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, Mo Do you believe in prayer? Really believe in prayer. This is how one lady came to believe. This supposedly true story started this way: One summer Saturday morning, a preacher ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is There Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014

A reminder that the basic truth of God's existence is the foundation of our worldview

Mark Scott told the story of a student in Bible College who was running late for his 7AM class. The class had started and was in the middle of morning prayer when he stumbled in, panting, arm loaded with books. The prayer just continued. As he attempted to sit down, his books all dropped out all ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Doing Vs. Believing

Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 16, 2005

The foundation of having a relationship with God - is it based on doing, or based on believing?

Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 DOING VS. BELIEVING Have you ever bought something that needed to be put together, and it came with the wrong set of directions? Somehow, somewhere, someone put the wrong set of directions into that box. But you don’t know that. You open up the box – maybe it’s a piece of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Revival Through Our High Priest

Contributed by Carl Benge on May 17, 2007

Revival and getting back to basics of the Methodist foundations of service to God.

This past week I have thought a lot about what our Superintendent said about getting back to the basics, and to the spiritual revival of our communities. So what is the base of our faith? What is the very foundation that our Church is built upon? Our most basic part should be the faith in our Lord ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

The Belt Of Truth Series

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Mar 27, 2004

This sermon discusses the the need for Christians to make integrity the foundation of their lives.

The Belt of Truth Ephesians 6:11-14, Rom 16:20, John 3:21 March 5, 2004 I. There is one thing that I believe all Christians want, we all wish we could be all that God wants us to be. A. At the very least I believe that people want to have peace with themselves, and whether we realize it ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

Love Jesus Above All Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 25, 2021

While the family is foundational, following Christ must come first.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor and theologian known for his opposition to the Nazi regime. He was imprisoned in Buchenwald and executed in 1945 for his part in a conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Listen to what he wrote in his classic book, The Cost of Discipleship. “Cheap ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

Basic Construction Series

Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 19, 2010

Laying the right foundation is essential for the church to spread the Gospel and grow.

Basic Construction 1 Corinthians 3:1-17 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI November 2, 2008 Series: The Church in Crisis I don’t want to mention any names here this morning – partly because I don’t know many of them. But there are a few names I know, so I will speak in generalities. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Builders

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 31, 2005

Jesus asks the question; On what is the foundation of our lives built?

OR 29-05-05 Mt. 7:24-29 The Church’s one Foundation Story: From 1173 to 1350, the bell tower of a wonderful Cathedral was built -in an area known today as the “Field of Miracles”. The Tower was built just 2 metres above sea level. And even before it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Anglican

Gen. 3:1-11 Where Art Thou?

Contributed by William D. Brown on Feb 13, 2013

Today our thought is to do with "where are we" in our relationship with God. God, because He is God knew that our 1st parents would sin, and so He had already made a way that fallen man could be redeemed ever before there was man or sin.

Gen. 3:1-11 WHERE ART THOU? 2-16-13 Today our thought is to do with "where are we" in our relationship with God. In our text today we'll see that Satan used the serpent as his means and way to communicate with Eve. Adam and Eve were at the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Christianity, Part 2

Contributed by Carl Allen on Sep 9, 2008

This sermon serves as Part 2 of our study on the foundations of Christianity.

Christianity (Part 2) “The One and Only True Religion” Intro Last week we began to look at the beliefs of the Christian church today. We look what the scriptures meant to us and their relevance. We dissected the triune characteristics of God. We took a look at ourselves humankind and our need ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Faith

Contributed by Larry Elder on Aug 1, 2007

Faith is not a feeling or emotion. Faith is the foundation of our relationship with God.

Faith Heb 11:1-3 What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see. 2 God gave his approval to people in days of old because of their faith. 3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Bible Is Inspired Series

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jun 7, 2016

The bible must be the foundation we base our faith upon.

June 3, 2016 Morning Worship Text: John 17:17 Subject: What We Believe Title: The Bible is Inspired One of the most divisive discussions among churches and denominations is the topic of the bible. Some more liberal theologies state that many of the claims of the bible about Jesus as well as the ...read more

Scripture: John 17:17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When Adam Met Eve Series

Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Jun 6, 2012

A review of God's foundation for marriage in Genesis chapters 2-3.

Unveiled: Foundations of Marriage Genesis 2-3 I first met my wife when she was seriously dating one of my roommates. I was dating a girl in Dallas. You can tell the story gets interesting right away. Fast forward, we both had bad break-ups and lightly dated a few other people. Then, the night ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free