Sermons on Ben Hooper:

Driver's Start Your Engines

Contributed by Greg Carr on Feb 18, 2010

A sermon that uses a NASCAR theme so we can all run the race.

There are many forms of racing in our world today. Right now the Winter Olympics are happening and there are many different racing venues there. You have races for people who walk, run, swim, bike skate, snow board, snow ski, water ski. There are races for people who like snowmobiles, water ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lifted Up

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 31, 2010

Jesus Christ stated as recorded in John 12:32, that if He were lifted up He would draw all peoples to Himself. In John 3, we see the Lord giving Nicodemus an Old Testament picture of this truth calling for the focus of our faith to be fixed on Calvary.

Lifted Up John 3:14-18 Paul in speaking to the Corinthian church declares that his sole focus is upon Jesus Christ and His work on the cross. Jesus Christ stated as recorded in John 12:32, that if He were lifted up He would draw all peoples to Himself. In John 3, ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

Maintaining A Positive Influence And Attitude

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 14, 2004

This message is geared to senion adults to help them maintain a positive attitude in their daily lives.

Keeping the Zing in Life Maintaining a Positive Influence and Attitude Philippians 4:4-9 I learned by the example of my father that a negative attitude brings grief to the family. My dad gave rarely carried on a conversation around the house. What he did say was usually negative. At the supper ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Free Methodist

Honoring God With Our Finances

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 24, 2004

The Apostle Paul is our model in finding financial security. This message declares that Jesus is our most valuable resource.

Honoring God with our Finances Philippians 4:11-13, 18-19 A few of you in the congregation may have lived through the Great Depression of 1929. October 24th, 1929 became known as the Black Thursday. That’s the day when a collapse of the American economy caught most of the country’s financial ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:11-19

Denomination: Free Methodist

New Breed Of Hero

Contributed by Greg Bryan on Nov 3, 2003

A NEW BREED OF HERO: THE DISCIPLE-MAKER This morning, I want to talk about how you about a new breed of hero –the disciple-maker. The disciple-maker is a hero because the disciple-maker gives his or her life to help others. A disciple-maker is like a sp

A NEW BREED OF HERO On the afternoon of June 18, a speedboat skimmed across the cold waters of Schroon Lake in upstate New York. Suddenly a wave struck the boat, hurling a man and woman into the water. The man swam over and held the young girl’s head above the water until she was rescued –then he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faithful In Sharing The Good News Series

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 3, 2005

Being faithful in sharing the good news requires the right perspective, right passion and right presentation.

Introduction: A. I want to begin by using an illustration from Israel’s history as a backdrop for our lesson today. 1. The story is covered in 2 Kings chapters 6 and 7. 2. Sometime around 850 B.C., Joram was king of Israel, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram mobilized his entire army and laid siege to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:17-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Basin Theology Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 10, 2006

What is the mark of Christ’s ownership of you? How can people know what Jesus has done for you?

OPEN: When we go into a store, we oftentimes will look for name-brand products that we know we can trust. We’ll recognize those products by their trademarks or logos. (at this point we showed a series various trademarks from local companies) Companies spend thousands of dollars on a trademark ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christmas Presence - John The Baptist

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Dec 10, 2007

A Christmas Presence for Baby Jesus.

For the next 4 Sundays we are going to be spending our time preparing for Christmas by becoming familiar with those people God invited to be at his son’s birth. When God decided the time was right, he birthed his son in the flesh to be Immanuel - "God with us" and when he did he sent out some ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is God In Trouble?

Contributed by Zera Young on Feb 25, 2006

What would happen to God’s Kingdom if He depended on you to do the work He left for you, just as large amd small companies depend on their work force? Are you, as born again Christians, making disciples?

Is God In Trouble {Mat. 28: 19-20} We can recall many things that have happened in our lives and some have been bad, some have been good, and some have been GREAT. We do not want to think on the bad things, just the good and especially the great. I can recall a time when I was on the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Josiah And The Purification Of Israel Series

Contributed by Peter Fisher on Aug 19, 2009

The story of Josiah, and what purification might mean for us

Josiah and the purification of Israel Introduction - Time Line It is 700-600 years before Christ. In Britain the Iron Age is just starting, a couple of hundred years after the rest of Europe. In Israel the Kings have abandoned the God of their father Abraham, and are worshipping the Gods of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 34:2-33

Denomination: Anglican

Waiting For Jesus: Elizabeth Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 3, 2011

Saying "Yes, Lord."

Good morning. My name is Elizabeth, and I am the wife of Zechariah ben Abijah, who is a priest at the temple in Jerusalem. That’s not his full-time job, of course, he goes up for a week twice a year to take his turn in the rotation. It’s ordinarily pretty routine - although a great honor, of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-45

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Satisfied

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jul 31, 2011

Jesus is more than enough to satisfy our needs

INTRO News flash: I like food! You know — with a dash of seriousness — it doesn’t take a master chef to see that I’ve had a love-affair with food for some years. I’m like a lot of Americans, I often eat more than I need, in order be “satisfied.” A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: Lutheran

I Can, I Did, And So Can You!

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jan 25, 2013

Oh Victory in Jesus, my Savior forever! You see, a lot of people know the words to that song, but where’s the Victory, very few are experiencing the Victory in their lives! It is way past time that we took back, what the enemy has stolen from us, from all

I Can, I Did, and So Can You As I set back, reflecting on what I was going to talk about this week, I was thinking, in the past few months we have seen 4 Americans murdered in Ben Gazzi, One of the most damaging hurricanes on record and as a result, homeless families by the thousands. Innocent ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Facts Of Life Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 11, 2012

God has given us a hint about life, death, and resurrection in our daily activities, our night time sleep, and awaking the next day.

1. Jonah and Professor You probably heard about the lady who was riding on a crowded bus. She was quietly reading her Bible when a rather distinguished looking man took the seat beside her. After a while he noticed her reading material. He introduced himself. “Hello, I am Professor Smith. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Recognizing Jesus Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Apr 9, 2013

As the two men walked along the road to Emmaus they met with the risen Jesus. Scripture tells us that they were "kept from recognizing Him." Why were they blinded to the reality of who He really was? How did they respond when they finally saw Him for w

Recognizing Jesus - Luke 24:25-35 - April 7, 2013 Series: Testimony and Membership In the 4th chapter of the book of Hebrews we read this: “Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:25-35

Denomination: *other