Sermons on Benefits Of Adversity:

Love Is Stronger Than Death Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 5, 2004

Moses, Pt. 1 of 15

MOSES: THE SERVANT OF GOD Moses led a colorful, controversial and commended life. He was The Prince of Egypt, the Giver of the Law (John 1:17) and God’s Faithful Servant (Heb 3:2, 5). The Lord would speak to Moses face to face (God is the subject or initiator), as a man speaks with his friend (Ex ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Sell Out

Contributed by Eric Aschendorf on Mar 31, 2003

"As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee." (2 Kings 2:2)

The Sell Out - John 15:13 by Eric Aschendorf John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Elijah and Elisha were at Gilgal, the place of the circle. This is the place where Israel left their life in the Wilderness of Sin. Here they started to be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:2, John 15:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trusting In God -- Part #1 Series

Contributed by Vernon L Caruthers on Apr 19, 2006

This sermon is taken from Proverbs chapter 3 and deals with How We As Christians CAN PLACE OUR TRUST IN GOD and KNOW that HE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT US. We can LEAN UPON GOD --- Casting all of our weight and Heaviness Upon HIS STRENGTH.

Trusting in God: Part #1: Scripture Reference: Proverbs 3: 1-8 ’My son, forget not My law, but let thine heart keep My commandments, for length of days and long life, and peace shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee, Bind them upon thy neck, write them upon the table of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-8, Psalm 3:1-8

Topsy Turvy Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 21, 2007

Christmas

TOPSY TURVY (LUKE 1:26-38) Christmas spirits are down every five years or so in the 21st century, as typified by the down years of 2002 and 2007. War and more rumors of war are in the air, unemployment is up and stocks are down, hearts are anxious and worried. In 2002, more than two years of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Love Is Stronger Than Death Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007

Moses, Pt. 1

MOSES: THE SERVANT OF GOD Moses led a colorful, controversial and commended life. He was The Prince of Egypt, the Giver of the Law (John 1:17) and God’s Faithful Servant (Heb 3:2, 5). The Lord would speak to Moses face to face (God is the subject or initiator), as a man speaks with his friend (Ex ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hard Times - Better Than Evian Water Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 12, 2008

Hard times and difficult circumstances are not an argument for the absence of God in our lives; Hard times and difficult circumstances are in fact, an argument for the presence of God in our lives.

We assume that sailing through life with ease is a sign that God is with us. We assume that when a tragedy happens, God was looking the other way. We assume that when we find ourselves out in a desert standing in the middle of nothing but dirt and rocks, we assume that there has been some mistake. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Lord Giveth, The Lord Taketh Away

Contributed by Herman E. Wesley Iii on Sep 12, 2010

he fact that God alone is sovereign, having all power, must be understood by every person who would enter into a covenant relationship with the Lord. That the sacrificial death of Christ on Calvary’s cross was not to enable us: to never get sick,

Evangelist Herman E. Wesley III THE LORD GIVETH, THE LORD TAKETH AWAY Prepared for Delivery at the Magic City Lectureship Birmingham, Alabama at the Bush Hill Church of Christ Monday, September 13, 1999 at 7:45 p.m. Peter Moss, Host Minister PRELIMINARIES It is with great humility that I have ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:21

Get Energized! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 12, 2010

We need to allow the Holy Spirit to energize us God’s way! And we need to ask God to launch us into motion for eternity!

“Get Energized!” Props for illustrations through sermon: Sling Shot – with nerf balls, frozen water bottle –unfrozen water bottle- a ball-a cell phone. Introduction: What is energy? From my research I have discovered that energy changes things: a. Energy makes a ball ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living With The Consequences (Psalm 3)

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 29, 2010

A practical message about how to survive the messes we make of life based on Psalm 3. Expository and alliterated, with PowerPoint if you e-mail me.

Psalm 3: Living With the Consequences Scott Bayles, pastor First Christian Church One day, a mother explained to her five-year-old daughter that if she chose to disobey her, she would have to live with the consequences. “Oh, Mommy!” the little girl said with a terrified look on her ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 3:1-8

Denomination: Christian Church

Joseph And The 1st Christmas

Contributed by Jay Bunting on Dec 17, 2010

This sermon examines how God uses Joseph to bring about the first Christmas.

4 advent 10 Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph and the 1st Christmas For some reason many find themselves struggling with anxiety during the holiday season. There seem to be added stresses, pressures, hurts and frustrations. Holidays seem to magnify everyone for better and more often for worse. Psychologists ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Anglican

The God Of All Comfort

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009

Paul, Pt. 9

THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT (2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-6) Everything that could go wrong went wrong for Will Smith’s character in “The Pursuit of Happyness.” He invested his money into buying and selling bone-density scanners. One of his $250 scanners was stolen by a hippie and another by a lunatic. The lack of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Ecclesiastes: Wisdom For Postmoderns 3 - Is Wisdom Enough? Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

HOw do gain wisdom? Sometimes we find that what works in one situation backfires in another. But ecclesisastes helps us to see that the only source for wisdom is God himself.

Wisdom is one of those things we all aim for as we go through life. We try to teach it to our children from an early age. We want them to avoid the mistakes that we or others have made. So what do we do? We teach them the same way people have done it for millennia: through the use of proverbs. You ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

How To Turn Stress Into Rest - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Aug 7, 2008

The key to being able to stand up under pressure, and turn our stress into rest, is not the situation we face, but how we think about that situation.

INTRODUCTION In the first message in this series, we talked about stress. What we found out was ... (1) Stress is a fact of life. It is something not even the most spiritual Christian can avoid. (2) Not only is stress unavoidable, it is necessary. Without the motivation of stressful ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Denomination: Baptist

A Heart For Prevailing Prayer

Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 10, 2015

What does it mean to have a heart for prayer?

Webster’s dictionary defines prevailing as having superior force or influence. When we think of prayer as believers, as children of God do you describe your prayer life as having superior force or influence with God? I believe one thing that will mark a person who has influence with men and ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Being Thankful Always

Contributed by James May on Nov 22, 2020

Being thankful always requires a relationship with Jesus Christ that is built upon faith and trust in him. We can be thankful "in" all things, while we can't bring ourselves to be thankful "for" all things.

Being Thankful Always Sunday, November 22, 2020 By Rev. James May In this most extraordinary year of 2020 there are many who are living in fear almost as though they are under a death sentence if they get around other people who they are not associated with all of the time. This fear of what ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Denomination: Independent/Bible