Sermons on Big Gun:

Real People . . . Real Stories - Pt. 4 - Heroes Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 8, 2018

The clock is ticking! Limited time! Limited days! What would you do if you knew that your time was about to be up?Description: It is personal. Sometimes it is guarded and sometimes it is shared. Everyone has one. Real people have real stories! Are you telling yours?

Heroes I. Introduction William Wallace, John Wayne, The Nature Boy Rick Flair, Wonder Woman, Harriet Tubman, Superman, the soldiers we remember on this Memorial Day who ran towards danger instead of away. All bigger than life heroes that grace our screens or history books. The writer of Hebrews ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

"In The Year That King Uzziah Died..."

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 27, 2018

A sermon about call.

“In the Year King Uzziah Died…” Isaiah 6:1-8 In the year that President Kennedy was shot. In the year that Martin Luther King, Jr. was gunned down. In the year that the Space Shuttle blew up. In the year that the planes hit the World Trade Center Towers. “In the year that King Uzziah ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Don't Get Too Comfortable

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 13, 2019

When the Church lost sight of the full extent of the Great Commission God allowed persecution to drive them out

Sermon Don’t get too comfortable Jose Rodriguez, a bank robber who lived in Mexico, but preferred to rob American banks. In the wild days of the west before Donald Trump built his wall, Jose would slip across the border into Texas, rob a few banks and flee back into Mexico. One day, a Texas ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-8, Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Anglican

If You Ignore Him, He Will Go Away!

Contributed by Matthew Blau on Oct 31, 2013

Too many things can take us from our faith. God is Knocking but how long will we still be able to hear him.

There is an old sermon illustration that goes with this morning’s scripture. A pastor decides to visit one of his parishioners on his way into the church one morning. He had wanted to visit for some time but schedule problems and life seemed to keep it from happening. But this morning as he ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Denomination: Methodist

"Splitting Heaven Open"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 8, 2015

A sermon for Baptism of the Lord Sunday.

"Splitting Heaven Open" Mark 1:1-11 If you ever watched Sesame Street you might remember the song: "One of these Things is Not Like the Others." There would be a short vignette with, perhaps Cookie Monster looking at four plates of cookies. Three of the plates would have 2 cookies each and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

"On The Mountain And In The Valley"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 13, 2015

A sermon about listening to and following Jesus.

"On the Mountain and in the Valley" Mark 9:2-29 Have you ever been in a group of people where someone told a joke and everyone else laughed except you? You're thinking: "I don't get it. I missed the point." Or perhaps you are in a group of people where someone makes a point and everyone else ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-29

Denomination: United Methodist

Thank God I'm Not A Rockstar! Series

Contributed by Michael Monica on May 30, 2015

All My Life. All For Him.

thank god, i’m not a rock star 1 Cor. 15:10 “But by the grace of God I am what I am…” I remember when I was eight years old, sitting in my house and I had a song come into my head. I had somewhat recently gotten into rock music and the lyrics that came were, “And the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Lost Sheep

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 11, 2010

The Parable of the Lost Sheep reminds us that God is looking for us daily. He chooses us not we him

Luke 15:1-10 Parable of the Lost Sheep Story: A young man - who had been raised as an atheist – was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence that had ever come into his life was that of an outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

The Power Of Words

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 4, 2014

James addresses the power of the tongue. We need to realize the tongue can develop many problems...

THE POWER OF WORDS... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. WHAT IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN THE CHURCH OR THE WORLD? A. My last year teaching school we were studying about the USSR and all the power that the USA and the USSR had in their weapon reserves. Tammy a girl in my 7th grade ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Post-Modernism Is Dead, Jesus Is Alive

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 30, 2021

I could never accept the curious suggestion by modern philosophers that the meaning of life breaks down to my own personal preference.

“These are exciting times. When I finished the Epilogue to Darwin on Trial in 1993, I compared evolutionary naturalism to a great battleship afloat on the Ocean of Reality. The ship's sides are heavily armored with philosophical and legal barriers to criticism, and its decks are stacked with ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8

Denomination: Salvation Army

Jesus Came From The Hood

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Sep 30, 2025

Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.

As I stand before you today, I want to break down some walls and shake up some mindsets. And talk about Jesus Came from the Hood. See, too many people think God only moves in the big places, the shiny places, the perfect places. They think blessings are reserved for the palaces, the suburbs, the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:46

Denomination: Baptist

Developing Contagious Christian Character

Contributed by Steven Chapman on May 2, 2001

A look at the kind of Christian who is salt and light.

Developing A Contagious Christian Character Matthew 5:13-16 There is a problem facing us as we approach this week’s theme: Were Christ to be bodily present in our church this Sunday, we would delight in introducing him to others. This problem was summed up a number of years ago in a song called ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dealing With Contradictions

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jun 8, 2021

As Christians, we live in world that is foreign to us. We live in a world that contradicts the life that Jesus lived - a life that He said we could also live. This message examines the reasons why we face contradictions in our lives and how to deal with them.

In the Gospels, Jesus uses a method of teaching known as parables to communicate principles about the kingdom of God. A parable compares two things by placing them side by side. By using parables, Jesus compares the unfamiliar, the kingdom of God, to the familiar, nature and life experiences. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:15-21, John 17:20-23, Mark 11:22-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grace From Galatians (3 Of 19)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 7, 2022

In chapter one, we find Paul defending his calling and the gospel which he preached. There were those who were saying that he was a self-proclaimed minister preaching a false gospel.

Because of the things that are being said about Paul, he says some things about himself that might seem to be bragging in his defense. Look at Galatians 1:13-24, we read, “For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Wisdom Of God

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Feb 24, 2025

There are a lot of things that we don't know. And for years, people did not know the plan God had to make possible our salvation. Throughout the Old Testament, God kept giving hints, but now it has been made known.

Alba 2-16-2025 THE WISDOM OF GOD I Corinthians 2:6-16 A father and his small son were out walking one day when the boy asked him a question. “Dad, how does electricity could go through the wires stretched between the telephone poles?” “I don't know,” said his father. “I never knew much about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ