Sermons on Blatant:

Family Matters Series

Contributed by Robert Odle on May 13, 2003

In our pursuit of godly character we must recommit ourselves to doing family God’s way: children submit and parents nurture in God’s ways.

Character Counts! Family Matters (Ephesians 6:1-4) Theme: God created the family to reflect His character. Purpose: What do I want to happen in the hearer when I preach this sermon? A. Increased insight. After I preach this sermon, the hearer should be able to see that the American family is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Micah Series

Contributed by Michael Goodfellow on Jul 17, 2002

Continuing a series on the minor prophets.

Today I continue my teaching on the Minor Prophets with Micah. He is the last great prophet of the 8th century, the century which gave us Amos and Hosea and Isaiah. His father’s name is not recorded leaving some to think he was of low birth, from a peasant family. He was from a small village in the ...read more

Scripture: Micah 7:1-20, Micah 2:6-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Christians Know Who They Are

Contributed by Edward Frey on May 19, 2002

God’s grace which is revealed by the Holy Spirit assures Christians they are uniquely loved.

The famous philosopher, Rene Descartes, once said, “I think, therefore, I am.” Like every philosopher – every person, really – Descartes wanted to know himself, and not just superficially, but on the inside. All people have a desire to know themselves, to know their weaknesses and strengths, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-24

Denomination: Lutheran

The Good Old Days? Oh Please!

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 12, 2005

Slightly sarcastic view of "the good old days". Like the scripture, this reminds people to live in the present, and not long for so-called better days of the past.

Ecclesiastes 7:10 – The Good Old Days? Oh Please! Tonight, instead of looking at a major topic in Ecclesiastes, I am going to look at one verse. It’s a verse that speaks to all of us, no matter how old we are. 7:10. This verse is funny because it so much speaks to who we are, and what we ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:10

Denomination: Baptist

The Christmas Confrontation, Pt. 1

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Dec 3, 2005

Karl Marx said, "If I can steal their history I can steal their country." It is about time that Christians stop this theft and stand up for Christmas again!

Fought/ fight = agony. Literally – “I have agonized over a worthwhile struggle”. At the end of Paul’s life, he declared that as for his faith, it was strong because he fought to keep it that way! While in the Middle East, I saw the prison cell in Cesarea, which held Paul before Herod Agrippa ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

Thinking Biblically About Your Mind Series

Contributed by Charles Lane Iii on Jun 19, 2004

A lesson based on notes from Chapter 2 (by Richard Mayhue) of Thinking Biblically! ed. by John MacArthur.

THINKING BIBLICALLY ABOUT YOUR MIND Text: Romans 10:1-5 KJV 1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:1-5

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Learning To Let God Lead Series

Contributed by Thomas Black on Jan 22, 2005

The transformation from defiant deciever to humble servant is never easy.

How many of you would consider yourselves a role model? I’ve got an interesting role model for you tonight. Turns out he was married ... twice... at the same time... to sisters! To top it off – at the suggestion of his wives he had a couple more ladies on the side (and his wives were OK with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:1-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Law

Contributed by Steven Ostrowski on Mar 5, 2005

The importance to follow Christian Law and to not be afraid to openly share it.

Spiritual Law Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. The reality of our society is that we cannot impose faith on others. The Constitution of the United States forbids a state sponsored religion. While the first ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17

Denomination: Catholic

People Who Are Moth-Eaten

Contributed by David Tijerina on Mar 2, 2002

How many have ever seen a moth and went ballistic?The damage a moth can do in your spiritual life.

People Who Are Moth-Eaten January 6, 2002 Intro: How many have ever seen a moth and went ballistic? Hurry... kill it! It’s going to eat up all our cloths. “Get the broom, get the newspaper.” And begin to chase it around the house until you finally kill it. Probably none of us. To us, a moth ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 51:7-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Is It Good For?

Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 20, 2010

All Scripture is God-given and useful!

Title: What Is It Good For? Text: II Timothy 3:14-17 Thesis: All Scripture is God-given and useful! Introduction In 1969 I was a divinity student preparing for the ministry and had a very high draft lottery number so, despite having taken my physical; I was ultimately exempted from the draft to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Walk The Talk Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Dec 7, 2010

Learning how to be the church in today's world through learning from the book of Acts.

[2] Boy if there’s one thing that’s irritating its hypocrisy. [Al Gore’s house, doctor’s office with ash tray examples.] Hypocrisy is a hard thing to deal with. But you know what, all of us at one time or another find ourselves being a hypocrite. All of us at one time or ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Is Love Ever Really Enough?

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Feb 10, 2010

I want to address the common, almost universal belief that says, "As long as you genuinely love each other, everything will always work out."

IS LOVE EVER REALLY ENOUGH? GENESIS 24:62 66 Even the most devoted couple will experience a stormy bout once in a while. A grandmother, celebrating her golden wedding anniversary, once told the secret of her long and happy marriage. "On my wedding day, I decided to make a list of ten of my ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:62-66

Does Obedience Matter? Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Aug 5, 2008

Gideon’s life of faith began with tearing down idols and obeying the true God. What are the consequences of changing your life so radically?

DOES OBEDIENCE MATTER? Does obedience matter? Sometimes you have to wonder if it does. When you look around and see others bending the rules or ignoring them altogether, obedience doesn’t look that necessary. This week I witnessed the sad reality of our blatant disregard for authority and ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:25-35

Denomination: Mennonite

What Is Our Mission?

Contributed by Timothy Craver on Sep 2, 2008

Looks at how Jesus was faithful to His mission and how we are to do the same.

Let me pose a hypothetical situation to you this morning: Let’s say I was to make an offer to you. I would offer to give you two free plane tickets to anywhere in the world. Would you take it? Well, there’s one catch – what if I didn’t tell you where you were going before you got on the plane? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Brethren

Are We Really Pro-Life

Contributed by Michael Goodwin on Oct 14, 2008

We have waved the banner of pro-life for years now, but I want to ask you, "Are We Really Pro-Life?" What is the Church doing to reach a world suffering from starvation and HIV/AIDS?

Are We Really Pro-Life? Isaiah 58:10-12 says: (ESV) 10if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. 11And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:10-12

Denomination: Baptist