Sermons on Blatant:

Would A Loving God Send Anyone To Hell? Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Aug 1, 2005

A look at the balance between grace and justice.

SERIES: “ANSWERS FOR SOME OF LIFE’S DIFFICULT QUESTIONS” TEXT: REVELATION 20: TITLE: “WOULD A LOVING GOD SEND ANYONE TO HELL?” INTRODUCTION: A. A five-year-old boy was visiting his grandmother. She allowed him to go out to the backyard to play ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:10-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Road To The Wilderness

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 30, 2006

Second sermon for Lent 2006

(The introduction to this sermon was dramatic reading from the Lenten Series, ‘The Lenten Road,’ published by The Center for Creative Communication for the Parish. © 2004) (1) Look at this photo for a moment. It’s magnificent! It’s majestic! It’s appealing! It’s warm! It’s sunny! What a beautiful ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

The Place Of Popular Media In The Life Of The Christian (Da Vinci Code - 4)

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 13, 2006

Last in this series on The Da Vinci Code. Doesn’t deal with the book itself, per se, but rather the issue of secular input into our lives.

The Place of Popular Media in the Life of a Christian (The Da Vinci Code – Part 4) Various Scriptures June 11, 2006 Introduction This is the fourth and last message on my series on The Da Vinci Code. And to be very honest, I’m not going to be talking about the content of the book at all, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8

Denomination: Wesleyan

Symptoms

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 14, 2004

You’re terminal but there’s a cure!

Symptoms When you go to a Doctor, he asks you if you are experiencing shortness of breath, dry cough, etc. etc. He is asking for your symptoms so that he can diagnose your disease. Now the problem with this is that many diseases share the same symptoms so he has to ask tons of questions and run ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-23, Romans 5:12, Galatians 5:19-21, Romans 3:20-25, Romans 8:10-13, Matthew 13:8-9, James 2:14-26, 1 John 1:8-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Why Did God Destroy The Earth? Series

Contributed by Bob Hunter on Mar 4, 2003

Message written in contemporary conversational language with an easy to p.p.t. outline. Discussing God’s plan for the destruction of the earth in the days of Noah.

"Why did God destroy the earth?" Gen. 5-9 (The beginning of destruction) Pastor Bob Hunter Springwater Church Today I want to put the wraps on the first segment of our series called "The Beginning." We’ve been studying the book of Genesis. Also known as the book of origins. The world as we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-41

Denomination: Holiness

Exploiting The Message Of Salvation

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Mar 21, 2003

The custodians of Temple worship were exploiting true worshippers coming to God. As custodians of the gospel we need to make sure we don’t do the same thing

John 2:13-22 - Exploiting the Message of Salvation A few years ago as we were leading up to the new millennium, I watched in disbelief as a famous television evangelist made the following statement to the thousands who packed the auditorium in front of him „X ¡§The Lord has told me it is only those ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Denomination: Christian Church

The Devil's Devices

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 11, 2003

What are some of the devil’s devices by which he seeks to deceive God’s children, defeat God’s church, destroy God’s work, and denigrate God’s Word?

THE DEVIL’S DEVICES 2 Corinthians 2:1-11 (Key Verse - 2 CORINTHIANS 2:11 "LEST SATAN SHOULD GET AN ADVANTAGE OF US: FOR WE ARE NOT IGNORANT OF HIS DEVICES.") Introduction: Satan is the great enemy of the Saint. In fact "Satan" means "adversary." The Bible refers to the devil by a number of names ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Empty Places At The Father's Table

Contributed by James May on Nov 23, 2003

Will your place be empty at the great Thanksgiving feast in Heaven called the Marriage Supper of the Lamb?

EMPTY PLACES AT THE FATHER’S TABLE In the year 1620 a small wooden ship that had been christened the “Mayflower” set said from Plymouth, England with a passenger list of 102 people, bound for the New World colony of Virginia. After 65 days on the open sea they say their first glimpse of their ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Signs Of The Times

Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Feb 18, 2007

The signs of our times are significant, and we can place them in six categories: Signs of Despair; Signs of Warning; Signs of the Road; Signs of Judgment; Signs of Hope; and, the Sign of the Cross.

Additional Scripture used in sermon: Daniel 12:1-13 and Hebrews 10:31-39 “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14) Good Morning. Our Bible readings today all mention signs. But we have to be careful not to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:14-23

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Warnings For The Last Days Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 2, 2007

There are many antichrists and we protect ourselves from they by hold to the teachings of Scripture.

Warnings For the Last Days Text: 1Jn. 2:18-27 Introduction 1. Illustrations: The movie world seems to be obsessed with the end of the world. There has been a steady stream of films coming out of Hollywood around the theme of end time events and takeoffs on the book of Revelation. Films like ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:18-27

Denomination: Methodist

The God Delusion?

Contributed by Anthony Seel on Aug 29, 2007

An examination of faith based on Psalm 46 with reference to The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.

THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST August 26, 2007 Proper 16C The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Psalm 46 The God Delusion? On Monday and op-ed piece appeared in USA Today by Tom Krattenmaker titled "Secularists, what happened to the open mind?" Krattenmaker ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

How To Hate Sin And Love Sinners Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 7, 2007

#24 in series. Christians in today’s sexually permissive society often face the challenge of how to deal with those accused of a sexual sin. It feels as if we are given the choice of either being too hard on sinners or too soft on sin.

A Study of the Book of John “That You May Believe” Sermon # 24 “How To Hate Sin and Love Sinners” John 8:1-11 Our story begins early one morning when a crowd had gathered in the temple courts to hear Jesus teach (8:2). “Now ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Reach Out Honestly Series

Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 9, 2006

Jesus wouldn’t be cornered through the tricky tax question; instead, his answers show us how to live in both worlds, not just one -- and which one matters most!

¡§Reach Out Honestly¡¨ (Luke 20:20-26) How many of you know what this is? (show picture of toll booth on screen) You guessed it ¡V a toll booth! Yes, these dot the interstate landscape of I-80 through IL, IN, MI, and PA! And it is at these kinds of places we pay a tax ¡V an extra tax to apparently ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:20-26

Denomination: Baptist

Cultivating Holiness: Cleaning Out The Weeds

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Sep 1, 2003

Holiness involves making God’s priorities your priorities.

Cultivating Holiness (Removing Weeds from our Spiritual Lives) Leviticus 11:44a Introduction: As some of you know, I used to work for a lawn-care company here in town. Our company was pretty well respected and we had a contract with Phillips Petroleum Company to take care of the lawns and ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 11:44

Denomination: Wesleyan

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Contributed by Victor Yap on Sep 17, 2003

Nehemiah, Pt. 4

NO MORE MR. NICE GUY: FROM ALARM TO ASSERTION (NEHEMIAH 4) I went into a small post office in Pasadena that had only two workers on duty. Taped to the side of the sales window was a smiley face minus the smile. In its place was a glum, flat, expressionless line of a smile, with words on top of the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible