Sermons on Boast In The Cross:

Marriage Is A Triangle

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 13, 2010

January 1988. Marriage is more than a contract between two people. It must involve God and working toward the purposes of God; otherwise it is a divorce, whether the law is involved or not.

There are all sorts of reasons not to preach this sermon! There area all kinds of problems kicked up because I have felt led to conclude our series of studies in the prophet Malachi with one of his most pointed and deliberate passages: his passage on marriage and divorce. Getting into this topic ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

A Father's Anointing

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jun 19, 2010

Father's Day Message

A Father’s Anointing Scriptures: Matthew 1:18-20; 24-25; 13:54-55a; Ephesians 6:4 Introduction Twenty-two years ago I became a father for the first time. I was scared, nervous, apprehensive, confused and excited all at the same time. Here was this baby that had my DNA within her body ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:53

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Kingdom Of Priests (Part 2): Standing In The Gap

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 21, 2010

The Church serves as “Priests of the Kingdom” by standing in the gap between the lost and God.

PRIESTS OF THE KINGDOM: STANDING IN THE GAP Rev. 5: 10 Sermon Objective: The Church serves as “Priests of the Kingdom” by standing in the gap between the lost and God. REV. 5:6-10 6Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:10

Denomination: Nazarene

Be The Best Dad You Can Be

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 21, 2010

Father's Day message, encouraging dads to step up and be the men our families need us to be.

Be the Best Dad You Can Be Various Scriptures June 20, 2010 THE AUDIO FOR THIS CAN BE HEARD AT WWW.ABERDEENWESLEYAN.ORG. NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY'S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: Six weeks ago I preached a Mother’s Day message, and I was pretty ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:2-3

Denomination: Wesleyan

Spirit And Flesh

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 22, 2010

Exploring the dynamic between our flesh and the Spirit at work within believers. Where is hope?

Spirit and Flesh: Spirit or Flesh? Text: Romans 8:1-11 Message given at New Hope Christian Fellowship April 27, 2008 Sterling C. Franklin Purposes: • To bless and encourage the congregation. • To point them in the direction of holiness and purity. • To convict the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Drop Everything

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 22, 2010

The disciples give us a great model for living -- Drop everything and follow Jesus.

“Drop Everything” © 2007, Sterling C. Franklin, Though free for your use and encouragement so long as you don’t say that you wrote the sermon. Now that we’ve read through the text, let’s open with a word of Prayer… - Prayer of thanksgiving for God's Word - ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Presents Believers To God Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jun 25, 2010

In this sermon, we see what Jude said about how Jesus presents believers to God.

Scripture Today we conclude our series of sermons in the Letter of Jude. The Letter of Jude deals with the subject of false teaching, which, as I have said many times before, is the greatest danger to the Church of Jesus Christ today. As we study Jude 24b-25 today, we will see that Jesus presents ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like A Treasure In A Field Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 27, 2010

The question isn't what is the treasure. The question is what is the Kingdom like? The answer is: a treasure

It is a serendipitous story, which is a story about serendipity. Serendipity, isn’t that a great word? It is probably one of my favourite words. You know what serendipity means right? Serendipity means an unexpected discovery. You know when you are looking for something and you find ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44

Denomination: Wesleyan

Don’t Play Favorites Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jun 27, 2010

considers what playing favorites means and how the church can fall into this today and what it means when we do.

Don’t Play Favorites James 2:1-13 slide How many of you watched the Blackhawks win the Stanley cup? It was pretty amazing and those from Chicago were excited. Those from Philadelphia were not so excited to see the Blackhawks win. That is because the Blackhawks were not their favorite team. No ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Guidelines For Gray Areas

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 1, 2010

Our greatest loyalty and love is to God and others.

Title: Guidelines for Gray Areas Text: 1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1 Truth: Our greatest loyalty and love is to God and others. Aim: to live in such a way we put God and others first. INTRODUCTION On December 1, 1955 at 6 p.m. James Blake complained to the bus driver that Rosa Parks, a black lady, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Where Does God Fit In? Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 6, 2010

What does it mean to take God seriously? What does putting God first look like? What does it involve?

“Law & Order: SPU – Where Does God Fit In?” Exodus 20:3; 1 Corinthians 10:5-14 A man purchased a statue of Christ and placed it on his desk in his den. A few days later his wife moved the statue to a table in the living room. Their five-year-old daughter, noticing the change of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Who Is Outside... The Walls Of The Church Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jul 17, 2010

E is for Opportunity -- Evangleism

Who is outside the walls of the church In this New Year we have been looking through the scriptures at ways that God reveals his direction, His will to us as individuals and as a church. We have been using a memory device to guide our thinking. The big idea is that the prophets typically ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Denomination: Congregational

The Claims Of Christ: Jesus Is God In Works Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 16, 2009

As part of our ongoing study in the book of John, we will spend the next several messages examining some of the claims of Christ. In each of these messages we will see different ways that Jesus claims to be God. Today we will see Christ’s claim that He

This morning, we’re looking at Jesus’ second claim to being equal with God. Back in verses 17-18, we have already seen that Jesus claimed to be God in person. In our passage this morning we’re going to see that Jesus claims to be God in works. In other words, Jesus claims to be equal with God ...read more

Scripture: John 5:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Claims Of Christ: Jesus Is God In Honor Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 16, 2009

As part of our ongoing study in the book of John, we are spending several messages examining some of the claims of Christ. In each of these messages we are seeing different ways that Jesus claims to be God. Today we will see Christ’s claim that He is Go

I think I was as shocked as everybody on Friday. I was studying in my office at home when I got an email about our president winning the Nobel Peace Prize. I thought it was a joke until I checked several news sources and found out it’s true. Now, you know how I feel about politics. As ...read more

Scripture: John 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Claims Of Christ: Jesus Is God In Salvation Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 16, 2009

As part of our ongoing study in the book of John, we are spending several messages examining some of the claims of Christ. In each of these messages we are seeing different ways that Jesus claims to be God. Today we will see Christ’s claim that He is Go

How would you feel if you were clothes shopping at the mall one day and somebody came up to you and said that your shopping trip was on them? You could have anything you wanted in the store and they would pay for it. What would you do? That happened the other day in a Burlington Coat Factory in ...read more

Scripture: John 5:24

Denomination: Baptist