Sermons on Bow And Arrows:

To Bring You To God

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Feb 23, 2012

Sermon for the first Sunday in Lent, Year B

I Peter 3: 18 – 22 / To Bring You To God Intro: 2 inexperienced hunters went hunting in the woods. The game warden had warning them that they might get lost said that if the got lost to shoot 3 shots in rapid succession. They did get lost. One said to the other, “You’d ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:18-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Christian's Toolbox

Contributed by Robert Glass on Sep 23, 2011

The Toolbox necessary to STAY Christians

The Christian’s toolbox Every Christian should have a toolbox of helpful things designed to help him STAY a Christian. Just as you would need a 15mm socket-wrench to change your OIL; You also need tools for being a better Christian. The Apostle Paul ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Window And Your Window

Contributed by Craig Benner on May 30, 2011

What does the window of you life signify? A simple tour through related Bible verses may give you a better understanding.

God's Window and Your Window Gen. 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. Mal. 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Im Tired

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 12, 2019

No matter our circumstances, God is our strength and our rest.

I’m Tired June 9, 2019 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: No matter our circumstances, God is our strength and our rest. Focus Passage: Lamentations 3:17-26 Supplemental Passage: "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:17-26, Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

Cross My Heart - Our Heavenly Father's Promise To Protect

Contributed by Michael Brown on Mar 1, 2019

God's promise to protect us from the enemy & bless faithful followers with a long life & salvation

Cross My Heart The Psalms are filled with songs of praise for God. Promises of what we have in our Heavenly Father. We are going to be looking at the 91st Psalm. It is one of the most beautiful & uplifting in the book. Psalm 91 can be broken down into 2 messages. The first 15 verses are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Unexpected Funeral - Man

Contributed by Perry Greene on May 1, 2020

A heart attack cut this life short.

Funerals Provide: • An Opportunity to Mourn • An Opportunity to Give and Receive Comfort • An Opportunity to Honor, Remember, and Give Thanks • An Opportunity to Declare Our Hope in Jesus Funerals remind us of: a. The Certainty of Death (Ecclesiastes 9:5) b. The Shortness of life (James ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Live In Careful Obedience

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jun 17, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: If you want people to describe you in 1 word, what will it be? Have you lived in careful obedience? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To emphasize careful obedient life IV. TEXT: 2 Chronicles 27:6 (NLT

I. EXORDIUM: If you want people to describe you in 1 word, what will it be? Have you lived in careful obedience? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To emphasize careful obedient life IV. TEXT: 2 Chronicles 27:6 (NLT) 6 King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 27:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Questions That Matter The Most Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 27, 2015

This is the 5th sermon in the series "The Songs Of A King". This sermon talks about the most important things in life.

Series: The Songs Of A King [#5] THE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER THE MOST Psalm 91:1-16 Introduction: We have studying the life of David and looking at the Psalms that he wrote during those situations. We find in 1 Kings 1-2 that at the end of David’s life, his son Adonijah decided to set ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Could This Be The Biggest Myth In Evangelism Today? Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Mar 17, 2022

This myth has effectively crippled much evangelism in the West in our time because we actually believe it and operate as if it were true. And it is not.

What myth? Anyone in church leadership in the West knows that to a great extent, the growth of active Christians in a Christian community (of whatever sort—big church, little church, home church, store front church and so on) has diminished and flattened out. The reason is that we in the Western ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:4, Matthew 19:12-13, Jeremiah 16:16

Pay Day Someday Lesson 8 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 3, 2023

While God’s judgment seems to be put off and comes slowly, it surely will come.

A. SETTING: 1 KINGS 21:1-23 1. Why was king Ahab whining? “Go to bed … with his face to the wall and refused to eat? (v. 4). a. Ahab wanted to expand his vegetable garden (v. 2), but Naboth refused to sell to him. Why? b. “The Lord forbid that I give … the inheritance ... from my ancestors” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Church's Armor

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 15, 2023

How can we face the great spiritual battles around us? Let's look in Ephesians 6.

How can we face the great spiritual battles all around us? Let’s start with the family and obedience to a child’s parents? What if they want us to do something outside of obedience to the Lord? As for children, obey your parents in the Lord, because it is right. (Ephesians 6:1 CEB) Do the ancient ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Sure Foundation: Transformed By God's Word Proverbs 30:5 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 6, 2024

Delve into the transformative power of God's Word as a sure foundation for our lives, drawing from the wisdom of Proverbs 30:5. This verse assures us of the reliability and trustworthiness of Scripture in guiding and transforming our hearts.

The Sure Foundation: Transformed by God's Word Proverbs 30:5 Introduction: Today, we delve into the transformative power of God's Word as a sure foundation for our lives, drawing from the wisdom of Proverbs 30:5. This verse assures us of the reliability and trustworthiness of Scripture in ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 30:5, Psalm 119:160, Ephesians 6:16, Romans 12:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

2 Chronicles Part 4

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Mar 10, 2024

NASB, footnotes from Biblegateway.com., some notes from Marilyn Hickey Ministries

Jehoiada Sets Joash (GOOD) on the Throne of Judah 23 Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, and they entered ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard

Are You Sure Or Superstitious?

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 17, 2001

Many people are controlled by various superstitions, but Christians should be controlled by Christ.

ARE YOU SURE OR SUPERSTITIOUS? Ps. 27:1 “The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?” INTRO.- ILL.- In front of a delicatessen, an art connoisseur noticed a mangy little kitten, lapping up milk from a saucer. He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If The Foundations Are Destroyed...

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 10, 2021

In tumultuous times, how shall the righteous live? The Psalmist has given us godly counsel that must be applied to our lives.

“In the LORD I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, ‘Flee like a bird to your mountain, for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart; if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? “The LORD is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 11:1-7

Denomination: Baptist