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  • Desperately Avoiding Evil Series

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,541 views

    This is the first is a three part sermon series on the Methodist Society General Rules.

    (This sermon is in text format, but are talking points and is intended to be expounded upon) This morning I was going to preach on avoiding evil – but then I thought, you don’t need that! Right? Some people don’t believe in evil, one man told me just over Christmas, that they didn’t believe in ...read more

  • Pushing Past The Pain

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Jan 14, 2007
    based on 20 ratings
     | 26,998 views

    This sermon deals with pushing past the pain caused by tragic events, such as the death of a loved one.

    Opening story: A little boy was seen digging in his yard by a neighbor. The neighbor approached and inquired what the young man was doing. “I’m burying my goldfish and having a funeral for it”. ‘O, I’m sorry,’ said the neighbor who continued: “That’s an awfully big hole for a goldfish, isn’t it?’ ...read more

  • This Old House Series

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Jan 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,687 views

    This is the third sermon on the Methodist General Rules "By attending on the ordinances of God.

    On shows like PBS’s "This Old House", or "Trading Spaces" and with someone like Bob Vela as the host, we often see the renovation of old houses. Houses that are in need of repair; houses that are in need of being modernized; houses that just over time haven’t been given the attention that they ...read more

  • Superman Theology

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Jan 17, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,637 views

    This sermon is a Baccaluerate or Confirmation message to challenge Graduates (and others) when they are in the Valley of Decisions.

    I. Friday on the Internet I saw a pop up advertisement aimed at "Graduates" it showed a congratulations card, like you might get at Hallmark. On the cover it showed a Graduate getting their diploma, and the caption read: "Here you are Graduate, the card with cash!". What graduate wouldn’t want ...read more

  • Sharing The Gospel In An Egospel (Igospel) World

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Feb 23, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,525 views

    This sermon is about reaching and making disciples in a technology savy world

    Have you seen the e-mail entitled “What if we treated out Bible like our cell phone?” (author unknown) “I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone? What if we carried it around In our purses or pockets? What if we flipped through it several times a day? ...read more

  • Indelible Ink

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on May 18, 2009
     | 3,006 views

    That the indelible charachter of a Christian should be love!

    Help me finish these statements, you can probably think about each one and figure it out: -You can tell what wood it is by its: __________ (grain) This next one I have actually inverted: -You can tell there is fire by its:__________(smoke)(reversed: “If there’s fire, there’s smoke”) -“You can tell ...read more

  • Prepare Series

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,801 views

    This is the 1st in a Lenten Series, and deals with ’preparation".

    It was said that Martin Luther King never prepared, but always preached based on what the Holy Spirit gave him to say. One day upon walking in to a large Cathedral to preach for a crowd, he asked God what he was to preach on, the answer came "You should have prepared". John Wooden once said ...read more

  • Living A Changed Life

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 9,846 views

    This sermon looks at how we die to our old self and are reborn a new creation in Christ.

    Sermon: Live a Changed Life Text: Col 3:1-11 Intro: My Experience in Becoming a Shellback instead of a Pollywog. (Navy ceremony for those crossing the equator). 1. What all I went through and how the purpose was to change me from one to another. Yet I didn’t feel changed. I ...read more

  • Fetching For The Potter, Not The Clay

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 157 ratings
     | 26,405 views

    This sermon looks at how we as the clay need to do our potter’s bidding not ours by looking at the potter’s authority over and love for the clay.

    A minister in Texas used a very creative visual aid to start his message. He brought on to the stage a beautiful Golden Irish Setter that belonged to his youth minister. The Youth minister loved this dog so much that when the dog had been sick and had to be in the vet kennel overnight, he stayed ...read more

  • Thank God I'm Not What I Used To Be!

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 22 ratings
     | 21,616 views

    This sermon looks at three things, like Paul we Christians could say: Thank God 1) I’m not what I used to be 2) I’m not what I’m going to be 3) I am who I am.

    Intro: 1) Carrie Asking about my Belly and she said it felt like a pillow. 2) Over the years, we tend to change. The change is primarily physical and requires no effort. (Hair changes color, sometimes falls out!) 3) When it comes to who we are (our likes, our personality, our attitudes), ...read more

  • The Amercian Soldier!

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,027 views

    This sermon was preached at a service in honor of Todd Cherry, a young member of our church who was being sent to Iraq. It looks at what being a hero and a patriot means.

    We throw around the term hero far to often these days. If a man can outrun a defender to score a touchdown, or if a person can slam dunk the ball we call them a hero. If a person can get on the big screen and pretend to do something great, we call them a hero. We have so belittled the term that ...read more

  • Real Effective Prayers

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,499 views

    This sermon looks at how our prayers can be effective and realistic.

    A while back there was an article done in The Oprah Magazine entitled, “Does Prayer REALLY heal?” The article sites a study done by Elisabeth Targ, MD, a psychiatrist with impeccable research credentials who was conducting studies that disturb some people and fascinate others: and that is the ...read more

  • Choices

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on May 13, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 7,149 views

    This sermon is about the choices we make in our daily lives, especially thos that are both for and against God.

    (1) "There is a story about a man named Fred who inherited $10 million, but the will required that he had to accept it either in Chile or Brazil. He chose Brazil. Unhappily it turned out that in Chile he would have received his inheritance in land on which uranium, gold, and silver had just been ...read more

  • Dispelling The Myth About Love

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on May 13, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,445 views

    This sermon deals with the myth that love is a feeling, and defines true Biblical love as an action towards another, despite our feelings.

    I already the title of this sermon in place when I came across, the "10 Myths about love" by Dr. Phil McGraw, found in his book "Relationship Rescue" (1). You know Dr. Phil from his appearances on Oprah and now his own show Dr. Phil. So I want to begin with a quick run down of his 10 myths about ...read more

  • Wash Away Your Sins

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 13, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,810 views

    A sermon on forgiveness, that only can come by the blood of Jesus Christ.

    (1) The Headlines on Jan 26th out of Jacksonville, FL read: "JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) -- When five dozen roses didn’t work, an estranged husband took out a full-page newspaper ad to ask his wife for forgiveness. "Please believe the words in my letter, they are true and from my heart," read the ad ...read more