Sermons on Brick Walls:

Do You Have A Donkey Mentality?

Contributed by James May on Mar 16, 2003

God wants us to carry our share of the load and not be too comfortable to join in the battle.

Portions of this message were taken from a message by Dr. Neil Chadwick which can be read in its entirety at http://www.webedelic.com/church/donkeyt.htm Most scripture portions of this message are quoted from the New International Version of the Bible. Pastor James May DO YOU HAVE A DONKEY ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 49:14-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Preparing For Vision

Contributed by Todd Randolph on Oct 12, 2001

Getting your church and yourself ready to receive God’s vision.

On day six of the ill-fated mission of Apollo 13, the astronauts needed to make a critical course correction. If they failed, they might never return to Earth. To conserve power, they shut down the onboard computer that steered the craft. Yet the astronauts needed to conduct a thirty-nine-second ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Civil War - Inside Of You! Series

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003

St. Paul describes the daily battle inside of each Christian.

Pentecost 7 Romans 7:15-25 Between the two World Wars, while Adolph Hitler was in prison, he wrote a book. Now I have absolutely no desire to read this book, because among other things it outlines the very atrocities that the Nazis would commit before and during WWII. But one thing about this book ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15-25

Denomination: Lutheran

The Vital Resource Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 27, 2008

Examines the importance of the Bible in growing our faith. 2nd in series on faith.

THE VITAL RESOURCE For the past two weeks we have talked about pleasing God. We have talked about the importance of faith in the life of a believer. The Bible has a great deal to say about faith. - Hebrews 11:1-10 If you remember, two weeks ago we studied this chapter together. As we ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

"Has God Rerouted Your Life?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 30, 2008

A sermon for Epiphany.

Matthew 2:1-12 “Is God Rerouting Your Life?” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org God is so awesome and the New Testament, in particular, gives us such insight into the heart and mind of our Creator. And it’s a good insight. I’ll ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Heaven - An Indescribable Gift

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 5, 2009

❶ What Qualifies You for Heaven ❷ The Gift of Heaven ❸ Heaven Is Our Home ❹ A Brand New Start ❺ What Difference Does Heaven Make?

2 Corinthians 9:15KJV 15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. Ecclesiastes 3:11NKJV He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. Into Eternity - 3 people die every ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Life Of Cornelius Pt 1

Contributed by Charles La Porte on Jun 18, 2008

Cornelius was: 1. Known by MEN (reputation) 2. Known to GOD(righteous) 3. No PARTIALITY with God (represented)

Open with Prayer For Garcia Family… Getting back to Character Studies… Today is Cornelius………. Acts 10:1-4 = read & pray Life Lessons From The Life of Cornelius: 1. KNOWN BY MEN = (REPUTATION) Acts 10:1-2, 22-27 Cornelius was a man well loved and respected by his community. the book of acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Foundations Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jul 7, 2008

Jesus uses Isaiah 28.14-18 and shows how he is the precious cornerstone foundation upon which to build a house of faith to withstand the storms.

Foundations – Luke 6.46-49 Of all the parables of Jesus this is the one that has probably been reduced the most to a children’s story – via the children’s chorus – the “wise/foolish man built his house upon…” you know the chorus and you have probably sung it many times. This is a short parable ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:46-49

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Priority Of Justice And Righteousness

Contributed by Leonard Davis on May 29, 2009

The failure of Israel to make a connection between their religion rituals and their daily lives should serve as a warning for us in the church today that justice and righteousness are still priorities with God and judgment results with these are absent.

THE PRIORITY OF JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS Every now and then we come across stories that are both humorous and sad. During World War II in the Pacific Theater our forces set up a base on the island of New Guinea. We built an airport with runways, a tower, lights along the runways, and the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"God Uses The Ordinary"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 3, 2009

A sermon for Palm Sunday.

“God Uses the Ordinary” Mark 11:1-11 By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd@yahoo.com I don’t know why God ordained me to go into the ministry. I don’t have a clue. I don’t know why God would want to use me. I don’t understand why God ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

A Three-Fold Security

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Aug 3, 2009

Our security is in Jesus Christ

Our text is a prophetic one. Who is this Messiah of whom we preach? The Son of God! The book of Zechariah has been called the Apocalypse of the Old Testament. Like the book of Revelation, Zechariah is a book of prophecy. Vs. 1 - God is the Source of Blessings; vs. 2-3 - God judges false ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 10:4

Denomination: Baptist

Git-R-Done Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 13, 2007

Exposition of Nehemiah 3 about the organization and leadership required to begin the project of rebuilding

Text: Nehemiah 3:1-32, Title: Git-R-Done! Date/Place: NRBC, 9/16/17, PM A. Opening illustration: tell about the mission team from Petsworth that really got her done in April of 2003 B. Background to passage: A burden was born, a king was won, a midnight moonlit ride was taken, and a speech that was ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 3:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

The B.i.b.l.e.

Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 14, 2007

“How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth.” (Psalm 119:103). I love the Bible! Not only is it sweeter than honey, if I can comtemporize that Scripture, "Your Words are sweeter than chocolate...!"

THE B.I.B.L.E. OPENING TEXT: “How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth.” (Psalm 119:103). I love the Bible! Not only is it sweeter than honey, if I can comtemporize that Scripture, "Your Words are sweeter than chocolate... even sweeter than Purdy’s hedgehogs ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: *other

Between A Rock And A Hardplace

Contributed by Weston Blankenship on Jul 28, 2007

Sometimes we just have to let go of somethings to survive in our walk with God. It may hurt but God will keep you.

“Between a Rock and an Hard Place” From the desk of Pastor Blankenship TEXT: Mr 9:43 43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: {offend...: or, cause thee to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:43-47, Mark 9:43-48

Denomination: Apostolic

Foundations For Renewal Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 18, 2007

Exposition of Nehemiah 7:1-53 about the preparations for Revival by Nehemiah

Text: Nehemiah 7:1-73, Title: Foundations for Renewal, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/21/07, PM A. Opening illustration: Dr. A. T. Pierson says that there has never been a revival in any country or locality that did not begin with united prayer…Jeremiah Lampheer began a small prayer meeting in Manhattan. The ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 7:1-73

Denomination: Baptist