Sermons on Broken Walls:

People Matter More Than Rules.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 22, 2011

Jesus questioned regarding the Sabbath. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The Sabbath: (2). In the field (vs 23-28): (3). In the synagogue (vs 1-6): SERMON BODY: Ill: • A student sat through an exam; • The teacher supervising said time up but still the student carried on. • The teacher said; “Hand your exam paper in now ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

#3 The Gates Of Spiritual Progression Series

Contributed by James May on May 3, 2006

#3 in the Nehemiah Series. The rebuilding of the gates of the city of Jerusalem carry a great symbolism in the path that we must take back to God.

The Book of Nehemiah Series #3 THE JERUSALEM GATES # 1 The Gates of Spiritual Progression - Part 1 By Pastor Jim May Nehemiah 3:1-31 Nehemiah Chapter three concerns itself with the rebuilding of the walls and specifically the ten gates that separated each section of Jerusalem. What also ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 3:1-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Experience God

Contributed by David Cook on Jul 27, 2010

Everyone wants to experience God...here's how!

Series: Possess the Promised Land! Intro: Experiencing God study at LA Tech; 5 guys from the LA Tech football team, the Offensive Head Coach, and I went through the “EG” study by Henry Blackaby on Sunday nights. We were getting so much from the study we even missed a quarter of the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

In The Hour Of Trial: Open Door

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 1, 2009

The doors of the church: some are locked, but panic hardware always lets us out for mission; some are heavily locked, but it is Christ who is our security; and some are never locked, for we are to be open to embrace those who need us.

Have you ever seen a place with as many doors as this church building has! A hardware salesman would be in heaven, right here! Doors, doors, everywhere doors. There are doors leading to the outside. Eight of them, I think. There are doors inside, leading into the rooms. Some doors take you into ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

Esther, Ezra And Nehemiah Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jun 9, 2021

God chooses to use Ordinary people to accomplish Extra Ordinary tasks.

May 15, 2021 Today we are discussing 3 more books of the Bible - Esther, Ezra and Nehemiah. My Favorite Thing About each book is the revelation that God chooses to use ordinary people to accomplish extra ordinary things and they, in turn, choose to cooperate: Zerubbabel and Joshua were just ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:14

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Rich Young Ruler - Law Of God

Contributed by Samuel Young on Dec 14, 2014

The path to discipleship starts from the Law, then giving up all that you have to follow Jesus. How does the ten commandments teach us this concept? Jesus challenged the Rich Young Ruler to take his keeping the law one step beyond he expected.

The Fawn A couple weeks ago, we went to Yellowstone Park. While we were there, we saw a bear, some bisons, deer, elks, ground hogs, and many other smaller animals. Today I want to tell you a story about a family of deer. Let us pretend that this is the family of deer. Two young fawns and their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-20

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

How To Pray To Get Rich Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2002

What True Wealth is all about

How to Pray to Get Rich EPHESIANS 3:14-21 It takes a special person to work in a bank, or for Brink’s, or to be employed at Fort Knox. To always be around wealth. I can remember as a child going to Denver and visiting the Denver Mint. Money everywhere, piles of coins, pages of bills in all ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-17

Feel Like Giving Up?

Contributed by David Mcgowin on Feb 19, 2006

Sometimes we all feel like throwing in the towel and giving up.

Ready to Give Up? Nehemiah 4: 6-14 02/19/06 Every once in a while in life, we all reach a point where we are just ready to throw in the towel and give up. We’re tired, frustrated, and exhausted and feel like there’s no use in continuing to try. Whether it’s a job, a relationship, health related ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:6-14, John 6:41-51, Nehemiah 4:6

Denomination: Methodist

Making Your Move Series

Contributed by John Braland on Sep 27, 2006

Risk is always easier to walk through when you feel like the deck is stacked in your favor. It’s easy to gamble a few bucks when you have a few hundred more in your back pocket. It’s easier to risk speaking the truth to a complete stranger than risk tel

Today is part three in my World Poker Tour series and today I need to ask you this question: When is the right time to take a risk? When is it time to move ahead, to step up to the plate, to throw in your cards and go all in? In the first week of this series we talked about going all in. Last ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Alienation Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 26, 2017

Ephesians 2:11-12 shows us that we were alienated from God and the people of God.

Scripture We are currently in a series of sermons on Ephesians 2 that I am calling, “God’s Plan of Reconciliation.” We live in a world of alienation. We see it in politics, in race relationships, in economics, in the media, and, of course, in religion. I typed the word “alienation” in Google ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Labor Day - "a Little Slumber, A Little Sleep"

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 31, 2017

There is no book in the Bible that has more to say about being ambitious & the lack of ambition than the book of Proverbs.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Proverbs 24:30-34 There is no book in the Bible that has more to say about being ambitious & the lack of ambition than the book of Proverbs. And one passage, written by Solomon, that deals with that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11, Proverbs 24:30-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Down To The Sea In Ships Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 3, 2010

A study of chapter 27 verses 1 through 36

Ezekiel 27: 1 – 36 Down to the sea in ships 1 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 2 “Now, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre, 3 and say to Tyre, ‘You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 27:1-36

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

How To Deal With Anger Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005

What does God’s word tell us about dealing with our anger. Let’s look at this together that we may live peaceably together.

Jim Taylor in Currents tells the following story about his friend, Ralph Milton: One morning Ralph woke up at five o’clock to a noise that sounded like someone repairing boilers on his roof. Still in his pajamas, he went into the back yard to investigate. He found a woodpecker on the TV antenna, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26

Denomination: Baptist

The Healing Power Of Gratitude

Contributed by Samuel Stone on Oct 31, 2007

Don’t forget to attain wholeness by giving thanks to God.

Please read the scripture first: Luke 17:11-19 A wealthy businessman lay on his deathbed. His preacher came to visit and talked about God’s healing power and prayed for his parishioner. When the preacher was done, the businessman said, “Preacher, if God heals me, I’ll give the church a million ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Vision Thing

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Aug 25, 2008

1st in a series of sermons on Vision, it explains the first step in vision... dissatisfaction.

The Vision Thing Nehemiah 1 For weeks you heard a lot about vision. Then after some meetings, you didn’t hear about it. Now, for a couple of weeks you have seen these strange signs around the church. You are hopefully wondering what they mean. Well, today I hope to help you understand. Some of ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist