Sermons on Building An Ark:

The Place Of Faith

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2003

Faith consists of risk, offers a reward, requires action, and is the way of acceptance.

Football season is upon us as we enter the final month of summer 2003. Soon the days will grow cooler, the night will come earlier, and the clothes will cover more of us rather than less. Already the pundits are making their predictions regarding the best teams in the high school and college polls ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-40

Denomination: Church Of God

The Rainbow

Contributed by Steven Cook on Mar 29, 2003

The "rainbow" is God’s symbol of peace to mankind. In this sermon, the rainbow is shown to sometimes appear AFTER a storm, sometimes DURING a storm, and sometimes BEFORE a storm.

“The Rainbow” Genesis 9:9-14 I. The Rainbow Appeared to Noah AFTER the Storm (Gen. 9:9-14) A. Read Genesis 9:9-14 B. The Life of Noah –  Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord (Gen. 6:8)  God commanded Noah to build an ark for the saving of his house  Noah obeyed God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Biblical Faith Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 24, 2019

Does it really mean anything when a person just says "I have faith"?

1 John 1:9 states “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” Who are the “we” in this verse?? Who is the “He” in the verse?? What are Christians to do?? What happens when a Christian confesses their ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Because They Make Healthier Families Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 29, 2015

We are learning these days how to make Sunday the best day of our week. More importantly, we are learning to live more balanced lives by living at a better pace and rhythm.

Series: I Love Sundays Sermon 5: Because They Make Healthier Families Note: This sermon has used thoughts and quotes from the curriculum I Love Sundays sermon week 3 from Outreach without notation. Summary from last week’s message: We are learning these days how to make Sunday the best day ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:10-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Life Is A Puzzle

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on May 5, 2013

“Moving towards your purpose in life one puzzle piece at a time.” It is so important to discover our divine purpose. We need to know that God has great plans for us. We need to discover who we are in God’s great scheme of things and must understand tha

Your purpose is a puzzle “Moving towards your purpose in life one puzzle piece at a time.” It is so important to discover our divine purpose. We need to know that God has great plans for us. We need to discover who we are in God’s great scheme of things and must understand that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-6

Denomination: Charismatic

Friends Reaching Friends

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 29, 2016

From Luke 10 let's talk about presence, peace and hospitality (Material adapted from M. Scott Boren's book, Missional Small Groups, Chapter 8, pg. 131- 162)

HoHum: Recruits in the army are told, “Always dig your foxholes big enough for two.” More effort to do so, but it could save a life. Making room for more people in our lives is good and missional. WBTU: Missional- Missionaries to other countries have two different approaches. 1) ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Answer Seven: The Wise Builder In The Church Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jun 9, 2015

Paul continues trying to help the divided Corinthian church by giving yet another answer to one of their problems. There were some troublemakers in the church that were set on destroying the church.

Paul continues trying to help the divided Corinthian church by giving yet another answer to one of their problems. In this portion of his letter Paul adds to what he had just told the believers when he said, “You are God’s building.” There were some troublemakers in the church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Believe?

Contributed by Paul Dietz on Mar 19, 2015

This sermon is inspired by the movie beginning on March 20, 2015 by the same title. It uses Thomas and the story of his "doubting" in his faith-believing following Jesus' resurrection. It leaves us with the question, "Do you believe?"

In 2012, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life conducted a survey including White, Black and Hispanic Catholic, Protestant and Non-Denominational Christians. In this survey was the following statement, “I never doubt the existence of God.” Survey results are as follows: 80% ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: *other

Shakedown Spirit

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 9, 2009

The time has come to invest in our church facility so that it glorifies God and serves today’s circumstances. God has placed the resources among us and will be shaking us to let go and move toward excellence.

I hope you’ve noticed that I try to come at preaching from a wide variety of different angles. There are many aims I bring to the preaching task. Most of the time, of course, I am trying to work with you in seeing in the Scriptures something that will help you live out your daily life in the ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Built Up, Bound Up, Lifted Up

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 16, 2010

We are so into upward mobility; but God's version is different. It involves building us up so that the powerless have power; binding up the wounded so that they can understand brokenness; and lifting us up so that we can use our power for others.

I can remember when the word "furlough" was a happy word. It was a happy word because it meant that somebody in your family was coming home from military duty for a while. "Furlough" for me brings up a memory of standing, as a small boy, in Union Station in Louisville, waiting for the train to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 147:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Wacky Wall Walkers

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 23, 2009

We Christians will be seen as wacky, using our own value system; we are wall-builders, giving the world something it really needs; and we are walkers, plodders, keeping at the task faithfully.

Anybody who is reading today’s newspapers can understand at least a part of Nehemiah’s frustration. The newscaster reported from Saudi Arabia this week that when fall comes in a few more weeks the midday temperature will drop all the way down to 110°! Tough times in the Middle East! But I’m sure ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Time To Grow Up

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 20, 2013

Salvation is a life changing event. When a person receives the gift of salvation the Bible states that they have become a new creation and have been born again.Too many have remained infantile and need to grow up.

Time to Grow Up Hebrews 5:12-6:3 Salvation is a life changing event. When a person receives the gift of salvation the Bible states that they have become a new creation and have been born again. 1 Corinthians likens the life of a born-again believer to laying a foundation and then building upon ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Gifted People Week 2 Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Feb 19, 2012

The gifts of the Spirit Operate best in the atmophere of Love. They are used to build the lives of believers to the glory of God and good of all people.

Intro: In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy demanded that Linus change TV channels, threatening him with her fist if he didn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they’re nothing but when I curl them together like this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:25-26

Denomination: Baptist

Breach In The Wall

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 15, 2009

Time for the ‘Body of Christ’ to wake up from the slumber and get going by restoring the shattered walls and foundations of the Church; being always alert of the enemy attacks, positioning ourselves firmly in God’s Word and building a lifestyle of prayer.

Opening illustration: The 4,000-mile-long Great Wall of China was built to keep invaders from the north. The first wall was constructed by Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, who lived between 259 – 210 BC. But in AD 1644 the Manchus broke through the Great Wall and overran China. They ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:7-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Child-Sized House

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 2, 2009

Let us commit to building a church building with room for personal response to Christ and not business as usual; with room for spontaneity and not control; with room for those who need healing and not for exploitation.

When our children were small, we often took them to the Smithsonian museums, to try and cram a little culture into heads usually preoccupied with cartoons or sports. The best place to go was the Museum of American History, because there were so many different kinds of exhibits and so many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:12-17

Denomination: Baptist