Sermons on Calculating:

What Does A Man Get For His Toil?

Contributed by William Baeta on Aug 5, 2001

“For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone who has not worked for it. What does a man get for all the toil and anxious striving with which he labours under the sun?”

Theme: What does a man gain for his toil Text: Eccl. 1:2, 2:21-23; Col. 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk. 12:13-21 Read Eccl. 2:21-23 “For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone who has not worked for it. What does a man get for all the toil and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21, Ecclesiastes 2:21-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Ephesus Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 6, 2001

Light the fire again.

Letter to the Church in Ephesus Introduction: I would like us to look at the letters written to the Seven Churches in Asia as a series. We are a new Fellowship and it is good for us to watch for the pitfalls that other churches fell into. It is also good for us to consider what the Lord requires ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Anglican

Why Christmas

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

A look at some of the traditions of Christmas and why we celebrate it.

CHRISTMAS, AIN'T IT GREAT? ALL THE TRADITION AND HYPE, ALL OF THE SACRED AND SECULAR, ALL OF THE GIVING AND ALL OF THE GETTING. BUT HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO ASK YOUR SELF "WHY CHRISTMAS?" WHY DOES THE ENTIRE WORLD SEEM TO QUEUE UP TO AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE 25TH OF DECEMBER. WHERE DID ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Wesleyan

You Didn't Get A Goat?

Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000

A perspective on the prodigal son and his brother.

You Didn’t Get a Goat? (Good Song: When God Ran) Luke 15:11-32 A group of well-intentioned people met to discuss ways and means of helping a friend who had been down on his luck recently. Knowing him to be an extremely proud person, who would not accept money, they decided to arrange a bogus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Kill Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000

What does this command prohibit and how does it fit in our society today.

A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honour thy father and thy mother," she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?" Without missing a beat, one little boy ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Good Samaratian

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 11, 2000

A sermon about helping others

6th Sunday after Pentecost The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 ’No don’t take my money, please don’t hit me again. Stop I beg you stop. Here take what you want, take my wallet take my money, but please leave Hey, were am I?? Oh, I remember, the robbers, I see ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Lutheran

Why,why,why

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Aug 28, 2001

Sometimes things happen in our lives that we have no answer for and we ask "Why,Why,Why?" Here the prophet knows the answer but asks "Why,Why,Why, won’t you listen?"

WHY, WHY, WHY HABAKKUK 1:1 - HABAKKUK 1:11 Introduction: The great theological questions that have transcended through the ages are not only those that are recorded in theological textbooks, and discussed in seminary. Believe me, I wish they all could be. It would be easy to prepare when such ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

He Created Everything

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

God created all that is through His matchless Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.

He Created All Things Colossians 1:16-17 A young lady wrote to Dr. Laura Schlessinger this past week with the following question: I'm a little embarrassed about this, but here goes: I believe in God. I pray, and I work very hard to follow God's commandments. However, neighbors and people at work ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dealing With An Imperfect Family Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 19, 2001

Insights on how Joseph was faithful to God even in an imperfect family.

When Life is the Pits A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 1 “Dealing with an Imperfect Family.” Genesis 37: 1-11 The term dysfunctional is used quite often today in regard to families. The word refers to the sense of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The 10:30 Mill Whistle Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Mar 24, 2001

This is a sermon in the narrative style, built around the story of a mill whistle that would blow at an unusual time of day. This sermon was the first in a series about the Lord’s Prayer.

The 10:30 Mill Whistle Matthew 6:9-13 Exodus 20:7 The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Sunrise Presbyterian Church Miami FL I grew up in a small Southern mill town named Ware Shoals, SC. The term mill-town doesn’t mean that you have a mill and a town; but rather that you have a mill ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Giving Series

Contributed by Mark Adams on Jan 1, 2005

This sermon describes the ways in which Christians are to give, and the motivation behind Christians’ giving.

(Note to the reader: In preparing this sermon, I based my work in part on a chapter in Charles Swindoll’s book "Improving Your Serve" (Word Publishing 1981) called "The Servant As A Giver". ) Today, I want to talk about the subject of giving, as a characteristic that Christians need to have. ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Strength In The Storm Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 26, 2005

Stretching you past your limits to cope, God can use a crisis to bring us close and draw a crowd along with us to him.

Paul’s trip to Rome beginning in Acts 27 is the story of a stormy trip and shipwreck. Few things are as awesome to experience as a big storm. This past year, Florida saw four hurricanes plow through and wreak a path of destruction. We can begin to think we are large and in charge when God allows ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A God Who Knows It All

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 1, 2004

When the Bible teaches that God is omniscient – that He has complete knowledge – it is not saying that God is bright. It is not saying that He is sharp. It is not even saying that he is a genius. These are the finite expressions of a people severely li

TEXT: Psalm 139:1-6 TITLE: A GOD WHO KNOWS IT ALL (The Omniscience of God) When the Bible teaches that God is omniscient – that He has complete knowledge – it is not saying that God is bright. It is not saying that He is sharp. It is not even saying that he is a genius. These are the finite ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Pathway To Greatness Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 12, 2003

So what do we do about division among us? Let’s turn to the scripture to see what Jesus did and said. Jesus now shares with us three principles for achieving Greatness.

A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 61 The Pathway to Greatness Luke 22:23-27 “There was an uninvited guest at the meal, In fact, this guest is never invited (but often present). No one wants him around. Yet, he is so subtle, often no ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:23-27

Denomination: Baptist

Using Religion To Escape Religion

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Sep 5, 2003

A sermon for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17

12th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17 Mark 7:1-8,14-15, 21-23 "Using Religion to Escape Religion" 7:1 ¶ Now when the Pharisees gathered together to him, with some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, 2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands defiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (For ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Denomination: Lutheran