Sermons on Calm In The Storm:

The Tree To Remember At Christmas

Contributed by John Moyer on Dec 16, 2008

The tree we should not forget about during Christmas. From the real tree of Christmas, we can find three things on display for us to stand wonder of His love.

Text: 1 Peter 2:21-25 MS-76 Sullivan 12/21/08 Title: The Tree to Remember at Christmas Introduction: I lived in Oregon and Washington as I was growing up. And there are millions of acres of pine trees, and lots of sizes, some with short needles, some with long ones, some tall and lean, others ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21-25

Denomination: Holiness

Who's Killing The Church?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 22, 2008

Reformation Sunday. As in Luther’s Day, those who will kill the church are those who have no hope for its future, no respect for its past, and no presence in its present.

Near the Tower of London there stands an ancient parish church called "All Hallows". Just inside the wall enclosing the graveyard at All Hallows there is a large sign, placed so that tourists leaving the Tower may read it. The sign at "All Hallows" cites a bit of history and then raises a pointed ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

Nic At Night Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 27, 2010

In this lesson I cover the context of John 3:16, explaining the meeting between Jesus and Nicodemus. I address being born again, and the significance of John 3:16.

A. Most of us are familiar with JOHN 3:16. 1. We see that word and those numbers can see it displayed in many places – especially at sporting events where the sign may be seen by many people. 2. Look at the four pictures on the screen. a. The first is of a young man with a John 3:16 sign ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gideon’s Guerrillas: A Few Good Men Or One Good Lord? Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 27, 2010

God empties us before he fills us.

The 2007 movie 300 was loosely based on the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. On a thin strip of land between the mountains and the ocean, 7,000 Greeks led by King Leonidas of Sparta and his 300 crack troops temporarily held off the Persian army and their hundreds of thousands of soldiers (some ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Eulogy Helen Bell

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 5, 2010

This is a eulogy for my aunt who loved the Lord and was a true family person.

Eulogy Helen Bell 10/4/2010 John 14:1-6 2 Tim 4:6-10 Every now and then God’s blesses us with a person in our lives who touches us in such a way that we are never quite the same again. There is something about the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Descriptive Greeting Continued - The Prayer Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Oct 12, 2010

Paul prays for mercy, peace, and love.

Intro: 1. MacDonald, "The greeting is peculiarly suited to those who were facing the onslaught of those whose aim was to subvert their faith. Mercy means God's compassionate comfort and care for His beleaguered saints in times of conflict and stress. Peace is the serenity and confidence that ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:2

Denomination: Baptist

Real Social Security Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 14, 2010

In times of trouble, trust in the Lord; don’t trust in a lie.

Just two summers ago (July, 2008), Newsweek magazine printed a story about the most amazing exploit of tight-rope walker, Philippe Petit. They titled the story Man on Wire¸ and it described Petit’s secret plan in 1974 to extend a steel wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Twas The Night Before . . . ?

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Oct 21, 2010

On Halloween it seems fitting to speak about Hell, this sermon shows that Hell is a choice, there are no second chances there and Heaven is a much better choie.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE . . . (All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Today is Halloween, the night before what has been called “All Saints Day” a supposed time to pray and remember the dead. The History of this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:41-46

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Living Hope Series

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 8, 2010

This is an introductory sermon to a series on First Peter. In this sermon, we get reacquainted with the man who wrote it, the people to whom he sent it, and the particular situation that prompted him to write it.

Introduction: A. Maybe you’ve heard the statement: “Where there’s life, there’s hope!” 1. Like most sayings, it has an element of truth, but no guarantee of certainty. 2. It is not the fact of life and determines hope, rather it is the faith of life that determines ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Messiah Who Cautions His Disciples About Spiritual Blindness Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 11, 2010

God cautions us about taking our eyes off of Him.

A Messiah Who Cautions His Disciples About Spiritual Blindness Text: Matt. 16:1-12 Introduction 1. Illustrations: Most products we purchase have labels warning about improper use. I found a great list of these kinds of warnings. Believe it or not, these are all real. a. A label on a snow sled ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Feeding The 5,000+

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 14, 2010

Jesus feeds the crowd of 5000+ (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

feeding 5,000 Reading: John chapter 6 verses 1-13. Ill: • Bread Test • Bread (in some form or other) is the basic diet of people all over the world; • Two reasons: first it is cheap & therefore accessible for the poor. • Second it satisfies it fills you up. Ill: Psychologist, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-13

Denomination: Brethren

The New Self Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Nov 15, 2010

Walking in Christ involves three activities - putting off the old self, having the mind renewed, and putting on the new self. What does this look like?

Introduction How important is what you wear? The answers may range from “it makes no difference at all” to “you are what you wear.” Wherever you stand in the scale of opinion, what you wear does make a statement of what you think, at least about clothing. Our Scripture ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:20-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Miracle At Midnight

Contributed by Ron Kelly on Mar 22, 2012

I AM THOROUGHLY CONVINCED – THAT THE SAFEST PLACE IN THE WORLD – IS IN THE CENTER OF GOD’S WILL!

Acts 16:25-26, “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26) Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-26

Denomination: Christian Church

The Resurrection Is Gods Guarantee.

Contributed by Eugene Morell on Apr 15, 2012

This sermon look at what the resurrection of Christ gives to us.

THE RESURRECTION IS GODS GUARANTEE. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-24. 35-58. There is a book that is title, The Days That Changed the World and it looks at the top 50 defining events that changed History. The currents of history run deep and often unseen beneath the everyday ripple of events. But now and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cry Out In Your Time Of Trouble

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 21, 2012

Cry out to God in your time of trouble.

Cry Out in Your Time of Trouble 2 Chronicles 20:3-9 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. And ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:3-9

Denomination: Pentecostal