Sermons on Cast Your Nets:

"Confront Your Prejudices" Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 18, 2003

Why God wants us to reach out to people who are different from us.

liff and Saltillo UM Churches February 9, 2003 “Confront Your Prejudices” How to: Widen Your Circle of Unlikely Friends Acts 10:9-35 Introduction: Peter had come a long way in his walk with the Lord but he had restricted his preaching of the gospel to a limited audience focusing only on the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:9-35

Denomination: Methodist

"Fulfilling Your Destiny" Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 23, 2003

We can know and do God’s will in spite of many things that try to hinder us.

Iliff and Saltillo UM churches September 22, 2002 “Fulfilling Your Destiny” Numbers 20:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Will you fulfill the destiny God has for your life? Perhaps you have never thought about it. God had a perfect plan for Moses to lead the people out of Egypt and into the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 20:1-13

Denomination: Methodist

Understanding Your Shape Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 26, 2003

Since we’ve been saved so that we can serve, it’s important for us to understand how God has wired us. When we serve in ways that maximize who we are, and what we’ve been given, the church will be fortified and we’ll experience fruitfulness and fulfillmen

Understanding Your Shape During experiments aboard the space shuttle “Columbia,” scientists discovered that there are twenty-six lakes underneath the Sahara desert. It’s heartrending to think of the people who are starving and dying of thirst because these hidden resources have not yet been ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Lighten Your Load

Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 26, 2003

Every sailor knows that you can’t ride out a storm with an overburdened ship. You’ll take on excess water and sink. The same goes for us, when we carry useless burdens around and a storm comes up – we’ll be in danger of sinking.

Many of you came in here today carrying a burden, a load of care. The good news is that you can lighten your load, you can even get rid of your load altogether. Relax, you’re in the Lord’s house now, and I’ve got a feel’en everything’s gonna be alright! Amen! Our sermon comes from the Book of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44, Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

Reduce Your Stress

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 5, 2003

Take time to contemplate the many ways that the Lord calms the stormy seas in your heart, mind and relationships. Thank God specifically for the ways that He enables you to be an island of calm amidst the pressures of life’s problems.

Illustration:Traits characteristic of the stress-prone: 1. Plans day unrealistically 2. First to arrive, last to leave 3. Always in a hurry 4. Makes no plan for relaxation 5. Feels guilty about doing anything other than work 6. Sees unforeseen problem as a setback or disaster 7. Is always thinking ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Choose Your Idol

Contributed by James May on Apr 9, 2003

The story of the building of the Golden Calf at Mount Sinai has much to say to the modern day church.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Is Your Motive? Series

Contributed by Mark Lennon on Apr 10, 2003

Sermon Series on Malachi #8 Have you ever watched crime scene investigation shows? The very first question they try and answer is what was his motive. People all around our lives are watching us wondering what is his/her motive?

Sermon Series on Malachi #8 What is your motive? Malachi 3:13-15 Have you ever watched crime scene investigation shows? The very first question they try and answer is what was his motive. People all around our lives are watching us wondering what is his/her motive? In the beginning here in ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

Walk With Your Substitue Series

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Apr 13, 2003

Like Barabbas we are worhty of God’s death sentence; but we, the rebels, are released, and Jesus is suffers our hell on the cross in our place as our Substitute.

Walk with our Substitute Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit touches our hearts is record in Mark 15: Now, at every festival Pilate used to free a prisoner whom the people asked for. There was a man by the name of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:6-15

Denomination: Lutheran

Discovering Your Purpose Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 15, 2003

As we understand the ramifications of Christ dwelling within us, we will strive for maturity in our faith and can become all that God desires for us to be.

Discovering Your Purpose A truck driver was hauling a load of 500 penguins to the zoo. Unfortunately, his truck broke down. He eventually waved down another truck and offered the driver $500 to take the penguins to the zoo. The next day the first truck driver got his truck fixed and drove into ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-12

Denomination: Baptist

Discovering Your Purpose Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 24, 2003

As we understand the ramifications of Christ dwelling within us, we will strive for maturity in our faith and can become all that God desires for us to be.

Discovering Your Purpose A truck driver was hauling a load of 500 penguins to the zoo. Unfortunately, his truck broke down. He eventually waved down another truck and offered the driver $500 to take the penguins to the zoo. The next day the first truck driver got his truck fixed and drove into ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Deepening Your Roots Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 24, 2003

It’s important to not just focus on our conversion—we’re called to demonstrate our commitment on a daily basis by going deeper with God.

Deepening Your Roots During our “Building for the Future” emphasis, I prepared a five-minute sermon on a cassette tape to help explain the key ingredients of our campaign. I received a lot of very positive feedback. Most of the accolades I received had more to do with the length than with the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-15

Denomination: Baptist

Mastering Your Money Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 24, 2003

according to Jesus, money is a spiritual issue. And, since it’s a spiritual issue, we need to address it for at least three reasons: The Bible has more to say about money than almost any other subject,giving will help us get to where we’re going as a chu

Mastering Your Money According to a recently released survey of over 4,000 people, Americans are more cynical today than ever before. We don’t trust politicians or the economy and many are suspicious of the church. I realize that our topic this morning may create additional cynicism for some of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

Guard Your Heart

Contributed by Peter Langerman on May 6, 2003

Guard your heart, for from it come the issues of life

Proverbs 4:20-27 20 My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. 21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; 22 for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body. 23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:20-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Your Joy Is Complete

Contributed by Edward Frey on May 10, 2003

The certain hope we find in Christ -- forgiveness and salvation -- are real reasons for joy.

Glue is a bonding agent. Some is more adhesive than others. You wouldn’t use Elmer’s Glue to bond a piece of paneling to a wall, just as you wouldn’t allow a small child to use Liquid Nails to make an art project. There are many types of glue on the market these days, each with it’s own ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Whose Your Daddy?

Contributed by Lowell Hochhalter on May 14, 2003

A fathers day message like no other.

Whose Your Daddy? 1 Samuel 17:12-58 How many dads in the room remember the day that you became a father? I don’t know the circumstances surrounding the delivery of your first child, but I know it was a proud and scary moment. It used to be that husbands always waited out in the waiting room for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:12-58

Denomination: Assembly Of God