Sermons on Chalk Beds:

The Anger Mash-Up Sermon Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 15, 2019

Once upon a time, when we feel like huffing and puffing and blowing someone's house down or when someone is at our door huffing and puffing, we should be “quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK SERIES THE ANGER MASH-UP SERMON JAMES 1:19-20 #JAMESatCCC READ JAMES 1:19-20 (KJV) “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” THREE LITTLE PIGS SECTION ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fancy Footwork - Contagious Christianity Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 5, 2004

God say our feet are beautiful when we talk about Jesus with others. What’s so significant about our feet that God would think they would be beautiful?

OPEN: Leonardo da Vinci had once worked on a great masterpiece for a long period of time. There was a young student standing next to him as da Vinci worked, and the student watched the master work as the painting had evolved in front of him. The student was awed by da Vinci’s technique and had ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:13-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Repentance: Beyond Excuses Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 18, 2007

No more explanations, no more excuses - like the Ninevites, stop, turn around, go the other way.

Repentance: Does our generation understand what it means? We have been following the prophet Jonah for the past few weeks and we have seen that for many of us, when we read through the book of Jonah we place assumptions on the text, that aren’t really there. For example, a quick reading of chapter ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:5-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

By Faith Samuel Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Apr 18, 2009

Part of a series on the Heroes od Faith from Hebrews 11. This is an expository, alliterated sermon on Sameul.

Chapter 17 Samuel Do I need to give more examples? I do not have time to tell you about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets. — Hebrews 11:32 NCV Long ago in the sun-baked land of Canaan, a woman prayed for a son. Hannah was one of two women married to a man named ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Don't Worry, Be Happy Series

Contributed by Dan Jackson on Aug 19, 2005

2nd message on James. Troubles and trials are part of the core curriculum of life. James shows us how to deal with them.

Lucy offers one of her unsolicited observations about life in a “Peanuts” cartoon. “Life,” she muses to Charlie Brown, “is like a deck chair. Some place it so they can see where they are going. Some place it so they can see where they have been. And some place it so they can see where they are at ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-12, James 1:16-18

Cultivating Holiness: Cleaning Out The Weeds

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Sep 1, 2003

Holiness involves making God’s priorities your priorities.

Cultivating Holiness (Removing Weeds from our Spiritual Lives) Leviticus 11:44a Introduction: As some of you know, I used to work for a lawn-care company here in town. Our company was pretty well respected and we had a contract with Phillips Petroleum Company to take care of the lawns and ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 11:44

Denomination: Wesleyan

What Are You Wiling To Do To Bring Your Friends To Jesus?

Contributed by Nicky Evans on May 27, 2017

As stewards of the Gospels of Christ, what are we willing to to brings are loved ones to the feet of Jesus?

‘And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

When God Calls Your Name: Samuel Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Sep 11, 2021

How would you respond if God called your name not once, but twice? In the Bible, God calls plenty of people often by name, but I’ve only found seven times where God calls out someone’s name twice in a row. In each instance, what follows is a life-changing encounter with the God of creation.

When God Calls Your Name… Twice: Samuel Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 8/14/2016 Hearing your name called can evoke different responses depending on the circumstances. For instance, there’s a sense of fear and anxiety when you’re a student and you hear your name called over ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10

Denomination: Christian Church

Psalm Four: Stress Relief

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 27, 2003

In Psalm Four, David gives us the Lord’s prescription for coping with stress: Supplication, Stillness, and Sacrifice!

Stress Relief Scott R Bayles, preacher Outside the Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, which is Denmark’s Parliament building, there are three stone figures guarding the entrance. They represent the earache, the headache, and the stomach ache. They were placed there to suggest that if you enter ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 4:1-8

Denomination: Christian Church

Touching Jesus

Contributed by Jane King on Sep 19, 2002

What really happened when the woman with the issue of blood touched Jesus?

Luke 8:43-48 : (King James Version) - 43And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, 44Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. 45And Jesus said, Who ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:43-48

Denomination: Church Of God

The Joy Of Bringing Men To Jesus

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 9, 2002

This message deals with some principles to be practiced in seeking to bring others to Christ.

The Joy Of Bringing Men To Jesus Text: Mark 2: 1-5 Intro: The church of the Lord Jesus Christ is more than a lifeless organization. It is a living organism, made up of many parts, all of which are to be energized by Christ Himself, for the purpose of accomplishing God’s work on earth. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

How Should My Relationship With God Affect Me? Series

Contributed by Alan Braun on Mar 22, 2002

Learn how to live in should a way that your relationship with God is obvious to all

The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances. —Victor Frankl Gen 12 Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. 2 I will make you a great ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

How To Pray More Powerfully In 14 Days (Pt. 1)

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 6, 2003

Prayer opens the door for God to do His work in us.

How To Pray More Powerfully in 14 days Part 1 of 2 * Luke 11:5-8 (NIV) April 27, 2003 Chester’s FBC, Chester, IL Mike Fogerson, Speaker 1 Introduction: A A tavern was being built in a town that had previously been dry. In opposition to the tavern, a group of Christians began an all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

Active Waiting

Contributed by Monty Newton on Dec 2, 2013

We are to practice active waiting in the present, in light of the uncertainties of the future.

Title: Active Waiting (Ref. Israel waited for the Messiah; Mary waited for Jesus’ birth; We wait to celebrate his birth and in anticipation of his Second Coming) Text: Matthew 24:36-44 Thesis: We are to practice active waiting in the present, in light of the uncertainties of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Hear The Voice Of The Lord Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Sep 30, 2012

Message about Authentic Christianity: Those who listen to the leading of His Spirit.

Title: How to Hear the Voice of God Theme: To show how to hear the voice of the Lord and to listen Text: 1 Samuel 3:1 Introduction Over the last month or so we have been talking about Authentic Christianity. We have been working on an understanding about what it is to be an authentic ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God