Sermons on Challenge:

The Hand At The Plow

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Jun 25, 2006

An ordination service ... Day after day commitment, all the while realizing the Lord could come back at any moment...

My father-in-law is a farmer. Over the years, I have come to learn and appreciate what that means. When a yuppie comes out here from the city and decides to have a farm because it sounds so quaint, they aren’t really farmers. They may like playing around with the horses and maybe even doing a day ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:3

Denomination: Baptist

Whoopers, Nice Guys, And Rabbis

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 17, 2008

Some churches want entertainment, some want not to disturb anyone. But a Great Commission church will be interested in teaching everyone to obey everything commanded.

Funeral services always challenge me. It is always a high and solemn duty to speak a word from God to those who gather to remember someone’s life. I can hardly say that I enjoy funerals; they are a lot of work. But I can certainly say that I find them a challenge, I find them occasions that demand ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

For The Church

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Mar 9, 2009

This sermon examines the keys to being faithful and doing service "for" the Lord and His church.

On March 6, 1836 a famous battle occurred in San Antonio, Texas at a place called the Alamo. This battle was a turning point in the battle for Texas. A group of approximately 200 soldiers, farmers, and frontiersmen fought a valiant battle against an over-whelming Mexican army of approximately 3,000 ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Today We Get To Vote!

Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 31, 2008

Today is an historic day... today we get to choose whom we will serve and how we will serve.

Title: Today We Get to Vote! Text: Joshua 24:1-3 and 14-24 The Big Idea: Today is an historic day… today we get to vote. Today we get to choose. Introduction: On Tuesday the absentee ballots, the mail-In ballots, the early-voting ballots, and the ballots cast that day will be counted and a new ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Family Love

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Apr 21, 2007

The Bible gives us deep insights into the nature of family relationships. Christ, as the Head of the Church, is also the Head of each Christian family.

Sermon for CATM - April 22, 2007 “Family Love” - Colossians 3:18-21 As I was reading scripture and preparing a Bible study I was to lead earlier this week, a picture flashed in my mind of all of us in this place on Sundays. And I’ll be honest. I was overwhelmed with an intense feeling of love for ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:18-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Last 100 Years Of Church History Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Jul 11, 2014

The past hundred years have brought many negatives including the social gospel movement. However, there have been movements to combat these with the truth. This lesson looks at both the good and bad of the past century.

Over the course of the past 14 weeks, we have examined some of the most important periods in Church History. From the ancient creeds of the early church to the formal confessions of the protestant reformation, we have seen that throughout her existence the Church has always had people within who ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Potholes Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015

We’ve all experienced potholes in the road of life that either slow us down, delay our journey or sometimes totally disrupt it. Potholes are anything in life that keep us from moving forward.

Potholes Mark 8:27-35 Bumpy streets are so commonplace in New Orleans that residents have taken some extreme measures to draw attention to particularly bothersome potholes. There was the birthday party in New Orleans East for a 5-foot-wide pothole on Cannes Street. They had cake, balloons and a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-35

Denomination: Methodist

We Walk By Faith Part 4 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 23, 2011

Part 4 focuses on our having prejudicial faith.

We Walk By Faith Part 4 Prejudicial Faith Scriptures: Isaiah 45:15; Matthew 6:33; 7:7; Ephesians 6:13-14; 1 Samuel 17 Introduction: Last week I shared with you that our faith in God (and Christ) comes through hearing and understanding the Word of God. A key factor in our ability to believe God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-58

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Can This Be?

Contributed by Casey Campbell on Feb 19, 2013

Sermon makes a biblical argument for a return to "spiritual" Christianity as opposed to "biblical" Christianity. Christian unity, prosperity, and hope are gifts of the Spirit that we may be missing in our (misplaced) commitment to Scripture. The sermon

Articles and manuscripts and talking heads across the country announce and bemoan and celebrate (depending on their particular proclivity) in the news that "biblical" Christianity is in decline. As numbers decline and influence wanes, there is much evangelical hand-wringing and second-guessing and ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-21

Denomination: Baptist

Now Represent Jesus! Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 7, 2012

We are new creations, we are called to live that way, we are to be representatives of God himself, how?

I tend to be a closet grumbler, I grumbled this morning when I saw someone had smashed the sign out the front of the hall. I went on the internet and saw something that put my grumbling in perspective, 17 Christian people in Nigeria killed by radicals of a different religion, The Coptic Christian ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Denomination: Salvation Army

Spending Time With The Best Series

Contributed by Tim White on Feb 1, 2012

Spending time with the Father should create visible results in our personal lives and in our fellowship with one another.

Spending Time With the Best 1 John 1:5-10 In 1991, Ryan, our son, age 6 at the time, played Challenger Baseball, a modified version of the game for disabled children. At the end of the season, each child received an official Challenger baseball for his or her participation. We asked Ryan what he ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Risk Takers Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

when we embrace the mission of Jesus, we make a commitment to hazardous work. And yet one of the things we see in the church today is that following Jesus has become something far less than that. It’s more about comfort than danger and belief rather than

Risk Takers Matthew 10:16-22, The Message Elizabeth Elliott wrote a book called, Through Gates of Splendor. In it, she tells the story of her husband, Jim, who was one of the five missionaries killed as they tried to evangelize the Waodani tribe in Ecuador. What is so amazing to me is that the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:16-22

Denomination: Methodist

The True Underdog

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 23, 2016

This message is for the Youth and tells the story of David and Goliath and asks the questions if David was truly the underdog. The message is, "if God is for us, who is against us?"

The True Underdog Scriptures: 1 Samuel 17; Judges 20:16 Introduction The title of my message this morning is “The True Underdog.” I normally do not speak on our youth Sundays so this morning I want to take this opportunity and do something a little different – I want to tell ...read more

Scripture: Judges 17:1-58

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grow Up And Go On Series

Contributed by Kevin Baker on Jun 6, 2016

maturing in your Christian life

1 John 2:12-17 GROW UP AND GO ON. Read passage. Prayer. As I said earlier I'm preaching this morning on a subject that I believe is very vital in the life of every Christian. People around you, the church, and even Jesus Christ himself believes that it's very important that we grow up and go ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

Calling All Matthews

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 22, 2017

THE MOST IMPORTANT CALL THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE IN THIS WORLD IS THE CALL OF GOD ON YOUR LIVES. THIS IS A CALL THAT WILL HAVE ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES TO YOU AND THOSE AROUND YOU, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU ANSWER IT.

CALLING ALL MATTHEWS LUKE 5:27-32 WHILE PREPARING FOR TODAY I READ AN AMUSING STORY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. THREE GUYS WERE HIKING IN THE WOODS WHEN THEY CAME TO A RAGING RIVER. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO THE FIRST GUY LOOKED TO THE HEAVENS AND SAID “GOD, PLEASE MAKE ME STRONG ENOUGH TO ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: Baptist