Sermons on Character Development:

We Experience It Together Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on May 18, 2010

It's important for us to foster a sense of teamwork and togetherness to fulfill our mission.

SERIES: IT: Finding It, Keeping It, and Sharing It (freely adapted from Craig Groeschel’s It: How Churches and Leader Can Get it and Keep it) “WE EXPERIENCE IT TOGETHER” ACTS 2:42-47 OPEN We’re in our third message in our series, “IT: Finding It, Keeping ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Real Beauty Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 17, 2010

Real beauty comes from within. Wives are called to be beautful inside. This is their calling as a Royal Priest for Jesus!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • What is one thing that the world really puts a lot of emphasis on? • Beauty! We see all kinds of products that will claim to make you thin. Other products claim to make your skin look young, others that will make you 10-20 years younger. • People spend BILLIONS on plastic ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Amazed By Grace Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 20, 2008

Sermon #2 in the Hymn-writers series focuses on the lives and music of Charles Wesley, John Newton, and William Cowper.

Charles Wesley 1707-1788, John Newton 1725-1807, William Cowper 1731-1800 Amazed by Grace CHCC: July 6, 2008 INTRODUCTION: This summer I’m preaching some sermons about the history of church music. Last time I preached we talked about the changes that came in church music when Isaac Watts ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Called To Shepherd Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 21, 2008

You are called to shepherd the people God has given you.

Lighthouses of Prayer – The Call To Shepherd January 13, 2008 Review of Lighthouses of Prayer Last week I introduced the idea of lighthouses of prayer. It comes from Luke chapter 10 where Jesus sends out the 72 Disciples to go into the villages around the country. This is his commission: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-9

Denomination: *other

Trouble At Christmas

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 20, 2008

Christmas is not always picture perfect. In fact not even the first one was, but God can make it better.

Trouble at Christmas Luke 2:1-20 December 2003 December 2007 This is a fictional Christmas correspondence between Martha Stewart and Erma Bombeck to remind us that Christmas isn’t always picture perfect. Hi Erma, This perfectly delightful note is being sent on paper I made myself to tell ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

Savoring The Scripture Part Ii

Contributed by David Scudder on Oct 22, 2007

The Bible is able to meet all of life’s needs, but we must be convinced of it’s benefits before we will study it seriously.

Savoring The Word of God Part II II Timothy 3:16-17 Purpose: To show the sufficiency of Scripture to meet our needs. Aim: I want the listener to search the Scripture like their spiritual lives depended upon it. REVIEW: 1:1-2:13 I. How Should a Christian React to Stress? 2:14-26 II. How Should ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Part 2: Mission—sharing The Gospel Series

Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 3, 2008

Christians are to be on mission, telling people about Jesus.

Introduction This is the one topic that most Christians just don’t like to hear about, because it’s the one area where we are most likely not being faithful. We’ll come to Sunday School and Morning worship, Discipleship Training, Evening Worship, Wednesday night prayer meeting and Bible Study, A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19

Denomination: Baptist

Where Is Dr. Phil When Jacob Needs Him Series

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Feb 25, 2008

Jacob had periods in his life when he could have used some psychological intervention by someone like Dr. Phil. But in the end, he grew up, put his past behind him and became a great man.

Where is Dr. Phil When Jacob Needs Him? Genesis 25:19-34 February 24, 2008 Our son Matthew did his first two years of college (actually it took him three years to do his first two years) at Vincennes University. We were living in Elkhart at the time and VU had a satellite campus there. So Matt ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:19-34

Denomination: Methodist

The Practice Of Simplicity & Generosity Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 15, 2007

In a culture of affluence we must practice simplicity and generosity if we are to love God first and draw closer to him.

Last week I said we suffer from a sickness in this country, it is the sickness of hurry, and we talked about the need to slow down, prioritize our time, and spend time being still before God. But there is a second sickness we have in this country, the sickness of affluence, riches, greed, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-30

Denomination: Methodist

Was That Hosea I Saw At Sexpo?! (A Sermon On The Book Of The Prophet Hosea)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 19, 2007

It’s very graphic - the book of Hosea - and full of passion. For what is at stake, Hosea believes, is not simply a nation that is breaking a few commandments, but rather an ...

"Plead with your mother, plead - for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband - that she put away her whoring from her face, and her adultery from between her breasts; lest I strip her naked and make her as in the day she was born, and make her like a wilderness, and make her like a parched ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:2-3

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

David & Bathsheeba (2 Samuel 11)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 27, 2007

David and Bathsheeba - an old story with a very contemporary ring to it, and a few things still to teach us!

"You can get a large audience together for a strip-tease act-that is, to watch a girl undress on the stage. Now suppose you came to a country where you could fill a theatre by simply bringing a covered plate on to the stage and then slowly lifting the cover so as to let everyone see, just before ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Gospel: How To Get Everything Wrong!

Contributed by Damon Rambo on Apr 4, 2008

An exposition from the Book of Jude, revealing the problems with the modern Church.

The Gospel: How to Get Everything Wrong Jude 1:4-23 Intro: As we get into our text this evening, I would like for you to keep one question in mind: What is it that we, as a church, and as the Body of Christ, are doing wrong? This is not a popular question, in today’s society…people want to point ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Survivorman Part 3

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

Livin’ Thru The Dry Times. Learn survival lessons and tips.

SurvivorMan Pt. 3 I. Introduction One of the lessons that I won’t spend any time on but want to mention to you after that clip is that are times in the dry moments of your life that you have to do things you wouldn’t normally do. There is a flip side to that as well. There are times in the dry ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Feeling Entitled, Receiving A Gift

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 8, 2008

Through history, men have felt "entitled" to His grace. But, condemnation is all we are truly worthy of. Only by the grace of God, and the sacrifice of His Son on our behalf, can we look foward to the pleasures of eternal life.

Feeling entitled, receiving a gift Matthew 21:33-46 Introduction Many years ago I was enlisted in the Air Force and competed for promotion to Technical Sergeant. I was a Staff Sergeant that had been recognized as one of the best. I had fire wall 5 performance reports and had been Group NCO of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46

Denomination: Lutheran

Drifting Away From God

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 19, 2008

We drift away from God when we began to doubt God’s good intentions and believe that we need something more to be happy.

[I’ve taken some pointers in this sermon from Chapter 5 ’Drifting Away from God’ in Joseph Stowell’s book RADICAL RELIANCE.] You see, God did not hide from us. Man was the first to hide from God. • Man did not seek God. It was God who first sought man out. DRIFTING AWAY Tom cannot swim but ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible