Sermons on Childish Things:

No Such Thing As Secret Faith

Contributed by Sam Peters on Mar 1, 2007

A youth devotion and contemporary message regarding faith and works from James.

No Such Thing as Secret Faith James 2:14-26 14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

The Number One Thing

Contributed by Sam Peters on Mar 1, 2007

A contemporary devotion about priorities.

The #1 thing In the movie City Slickers, Mitch (Billy Crystal) is on a Baby Boomer cattle drive in search of the real meaning of life. In one scene he is out riding with the gritty trail boss, Curly (Jack Palance). Curly realizes why Mitch is on the trip and confronts him with it. When Mitch ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Doing One Thing

Contributed by Darrell Jones on Jan 8, 2005

The secret to success is to find our true calling in life and pursue it with all our heart. We always find time to do what is important to us.

Doing One Thing Psalms 27:4 Phillipians 3:13 In business, Orville Redenbocker sought to do one thing and to become the best at it. He cultivated the best popcorn, studied on the best methods of popping and packaging, years after his death his popcorn still noted as being the best. As a small ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Just One Thing

Contributed by David Seeley on Jan 15, 2005

There are several places in God’s Word where the need of the hour came down to just one thing. Take a look at them with me and may God bless you.

Text: Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. Paul, the Apostle, is telling us here what one thing he intends to do. Before we examine his goals I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13

Denomination: Holiness

Strange Things Happen

Contributed by James Thomas on Jun 2, 2007

The presence of Jesus will make a change in your life.

Strange Things Happen Pastor James Thomas jr. House Of Judah Ministries (MARK 10:46-52) This morning we find ourselves visiting the gospel according to Mark, John Mark who is referred to in the bible as Mark. Mark was a Companion of Peter. Mark also recorded what Peter preached while in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Baptist

The Hardest Thing Of All

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 2, 2007

When Peter and his friends left their nets to follow Jesus, it wasn’t just nets they left. It was the hardest thing of all.

THE HARDEST THING OF ALL Luke 5:1-11 (NIV) 1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, 2 he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Hardest Thing In The World

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Feb 5, 2007

The hardest thing in the world is to consider suffering and trials a gift from God.

The Hardest Thing in the World James 1:1-4 February 4, 2007 Have you ever felt like you’d been body slammed by life? I remember Christmas vacation of my sophomore year in high school. For some reason, the wrestling coach decided that we needed to practice. We practiced for 3 or 4 days of that ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

The 1 Essential Thing Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Feb 5, 2007

Third in a six-part series on the life of faith as seen in the person of Abraham

We have questions. God has answers. It is what we do with the answers God gives that makes the difference in our lives. Genesis 15 is effectively one extended, spirited conversation between God and Abram, punctuated by one crucial conclusion that forms one of the lynchpins of Bible theology when ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

It's A Soul Thing Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 10, 2007

Man was not created to be either strictly material or spiritual. He is only complete when the material and spiritual are united in a living soul.

1. Man was made with a material body 2. Man was made with an imparted spirit 3. Man was made to be a living soul Have you ever seen any of the old Puritan sermons? They were amazing. They would preach for over an hour. And many of their sermons would have dozens of points. The sermon this ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

In All Things Rejoice

Contributed by Virginia Tate on Feb 12, 2007

Why and how do we rejoice and give thanks?

In All Things Rejoice, Pray and Give Thanks 1 Thessalonians 5:16-5:18 Why and how do we rejoice and give thanks? As I share the word of God with you, I pray that you and I may experience “being Spirit filled.” Actually I am very confident that we would experience that as we pay all our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Philippians 1:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All Things Revealed

Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Dec 30, 2004

Payday is coming.

ALL THINGS REVEALED LUKE 12:2-3 I. INTRODUCTION NOTHING ESCAPES THE EVER WATCHFUL EYES AND THE ETERNAL MIND OF HIM WHO IS SOVEREIGN. GOD HEARS ALL, KNOWS ALL, AND SEES ALL. YES MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, MANY HAVE DONE, ARE DOING, AND SHALL DO THINGS IN THE DARK THAT SHALL BE BOUGHT TO THE LIGHT, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:2-3

Denomination: Baptist

This Thing Called Faith Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005

What is faith?

Tonight I want to talk about this thing called faith! I mean, what the heck is it? We hear it talked about all the time. Married couples are supposed to remain faithful. Church tells us to be men and women of faith. Even the Boston Red Sox motto for the year is, “Keep the Faith.” But do we really ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All Things In Common

Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 1, 2008

The pressures of persecution brought the early Church closer together and closer to God. If we allow the pressures of our life to be redeemed by God then they will draw us closer as well!

All Things In Common, Acts 2:38-47 Introduction It happened at the noonday luncheon of the local Rotary. The dishes had been cleared away, and the meeting had been called to order. After the reception of new members and the introduction of visitors, the chairman asked who of those present ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38-47

Denomination: Christian Church

The Only Thing That Matters Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Sep 5, 2007

The centrality of the cross. Our works, deeds and actions do not make us righteous. It is only in the cross of Christ that we can boast.

The Only Thing that Matters Galatians 6:11-18 Galatians 6:11-12 (NLT) Notice what large letters I use as I write these closing words in my own handwriting. [12] Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised are doing it for just one reason. They don’t want to be persecuted for teaching ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Things Of All Series

Contributed by Lito Sacatropiz on Sep 11, 2007

THE GREATEST THINGS OF ALL

THE GREATEST THINGS OF ALL John 3:16 "God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die." I THE GREATEST GIFT The greatest gift of God to humankind is JESUS and he is the only man and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God