Sermons on Children Of The Promise:

Baptism: A Better Bath Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 15, 2016

How can baptism do such miraculous things?

The world has been riveted by the news out of Ft. McMurray. That beast of a forest fire has altered the lives of thousands. What amazes me is how quickly events unfolded. Many still went about their business on a Tuesday morning—attending school, visiting friends, putting in another day at ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:37-39

Denomination: Lutheran

Seeing God Through The Eyes Of People

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 15, 2000

Each person who follows God has their own vision of who He is as they see Him with their own eyes and filters.

When Adoniram Judson graduated from college and seminary he received a call from a fashionable chuch in Boston to become its assistant pastor. Everyone congradualated him. His mother and sister rejoiced that he could live at home with them and do his life work, but Judson shook his head. ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Can Believe It?

Contributed by Patrick Lane on Dec 20, 2000

We often miss God because we only look in the expected places

Who could believe it? Who would have ever thought it would have come to this? Such a powerful and glaring historical spectacle, nothing has gone as it seemed…. All of the professionals and most of the amatures got this one wrong. In fact as I read the record, no one suggested at any time that ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Stupid Cupid And The Effect Of Love

Contributed by John Harvey on Feb 12, 2004

This message is how people look for love in places other than the place to find it. It is also how true love promotes faithfulness and forgivenss in our lives.

Stupid Cupid and the Effect of Love Intro: Society has a warped view of love and how it shows up in our lives. Often love is thought of as flowing from person to person. If you “Google” the word love, and you have to be very careful doing this, you will find all sorts of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:3-4, Ephesians 2:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

Who Am I?

Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Feb 25, 2007

We spend so much of our lives unsure of the answer to this question. If I don’t know who I am, then what I stand for and what I believe in are easily swayed by circumstances. Knowing who I am is critical to getting through life.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Amen. (Psalm 19:14) Who am I? … We spend so much of our lives unsure of the answer to this simple question. We look at ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Draw Near 1 Lessons From Mt. Horab Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 23, 2006

At Mt. Horeb God spoke to the Israelites; we learn that God’s central desire is personal connection to His People.

Drawing Near #1 Lessons from Mt. Horeb (Some ideas from Drawing Near, John Bevere) Exodus 19-20, 33, Deuteronomy 5 SCRIPTURE READING: Exodus 19:3-6 INTRODUCTION: Last summer … when I was on Sabbatical … I read a book called Drawing Near by John Bevere. The main thing I got from that time ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:28-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Know And Rely On God's Love

Contributed by Timm Meyer on May 10, 2005

EASTER 7(B) - We know and rely on God’s love for us as the love of God lives in every believer and the love of God lives through believers.

WE KNOW AND RELY ON GOD’S LOVE (Outline) 1 JOHN 4:13-21 - May 8, 2005 - EASTER 7 INTRO: On Mother’s Day there seems to be an extra feeling of love for one another Today we are go-ing to examine where all of this love starts. There is only source of love that really matters. That source and ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:13-21

Denomination: Lutheran

See The Glory Of The Lord

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jul 6, 2005

NATION - See the glory of the Lord: our Lord who listens and our Lord who provides.

SEE THE GLORY OF THE LORD (Outline) EXODUS 16:2-15 - July 3, 2005 - PENTECOST 7 / NATION INTRO: Seeing is believing. That statement implies it takes more than faith to be convinced of certain truths. The weatherman promises rain but seeing is believing. The Savior, Jesus rose from the dead. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:2-15

Denomination: Lutheran

Relationships Take Commitment Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Oct 28, 2007

How much risk have you taken in your relationship with God? In the final chapters of Ruth we learn how far and how anxious God is to have a relationship with us and what commitment he makes to us.

Every good relationship takes risk and commitment. Don’t you find that to be the case? If we never risk letting our true selves out there we will never have good relationships and if we don’t commit to those relationships in a meaningful and ongoing way we will not keep them. Certainly, every good ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Compelling Love Of God

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Oct 21, 2006

Does God’s love make any difference in our lives and in the way we live? It should. Do we just love a little, or are we dedicated and committed to loving others as God loves us?

Fred Craddock is a great preacher and a great story-teller, and one of the stories I’ve heard him tell had to do with a trip in which he and his wife went back to their native Tennessee. They drove up to a small restaurant in Gatlinburg. They were tired and hungry and still had miles to drive ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Twin Struggle Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 12, 2006

God’s promises never change.

Twin Struggle Text: Gen. 25:19-26 Introduction 1. Read Genesis 25:19-26 2. Illustration: Three men waiting in the room for expectant fathers waited for word on the arrival of their infants. Some while later a nurse comes in and announces to one of the men that his wife had just given birth ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:19-26

Denomination: Methodist

Positioned For Possession

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

We are called to possess not visit. How do we position ourselves to possess what God has for us?

“Positioned For Possession” Text: Deuteronomy 1:6, Joshua 3:11-14; 5:2-12 I. Opening It was the site of the original “Shock and Awe” campaign. Lightening. Thunder. Fire. Smoke. Trumpets sounding from the summit. The people were so terrified that they insisted that Moses stay between them ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Where Is The Love?"

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 20, 2006

Evangelistic sermon looking at John 3:16. Where is the love?

Where is the love? It was the American band the Black eyed peas who had the best selling hit of 2005 in the UK entitled "where is the love?" It real is the growing cry of people from all walks of life noticing the futility and horror of life not just globally but individually. More ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

It's A Small World...after All! Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 28, 2018

Our job as parents and grandparents is to create a desire in our kids for the things of God.

INTRODUCTION One of the things I love about the Bible is that it is so full of variety. Last week’s passage we were talking about God’s definition of marriage, a pretty deep subject. And in the very next passage before us today, we see Jesus loving on little children. If you’ve ever been to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

See God's Vision

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 30, 2002

Pentecost 23(WWIID #1) - Believers see God’s vision as they observe God’s grace and respond to God’s grace.

SEE GOD’S VISION Genesis 28:10-22 October 27, 2002 Genesis 28: 10-22 10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. 11 When he reached a cer-tain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

Denomination: Lutheran