Sermons on Choices By Children:

Crime And Punishment Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 19, 2008

This sermon examines briefly how Jesus would vote on crime and punishment, including capital punishment.

Scripture Each week Kevin Tunell was required to mail a dollar to a family he’d rather forget. They sued him for $1.5 million but settled for just $936, to be paid a dollar at a time. The family expected the payment each Friday so Tunell would not forget what happened on the first Friday of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Getting Where You're Going Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on May 31, 2008

Are we prepared for the journey that awaits us?

In his book, Gentle Thunder, Max Lucado tells the story of Sir John Franklin. It was 1845 in England. In 1845, America was at the beginning of what was called “Manifest Destiny.” That was the idea that we were destined to explore and inhabit and eventually annex the west. While we were ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 8:21-32

Denomination: Baptist

Plugging Into The Power Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jun 19, 2008

How do we access the power of the Lord in our lives?

We have seen some incredible miracles in our church over this past year. Now, even in the midst of the miracles God is doing though, there are still difficult things going on in society at large, in the church as a whole, and in people’s individual lives. There are all kinds of things ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fearing Fear

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 15, 2010

Delivered 1986. Fear is often a self-fulfilling prophecy, based on our image of a vengeful God. But challenging God is faith-filled, and His response is Jesus, who experiences all that we experience.

The trouble with preparing sermons in a series that lasts several weeks is that I am never quite sure whether I am the only one who knows where we are in that series. I am never quite sure whether you see just four sermons, or maybe you only attend two of the four weeks, or whether you sit with ...read more

Scripture: Job 3:20-26

Denomination: Baptist

Making The Most Of A Bad Situation

Contributed by Larry Wise on Mar 21, 2010

How to handle trials, unfairness and inustice

Making the Most of a Bad Situation I Peter 2:18-25 ILL.- On Veterans Day a Boulder, Colorado, man parked his car in a metered area. Noting a sign saying “Sundays and Holidays Excepted,” he didn’t put in a coin. But his car was ticketed, and he went to city hall to ask why. It ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Consequences Of Unforgiveness

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Mar 24, 2010

A sermon examining the danger of unforgiveness.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF UNFORGIVENESS Philemon 1:4-7 (Antioch Baptist Church: Sunday Morning June 29th, 2025) One Sunday during his sermon, a preacher asked the congregation how many are willing to forgive their enemies. They all raised their hands except for one elderly lady in the back pew. ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

Divisions In The Church Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 16, 2011

In today's lesson we are urged to heal the divisions in the church because they are contrary to the unity that exists in Christ's body.

Scripture Today we continue studying The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. In our first lesson we looked at the salutation of 1 Corinthians (1:1-3). Then, in our second lesson (last week) we looked at the thanksgiving of 1 Corinthians ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Spiritual Disciplnes Series

Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jan 16, 2011

Looks at the type of community God wants us to be from a biblical perspective. Is the vision for your church biblical, are we moving in the right direction? Is our teaching biblical? Is our prayer life vibrant? do we welcome the stranger into our home?

South Perth Baptist Church Vision for 2011 The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme is a pipeline and dam project which delivers water to communities in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields, particularly Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. The project was started in 1896 and was completed in 1903. Taking 7 ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

Fan Or Follower - The Specifics Of Following - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jan 23, 2011

What does it look like to follow? What do we do?

The Specifics of Following - Part 2 Mark 2:13-3:6; Matthew 7:21-23 Pharisees say following is about following the rules Following the rules leads to pride Following the rules leads to death Jesus says following is about following in Relationship Following in Relationship leads to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Yoke Will Be Destroyed!

Contributed by Mark Croskey on Jan 23, 2011

This sermon deals being free from everything and everybody who yoked you and allowing you to experience the greatness that God has placed inside of you

AND THE YOKE WILL BE DESTROYED ISAIAH 10:24-27 Isaiah here speaks to the children of Israel reminding them that the Assyrians were only able to oppress them because God allowed it. This makes it helpful for me to understand that there is nothing that happens in my life by accident. That nothing ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 10:20-27, Isaiah 10:27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Wholly Devoted Tongue Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 23, 2012

Having learned about having a wholly devoted mind and heart, we now address what it means to have a wholly devoted tongue.

Introduction: A. If your tongue has ever gotten you into trouble, then please raise your hand. 1. Turn to your neighbor and say, “I’m not surprised!” 2. We are not surprised, because it happens to all of us. 3. All of us have had the experience of saying something, and then ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Study On Revelation 13 Series

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 24, 2012

An easy-to-read and easy-to understand study on Revelation 13.

Through studying the bible, we know that there were several rulers named Caesar. Starting with the first Caesar, and continuing to the last Caesar, the Israelites were made to worship them. This was more of a way to stir up feelings of patriotism to Caesar number 1 rather than really worship him ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 13:1-18

Denomination: *other

The Victory Begins Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 26, 2012

More eternal truth from Esther’s trouble: 1. Esther’s vital request (vs. 1-3). 2. The king’s righteous rage (vs. 3-7). 3. Haman’s desperate reaction (vs. 7-8). 4. Haman’s terrible reaping (vs. 9-10).

For Such a Time as This Part 7: The Victory Begins Esther 7:1-10 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - July 1, 2012 BACKGROUND: *Five hundred years before Christ, Esther the orphan and secret Jew was chosen to be queen of the Persian Empire. Esther was put there by the invisible Hand ...read more

Scripture: Esther 7:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Living The Life Given Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 26, 2012

We like to think about what life would be like if only our conditions changed. What we need to be thinking about is how to live well with the conditions already given.

Introduction What would you change about your condition if you could? You know that if you changed, then you would be able to get closer to God and to serve him better. Would it be your job? Getting out of school? Perhaps you would like to change your very body – be taller or shorter, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living In The End Time Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 26, 2012

What does it mean to live as though the end is near?

Introduction There is a knock at your door. You open it; two strangers inform you they have a message to pass on to you. The event has occurred. Reality as people have known it has changed, and the events that lead to an inevitable destiny have now been set in motion. The question for you is, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:25-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed