Sermons on Choices Prepare:

"What Every Young Person Should Know"

Contributed by Ken Harris on Jan 30, 2005

The purpose of this sermon is to teach the hearers to pay close attention to their parents as they try to prepare them for life’s challenges.

U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris CP Walker, Taegu, South Korea BIG IDEA: YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT THE MINISTRY OF PARENTING ISN’T EASY TO LEARN. REFERENCES: Proverbs 1:8-10 (MSG) Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:8-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Follow Me

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Sep 2, 2004

Did you know that God that is moving and doing things right now to prepare His Kingdom for you and I?

Text: Luke 9:57 thru 62 Prayer: This morning we have Good News. God is still on the Throne. Jesus is seated at His right hand, ever interceding on our behalf. Jesus will soon return to earth to declare His righteousness and take us to our new home in heaven. What a wonderful place that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sitting When You Should Be Standing

Contributed by William Crowder on Jun 10, 2003

There are many times we fail our Lord by sitting when he wants us standing, prepared for battle.

1)Peter sat down at the wrong time a)time of temptation b)when Jesus was being persecuted c)when he should have been praying 2)Peter sat down with the wrong crowd a)with unbelievers b)with those who were sinners c)with those who hated Jesus 3)Why did he sit down? a)because he was following along ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:54-62

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Time Is It?

Contributed by Billy Kryger on Oct 20, 2003

The coming of the Lord is imminent. We must do some things to prepare so as not be be ashamed when He comes.

INTRODUCTION: · Christ’s coming is 24 hours closer than it was yesterday at this time—“Now is our salvation nearer than when we believed”—V. 11 · We are wasting precious moments—“The night is far spent”—V. 12 · Christ could come today—“The day is at hand”—V. 12 · Wake up and smell the coffee!! · We ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Muslim Maze, Pt. 1

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 29, 2004

Learn the truth about the maze of Muslim theology. This series will properly prepare anyone to discern Islam’s errors.

“The Muslim Maze”, Pt. 1 Galatians 1:6-9 This study is not an attack on the Muslim, but a way to address the maze that a Muslim is put into once he or she submits to Muhammad’s so called revelations! We will expose their system of belief and unravel the tangled web that makes up Islam! To Begin ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Going The Distance

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Oct 5, 2010

We can go the distance and finish well, if we will prepare ourselves and keep the right focus throughout the race.

GOING THE DISTANCE Hebrews 12:1-3 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

This Mission: Not For The Faint Of Heart

Contributed by Tom Bartlett on Dec 30, 2009

This sermon is in preparation for a large evangelistic campaign we did in 2005. It’s an encouraging, motivational message on faith.

OUTLINE THIS MISSION: Not for the faint of heart Preparing for HGHF March 5, 2006 – Pastor Tom Bartlett When Courage And Faith Collide Ask: 1. Lord is this what you really want? • Know that God will always confirms His Word. Joshua 5:13-15 (NLT) “When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

Anticipatory Pain And Suffering Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 15, 2008

Christians may experience pain and suffering just because we are Christians... and knowing that, we prepare for it.

Title: Anticipatory Pain and Suffering Text: I Peter 4:12-19 Thesis: Christians may experience pain and suffering just because we are Christians. The Series: This is the sixth message in a Lenten Series: Knowing Christ through Pain and Suffering. The Apostle Paul wrote, I want to know ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Good Is The Dirt In Your Life?

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 30, 2007

Jesus teaches in this parable about the SOWER, the SEED, the SOIL, and the STATE you are in. Is the soil of your heart prepared?

Matthew 13:1-9 How Good is the Dirt in Your Life? Introduction - My wife and were enjoying a cruise on a recent vacation. At the dinner table that second evening, that dreaded question came up regarding my occupation. (Now I am not ashamed of being a minister, but telling people I am a minister ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Heart God Uses

Contributed by Randy Hamel on May 15, 2008

This message looks at Cornelius in Acts 10; his heart was a prepared heart because God heard his prayers.

Message ‘The Heart God Uses’ Acts 10:30-43 (NIV) May 4, 2008 o There was a pastor who had a parrot. All the parrot would say was, “Let’s pray, let’s pray.” The pastor tried to teach him to say other things but to no avail. He learned that one of his deacons had a parrot. The parrot would only say, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:30-43

Judgment Is Coming Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 25, 2008

This is the first sermon in a series. This sermon deals with God’s judgment...what is it and how do we prepare for it.

Sermon for CATM – May 25, 2008 - Recovering the Meaning of Our Sacred Words: Judgment A priest and a rabbi were standing by the side of the road holding up signs. The rabbi’s read, "The End is Near!" The priest, on the other side of the road, held up a sign which read, "Turn before it’s too ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 6:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Crisis Managers

Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 22, 2007

How often are we caught unawares by circumstances out of our ignorance. Are we prepared for the Lord’s coming?

CRISIS MANAGERS LUKE 12:39-40 “But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he could not have let his house be broken into. You must also be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” A member in the church was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:39-40

Denomination: Pentecostal

Going On Ahead Of Christ

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012

Jesus sends us out into the world ahead of Him to do His work, preparing unbelievers to receive Him.

“After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go” (Lk. 10:1). In every generation, Jesus appoints men to go forth and prepare the way before Him. Surely Jesus could do the work Himself—indeed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

Journey To The Manger, Part 1

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Dec 18, 2011

The birth of the Savior, the Messiah, the redeemer of the world, took the kind of supernatural preparation that only God could have accomplished!

The Journey to the “Manger” part 1 I was thinking about the Christmas story this week and how everything took place, in the town of Bethlehem. Along with the miracle of the story, I couldn’t stop thinking about the miracles of the journey, That had to come about and to take place, all to get ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Seven Last Plagues Series

Contributed by Martin Holland on Mar 6, 2013

In Chapter 15 of Revelation we see the preparation of the last seven plagues that will be poured upon the world in the great tribulation.

The Seven Last Plagues Revelation 15:1-8 As the tribulation comes to a close John visualizes the kingdom of God to come in all of His glory. In the last several chapters we have studied the workings of the satanic trinity and its influence on the world that will eventually lead to the final ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 15:1-8

Denomination: Baptist