Sermons on Church Culture:

Turning On Your Bulldust Filters

Contributed by Cameron Horsburgh on Mar 10, 2003

The smartest of us sometimes forget to question things we hear when they come from a source of apparent authority. It is the duty of all people to turn on our bulldust filters, especially when we are listening to our Christian leaders.

Introduction Time for a quiz! 1. The cells which make up the antlers of a moose are the fastest growing animal cells in nature. (True) 2. The planet closest to the sun is Mercury (True 3. Pi to three decimal places is 3.142 (True. Not 3.141—this is a rounding error) 4. The second General of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:10-15

Denomination: Holiness

What God Wants Us To Hear About Loving Our Neighbors

Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Mar 11, 2003

Who’s the real good Samaritan and what can we learn from him?

So often, people hear only what they want to hear. Take my father, for instance. He is actually deaf in one ear and hearing impaired in the other. However, he still hears only what he wants to hear. We call it “Selective Hearing Loss.” For instance, if you call for him, he often won’t hear you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Lutheran

Strength For The Desert Series

Contributed by Sue Richard on Mar 22, 2003

God’s command to remember the Passover Feast has significant applications for observing the Lord’s supper today.

STRENTH FOR THE DESERT Today we begin the first sermon from the fourth book of the Bible—Numbers. Numbers has 36 chapters and is divided into six major sections. We plan to develop one message from each section. The first section of Numbers (1-10:10) is filled with the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 9:1-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-32

Denomination: Brethren

When Good Goes Bad

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 30, 2003

What happens when something good goes bad? It happens all the time...so what do we do?

Welcome to the beginning of the New Year and our nine-month journey through the Old Testament. I want to encourage you to make a commitment to plug into one of the community groups that meet during the week and to complete the Growth Seeds, our daily devotional. The combination of Sunday ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Poor In Spirit, Rich In God's Kingdom Series

Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 2, 2004

Sermon one of a series through the beatitudes of Matthew chapter 5. Theme: God favors people who depend upon Him for their lives.

The Poorer the Richer Rev. Sean Lester January 4, 2004 Morning Service Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (ESV) Introduction: This is the first statement that Jesus makes in what we have come to call the Sermon on the Mount. As we begin this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith Vs. Stones, Trees & Servants Series

Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 7, 2004

Faith must be combined with servanthood.

Faith vs. Stones, Trees & Servants Luke 17:1-10 Luke 17:1-10 - Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. 2 It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gifts From A Child - Pt 1

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 14, 2004

Two gifts that kids give us are priorities and purpose.

(Overhead 1) Art Linkletter and Bill Cosby are right, “Kids do say the darnest things.” We never know what they are going to say and sometimes they say the most insightful, amazing, and even somewhat shocking things, especially this time of year when it comes to Jesus and the manger. In his book, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-38

Denomination: Church Of God

Walking With God, Like Noah Good For Your Health.

Contributed by John Gullick on Jan 22, 2004

A sermon that considers three important attributes required for a walk with God. Peace, price and place.

Walking with God, good for your health. Peace, price, place. GE 6:9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God. 10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. GE 6:11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:9-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Bank Of God

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Feb 2, 2004

Learn about God’s desire to provide and prosper you in this message about your heavenly checking account.

The Bank of GOD How to Use Your Heavenly Checking Account 10/01/03 I. Introduction A guy driving a Mini Cooper pulls up at a stoplight next to a Rolls-Royce. The driver of the Mini rolls down his window and shouts to the driver of the Rolls, "Hey, buddy, that’s a nice car. You got phone in your ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:2, Malachi 3:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tempted

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Feb 2, 2004

Everyone gets tempted. Where does it come from, how does it work, what can we do?

Tempted 1 Corinthians 10:13 I remember back in 1977, when I got my first new car, the price of unleaded gasoline was .60 per gallon. There was speculation in the media that the price would soon top $1. Well, being 20 years old and believing that I knew everything there was to know (like every 20 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Denomination: Baptist

Food That Cannot Satisfy Series

Contributed by Allen Hern on Feb 6, 2004

Learning to walk by faith is one of the most difficult and yet one of the most rewarding concepts of the Christian life.

 200404.ser “Food That Cannot Satisfy” CLBC Jan. 25/04 a.m. Subject: Faith Theme: Learning to walk by faith Passage: John 6: 22 - 27, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Time For A Fill-Up

Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Feb 11, 2004

If you came here today hungry and thirsty for the things of God; tired for the way you have been living, you are in the right place, because today your needs can be filled, and it is time for a fill-up.

February 1st. 2004 Let us pray Welcome...... God has been good to us? Has God done anything that makes you feel like shouting?....elaborate... Today is the first Sunday of Black History Month, and we are calling to remembrance what we have gone through over 350 years of history. Through out ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-21

Denomination: Church Of God

The Baptism Of Jesus

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 16, 2004

Second message on Matthew 3:13-17, this one focusing on the Baptism of Jesus.

The Baptism of Jesus Matthew 3:13-17 February 1, 2004 Introduction Last week I told you that I was having a hard time with coming up with a message for the passage in Matthew describing the baptism of Jesus. I said that it was tough because I wanted to make sure I wasn¡¦t just trying to throw ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

Spiritual Ultra-Runners

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 17, 2004

Have you ever wondered - "What’s the secret of sticking with it spiritually?" An examination of Paul’s secrets of spiritual endurance, discovering how we can have the endurance of an "ultrarunner."

SCRIPTURE READING: "For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at things which are seen, but at ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Holiness

God's Valentine

Contributed by Richard White on Feb 18, 2004

This week we celebrated Valentine’s Day. It is a day of celebration of Love. God showed us His love that day on a hill called Calvary.

God’s Valentine to Us 1JN 3:1 how great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ