Sermons on Church Growth:

Qoph - Psalm 119:145-152 Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Apr 4, 2012

This simple, yet very profound prayer from the psalmist requests affirmation or confirmation that God hears his prayer and that God would simply save him…

QOPH March 28, 2012 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wed Bible Study Series Psalm 119:145-152 (HCSB) – 19 of 22 Qoph[K’off]–19th letter of theHebrew Alphabet Read/show ALL verses b4 verse by verse teaching… [ESV] 145With my whole heart I cry [out]; answer me, O Lord! I will ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:145-152

Denomination: Baptist

Pressing On To Possess That For Which Christ Jesus First Possessed Me

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 1, 2011

The inner motivation of our hearts must be a response to God's love and not any attempt to earn God's love.

Pressing on to possess that for which Christ Jesus first possessed me Phil 3:12-21 Feb 13, 2011 Intro: I don’t really consider myself a “runner”, though I guess that since I run most days on the treadmill for fitness I suppose I should. But I just don’t see myself that ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Holy Spirit At Work In The Old Testament Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 5, 2011

19 separate works of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament

The Holy Spirit at Work in the Old Testament Genesis 1:1-2 (Plus multiple Scriptures) Series: God’s Spirit at Work in Our World Sermon by: Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - March 22, 2000 *God’s Spirit is very much at work in our world, and He always has been. I found 19 works of the Holy ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is Big! Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 6, 2011

There is no equal to Jesus, the Son of the living God.

Title: Jesus is Big! Text: Matthew 17:1-9 Thesis: There is no one equal to Jesus, the Son of the living God. Epiphany series: Encountering Christ in Epiphany The last Sunday in Epiphany and it is known as Transfiguration Sunday. At Christ’s transfiguration God, once again as at his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

That You May Know Series

Contributed by Mark Nichols on Mar 7, 2011

Sermon #12 and the last one in the series Letters from John. In a world of muddled messages, it can be confusing what is certain. John desperately wants his readers TO KNOW three things! (John uses the phrase TO KNOW 5 times in 1 John 5)

TEXT: 1st John 5:1-15 TITLE: I write these things…THAT YOU MAY KNOW! SERIES: Letters from John TOPIC: Assurance OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, March 6, 2011 PROP.: #12 in the series of Letters from John, John writes to us THAT WE MAY KNOW and be certain of three things: 1. That ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Elder Son Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Mar 8, 2011

In this message, part 4 in series Return of the Prodigal, Dave turns his attention from the younger son to the older son.

The Elder Son The Return of the Prodigal, prt. 4 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers March 6, 2011 Part 4 today in our series called The Return of the Prodigal. We have spent the last three weeks looking at the younger son. Week 1 we focused on his leaving home. In weeks 2 and 3 we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:22-32

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Key To Peace Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 15, 2011

In the midst of all our worries and fears, how can we calm our troubled hearts?

“Setting Troubled Hearts at Rest: The Key to Peace” John 14:1 It’s time to take a little inventory. I’m going to ask you several questions. For each question answer, silently, whether your response is NEVER, SELDOM, FREQUENTLY, OR CONSISTENTLY. Here we go. First question: ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 15, 2011

We have as much of the Spirit of God within us as we clear out room of ourselves.

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Lent #1, March 13, 2011 Matt. 5:3 Intro: Welcome to the first Sunday in Lent, the season of preparation for Easter. While many of us like the idea of spontaneity, with its surprise and playfulness, we also recognize that the things in life that really are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Be Sure You're Eternally Secure (John 11:25-27)

Contributed by Bob Wilkin on Aug 3, 2010

Knowing for sure that you are eternally secure is not a matter of inspecting your behavior; it is a matter of taking the Lord Jesus Christ at His Word: "He who lives and believes in Me shall never die [spiritually]."

You Can Be Sure You’re Eternally Secure (John 11:25-27) Bob Wilkin www.faithalone.org Read John 11:25-27. For years I believed in heaven and hell and I was scared to death I was going to die and spend eternity in hell. Like most Americans, though I believed that Jesus died on the cross ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-27

Denomination: Brethren

Confidence Before God Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 3, 2010

1- We ask and God answers 2- God speaks and we obey 3- God sends and we receive

INTRO.- ILL. - A prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman, to the stand. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you Mr. Williams. I’ve known you since you were a young boy. And frankly, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:21-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Twenty-Fifth Hour

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Aug 4, 2010

God works in impossibilities often performing unbelievable miracles.

Joshua 10:6-15 KJV And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. [7] So Joshua ascended ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 10:6-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Blind

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 5, 2010

The gospel message is hidden from those who are spiritually blind.

Text: “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them” (2 Corinthians 4:3-4). When we talk to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Denomination: Christian Church

The Place For Us-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 17, 2010

Part 1 of 5. The beginnings of the heavens & the earth were handed down in God’s word. Man must be aware of the the scenario that surrounds the founding of his world. But how can we find our place in the world? The place for us is found in the...

The PLACE for US-I—Genesis 1:1-10 Attention/Need: Mankind without God, is plagued by... Loneliness(Relationships—personal, business) Hopelessness(Purpose; Direction; Meaning; Joy; etc. Insecurities-Losses(Job; Financial; Health—threat of cancer, disease, catastrophic illness; Weather; Stability; ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Kamikaze Series

Contributed by Chris Mccarthy on Aug 17, 2010

Jesus was a man on a suicide mission like no other. This sermon studies how it was (and still is) the last who understand it first.

Kamikaze Luke 18:31-19:10 Romans 5:7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. • Who would you die for? Would you die for your family? When Charlene Sanders drove home from a routine day of work April 28, the last thing she ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Free Refills Of His Victory Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 22, 2010

Why did John focus on Mary Magdalene’s viist to the tomb in his gospel? What was there about what she saw and what she believed that made her story so important to his story?

OPEN: I’m going to name 4 characters in a famous TV show and then I’m going to ask you to name that show. Ready? Bert and Ernie The Cookie Monster Big Bird Name that show! (Sesame Street). Now, how many of you remember a character from that show named “Mr. Hooper”? (a few hands were raised) ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18, John 20:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ