Sermons on City Not Forsaken:

The Truth About Beauty

Contributed by Martin Kim on Dec 30, 2004

Young people need to understand the importance of cultivating one’s spiritual beauty.

The Truth About Beauty In the summer of 1997, I went out to Salt Lake City, Utah, for what was the hardest summer of my life. I went out to colporteur. For eight hours a day, I was going from home to home knocking on doors, trying to get Mormons to buy Christian books. Selling chocolate would ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:30

Denomination: Adventist

Fire Or Funeral

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jan 3, 2005

The Christian heart is the Holy Spirit home so think and talk like the God of Elijah who answers by fire.

Luke 3:16: “John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water (he did not deceive them), but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose; he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.” In this scripture, we see three baptisms: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Saved From The Coming Wrath Series

Contributed by David Welch on Sep 8, 2004

Part 14 of the Romans series dealing with God’s ultimate judgment and demonstration of wrath against those who reject His Son.

Chico Alliance Church September 2, 2001 Pastor David Welch “Saved from the Coming Wrath” Romans 5:9 Review In this letter Paul answers the question, “How can a sinful man be reconciled with a holy God? It also answers a similar question, “How can the offender escape the wrath of the offended.” God ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Dead Man Walking Series

Contributed by Steven Dow on Sep 25, 2004

Part 2 in the series "Victory in Jesus." We must die to ourselves in order to have victory over sin and live for Christ.

DEAD MAN WALKING Victory In Jesus – Part 2 Galatians 2 September 26, 2004 Introduction: I was born and raised in the church. Ok, I was not literally born in a church. I was born in a hospital, but you know what I mean. Actually the day I was born my parents missed church because I was born on ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20-21

Da Vinci Code: Separating Fact From Fiction Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 21, 2006

Separating fact from fiction is not easy but it is necessary when it comes to the DaVinci Code.

Cracking the DaVinci Code: Separating Fact from Fiction 1 John 4:1-7 Rev. Brian Bill 4/23/06 My mom is an avid reader and a member of a book club. A couple years ago she read the DaVinci Code by Dan Brown and was deeply disturbed. She asked me some questions and I couldn’t answer them because I ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Baptism In The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on May 23, 2006

Act 1:8 is the book of Acts in a nutshell. It establishes both the theme and the outline of the whole book. Listen again to this awesome promise Jesus makes to His followers in that verse.

Baptism in the Holy Spirit Series: Book of Acts #5 Acts 1:4-8[1] 11-13-05 Intro Act 1:8 is the book of Acts in a nutshell. It establishes both the theme and the outline of the whole book. Listen again to this awesome promise Jesus makes to His followers in that verse. Acts 1:8 “But you will ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Charismatic

Christian = Plain Brown Wrapper

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 15, 2006

Choose your colors, just not plain brown.

Christian = Plain Brown Wrapper I preach at a local rescue mission and I used most of this message there one night. I wanted to warn them because desperate people are very vulnerable to deception in the name of Christ. I have added some verses because I want to approach the same subject but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

Killing Me Softly

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 17, 2006

Sanctity of Life Sunday-- Q & A on stem cells, cloning, euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide. Link included to formatted text, and PowerPoint Presentation.

God Love ‘em, pt. 2: “Killing Me Softly” Sanctity of Life Q & A Gen. 2:7 Q. What is a stem cell? A. A stem cell is a cell that has the potential to develop into different types of cells. Stem cells are the basic building blocks of the human body. In embryos, these master cells develop into the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:7

Denomination: Baptist

Resurrection Living Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 1, 2003

The object of this sermon is to ask folks to evaluate their lives to see if they are living the victorious resurrection life!

1 Corinthians Resurrection Living 1 Corinthians 16 August 3, 2003 Intro: A. [Condensed Viewpoint] Sally says to Charlie Brown, “We have to write a short piece for school that expresses our personal principles for life. So far I’ve written, ‘Who cares?’ and ‘Forget it.’” Charlie Brown says, “How ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-24, 1 Corinthians 15:50-58

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living In The Now Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Aug 5, 2003

Instead of living in the future, God wants us to live in the now in light of the future.

During the first Gulf War in 1990 and 1991 I noticed that many pastors in our communities changed their preaching during the conflict. No matter what they’d been preaching about prior to the conflict, it seemed like pastors throughout our nation decided that the conflict in Iraq would be a great ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Find Real Strength Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Aug 21, 2003

How to allocate strength from God so that we may live a holy life and build effective relationships with others.

How to Find Real Strength Ephesians 6:10-13 Open your Bibles to Ephesians chapter 6. Introduction: This morning I am starting a series entitled “Eight Essential Exercises for Building a Better Body.” Let’s face it, most of us could use a little body building. Most of us are undisciplined, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

Things That Go Together/Work Together

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 23, 2003

Things that go together/work together and will do a great deal of good if we let them.

INTRO.- Things that go together, work together, and often work well together. ILL.- Love and marriage. A horse and carriage. Hot dogs and picnics. Hamburgers and hot dogs. Baseball and hot dogs. Hot dogs and mustard. Hamburgers and French fries. Reading and writing. Food and fellowship. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:2-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Game Plan For Church Series

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Aug 26, 2003

A description of the strategy of a church committed to these three purposes: love God, love the church, love the Lost.

BE052503 WHAT AM I HERE FOR? 4. GAME PLAN FOR A PURPOSE DRIVEN When more than a million Allied soldiers gathered on British soil at the beginning of 1944, their mission was clear: Beat the Nazis. But how was that going to happen? Churchill’s idea was to storm the beaches of ITALY, not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Broken And Blessed

Contributed by Mike Hays on Aug 29, 2003

The law is the hammer of God to break us so that we will be empty of our confidence in ourselves and declare our dependence upon His grace and glory.

“Broken and Blessed!” Galatians 3:15-22 Our experiences shape us. For most of us, “experiences” rather than “truth” carry more weight in defining our understanding of life than anything else. We arrive at the conclusion that what we experience, through our eyes, is truth. As a result of this way ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Relevant Church

Contributed by Chuck Morley on Sep 2, 2003

What does it really mean when we hear that today’s church must be relevant?

A Relevant Church The other day I came home from work at the church a little earlier than usual. I went directly into the bedroom, sat down on the side of the bed, kicked off my shoes and out of habit, grabbed the remote control for the television. Automatically I punched in 2 numbers that ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal