Sermons on Columns Of Smoke:

Story 24 Kingdom Treasure Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 2, 2014

Jesus' priority in his ministry was the Kingdom of God. This lesson focuses on the value and power of the kingdom.

1. Thy Kingdom Come Astronaut James Erwin is one of but a few men to walk on the moon. As he stood upon the lunar landscape and looked up at the earth, he prayed for the first time in his life. He thought about the strife among nations, poverty, hunger, and rampant evil; and he thought to himself: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Let Silence Speak.....

Contributed by Samuel Chandar on Sep 14, 2014

God speaks; more so in His Silence.....

LET SILENCE SPEAK….. In 1 Kings 18 we find Israel in its pits. The people have broken their covenant with the Lord. The altars have been torn down. The Lord’s prophets decimated and Baal elevated as God of Israel by Ahab and Jezebel. It is at this juncture that a prophet of God, a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

Hope When A Loved One Dies

Contributed by Don Schultz on Oct 31, 2014

What's the world missing? Hope. Jesus gives us hope in the most hopeless of situations - death.

Chapel Monday Nov 10 I'm starting to wonder if one of the Devil's ultimate goals is that you would have no hope. The reason I'm starting to wonder this is because our culture is showing more and more evidence of being a place where people have no hope. We have money, we have technology, we have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Community & Relationships

Contributed by Rev. Mark Davis on Dec 1, 2014

Be a light in a world that is searching for God but doesn’t realize it. Be engaged in people’s lives.

Community – Relationships We live in a world where friendships and family relationships can be difficult. There are stresses and personality conflicts that seem to rip through friends and families and no one knows how to fix them. Well stay tuned because I have the answer for you. A study ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:4-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

"All Things New"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 26, 2014

A sermon for the New Year.

"All Things New" Revelation 21:1-6 I searched and searched the internet through hundreds of predictions for the coming New Year and here is a top-ten list of what is predicted to happen in the year 2015: # 10. Language Differences will Disappear. * according to what I found, through "some kind ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

Hell

Contributed by James R. Rice on Feb 4, 2014

The preaching of hell is not a popular subject and the modernist preacher and church have eliminated all such preaching from their pulpit. However silent they may remain about hell, hell still exist and people every day are dying and going to hell.

HELL MATTHEW 18:7-9 A. A preacher had just finished preaching a strong Bible message on hell. A church member said to him, “Don’t you know that the more up-to-date preachers have taken hell out of the Bible?” The preacher said “They may have done that, but the trouble is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

Four Paths To Happiness--Two Are Dead-Ends

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 9, 2014

Of the four roads supposed to lead to happiness, two are dead-ends--the pursuit of pleasure and the pursuit of honor and power--but the paths of service and union with God actually get us there.

Seventh Sunday in Course 2014 Our family has for several years tried each February 2, or thereabouts, to watch the Bill Murray film, “Groundhog Day.” For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, the movie follows Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a weather forecaster for a 2nd rank TV ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Catholic

Kingdom Investments And Rewards Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 13, 2014

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Kingdom Investments and Rewards

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Kingdom Investments and Rewards Luke 19:11-27 April 11, 2010 I want to talk to you today about kingdom investments and rewards. God gives all of us one life to live and expects us to live a life of faith and a life of faith is one of risk and reward. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:11-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Solid Faith: Best Way To Avoid The Slippery Slope Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 17, 2018

The road to deeper faith comes through contemplating the Word, the discipline God sends our way or allows, and faithful perseverance. This deeper faith helps us resist the "slippery slope."

Solid Faith: Best Way to Avoid the Slippery Slope (Hebrews 12:1-17) 1. A mother asked her son, “What did you learn about or do in school today?” Son replied, “We studied explosives and even made some.” “Really?” the mom responded. “And what will you do at school tomorrow?” The boy answered, “What ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Getting Ready To Meet God Lesson 15 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 28, 2017

What God wants us to become.

A. HOW TO GET READY TO MEET GOD – EXODUS 19: 1-5 1. God gave Moses an invitation to know Him. “The Lord called . . . out of the mountain” (19:3). “Be still and know that I am God” (Ps. 41:10). 2. Geographical prayer. Go to the places where God likes to reveal ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 19:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Attempting Newness With New Year Resolutions

Contributed by Leo Samuel D G on Apr 25, 2017

In general, new year resolutions become old in a few days and we are back with our old routines. This sermon focuses on how to stand firm in our resolutions 1. Dependence on God 2. Creating the apt environment and 3. Perseverance.

Introduction: Another year has ended. Though there were many sweet moments, there were also bad moments of missed opportunities, broken relationships, etc. We started the year 2016 with an aspiration to achieve great things (resolutions) and started running very hard, but soon we lost track and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:8, Philippians 4:13, Mark 9:27, Ephesians 6:10-12

Denomination: *other

The Drug Addicts Fate

Contributed by Sheryln Miller on May 20, 2017

How will Jesus judge drug addicts? Will He say depart from me I never knew you because they wasted their lives pursuing empty pleasures?

There are many Christians hooked on prescription drugs. Some are hooked on pain medication, some are hooked on anti-depressants and alcohol. I know there are Christians who legitimately need pain medication and anti-depressants but there are some who don’t need them or need as much they are using. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be Sure To Obey All That Is Written.

Contributed by Brad Warne on May 17, 2018

Using the biblical account of Joshua ch 7 & 8 I tell the story of the battles of Jericho and Ai and use them to show us how important it is to obey God's commands.

Imagine you’re one of the Israelites in the OT times. (You tell this like a 1st person story) • You’ve seen the transition from the trusted wise leader, Moses to the new, untested leader Joshua • You’ve crossed the Jordan river while it’s been in full flood by following the priests who walked into ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:8-9

Do You See What I See?

Contributed by Ronnie Smith on May 19, 2018

The could not recognize Jesus. WHy?

Do you see what I see? Luke 24: 13 now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Longer Orphans Series

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Jan 1, 2018

The Risen Christ empowers us to change. The change of condition demands a change of conduct.

Researching your family tree can be a fun and rewarding hobby. For one Minnesota man, it was a life-changing experience. Marty Johnson knew he was the product of two young college students who had a brief affair. Neither parent was prepared to deal with raising a child, so Johnson was given up for ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:4-7

Denomination: Other