Sermons on Coming:

Abc's Of Giving - Consecration Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 15, 2002

Are our offerings to God "sweet smelling aromas" to Him? Or are they something less?

The following sermon was used in conjunction with the book "Take God at His Word, Book 2: Expect a Harvest" written by Dr. Kregg Hood, Sweet Publishing (5750 Stratum Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76137) Dr. Hood has an excellent packet to go with this sermon series that would be well worth your ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A New Beginning

Contributed by Michael Hand on May 17, 2002

Purpose a "new beginning" for the Lord as we look at two areas in the Bible to help us improve our Christian walk using Saul and Jonah as examples.

A New Beginning Let’s talk about “new beginnings” this morning! The kind of “new beginnings” that really mean something. Starting fresh again...with a new awakening in your Christian walk. And why not! ...we’re still in the very first few weeks of an entire new year. To help show you ...and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pliability

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 5, 2002

Pliability is the quality of being supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking; it is the capacity to yield to others. God wants to create a masterpiece in your life as He seeks to bring you into conformity with the image of Christ.

PLIABILITY JEREMIAH 18:1-6 Pliability is the quality of being supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking; it is the capacity to yield to others. God wants to create a masterpiece of His workmanship in your life as He seeks to bring you into conformity with the image of His Son, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Fshs 20.02

Contributed by John Beehler on Nov 6, 2002

Invest in some long-term stock that will NEVER depreciate

FSHS 20.02 How many of you here invest in the stock market in some form? Bonds? Mutual funds? Own shares of some company? CDs? Okay, now let me ask those of you who have money in some form of investments: How many of you have made money this year? How many of you are pleased ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Remember The Rooster, Ed?

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 8, 2002

Our guilt eats away at us when our conscience will not let us rest.

REMEMBER THE ROOSTER, ED? Text: First John 1:9 Benjamin Franklin once said, " A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder, rest and guilt live far asunder". (Elanor Doan. Speaker’s Sourcebook. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1988, p. 68). Ivan Krylov once wrote, "Your guilt ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Denomination: United Methodist

240 - Strongest Man's Weakness - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Joel Vicente on Nov 9, 2002

Tore a lion with his bear hands, struck down thirty men, caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail, killed 1,000 men with a donkey’s jawbone. Is it Superman? Is it Spiderman? Is it Batman? No - it’s SUPER SAMSON! What stopped Samson can s

Sermon Study # 240 – STRONGEST MAN’S WEAKNESS – part 1 If Samson was a superhero – his introduction would sound something like this: Tore a lion with his bear hands, struck down thirty men, caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail, killed 1,000 men with a donkey’s jawbone. Is it ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Message From A Frustrated Writer Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on May 20, 2006

First in a series of sermons on Revelation. This is a first person sermon in which I portrayed John, the writer of Revelation, complaining that (1) nobody was reading my book, and (2) nobody who read it understood it.

I Am John – Frustrated Writer (This is a first person sermon. The more participation from the congregation, the better. I did this in period costume and remained outside the sanctuary until it was time for the sermon. After the other minister read the scripture, I allowed for a long, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:8-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Standing On The Promises

Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 22, 2006

A Father’s Day sermon about standing on and living out God’s promises.

“STANDING ON THE PROMISES” Gal. 3:15-29 INTRO – How are you at keeping your promises? We live in a society where promises are expected to be broken. Story of Harry, a dept. manager in a retail store. - Rising up corporate ladder. - Strong Xn. Lived his witness faithfully in front of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-29

Denomination: Baptist

Parenting With Purpose Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on May 24, 2006

A Mother’s Day sermon.

Introduction A man came home from work to find his house in chaos. His children were outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud. Inside the house, a lamp had been knocked over, the throw rug was wadded against a wall, and the living room was littered with toys and clothing. Dishes ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Answering Anger

Contributed by Dana Chau on Nov 20, 2003

Learn to resolve the emotion of anger

How many people in this room struggle with anger? Raise your hand. Some of you are thinking, I don’t struggle with anger; I let it out and get it out. Or, I don’t struggle with anger; I just don’t cooperate with the people I’m angry at. Or, I don’t struggle with anger; I never let it show. I ...read more

Denomination: *other

When Not To Give Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 24, 2003

Ananias & Sapphira died because of the way in which they gave their offering... what did they do wrong?

OPEN: (I opened with an old Camp Song which I sang at the beginning of the sermon) Ananias and Sapphira got together and conspired a plot to cheat the church and get ahead They knew God’s will but didn’t do it tried to cheat the Holy Spirit Peter prophesied and then they both dropped ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Fly In The Ointment (Life/Social Skills, Part One) Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 5, 2004

Developing the right life skills and social skills can make our lives so much richer, our friendships deeper, and our level of happiness higher.

A Fly in the Ointment (Ecclesiastes 10:1-10) 1. And sometimes problems occur at just the right time: (1) the pain bothers you or the fever spikes right when you are seeing the doctor (2) or take this news story: "A flight in the United States proved lucky for a British woman who suffered a ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The First Church Business Meeting

Contributed by David Wilson on Jan 6, 2004

Taken from our church’s verse by verse study of the book of Acts, this study covers Acts 6:1-7, the calling of the first deacons. It covers several issues such as the Care of widows, the need for church business meetings and pastoral leadership, as well

Grant Avenue Baptist Church 2215 Grant Avenue Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Phone 310-376-7890 Fax 877-248-2998 DAVID M. WILSON, Pastor THE FIRST CHURCH BUSINESS MEETING Acts 6:1-7 Verse 1 GROWTH PANGS In the early history of the church we quickly find a division between those who were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be A Successful Christian Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 6, 2004

The successful Christian life is not nearly as complicated as we try to make it...if only we’ll pick up one good habit!

How to be a Successful Christian Ps. 119 The successful Christian life is not nearly as complicated as we try to make it. If only we’d do 2 things: Read Bible/Pray And the one always leads to the other. Shocked was I to hear of a recent survey by Barna research group showing the avg. Pastor ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-176

Denomination: Baptist

Aroused Faith - Steps To Reviving The Promise Of God

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Jan 19, 2004

This sermon is about getting used to second best instead of the best that God has for us. See God for who He really is! God, the God of resurrection.

AROUSED FAITH THE STEPS TO A FRESH EXPERIENCE WITH GOD Genesis 17:1-27 The time lapse between chapters 16 and 17 of Genesis involve a period of approximately 13yrs. The central figure in these chapters is Abraham and his journey with God. Much had happened in his life, but the promised son Isaac ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-27, Genesis 17:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational