Sermons on Common Interests:

Citizen Christian Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 5, 2005

What is our obligation to the world as alien residents?

INTRODUCTION „X SLIDE #2 „X Aliens in a strange land, strangers, citizens of heaven, children of God, saints, chosen ones, holy ones, beloved of God. „X These are but a few words the bible uses to describe the Christian. „X Many of these words paint what seems to be an impossible standard for a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:10-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Waste Or Worship?

Contributed by William Mouser on Mar 20, 2005

Mary’s annointing Jesus with expensive ointment was worship to Jesus and an outrageous waste to Judas. What does this tell us about the worship we offer, or how we evaluate others’ worship?

Sixth Sunday in Lent: Palm Sunday Readings: Isa. 52:13-53:12,;Psalm 24; Phi. 2:5-11; Matt. 26:1-16 Waste, or Worship? About seven years ago, my daughter Alexa went on a summer missionary trip. A local church here in town had organized a week-long project in which teenagers from this community ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Called To Be The Light Of The World

Contributed by John Hamby on May 31, 2005

In conjunction with being the Light of the World - (1) There is a Call to be Answered. (2) There is a Testimony to be Shared (3) Three is a Choice to Be Made and (4) There is a Purpose To be Considered.

“Called To Be the Light of the World” Matthew 5:14-16 This morning we started our two-part series on believer’s being the Salt of the Earth and the Light of the World. This morning we dealt with believers being “Called To Be the Salt of the Earth” and now this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Those Grumblin' Israelites

Contributed by Jyoti Banerjee on Jun 6, 2005

God took the Israelites out of Egypt into the desert. Why? So that he could mature them into the people He wanted them to be. Are we prepared for the desert in our own pilgrimage as Christians?

Those Grumblin’ Israelites: Pilgrims in the desert Intro I am not sure what your day has been like so far, but it cannot be going worse than the experience of Mathieu Boya. Boya was practicing his golf swing in a pasture adjacent to Africa’s Benin Air Base. With one swing of the golf club, a shot ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Avoiding Solomon's Slippery Slope

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 27, 2005

Perhaps the fall of Solomon is one of the most distressing stories in the history of mankind. Here was a man who started out well but finished shamefully. Fifteen points.

Avoiding Solomon’s Slippery Slope (I Kings 11:1-41) Disobedience has many biting consequences. No one’s life gives us a clearer picture of this principle than Solomon’s slippery decline. Perhaps the fall of Solomon is one of the most distressing stories in the history of mankind. Here was a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 11:1-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Here Comes Trouble!

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Aug 3, 2006

This is a sermon that teaches us the facts to remember when trouble comes our way.

Here comes trouble! 8/3/2006 2 Timothy 4:16-18 A young man in the Army was learning to be a paratrooper. Before his first jump, he was given these instructions. Jump when you are told. Count to ten and pull the ripcord. In the unlikely event your parachute doesn’t open, pull the emergency ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:16-18

Denomination: *other

Who Is This Person, Christ?

Contributed by Ricky Johnson on Sep 15, 2006

This sermon opens our thoughts to some possibilites of how the apostles and early church viewed Jesus, and the revelance for today.

Who is this person we call the Christ? “…on the way He asked His disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’” Have you ever given much consideration to this question? “And they answered Him, ‘John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’” What does this tell us ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-38

Denomination: United Methodist

Respond To The Christ Series

Contributed by Luskey Green on Sep 15, 2006

Responding to the power and authority of Christ is fundamental to becoming a disciple of Christ.

Introduction: Where do you go to church? What a common question! Have you really thought about the importance of this question? Does it really make any difference to anyone except you? Does it really matter whether you go to church or not? To whom does it matter? Is it an important enough ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Joy Of Forgiveness Ii

Contributed by Todd Riley on Nov 1, 2005

An exposition of Psalm 32

Islington Baptist Church July 24, 2005 Psalm 32 Scriptures: I John 1-2:2, Romans 5:1-11 The joy of forgiveness As people we spend of lot of time and money pursuing pleasure and joy. What sorts of things bring joy? WAIT FOR RESPONSES What is the typical “shelf life” of the joys that we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Father's Day

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Jun 6, 2006

Notice that one of the responsibilities of John the Baptist was to “turn the hearts of the fathers to the children.” If ever there was a time that this needed to happen it is now.

A few Sunday’s ago I passed out a piece of paper on in that asked 2 questions: (1) What is a Father or Dad?; (2) What does your Father or Dad mean to you? Seven people responded & I am going to let their responses help me preach my sermon today as we honor our fathers. Let me begin by reading ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pressing Toward The Mark Series

Contributed by Paul Marland on Jun 6, 2006

Message given to graduates encouraging them to keep their eyes on Christ. It demonstrates how God could transform a persecutor of the church into a preacher for Christ.

From Persecutor to Preacher Pressing Toward the Mark… Last week, we started a series on the Apostle Paul. If you will recall, prior to his conversion on the road to Damascus, Paul was one of the most feared person within the Christian church. He, being a Pharisee, sought to persecute this new ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-14

Denomination: Brethren

The Lights Of The World Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 8, 2006

Jesus taught of the POWER of the light, the PLACES of the light, the PUTTING OUT of the light, and the PURPOSE of the light. Link included to formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

The Lights of the World Matthew 5:14-16 Ye ARE the light of the world…Ye ARE the salt of the earth. In the original language these statements are in an emphatic tense, meaning it would not be wrong at all to say “you and you alone are…” [meaning Christians] The beatitudes were all about the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Then Woosh Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 24, 2006

Pentecost - Woosh and every thing changes, a church is formed, the message given. The world is influenced.

Then Woosh!!! Acts 2:1-13 Last week we started a series on Acts, we talked about Like and Thepholus and the ascension of Jesus. Chapter one has the disciples see Jesus leave telling them to wait in Jerusalem until they receive the holy Spirit. Peter holds an administrative board meeting where ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

The Words Of My Mouth

Contributed by Bryan Dill on Jun 25, 2006

The words we use don’t always have the effect we want. But, unfortunately, there are times when the words we use aren’t intended for noble purposes.

During the course of his sermon, a preacher wanted to emphasize the brevity of life. He took a long pause, then said, “Every member of this church is going to die.” But, to his ultimate surprise, a man in the back row responded to this statement with a big smile. Well, the evangelist was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:7-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wired To Explode Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 26, 2006

How is your life wired? Jesus paints a picture of God\’s character to show us how differently we are wired and how much we are in need of a Savior.

A few years ago I thought I was pretty smart. We were putting in a hot tub and some people said - you should have it installed by a professional. "I don’t need no professional!" I responded. Well, we got the thing in okay- after hefting it sideways and rolling it on some very flimsy hand trucks or ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:1-19

Denomination: Calvary Chapel