Sermons on Compelled:

Surviving Home When Home Is Where The Hurt Is

Contributed by Jeff Seaman on Apr 20, 2001

How can youth survive there home when there home hurts

HOW TO SURVIVE A BROKEN HOME Isaiah 57:18 Pastor Jeff Seaman Have you watched the new hottest show SURVIVOR? High TV rating, people are really into survivors and how will make it. Why is this show such a success? It was different, it was new, but I think that people tried to imagine themselves ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 57:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Hope Of Healing Is A Healing Hope

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 22, 2001

The outline is origional but the meat could use a some work

The Hope of Healing is a Healing Hope, Mark 5:25-34 Eric A. Snyder, Minister Farwell Church of Christ Sept 30, 2001 A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though they were a very large ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prepare For Persecution

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 29, 2002

Have you ever noticed how much the Bible teaches about suffering for the cause of Christ? Are you ready to walk with Jesus through the valley of suffering in order to receive a crown of life? Let’s get ready.

Preparing for Persecution A couple of years ago we had a bad wind storm and afterward, as Jenny and I walked around our block we saw where a huge tree had fallen on top of a neighbor’s van. The van looked like a new one, but it was totaled by the tree. There were lots of other big trees in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15, Acts 7:1-60

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Story Of Christmas

Contributed by Emil Boniog on Dec 17, 2003

From the story of Christmas, I learned practical lessons about SOVEREIGNTY, SOUL-MATE, SUBMISSION, AND SELF-SACRIFICE.

THE CHRISTMAS STORY Luke 2:1-20 The play we just watched is called “The First Noel.” Of course, “Noel” is the name of the boy in the play. However, the word noel has its origin in the French language and it means Christmas. So, the “first noel” means the first Christmas. I saw two dominant ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Other Must Come Second Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005

God first, then must come others.

Last week, we talked about that as we respond to God’s call to go and change the world that we need to have a relationship with God as our first priority in whatever we do. We first talked about what it looked like. We said that it starts by putting in the time and effort to get to know God. By ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Run To Win

Contributed by Jason Jones on May 23, 2011

Exposition of 1 Corinthians 9 regarding do you run to win? Are you in the Christian life to spectate? Is your Christian life just flailing along in laziness, flabbiness, outta shape, and without clear purpose?

Text: 1 Cor 9:23-27, Title: Olympic Glory, Date/Place: NRBC, 5/15/11, AM Opening illustration: Tell a story or two about Camp Jubilee, maybe Erika and the suit of armor, and some others, but finish with the story of Aaron climbing the mountain with his prosthetics. Background to passage: On the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Your Adversary Fell Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007

First of A 4 WEEK STUDY ON THE PERSON AND WORK OF SATAN AND HIS FALLEN STATUS. Wherever these themes are: ADVERSARY, PRIDE, DARKNESS, LIES, Satan is.

I SAW SATAN FALL! Series 1. YOUR ACCUSER FELL Luke 10:17-20 (18) The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. THE CONTEXT: 1) Immediate picture: 70-72 sent out to spread the message that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:17-20

Denomination: Methodist

Show Your True Colors: Raise Your Flag

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jun 30, 2004

I spend a lot of time talking about the picture of the marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima during WW2, history’s most reproduced photograph. And then talk about the importance of raising the flag of our faith.

Sermon preached by Pastor Larry C. Brincefield on July 4, 2004 Title: Show Your True Colors: Raise Your Flag or “Raising the Flag of Faith” Text: Matthew 5:16 Introduction 1. Vexillology is the study of flags… • I don’t know about you…but that’s a new word for me… • I learned it this week ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:16

Denomination: Nazarene

Knowing The Furture Has Responsibility

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Mar 4, 2006

The Transfiguration Of Our Lord, Series B

The Transfiguration of our Lord February 26, 2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, on this last Sunday in the season of Epiphany, we recall how Peter, James and John were given ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Be Obedient Evangelize

Contributed by Ladonna Omobude on Mar 30, 2006

Evangelisim is not an option it is a command. It is your choice to obey or rebell.

Be Obedient To Jesus Last Command. There Is A Cultural Mandate To Evangelize Presented to Peoples COGIC by Sister LaDonna Omobude WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT AGENDA: I. What is Evangelism? II. Why should we evangelize? III Why we don’t evangelize IV. The three types of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Shall We Smite? Two Swords?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 17, 2006

We must address this question: SHALL WE SMITE? Or What are we going to do with our swords? We do not need to be in bitter contention, debate, argue, fuss, there is a better way. Shall we smite? No, feed them!

SHALL WE SMITE? TWO SWORDS! WE HAVE TWO SWORDS! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH OUR SWORDS? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I did this lesson in two parts. I have two swords and a plastic ear that I use in this lesson. I. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF AN EYE FOR AN EYE? WE LIKE THAT! UNLESS ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:17-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Go Fish

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Apr 25, 2006

You may have a million things going on in your life from sports, family, work and other various activities, but what happens when Jesus gets into your boat?

Ever had a long and hard day of work and all you can think of is getting home? You finally walk through the door of your house and all you can think about is getting into something comfortable, sitting in your favourite chair and relaxing. You grab a drink, a snack and you plop yourself down in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Christ Is Lord

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on May 10, 2006

Jesus is Lord of all. His starus was clearly evidenced in His exaltation in which the Father bestowed on Him the name this is above all names.

Christ The Lord Text: Philippians 2:5-11 Opening: If you lived on one particular part of the Florida coast during the last twenty-five or so years, you might well have witnessed this scene. The sun is setting like a gigantic orange ball. It’s a cool evening on a vacant, isolated stretch of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In The Mud Or Under The Blood

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on May 15, 2006

The question is not, "What are you building" as much as "What Are You Building On?"

"IN THE MUD OR UNDER THE BLOOD" MATT. 7:24-29 Mat 7:24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock. Mat 7:25 And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it did not fall, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Baptist

Our Purpose: Fellowship Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jun 8, 2006

Fellowship is a commitment to Christ and to one another.

Our Purpose: Fellowship Text: Acts 2:42; Phil. 1:5; Eph. 4:2-3 Introduction 1. Read Acts 2:42 2. Illustration: When Pliny was governor of Bithynia, he wrote a most interesting letter to the Roman Emperor Trajan, asking why Christians were being exterminated, and added: "I have been trying to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Denomination: Methodist