Sermons on Complaints:

Of Offerings And Relationships Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 12, 2012

Cain and Abel’s story demonstrates the power of offerings to reveal relationships and invite or reject God’s greatest blessings.

(Thanks to Dr. Roger Thomas for ideas for this lesson from his sermon on Genesis 4: "I Did it My Way") We began a series on offerings, sacrifices and God’s blessings last week. This morning we will look at the first offerings mentioned in scripture and how things turned out with that. Genesis 4 ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Story: A Praying Mother, A Listening Prophet, And A Disobedient King

Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 16, 2015

In the stories of Hannah, Samuel and Saul, we learn three important keys to prayer: Never give up, listen to God’s voice, and walk in obedience.

THE STORY #10: A PRAYING MOTHER, A LISTENING PROPHET AND A DISOBEDIENT KING INTRO TO TOPIC: First Samuel takes place right after the story of the Judges and Ruth. • Samuel was the final judge, but he also served as a priest and a prophet. • This was the transition to the time of the kings. THE ...read more

Denomination: *other

The Easiest Yoke We Can Carry

Contributed by Craig Condon on Nov 9, 2015

As we come together to worship every week, we admit our hunger for God. God sees our emptiness and feeds us the choicest food, the flesh and blood of the one who invites us today to take his yoke upon us and learn from him for he is meek and humble.

Have you ever noticed that there are always some people who can never be satisfied or happy with anything? Jesus did, and in our Gospel reading from Matthew this morning he compared the people of his day to children who can’t be satisfied by any game or activity, whether it is festive or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:16-30

Denomination: Anglican

Which Way

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Nov 13, 2015

Finding the way to God. Learning from experience.

WHICH WAY Scripture: John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” I. LOOK TO EXPERIENCE A. The way is known by the more experienced. The ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Defeat Of Depression

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 19, 2015

Let's talk about the lot, the lamenting and the Lord of the depressed (Material adapted from Bill Kirk at: https://billkirk.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/victory-over-depression.pdf)

HoHum: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. SAD starts in the fall (right now) and continues into the winter months. Know of one woman who has dementia that suffers from ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 102:1-27, Psalm 102:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In With The New Self (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Jordan Muck on Oct 11, 2016

An exegetical approach to Colossians 3

Message Outlines Week 1: Colossians 3:1-4 Focused on What’s Above Week 2: Colossians 3:5-11 Out With the Old Self Week 3: Colossians 3:12-17 In With the New Self (Part 1) Week 4: Colossians 3:12-17 In With the New Self (Part 2) Series: Colossians Week: Four Passage: Colossians ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

My Month Of Re-Engineering My Home

Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 1, 2014

This month I want you to re-engineer your home. Find ways to improve your relationship with someone in your home. Make things happen. Re-design your thinking process

My Month of Re-engineering My Home Amos Dada PhD; P.Eng Welcome to this month, my month of re-engineering my home. What is engineering? Engineering (from Latin ingenium, meaning "cleverness" and ingeniare, meaning "to contrive, devise") is the application of scientific, economic, social, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Powerful Father's Blessing

Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Jun 2, 2014

As Dad's, we should never underestimate the power we have to bestow, with our lives, blessings upon our children

“A Powerful Father’s Blessing” (Father’s Day Message) Genesis 48: 1-22 INTRO: 1. After Joseph had been given the throne, second only to Pharaoh himself, he didn’t seek revenge—He sought his father. a. Sought after the one who had nurtured the faith in him ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 48:1-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Christian Is... A Friend Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2015

A Christian is a friend of Jesus (Material adapted from Bob Tinsky's book, A Christian Is... God's Answer to Man's Question, chapter 6, pgs. 91-98)

HoHum: A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked- Bernard Meltzer WBTU: I had several friends when I was in grade school. We played Monopoly, fished in the pond, played hide and seek in the cornfields and woods, terrorized the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:13-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayer-God’s Natural Pain-Killer

Contributed by Craig Condon on Sep 3, 2015

Jesus calls on us to use our God-given gifts, including prayer, to further our faith and God’s work in this world. If we are successful, we will receive the help we need to cope with life’s challenges.

The Old Testament reading we heard from Jeremiah earlier in today’s service talks about the destruction of Judah and the pain and suffering felt by its people. The destruction was caused by the sins of the people. Jeremiah identified with the people and their pain and suffering. We as ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Offer The Other Cheek!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Mar 27, 2014

Silently putting up with injustice done to you requires ‘SUPER POWER’, which is not available in any Super Market but only and only and only, Super Jesus can give you this!

Offer the other cheek! Mathew 5:39”But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.” Don’t gulp the entire message flippantly and recklessly in one shot and forget about it, take time to read it in small portions ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:39

Denomination: Pentecostal

Do The Dew (Of Heaven!)

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Oct 3, 2012

A sermon talking about spiritual experiences that are more comparable to dew than downpours. Dew falls silently, saturates and penetrates, satisifies completely, and is just as valid as a spritual downpour.

Do the Dew (of Heaven!) (Note to pastors, here is a link for a "Dew" commercial where the thrust is that you can’t do life without your dew. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlKVbt8K7kY) Ho 14:4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. Ho 14:5 ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 14:4-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Loyalty: Loyalty Rewards Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 29, 2012

Loyalty is a virtue. Loyalty seeks to honour God, it values the relationship and God rewards our faithfulness. God is loyal.

Loyalty is a virtue. Loyalty is to be faithful, to stick to a commitment. • But unfortunately loyalty is losing its appeal today. People do not see it as necessarily a good thing. • Marriages are breaking up because spouses do not want to keep to their commitment to stick together “for better ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Ok, Lord, I'm Hurt And Angry. Now What? Series

Contributed by Tim White on Aug 30, 2011

We want to heal and respond like Christ when we are offended and hurt, but where do we start? Help from the Psalmist David after his son betrayed him and broke his heart.

* This Psalm was written by King David at the time when Absalom, his son, had taken over the capitol, Jerusalem, and David and those loyal to him were leaving. * It was his sad recollection of the sad parade leaving the palace. * It was in time of sad memories of his feelings of betrayal by one ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

God Works Through Conflict

Contributed by Donald Jewell on Sep 23, 2011

The study of Paul and Barnabas' conflict

God work's through conflict Scripture … Ac 15:36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us go back and visit the brothers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing." 37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:36-41

Denomination: Wesleyan