Sermons on Complicated:

Don't Drink With The Prostitute (Revelation 17:1-18) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Oct 1, 2023

A call to avoid compromising with the world for the sake of power, pleasure, or wealth. A no rapture, practical reading of Revelation.

Many of us, at one point or another, have found ourselves desiring a different kind of life. A better life, with nicer stuff. A life with "more." This desire for more tends to run in four directions: (1) Power/fame. At times, we get tired of having no voice, no say, no authority. We ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 17:1-18

Materialism Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 15, 2022

This sermon focuses on the concept of materialism and Jesus' response to it.

If you have your Bibles and you want to follow along, please open them up to the book of Luke 12:13. It will take us a few minutes to get there, but we will get there pretty shortly. As you know, we have been going through the series “Do not conform. Be transformed.” It is based on a passage ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10-11, 1 Timothy 6:9-10, Luke 12:13-21, Deuteronomy 8:18, Psalm 39:6, John 1:16, Proverbs 3:9-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian Church

Honesty And Integrity

Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2004

A sermon looking at honesty and integrity in the life of Christian.

Introduction When I preach I always go on about reading it in context. About establishing the original context of when it was written, who it was written to and what the situation described was. How the original readers would have understood that. That is all very important. But there is of course ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37, Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Holiness

The Gospel In A Nutshell Series

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Sep 19, 2002

What you have to know about Jesus Christ

The Gospel in a nutshell Text: 2 Timothy 2:8 Today we begin a series of messages on the “the basics we need to know” Can God be found? The Bible seems to be a rather big book with many pages, is God really in there? There seems to be hundreds of ways to God in our marketplace. So why place our ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:8

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Excellence Series

Contributed by Tim Zukas on Apr 25, 2006

Building God’s Church through Excellence (Bob Russell - When God Build’s a Church)

These items were in news letters and other church notices 1) Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children. 2) The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people who are not afflicted with any church. 3) ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Running From God: It's Not About The Fish Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 15, 2007

God places each of us in our Nineveh: work, school, where we live and like Jonah we cannot see the big picture so we ignore our calling and sail away from our Ninevah - and then the storms.

As you know, years ago when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, I had a business on the side cleaning Aquariums. I did ok, I was a young man struggling along with my business and one day I was at my aquarium wholesaler and I ran into a man who was in the same business, except he knew what he was ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Final Election

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 13, 2006

...much more important than the Mid Term Election on Tuesday is the Eternal Election spoken to us in this morning’s scripture. THE FINAL ELECTION is all that really matters this morning. Your eternity is on the line.

The following is a compulation of several messages on politics and Election Day taken from SC pastors. A Power Point Presentation is available upon request. The Final Election INTRO: Should Jesus tarry, this Tuesday could very well be THE FINAL ELECTION. This could be the last time we will ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:10-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Overview Of Genesis 15: The Conflict

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 22, 2009

A sermon discussing Abram and Sarai, their sin, and their obedience. It also details the root cause of the conflict in the Middle East today ... a conflict between distant relatives.

On our trip through the book of GENESIS, we have covered the creation of the world on down to a man named Abram, who was called by God to go into an unknown area. The important thing to remember in Abram’s life is that he obeyed without hesitation. And because He obeyed, God made him the father ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:11-12, Genesis 15:19-21

Denomination: *other

As A Man

Contributed by Carl Greene on May 10, 2007

And now, praise God, now I can receive the Kingdom of God with the peace, confidence, trust, excitement, joy as a child, because I trust God as a man.

As A Man Last week we learned quite a bit about the Kingdom of God; First that we must receive the Kingdom of God as a gift of the Grace of God. It is not automatic. The gift is always there for us but it is up to us to decide whether or not to receive the gift. We also learned how to receive ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:11

Denomination: Methodist

The Great Adventure

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 5, 2018

Jesus calls us to take the Great Adventure when He says "Follow Me!" But will we follow Him?

The Great Adventure Matthew 4:18-25 January 7, 2017 In his book, The Island of Lost Maps, author Miles Harvey shared something I think many of us can relate to. He wrote ~ In my 30's I spent a great deal of time at the Kopi [a travelers' café in Chicago] whose walls were adorned with masks from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Adventure Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 13, 2018

Christ calls us to follow Him on the Great Adventure in life.

The Great Adventure Matthew 4:18-25 January 7, 2017 In his book, The Island of Lost Maps, author Miles Harvey shared something I think many of us can relate to. He wrote ~ In my 30's I spent a great deal of time at the Kopi [a travelers' café in Chicago] whose walls were adorned with masks from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Rut Stuck Life

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jul 11, 2015

People live lives digging spiritual ruts, stuck in them. and lving in them. This sermon looks at whta those lives look like and how to get out of that rut stuck life.

I was 18 when I attempted to get my drivers license for the first time. It was a day that will live in my memory forever. The day before had been a rainy day. The police officer climbed into my car as I began my driving test. Going down a two-lane highway behind the station, I was instructed to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:12, 1 Timothy 1:19, 2 Samuel 11:1-27, Psalm 51:12, James 4:10, 1 Timothy 4:15, Hebrews 12:15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

Believe Week 11 - Prayer Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 16, 2015

Believe week 12 - Prayer

Believe - Week 12 - Prayer January 4, 2015 We have moved into week 12 of our Believe series, for the first 10 weeks we looked at some of our core beliefs, now we are looking at the Actions which come from our beliefs. Before advent, we started looking at the action of Worship, and today we are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

Two Feasts, One Story

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 20, 2013

There will be an enormous feast in heaven. It will be awesome. Other feasts recorded in Scripture point to the One Big Feast.

Do you enjoy weddings? I actually love weddings. In the past few years, I've done two weddings in restaurants-quite a popular trend actually. I've done one in a vineyard in Niagara Falls. I’ve done one at a yacht club. I've done two or three in large backyards in the city or suburbs. Perhaps ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seeng Things Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 19, 2011

Things that go bump in the night stop being really scary if you (a) understand what's going on (b) know what do do and (c) have confidence in the expert - AKA God..

A couple of days after I got back from my vacation I was relaxing in my comfy chair, watching TV and doing needlework, when all of a sudden I heard a great banging and clattering, as if - I don’t know, as if a coal truck were dumping the winter’s load down a chute into the basement. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed