Sermons on Confronting World:

Is He Your King? Series

Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 16, 2007

We celebrate Christmas so that the world may find the truth.

Is He Your King? What Is Christmas? - Part 2 John 18:37-38 Today we are here to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas Day because it is a holiday (or more precisely a holy day) is a day that we as Christians set aside to think about Jesus Christ. So why is the birth of Jesus Christ so ...read more

Scripture: John 18:37-38

Denomination: Baptist

Obsession

Contributed by George Crumbly on Feb 29, 2008

What are we preocuppied with? THe things of the world or the things of God?

I received an email devotional this week using a word I about became obsessed with. This word caused me to really, really do some thinking. (The death of my friends 22 year old son week before last made me think too. It made me realize how short & how precious LIFE is) The word I saw in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Methodist

Beginning All Over Again Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 5, 2008

God wants his own to live well in a wicked world.

Scripture Introduction Some pastors call Proverbs, “The Young People’s Book.” Solomon himself notes in the preface that he writes to give “knowledge and discretion to the youth.” Matthew Henry picks up that idea as he pleads with young folk to pay special attention: “Youth is the learning age, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Light And Dark Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 23, 2008

Jesus has called us to be light into the world around us.

Light and Dark June 15, 2008 Me: I used to be terrified of the dark. I hated it. I always wanted more light and to be able to see what horrible monster was going to crawl out from under my bed. Somehow, seeing the monster made it better. There was a comfort in the light. Now, I want it as dark as ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:21-25

Denomination: Baptist

Appointed

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 14, 2007

Playing it safe is no way to spread the gospel of Christ in a hurting world.

Luke 10: 1 – 11, 16 – 20 Appointed Intro: Dear Abby once wrote in her column about a lifeguard who was being charged with the death of a teenager. The lifeguard was working at a large poll with two or three others each with a specific area to cover. He was approached by a group of teenagers ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Communicating The Gospel With Confidence Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Jul 30, 2008

We need to become infected with a desire to carry the gospel into the world.

Communicating the Gospel with Confidence Romans 1:15-17 Series: Living the Abundant Life” Intro The apostle Paul stood with his face toward the city of Rome, the queen city of the empire, the place of poets and legislators, the scene of imperial grandeur where the magnificence of wealth and power ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Pergamos - The Compromising Church Series

Contributed by David Moore on Aug 29, 2008

To show how a church may subtlety compromise their witness in the world.

Pergamos - The Compromising Church Text: Revelation 2:12-17 Introduction: The city of Pergamos was situated 80 miles north of Smyrna twenty miles inland in what is now Western Turkey. In its day it was the capital of Mysia, a Roman province in the NW. of Asia Minor. Unlike the two previous cities ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

Salt And Light

Contributed by Betty Johnson on Sep 6, 2008

A simple sermon on what it means to be "salt" and "light" in our world.

Salt & Light Lake Bronson 8 Feb. 98 Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16 A recent secular survey, where 1300 senior executives across America were asked to list, in order of priority, what they thought was the most important characteristic within an organization. - 90% listed integrity as # 1 - 90% ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Impact And Impotence Series

Contributed by Joel Smith on Oct 2, 2008

A changed heart doesn’t guarantee that you will change the world.

If you’re like me you’ve been keeping up with the federal government’s attempt to bailout failing housing and financial markets this week. I found an article from Reuters in which the blame for this economic slump has been traced to a decline in Christian influence in our nation. DALLAS ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How To Shine Your Faith Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 17, 2009

Paul shares how important our witness is for a lost world

Yearly at Christmas on TV is , "It’s A Wonderful Life", staring Jimmy Stewart. George Bailey has big dreams of going to college and being a world traveler. Instead, he winds up having to take over his father’s building and loan, which is more like a charity than a business. George becomes so ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:14-18

That Radiant Light Series

Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009

Jesus is the light of the world, revealing the Father and calling us to Salvation.

* Making decisions in the dark can lead to some regrettable consequences. Back in the days before electricity, a tightfisted old farmer was taking his hired man to task for carrying a lighted lantern when he went to call on his best girl. "Why," he exclaimed, "when I went a-courtin’ I never carried ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12-20

Denomination: Baptist

Tisha B'av

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 30, 2009

Tisha B’Av, Jerusalem, the World, & God’s Word

(pronounced tee sha b’ahv) - For 2009 is July 29 Ps 48:1-8 - Joy of God found in Jerusalem - Note Ps 48:8 Zechariah 12:2-3KJV 2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 3 And in that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 48:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Why Church?

Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 20, 2009

How God can use the local church to change the world.

100 million in U.S. don’t go to church at all. 2050 – 10% will attend! My grandkids generation… Instead of spending our time on what the church has become, let’s look at what it’s supposed to be. What it was designed to be. The early Christian church was heavily persecuted, but they stuck ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Landmarks Of God

Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Aug 16, 2009

Message to encourage the Saints of God to Stand firm in a changing world

THE LADNMARKS OF GOD DEUTROMENY 19:14 Landmarks are any fixed object used to mark the boundary of a piece of land, or an event, discovery, etc, considered as a high point or turning point in the history or development of something. Webster’s New World Collage Dictionary 4th Edition 1. THE ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 19:4

Denomination: Baptist

Light In The Darkness Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 31, 2009

God sends Jesus to bring light to a world darkened by sin.

"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness-- on them light has shined." Not many of us today have any real concept of darkness. We probably think of it as dark right now, but in fact we live in a world where even in the dead of night light ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7

Denomination: Anglican