Sermons on Cookie Monster:

The Love Of A Lifetime Series

Contributed by Keith Manry on Mar 2, 2004

Final Sermon in the series "Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships"

An old man was lying on his deathbed. He only had a few hours to live when suddenly he smelled chocolate chip cookies. He loved chocolate chip cookies more than anything else in the world. With his last bit of energy he pulled himself out of bed, struggled across the floor to the stairs, and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, Ephesians 5:1-2

Denomination: Methodist

Don't Get Him Angry

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 23, 2002

Your temple needs attention.

DON’T GET HIM ANGRY! John 2:12-25 S: Worship Th: My Life as God’s Light Pr: THE TEMPLE DEMANDS ATTENTION. YOUR TEMPLE DEMANDS ATTENTION. ?: Why? Why do we do it? KW: Issues TS: Because the temple demands attention, we will find in John 2:12-25 three issues that must be dealt with. The ____ ...read more

Scripture: John 2:12-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Unknown Quality Of Love Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 13, 2006

Believe it or not, love is hard for the world to define. Even psychology and psychiatry have difficulty explaining it. But God doesn’t. Why is that so?

OPEN: A visiting Revivalist was impressed by an older couple in the church where he was holding Revival. The wife seemed to be half-turned toward her husband holding both his hands in hers. Every time he looked toward them he was impressed by the fact they were holding hands. After the service ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Mercy Measurement

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Feb 28, 2005

The topic for tonight is mercy - the forgiveness we have received and a few reasons why we should be dishing it out as well.

27, February 2005 Dakota Community Church The Mercy Measurement Introduction: I want to begin this evening by reading three passages of scripture that I used last week when we were looking at the reality of the law of the harvest. The topic for tonight is mercy. I want to look at the forgiveness ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:37-38

Denomination: Mennonite

Desperate Daughters Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 18, 2010

Lot's daughters get desperate and choose the wrong way to get a valentine.

"Valentinus was the name of a young man who lived in Rome during reign of Claudius II when Christians were being persecuted. Although he was not a Christian, he helped them, but he was caught and put into prison. In prison he became a believer in Jesus. Because of this, Valentinus was condemned to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:30-38

Lost And Found

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 21, 2007

God loves the lost. God loves the found. Who do you know that is lost and needs some spiritual direction? How much effort are you placing in your life in spreading the Gospel?

LOST AND FOUND LUKE 15:1-10 #lostandfound SEGMENTED NARRATIVE 1 I want you to imagine a very busy shopping center. Perhaps it is your favorite mall. Maybe it is even Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and there are sales after sales and the shopping center is wall to wall people. It is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's "Go To" Guidance Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jul 31, 2014

We need to learn how to trust in the Lord and not in ourselves. Only then can He show us his will and the path our lives should take.

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Out of the mouth of babes?” It comes from the truth that sometimes it takes a child to reveal lasting wisdom. For example: · Patrick, age 10, said, “Never trust a dog to watch your food.” · Michael, 14, said, “When your dad is mad and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: Foursquare

Those Who Mourn Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Sep 7, 2011

How is it that those who mourn are blessed? How is it that the one who mourns will be comforted? What exactly are the blessed mourning? How is it that we mourn? The truth is that there is a godly sorrow that brings repentance that leads to salvation a

Those Who Mourn - Matthew 5:4 - July 17, 2011 Series: Kingdom Life - A World Turned Upside Down #2 / Communion Some 2000 years ago Jesus shook up the world in which He walked when He called those who would follow Him to a radical way of doing life. Now, He didn’t espouse violence. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: *other

The Power Of Touch Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 3, 2013

Why touch a leper? They were "untouchable", declared unclean, outcasts to all. But Jesus touched this man. Why? And what can we learn from what He did that day?

We’re going to begin today’s sermon with a trivia question: Question: What is the largest organ of your body? (Answer: the skin) If you an average adult, your skin covers about 21 square feet of your body. It will weigh 9 pounds and contain more than 11 miles of blood vessels. If you ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45, Mark 1:4-45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The R.a.c.e

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 3, 2012

To glean spiritual lessons from the most taxing athletic event-the Marathon-at a time Olympic Fever is in the air.

THE R.A.C.E “…I have finished THE RACE…” – Apostle Paul (2 Tim 4:7) Action: Display of a picture of a Marathon winner breasting the tape with arms raised Hey, its Olympics time!!! There are several athletic events ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7

Denomination: *other

Hey, It's Olympics Time!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 8, 2016

Gleaning spiritual lessons from the "Piece de resistance" of any Olympic Games-the Marathon race -using the acronym R.A.C.E.

HEY, IT'S OLYMPICS TIME “…I have finished THE RACE…” – Apostle Paul (2 Tim 4:7) Hey, its Olympics time!!! There are several athletic events which would capture the imagination of Sports aficionados’ ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7

Denomination: *other

Give More "Presence" Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Dec 15, 2013

How can we get back to celebrating Christmas with less of the stress and yet give even more meaningful gifts that will express our love in greater ways?

Give more “Presence” Slide I want to ask you a question. What makes a good gift? Is it the amount of money that is spent on the gift? Does a good gift come from certain stores only with certain names on them? Is a good gift one that is completely practical? Is it exactly what was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:20-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Christ Of Christmas Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 21, 2022

Set aside the stress. Come to Jesus. Then tell everybody about Him. It’s the only way to face another Monday and all the days ahead.

Poor 4-year-old Landry, from Andover, Kansas, hesitated to go to school on another Monday this last winter (February 28, 2022). Here he is caught on his home’s outdoor security camara. Take a look (show video: 4-year-old has severe case of the Monday’s; www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9NeN8emtCM ). The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

David And The Ark Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 30, 2020

Second Samuel 6:15 teaches us about the holiness of God.

Scripture After ten weeks of not being able to meet together in person for worship because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, I am now able to resume my sermon series on “The Life of David.” The fifth chapter of Second Samuel showed us David’s coronation as king over all Israel, his ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Do You Know The God Of The Bible (God Is Omnipresent) 2 Of 3

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jul 24, 2024

A lot of times if you are like me, you may assume things that we should not assume until we get all the facts.

That is, we do not know all the facts about a certain situation and so we assume something that later proves to be an inaccurate assumption. Let me illustrate… Illus: This was an actual news story from a San Diego newspaper! (The actual AP headline was WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER) The story goes ...read more

Denomination: Baptist