Sermons on Crew:

How To Survive Life's Storms Series

Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 6, 2009

Final sermon in the "Being the Church" series, focusing on why bad things happen in our lives and how we can overcome them.

Stephen N. Collins Millville – 9/28/08 Being the Church How to Survive Life’s Storms Scripture: Acts 27 Icebreaker: Good news, bad news for a pastor: Good News: You baptized seven people today in the river. Bad News: You lost two of them in the swift current. Good News: The Women’s Guild voted ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-40

Denomination: Church Of God

Help For Healing Heartache Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jan 17, 2009

Help for healing heartache.

Do you remember where you were when you first heard about the terrorist attacks on 9-11? Furthermore, do you remember how you felt? Most Americans felt a lot of sorrow, anger and heartache, not only for the victims of the terrorist attacks and their families, but also for our entire nation, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Have Thine Own Way Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Apostles, Pt. 8

HAVE THINE OWN WAY, LORD (MARK 8:27-33) One of the most acclaimed Jim Carrey movies was “The Truman Show,” an inside look into future reality TV shows, a stunning prediction of the format’s runaway success and a biting commentary on its unrestrained excesses. The movie was about a man who was born, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-33

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Shape Up Or Ship Out Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007

Samuel, Pt. 3

SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT (1 SAMUEL 3) As I was sitting in my van in a parking lot a month after my 42nd birthday, a strand of hair dropped onto my shirt before my very eyes. Instinctively I picked up the hair to see its color, length and texture. Negative questions immediately arose: Is it gray? Am I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The King Of Glory Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007

God of Wonders, Pt. 5

THE KING OF GLORY (PSALMS 24:7-10) A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results from the kids: God is like BAYER ASPIRIN ... He works miracles. God is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:7-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Making Promises That Sitck

Contributed by David Scudder on Jan 2, 2008

Making promises and keeping promises are two different things. How can we see positive changes in our lives?

Making Promises That Stick Psalm 76:11 Purpose: To describe the importance of making promises to God. Aim: I want the listener to pick out one change that they should make and thoughtfully promise the Lord to make that change. INTRODUCTION: How would you like 2008 to be better than 2007? One ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 76:11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Offerings That Cost Me Nothing – Give Sacrificially Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008

Giving sacrificially, in light of God’s grace, is a great reflection of Who God is and accomplishes more than we can realize at the time

It’d been a hard winter in the Appalachian Mountains. Snow had piled up deeper and deeper, it turned bitter cold, rivers froze, people were suffering. The Red Cross used helicopters to fly in supplies. One crew had been working day after day--long hours. They were on their way home late in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:12-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Prayer Of Moses

Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008

God is angry with the children of Israel, but, as he does several times in this book, Moses pleads with the Lord on behalf of the people.

Maybe you’ve heard the story about a pastor who woke up from his after-dinner nap one late February Sunday in no mood at all to preach in that evening service. When he stepped out onto his porch his desire to preach lessened even more as he felt the nice warm air that had been missing from his ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:9-17

Denomination: Holiness

A Strategy For Offering God's Salvation

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Sep 22, 2007

Second of a two part message that introduces a new purpose and direction for an existing church.

Video - We Are Marshall (Coach meets the three living members) Introduction I. The world had become exceedingly wicked. A. Men and women did not obey God, but rather did as they wished. B. Men and women did not love their neighbors, but rather looked out for only number one, namely self, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:14

Denomination: Methodist

Lessons In Love Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 4, 2007

This is the last of four and looks at the heart of Jonah compared to the heart of God and the lessons in love that Jonah would need to learn as a consequence.

Jonah chapter 4: 1-11. Lessons in love. I recently watched documentary on the internet it we Louis theorux and he was spending some time with a Christian family from Texas who had formed a Church called Westboro Baptist church and part of their evangelistic strategy was to travel around America ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord And The Lepers

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008

Using the circumstances surrounding Christ’s encounter with 10 lepers, this message draws comparisons between the conditions of the lepers and those of the lost sinner.

The Lord And The Lepers Text: Luke 17: 17-19 Intro: Luke 17: 11-19 is a brief, but beautiful account of the compassion, concern, and power of Christ, demonstrated on behalf of the helpless and hurting of this world. In the account under consideration today, Jesus is approached by 10 lepers, who ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Morning After The Night Before

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 28, 2008

We all know the story about the party that was thrown for the Prodigal, but what happened the next morning?

You have all felt the feeling or have heard of someone who has. The dreaded morning after the night before. You hadn’t intended on staying at the party that long, you knew that you had to get up the next morning and yet there it was. As some people say, “it is what it is.” The year I graduated ...read more

Scripture: John 15:11-22

Denomination: Wesleyan

Who Really Killed Jesus

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 20, 2008

Using powerful pictures from "The Passion" this sermon lists all of the co-conspirators but cuts to the chase.

Who REALLY Killed Jesus? Mt 26:47-27:26 One of the first and most vocal groups to reject the movie is the Jews. They claim that the movie is anti-Semitic... anti-Jewish. They feel that the Jews come off as the bad guy... the villain. They also feel that is an unfair portrayal of the facts. Many say ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Galatians 3:1-9, By Faith, From Start To Finish Series

Contributed by Eldron Gill on May 26, 2008

Galatians 3:1-9, By faith, from start to finish

By Faith, From Start To Finish Galatians 3:1-9 Intro.- * Most people enter the Christian life with the emotions of joy and freedom. - It’s even difficult to put into words the feeling of being forgiven. - "It’s like having a heavy burden lifted off of you" * To accept God’s forgiveness ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Ready Because Of Christ

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 23, 2008

Easter Message reflecting on the fact that because of Christ we can be ready to face God when we die.

Ready Because of Christ 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, 54-55 Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: I shared this story the first Easter I was here, back in 2001, but we’ve got a number ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Denomination: Wesleyan