Sermons on Cultivation:

When The Going Gets Tough Series

Contributed by Jonathan Gardner on Sep 15, 2001

The example Nehemiah gives us when we’re confronted by bad news, tragedy or problems.

When The Going Gets Tough. Nehemiah 1 Jonathan Gardner There was a song some time ago, ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going….’. I’m not sure about the rest of the words, but the tune was catchy. But is does beg the question: What do we do when the going gets tough? We all encounter ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Duty Calls-Expected

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 2, 2001

A sermon for the 18 Sunday after Pentecost Proper 22

18th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 22 Luke 17:5-10 Duty Calls-Expected!!   5* The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" 6* And the Lord said, "If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, ’Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Feasting In The Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

Context: Chap.

Context: Chap.14 begins with a dinner invitation that turns out not to be a very relaxing time vs.1-6 dropsy is not a very attractive disease -- various parts of the body puffed up with a lot of extra fluid -- the type of person not likely to be offered a seat at this exclusive country club but ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Family Tree

Contributed by Duke Jeffries on Oct 18, 2000

A. Introduction 1.

A. Introduction 1. The basic premise of the doctrine of election is that God has chosen -- "elected" -- a remnant for Himself. The apostle Paul has gone to great lengths in the ninth and tenth chapters of Romans to show that this has always been God's intention. Any notion that He originally ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:1-24

The Vision And Prayer Of Jabez

Contributed by Wes Richard on Apr 11, 2005

The vision and prayer of Jabez provides inspiration for the local congregation

When we lived in Japan, we often rode the trains. Just outside the train window we could see houses very close to the tracks as we whizzed past. Then as we slowed for a stop we were able to see, for a moment, people going about their daily activities: kids playing, housewives hanging up wash, or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Brethren

The Devil Has A Plan For Your Life

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 6, 2005

God’s plan promises love, joy, peace, and fruitfulness, but too few people choose correctly. Instead, they subtley surrender to the devil’s plan for their lives and suffer as Adam and Eve did in the garden. Nine points.

The Devil Has a Plan for Your Life (Gen. 3:1-20) Jesus said, "The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, kill and destroy, but I came that you might have life and have it abundantly." (John 10:10) The devil sought to distract Eve and Adam from the goodness of God. They enjoyed 99% of the desires ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Born To Love Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Feb 19, 2005

One of the things we are called to do is to FERVENTLY love one another,

INTRODUCTION  SLIDE 1  Over the last couple of weeks we have talked about trying to stay clean in an unclean world, or put another way, we were encouraged to stay out of the mud. Last week we looked at why we need to stay out of the mud.  When you belong to Jesus, we should ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hold On To Jesus Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005

A Hard Heart comes in stages: willful rebellion, going astray, spiritual ignorance, overt unbelief, and being deceived by sin.

Hold On to Jesus Hebrews 3 SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 3:1-6 INTRODUCTION: Hebrews 1 told us Jesus is Greater than Angels. Chapter 2 shows us Jesus as the Greater man. Chapter 3 says Jesus is GREATER than Moses. Moses was a faithful servant over God’s house, but Christ is the builder of the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Makin' A World, Makin' A Man, Makin' A Life!

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 3, 2003

In the beginning GOD created heaven and earth!

Introduction: Reading of The Creation by James Weldon Johnson In 1977 Alex Haley’s novel Roots came to life on television and became an instant hit with viewers across racial lines. Many of us sat spell bound throughout that mini-series as we followed Haley on his ancestral tracing. This morning, ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Letting God Be God In Death #3 Series

Contributed by Norris Harris I on Jan 1, 2003

This is the third in the series of God’s awesome activity in our Death Experiences. It takes a look at the life and legacy of Miriam.

For the past several Sundays, I have been pushing the premise that At Times, All of Us Project A Stubborn Opposition, even Resistance, to Authentic Authority and Leadership. That stubbornness is manifested in our Opting For Kadesh (Sacrilegious Sanctuary of Satan) rather than Canaan (Sacred ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 20:1, Numbers 12:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Faith And Victory All Over The World

Contributed by William Baeta on Apr 23, 2003

“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God” 1 John 5:4-5.

Theme: Faith and victory all over the world Text: Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; Jn. 20:19-31 Man has a deep desire for certainty and he will go to great lengths just to be certain. For many people the only things that are certain in life are death and taxes. For the Christian, however, there are ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-6, John 20:19-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Draining Desires Series

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 7, 2004

Tenth Commandment - Coveting

Draining Desires Introduction I’m sure many of you were saddened by the recent death of Bob Hope. And if you’re old enough to remember Bob Hope, then you no doubt remember another legendary comic, Jack Benny. Although in real life, Benny was known as a very generous man, his comic shtick was an ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:17, 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

"Where Vision Starts" Series

Contributed by Paul Atwater on Jun 26, 2004

This first Sunday of the year challenge was designed to remind members of the reason why our church exists.

Text: MT 22:36-40. 22:18-20 Title: “Where Vision Starts ” Date: January 4, 2004 Series: VISION & VALUES – 1 Intro: A golfer’s errant shot ended up on an ant hill. So he found the ball, squared up, took a big swing – and missed. Thousands of innocent ants were killed. Then the golfer took ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Consider Jesus Series

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jul 31, 2004

The Hebrew Christians were holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling and were instructed to consider Christ Jesus.

Reading 2 Pet 1:5-10; 3:1-10 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus. It is very easy to skip over such introductory words, but here we have two descriptions of the Hebrew Christians. I wonder how we measure ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1

Denomination: Baptist

Learning Right From Wrong: Empathy Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on May 25, 2005

Empathy is a foundational virtue that children need to learn for determining right from wrong

Learning Right from Wrong: Empathy INTRODUCTION Several weeks ago Sue and I received a request from Lima Allen Council on Community Affairs to conduct a session for parents on helping children learn right from wrong. These are parents who, for one reason or another, have demonstrated a need ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-8

Denomination: Brethren