Sermons on Dark Spot:

Wake Up Call

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Mar 12, 2007

See what it means to receive a spiritual wake up call from Jesus.

One of the tragic moments in American history occurred on December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor was attacked. The attack took place on a sunny Sunday morning. Over 2400 lives were lost and five out of eight battleships were sunk. The sad part of that whole event was the fact that we had advance warning ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Law Verses Grace

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 5, 2007

This sermon seeks to encourage the believer to live out of grace rather than under the law which is from The Exchanged Life perspective

Fall is in the air, football is on the horizon and it won’t be long before we’ll be hearing, Clay County verses Bowden, Clay County verses Lineville and this year even Clay County verses Dadeville. As you read the local newspaper that’s what you’ll be seeing on the back page. As I read this ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Remember Freedom

Contributed by Larry Breeden on Nov 3, 2006

The price of Freedom is high and worth it

Remember Freedom Exodus 12:14-14 INTRO: We celebrate Memorial Day Decoration Day. 1. Begin with 2 versions of how Memorial Day came to be a. The first story In April 1863, in Columbus, Mississippi after decorating the graves of her two sons who served during the Civil War as Confederate ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:14

Denomination: Baptist

Wedding Day Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 8, 2008

"Marriage Supper of the Lamb" - The church will not go thru the tribulation…we will be part of an evacuation! Inc. 4 things a good marriage will have. Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint Presentation.

Wedding Day Revelation 19:1-10 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WeddingDay.html We’re still talking about the end of the world, but I can see on your faces you need a little break from all the carnage here on earth, so we’re jumping up to heaven to see what will be going on at the same time as the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Crossover

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Feb 19, 2008

What it takes to risk that next step towards the significant life.

Last week, the banner headline of the newspapers was “Stocks plunge worldwide.” Yet, some of us still risked buying stocks on that day even if the world market is down. Because of that, you even cashed in on the slump. This morning, I would ask you to take an even greater risk that would pay an ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How New Is New?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 4, 2009

We live in a revolutionary time. Can we seize it for Christ. God is doing something new and is calling us to join Him in it, as walls and barriers come down.

If this winter is like most winters, you will wake up one morning, peer out your window, and find the whole scene blanketed in pure white snow. It will seem like a fairyland to you, and for a little while, at least, the whole world will appear to be new. Brand new, clean and fresh, sparkling and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Grow Up! Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 28, 2009

We are to be growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, and we are to be moving towards maturity in the faith. This sermon looks at this teaching more closely.

Grow Up! Text: Ephesians 4:13-16 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Nostalgia is a powerful thing. Have you ever noticed that when some people talk about the past they refer to it as the “Good ole days?” TV commercials have picked up on this. I remember seeing the commercials for Life cereal where ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:13-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Be Made Clean Series

Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 14, 2009

The Good News we celebrate today is that Jesus has made us clean, and we want to grasp more fully what it means to be "Cleansed in the Name of Jesus."

Epiphany 6B “Be Clean” sermon Hope Lutheran. Pr. Dale B .Krueger "Be Made Clean!" Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master, because by him the LORD had given victory to Aram. The man, though a mighty warrior, suffered ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Great Expectations - (Valentine's Day)

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Nov 19, 2009

This sermon is for Valentine’s Day. It focuses on the great expectations we have and how we shouldn’t let them blind us to the great things we are actually receiving.

2 Kings 5:1-8 Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. 2 Now bands from Aram had gone out and had taken ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Everything Will Be Thrown Down!

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 3, 2009

"Jesus said ’Do you see these great buildings?’ Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.’" (Mark 3:2)

It is such an offensive thing to say! Oh, I know that nothing in permanent in this life and that the greatest of our human institutions and heroic achievements will eventually pass and go the way of all flesh, but I really didn’t want to be confronted with that just now!. And though they take our ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Being A Thankful Leper

Contributed by Christopher Martin on Nov 26, 2008

A Thanksgiving Eve sermon preached November 26, 2008 @ Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, Iowa.

What kind of a leper are you? I know, that has to be one of the most unusual questions you’ve probably ever been asked by a Pastor from the pulpit. Especially when you consider that we’re here for a Thanksgiving service. Lepers and Thanksgiving, they don’t seem to go together, do they? So why ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Lutheran

Blood Test

Contributed by James May on Jun 4, 2008

We must submit ourselves to the "Blood Test"; not the one that the doctor gives, but the one that says we are washed, cleansed and made righteous by the precious blood of Jesus Christ.

Blood Test Wednesday, June 4, 2008 By Pastor Jim May Yesterday I went in to the doctor’s office for a blood test. I wanted to know that I still had some, and that what I had was in good shape. The usual cholesterol, sugar levels, etc. are being checked. It was all in an effort to try to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

You Delight Me! Series

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 8, 2007

Second in a series in 1 Thessalonians about people doing the right thing.

Relay Games In Corinth In ancient Corinth there used to be staged Games, spectator events And these games became the Olympics we know today. Just like today, there were many events, but the most popular one, was the relay race. The competitors lined up side by side at the starting line, each ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:4-8

Denomination: Christian Church

Too Completely Inadequate

Contributed by Matthew Morine on Aug 21, 2007

Ever feel not good enough. Everyone seems to have so much more talent than you. That if you just had more ability, than you would be more successful. Do you feel inadequate? There is help in this sermon.

TOO COMPLETELY INADEQUATE THEME: GOD USES THE INADEQUATE TO DO THE EXTRAORDINARY. I played in the outfield for the first three years of organized baseball. Not that I was the fastest, or had the best arm or glove. The fact with that I was out there because no one would hit it out there. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Finding God's Will Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on May 14, 2007

Exposition of Acts 1:12-26 as it relates to determining the will of God for your life

Text: Acts 1:12-26, Title: Finding God’s Will, Date/Place: NRBC, 5/20/07, AM A. Opening illustration: Talk about Chris West, and the days that I moved in to my seminary apt with him as a roommate, and finish with the plaque on his bedpost underneath the skull… B. Background to passage: The scene ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-26

Denomination: Baptist