Sermons on Darkness Falls:

Power To Forgive

Contributed by Jon Miller on Apr 28, 2006

God calls us to forgive.

Christianity has often been referred to as a crutch for the week. Have you ever heard that. I have a lot of problems with that statement. Mainly because I think that life – at some level was much simplier – before I was a Christian. In my opinion live would be easier – if I were NOT be a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Decoding The Da Vinci Code – Walking With The Master! Series

Contributed by Joey Nelson on May 22, 2006

Christ is Christianity. Philip Yancey writes: "Why am I a Christian? I sometimes ask myself, and to be perfectly honest the reasons reduce to two: 1) the lack of good alternatives, and 2) Jesus. Brilliant, untamed, tender, creative, slippery, irreduci

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: Christ is Christianity. Philip Yancey writes: "Why am I a Christian? I sometimes ask myself, and to be perfectly honest the reasons reduce to two: 1) the lack of good alternatives, and 2) Jesus. Brilliant, untamed, tender, creative, slippery, irreducible, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:66-69

Sanctified In The Truth

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Mar 6, 2006

While no one can come to Jesus unless the Father draws him, it’s also clear that Christianity does not require a "leap of faith" to believe.

Sanctified by the Truth TCF Sermon March 5, 2006 In what some commentators call His high priestly prayer, in John chapter 17, Jesus prayed for His disciples, and for us. One of the things he prayed was: John 17:17 (NIV) Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth Jesus asked our Heavenly ...read more

Scripture: John 17:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Anytime Minutes Series

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005

5th message in an 8 week series on the Lord’s Prayer. This one deals with the phrase: "Forgive us our sins..."

Can You Hear Me Now? Good! Week 5 “Anytime Minutes” MATTHEW 6:12a, COLOSSIANS 2:13-14 INTRODUCTION: Author Robert Jeffries writes about a couple who was going to dinner to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. As the husband was driving, the wife began to reflect on their early days and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12

Denomination: Christian Church

So That's How God Works!

Contributed by John Tung on May 17, 2005

God uses discipline to help his children to grow.

SO THAT’S HOW GOD WORKS! Hebrews 12:5-13 John Tung, 5-15-05 I. Introduction Dr. John Townsend, one of the two authors of the book, How People Grow, describes a particular woman in one of his chapters. “A young woman named Kara came to my office to talk about her home life. ‘Here is my problem,’ ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Taking The Risk

Contributed by Dwayne Brown, Phd on Jun 2, 2005

There are times in all of our lives when we must venture into the uncharted waters of life.

Taking the Risk Mt 14:28-32 Giving honor to God, our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ; who calls us together, that we may lift our voices and praise His holy name. To the Pastor, I thank you for affording me this opportunity to do what the Lord has called me to do. To the other preachers of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:28-32

Denomination: Baptist

God Our Provider (Jehovah Jireh) Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 3, 2005

This morning our focus is on another name for God. He is Jehovah Jireh, God our Provider.

You may have heard about the guy who fell off a cliff and on his way down he was able to grab onto a tree branch jutting out from the face of the rock. As he hung there reviewing his options, he started yelling, “Is anyone up there?” He was surprised to hear a voice say to him, “Yes, this is God.” ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:14

Denomination: Baptist

The Quiet Disciples: James, Son Of Alphaeus; Series

Contributed by Richard Pfeil on Apr 18, 2005

A biography of the lesser known disciples JAMES, SON OF ALPHAEUS; SIMON THE ZEALOT; AND JUDAS, SON OF JAMES

“THE QUIET DISCIPLES: JAMES, SON OF ALPHAEUS; SIMON THE ZEALOT; AND JUDAS, SON OF JAMES” TEXT: LUKE 6:12-16; JOHN 14:22-23 Sunday, February 1, 2004 If you will turn to Matthew 10:1-4 and have your finger in John 14, we are going to take a look at those two texts. If you are visiting with us, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:12-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Shaped For Serving God Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 26, 2005

Purpose #4 MINISTRY — 40 Days of Purpose (addapted from Rick Warren) See in Word format at www.praiseag.org

SHAPED FOR SERVING GOD Purpose #4 MINISTRY — 40 Days of Purpose 1 Peter 4:10 Adapted from Outline by Rick Warren—Saddleback Church INTRODUCTION: A couple years ago the nation remembered Elvis by making his greatest hits album number one in the nation—25 years after the guy died! Now in spite of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The King Is Returning Home With Expectations

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Nov 5, 2004

Jesus focuses on our expectations prior to His coming and at His coming

November 7, 2004 Luke 19:11-27 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:11-27

Denomination: Lutheran

Hope For Hurting Parents Series

Contributed by Robert Mckenzie on Nov 19, 2004

These are a series of messages in order to help encourage and strengthen the home as a unit

HOPE FOR HURTING PARENTS LUKE 15:11-24 The deepest hurts that we experience in life come from our families -- our spouse, our children, our relatives. They can be ungrateful, they can be unkind, they can be unfaithful. This story that we’re going to look at today is Jesus’ most famous parable. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cosmetics

Contributed by Chris Talton on Sep 3, 2003

Trying to cover up the problems in your life won’t heal them or make them go away. It is only by exposing ourselves to God that needs are met.

August 3, 2003 Esther 2 “Cosmetics” INTRODUCTION Have you ever had a problem that you tried to fix but you just ended up making it worse? In trying to fix a problem that he had on the job, a young man had an accident and created a much bigger problem for himself. Here’s what he ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Lion Of Judah In Narnia Series

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Jan 2, 2006

Part 1 of a series based on The Chronicles of Narnia compares the fictional Aslan with Jesus Christ.

Two weeks ago, I read the book. Last week, I saw the movie. This week, I begin a series of messages based on that book and that movie. So let me ask you, how many of you have either read the book or seen the movie of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? Okay, well, for ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:5

Denomination: Wesleyan

God Of The How Much More Series

Contributed by Edmund Chan on Jan 2, 2006

Herein lies the greatest lesson Jesus ever taught about Prayer!

GOD OF THE HOW MUCH MORE Luke 11:1-13 Illustr. Some years back, during a family dinner, my mum swallowed a fish bone. My younger daughter, who was then three years old, walked over to her grandma and spontaneously prayed, “Lord Jesus, please help grandma’s fishbone…bless it to her body in Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Greatest Physician

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 1, 2006

A balanced understanding of God’s healing power, and the different ways He has used it in the lives of His children thru the ages. Link included to formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Template.

The Greatest Physician Psalm 103:3 Does God still heal? Is it always God’s will to heal a Christian? Why do Christians get sick? What about the faith healers? These are not simple questions to answer. This is not a simple subject…it’s complicated. It’s impossible to put into one basket all ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:3

Denomination: Baptist