Sermons on Dave Ramsey:

Don't Wait To Live Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 11, 2024

Be oriented for action because life is often uncertain and unexplainable.

Don’t Wait to Live Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 Rev. Brian Bill November 9-10, 2024 Have you ever wondered why Election Day in the U.S. falls on a Tuesday in November? It’s actually due to the needs of 19th-century farmers. In 1845, Congress set the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Serving Lost Friends Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jul 20, 2025

Servanthood Evangelism is motivated by love. Servanthood evangelism is a combination of simple acts of kindness followed by intentional personal evangelism. It’s where you practice acts of kindness with the intention of sharing the gospel.

This morning, I want to convince you, who are believers, to serve your unchurched friends with the intention of sharing the gospel with them. I want to see you make an impact on those closest to you through a simple campaign we are doing called Prayer, Care, Share. Find John 13 with me, if you ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-5, John 13:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Cousin's Quarrel Series

Contributed by James Hayford Sr. on Nov 15, 2000

Jesus and John the Baptist talk about why Jesus needs to be baptized.

Conversations With Christ #1 “A Cousin’s Quarrel” Matthew 3:13-17 Draw attention to the brochure regarding the series. Since I am celebrating my 56th birthday today, I thought you might enjoy a portion of a list published by columnist Dave Berry entitled “17 Things That It Took Me Fifty Years ...read more

Denomination: *other

What Is Witnessing?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 11, 2002

[Witnessing] is sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit and leaving the results to God." (David Durey)

One of the abilities we have been given is the ability to express ourselves in a variety of ways. And usually we have learned to express our feelings consistent with what we are trying to say. For example, when we are excited about something, we usually express it as follows: (express it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-16

Denomination: Church Of God

What Is Fellowship?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 11, 2002

Someone has called it the glue that holds the church together.

(Earlier in the service, I asked the congregation to be ready to respond to the following question when prompted by me during the sermon. (Overhead) If you were looking for a friend and you placed a classified ad either in the paper or on the Internet for one, what would it say?) “A pastor saw ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: Church Of God

The Perfect Storm

Contributed by Ronald Hughes on Oct 8, 2002

One thing is given: We will all face storms in our lives. Lets learn how to face them with Jesus.

THE PERFECT STORM Matt.14:22-27 Rev. R.B.Hughes 07/07/02 Indebted to John Maxwell Matt 14:24 “… the boat was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-27, Job 1:13-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Trust – It's All Or Nothing

Contributed by Mark Haines on Sep 8, 2001

A deductive exposition of the text introduced with a series of stories about the necessity of trust in all relationships.

Topic: God/Trust Theme: God’s Presence/Trusting God Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to trust God completely because he is with us and will not abandon us. Response: Individuals choosing to trust God in this new school year will stand to pray with ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

Revival And The 'normal Christian Life'

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Mar 19, 2004

If God were to offer you a blank cheque/(check)- what would you write on it? Revival? What should we be expecting for and asking God for? (written after a ’word’ was given to our city that was almost like a ’blank cheque’ from God.)

“Revival and the ‘Normal Christian Life’”. Acts 2:32-47 WBC 21/3/4am INTRODUCTION: “measuring you for blessing” I guess there are 23 main reasons for me tackling this subject, this morning: 1) My introduction back to faith in 1982 - lots of us came to faith at the same time in B/S - 40 of us ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be A Successful Christian Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 6, 2004

The successful Christian life is not nearly as complicated as we try to make it...if only we’ll pick up one good habit!

How to be a Successful Christian Ps. 119 The successful Christian life is not nearly as complicated as we try to make it. If only we’d do 2 things: Read Bible/Pray And the one always leads to the other. Shocked was I to hear of a recent survey by Barna research group showing the avg. Pastor ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-176

Denomination: Baptist

Please Do Not Let Your Fruit Spoil

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 23, 2004

Nine perils of allowing spiritual fruit to spoil. Failure to fully appropriate the fruits of the Spirit lead many to a false assumption that they are not doing anything wrong. (Symptons include possessiveness, frenzied actions, passivity, leniency, s

Please, Do Not Let Your Fruit Spoil (Gal 5:22,23) Many believers are suffering needlessly because they are not allowing the Spirit of God to exhibit the fullness of the nine fruits of the Spirit in and through them. Consequently, many tolerate the leaven of neutrality, apathy and indifference ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Sign Of Immanuel

Contributed by David Ward on Dec 10, 2004

The first message in a Christmas/Advent series from Isaiah

“The Sign of Immanuel” Isaiah 7:1-16 INTRODUCTION: Remember the movie "O Brother Where Art Thou?" Three convicts on the lam have holed up in a barn to spend the night, only to awake to find the barn surrounded by police, with guns drawn, demanding their surrender. One of the three helpfully ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

That's Not A Knife

Contributed by John Beehler on Jul 17, 2003

Don’t let the stresses and worries of life get you down. Trust in the greater power.

That’s Not A Knife I remember in one of my college classes reading about an expert testimony concerning time management that was presented to a Senate sub-committee in 1960. These experts said that because of advances in technology, within twenty years or so, people would be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-34, Mark 6:53-56

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Remember The Simple Things Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 17, 2003

Peter gives us list of 8 simple characteristics that are so basic we tend to overlook them... but we do so at our own risk. Learn the value of the "simple" qualities of your faith.

OPEN: Cecil B. DeMille was making one of his great epic movies. He had 6 cameras at various points to pick up the overall action and 5 other cameras set up to film plot developments involving major characters. The large cast had begun rehearsing the scene at 6am and they went through it 4 times. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Reason #8> We're On The Winning Team! Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 9, 2002

At times it appears that a LOT of things are against us. We may have enemies, and often we’re our own enemy; but since God is on our side, nothing can defeat us.

Sermon Series on Romans 8> Reasons to be ENCOURAGED Reason #8> We’re on the Winning Team! Romans 8:31-39 A little over a year ago I attended a sports banquet in Natick with my next-door neighbor Michael. The event was hosted by Athletes in Action, and featured several members of the New ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39

Denomination: Congregational

God Can Get Pretty Far With A Clay Jar

Contributed by Daryn Bahn on Jun 19, 2003

There is always hope for what God can do in our lives!

Last Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Pastor Mark and Sandy and Dave and Sharon Makela and Karen and I were at our North Wisconsin District, Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Convention in Appleton. It was a good convention, and it’s amazing to see how God works at such gatherings of believers, but one ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Denomination: Lutheran