Sermons on Davids Determination:

An Answered Prayer From A Cave

Contributed by David Wilson on Jan 7, 2016

David's emotional outpouring as he hides in a cave, with Saul closing in... is heard and answered by God.

Psalm 142 The first thing we see in this Psalm is the descriptive label placed over it in English translations. When written in the Hebrew, these descriptions would actually have been part of the Psalm and so should be carefully considered when studying these Psalms out. We are told that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 142:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Stewards Of Children And Creation Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 16, 2016

The Church cannot be expected to change position on the evil of murder.

Thursday of Second Week in Course 2016 Joy of the Gospel The readings today remind me of the cynical epigram: No good deed goes unpunished. David was the champion of Israel, defeating the Philistines time after time. Still, king Saul, who was probably suffering from a long-lasting clinical ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

A Dancing Psong Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 24, 2015

Our God is a transforming God, and the Psalmist sings a life song of praise through every circumstance of life.

We returned from Annual Conference a couple of weeks ago. The theme this year was “Come and See,” taken from John’s Gospel, when Nathaniel was talking to Phillip about Jesus. Nathaniel told Phillip where Jesus was from, and Phillip asks, “Can anything good come out of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Don't Point The Finger Series

Contributed by Lafayette Funches on Jul 5, 2015

Pull the splinter out of your own eye first

Mat. 7:3-5 “And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the log in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, “Let me remove the speck from your eye”; and look, a log is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the log from your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

A Psad, Psad Psong Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jul 26, 2015

David's prayer of confession came as a result of a sad time in his life, but it became a song of grace and forgiveness.

I love old homes. They have character, charm and history, and they have high ceilings. Most old homes have front porches, too. I love front porches. For all the warmth, charm and character old homes have, they often leave a lot to be desired. For one thing, the floors creak when you walk. For ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19

Denomination: Methodist

Behaving Badly

Contributed by Monty Newton on Aug 2, 2015

Bad behavior and the consequences thereof may be far-reaching but in coming clean we find the grace of God to be equally far-reaching.

20150802 10th Sunday after Pentecost B Web Site Title: Behaving Badly Text: II Samuel 11:26-12:13a Thesis: Bad behavior and the consequences thereof may be far-reaching but in coming clean we find the grace of God to be equally far-reaching. If this text were to be funneled through the College ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Calls People To Participate With His Work! Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Mar 23, 2015

God empowers and orchestrates, people are to participate.

Many of you are good at this “follow the hidden ball game”……… Many of us try to play this game with God, trying to hide things in our lives from Him. We may think we are playing a game but to God this is really not a game because He sees this game this way….. (through a clear glass!) We will ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:8-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Learn To Have Confidence To Battle Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 13, 2015

Learn from the confidence of David as he decides to tackle Goliath

Two weeks ago we started our study of the famous story of David and Goliath. We noted the right and wrong things to do in preparation for battle. And for us Christians, we are in a spiritual battle till our Lord Jesus takes us to heaven. Therefore, we must not only know the right things to do to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:21-37

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Is In Your Hand? (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 21, 2015

Can you see the situation more clearly from God's vantage point? Do you need to take courageous action in the face of insults and fearful circumstances? Do you trust that God will give you victory? Remember, God's opinion is the only one that matters.

Opening illustration: In July 1947, the British Navy was confronted by a defiant but unarmed ship of Jewish refugees - Holocaust survivors - who were intent on emigrating to colonial Palestine. As Robert Mackey explains on the New York Times' Lede Blog, the Brits responded to the incursion of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:40-49

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Learning To Fight Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on May 4, 2015

Showing the importance of fighting through Prayer.

Title: Learning how to fight Theme: Understanding the importance of fighting for the kingdom and how to fight. Text: 1 Samuel 30:1 - 8 Prayer Time: Matthew_12:34 For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Hebrews_12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-8, Nehemiah 4:14

Denomination: Church Of God

Lust: What Love Is Not Series

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Feb 10, 2016

Love focuses on others, lust focuses on self. There is no such thing as “acceptable lust”.

Many of you know of C.S. Lewis from his Narnia book series. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and its sequels have been made into multiple movies that together have grossed over 1.5 billion dollars worldwide. However, Mr. Lewis is also very well known for his books discussing Christianity and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:11-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Psalm 17 - Saviour, Saviour, Hear My Humble Cry Series

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 19, 2016

A psalm that can literally be prayed out because it is a cry from the soul in duress to a Lord who is not distant.

SAVIOR, SAVIOR, HEAR MY HUMBLE CRY TEXT: Psalm 17:1-15 Psalms 17:1-15 (KJV) A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 17:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fire Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 6, 2014

Psalm 56 - David is forced to flee to the Philistine city of Gath (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: Deliver me from death (vs 1-4) Deliver me from stumbling (vs 5-11) Deliver me so I can praise you (vs 12-13) SERMON BODY: Ill: • I guess we are all familiar with the phrase; • ‘Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire’. • If you are a fan of J.R.R ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 56:1-13

Denomination: Brethren

“called To Be King”

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 24, 2013

What characterizes a heart that is fully given to God?

In 1 Samuel 8, we are told how the people of Israel asked for a king to lead them. When they made this request of Samuel he went to the Lord, and the Lord told him that they were not rejecting Samuel, but they were rejecting God from being king over them. Samuel was told to tell the people what the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Back On Track Pt. 3 How Do I Come Back

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 16, 2012

This sermon looks at what David had to do to get back on track in his relationship to God after the affair with Uriah and Bathsheba.

Getting Back On Tack: How Do I Come Back 2 Samuel 12:1-31 John 21:15-25 7/15/2012 Calvary Have you ever tried to fix something or a situation, and the more time you spent trying to fix it the worse it became? We’re going to look at why fixing stuff our way does not always ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed