Sermons on Death Has No Fear:

Something's Gotta Give!

Contributed by Christine Forehand on May 19, 2011

What is happening with our churches today? Or should I say "not" happening? Something's gotta give in our circumstances, in our worship, and in our outreach!

Something’s Gotta Give! Genesis 32:22-31 (NIV) Jacob Wrestles With God 22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Some Reflections Of John 17

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 31, 2011

Is believing in the existence of God enough to make you a Christian?

WSG and TSJ 05-05-2011 Sermon: I was once sent this story by e-mail: A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-19

Denomination: Anglican

Boot Camp

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 15, 2011

Using the Boot Camp metaphor would lend itself to Moses being a leader ----much like a drill sergeant. In this episode Moses encountered the unhappy campers in the their exodus from Egyptian captivity.

BOOT CAMP Text: Exodus 17:1- 7 Anyone who was ever in the military is familiar what with the term Boot Camp. When a veteran hears the term Boot Camp, they can recall not only the branch of service that they were in, but also how intense the training was for them when they ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7

Denomination: United Methodist

Perfection Isn't Optional Series

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Jun 25, 2011

We must be perfect to enter Heaven

Why did Jesus ascend into Heaven, why didn’t He stay here on earth for ever? Wouldn’t it have been easier for us to be certain about our Christian faith if He had, if we could see Him and ask Him all those difficult questions that keep on cropping up about how to live the Christian ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-9

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Eagles Wings

Contributed by Keith Peters on Jul 9, 2011

Discusses how God grows us using the development of the Eagle.

Eagle’s Wings Deuteronomy 32:1-12 REFLECTION: Moses is speaking to the Israelites who were about to claim their inheritance in the Promised Land. He would repeat often his warning articulated in Deut. 8 about the danger of forgetting God. (Deut. 32:15) He recommended that if we remember ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

12 Secrets To Living An Abundant Life: - 5 Series

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 8, 2011

Working for an auto dealership as a master technician and making a lot more money than I do as a pastor didn’t bring true abundance. I was not happy, making money. God's Word show us ho to truly live the abundant life.

Today I want to share with you the next secret for an abundant life. *READ John 10:7-15 - (Abundantly) Perissos in the Greek means both superabundant in quantity but also superior in quality. Secret #8 - Redefine Abundance What does it mean to live a life of abundance? hat did Jesus mean when ...read more

Scripture: John 10:7-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Christmas Present Of All Time

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 20, 2011

Are we going to get so caught up with the frentic frenzy of secular Christmas that we miss the real McCoy?

Grimston 21-12-2011 The First Christmas present. In the approach to Christmas and the frenetic frenzy of buying Christmas presents that accompanies it I am reminded of this story. Story: The only son of a very wealthy man had his 21st birthday on Christmas Day. His mother gave him some gold ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

The Miracle Of The Manger - John 1

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Dec 31, 2011

Consider for a moment this miracle of the manger and the astonishing claims made regarding this child. Into the humblest of circumstances Jesus is born. His mother is an ordinary, young girl named Mary. His birthplace is a stable, a barn in a small, obscu

Christmas Sermon- The Miracle of the Manger - John 1 Scriptures: John 1:1-5, 9-14 Introduction John's Gospel describes for us in beautiful and poetic imagery this miracle of the manger. (Read John 1:1-5, 9-14) I. Astonishing claims Could He be who He claims to be? Consider for a moment this ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

What The Lord Is Doing Through His Vineyard In Afghanistan

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Jan 3, 2012

I preached this at the Colorado Springs, CO Vineyard on July 18, 2010.

1. Jim B is a Vineyard missionary who has been in Afghanistan for more than a year. I was referred to him by Mark Fields, the Missions Coordinator for the Vineyard USA. Jim and I chatted a couple of times by phone when we were in the USA, and we keep in touch by email. He was recently able to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:3-4

Denomination: Vineyard

Finger-Pointing...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 24, 2012

To get into a finger-pointing act of "a different kind"...

FINGER-POINTING One of the strange paradoxes’ of our world is that while defilement spreads by contact, holiness doesn’t (Haggai 2:11-13). By the same token, disease is contagious whereas-sadly at that- good health isn’t. A Chikungunia epidemic (in the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:15

Denomination: *other

God At Work

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Feb 6, 2012

God is always at work. He is never idle. The question is whether we are going to come alongside HIm and engage in what He is doing, or stand in the way or idly by.,

Passage: Daniel 2:1-21 Intro: God is the most active being in the universe. 1. there is never a moment when He is not engaged in meaningful activity 2. He never sleeps, He is never bored, He is always at work accomplishing His purposes. 3. even when He rested on the 7th day of creation He ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Beatitudes

Contributed by Charles R. Peck on Jan 21, 2013

This message is about the challenge that Jesus gave to the multitude, saying the koingdom of heaven is at hand.

The Beatitudes Matthew 5: 1/11 Before Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount, Isaiah the prophet proclaims, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” He was speaking concerning the ministry of John the Baptist who was baptizer ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-11

Denomination: *other

Come Before Him - With Thanksgiving

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 28, 2013

A recipe for Thanksgiving worship

Come Before Him With Thanksgiving Psalm 100 Do you know how to DO a turkey, make stuffing, put in the table leaf, get out the good china and silverware... Well, that is the way most people DO thanksgiving. But that is not the way God wants us to DO it. He gave us specific instructions on how ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Creation, Part 6 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Sep 4, 2011

This series focuses on the Biblical facts of Creation, and using Scripture puts to rest the scientific opinions of how the world was formed. Part 6 begins the final day of creation with the creation of the cattle, creeping things, and the beasts of the E

Creation Series, Part 6 Genesis 1:24-25 Introduction - We are right in the middle of a series discussing the Creation of everything we see - 1) We have a Creator, He is God, and He has given us a clear account of His story - 2) What we find ourselves in is a situation that separates all of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:24-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Hope Out Of Darkness"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 13, 2011

God can heal any wound. This is the story of a firefighter that I met that was trapped in the ruble of 9/11.

Hope does not come without suffering. Romans 5:3,4 “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” In this verse we see in order how hope is found. First something in our life ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:3-4