Sermons on Debris Thrown Up By The Sea:

Camping At The Foot Of The Mountain

Contributed by Greg Newton on Feb 25, 2004

Talking about going deeper in our relationship with Christ. Not being satisfied at the foot of the mountain, but moving up the mountain where God’s glory dwells.

“Camping at the foot of the mountain” Intro: Have you ever just sit back and read what the Bible says about the two different kinds of people in the Church today. There are those that talks about seeing the kingdom of God but there are those that I believe that God is showing us that desire and ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-4, Exodus 24:9-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Healed People Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 15, 2004

Message from John 5. The legend of the pool. The Legend of the pool was that an angel would come down and stir up the waters. First one in got healed!

People… God’s Passion The legend of the pool The Legend of the pool was that an angel would come down and stir up the waters. First one in got healed! Imagine the chaos and people diving into this pool when some waters from a spring below began bubbling up. Like a game of spoon, musical chairs, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Are We Fighting For?

Contributed by Tim Dillingham on May 31, 2004

As we are caught up in today’s issues, we need to refocus our attention on what Jesus wants us to do with our time on Earth.

As we look at todays society and everything going on in it. There are a great number of distractions. War,Inflation,Gas Prices and the list goes on and on of evil people doing evil things. Babies are being aborted, pray is being removed from schools. Childern are killing people with no remorse. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:5-13, Genesis 19:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

Where Is The Love? (Christmas) Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 24, 2003

A complete order of service and talks for a Christmas Day All Age Celebration- building up to a rap of ’where is the love?’. Answer: "it’s in the manger, yo!"

Order of service- Christmas day 2003 Props: camcorder, nativity set (minus Jesus), Jesus hidden somewhere near manger (or have Him re-appear) reindeer hat, tacky singing Santa, readers, audio going into pa, jokes 10am Carols playing as folks come in. Welcome & Happy Christmas! - jokes Reading: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Heat And Light

Contributed by James May on May 25, 2005

If we want to have more of the Light of God in our lives then we can expect God to turn up the heat of Holy Ghost conviction for sin.

HEAT AND LIGHT By Pastor Jim May Scriptures used: Mark 8:22-25; Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79; 1 Peter 2:9; John 3:19-21; Ephesians 5:13; 1 John 1:7 Some years ago I spent a little time as a motivational speaker in the world of business. On a number of occasions I was also a part of a stage crew for ...read more

Scripture: John 3:19-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Escaping The Buffet Mentality: Feast On The Word Not The World

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Aug 20, 2004

We as a church are bellying up to the buffet of the world much more often than we feed ourselves on the healthy and holy food of God’s word.

Escaping the Buffet Mentality “Americans are getting fatter” - - “and the south is leading the way.’ So says World News Digest by the Canadian press. What is the problem why are we as Americans getting fatter or having an excess of body fat. Some say it is genetics, choice, targeted ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Potter's House

Contributed by Ken Harris on Sep 5, 2004

The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that - FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING - God is the Portter and we are the Marred Clay; and He doesn’t GIVE-UP ON US.

“The Potter’s House” Jeremiah 18:1-6 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris CP Walker, Taegu, South Korea BIG IDEA: GOD DOESN’T GIVE-UP ON US. REFERENCES: John 3:1-7; Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-6,13-18; Deut. 30:15-20; 2 Cor. 4:7 (... earthen vessels in the KJV or Jars of Clay in the NIV); ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Rumble In The Jungle Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 12, 2005

18th in long series on Joshua. This talks about not giving up the fight, as well as a lengthy section on fighting the right fights. Could be considered controversial.

Joshua 10:40-43; 11:21-23 – Rumble in the Jungle Chuck Swindoll wrote a book some time ago called Three Steps Forward Two Steps Back. In it he described what he called the 4 Spiritual Flaws. These are 4 common misconceptions about the faith and about growing up into mature Christians. They may ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus On Current Events Series

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Apr 28, 2003

Jesus pleads to give you a second chance. He wants permission to dig up your roots and fertilize the soil of your heart. Are you willing?

Jesus on Current Events, Tragedies, and Evil Dictators Luke 13:1-9 Pastor Jim Luthy Did you hear about the Marine who declared he is a conscientious objector to the war in Iraq and went AWOL? He went to a press conference and said he did not believe in “peace through violence” and went on to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9, Romans 2:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

They Were Here A Minute Ago

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 30, 2003

The church is a family and we have a need to keep up with each other. We have a need to know what happened to our Church MIA’s.

They were here a minute ago John 13:34-35 We have witnessed an awful lot of different things related to war in the past month or so. We know more about the weapon systems than ever before, we know about the MRE’s, Meals Ready to Eat. Also called Meals Rejected by Ethiopians. POW –Prisoner of ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: Congregational

I Speak, Therefore You Are Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2003

2nd in series on Holy Spirit. The Spirit’s role in creation, calling us to Wake Up! our spirits to the reality of God around us.

I Speak, Therefore You Are. Series: “The Holy Who?” May 10/11, 2003 Intro: THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES Six married men will be dropped on an island with 1 car and 4 kids each, for 6 weeks. Each kid plays two sports and either takes music or dance classes. There is no access to fast food. Each man ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:14, Genesis 1:2

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom

Contributed by Jeff Ruth on May 25, 2003

Freedom in it’s most basic form is the choice . Every morning Adam and Eve woke up they had the freedom to choose to obey or disobey God.

Freedom. What is freedom? Is freedom being able to come and go as you please, do or don’t do as you please, say anything you want? Yes If we go back to the beginning, God created Adam and Eve, gave them dominion over all of creation. They could go where they wanted, do what they wanted. They ...read more

Scripture: John 8:30-32

Denomination: Baptist

Real, Old-Fashioned Church Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 7, 2003

Paul says four things need to be present for the building up of the church. The two we generally ignore are the ones where we listen to God directly.

Real, Old-Fashioned Church: Becoming A Festival pt. 5 March 1/2, 2003 1 Corinthians 14:26-33 Intro: We have spent the past four weeks talking about worship, and about our vision for worship depicted by the idea of a festival. I¡¦ve been excited to see the Spirit of God moving in our midst, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:26-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Church In The Storm

Contributed by Brian Chavarria on Oct 18, 2000

INTRODUCTION: People who live Godly lives will suffer persecution, and where the gifts of the Spirit of God are in operation, the dirty old devil will stir up trouble.

INTRODUCTION: People who live Godly lives will suffer persecution, and where the gifts of the Spirit of God are in operation, the dirty old devil will stir up trouble. The gifts in operation in Acts chapters 12 and 13 were the gifts of power: the gift of faith and the gift of working of miracles. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-12

Only The Lonely

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 28, 2003

A look at what happens when we step outside of God’s plans (Abraham), and when our lives get messed up by others (Hagar).

Genesis 16:1-16 – Only the Lonely We see Abraham wanting to have a God-promised child, but taking the matter into his own hands to make sure it happened. At his wife’s advice, Abraham slept with his wife’s maidservant, Hagar. She got pregnant and created some problems for herself. Abraham let ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-13, Genesis 16:1-16

Denomination: Baptist