Sermons on Deck The Halls:

A Call To Work Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Nov 6, 2008

As Haggai called Judah to work on the Temple, so we are called to work on our Temple, the Temple that is comprised of God’s people.

A call to work Haggai 1 The symptom Zerubbabel the governor was facing an economic crisis. He was watching the decline as surely as politicians and leaders are watching it today. The reasons were different. Today we have a crisis in banking and high financial institutions. Zerubbabel’s crisis ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15

Denomination: Mennonite

Noah

Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Nov 6, 2008

Noah found himself alone in the world. A place where most Christians actually find themselves. Is it so bad to be in the minority on matters of morals? Not for Noah

NOAH Let God be true and all men be liars (Hebrews 11:7 and Genesis 6-7) INTRODUCTION 1. Noah showed great perseverance in preaching for 100 years a. Though all the world disagreed with him he kept preaching b. Things he had never seen he kept warning c. Noah is an example of endurance and ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Funeral For A Christian Man

Contributed by Gene Escoe on Feb 5, 2011

Funeral for a Christian man.

2 COR 5:1-5 Introduction: ILLUSTRATION: When John Owen, the great Puritan, lay on his deathbed his secretary wrote (in his name) to a friend, "I am still in the land of the living." "Stop," said Owen. "Change that and say, I am yet in the land of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-5, Revelation 21:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Life Of Jonah Part 1

Contributed by Charles La Porte on Jun 17, 2008

this two part series looks at Jonahs life and relates how we can begin to live as God intended thru the transforming power of the Holy Spirit

Life Lessons From The Life of Jonah… most of us know the story of Jonah and the whale… however most don’t realize that Jonah was a prophet of God who is mentioned well before the book of Jonah…. 2 Kings 14:24-25 One day Jonah was in his prayer closet when he became greatly disturbed at the new ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Mirror

Contributed by Eric Hanson on Dec 7, 2013

God's Word is a mirror, which we need to examine ourselves in and make proper use of.

The Mirror (Working With the Light, the Sword, and the Mirror) Pastor Eric J. Hanson February 3, 2013 Introduction People have an amazing ability to see themselves as basically good. This ability is deeply engrained in us. We start very young to justify our choices and to make excuses for our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:9-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Man Cannot Serve Two Masters

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 22, 2014

Yiou have to choose God or the god of this world - money

A man cannot serve two masters I was recently contacted out of the blue and asked to read a book called The Uncommon Philosopher- The Wisdom of Boethius, Maimonides and Schumacher – three philosophers of which I had heard nothing –by James MacFarlane. In the book’s introduction, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24-37

Denomination: Anglican

Rejoice In The Lord Always

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jun 21, 2013

To show that our portion in life left out by CHRIST is for us to rejoice.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you always rejoice? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that our portion in life left out by CHRIST is for us to rejoice. IV. TEXT: Philippians 4:4-5 (Amplified Bible) Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, gladden yourselves in Him]; again I say, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

"The Key To Getting God's Attention"

Contributed by David Henderson on Sep 16, 2013

Here is the biggest obstacle we face when we are considering becoming a follower of Jesus. This is the hardest part. We want all the benefits but we still want to be in control.

“The Key to getting God’s Attention” James 4:1-10 The Bible tells us that at the beginning of what we now refer to as holy week or the week of passion that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and that the crowds were following Him. At that point He was easily the most popular ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Bringing Order To Your Chaos!

Contributed by Lane Hastie on Nov 8, 2018

God has the miraculous ability to bring order to the chaos of our lives!

Today…I want to talk to you about God’s ability to bring order where there’s chaos. Scenes of Chaos: My Daughter's Bedroom (came home to find it swarming with termites) Tornado aftermath (Joplin) Mt. St. Helens (aftermath) Sometimes our lives can become chaotic. At times…the chaos is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10, Revelation 21:5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Kingdom Attitudes Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 5, 2014

The church and New Testament doctrine are founded not only upon God’s past dealings with Israel, but also his future dealings. If you miss this, you miss much. We are a preview of God’s Kingdom on earth, and we must embrace Kingdom attitudes.

Kingdom Attitudes (Isaiah 56:1-12) 1. I collect humor, and Jewish jokes are among my favorites. 2. It was a sweltering August day in 1937 when the Cohen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford, the car maker. "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Cohen, the eldest of the three. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 56:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Racism Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 20, 2021

Peter said it was unlawful and against his conscience to enter into fellowship with Gentiles, but God broke through the barriers of both law and conscience to show him that all men were to be accepted as equals in the church.

George W. Gradleck, a German psychiatrist, said that it is truer that our lives live us than that we live our lives. What he meant was that repression, early loyalties and prejudices can get such a grip on one’s life that they compel one to be what he is. Once the attitude of racism, for example, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:28

A Troubled Dreamer Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

Here is a pagan king and God communicates to him in a dream. He may not have listened to a prophet, but a dream is so personal that he cannot refuse to pay attention.

When John Wesley returned to England from his fruitless visit to America, he learned that on another ship in the harbor his friend Whitefield was about to sail to America. This depressed Wesley for he had hoped to have fellowship with Whitefield. Early in the morning he sent a message by boat to ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-18

Endurance: Do You Ever Feel Giving Up?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 6, 2020

Often we allow fear to reign and give birth to tiredness, fatigue, lack of patience. We walk in danger when we watch other people. We must focus on endurance.

ENDURANCE: DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE GIVING UP? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com THE MINUTE CHAIR. In 1982 the ABC EVENING NEWS told a story about a modern art project that the artist created. It was called the MINUTE CHAIR. The artist took a beautiful chair and at point blank range ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:3, Galatians 6:9, Romans 5:3, Philippians 4:13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Measure Upon Measure – Death – The Restoration Of God - Part 10 (Section 2) Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 5, 2025

In this smaller message we look at the way Christ died for the sins of the world to redeem and restore what Adam lost. Jesus Christ is the Passover Lamb and fulfils the two goats on the Day of Atonement. His death for the whole world has brought eternal redemption and salvation.

MEASURE UPON MEASURE – DEATH – THE RESTORATION OF GOD - Part 10 (Section 2) I am doing a presentation on the results of sin that entered the human race. There are six consequences of that sin I am outlining, and we began DEATH in the last message with Serenity Ruined in the Garden through ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Exodus 12:13, 1 Corinthians 5:7, John 3:14-15, Hebrews 9:11-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"a Carnival Of Corruption" Lent 3

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Feb 28, 2024

Carnival time is often a time of chaos. Jesus created chaos because of the corruption in the Jerusalem temple. The cleansing of the temple is the "judgement" of God against commercial robbery of the poor by the religious establishment. Jesus is the replacement.

In Jesus Holy Name Lent III March 5, 2024 Text: John 2:19-20 Redeemer “A Carnival of Corruption” Carnival time in New Orleans or Brazil always shows a crush of humanity going crazy. We have seen videos of “Smash ...read more

Scripture: John 2:12-24, Luke 19:43-45

Denomination: Lutheran