Sermons on Decks Of Cards:

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

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

The Word Was Made Flesh

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 11, 2015

THE INCARNATION

John 1:1-14 THE RESULT OF THE INCARNATION (14) And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory,the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Holiness

Good News You Can Use If You Choose. Blessed Assurance.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 18, 2020

There is good news in the midst of the storm. We have a BLESSED ASSURANCE. There is an invitation THE BRIDE SAYS: COME. There is good news if you choose. We do not have to panic.

GOOD NEWS YOU CAN USE IF YOU CHOOSE. BLESSED ASSURANCE By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Sing the song: BLESSED ASSURANCE by Fannie Cosby. EVER THINK ABOUT THE SECURITY? LOOK AT THE SECURITY OF A BANK SAFE? WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE SECURE: where the thieves, moths, rust and can ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:17, 2 Timothy 1:12, Psalm 37:23-27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Song On The Flip Side

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Aug 19, 2019

The call to justice goes hand in hand with the call to love God and our neighbor.

August 18, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Luke 12:49-56; Jeremiah 23:23-29 The Song on the Flip Side Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “I came to bring fire to the earth and how I wish it were already kindled! – Do ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-56, Jeremiah 23:23-29

Denomination: Lutheran

Peace Like A River

Contributed by Joe Bedy on Jan 5, 2020

Horatio Spafford lost 2 sons to pneumonia and 4 daughters in a ship wreck even so he and his wife Anna had peace. Readers keep in mind this sermon was written for a nursing home with a memory care unit.

Market Street ( A memory Care Facility)Sermon on Peace 1/5/2020 By joe bedy In our last services we have been talking about the fruit of the Spirit form Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such ...read more

Scripture: John 16:31-33, Galatians 5:22-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Daniel Part Iv - The Prophet Series

Contributed by Dan Carroll on Aug 7, 2018

The Prophet Daniel walked in the Spirit. Interpreting King Nebuchadnezzar's dream Daniel tells him to humble himself and recognize there is a God and it isn't him.

INTRODUCTION • We are in the 4th part of series on the life of Daniel. • Daniel chapter 4. • Move away for a week from the cultural issues and into the prophetic part of Daniel’s journey. I. DANIEL THE PROPHET • Daniel was first and foremost a prophet according to Jesus. • Most of us hear that ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Signs Of The Time

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jan 27, 2018

Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, Jesus was a sign to the world, and we are the sings of our time.

Repeated Phrases in Jonah: 1. Jonah Ran away from God 3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD. . . (after the storm almost ...read more

Denomination: *other

The Towel That Brings Hope To The Broken Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jan 14, 2016

Assumption, Grace, Loving the Least, Purpose

THE YEAR OF THE TOWEL – The Towel That Brings healing to the Broken Luke 4:14-30 November 13, 2022 Introduction: The other day I was watching a TV show called, “The World’s Most Dangerous Jobs.” Here’s a little of what I saw: SHOW VIDEO CLIP OF “The World’s Most Dangerous Jobs” The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Big Picture

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Feb 28, 2018

We mustn’t take our eyes off the big picture; keep the Main Thing the main thing!

The Big Picture February 25, 2018 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We mustn’t take our eyes off the big picture; keep the Main Thing the main thing! Focus Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 ( Supplemental Passage: Therefore, since we have so great a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

He Destroyed Death!

Contributed by David Simpson on Apr 16, 2018

An Easter Sunrise Service message highlighting the victory over death that Christ brings through the resurrection.

Easter Sunrise Gainesville Marina April 1, 2018 David Simpson - Lanier Christian Church He Destroyed Death! Hebrews 2:14,15 Death. There is nothing pleasant in saying that word is it? There is no good in it. Just to say the word brings memories of heartache and pain and loss. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-15

Denomination: Christian Church

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

Don't Let It Go Out! Series

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Nov 22, 2017

Jesus warns us to be ready for His return. He warns us because the danger and threat is real. To do so, He tells us story about 10 virgins who are waiting for the return of the Bridegroom. The parable is explained and applied to the hearer.

In Annie Dillard’s Teaching a Stone to Talk, she talks about a British Artic expedition which set sail in 1845 to chart the Northwest Passage around the Canadian Artic to the Pacific ocean. Neither of the two ships and 138 men on board returned. Why? They packed their ship like they were going ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

God Of War And Fire

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Oct 3, 2020

God of War and Fire. God of Peace and Love. Can they be the same God?

Scripture Text: Joshua 6 :17  17 The city and everything in it is to be utterly wiped out as something reserved for the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute is to stay alive, along with everyone with her in her house. This is because she hid the messengers we sent. Illustration: On ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:17, Romans 15:4

Denomination: Independent/Bible