Sermons on Definition Of Love:

A Title Or A Towel? Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 23, 2011

Message about being a servant in the kingdom of God.

Note: This is a message originally preached by David Kemp from the Fort Mill Church of God. It made a big impact on me and I used it and changed it to fit the church I pastor. I thought it was worth sharing. Title: A Title or a Towel! - Servant hood Text: John 13:3-5; 12-15 Thesis: We need to ...read more

Scripture: John 13:3-15

Denomination: Church Of God

Riding The Fence Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 1, 2011

More times than we would probably like to admit, we slip into legalism. It can happen when God takes too long to answer a prayer, or answers in a way we don't expect. We take over the reigns, and it's a mistake!

To continue Paul’s arguments against legalism he turns again to a story in the Old Testament. This time it is the children that God promised to Abram. The issue is whether you let God fulfill His promise of righteousness in you, or whether you want to take the controls and do it yourself. ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Suprise The Devil

Contributed by Craig Benner on Nov 2, 2011

Job had a lot of faith in God, but is amazing to see that God also had a lot of faith in Job. How about you? Do you have what it takes to suprise the devil? Satan is betting that you don"t and you won't. Let us see if we can show him wrong.

It Is High Time to Suprise the Devil Jer. 32:27 27 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? (KJV) 27 He aquí que yo soy Jehová, Dios de toda carne; ¿se me encubrirá a mí alguna cosa? (RVG04) There is absolutely nothing too hard for God. He is only ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Is The Yoke On You? Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 2, 2011

The walk with the Master requires great effort on our part. However, the load we bear is made easy by the one we serve.

Robert Kirkpatrick had some good news and some bad news. The good news: he had been extended a written invitation to a dinner with President Bush in Washington, DC. The invite and letter were signed by Vice President Cheney himself. It is not every day you receive an invitation like that. On the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Challenges To Face In 2011

Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Jan 28, 2011

Five areas that believers will be challenged by in 2011

As we begin another new year, what are you looking forward to? Every sports team, at the beginning of a new season, looks optimistically to the possibility of winning the championship. The media talks to the general manager, who has been trading players for players, buying some, selling some, ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Counterfeit Christianity

Contributed by Don Bradley on Feb 5, 2011

This sermon stresses the difference of being a genuine believer and a counterfeit one.

COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY Matthew 13:3-8, 18-23 Intro: One day Jesus was by the seashore when He became accompanied by multitudes of people. There were so many that He had to go offshore and sit in a boat. He then began to teach the people. What He taught them was the Parable of the Sower, among ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is The Mighty Deliverer Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 6, 2011

Jesus is the Mighty Deliverer. No matter how strong the chains may be that bind you, Jesus can set you free. And he who the son sets free is free indeed!

VISITATION #8: JESUS IS THE MIGHTY DELIVERER INTRO TO TOPIC: • For the past two months, we have been studying the life of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. • Last week, we looked at how Jesus is the Prince of Peace, and can calm our storms. • This story takes place right after Jesus and His disciples ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-39

Denomination: *other

Decisions Have Lasting Results

Contributed by Wayne Mock on Feb 7, 2011

While there are many decisions that occupy our mind, many of these are decisions with temporary results. There are other decisions that are too often given lesser attention that have permanent, eternal results.

Those who play chess know that decisions made early in the game may very well have an irreversible effect on the outcome of the game. Decisions have lasting results. Too often those who make a decision to sample some drugs at the urging of another over time become addicted to drugs. Decisions have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

So, You Think You Know The Spirit? Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Feb 10, 2011

This message is the first in a series designed to be a journey of discovery. The goal of the series is to help each of us gain a better understanding of the Holy Spirit. This should enable us to better understand His role, power and impact.

There was a Sunday School teacher who was teaching her class about the trinity. Each child had been assigned a sentence to introduce each person of the trinity. The first one said, “The first person is God the Father.” The second child said, “The second person is Jesus Christ, His ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Life Is Unfair

Contributed by Randy Bataanon on Feb 12, 2011

As we all look back on our past, there always people or circumstances that cause us to remember pain and suffering. We all experience humiliation and injustices in various extent and we cannot help but ask ourselves. How can I rise above those pains?

Have you been betrayed by the people you trust? Have you been abandoned by your family? Are you a victim of false accusations and suffering injustice? Have you been punished by the crime that you did not committed? We can surely relate to the story of Joseph after he handles the series of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:51-52

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Is The Compassionate Healer Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 13, 2011

Jesus is a compassionate healer. As believers, we need to step out in faith in obedience to the great commission and pray for the sick, and see them recover.

VISITATION #9: JESUS IS THE COMPASSIONATE HEALER OPENING TEXT: “And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:40-55

Denomination: *other

Real Wisdom

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 14, 2011

Real Wisdom 1) Comes from the Spirit 2) Concentrates on Christ 3) Culminates in glory

There’s a new education program in town aimed at miniature-sized geniuses. Sturgeon Heights School is now offering a pre-kindergarten class modeled after an Italian educational philosophy that encourages “motivated” students to collaborate in their learning. I’m not sure ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-13

Denomination: Lutheran

The Prophet Elijah Series

Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 18, 2011

God spoke to Elijah through the stillness, the quiet, the small voice. God did not answer or appear in the extraordinary, the wind, the earthquake or the fire. He certainly can, but oftentimes chooses the quiet.

I want to tell you a true story, look at its ramifications and see how it applies to our lives today. It is a familiar story, an Old Testament story, a story of one of God’s greatest prophets and his calling. You may have heard this story way back in Sunday school, or perhaps this may be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-13

Denomination: Christian Church

Age, Art, And Aim

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 21, 2011

A sermon on Proverbs 22:6 (Outline adapted from Stephen Olford)

HoHum: This particular passage of scripture has been the center of great controversy. There are many people who, with an aching heart, looking at their children who are rebelling from the things of the Lord, and their hearts filled with wonderment as to how the child could turn so far from God. But ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Advent Gospels: Luke Series

Contributed by Scott Nichols on Feb 27, 2011

This message looks at what it means to "carry Christ into Christmas" by looking at the oft-neglected story of Mary’s visit to Elizabeth in Luke’s Gospel.

“Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” So cries an exasperated Charlie Brown in the classic A Charlie Brown Christmas. Amid the commercialism, the materialism and the general confusion of the holiday, Charlie Brown seeks merely to understand. Understanding has been our goal ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-56

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed