Sermons on depose:

How To Live In Sin City

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 14, 2002

How to be "in" the world, but not "of" the world.

How to Live in Sin City Dan 1:1-21 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

Conversant With Christ Series

Contributed by Chris Stephens on May 2, 2002

Comparing the lives of Saul and Samuel we discover that the golden carrot of listening to God is the assurance of good decision making

Conversant with Christ 1 Samuel December 9, 2001 This past Thanksgiving I had occasion to meet a man who had won a monetary settlement of about $400,000. After he was awarded the money he made some interesting decisions. He quit work and began throwing money around as if he had inherited the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:5-14, 1 Samuel 12:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Chosen Vessels: The Keys To Satan's Destruction

Contributed by Bryant Payne on Jan 5, 2005

People always underestimate the value and importance of our young people. This message will show how valuable they are to the kingdom and one of the many darts (SEX) that Satan uses to cause division among them.

Chosen Vessels: the Keys to Satan’s Destruction Most people today underestimate the importance of the youth. Most people mixed their immaturity w/ their value. Elders get the full blast of the power of God in a well cushioned pew w/ excellent singers while they stuff the youth in little shacky, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:27-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

You're Hanging With Who? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 5, 2004

Looks at some of the various people who impacted Nehemiah as he rebuilt the walls.

Hanging with Who? He was a little confused. There were some people who loved him and others who hated him. He thought he was doing a good thing, a necessary thing, even a God thing, but obviously there were those who disagreed. Nehemiah was one of the Jews living in exile and was in the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

Christmas Through The Eyes Of God

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 21, 2003

What did God have in mind by giving us the first Christmas?

A couple of years ago on America’s Funniest Home Videos, a young boy was shown on Christmas morning. He came down to see a large present beside the tree and ran over to tear it open to see what was inside. The paper went flying and suddenly he broke into a dance and jumped around the room ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Methodist

How Can I Live With My Handicap?

Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 8, 2010

Does God care when we are unable to compete as others compete? Does it matter to Him when we are handicapped? A study of the life of an obscure man provides hope and instruction for each of us to look to God even when we are handicapped.

“David said, ‘Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?’ Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, ‘Are you Ziba?’ And he said, ‘I am your servant.’ And the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Tale Of Two Rooms

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 30, 2006

A 2006 post-Easter sermon

(1) When failure strikes, where do you go to regroup? I asked that question to several persons this week and here is what some of them said: (1A) One of them offered several different groups of people but ultimately said, “I drop to my knees, and pour my pain before the throne of God, and ask for ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-23

Denomination: Church Of God

Out Of Despair...hope Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Nov 22, 2006

Rather than shine light into the darkness, God brought light out of darkness, hope out of despair for Israel and will do so for us.

Introduction: In America today, when most people think of Christmas, they think of images like these. (Show slides of Christmas images.) We have a very glamorous, glittery, plastic, cheery, bright image of Christmas here in America. It’s a holiday of parties, and gifts and shopping and ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 4:1-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

What To Do About A Broken-Down Church

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 7, 2009

God is not committed to maintaining a church just because it is there. His commitment is to maintain us if we show compassion, particularly on the young. Restoration of our church life in challenging times begins with repentance, self-examination.

Two or three weeks ago, on a Sunday morning, I noticed several of you staring straight up here, right into the notch of this arch. I too looked up there, and what we all saw was a sizable piece of paint and plaster hanging there by a mere thread. It looked as though it was poised and ready just in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Example

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 31, 2009

Fathers should realize how powerful their examples are to their children.

THE POWER OF EXAMPLE Daniel 5:1-30 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION Survey made by National Center for Fathering and National Parents-Teachers Association showed that over the last ten years (1999 – 2009), a number of key gains were made that show fathers have significantly ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

And The Winner Is . . . Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 2, 2011

The church in America may be struggling - but the Church of Jesus Christ is doing just fine, thank you. The worse things look, the more likely it is that God is about to do something amazing.

Ray Bakke, the Executive Director of International Urban Associates, tells a great story from World War II. An American named MacDonald and a Scottish chaplain bailed out behind German lines, were captured and put into a prison camp, with MacDonald in the American barracks and the chaplain with ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:11-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

If Money Could Talk… Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 2, 2010

Selfish and dishonest gain invites God’s judgment and leaves a person in ultimate poverty.

If Money Could Talk… James 5:1-6 -Most of us have probably heard the saying, “Money talks.” Words are one thing, but when someone slaps down their money or writes the check, their words take on new meaning. Sometimes money produces results that seemed slow in coming with any ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 4, 2010

The history of the kings of Israel is a long line of failures interspersed occasionally be a fleeting success. Yet God never abandons his people because his plan is to send a King who will fulfill all that he desires for his people.

‘In breaking news this morning an assassination has taken place in the city of Tirzah, capital of Israel. Reports from the city say that King Elah was at the home of the palace steward, where he’d been drinking heavily, when the commander of the country’s northern cavalry, Zimri, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:8-34

Denomination: Anglican

The Sign Of The Savior Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 10, 2010

Isaiah prophecies about the coming Messiah

The Isaiah Oracles - 1 of 4 The Sign of the Savior Isaiah 7:10-17 Have you ever read the children’s book called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. It’s about a little boy whose day starts out bad and goes downhill from there. He gets gum in his hair, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

Holy Heartache - God's Lament For His People (1 Of 15) Series

Contributed by Calvary Callender on Aug 2, 2024

In this message from the first few verses of Isaiah, we learn a vital lesson: even when we lose our way, God's kindness can bring us back and heal us. Isaiah's message asks us to see where we might have drifted from God and reminds us that God's grace is always ready to welcome us home.

Holy Heartache: God's Lament for His People Introduction We took pictures in the fall. Anyone else here have a wife or mom who likes to take pictures at the beginning of the holiday season? We're all dressed up nice, smiling faces, obviously the perfect family. What no one sees is that ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:1-9

Denomination: Nazarene