Sermons on Difficult Teachings:

Characteristics Of False Churches & Teachers

Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Jan 3, 2001

Most believers are ill-equipped to deal with members of false groups, not because they don’t know enough about CULTS, but because they don’t know their OWN BELIEFS well enough.

Characteristics Of False Churches & Teachers (2 Tim. 2:14-18) [HTML formatted version of this sermon is located at http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/falsechurches.html] Jesus Himself tells us in John 8:31-32: 31 "... If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; 32 and you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 2:14-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Beware The Wolf, Part 2

Contributed by Larry Lasiter on Jan 26, 2004

How to chase away wolves which come in sheep’s clothing.

POINTS OF TRUTH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES www.pointsoftruth.com The ultimate wolf to come in sheep’s clothing is yet to come! The Bible calls him the "beast". This great leader will soon, come quickly on the world scene as the ruler of the European Commonwealth; along ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15, Acts 20:28-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Da Vinci Code; Can We Trust The Bible? (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 4, 2006

The Bible, best seller of all time...Dan Brown says we can’t trust it....Well, can we?

All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16 - 17 (NRSVA) The Bible has been called "The Divine ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: United Methodist

Give And It Will Be Given To You

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 3, 2003

Giving is an attitude that allows us to give all that we are, have and possess in the Holy Spirit to provide greater glory for God.

Give and It Will Be Given To You (Luke 6:38) We cannot expect our situations to improve unless we learn how to improve our attitude about giving. Giving involves far more than money. Giving is an attitude that allows us to give all that we are, have and possess in the Holy Spirit to provide ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Can't Make It On Your Own Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Apr 6, 2007

Apart from faith in Christ, we are unable to live a life of righteousness…bringing to fruition the Kingdom of God. Jesus reveals this truth to Nicodemus.

Introduction: Most of us…especially us men…don’t like to admit it when we can’t accomplish something. This doesn’t apply to everything, but it certainly does apply to some things…especially those things that we believe we can do. Perhaps we have trained our whole lives to do something. Run a ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-15

Denomination: Wesleyan

"Becoming Psychically Conscious Of Our State Of Surrender."

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Jun 10, 2002

June 16, 2002 -- FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- Proper 6 Matthew 9:35--10:8 Color: Green Title: “Becoming psychically conscious of our state of surrender is a life-long challenge, a life-long discipline.”

June 16, 2002 -- FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- Proper 6 Matthew 9:35--10:8 Color: Green Title: “Becoming psychically conscious of our state of surrender is a life-long challenge, a life-long discipline.” The Harvest Is Great, the Laborers Few 35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Signs Of The Times

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 20, 2004

Paul’s advice on how to respond to the signs of the times. 1- Avoid the ungodly 2- Expect the evil 3- Keep the faith

INTRO.- Matthew 24:3-7 “As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. ‘Tell us,’ they said, ‘when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?’ Jesus answered: ‘Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:3-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is In Your Basket?

Contributed by Steven Pace on Jan 12, 2006

29. What are these small gifts that I have among so many? We, with our small gifts our time, our talents and our treasures what are they among so many lost people in the world today? What difference would it make if I gave them to Jesus? There has got to

SPECIAL PREPARATION FOR SERMON – Have a medium sized basket with two Italian style loaves of bread in the basket (have the loaves showing at the top as though you were modeling it for a picture). Along with the bread hid in the bottom a large bag of M&M’s. Put this out of sight of the congregation ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Da Vinci Code: Loving Truth And Ignoring Fiction / The Divinity Of Christ

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jun 13, 2006

Many question have since the move and the book the Da Vinci Code came out. This message deals with the divinity of Christ.

Turn Your Bibles to John 1:1 and verse 14 Title: Loving Truth and Ignoring Fiction Theme: The Divinity of Christ Introduction: I had a friend in Christ send me a cartoon this week. In the background of this cartoon was a movie theater with a sign saying, “The Da Vinci Code.” It showed lots ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life's Too Short To...live In The Past Series

Contributed by David Flowers on May 10, 2005

Part 6 in series "Life’s Too Short To..." this message looks at a life stuck in regret and guilt, and contrasts it with a life in the experience of God’s freedom, release, recovery, and good news.

Life’s Too Short To. . .Live In The Past Life’s Too Short To… prt. 6 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers 5/8/05 I would venture to say there’s a good possibility that there are some people at Wildwind Church today who are not carrying any regrets. Do you think that’s possible? I’ll bet ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:18-19

Denomination: Free Methodist

What's So New About Love?

Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 7, 2004

When Jesus told his disciples, "i have a new command for you, LOVE," it was an old command - from the beginning of time. What made this command new? How can we have a new love every day? Read and find out.

May 9, 2004 John 13:31-35 When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once. “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Denomination: Lutheran

Making Hard Choices

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 1, 2009

Today’s world is filled with energy-saving devices that make life easier, but there is something to be said for embracing life’s challenges. The apostle Paul found serving Christ hard, but he didn’t see it as a cause of discouragement. The goal was worth

Opening illustration: On September 12th, 1962, President JF Kennedy delivered a speech at Rice University in Houston, TX, about the difficult challenges facing the nation. He also shared his passion for the US to place a man on the moon. In balancing the needs of his people with the desire to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:5-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rejoice?! Can We Really Do That? Series

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Oct 4, 2017

Rejoicing in your circumstances can be a difficult thing, if not impossible sometimes. Paul teaches us in this text about rejoicing in the Lord.

Jim is going through some tough times. Growing up, he fell into a bad crowd, and long story short, he ended up becoming addicted to some drugs. After attending rehab for two months, when released, he falls into temptation, and goes back to using. His mother, Jill, found him in his room with ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus - Little Interest In Personal Comfort Series

Contributed by Dale Harlow on Mar 8, 2007

Many Christians today are guilty of thinking that Jesus wants us to be comfortable. Our comfort, at least in this life, is not very high on his list of what he wants for us.

It has been about 3 years that Jesus has been working with the disciples. They have heard some teaching that they understood, and some that they didn’t. They have seen Jesus do some incredible things. They believe with all of their being that he is the Messiah. But what they believe of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Love Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 21, 2008

John 3:16 is known to all. Other 3:16 passages in the New Testament teach us important things about Jesus as well. This is 1 John 3:16.

(based on a sermon series by Tom Ellsworth) SERIES: “DISCOVER JESUS: The Other 3:16’s) TEXT: 1 JOHN 3:11-18 TITLE: “THE LOVE OF JESUS” OPEN: A. Today is a very exciting day 1. Last Sunday, we began our 10 Week Spiritual Adventure a. I pray ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ