Sermons on Direction In Life:

Pause!

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011

Remembering that we need to take time out and pause -- to rest our bodies, and to rest with God.

I remember growing up on Sundays we would always take time out of each week, go to church, and then we would rest and spend an afternoon together as a family and friends in fellowship and relationship. My folks didn’t go off to their jobs on Sundays, and all of the house-work was done ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Encountering Jesus Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on May 16, 2011

Part 3 of a series where we are focusing on encountering Jesus and the lessons we can learn from those who encountered Jesus in the Bible. This one is on the lessons we learn from the devil's encounter with Jesus.

Topic: Encountering Jesus Text: Matthew 4-1-11 Introduction •We are in our 3rd week of a new sermon series called Encountering Jesus •From this series we are learning valuable lessons from different Bible Characters who encountered Jesus Recap •The first week we looked at the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Grace And God’s Body Series

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Jun 1, 2011

Our responsibility is to discover our gifts, use them effectively, and work in harmony with other believers.

Romans 12:3-8 Introduction: A. There is nothing like a well oiled machine. B. Take the car engine for example. Some of us know the intricate parts of it while others just know we’re glad it starts and lets our car take us where we want to go. We tend to take it for granted. C. But a lot of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Denomination: Baptist

Carry The Torch

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 7, 2011

Being salt and light mean being out there in the world, not pursuing a private spirituality.

How many of you watch Survivor? I never have. I suppose I should, to be in touch with contemporary culture, in order to be able to speak to it... but it simply doesn’t appeal to me. I have plenty of reality in my own life, thank you, I like my down time to be somewhat more elevated - to coin a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unstrained Mercy

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 9, 2011

Unstrained mercy needs to be constrained by the same constraints that God himself recognizes: by wisdom, by justice, by the long-term, eternal good of the person you are trying to help.

We’ve seen a lot about pardons in the news lately, haven’t we. Why did former President Clinton pardon Marc Rich? The “fugitive financier” is the nicely alliterative phrase that all the commentators use - I bet the journalist who coined the phrase is wishing he - or she - ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Lasting Impressions

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 15, 2011

What lasting impression will we leave to other generations of Christinas that come after us?

LASTING IMPRESSIONS Text : Matthew 5: 13 - 20 Someone (Bill Crowder) gives us a snapshot of history as he relates an impression that has lasted over 1,500 years. “Caerlon is a Welsh village with deep historical roots. It was one of the three sites in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20

Denomination: United Methodist

The Power And Authority Of Words

Contributed by Segun Adeyeye Nuga on Jun 20, 2011

There is tremendous power in our words as God’s children.

The Power and Authority of Words In the New Testament, the Greek word for "authority" is sometimes translated as "power." Even though there is a separate Greek word for power, the concepts of power and authority are so intimately connected in the Western mind, that modern translators often view ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:28-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The Hanging However"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 24, 2011

A sermon about allowing God to work miracles in our lives.

John 2:1-11 “The Hanging ‘However’” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN eastridgeumc.org A few months ago a friend of mine sent me a video clip from the t-v show “Ellen.” And the background to this clip is about a lady ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

24: The Garden Series

Contributed by Stephen Collins on Apr 14, 2009

Knowing He was hours from being murdered, Jesus could have used His divine privilege to get out of what was coming, but He didn’t. His prayer in the garden teaches us how to pray in the midst of hardship and how to deal with unanswered prayer.

24: The Last Hours of Jesus “The Garden” And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.” -Luke 22:44 Key Scripture: Luke 22:39-45 Key Thought: Having just been betrayed by a close friend and knowing that his accusers were coming to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:39-45

Denomination: Church Of God

A Messiah Who Teaches Part 3: Honoring Marriage Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 6, 2009

Marriage is sacred institution, ordained and instituted by God, and is to be treated as sacred.

A Messiah Who Teaches Part 3: Honoring Marriage Text: Matt. 5:31-32 Introduction 1. Illustration: Another major contributing factor in our problems as a nation is the decline of the family. In a recent Barna Research study, we find that among those who have said their wedding vows, one out of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:31-32

Denomination: Methodist

The Church Of Ephesus, The Church That Had Left Their First Love Series

Contributed by Vernon L Caruthers on Apr 16, 2010

This is the 1st message from the book of Revelation. It focuses upon the letter Jesus sent by John to the church at Ephesus. Here was a church that had at one time loved the LORD with their all but in about 40 years that love had disappeared.

Sermons from the Book of Revelation: 04/11/2010 Sermon #1: The Church at Ephesus: The Church That Had Lost Its First Love: Scripture Ref: Revelation 2:1-7 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; ‘These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

"We Love Because....

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Apr 29, 2010

We talk about love and loving one another but Max Lucado reminds us that maybe we have forgotten the first step... accept God's love first.... then it can be passed on. Practical actions give "meat" to the word love. Acts of kindness. Acting patient. E

In Jesus Holy Name May 3, 2010 Text: John 13:34 Redeemer “We Love Because……..” “A new command I give you. Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Jesus These ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-34

Denomination: Lutheran

Watching And Waiting Series

Contributed by C Vincent on Oct 18, 2009

The second coming of the Lord and the signs of the times.

Watching and Waiting JCC 11.10.09 am Is today the day that the Lord will come? Illustrations: (Hide and seek game) Are you ready or not? Have you ever been on a blind date? Not knowing if they’ll turn up, but hoping in expectation of the meeting Or husbands, what’s it like to wait for your ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Haunted Houses

Contributed by Monte Brown on Oct 25, 2009

We live in an age, where a lot of Christians do not really believe in the activities of the spiritual world. Demonic possession is a Hollywood thing only seen on the big screen.

Prelude After reading Matthew 12:43-45 it come to me that the church in general does not believe in the spiritual warfare in the sense of a ragging battle that is going on around them. Even though the Bible continually warns us of the devices of Satan and the power that his army of demons have, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:43-45

Denomination: Baptist

God's Message Of Encouragement Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Oct 26, 2009

Because of God’s presence and plan, we can live with unshakeable strength and courage.

[To receive free sermons by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] REVIEW Let’s review last week’s introduction to the book of Haggai: • Author: Haggai the prophet • Date: 520 B.C. • Recipients: The exiled Jews who had returned to their homeland to rebuild the temple • Occasion: ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:1-9

Denomination: Baptist