Sermons on Disagreements:

Mary's Song Series

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 15, 2008

Christians celebrate God’s mercy at Christmas.

Title: Mary’s Song Text: Luke 1:46-55 Truth: Christians celebrate God’s mercy at Christmas. Aim: I want them to appreciate God’s mercy and appropriate God’s mercy to their life. Life ?: Why do we celebrate God’s mercy at Christmas? INTRODUCTION Mary would not have made Barbara Walters 10 Most ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-55

Denomination: Baptist

Counsel For The Church

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 28, 2008

The people of God’s church must be on guard against the ploys of Satan to discourage, divide, and defile, and thereby to hinder or halt the work of God.

Counsel For The Church Text: 1 Cor.15: 58 Intro: In the 15th chapter of First Corinthians, Paul is seeking to prove the resurrection of the saints, using the resurrection of Christ as the foundation of proof. He points out that just as Christ arose from the grave with a glorified body, even ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:57-58

Denomination: Baptist

A Portrait Of Love Series

Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jan 30, 2008

Biblical view of marriage, and practical actions on part of husband, and on part of wife, to strengthening their marriage.

Intro> This Thursday is Valentine’s Day (that’s a hint, guys...you might want to be making some plans). <>So today I want us to look at the Biblical instructions, the Biblical model, and gain a Biblical understanding of marriage, how we can succeed in our marriages, and how we can be the husbands ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Ideal Mediator Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 17, 2008

Message 5 of 5. This message is how Jesus is the ideal mediator for us.

2/3/08 – The Ideal Mediator Do you remember what it was like to be horsing around in a dark bedroom after you were supposed to be asleep and then suddenly your dad flipped on the light? You stood like a frozen statue, blinking in the shock of having been caught and desperately needing someone to ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Resolution Number 1: Live Free In Christ

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 18, 2008

The first of a four part series entitled, ‘Four Resolutions for 2008’

For this sermon series there is a temporary change in the public reading of scripture. I am appreciative of our worship leaders who read the main sermon text each week. (Even when they have those hard to pronounce Old Testament words in them!) (Slide 1) The reason for this change is that we are ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-26

Denomination: Church Of God

The Trinity

Contributed by Joe Stanley on Jul 28, 2009

This sermon explains why we developed our belief in the trinity.

The Trinity This morning we have two closely related passages that we will start with. Both are found in the Book of Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy is the fifth of the first five Books of Scripture. We call these first five books the Pentateuch, but our Jewish brethren call them the Ha Torah (The Law) or ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Nothing Just Happens

Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Aug 28, 2009

There is a secret fraternity that exists amongst those who have been in pain that,,,that is mind-boggling,,, It transcends the color of your skin.... It transcends your background.... When you have been through certain things, you feel for other people w

Nothing Just Happens Ruth 1; 6,18 6: Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. 7: Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:6-18

Denomination: Apostolic

Dry Bones

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Aug 18, 2010

Has God's dream died in your life? See the bones, speak to the bones and believe what God says about them.

DRY BONES Walt Disney was a remarkable man of vision. He never gave up. Early in his career a newspaper fired him because they thought he had "no good ideas". That just made Disney try harder. When he was starting out in Kansas City he couldn’t sell his cartoons. Some hinted that he had ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-10

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

God Inhabits The Praise Of His People

Contributed by Thomas Baird on Oct 17, 2012

God inhabits the praise of His people

God inhabits the praise of his people. “Lord what can I do?” Have you ever said that? Have you ever cried out to God in that way? I have said that on numerous occasions in my life… as I am sure most of us have… if not word for word… still we have made a similar ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-5, Psalm 22:3

Denomination: Baptist

A Culture Of Godly Leadership Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 23, 2012

A church is positioned to be most effective when leaders are chosen on the basis of their reputation for living a Christ-like life and having wise discernment.

Title: A Culture of Godly Leadership Text: Acts 6:1-7 Thesis: A church is positioned to be most effective when leaders are chosen on the basis of their reputation for living a Christ-like life and having wise discernment. We are on a Pathway to Congregational Vitality. We want to be a Healthy ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Kill A Church

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Nov 3, 2011

This message deals with how the members of a church can kill the church without recognizing it.

How To Kill A Church Calvary 10/9/2011 Ephesians 4:1-6 Psalm 133 3 John 1:5-13 We have a started a new series for the next four weeks and the topic is “Moving Things To The Next Level.” There are times in our lives, when we want to get one result, but we actually ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:5-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Eternity Clothes Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 26, 2010

God wants both men and women to wear holiness and peace to church.

Norma Lauby, of La Mesa, California, was browsing in the ladies’ department one day with her son who was just learning to read. Trying to read all the signs he could, he came upon one in the maternity department. “Look, Mom!” he said excitedly as he pointed at the sign. “They’re even making ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:8-15

Denomination: Evangelical Free

How To Get Out Of Babylon

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 29, 2010

Babylon is more than a ancient land mentioned in the Bible. Babylon is anywhere we as believers don't belong. It is being held captive by the devil.

INTRODUCTION: The sentiment of the Israelites during this difficult time in their history is summed up there in the fourth verse. "How shall we sing the Lord's song in this strange land?" In other words, we really don't belong here in Babylon. We are aliens here. We are refugees here. We are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 137:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Salvation Of Israel Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 3, 2009

Paul is summarizing his grand argument in Romans 11 regarding God’s plan of salvation for Jews and Gentiles. It is so amazing that no one could have come up with it on his own.

Scripture Today we continue our study in Romans 11. Let’s read Romans 11:23-36: 23And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again. 24For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:23-36

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Remember Lot's Wife

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Aug 10, 2009

The stories of Noah and Lot are actually opposites. When God destroyed the world in Noah’s day, what agency did he use to bring about the destruction? Water.When God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, what was the agency that God used to bring ab

Luke 17:26-32(NIV): "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. It was the same in the days of Lot. People ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:26-32

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist