Sermons on Disobedience:

Reimagining Jesus

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 29, 2009

How do you picture Jesus??

Re-Imagining Jesus Mark 6:1-6 Jan 4, 2008 Intro: Over the holidays I watched a movie on TV called “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”. It’s a cheesy comedy starring Will Farrell, and although it had a few good moments I don’t recommend it. There was one scene which I want to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

"The Church Of Sardis" Series

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Sep 22, 2009

compares the church of Sardis to the church today.

“REVEALING THE REVELATION” “The Church of Sardis” September 28, 2009 "To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Holiness

The Christian Citizen Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 25, 2009

Paul teaches that we have responsibilities as Christians to the State.

Scripture Today we continue our study in Romans. Let’s read Romans 13:1-14: 1Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Noah: More Than An Ark Series

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Sep 29, 2009

Genesis 6-9. The story of Noah’s Ark is about more than a giant boat...

IN THE BEGINNING GENESIS PART 1 – ANTEDILUVIAN HISTORY THE LIFE OF NOAH: MORE THAN AN ARK GENESIS 6-9 INTRODUCTION - There are only a few biblical accounts that enjoy widespread, almost universal familiarity. When asked to name a famous Bible story, an average person on the street might respond ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Message Sent (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Oct 12, 2009

We can only enjoy freedom when we experience God’s Word.

I read about a church that just installed its pastor. After preaching his first sermon, the deacons and the entire congregation excitedly told him how much the message blessed them. The next Sunday, he preached again. Though they still like the message, they felt they were not as blessed as the ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31

Denomination: Baptist

The Desert - Part 2

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 15, 2009

Part 2 of 2. How to find God and celebrate His presence during our desert experiences.

Growing through the desert seasons – 2 September 13, 2009 Three weeks ago I spoke about the desert and our experience as we move through the desert experiences of life. Then I dropped you off in the desert and told you to come back 3 weeks later and I would finish talking about the desert. Well, ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

A Law Of Liberating Love Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 19, 2009

Since we all are law breakers, we need to seek mercy. Those who have found mercy from God’s judgment should no longer judge other’s with partiality but with mercy.

JAMES 2:8-13 A LAW OF LIBERATING LOVE [Matthew 22:36-40] Getting a proper perspective can help change our attitude. A COWBOY out west was driving down a dirt road with his dog riding in back of the pickup truck and his faithful horse in the trailer behind. He failed to negotiate a curve and ...read more

Scripture: James 2:8-13

Denomination: Baptist

Christ, The Fabric Of Our Lives

Contributed by Moy Hernandez on Oct 26, 2009

In Christian Apologetics or defending the faith, it is paramount for believers to know what they believe and why. Our faith in God leads us to believe and have faith in His word which in turn leads us to Jesus and our saving faith in him.

Christians Apologetics When it comes to the word Christian this days I much prefer to use the terminology “Followers of Jesus” To be a Christian these days is almost like belonging to a club, or some right of passage that we all go through. However to be a follower of Jesus declares a ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-13

Denomination: Salvation Army

B Imitators Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 1, 2009

What does it mean to imitate God? And what stops us from doing that effectively?

OPEN: Lily Tomlin is a famous woman comedian. Once she said, "I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." APPLY: A lot of people would like to be somebody. The past couple of nights, little children went "Trick Or Treating" dressed up to be “somebody”. Some of those ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Give Time Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 2, 2009

Ephesians 5:16 shows us the 1) Gift of Time and the 2) Grappling with Time

You may not realize it, but your appreciation of time this morning goes well beyond the challenges of adjusting to daylight-savings time. There was a time when time was a relatively simple thing. People were born, grew up, grew old and died. Days, seasons and years past. Then along came Newton and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:16

Denomination: Other

Who Dug Up The Roof

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 3, 2010

Who were the men who were willing to step outside the norm and dig a hole in a roof for the benefit of a friend?

As they moved closer to the crowd their hopes begin to sink, what they thought would be a fairly simple task had taken on monumental proportions. When the suggestion came up to take their lame friend to Jesus everyone thought it was a great idea, all they had to do to get their friend to walk was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Servant Teaches Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 8, 2010

Jesus teaches about what it means to be a disciple.

SERIES: WALKING WITH JESUS (Series adapted from Wiersbe’s Bible Exposition Commentary) “THE SERVANT TEACHES” MARK 3:13-4:34 OPEN When we started this series several weeks ago, we noted that Mark’s emphasis was on what Jesus did – the work résumé of the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Big Things Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 18, 2010

Building Salomon's Temple was a BHAG we look at what type of giving was required.

The Big things Last week I spoke about the little things, the minutia, the details. In that case it was the details that would have been involved in supporting Jesus and his disciples. And I looked at Luke 8:1-3. In particular the verse that said Luke 8:2-3 Among them were Mary Magdalene, from ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 29:1-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

Buddhism Vs. Biblical Christianity Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Apr 18, 2010

Looks at Buddhism and compares it to Biblical Christianity

Buddhism vs. Biblical Christianity Intro Slide Good morning, if you are joining us today, we have begun a series called Faithology where we are looking at and comparing different religions of the world to Biblical Christianity. Easter – Biblical Christianity We started on Easter and saw the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Godly Wife And An Ungodly Husband

Contributed by Larry Wise on May 5, 2010

A sermon about how a godly life is a great evangelistic tool.

A Godly Wife and A Godless Husband I Peter 3:1-6 Although it IS Mother’s Day, it has to be a God-thing that our study of I Peter brought us to I Peter 3 ON MOTHER’s DAY. The idea of talking about godly women is not new on Mother’s Day, but the timing of our study in IP Peter ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational