Sermons on Disobedient Believer:

Storm, Sleep, And Sacrifice

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 4, 2010

New Year's Day 1989: Jonah, running from his responsibility, fell asleep. It might have been the sleep of a rationalized conscience; or depression. But a greater than Jonah is here, Christ, who can heal both conscience and soul.

It's not easy to stay out of the storms, no matter what escape you plan. It's just not easy to keep from getting rained on and buffeted around when the storm is coming, no matter what means you use to take shelter. This week, on the afternoon of the sudden squall, I had gone home to attend to my ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Mother's Heart: Nurturing, Not Just For Moms Anymore

Contributed by Corey Berti on May 13, 2010

Mother's have such nurturing hearts of mercy, but what they reflect is God's heart and if this is God's heart then it should be in our hearts too.

One day, a little girl is sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly notices that her mother has several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast to her brunette hair. She looks at her mother and inquisitively asks, "Why are some of your hairs white, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 66:13

Denomination: *other

The Man With Two Moms Series

Contributed by Robert Fa’atoia-Collins on May 13, 2010

A love of a mother surpasses all understanding

The Man With Two Moms Exodus 2:1-10 No, this isn't a sermon about Rosie O'Donnell and her same sex partner and their adoption. It's actually a great true tale about someone in the Bible who had 2 mothers. read text Moses became the kind of man he was because of the type of mother he had. In ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-10

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Priority Of Friendship Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Aug 11, 2009

God’s priority is for us to invest our lives into others, being a source of Good News

During the course of our series, "Your Bucket List," we have been looking at the things we need to do, or the things we need to prioritize in our life before we "kick the bucket." The Bible says our life here on earth is but a breath, our days are like a passing shadow (Ps. 39:5; 144:4). In ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-27

Denomination: Methodist

Pray Like A Girl! Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 14, 2009

It is an insult that is still used today on playgrounds across the globe. Little boys testing their strength and dexterity against one another revert back to this proverbial slap in the face by throwing down the gauntlet of this time proven stab. However

“Like a Girl” Pray Like A Girl I. Introduction For those of you last who were out last week I started a new series called “Like a Girl!” I challenged us to reevaluate what most of us have thought of as an insult for years when I challenged you to “Fight Like a Girl!” Not some hands flailing in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:11-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Unavoidable Question Series

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 15, 2009

As in the movie Saving Private Ryan Captain Miller had to ask himself...."for whom or what would I give my life" Pvt James Ryan at the end of his life asked..."Have I been a good man?" These are life questions we all must ask. Stephen answered the ques

In Jesus Holy Name August 2, 2009 Acts 6:7-15, 7:55-58 “The Unavoidable Question” Part V In the movie “Saving Private Ryan” the opening scene shows an old man walking down a wide path through a colonnade of evergreens. He has a full head of gray hair; He wears a light blue ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Josiah And The Purification Of Israel Series

Contributed by Peter Fisher on Aug 19, 2009

The story of Josiah, and what purification might mean for us

Josiah and the purification of Israel Introduction - Time Line It is 700-600 years before Christ. In Britain the Iron Age is just starting, a couple of hundred years after the rest of Europe. In Israel the Kings have abandoned the God of their father Abraham, and are worshipping the Gods of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 34:2-33

Denomination: Anglican

Homecoming

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 30, 2009

The story of the prodigal son has been repeated in our lives again and again as we like the prodigal rebel against God’s path for us until we come to the realization of our actions and being filled with regret, repent and return to find restoration.

HOMECOMING LUKE 15:11-24A Introduction: Luke 15 tells us the story of a wonderful homecoming. The steps leading up to that homecoming are steps that were anything but easy; but necessary. A young man played the fool and learned the hard way what it meant to be away from the love, joy and safety of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

Christians In The Workplace

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 31, 2009

God’s people should give their best in the workplace.

CHRISTIANS IN THE WORKPLACE Daniel 6:1-28 Let us read Daniel 6:1-28 to find out what is expected from God’s people in the workplace. Read the text. EXPOSITION God’s people should give their best in the workplace. Working in a non-Christian environment is not an excuse to mediocrity. No ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Treasure, The Pearl And The Net Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 31, 2009

God’s gift of membership in his kingdom is a treasure that’s worth giving up everything else to possess. His gift of his revealed word is a treasure that we can bring out of our storerooms over and over again to apply to each new situation we find ourselv

Can you imagine this man? Perhaps he’s ploughing a field, just a paid worker, but he suddenly comes across a great treasure, just below the surface. He can’t believe his luck! But what’s he to do? He knows he can’t just take it. The field doesn’t belong to him. Perhaps it’s too big to dig up and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-52

Denomination: Anglican

A House For The Lord? Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 31, 2009

This Christmas season will you be thinking about the wonder of the immortal God taking on mortal flesh; the omnipotent God appearing in the form of a helpless vulnerable baby; the only begotten Son of God coming as one of us to take on himself the punish

We hear the Christmas story every year. The same events; the same characters; the same location. We sing Christmas carols that retell the story over and over again. But I wonder how many people as they watch Carols by Candlelight on Christmas Eve will see through the sentimentality of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-16

Denomination: Anglican

Who Is My Neighbor

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Sep 1, 2009

the Good Samaritan

LK 10:25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?" 27 He answered: " `Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christian Giving - Christian Confusion

Contributed by Anthony Perry on Sep 5, 2009

When it comes to Christian Giving we are misinformed, confused, and have mixed emotions. This is a basic look at Christian Giving.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8: 1-15 Message: Christian Giving - Christian Confusion Anthony Perry Jr. Every Sunday I grab two little golden plates and I walk to the center aisle as I say, “It is time to receive our tithes and offerings.” What is a tithe? What is an offering? Are we required to give? ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Denomination: Methodist

Stones: Defeat, Help, Victory

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 15, 2009

As Israel found that after their defeat at Ebenezer the way to greatness was through repentance, prayer, and sacrifice, so also this church needs to build, using the same ingredients.

They were a good people if not yet a great people. They were a good people, with much to be proud of. Over the years they had faced many obstacles and had overcome them. There had been dangerous moments, but they had weathered the storms and gone on. They were a good people if not yet a great ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 7:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

God's Dysfunctional Family

Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on Sep 16, 2009

God has love for his Dysfunctional Family. God shows his love for us by dying for this family and restoring us and reconciling us to Him.

Sermon 092009 Jeremiah 11:18-20; Mark 9:30-37 Dysfunctional Families. There are so many different ideas, emotions, memories, that come to mind when we hear these words. People tell me about growing up in homes where they knew they would move away as soon as they had an opportunity. Other ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 11:18-20

Denomination: Lutheran