Sermons on Distinction:

A Mother

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on May 12, 2013

Mothers are givers by nature, but the greatest gift a mother can give to her children is her faith. This reworking of a similar sermon by Charles Stanley challenges mothers in six key areas.

A Mother’s Greatest Gift Chuck Sligh May 12, 2013 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation of this sermon is available upon request by emailing me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. NOTE: The inspiration for the main points and the basic concepts and some of the illustrations in this sermon was a sermon by ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

A Mother

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on May 12, 2013

Mothers are givers by nature, but the greatest gift a mother can give to her children is her faith. This reworking of a similar sermon by Charles Stanley challenges mothers in six key areas.

A Mother’s Greatest Gift Chuck Sligh May 12, 2013 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation of this sermon is available upon request by emailing me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. NOTE: The inspiration for the main points and the basic concepts and some of the illustrations in this sermon was a sermon by ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Remember The Greatest Love

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 27, 2013

Remember the greatest love: 1. Because it can bind us together with God (vs. 9-10). 2. Because it can bring us great joy (vs. 9-11). 3. Because it blazed a trail for us to follow (vs. 12). 4. Because it bled for us (vs. 13).

Remember the Greatest Love John 15:9-13 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 26, 2013 *On this Memorial Day, hopefully you will get to spend some time with family and friends. -- But as we do, we should remember the over 40 million Americans who have served in the military to help ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Trying Times - "In The Presence Of Christ" Series

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jun 15, 2013

A comparative: trying times in biblical stories and trying times in modern times.

Trying Times - “IN THE PRESENCE OF CHRIST” by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (5/29/2013, 6/1/2013, 6/15/2013) “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (Ephesians 6:17, KJV [The Christian's armour]). ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12-17

Denomination: Friends

The Anointing In The Local Church Series

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jul 13, 2013

We need to connect with the anointing. In other words, when you connect with people, their success becomes your success. When you connect with the anointing, you connect with God. The anointing brings unity to the Body

The Anointing In The Local Church We need to connect with the anointing. In other words, when you connect with people, their success becomes your success. When you connect with the anointing, you connect with God. God took one hundred and twenty faithful people on the Day of Pentecost and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Charismatic

Remove Not The Ancient Landmark Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jul 24, 2013

Sermon 3 in the series “Church Matters" - An reminder to remember and continue the landmarks our church was built on.

Remove not the Ancient Landmark Sermon 3 in the series “Church Matters" Chuck Sligh June 30, 2013 TEXT: Proverbs 22:28 – “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” INTRODUCTION When the Israelites entered Canaan and land was divided among the various ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:28

Denomination: Baptist

Changing My Citizenship Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 2, 2013

My life of discipleship must begin by changing my citizenship from this earth to the Kingdom of God

This week I read an article about the First Presbyterian Church of Newark, Ohio that caught my attention. In part it read: While he served as pastor at Central College Presbyterian Church on Sunbury Road in Westerville, the Rev. Dr. Richard Ellsworth remembers seeing fishermen going by early on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 120:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Best Friend We Can Ever Have: Jesus Christ Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 31, 2013

Are you friends with Jesus? 1. This is our God's desire. 2. This is our greatest decision. 3. This is our greatest delight.

The Best Friend We Can Ever Have: Jesus Christ John 15:9-16 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - August 18, 2013 *Friends are great. In the third grade, my best friend was Zach Smith. We caught all the old-west bank robbers together, killed all the bad Indians together, won World War ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-16

Denomination: Baptist

Power In The Word Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 1, 2013

God said His Word would not return to Him empty. What does that mean to us? And how can we know that that is true?

George Faull once wrote fact that “atheists, agnostics, or skeptics will often try to stump us with a question about our God. These skeptics think they are being clever and they take pride in their great intelligence. They will say (for example) “If God is all powerful, can He create ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living With The End In Mind

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 4, 2013

How do we live life so that the preacher doesn’t have to lie at our funeral? How do we live life so that we have very few regrets? How do we live life so that the brief days that we have in this life are lived to the fullest?

LIVE WITH THE END IN MIND 2 Timothy 4:6-8 INTRODUCTION… http://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2013/07/02/the-t-shirt-turns-100/ According to Forbes Magazine and other clothing aficionados, 2013 marks the 100th birthday of the t-shirt. I thought t-shirts had always been around since ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Secret To Victorious Living

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Dec 31, 2011

If we want to get to where we need to be spiritually we need to have the right mode of transportation.

The Secret to Victorious Living Text: Acts 1:4-8; Acts 1:14; Acts 2:1-4, 47. Introduction 1. Illustration: In his book "Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life", Charles Swindoll tells a story about the 19th Century agnostic Thomas Huxley (some of you might know that it was Huxley who promoted ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Methodist

God's Overruling Sovereignty Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 23, 2012

The Bible fully accepts the free agency of man, but interacting with the free will of man is the overruling hand of a sovereign God. Those that love God and follow His purpose are assured that all things are working for their eternal good.

ROMANS 8: 28 GOD'S OVERRULING SOVEREIGNTY "And we know that all things work together into good for those who are loving God, for those who are being called according to His purpose." IT'S IN THE HOLY WRIT This verse in Holy Writ I see Has very often puzzled me; And many have been led to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

The Life God Values Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 28, 2012

God wants us to be productive by getting to know Him. He wants us to be strong through His strength to persevere, and He wants us to be grateful for qualifying us for heaven, rescuing us from hell and redeeming us from sin.

Sandy Y. of Bowmansville, Pennsylvania, talks about a time when her family was doing a devotional that included the story of the Ten Commandments. Her husband asked, “How many commandments did God give to Moses?” Seth, their 5-year-old son, quickly replied, “Too many!” (Sandy Y., Bowmansville, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Menof The Bible - Peter Series

Contributed by John Murphy on Oct 25, 2012

Brash, contentious and even brazen but no one can deny Peter loved Jesus and had all the right intentions.

Of all the men of the bible, today’s is perhaps my favorite. Possibly because I think I am most like him. He is brash, impetuous and often is like a bull in a china shop. He speaks his mind but many times without considering the consequences. His name is Simon Peter. Growing up as a ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

The Gospel Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by John Bartol on Nov 7, 2012

The Holy Spirit is the answer to three of the greatest needs of our day: conviction of sin leading to repentance, glorifying Christ is the universal Savior, and producing the fruit of the Spirit.

. The Gospel of the Holy Spirit. I believe that all of us here today have two great spiritual needs. The first is the need for forgiveness, to be right with God. The need for pardon and peace within. Secondly, there is a need for strengths of character, the ...read more

Scripture: John 16:5-16

Denomination: Baptist