Sermons on Distortion:

50 Steps To Exchanging Your Discouragement For His Encouragement

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 21, 2009

Exchange your discouragement for His encouragement

Overcoming Discouragement Through the Exchanged Life More people are defeated by discouragement than by any other thing. C.S. Lewis in his famous "Screwtape Letters" writes about wormwood’s (the devil)most effective tool to derail Christians is the wedge of discouragement. Let us exchange our ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Not Fit To Love

Contributed by Larry Finley on Aug 11, 2008

God loved us when we were unloveable.

NOT FIT TO LOVE 8/10/08 Romans 5:6-11 S__L__R__ Two little brothers had finished supper and were playing. One hit the other and soon hot tears and hard words followed. They were still being exchanged when Mom put them in bed and led them in saying their prayers. Now I lay me down to sleep, I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Danger Of Suplementation Series

Contributed by Larry Finley on Dec 15, 2008

Adding anything to the Gosple makes it not the Gospel

1. The Bible is Under constant Attack a. distort and destroy b. making it relevant to modern man NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE - Our Mutual Joy “Opponents of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But what the Bible teaches about love argues for the other side. - Lisa Miller We cannot look to the Bible ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Searching For The Perfect Gift

Contributed by Larry Finley on Dec 15, 2008

The gift that God desires is not hard to find

1. The Bible is Under constant Attack a. distort and destroy b. making it relevant to modern man NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE - Our Mutual Joy “Opponents of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But what the Bible teaches about love argues for the other side. - Lisa Miller We cannot look to the Bible ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

Part 4 - Genesis 22:1-19 - Christmas In The Fire! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 15, 2010

I could still see the remnants of faith, tested but still intact and with a depth that only occurs in the fires of experience.

Part 4 - Genesis 22:1-19 - CHRISTMAS IN THE FIRE! His weather worn face looked like ancient parchment stretched over a wire mesh skeleton and his eyes, haunted with memories, looked straight through me into my soul. As I gave my devotion that day I could tell that he understood the anguish Abraham ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 4 - Matthew 12:1-14 - Ancient Clues Uncover The Mystery! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 24, 2010

Talk about SUSPENSE AND INTRIGUE! Subatomic anti-matter threatens the existence of Vatican city in Rome. Key Cardinals from the Roman Catholic church vanish. And it all points to the ILLUMINATI, a secret society that has re-emerged from history.

Part 4 - Matthew 12:1-14 - ANCIENT CLUES UNCOVER THE MYSTERY! Talk about SUSPENSE AND INTRIGUE! Subatomic anti-matter threatens the existence of Vatican city in Rome. Key Cardinals from the Roman Catholic church vanish. And it all points to the ILLUMINATI, a secret society that has re-emerged from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 5 - Matthew 12:10-21 - Heal Me Or Kill Me But Not This! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 29, 2010

As I talked with Nancy that day she said "Why didn’t He take me too, instead of leaving me like this? It is so unfair. Why is God so unfair?" Where is the JUSTICE of God when you end up with a stroke instead of dying in the process? How am I supposed to a

Part 5 - Matthew 12:10-21 - HEAL ME OR KILL ME BUT NOT THIS! As I talked with Nancy that day she said,"I pray to God every night and ask Him why He has been so unfair to me. Why did He leave me alive?" She is an elderly woman suffering the results of a stroke. She said "My Mother died of a stroke. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:10-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fainting Because Of Unbelief

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 22, 2007

If you should have nothing left in this world; for all the waters that cover the sea are not so much as a spoonful, compared with the boundless and infinite fullness of God’s all sufficiency

PowerPoint Transitions + New Slide > Transition In X Transition Out ____________________________________________________ + 13 Fainting Because of Unbelief 7/22/07 Ps 27:13 - 2 Cor 4:1-18 +” Jesus Paid It All” + Window of the Soul Ps 27:13 Note italics + Ps 27:13 . > > > > > > > 7 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:13

Denomination: Baptist

The Word Of God Series

Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 5, 2004

Scripture is the foundation for the transformation of the church

The people of God need to stop dabbling in religion and grow in spiritual maturity. We need to stop playing church and start being the Church by demonstrating the transformation that has occurred within us as a result of an absolute, paramount commitment to Jesus Christ. THE WORD OF GOD? 2 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:16-17, Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Needing God Every Moment Series

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on May 20, 2011

You remember the steps: admit you are a sinner, know that God is greater than sin, give yourself to God, become addicted to Jesus, count the costs, create yourself anew, understand that a lion is on the loose, and then realize that you need God every mome

Sunday, August 24, 2008 “Needing God every Moment” Text: Philippians 4:19 Our summer therapeutic session continues with the expressed intent to breaks one’s addiction to sin in the nine weeks of summer. You remember the steps: admit you are a sinner, know that God is ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:19

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel Is At Stake Series

Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Aug 7, 2019

The following sermon briefs are a collection of discourses and devotionals taken from the book of Galatians. Some of the outlines and thoughts were borrowed from other sources. This is not an expository work – that is a verse-by-verse study but as the title reads, just some gleanings.

INTRODUCTION: Have you ever written a letter to someone when you were upset? I thought so. Paul did too. When he wrote the Galatian letter, he was beside himself. One writer said, “Paul writes with heat; his language flows like molten lava…He scolds, he pleads, he denounces, he exhorts, he ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Beware Of Lies And Liers! Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Feb 26, 2021

Lies bring brokenness, truth brings freedom. We now live in a society that has become so desensitized to lying that it has become the norm rather than the exception.

Lies bring brokenness, truth brings freedom. We now live in a society that has become so desensitized to lying that it has become the norm rather than the exception. Satan is a pathological liar, and Jesus described him in John eight as the father of all lies. Friends, when you lie you are not just ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:9, Proverbs 6:16-19

The Exile Of Sin

Contributed by Travis L. Billings on Nov 19, 2019

God desires for true repentance, and will do whatever is necessary to remove the sin. As we continue to watch the enemy slowly creep into our churches and homes, we have a responsibility to warn the church of the dangers of the enemy.

Ezekiel 33:23-26 Heavenly Father. We seek you today with a desire that you would show us the truth of your words. We seek you for the fulfillment of your promises. We ask that you continue to send true men and women of God into our paths that would speak the power of your truth into our lives. ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 33:23-26, Numbers 24:9, Genesis 12:3

Denomination: Charismatic

The Jonah Dilemna

Contributed by Craig Benner on Dec 3, 2019

When the will of God encounters reluctance, God goes to work for the sake of all involved.

THE JONAH DILEMNA Are you really willing to do whatever God calls you to do? Personal Illustration: I was raised in northern Missouri in the 1960s and 70s. I never met or knew a hispanic person in my adolescence. After going to bible college and moving to Texas, things were quite different. I ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:3, Jonah 4:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

An Illogical Question: Carest Thou Not?

Contributed by Kevin Williams on Jul 13, 2017

The things we say in the midst of the storm! Like the disciples fearful of dying at sea while Jesus lies asleep, we cry out, "Carest Thou Not"? Answer the question now and find strength later in the storm. Feed faith, now!

An Illogical Question: "Carest Thou Not" (Some things make "no" sense) [ Maaan, The Stuff I Say In A Storm] Mark 4: 35-41 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Congregational