Sermons on Do No Harm:

Looking For A Good Room

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Oct 14, 2012

Wealth holds us back from inheriting eternal life: but wealth is anything earthyl that we hold onto as valuable in opposition to things heavenly. We must melt down these idols and consecrate the gold to the temple.

“What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Mk. 17:17). There are two alternates to eternal life: eternal death and temporal life. Neither is appealing. Eternal life is worth struggling for. The rich young man asked the Lord what must he do. He understood that attainment of heaven was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-27

Denomination: Anglican

Introduction: Radical, Together? Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 9, 2012

Purpose, our calling, commitment

Radical Together: Introduction 1 Peter 2:9 Page 858 On Sept. 4, 2011 we started a series called Radical and we spent nine weeks examining what it means to “radically” follow Jesus Christ. Many of us read the book, “Radical.” David Platt wrote this book and its theme was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Live Godly

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 13, 2012

Living a Godly life means living as Jesus lived.

Text: “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5). What is your attitude? All of us have an attitude. Some of us have a good attitude and some of us have a nasty attitude. What is this thing called attitude? Our attitude is our outlook on something ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian Church

The Will Of God For Individuals Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 22, 2012

God's will for each individual is to say yes to Jesus. How does that play out though. God's primary will for everyone is for each individual to konw Him. Read on to find out how that is practically lived out.

Intro: Many of us as believers can take a test and answer yes to questions like, did Jesus die for your sins, did he rise from the dead, is Jesus coming back to earth? Pastor and author Bruce Larson says that he grew up saying yes to these types of biblical doctrines. But eventually he sensed that ...read more

Scripture: John 17:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Will Of God For The Church Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 29, 2012

God's will for the church is for us to be the bride and body. As the bride we experience Him. As His body we exalt Him.

Intro: Paul was very clear that the redemption, adoption, and indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the church was to bring glory to God. Ephesians 1:6,12,14. (Read) Our main goal and vision is to 1 Corinthians 10:13 “whether then you eat or you drink do all to the glory of God.” That ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Never Give Up...never, Never, Never! Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013

The only people God can’t use are those who quit. In the Christian life, it’s not how you start the race, but whether or not you FINISH the race.

INTRODUCTION Last week we started our examination of God’s Law of the Harvest: You Pick What you Plant. If you plant selfish seeds according to your sinful nature, you’ll reap of bumper crop of misery. But if you plant seeds of the Spirit, you’ll experience a bumper crop of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

How To Win The Battle For Your Life

Contributed by David Nuhfer on Jul 16, 2008

Three things we must do if we are to win the spiritual battles we face each day.

If you have ever watched a heavy-weight fight, you may have heard Philadelphia fight announcer Michael Buffer shout his trademark line, “Let’s get ready to rumble.” It means that the fight is about to begin. It has been used in other places for other reasons by many people, but it always means that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

Living In Christ Part 1: Off With The Old And On With The New Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 28, 2008

If we are in Christ, we need to leave our old life behind us and embrace new life.

Living in Christ Part 1: Off With the Old and On With the New Text: Eph. 4:17-24 Introduction 1. Illustration: A good set of clothes make all the difference. A Methodist church tried to get a man to attend, but he never did. "Why don’t you come?" the minister asked, and the man finally admitted ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Denomination: Methodist

Common Men With An Uncommon Opportunity

Contributed by Clayton Beck on Jan 16, 2009

God’s looking for common, ordinary people to do an uncommon thing through them.

Common Men with an Uncommon Opportunity… Matt. 4:18 ¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Found Wanted

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 2, 2010

Check up before you check ot.

FOUND WANTED Daniel 5:27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 1 False balance . (Man’s) Man find a way that seems right yet it’s a false balance We need to be sure of what we balance our desires on. False gods are ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:27

Denomination: Baptist

Command And Teach These Things Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 20, 2011

Command and teach things that affect our lives. 1- Don’t let others look down on you 2- Devote yourself to ministry 3- Don’t neglect your gift 4- Diligence will pay off 5- Doctrine is important

INTRO.- Command and teach! Strong words. ILL.- It’s been said that it is not the dog’s keen smell or hearing that has endeared him to modern man, it’s his uncomplaining readiness to obey and lavish affection on his human friends. A dog is loyal, loving, and lovable, even if ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:11-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Servant Of The Lord

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 10, 2011

A servant is a person who is under submission to another. For Christians, this means submission to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As His bondservants there are four qualities that we should possess.

A Servant of the Lord Deuteronomy 10:12 “And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul.” A servant is a person who is under submission to ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:12

Denomination: Baptist

Safe Zone Series

Contributed by Kyle Idleman on Sep 27, 2010

A sermon in a series about how God directs His people and warns them against sin. This manuscript including a question-and-answer session on the topic between Dave Stone and Kyle Idleman of Southeast Christian Church.

Kyle: The question in this series is a very personal one: Is God trying to warn you? Is He trying to get your attention and call you to make some changes, to get some help, to take some action now…right now…before it’s too late down the road? One of the things we’re seeing ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:2-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gideon, A Role Model

Contributed by Craig Benner on Mar 12, 2011

May your encounter with God lead you to an altar that produces peace and a life of victory. Look carefully at the life of Gideon and you may want to imitate his example.

Gideon--a hero role model Judges 6:11-24 Hebrews 11:32-34 32 ¶ And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: (KJV) 32 ¶ ¿Qué más diré? Me faltaría el tiempo para contar de ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:11-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

To Tell The Truth

Contributed by James May on Mar 16, 2011

Would we rather hear the Truth and find eternal life; or believe a lie and be condemned? Ahab chose the latter and nearly took Jehoshaphat down with him except for the mercy of God.

To Tell the Truth Wednesday, March 16, 2011 By Pastor James May 2 Chronicles 17-18 Jehoshaphat began his reign in Judah as a man who followed God. He became a mighty king in Judah – brought a great revival – destroyed the works of the devil through idolatry- had powerful and ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible