Sermons on Do Not Provoke:

The Devil Made Me Do It!

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Mar 11, 2002

Set against the motif of a melodrama, the temptation of Jesus is examined through our temptation to be self-centered, to compromise Christian ideals, and to avoid self-sacrifice and suffering

Bibliography: Finding Christ, Finding Life: Temptation When I was younger - much younger, I put all my energies into acting and the theater. I remember when I was 14 and my family moved from the metropolis of Pasadena, TX. to a small town in rural Arkansas. I was devastated that there were no ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Methodist

Do You Have God's Best

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 12, 2002

God wants to give us His best, BUT do we have it? Are we in a position where God can bless us?

Do You Have God?s Best Jeremiah 29:11-14 Introduction: Our God is a good, kind, and loving God. The Psalmist declared "O taste and see that the LORD is good" (Psalm 34:8). God wants to give us His best. In fact, in many cases God is more anxious to bestow His blessings on us than we are to ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

What's Love God To Do With It?

Contributed by Henry Lee on Mar 13, 2002

LOVE IS AT THE CORE OF BEING A TRUE DISCIPLE

PROPOSITION: Love is at the core of being a true disciple. INTRODUCTION How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Do You Get To Heaven?

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 11, 2002

The question many ask, but few find the answer to – how do I get to heaven? In this study we look at how Jesus says the get to heaven – and how we must become changed into a different nature to get there using the example of children – and of a rich ruler

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat is very small. A little girl in class stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:13-28

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Why Do I Need The Bible?

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Oct 14, 2002

What the Bible is to the Believer and why it is so important to us!!!

Why Do I Need The Bible? Psalm 119:11; Psalm 19:7-14 Heb. 4:12-13; 1 Peter 1:23-25 Pastor Greg Mc Donald I want to start this mornings message with asking you a question. “Why Do I Need The Bible? What’s so great about this Book? If I was to ask you this question, what would you say to me? ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:11, Hebrews 4:12-13

What To Do When... You Are Attacked Series

Contributed by Brian Moon on Oct 17, 2002

Life is an ever changing mix of good times and bad ones. This series is aimed at helping us keep our eyes on God through it all.

What to Do When¡K part 4 ¡§When you are attacked¡¨ Story ¡V I can remember being a little kid and going to my Grandma¡¦s house in Jacksonville. I always liked it because we would go down to the boardwalk and hang out, but before we did that we would stop by Macy¡¦s which had a bakery and get warm ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Peter 5:8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What To Do When... Life Changes Series

Contributed by Brian Moon on Oct 17, 2002

Life is an ever changing mix of good times and bad ones. This series is aimed at keeping us focused on God through it all.

What to Do When¡K part 5 ¡§Life changes¡¨ Story ¡V Graduating from high school and not really sure what to do. Was then accepted into Ford school and found my way into a great paying job. During this time I was miserable because I felt like I was not in God¡¦s will for my life. So I left my great ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:20, Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Wdjd? (What Did Jesus Do?)

Contributed by Tommy Hames on Oct 29, 2002

What did Jesus do for us?

INTRODUCTION It has almost become cliché to ask, “What would Jesus do?” This question that was taken from Charles Sheldon’s book, "In His Steps", has become a common household phrase. It is a good question to ask and one that we need to ask ourselves every single day, but before WWJD can mean ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Why Do We Go To Church? Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 3, 2002

Sermon 1 in a series of 5. This sermon was "tag-team" preached by myself and an associate minister during a community "Open House" Sunday. If the woman at the well were here today her question would be the same but different, “Why do you Christians worsh

Why do we go to church? Texts: Joh 4:13-14 Jesus answered and said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Do Men Still Perish?

Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Mar 20, 2002

A man goes through life having one of these two experiences: he is either perishing, moving ever downward toward the grave; or he is being saved, moving ever upward toward eternal life.

Why Do Men Still Perish? Text: 1 Peter 3:9 Intro: Why has Christ not yet returned to earth? Because of God’s love for man. This passage of scripture tells us that He does not want any person to perish, not a single person. By the way, God is not slack in fulfilling His promise nor is He ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:9

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Really Know The Lord?

Contributed by Dr. Scott Caudill on Apr 24, 2002

You say you know the Lord Jesus Christ. Do you really know the Lord?

Do You Really Know The Lord? Philippians 3:7-11 Now we’ve studied from Paul’s epistle to the Philippian believers on numerous occasions before and found by doing so that this particular epistle has come to be known over the years as the epistle of Christian joy. I believe the reason will be ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

What's Love Got To Do With It? Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 25, 2002

We are to lavish His love on others.

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT! Matthew 5:43-6:4 S: Love one another Th: Seeing the Unseen Christ: How His Presence Transforms Life Pr: WE ARE TO LAVISH HIS LOVE ON OTHERS. ?: How? How do we do that? KW: Challenges TS: We will find in our study of Matthew two challenges on how to lavish Jesus’ ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Whose Image Do We Bear?

Contributed by Robert Tomas on Apr 25, 2002

“Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?”

OCTOBER 15, 1999 WORSHIP SERVICE SCRIPTURES ·First Reading Is. 45: 1, 4-6; ·Psalm Ps. 96:1, 3-5, 7-10 ·Second Reading 1 Thess. 1:1-5 ·Gospel Matthew 22:15-22 REFLECTION In our Readings these past weeks, namely the Parables of the Two Sons (Matt.21:28-32), the Tenants (Matt.21:33-46), and the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5

Denomination: Catholic

It Takes God To Do Something Great

Contributed by Neal Gray on Apr 30, 2002

Though you may do some things for God or His people on your own; if you would do some great thing for God or His people, God Himself must be with you.

"It Takes God to Do Something Great" (and just about anything worth doing is something great) Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: Exodus 2:10-3:12 Purpose: Though you may do some things for God or His people on your own; if you would do some great thing for God or His people, God Himself must be with ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Just What Would Jesus Do?

Contributed by Michael Hand on May 26, 2002

Look at examples about Jesus from the Gospels on how we can live up to the popular phrase "What would Jesus do?".

Just What Would Jesus Do? “W”, “W”, “J”, “D”. (repeat the letters twice). Most of you know, that that stands for “What Would Jesus Do”. A phrase that has been quite popular for some time now. Four simple words in an expression that has meant much to most, or has it? Not to many months ago, this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:29-37, Luke 8:22-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational