Sermons on domestic: showing 736-750 of 2,063

A Responsible Position

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Oct 18, 2000

Stewardship of Creation is part of our responsibility to God: We respond to God through our activity in the world he made.

A Responsible Position When I prepare a sermon, I often look around to see what other people have made of the passage I am about to preach on. Don’t worry - I could no more preach most other peoples’ sermons than I can fit into my old size 10’s - and for much the same reason. They just DON’T FIT ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Influence Of A Godly Mother

Contributed by Brian Spence on Oct 18, 2000

Introduction: A drill sergeant was frustrated in his efforts to make a soldier out of a certain recruit.

Introduction: A drill sergeant was frustrated in his efforts to make a soldier out of a certain recruit. The trainee lagged behind on marches, used any excuse to go on sick call, grumbled constantly about the food, and never made his cot up properly. But one day, a noticeable change took place in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:5

The All You Can Eat Buffet

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 22, 2001

We treat the faith like an "all you can eat buffet." We take what we want, and leave the rest. But can we really ignore whole servings of the Word of God?

by the Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Sunrise Presbyterian Church Miami Florida September, 2000 When I was in college, there was a restaurant that we loved to go to. It was an all you could eat type of place, which explains why I look the way I look today. We would go and ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Anger Within

Contributed by James Harrington on Aug 25, 2003

Road rage! This is a fairly new phrase but a warning that we are sitting on an emtional powder keg.

Numbers 20:1-13 The Anger Within Road Rage! This is a fairly new term for us. But it stands as a warning that we’re sitting on an emotional powder keg. When you add in the factor of physical abuse and domestic violence and the like we begin to realize that we live in a world of anger. ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 20:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

James Chapter 2

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on May 22, 2003

We treat the Word of God like an All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet. We pick up and take the things that appeal to us, but leave behind and untouched things that challenge us. Why have 10 Commandments when you can enjoy only 8?

When I was in college, there was a restaurant that we loved to go to. It was an all you could eat type of place, which explains why I look the way I look today. We would go and stand in line in the buffet and pick all those things we wanted to eat -- shrimp, crab, clams, hushpuppies, French ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13, James 2:17-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Result Of His Time

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 11, 2002

God the Father has taken time to create us, redeem us, and care for us.

Have you ever wondered how Father’s Day got started? According to published reports, the first Father’s day was observed in Spokane, Washington in 1910, 92 years ago. Louise Smart Dodd proposed the idea in 1909 because she wanted to honor her father who was widowed when his wife died giving birth ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:13-14

Denomination: Church Of God

Grow Up

Contributed by Kirk Devine on Jul 1, 2004

This message deals with the issue of moving on in the perfection that Christ has called us to walk in.

GROW UP! HEBREWS 5:12-14; 6:1-6 (Story of the Olsen twin with anorexia…) Anorexia is defined as: “a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite.” It is an eating disorder which causes you not to grow… Let me suggest to you today that the church is experiencing “Spiritual Anorexia…” We’re ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tim's Mom And Grandma

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 4, 2005

Mother’s Day 2005

Tim’s Mom and Grandma 2 Timothy 1:1-7 INTRODUCTION... What Moms really want for Mother’s Day 10. To be able to eat a whole candy bar (alone) and drink a Coke without any "floaters." 9. To have a 14-year-old answer a question without rolling her eyes in that "Why is this person my mother?" way. 8. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Irresistible Husband Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 8, 2005

We can be irresistible to our wives if we we do what Peter calles us to do!

INTRODUCTION SLIDE # 1 „X Men, how many of us still look like we did when we first caught, attracted our spouses? „X I know that we look in the mirror and think we still look great. Not all of us do. „X What makes husband attractive to his wife? The physical appearance sometimes gets the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Part 8 - Godly Wives Series

Contributed by Pastor Bruce A. Shields on Sep 22, 2005

Part 8 of our Home as God Intended Series focuses on Proverbs 31.

The Home as God Intended Part 8 – Godly Wives First Baptist Church of Tawas City Michigan Rev. Bruce A. Shields www.TawasBaptist.org Welcome Proverbs 31:10-31 10 [c] A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31

Denomination: Bible Church

Adam & Eve

Contributed by Randall Newman on Oct 10, 2005

The Downward Steps of Eve

Adam & Eve JOKE: Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t the apple on the tree that got us banished from Paradise. It was the pair on the ground. JOKE: A family came home from Church where the sermon was on Adam and Eve. The Mother noticed the boy sitting on the bed feeling his ribs. She asked what ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-15

Denomination: Church Of God

Narnia: A Door To Another World Series

Contributed by Butch Vernon on Nov 6, 2005

This is a message comparing stepping into the Christian life and the adventure that follows to Lucy stepping through the wardrobe.

A DOOR TO ANOTHER WORLD Our Music Minister, Mo and our Sunday School director, Steve, were passengers on a jet crossing the Atlantic. The pilot came on the intercom to report trouble with engine number one that had to be shut down. The flight would last an hour longer, but there was no cause for ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Why America Is Free

Contributed by Robert Pue on Sep 5, 2004

Why did God set America aside as the "New World?" Why is America Free?

I have several things on my mind as I sit down to write this monthÕs column. WeÕre just a week or so into the month of June now. The cold, rainy weather of Spring seems to have finally given way to summer. The kids will have their last day of school before summer break this week, and our family ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Kingdom Of God Is Like...

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jul 23, 2005

Signs of the kingdom are found in some moments of life that seem to be the most insignificant.

The Kingdom of God is Like… Matthew 13:31-32 July 24, 2005 Toni and I like to get away for a couple of days every once in a while, just to get reacquainted with each other. It often happens over our anniversary in the middle of July. We like to go to Chicago to do all the tourist stuff: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-32

Denomination: Methodist

Will The End Really Come? Series

Contributed by Dan Campbell on Mar 31, 2003

Our world today is filled with unavoidable suffering. Famine, epidemics, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes inflict untold suffering on humanity. We have no way of counting how many have suffered or died because of such disasters.

WILL THE END REALLY COME? Revelation 6:9-17 Our world today is filled with unavoidable suffering. Famine, epidemics, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes inflict untold suffering on humanity. We have no way of counting how many have suffered or died because of such disasters. On ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:9-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God