Sermons on Dominion Over Sin:

Taming The Tongue

Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 17, 2006

James tells us that the tongue is one of the most needed areas of life to be tamed and also the most difficult

Taming the Tongue James 3:1-12 October 29, 2006 Evening Service Introduction A cartoon from leadership magazine shows a line of pews and the same sentence being passed from pew to pew. 1st pew: My ear kind of hurts 2nd pew: The pastor has an earache 3rd pew: The pastor got a hearing aid 4th pew: ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Church Of God

Humility: If You're Not All That, What Are You? Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 23, 2009

Christians have an enemy to fight, Satan.

Is There A H.E.R.O. in House Series Humility: If You’re Not All That, What Are You? February 1, 2009 First Baptist Church of Chester, Chester, IL * Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker A This month, we will hearing a sermon series entitle, “Is There a H.E.R.O. In The House?” 1 I’ve invited one hero from ...read more

Scripture: James 4:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

What Gives The Christian Comfort In Troublesome Times?

Contributed by James May on Feb 25, 2009

There are a lot of uncertainties in life, but for those who know Jesus, there are a lot of things that are certain.

What Gives the Christian Comfort in Troublesome Times? By Pastor Jim May Life is filled with uncertainties. You never know what the next minute will hold, or what tomorrow may hold for your life. Of course we all know that God has every moment of our lives in his hand, and yet, even with the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:38-39

Denomination: Independent/Bible

That Special Invitation Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 2, 2009

God’s purpose in judgment is to give us a chance to make a "comeback." Here is an invitation to repentance in the midst of "negative" prophecies.

This week, I heard a radio interview with a fellow who has built a business on invitations to Super Bowl parties. He calls his business, “Man-vite.” It’s an online invitation service that helps men organize social events. The whole reason this service exists is because the first such service, ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 6:1-6

Denomination: *other

We Cannot Live Without Faith

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008

The first sermon of a three part series, ‘Three Things That We Cannot Live Without.’

(Slide 1) James Choung tells of a conversation he recently had with a friend that came around to the topic of spirituality and faith and as they began to discuss that topic, Choung discovered that his friend had attended church at one time. When he discovered this, he asked his friend why he had ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13

Denomination: Church Of God

Un Padre De Dios

Contributed by Josue Martinez on Oct 10, 2008

Características de un padre de familia cristiano, su responsabilidad ante su familia de acuerdo a la Palabra de Dios

Un Padre de Dios Josué 24:14-18 México es el país que tiene más días para honrar a alguien. Aquí hay día de la secretaria, del doctor, del albañil, cartero, del compadre, día del amor y la amistad, el sábado que viene va a ser el día de los gays, etc, etc. La mayoría de esos días los han ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Avoiding Arguments Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 17, 2008

This sermon looks at three desires that cause arguments and four steps to help resolve arguments. I. Give in to God II. Resist the Devil III. Draw closer to God IV. Seek forgiveness

Avoiding Arguments We are going to look today at how to avoid arguments. Remember I have said that James is a very practical book – perhaps the most practical book in the Bible. As we get to chapter four James talks about how we are to avoid arguments. He doesn’t beat around the bush when he ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Calling An Audible Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Aug 12, 2008

I preach expository messages, and this is from my series on the book of Acts.

“Calling an Audible” Acts 13:44-52 December 2, 2007 Ever been in a church where it was obvious that people had assigned seats? Ever been in a church where they didn’t? That’s a better question, because we all know that we are creatures of habit, and we get ourselves so easily stuck in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:44-52

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The One Critical Need

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 17, 2008

Beware Satan will do whatever he can to destroy the working of God’s grace in your life. We live in a society where our personal relationship with Jesus Christ is under constant attack.

Beware Satan will do whatever he can to destroy the working of God’s grace in your life. We live in a society where our personal relationship with Jesus Christ is under constant attack. Satan is a deceiver and if he cannot tempt you with the temporary pleasures of sin, or convince you are of no ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 10:23-24

Denomination: Baptist

Hide & Seek: Seek And Save

Contributed by Betty Johnson on Aug 18, 2008

Some valuable lessons we learn from the story of Zaccheus.

Hide and Seek: Seek and Save Scripture: Luke 19:1-10 There’s a story told about a fitness center. This fitness center owner was offering $1,000 to anyone who could prove that they were stronger than he was. Her’s how it worked: the owner of the fitness center was a real muscle man, and he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Five Principles Of Growth Series

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 26, 2008

Food is necessary for physical life. Without food, we become weakened and eventually become ill. Just as this occurs, lack of spiritual food produces the same results in our spiritual lives.

Philippians 3:12-13 “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Money,money, Money Series

Contributed by Dan Neary on Jun 17, 2007

Sixth in a series of seven in Ecclesiastes, this sermon deals with money, wealth, and riches.

Sermon Dan Neary Ecclesiastes on Money and Wealth Sermon #6 of 7 in our series on Ecclesiastes, and we come to money and wealth. We’ve gotten into this habit of tying pop songs to these messages… so I couldn’t resist… ABBA (shouldn’t we all listen to ABBA on Fathers’ Day?). Could it possibly be ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Welcome To The Battleground

Contributed by James Tetley on Jul 2, 2007

A fresh look at Ephesians where we look at 1) The heavenly battle 2) The methods of attack 3) The prayer of the warrior

Ephesians 6:10-20 This week there has been much in the news about Britain’s involvement in Iraq, and North Koreas nuclear missile attempts. The “war against terror” looks set to continue for some time to come yet, and as one looks around the world battles, skirmishes and wars continue to rage. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

Family Tree

Contributed by Duke Jeffries on Oct 18, 2000

A. Introduction 1.

A. Introduction 1. The basic premise of the doctrine of election is that God has chosen -- "elected" -- a remnant for Himself. The apostle Paul has gone to great lengths in the ninth and tenth chapters of Romans to show that this has always been God's intention. Any notion that He originally ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:1-24

You Didn't Get A Goat?

Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000

A perspective on the prodigal son and his brother.

You Didn’t Get a Goat? (Good Song: When God Ran) Luke 15:11-32 A group of well-intentioned people met to discuss ways and means of helping a friend who had been down on his luck recently. Knowing him to be an extremely proud person, who would not accept money, they decided to arrange a bogus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist