Sermons on Dont Drive The Flock:

Don't Let Go

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 19, 2009

Message on "Holding On" to the Lord.

Disclaimer: I can’t take credit for the whole outline. I picked this up from some where but don’t know where (not on Sermon Central). I just added many of the notes. Don’t Let Go This is the account of Jacob wrestling with the Lord How many Knows you can wrestle with the God How many have ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-32

Denomination: Church Of God

Don't Blame God

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 27, 2009

We all face temptation and we are solely responsibility for our actions.

Text: Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone (James 1:13). What is temptation? Temptation is an enticement, an appeal, an attraction which tends to lead someone to commit an immoral or sinful act. Is there ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-18

Denomination: Christian Church

Don't Stop Believing Series

Contributed by Scott Ridout on Sep 9, 2009

Is your marriage all that you hoped it would be? Everyone wants their marriage to withstand the challenges of life, the flames of fear, lack of intimacy, debt, and temptation. Join us for our next series as we learn to maneuver through the fiery challeng

Don’t Stop Believing Colossians 3:12-14 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. Song of Solomon 2:15 The road to intimacy always passes through conflict. 2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Blame The Darkness

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Mar 13, 2009

The only remedy for the darkness in the world is to produce more light!

IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT ANYTIME ANYONE ENTERS A DARKENED ROOM THAT THE FIRST THING THEY WANT TO DO IS FIND THE SWITCH TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS SO THEY CAN SEE. OTHER THAN TO SLEEP, I HONESTLY DON’T THINK MOST PEOPLE ENJOY DARKNESS. IT IS ENVELOPING AND SUFFOCATING. IT CAN SOMETIMES BE UNDERSTOOD AS ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Free Methodist

Don't Look Back Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 27, 2009

Don’t let the past hold you back

As a counselor you learn a lot about how the past affects people. I knew one woman in her thirties who had a terrible childhood. Her father left when she was a baby, her mother was terribly abusive both physically and verbally. She ended up in foster care where she was sexually abused by a foster ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16

"Don't Go Back" Series

Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2014

We have become a Burger King Society "Have it your way". We approach sin the same way and extend God's grace far beyond the limits it was supposed to be. True God's grace is abundant but should we have a license to sin - NO

The Ultimate DecisionBurnShipsTitle.jpg July 29, 2014 Over the years we have discussed many topics from trials to doctrine. What we always come back to is Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ Crucified and Risen. That is the hope for all Christians who believe. In our 21st Century to be a Burger King ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:18

Dont Worship The Cow Dude!

Contributed by Rev. Robert Strickland on Aug 7, 2014

Yield to the Holy Spirit…not peer pressure

If your friends were worshipping a golden cow, would you? Exodus 32:1 Fear causes us to bow to peer pressure, but what are we afraid of? • Not being cool? • Not being happy? • Losing your friends? Because they didn’t ‘feel’ God, they looked for an ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-35

Denomination: Other

Don't Get Even

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 10, 2014

To show that if we have prayed for something, then move on by trying not to get even, and trust the LORD expectantly that He will do what He has promised to do.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you trust the LORD enough to help you? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that if we have prayed for something, then move on by trying not to get even, and trust the LORD expectantly that He will do what He has promised to do. IV. TEXT: Proverbs 20:22 ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Don't Blame God" Series

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 13, 2014

Many times we blame God but it is the evil powers in the heavenly realms that we need to pray for protection from.

The Ultimate Decision August 13, 2014 I told you of our son Chase talking about the Three Stooges in the Post Office. There is one thing he likes to say over and over again from Shemp. Shemp says “Strange happenings , thats strange”. When I was 14 I played on a freshman basketball ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:11

Don't Bet On Gambling

Contributed by David Holwick on Mar 20, 2014

Christian arguments against gambling.

Rev. David Holwick First Baptist Church West Lafayette, Ohio May 25, 1986 DON'T BET ON GAMBLING Proverbs 16:33 My sermon this morning is on gambling. After three weeks without a winner, the state lottery is now up to $18 million. That’s quite a temptation! Overnight you could become ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:33

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Discount Smallness

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 24, 2014

Often we get discouraged because our labors for Christ seem fruitless or insignificant. We feel that we are too small or lack the resources to accomplish anything. Don't quit or give up. Understand that there is too small or insignificant to God.

Don't Discount Smallness Zechariah 4:6-10 In the Old Testament book of Ezra, we read that Cyrus king of Persia makes the decree to rebuild the House of the Lord at Jerusalem. Cyrus sends out a call for any of the Jews who had been in exile yet remained faithful to God to go and to be a part of ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:6-10

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Through In The Towel

Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Mar 29, 2014

Have you ever felt like throwing in the towel? Do you know what it means to throw in the towel? It means to quit or to give up. Have you ever felt like your situation was so hopeless that the only thing you could possibly do was quit and never look back?

(I preached this message with a towel over my shouder) Prayer: Father, Open my eyes so I can see Your truth. Open my ears so I can hear Your voice. Open my mind so I can understand Your Word. And open my heart so I may receive all that You want me to receive. EXPL:Job justifies his complaints. Job ...read more

Scripture: Job 6:8-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Worry! Be Happy!!

Contributed by Casey Campbell on Feb 11, 2013

One of the greatest indictments against modern evangelical Christians today, is that we are like a bunch of grumpy old men; marked by pessimism and more interested in pushing political agendas and in winning intellectual arguments than in offering a unive

One of the greatest indictments against modern evangelical Christians today, is that we are like a bunch of grumpy old men; marked by pessimism and more interested in pushing political agendas and in winning intellectual arguments than in offering a universal vision of hope and working to change ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Sell Out

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Mar 7, 2013

We have the freedoms we have today because of men and women who would rather die free than live in slavery. We have freedom from sin today because of a Savior who died in our stead. Don’t Sell Out. Live Free, Free from sin!

Quotes: “My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to...its office holders.” -Mark Twain (1835-1910); [Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist “Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope.” -Sir Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941); ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Want To Be A Pharisee Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 5, 2014

Jesus despised the Pharisees. But why? These guys were simply trying to please God by honoring His rules. What was it about them that angered God so much and how do we avoid becoming like them?

About the worst thing you can call somebody in Church is to say they are a “Pharisee”. The Pharisees were THE “bad guys” in scripture and seemed to always be the main group that Jesus singled out as examples of who His followers were NOT to be like. I don’t want to be ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ