Sermons on Downward Path:

A Life Worth Living

Contributed by James May on Jun 1, 2003

Only through obedience to the Word of God can we find the love of life and happiness and a life worth living.

A LIFE WORTH LIVING It seems that everyone you talk to all have the same purpose in life – at least when it comes to this life upon the earth. Wrapped up in each of us is the desire to have a better quality of life. Everywhere you look people are consumed by their quest of the elusive “American ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:10-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Creeping Things

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006

Challenging message about mixing worship with worldliness.

Ezekiel 8:1-12 KJV And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. [2] Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 8:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Be Contagious: With Your Attitude

Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on May 8, 2007

In the person of Jesus we have who we should be.

Philippians 2:5-11 “Be Contagious: with your attitude” In the person of Jesus we have who we should be. Sunday Morning Sermon 05.06.07 Intro: (Start with Title and Text) Let me ask you a question this morning – how many of you in the last two weeks have been sick? My problems started about two ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Self-Control Series

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Nov 6, 2002

Learning self control is about how your mind learns to rule your body, your passions, your hungers and your appetites.

SE110302 CHARACTER UNDER CONSTRUCTION 1 Self-Control INTRO: Who said the following?: "With all the power that a President has, the most important thing to bear in mind is this: You must not give power to a man unless, above everything else, he has character. Character is the most important ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abraham: One Man Is Chosen Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 12, 2021

God starts over with humanity again, only this time with a man named Abram. God chooses Abraham as the New Adam to end the lines of disaster. God makes a new fresh start.

We’re doing a series on God’s Big Story where we are tracing the central storyline of the Bible. The aim of this series is to see the big picture of the Bible. I want to offer a bird’s eye view, if you will. We live in a world that has tried to overlay their big stories as the TRUE story – the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:20-27, Genesis 15:1-21, Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Self Control Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

All the boldness and knowledge in the world will not keep a man from going down in defeat if he lacks self-control.

In 1949 the Honorable Harold R. Medina was the judge who presided at the trial of 11 communists charged with plotting to overthrow our government by force. In his book Power To Become Lewis Dunnington gives an account of an interesting sidelight to that great trial. For 9 months the judge was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:6

Is Your God Wobbly?

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 29, 2017

Whomever, or whatever, we choose as our god will either prop us up, or need to be propped up.

1 SAMUEL 5:1-5 IS YOUR GOD WOBBLY? “When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon. And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Having An Upward Outlook When You're Down Under

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Sep 19, 2001

All of us go through adversities, failures, and dilemmas. But we cannot allow our circumstances to dictate to us what we see. We must let our up-look develop our outlook.

When he was 7 years old his family was forced out of their home, and he had to go to work to support them. At the age of 9 his mother died. At the age of 22, he lost his job as a store clerk. He wanted to go to law school, but his education was not good enough. At the age of 23, he went into debt ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 3:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus Makes Christianity Unique

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Mar 22, 2004

To explore what Jesus and the Christian faith have that makes them unique in our world full of religions.

Jesus Makes Christianity Unique. Scripture Reading: John 14:1-7 Text: John 14:6 Sermon Idea: To explore what Jesus and the Christian faith have that makes them unique in our world full of religions. Jews, Muslims and Christians have one thing in common. They all worship one God. But that is where ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7

Denomination: Holiness

Dismantling The Darkness

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Aug 24, 2001

This dark world needs Light. Jesus is the Light, but we are to be bearers of the Light. How can we do that, thus, Dismantling The Darkness? This message discusses some of those issues.

The late President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, was a man of few words. He returned home from attending church one Sunday. His wife had been unable to attend, but she was interested in what the minister spoke about in the service. Coolidge responded with just one word: "Sin." She ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Writing On The Wall

Contributed by Ely Lambert on Dec 11, 2002

A Narrative sermon around the Daniel 5 story.

I. Here we are in the year 538 B.C A. The Babylonian Kingdom 1. Currently at war with the Medo-Persian Empire 2. It seems as though the kingdom is on a spiral downwards 3. It is almost as if we have found ourselves in a great whirlpool of which there is no return B. A lot has changed since the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Danger Of Tradition Series

Contributed by Donald Rapp on Sep 5, 2010

Being imprisoned by tradition can cause you to miss what is important.

The Danger of Tradition The Book of Mark Mark 6:53-7:13 I. Introduction: A. What we have done here today is a tradition in most churches. B. Tradition plays a big role in our families and our lives as well as our churches. C. A tradition by definition is something that is passed from one ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Samson: The High Cost Of Low Living

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 9, 2010

He dishonored his parents, deserted his promise, distorted his purpose, defiled his purity, and deluded his power. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

The High Cost of Low Living Judges 13-16 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/HighCostLowLiving.html Some are born to privilege, w/ many advantages, and can't seem to succeed, and then others are the opposite, born to nothing, and rise above it all to great success. Samson was an example of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Incredible Samsom Series

Contributed by Robert Fa’atoia-Collins on May 10, 2010

When God gives you a gift, be sure to use it for His course instead of selfishness

Some are born to privilege, w/ many advantages, and can’t seem to succeed, and then others are the opposite, born to nothing, and rise above it all to great success. Samson was an example of the former. He was born at a special time in Israel’s history. 7 times this nation had rebelled into ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Mission Of Christmas

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 24, 2024

The story of Christmas shows how God's missionary heart sent Jesus to be our Savior. You can share that message of hope this Christmas with your congregation.

Opening illustration: Play video of Office Christmas. Introduction: We know that the church is supposed to be about Christ's mission on earth - preaching the gospel, making disciples, baptizing and teaching them. But have you considered that it is God who is the true Missionary? The story of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational