Sermons on Dying:

"Knowledge Of God" Series

Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on May 30, 2015

The Book of 2 Peter opens up with a statement to indentify to the reader who is the author of the book. Peter uses the term "bond servant" thus implying that he, Peter is a slave to no man but by his own choice he has chosen to serve and summit to Jesus.

"Knowledge of God" Introduction : The Book of 2 Peter opens up with a statement to indentify to the reader who is the author of the book. Peter uses the term "bond-servant" thus implying that he, Peter is a slave to no man but by his own choice he has chosen to serve and summit to Jesus Christ. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Follow Me

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 14, 2015

If we want to enjoy inner peace that surpasses all understanding, we need to follow Jesus

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Last week we began to take a look at the the fact that for many of us our soul is waiting for us to make some needed adjustments to our lives. • We live in a chaotic time, the noise of the world around us makes it easy to allow God’s still small ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Greatest Connection Series

Contributed by Gary Cox on Oct 6, 2010

Look at Jesus command to Go and Baptize.

Everyone who has ever been baptized (which I would guess is a percentage of this room) has a baptism story. You can remember the place, the time, if not the year. My dad was a church planter and we were meeting in a school, so we borrowed other churches baptistries until we had our own building. I ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You've Got Mail: Sardis Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 22, 2009

The fifth in a series of seven. This is an expository, alliterated sermon with practical application based on the letter to Sardis in Revelation. PowerPoint is avialable if you e-mail me.

You’ve Got Mail: Sardis Scott Bayles, preacher First Christian Church, Rosiclare, IL From the manufacturing hub of Thyatira a first-century postman continued southward another forty miles until arriving at the acropolis of Sardis. Sitting atop a steep hill roughly 1,500 feet above the main ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Christian Church

Dead Man Walking

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Dec 23, 2009

This sermon deals with things that may appear dead and how Christ can bring them to life again.

Dead Man Walking 12/27/09 John 11:1-44 The title of my sermon comes from the days of inmates who were on what was known as “Death Row”. Death Row is where condemned prisoners were housed while waiting for execution. And as they were being lead down the hallway of the prison to face eternity, the ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: *other

The Proof Is In The Pudding

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 27, 2010

I think you can tell when someone has been with Jesus…the proof is in the pudding, and you can see it all over their face! Taste and see that the Lord is good! Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

The Proof is in the Pudding 2 Corinthians 3 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ProofInPudding.html The world wants proof, and we have it, I believe. And I rejoice in sharing proofs from science, archaeology, medicine, history, etc. But I don’t need those proofs personally anymore, because I’ve ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Pleasing Ourselves - Godless Objective (Pogo)

Contributed by Leonard Davis on Jul 22, 2009

Discovering and applying what Jesus taught about self.

Pleasing Ourselves - Godless Objective (POGO) Some of you will remember the cartoon strip named Pogo. About a half century ago, back in the fifties, a favorite comic strip of many people was about an assortment of animals living in Florida’s Okefenokee Swamp. The cartoonist, Walt Kelly, referred ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:39

Denomination: Baptist

A Mission For Everyone Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 29, 2009

What is your part in the great mission of god?

A Mission For Everyone: Breaking Boundaries Luke 10:1-11, 17 May 31, 2009 Intro: It is not for the elite. You need not be a professional. It is not an exclusive club, private fraternity, or social clique. The “Bold and the Beautiful” are welcome, but the “Humble and the Homely” will be in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-11, Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

Wrecking The Roof Series

Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009

What will it take to wreck the roof and remove those things that seperate people from God? We will be compelled to wreck the roof within the church and do whatever it takes to reach others... through the story of the four friends bringing their paralyzed

WRECKING THE ROOF Real change? Mark 2: 1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Call

Contributed by Pastor Steve Zimmerman on Sep 1, 2010

Have you heard the 'call' of Christ? Have you responded to that call? Do you make it a priority in your life - every day? This sermon investigates the Scriptures and asks us to apply them to our daily lives.

The Call A little geography before we begin. The Sea of Galilee is an oval-shaped body of water about eight miles wide and 15 miles long. It sits about 700 feet below sea level. It sits between Syria and Israel. Luke mentioned in his writings that some 240 boats were ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Heroes Of Our Nation Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016

4th of July sermon looking at how God was active in the birth of our nation

Heroes of Our Nation Hebrews 11:1-2, 13-16, 12: 1-2 In the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, VA, there's a special display for a rickety, home-made aluminum kayak. This tiny, makeshift boat seems oddly out of place in the midst of displays for impressive Navy vessels and artifacts from significant ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Methodist

The Ring Fell On Enemys Hand

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 28, 2016

To show that GOD, the LORD JESUS took the initiative to save us by paying for us by His Precious Life - His Blood and redeemed us from the enemy.

I. EXORDIUM: Who redeemed us from the Law? JESUS. Galatians 3:13 Galatians 3:13 (Amplified Bible) Christ purchased our freedom [redeeming us] from the curse (doom) of the Law [and its condemnation] by [Himself] becoming a curse for us, for it is written [in the Scriptures], Cursed is everyone ...read more

Scripture: Esther 3:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

For The Things We Have Left Undone

Contributed by Lori Broschat on Feb 29, 2016

The importance of Jesus' parable of the sheep and the goats

FOR THE THINGS WE HAVE LEFT UNDONE In my life I suffer from the sin of procrastination and along with that the tendency to forget; whether it’s somewhere I was supposed to be, or something I said I would do. I receive emails from people asking me if I have sent them some document or other, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: United Methodist

Calvary From The Eyes Of Luke

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 18, 2016

In this sermon we look at what Jesus accomplished on the cross from the Gospel of Luke

Calvary from the eyes of Luke Text: Luke 23:44 – 49 So we’ve been looking at some of things that have been taking place during the last week of Jesus’ life while He was here on earth. We started out by looking at how Jesus made intercession for Peter, so that he would repent ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:44-49

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hands Of Praise For Jesus On Palm Sunday

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 25, 2021

Jesus rides into Jerusalem to be the answer to our Hosanna.

3.28.2021 Mark 11:1–10 1 As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, on the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples 2 and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran