Sermons on Earthly Treasures:

Is God Your Encourager Or Discomforter?

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Aug 7, 2005

God "comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable" and frequently they are one and the same people.

1. Which of these two words do you most readily and easily associate with God? • Encourage • Discomfort (At the time of delivery 98% raised their hands for "Encourage" and 2% for "Discomfort".) 2. Well, I would like to suggest to you that as you study the scriptures, both of those words can be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Do You Have A Hold On Your Calling??

Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Aug 11, 2005

Seeking your calling from God!!

DO YOU HAVE A HOLD ON YOUR CALLING?? Phillipians 3:8 - 12 Tonight the greatest thing that could happen to us as Christians, is to be Heavenly Minded!!! AMEN If we are gonna be heavenly minded we have to live every part of our lives with the goal of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:8-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

When The Pressure Is On Series

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Mar 7, 2008

How do you deal with pressure? Daniel had his life hanging by a thread and he handled it well. But, How?

When the Pressure Is On Griffith Baptist Church – 3/9/08 P.M. Service Text: Daniel 2:1-18 The Introduction Endurance The Thresher was a submarine that could go to great depths because of its great strength. The steel bulkheads were built to withstand great pressure of tons of sea water. But ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Enemies Of The Cross

Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 11, 2008

DEALS WITH SELF-DENIAL; ALSO BRINGS SOME UNDERSTANDING TO "WORKS"

ENEMIES OF THE CROSS 7/22/2007 Gal 5:24 24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. (KJV) Gal 5:24-25 24 Those who belong to Christ have nailed their natural evil desires to his cross and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:24-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love's Devotion Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 22, 2008

# 32 in series. Martha Expressed Her Worship through Service.Mary Expressed Her Worship through Giving. Lazarus Expressed His Worship through Testimony Each is valid and each is Accepted.

A Study of the Book of John “That You May Believe” Sermon # 32 “Love’s Devotion” John 12:1-8 Chapter eleven ended with Jesus going with Martha and Mary to the tomb of their brother, Lazarus and there ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Lives That Sing; The Song Of Tradition Series

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Jan 30, 2008

What does it mean to have a life that ’sings’ for God? How does one sing for God through the song of Tradition?

LIVES THAT SING; THE SONG OF TRADITION Part 3 in series, “LifeSongs*: Lives of Worship” Rev. Todd G. Leupold Perth Bible Church Sunday January 27, 2008 AM * Title inspired by the name of the song and album by “Casting Crowns.” Overall series inspired and, to some degree adapted, from the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 96:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Your Calls From God

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 31, 2007

A message of encouragement and motivation to give your all for the work of the Kingdom.

YOUR CALLS FROM GOD Romans 12:1-2 * When Deboria and I were first married, I was a member of volunteer fire department. This was the mid-70’s and before the personal pagers were so inexpensive and available so alerting us fireman in a timely manner was a challenge. The system began with a siren, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Voices From Home

Contributed by James Cloud on Jan 5, 2008

Which home are you listening for today?

Voices of Home “We regard paradise as our country…There, a great number of our dear ones is awaiting us, and a dense crowd of parents, brothers, children, is longing for us, already assured of their own safety, and still solicitous for our salvation. To attain to their presence and their ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:11-16

Denomination: Anglican

Samson, Part 3 Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 17, 2007

What happened to Samson that brought him back to the Lord and what was his real source of strength. How does that relate to our own strengths in the hands of God?

What was the secret to Samson’s strength? Was it really his long hair? God never says that. In fact, I think from the text the secret to his strength was the inrushing of the Holy Spirit. We see it in 14:6 with the lion, 14:19 with the 30 Philistine men, 15:14 and with the 1,000 Philistines. From ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Secret Of Abiding Joy

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007

How is your joy?

INTRO: There are questions on why I brought dough up on stage a couple of weeks ago because the word around is he only sings about as good as me. Reason: Because of the joy and enthusiasm that radiates from him. It’s exciting to watch people who are enthused about something. I watch people ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

An Inheritance Series

Contributed by J. Brad Campbell on Jun 15, 2007

the seventh sermon in a series talking about spiritual blessings many times overlooked

Seven Spiritual Blessings Part 7 An Inheritance Foundational Text: Eph. 1:3-14 Text: Eph. 1:11-13 Intro: We have been looking for the past couple of weeks at spiritual blessings - These are blessings that we overlook many times - The reason it is so important for us to recognize and apply these ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reversing The Curse Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Nov 10, 2004

4th in the series "Miracles in Matthew." Jesus heals our whole self--heart, mind, body--to reverse the effects of sin’s curse. Concludes with communion meditation.

Introduction: In 1990 a 32 year old psychiatric patient rushed through the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam until he reached Rembrandt’s famous painting "Nightwatch." Then he took out a Squirt Gun filled with acid and sprayed it all over the masterpiece before he could be stopped. But what did ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Faith Unravels The Mysteries Of Life

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 15, 2004

Faith Unravels the Mysteries of Life: It tells us where we came from and it tells us where we’re going.

Can you believe it? In just a couple weeks many of you will be heading back to class! Are you excited for school? I hope so because school is a good thing. It provides you with the many skills you will need to survive in this world. But as much as school can teach you about this world it can’t ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

How Much For This Soup?value?worth?then?now?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 12, 2005

Let us look at value and worth? What is a bowl of lentils worth? That all depends on how hungry you are, and how you value your birthright? Esau bought a very expensive bowl of soup?

VALUE? WORTH? THEN? NOW? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VALUE, PRICE AND WORTH? ( I hold before me a bag of lentils. We identify lentils as a Biblical food. You can buy a bag of lentils at any grocery store. The bag I purchased cost $0.79. It is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:30-34

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus' Empty Tomb Is A Place Of Life

Contributed by Edward Frey on Apr 18, 2003

Easter morning injects a rock-solid conviction that our sins are forgiven.

Some call it coffin commercialism. Those who want to make a final statement about their life can now choose customized, personalized, caskets to tell their story. Business is thriving at the Whitelight Casket Company of Dallas, which has introduced the “art casket” for those who wouldn’t be caught ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran