Sermons on Ecstasy:

Something To Smell, Something To Read Series

Contributed by David Owens on Feb 8, 2010

In this sermon we learn how important it is for us to accurately reflect Christ, and that the power to do so comes only from God.

Introduction: A. Some smells are very pleasant and very pleasing, and some are not. B. Reader’s Digest carried this funny quip: 1. One day a woman was filling up her car at a gas station, when she accidentally spilled gasoline on her shirt. 2. When she went inside to pay, she noticed that ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hungering For God Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Apr 18, 2011

Thus far all of the Beatitudes have expressed man's need, now comes a solution.

“Hungering For God” Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for right-eousness, For they shall be filled.” Nutritionists emphasize that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Baptist

Who Fixed The Roof

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 3, 2010

After the paralyzed man was healed and the crowd returned home what happened to the hole in the roof?

He stood there staring up at the sky, he still couldn’t believe his eyes, and it was as if he was seeing the sky for the first time. In a way he was, even if it was the same old sky that he’d always looked at it, he was seeing it through a whole new perspective. Actually he was seeing ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

Buddhism Vs. Biblical Christianity Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Apr 18, 2010

Looks at Buddhism and compares it to Biblical Christianity

Buddhism vs. Biblical Christianity Intro Slide Good morning, if you are joining us today, we have begun a series called Faithology where we are looking at and comparing different religions of the world to Biblical Christianity. Easter – Biblical Christianity We started on Easter and saw the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Intimacy Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Jul 3, 2009

Part 5 in series, Relating to God: What We Can Learn About God Through Our Closest Relationships On Earth. This message looks at Intimacy – what it is, things that develop it, things that kill it, and why we fear it.

Intimacy Part 5 in series Relating to God: What We Can Learn About God Through Our Closest Relationships On Earth Wildwind Community Church David Flowers March 7, 2009 Time to get intimate tonight. For the past few weeks we’ve been looking at what we know about important aspects of human ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:16-19

Denomination: Free Methodist

Did You Understand That? Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 24, 2005

We are to be careful communicators.

DID YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? I Corinthians 14:6-25 S: Tongues C: Communication Th: Orderly Worship Pr: WE ARE TO BE CAREFUL COMMUNICATORS. ?: How? How do we practice careful communication? KW: Concept TS: In our study of I Corinthians 14:6-25, we will discover three concepts that will enable us to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:6-25

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Hungry For? Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Apr 20, 2016

I believe that the greatest secret to Christian living is a healthy, hearty appetite for the things of God.

Beatitude Summer Sermon Series (5 of 9) What Are You Hungry For? (Matt. 5.6) July 19, 2015 CFBC, Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker A I believe that the greatest secret to Christian living is a healthy, hearty appetite for the things of God. 1 In the last three messages we have learned ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Baptist

God, Man, And Nature

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Mar 6, 2016

Where did we come from? Do our lives matter? Is this all that there is? Our passage answers such questions.

Genesis 1:1-31 God, Man, and Nature 1/10/16 D. Marion Clark Introduction Where did we come from? Do our lives matter? Is this all that there is? Our passage this morning answers such questions. Text God the Creator In the beginning, The beginning of Scripture takes us to the beginning of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Exception And The Rule

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jul 17, 2012

The proof of God's activity in our lives is not so much about the magnificent and the miraculous as it is about the grace that sustains us even in our weakness.

Title: The Exception and the Rule Text: II Corinthians 12:2-10 Thesis: The proof of God’s activity in our lives is not so much about the magnificent and the miraculous as it is about the grace that sustains us even in our weakness. Introduction When he was born his mother named after gospel ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Marriage And Sex The Ultimate Curve Ball

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Jan 2, 2014

This is a sermon about the after life and the view that Marriage is practice for loving God. The Sermon looks at the responsibility of church leaders to not get sidelined by folks trying to use spin to keep them from focusing on loving God.

November 10, 2013 [Green]
Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
 Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 (UMH 857)
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
 Luke 20:27-38 Marriage and Sex the Ultimate Curve Ball A successful major league batter gets a hit only 30 percent of the time he comes to bat. One of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Denomination: United Methodist

Don't Forget To Remember Series

Contributed by David Owens on Mar 22, 2011

In this sermon, we notice that Peter encourages his readers to remember to be grounded in the truth, to remember that many of the writers of Scripture were eyewitnesses, and to remember that the Bible is inspired by God.

Introduction: A. The story is told of an elderly gentleman who was telling his friend about a new restaurant he and his wife recently visited. 1. He said, “The food and the service were great!” 2. His friend asked, “What's the name of the restaurant?” 3. “Gee, I don't ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

About The Sovereign Series

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jan 18, 2016

A sermon series on the major theological beliefs in Christianity.

Series – “Does It Matter What You Believe?” Luke 1:1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, KJV “About the Sovereign” Deuteronomy 6:4-15 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

Empowered To Serve Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 23, 2022

Don’t be ignorant about your spiritual gift(s). Rather, appreciate the sure manifestations of the Spirit, the single source and purpose of your spiritual gifts, and the assortment of spiritual gifts God gives to the church.

When it comes to computers, some people hardly know a gigabyte from a mosquito bite. Just ask any technical support person at any of the major computer companies. Here are some of their stories: One computer company considered changing the command "Press Any Key" to "Press Return ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Matthew 16:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical Free

"This Is Not That!”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 26, 2022

People have all kinds of hobbies. Some people collect stamps, knives, guns, butterflies, etc.

Illus: A man in Columbia, S. C., has spent a small fortune collecting antique car replicas. You cannot help noticing how each detail of each model is exactly in scale to the original cars they represent. In every detail they look just like the original cars. You may wonder, what does that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Who Do You Trust? Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 26, 2022

If you want someone else's life rather than your own, you are accusing God of injustice, and failing to see the work he has prepared for you and equipped you for.

During my senior year at seminary, we had something called “racial reconciliation day.” It involved, among other things, attending a rally at the college that the seminary was attached to, wearing a ribbon or a tag or label - I don’t remember exactly what - to announce to the world one’s repentance ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:21, Philippians 4:11-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed