Sermons on Education Destroyed:

Principles Of Prayer And Prophecy Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Apr 23, 2004

What this passage tells us about 1) prayer 2) planning (guidance) 3) prophecy (and the end time)

Principles of prayer and prophecy Daniel 9:20-27 WBC 25.04.04pm I read a little while ago about a woman baking a pie at home when the school rings and tells her her son is ill. She calculates she can get there and back before the pie is done- so pops it in the oven and sprints off. They arrive ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:20-27

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Disciple?

Contributed by Doug Morrell on Aug 17, 2005

Our churches are not making disciples. But that’s not the real problem. The real problem is - we think we are...

Patrick Morley writes, “What is the greatest problem facing men today? It is the same problem that faces the church and men’s ministries. As a whole, the church is not making disciples. We have a great problem in the church today. An executive in a major denomination said one day, "Our churches are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Major Mistakes We Make With Our Money - Part 3 Series

Contributed by Ted Mulder on Dec 30, 2004

12 Dumb things we do with our money. Here’s the problem - Here’s the answer!

Major Mistakes We Make With Our MONEY As I was studying at my desk, I looked out my window and I saw bodies flying everywhere. My son Jonathan and his friends had a bunch of toys laying on the trampoline and when they started bouncing they flew everywhere. Our financial life sometimes seems that ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Be A Loser Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 14, 2005

The Call of Abraham

Don’t be a loser Genesis 11:27 to 12:8 We tend to overlook the Old Testament – and we do so at our peril. Remember it was Jesus’ Scripture and the Scripture to which he alluded when he said: “It is written…” I’d like to take time over Lent to look at the person of Abraham – a figure from which ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Eyes On The Enemy

Contributed by Michael Dephillips on Feb 8, 2003

We must never lose focus on the mission we are called to

" EYES ON THE ENEMY " JUDGES 7:1-7 ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS ALWAYS INSPIRED ME ABOUT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST, IS THE FACT THAT HE DOESN’T JUDGE ME BY MY FAILURES, HE DOESN’T JUDGE ME BY MY PAST AND HE DOESN’T JUDGE ME BY THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I MIGHT BE FACING. WE ARE ...read more

Scripture: Judges 7:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

"How To Handle Failure"

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Aug 6, 2003

How a person handles failure can mean the difference between living a life of victory or living a life filled with bitterness, hostility and anger.

The Apostle Paul -How to Handle Failure- 2 Cor. 4:7-9 2 Cor. 11:24-30 Introduction How a person handles failure can mean the difference between living a life of victory or living a life filled with bitterness, hostility and anger. In the first church I served as pastor in Kansas City I got ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-9, 2 Corinthians 11:24-30

Denomination: Free Methodist

Consider Your Ways Series

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 31, 2000

The prophet Haggai gives the returned exiles of Judah a wake-up call because of their complacency and recalls them to faithful service to their God who has done some much for them.

CONSIDER YOUR WAYS A prominent person, I believe it was Henry Ford, is reputed to have said, "history is bunk". Why he said that, I can’t think, because if we don’t learn from the mistakes of the past, we’re sure to repeat them. That’s the story of the world and is especially true for the ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Hearing The Shepherd Means Following Him

Contributed by Eric Vertein on Apr 19, 2005

On Good Shepherd Sunday we consider how the first martyr Stephen not only heard the voice of the Good Shepherd, but followed him: in charity, in witness, and in forgiveness.

Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a,51-60 4th Sunday of Easter – ILCW Year A April 17, 2005 Peace to all of you who are in Christ (I Peter 5:14b). Amen. Judge Lynwood Smith asked Eric Rudolph, “Did you plant the bomb that exploded at the New Woman All Women clinic here in Birmingham on January 29, 1998?" In a ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

"Confident Faith Is Rewarded” Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008

Daniel remains calm; he exercises faith.

OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO Daniel 2 & Numbers 22 1. God has a lot of ways to get someone’s attention. a. Have you noticed that? Maybe personally experienced it? b. I mean to REALLY get his FULL & UNDIVIDED attention. WALKING through an ARID DESERT: there it was, a little BUSH, all lit up with FIRE... And ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Joy And Grief Of Leadership

Contributed by Cleavon Matthews Sr. on Feb 5, 2010

The lesson is aboout the dynamic relationship between leaders and followers.

THE JOY AND GRIEF OF LEADERSHIP Hebrews 13:17 By Dr. Cleavon Matthews Sr. November 15, 2009 INTRODUCTION Leading and following are eternally etched into the fabric of human relationships. In countless ways, we are participants in this interconnected dynamic. No group or organization of people can ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Enjoy Life

Contributed by Troy Campbell on Oct 5, 2011

If you’re a Christian, you should be enjoying life. If you are born again, if you have made Jesus Christ your Lord, you should be so satisfied, so joyful, so overflowing with life that you should seem almost ridiculously optimistic to the unbelievers aro

Title: Enjoy Life Text: John 10:9-11 If you’re a Christian, you should be enjoying life. If you are born again, if you have made Jesus Christ your Lord, you should be so satisfied, so joyful, so overflowing with life that you should seem almost ridiculously optimistic to the unbelievers ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10-11, John 10:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Discover It Together Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012

In this sermon, we see the third key to discovering God’s purpose for your life: community. It’s in community that we experience the presence of Jesus and God’s purpose for our lives.

Find It Together Acts 9: 1-10 A man was having difficulty communicating with his wife and concluded that she had become hard of hearing. So he decided to conduct a hearing test without her knowing about it. One evening he sat in a chair on the far side of the room. Her back was to him and she could ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

How To Respond To God's Blessings Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Apr 5, 2012

After his victory in battle, Abraham's faith is tested to see if he will respond to blessing as well as adversity. This story asks us to evaluate how will we respond to God's blessings.

Genesis 14:17–24 "After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). " "And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 14:17-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus, The Rebel With A Cause Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011

Throughout the Gospel of Mark, we see a growing opposition to Jesus from the Pharisees and the other religious leaders of the day. To understand that, we need to look at the religious landscape Jesus ministered in

Jesus, the Rebel With a Cause Throughout the Gospel of Mark, we see a growing opposition to Jesus from the Pharisees and the other religious leaders of the day. To understand that, we need to look at the religious landscape Jesus ministered in. In Jesus’ time, there were three sects of Jews ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

The Beginning Of… Confusion Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 23, 2010

God confuses the world to protect his people, while the gospel of Jesus makes all things new.

Scripture Introduction In my pastry class, a student noted that everyone liked sweets. The Chef-Instructor misheard what was said and began answering the question: “Why does everyone like sweets?” She said that when we were cavemen, we saw people eating bitter things more often became ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed