Sermons on Emergency:

How To Pray To Change Lives

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 15, 2002

This is an examination of one of the prayers that Paul prayed over the Colossians. It give us insight into how to pray for one another.

September 9, 2001 Colossians 1:9-14 “How to pray to change lives” INTRODUCTION Probably everyone here has prayed for someone at some point in your life. You prayed that they would get well or that they would have safety in a trip that they were taking or that they would get a job that ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

God Is A Good God

Contributed by Charles Holt on Oct 13, 2001

We have a duty to a world torn by tragedy to offer hope and encouragement. This message is an attempt to show that God is good despite obvious evil. It is a challenge to be as God is -- good. To do as God does -- good.

GOD IS A GOOD GOD Charles W. Holt email: cholt@gt.rr.com For several years during the late ¡¦40s and throughout the ¡¦50s Oral Roberts was a leading evangelist in America. At one time he had the world¡¦s largest gospel tent which his team erected in the largest cities in America and overseas. It ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Rich Christians In A Guilded Age Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 23, 2009

James confronts those who pursue wealth to assess the cost to their spiritual health.

JAMES 5:1-6 RICH CHRISTIANS IN A GILDED AGE “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Hide And Seek: When God Protects

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 22, 2025

A Kuwait war testimony anchored in Psalm 18, showing how God protects, hides, guides, and delivers His children through overwhelming danger and impossible odds.

I have read Psalm 18 hundreds of times, but there is a version of that psalm that you can only learn in the dark. You can memorize it in the light, you can preach it in comfort, but you can only feel it—really feel it—when life leaves you nowhere to stand but in the sheltering shadow of God ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:1-6, Psalm 27:5, Psalm 138:7-8, Psalm 143:1, Isaiah 41:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Tempted Jesus

Contributed by Michael Demastus on Oct 22, 2001

Deals with the temptations of Jesus in the desert.

“THE TEMPTED JESUS” Matthew 4:1-11 INTRODUCTION: Read text ILLUSTRATION: “Cocoon” The cocoon of the Emperor moth is flask like in shape. To develop into a perfect insect, it must force its way through the neck of the cocoon by hours of intense struggle. Entomologists explain ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Story Of Daniel - A Hero In A Pagan Culture Series

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Aug 6, 2001

The Bible is quite literally an anthology of hero stories. The writer chooses the most crucial events in the hero’s life and builds his story on those key moments. Let’s look at The Story of Daniel - A Hero in a Pagan Culture.

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: Creating and choosing heroes are one of the most significant things that cultures do. We see this everyday in one way or another. Watch ESPN Sports Center, and you can see an entire evening of basketball games reduced to a couple of minutes by Kenny Mayne and Dan ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:21

Ultimate Timing

Contributed by Sheldon Friesen on Jun 5, 2002

Leaders invest their time in what produces the greatest return.

The Ultimate Timing Leaders invest their time in what produces the greatest return. It is said that the leader of an organization gets paid the highest salary in the corporation for making only 2% of the decisions. And that very simply is his or her job description. Get your fields ready and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Wars And Rumors Of War

Contributed by Galen Hackman on Mar 1, 2003

On keeping our focus as a church during a time of national buildup toward war.

Wars and Rumors of War Matthew 24:6-7 Once again we come to a time in history when the sabers of battle are rattling around us. And once again we are faced with widespread opinion concerning the need for war, the ethics of it, the wisdom of it, etc.—everyone’s got an opinion, including myself. My ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:6-7, James 4:1

Denomination: Brethren

"Fulfilling Your Destiny" Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 23, 2003

We can know and do God’s will in spite of many things that try to hinder us.

Iliff and Saltillo UM churches September 22, 2002 “Fulfilling Your Destiny” Numbers 20:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Will you fulfill the destiny God has for your life? Perhaps you have never thought about it. God had a perfect plan for Moses to lead the people out of Egypt and into the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 20:1-13

Denomination: Methodist

How To Overcome The Temptation To Retaliate

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 2, 2004

When anger lingers in our heart,It poisons all we think and do;But faith seeks ways to show God’s love. And keeps our spirit strong and true.

How to Overcome the Temptation to Retaliate (Rom 12:19-21) Illustration:A man who had been having problems with an unreasonable neighbor finally had to defend himself legally against unwarranted and dishonest actions. He commented, "I have tried to follow Romans 12:18, but in a case like this I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:19-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Empty Promises Of Easter

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 24, 2005

The world gives us promises full of emptiness: the Lord gives us emptiness full of promise.

The Empty Promises of Easter (Developed from a message originally preached by Steven Kellett) Luke 24.1-11 March 27, 2005 Cheater, IL FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A About four years ago, I bought a bottle of a medication that promised to give me something back that I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Praying For Action

Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 20, 2007

In this sermon I share the popular ACTS model of prayer. It is a way of praying which gives us a model to follow when we pray much in the same way that Jesus did when he gave us the Lord’s Prayer.

Praying For Action, Psalm 46:1 Introduction It’s reported that one Sunday an ol’ country preacher in Mississippi prayed the following prayer just before delivering sermon: “Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin’ the eyes of the eagle and the wisdom of the owl; Connect his soul with the gospel ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1

Denomination: Christian Church

Time Series

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 5, 2007

Part I in 3-part series on Stewardship. Challenges hearers to to be stewards of their time in such a way that truly expresses absolute love for God and sacrificial love for others.

STEWARDSHIP THAT LOVES ABSOLUTEY & SACRIFICIALLY PART 1: TIME Rev. Todd Leupold Perth Bible Church Sunday AM November 4, 2007 INTRODUCTION: John 3:16 (emphasis on gave). Having learned from God’s example, John Maxwell over 2,000 years later summarized one powerful lesson of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Genesis 25:19-34 (Jacob & Esau)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 19, 2007

In a world marked by violence, the ancient story of Jacob and Esau reminds us that conflict has always been a part of the way God deals with his people, and it contains with...

We gather together today in the wake of the terrible terrorist attacks in London - violence that I suspect has left none of us unaffected. Tony Blair said, “They will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear” , and it’s hard not to admire his resilience, even though we recognise, I think, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:19-34

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

It Pays To Sweat The Small Stuff

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jul 9, 2007

There are four steps in healing broken or damaged relationships within the church body: always be gentle, always use caution, always evaluate yourself, and always have compassion.

It Pays to Sweat the Small Stuff Galatians 6:1-10 July 8, 2005 Our son Chris was about 15 years old when he came stumbling in the house one summer day with his face screwed up in pain. He was holding his right arm tight to his chest and all he could gasp was, “I fell off my bike.” We got his ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10

Denomination: Methodist