Sermons on Encompass:

Mean What You Say! Series

Contributed by Scott Heine on May 2, 2002

Third in a series on the Ten Commandments, focusing on sincerity and honoring God’s name.

Rule #3: Mean What You Say! By Pastor Scott Heine · June 18, 2000 A couple of weeks ago, I asked you to consider some tough questions: On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your life — not just at this moment, or because of whatever circumstances you’ve faced, but rather an overall ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Look At The Ripples - What Will Grab Your Heart

Contributed by John Gullick on May 9, 2002

A sermon that encourages folk to be positive about what God can do by sending ripples of love into the world. Begins with a story that I only realised lacked it’s ending updated 6/04

Look at the ripples. What will grab your heart. Last week we thought a little about the year ahead and some things we could do in order to front up to that year with some resolve and Spiritual direction that would help us not whittle away the year in trivialities and defeat. This week I want to ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Is There To Complain About? Series

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Apr 16, 2005

Complaining may be a favorite church activity but it is really an offense against God Himself.

Do you mind if I sit down for a minute? I didn’t think so. Boy am I tired. I never knew a Gospel meeting was such hard work. Man do you remember when they lasted 4 weeks instead of 4 days? Man how did you do it sitting on these hard pews every night for 4 weeks. That makes my back hurt, not a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Cry Of The Crier

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 1, 2005

This sermon examines the words of Isaiah - who was told to cry "all men are like grass"! What is the purpose of this cry? What does it point us to? Read and find out.

December 4, 2005 Isaiah 40:6-8 A voice says, “Cry out.” And I said, “What shall I cry?” “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:6-8

Denomination: Lutheran

I Have Come To Bear Witness To The Truth

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Aug 21, 2005

Sermon 7 of 7: Why did Jesus come?

John 18:37 I Am Come To Bear Witness To The Truth Woodlawn Baptist Church August 21, 2005 Introduction Today as you consider this message, the last of seven messages that have tried to answer the question, “Why did Jesus come to earth?” I trust that you have had the opportunity to get a better ...read more

Scripture: John 18:26-37

Denomination: Baptist

Planned For God's Pleasure Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Aug 24, 2005

Someone said, “There are two great days in a person’s life -- the day we are born and the day we discover why.”

On August 22nd, US Olympian Matt Emmons fired his final shot in the 50-meter three-position rifle competition. Emmons was leading by three points and needed only to get near the bull’s-eye to win the gold medal. He fired, but the automatic scoring system didn’t register any points. At first, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:3-8

Denomination: Baptist

Molded Or Beaten Gold

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 12, 2005

Life will either hammer the difficulties out of us or it will be molded into a masterpiece.

Exodus 32:1_4 – “And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Clean On The Inside Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 10, 2008

As we learn to honor God through purity, our ability to see Him will increase. The Reality, Reception, and Reward of a Pure Heart.

Living in the Father’s Favor: Clean on the Inside Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Intro: The machine that usually did the job was broken. And so they hired a man to paint lines on a newly resurfaced portion of a remote highway. The first day he painted 9 miles, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Powerful And Effective Prayer Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 27, 2006

Prayer is the measure of a person. It is one of our greatest needs individually and corporately. In James 5:16b-18, James sets before us a description of powerful and effective prayer.

Scripture Elmer Towns is the Dean of the School of Religion at Liberty University in Virginia, which he co-founded with Jerry Falwell in 1971. The author of over fifty books, Towns also leads a Sunday school class with two thousand attendees at the Thomas Road Baptist Church, where Jerry Falwell ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Novel Idea

Contributed by Andy Smith on Apr 9, 2006

Description of Jesus’ Triumphal ENtry from the raising of Lazarus John 11:45 to John 12:19. as a murder mystery novel witha surprise ending.

A Novel Idea John 11:45 to 12:19 As I was looking at the suggested scriptures in the lectionary; I began to ponder the passage that was suggested. They had suggested the passage that encompassed The Triumphal Entry only (John 12:12-16). But as I looked at it, it seemed so disjointed. As I began ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"Our Great Salvation" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 3, 2006

Sermon 3 in a study in 1 & 2 Peter

“As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, 11 seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. 12 It was revealed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:10-12

Denomination: Orthodox

God's Faithful, Imperfect People

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 15, 2008

This sermon is based on the book Messy Spirituality by Michael Yaconelli. It is an encouragement to keep serving in spite of our imperfections.

A. There’s a story told of a preacher who was preaching a message about the fact that no one is perfect. 1. To prove his point he asked for anyone who was perfect to stand up. 2. One man stood up in the middle of the congregation. 3. The preacher asked him, “Do you really think you are ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Colossus Series

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Aug 6, 2008

Part 1 in a series on the prophecies found in the book of Daniel. Discussing Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a giant statue.

The Prophecies of Daniel Part 1: The Colossus Today we are going to begin a series of teachings on the prophecies given to the Old Testament figure, Daniel. The book of Daniel is a fascinating portion of Scripture, which we can learn so much from. Daniel, himself is an extraordinary child of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:31-45

Denomination: Baptist

Is It Worth Following God? Series

Contributed by James Jack on Jun 9, 2007

Asaph asks the question - is it worth following God? When you look at life from an eternal perspective, the answer is clear.

Have you ever found yourself thinking – I wish I had what my non-Christian friends have? I wish I had the freedom they have. I wish I was able to do the things that they do without conscience getting in the way. I wish I could get up to what they get up to without feeling guilty. After all, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:1-28

Denomination: Anglican

Worship - Part 2

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jun 3, 2006

We also looked last time at the five ways that God reveals Himself to us in worship. Tonight we will look again to our text in Isaiah and look at the fundamental responses biblical worship has to God’s revealing of Himself. Once we have done that, we will

Worship – Part 2 Romans 12:1; Isaiah 6:1-11a; Revelation 4:8 In Part 1 of our study of biblical worship, we saw what worship is and what it isn’t, and we looked at Isaiah 6:1-11a, as a model for us to pattern our worship after. Keep in mind that a model is only a general pattern to follow, not a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational