Sermons on Excess Baggage:

One On One: Personal Bible Reading And Study Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2006

Part 1 of 5 in the series "A Light Unto My Path: Growing Through God’s Word." Looks at Personal time in the Bible.

One on One: Personal Reading and Study Psalm 1 Unused Spiritual Resources During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway, in which Tom Hanks played a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a desert island for years. Looking like the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Do We Need Saving Anyway? Series

Contributed by Rob Hall on Oct 25, 2005

Taking another look at the sin in the garden

WHY DO WE NEED SAVING? Text: Gen. 3:1-7 Intro. 1. This lesson and the next will be hard for me to present. 2. The subject itself is difficult and depressing in nature. 3. Yet to appreciate our deliverance, our salvation, we must descend into the depths of sin; I want us to explore ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tomorrow’s Forecast Uncertain

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 6, 2013

Looking back on 2012. 2013 brings fear. The command to "fear not"

- Gen. 6:5-6,11-13; Mt. 24:37-39 - Note Mt 6:52 - Do you have any doubt that we are officially in the "days of Noah?" - Our days of grief & violence in 2012 Jan - Italy Costa Concordia runs aground – 32 Die Feb - Florida George Zimmerman allegedly shoots and kills Trayvon Martin, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Baptist

“gods Promises And God’s Story” Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Jul 10, 2014

Journey of Faith, part 9 “Gods Promises and God’s Story”

Journey of Faith, part 9 “Gods Promises and God’s Story” Genesis 21:1-21 David Taylor In Abraham, we have seen a man who at times shows great faith and at other times demonstrates great unbelief and sin. God’s promises are not delayed or even defeated by sin. Like many of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Boot Camp

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 15, 2011

Using the Boot Camp metaphor would lend itself to Moses being a leader ----much like a drill sergeant. In this episode Moses encountered the unhappy campers in the their exodus from Egyptian captivity.

BOOT CAMP Text: Exodus 17:1- 7 Anyone who was ever in the military is familiar what with the term Boot Camp. When a veteran hears the term Boot Camp, they can recall not only the branch of service that they were in, but also how intense the training was for them when they ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7

Denomination: United Methodist

The Shame Rolled Away.

Contributed by Milo Velebir on Aug 13, 2009

In Gilgal the shame of Egypt (our sins) was rolled away (like the grave stone from Jesus’ tomb).

Easter 2009-04-12 Joshua 5:9-12 9 And the Lord said to Joshua, Today the shame of Egypt has been rolled away from you. So that place was named Gilgal, to this day. 10 So the children of Israel put up their tents in Gilgal; and they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month, in the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:9-12

Denomination: Lutheran

The Gospel According To Will Smith: I, Robot Series

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Nov 4, 2008

This is a series of messages based on 4 Will Smith movies... This one looks at the movie: I, Robot.

Over the next few weeks, we are doing this series on called the Gospel according to Will Smith - in reality, what we are really doing is using a few of Will Smith’s movies to discuss some things. So why Will Smith? Who is Will Smith? Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

Some Things Only Babies Should Do

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 3, 2006

Why we need revival

Introduction My daughter is really close to walking on her own. The other night as we were trying to get her to take some steps, it occurred to me the reasons we need revival. Baby Christians need revival because it can jump start some spiritual growth. In a few nights of focused ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Got Issues But I Am Still Annointed!

Contributed by Myron Leach on Sep 9, 2017

This message was shared as reminder that every believer has to work through their issues and allow those issues to be the driving force to continue to grow while depending on God.

“I Got Issues but I’m Still Anointed!” 2 Sam. 11:2-5 (NIV) 2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dodging Decisions Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 21, 2021

What is often passed off as indecisiveness or propriety or procrastination is a dishonest attempt to keep from honoring what is right and fair. We can see Felix’s motives as an example. We can also see how God can use such red tape.

Dodging Decisions (Acts 24:1-27) 1. So today we honor our graduates, and we honor our fathers. 2. I will honor our graduates with a joke: Why did Mary want to work at a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet even though she'd received her B.A. degree? Because it had been on her bucket list for a long ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:1-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Throw Off Hindrances

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Mar 1, 2022

Many things are hindrances to our life, spiritual growth, and focus. Unless we throw off hindrances, we are not going to hit the final goal. Usually many start a good start but never ended joyfully.

Throw off Hindrances, Hebrews 12:1-3 Introduction: Some of us are waiting for this Lent. This season helps us to come closer to the WORD, rectify some of our DEEDs and help grow in Christ. We hope to celebrate the resurrection day (Commonly called Easter) to bring new life, energy, grace along ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

Must Leaders Always Disappoint?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 22, 2023

As we end this year of grace, we can confidently face the future, even if we never have a really good king or president or prime minister in our earthly life.

Christ the King 2023 I have pretty strong memories of the Feast of Christ the King during my elementary years at a Catholic boys’ school. My parents would see me dressed up in my school uniform, which was styled like a U.S. Army class A uniform from WW2, but with maroon dyes, and the whole school ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 9:1-27, Matthew 25:31-46, Ezekiel 34:1-17, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28

Denomination: Catholic

The Fickle Pickle

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jul 10, 2023

A sermon for the season after Pentecost, Year A, Lectionary 10

July 9, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 The Fickle Pickle Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. In the children’s story Goldilocks and the Three Bears, little Goldilocks happens upon the bears’ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:16-30

Denomination: Lutheran

I Can Do It!

Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Jan 20, 2020

I can do all things through Christ, because he strengthens me!

2020 - THE YEAR OF THE TURNAROUND (It Starts With Me!) YOU CAN DO IT! TEXT - Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. There are three things you have to do to be able to do all things through Christ which strengthens you: 1. You must identify your weaknesses ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13

Denomination: Charismatic

In Fellowship With Christ And Others

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Jul 22, 2018

If we have no fellowship with others we cannot have fellowship with Christ

A pastor went to visit some prospective members—a husband, wife and their son. At the beginning of the visit, it was a typical visit. They were getting to know each other, what they had done in their lives. Finally, the woman said, "I can’t stand it anymore. I’ve got to say something! My husband ...read more

Denomination: Other