Sermons on Exclusivity:

Be Holy

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 9, 2010

God, who is holy, calls His people to consecrate themselves in a lifestyle of holiness.

Be Holy, Leviticus 11:39-47 Introduction “In these days there is a great deal of lowering the standards. Businessmen say that business standards have been lowered, and now a good deal of business runs into [corruption] gambling. In politics the standards have been lowered. There has been a ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 11:39-47

Denomination: Christian Church

What Faith Can Do For You

Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on Jun 11, 2010

This sermon explores the way a believer can put his faith to work in real life situations. Faith is a force that can be activated and it can be put to use in any situation. Real, practical examples provided.

What FAITH Can Do For You by Pastor Gbenga Shadare I have always loved talking about faith. Faith is not just the substance of things hoped for or the evidence of things unseen or the means through which believers obtain good report. Indeed, faith is much more than that. Faith is the basis; ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:30-40

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Fury Waits Series

Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 22, 2010

God tarries, but does that mean he is faithful to his promise to return soon?

The Fury Waits 2 Peter 3:1-18 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI May 3, 2009 Series: Little Letters – The Forgotten Wisdom of the Bible There is a play out there by Samuel Beckett called Waiting for Gadot. In the play, two derelicts sit and discuss rather mindlessly their deplorable condition ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Faithful Husband

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 24, 2010

God is faithful in spite of our unfaithfulness. We are saved by grace alone.

A Faithful Husband, Hosea 1:2-11 Introduction The book of Hosea is the first of those books of the Old Testament known as the writings of the Minor Prophets. They are often referred to by an Aramaic term “Trei Asar,” which means the twelve. They are called as such (Minor Prophets) ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 1:2-11

Denomination: Christian Church

The Father: Reaching Into The Pockets

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 9, 2010

The waiting father reaches deep into the reservoirs of love, extending compassion to his wayward son. So we also as parents must seek not to control but to guide and then be ready for forgiveness.

I shall not soon forget the image he presented, this father of the bride. He had smiled all through the vast and elaborate preparations for the wedding; his daughter was a kind of elegant princess, he knew it, she knew it, everybody knew it – and so the princess must have a grand occasion. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

Waw - Psalm 119:41-48 Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Nov 17, 2011

How valuable is God's Word in your life? The psalmist in these verses gave several reasons for why he loved God's Word and would cling to it...

WAW November 16, 2011 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wednesday Bible Study Series Psalm 119:41-88 (ESV) – 6 of 22 41Let Your steadfast love come to me O Lord, Your salvation according to Your promise; Here we find the psalmist seeking God in an intimate manner. He is crying out for the love ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:41-48

Denomination: Baptist

They Will Turn Their Ears Away From The Truth

Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Apr 9, 2011

The devil is trying to convince humanity that neither he nor God exist. Satan wants humanity to believe that man was not created by God according to His image, but rather that man is a deliberate creation by a race of scientifically advanced extraterrestr

The other day I was channel surfing when I came across a T.V documentary, on the history channel that I found very interesting. The documentary was presented as study, and it dealt about creation and the advances that man has made. Upon doing research I found that the concepts presented in this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Helps Those That Help Themselves

Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Apr 9, 2011

God helps those that help themselves. We have to help ourselves; first we must repent of our sins; second we have to cleanse our hearts and begin following Jesus. I am sure that all of us here would like to receive the blessings that God has for us, but

I was speaking to someone the other day at work, and he said something to me that left me thinking. He said, “it is just as the bible says, God helps those that help themselves”. Has anyone here ever heard that expression? I can say that I have heard it on numerous occasions, but ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Isaiah's Redeemer

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Isaiah's Redeemer (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Isaiah chapter 49 verses 7- chapter 50 verse 3. Ill: • When Lloyd C. Douglas, author of The Robe and other novels, • Was a university student, he lived in a boarding house. • Downstairs on the first floor was an elderly, retired music teacher, • Who was infirm ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Key Words In The Christian Life - Propitiation Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

Key Words in the Christian Life - Propitiation (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Romans chapter 3 verse 25: K.J.B: 25”Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God”; N.I.V: 25”God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:25

Denomination: Brethren

Vision 2011 ~ Empowerment In Ministry

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 30, 2010

Many people are asking in this season, "What is God up to?" We seem to be living in a period of great silence. Believers are searching in vain for something God is doing powerfully in the body of Christ and trying to no avail to hear marching orders from

Opening illustration: "On a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks often occur, there was once a little crude little lifesaving station. The building was just a hut and there was only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea and with no thought for themselves went out ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-25, Matthew 4:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Injustice Of Justice

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 9, 2011

Some Biblical thoughts we must remember when it comes to justice and the injustice of this world. 1- We must remember to judge the world 2- We must remember not to judge others 3- We must remember there will be an ultimate judgment

INTRO.- ILL.- A shoplifter was caught red-handed trying to steal a watch from an exclusive jewelry store. "Listen," said the shoplifter, "I know you don’t want any trouble either. What do you say I just buy the watch and we forget about this?" The manager agreed and wrote up the sales slip. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:54-57

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Trash Or Treasure?

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 10, 2011

Demon-possessed Man

TRASH OR TREASURE? (LUKE 8:26-39) The world’s most expensive coffee is dung, literally, of and to its first consumers. Luwak coffee, or kopi luwak, cost hundreds of American dollars a pound, but the beans are the droppings of the civet creature found in South East Asia, including Philippines ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-39

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Call To Action Series

Contributed by Mark Elkins on Jan 27, 2011

A call to living holy lives

A CALL TO ACTION 1 Pet. 1:13-15 13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

Salt & Light

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 6, 2011

1. Jesus was telling us not to live for the kingdom of the world, but the Kingdom of God. 2. Jesus is saying that we play an important role in the life of the world as salt and light. 3. Jesus was talking about a new way of obedience.

It is no accident that Jesus talked about us being salt and light immediately after he spoke the Beatitudes. It is in learning how to think as Jesus thought and live as he lived in submissions to God, that we become agents of healing and light in the world. It is when we live as people who do not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20

Denomination: Methodist