Sermons on excuses excuses: showing 856-870 of 18,924

The Safest Place To Be?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 27, 2002

We study developing the manner of faithfulness to the church, and how safe it is to go to church.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE? Manners? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: HEBREWS 10:25 NOT FORSAKING THE ASSEMBLING OF OURSELVES TOGETHER, AS THE MANNER OF SOME IS: BUT EXTORTING ONE ANOTHER: AND SO MUCH THE MORE, AS YE SEE THE DAY APPROACHING. Read 1 Cor. 4:2 Moreover it is required ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25, 1 Corinthians 4:2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why The Blind See And The Seeing Are Blind Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 12, 2000

Why is it that the same Gospel both draws and repels people?

Why the Blind See and the Seeing Are Blind (John 9:1-41) 1. There are many things in life that once bore us and then they later become enjoyable and fascinating. 2. Me and my music. 3. Art. Recycling. 4. The same is true in the spiritual realm. Many of you may have thought Christianity ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Longsuffering

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 2, 2004

Fruit of the Spirit.

Longsuffering February 25, 2001 Intro: Read Readers Digest article - (read a recent issue on the section about unbelievable injustice) Doesn’t that just burn you? The thought of how criminals like this can slip through legal loopholes and get away with their crimes just makes my blood boil. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5, Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

Arguing With God

Contributed by Kenneth Tankersley on Jun 14, 2009

SOME FOLKS ARGUE OVER EVERYTHING.*** MOSES ACTUALLY ARGUED WITH GOD. ?? HAVE YOU EVER ARGUED WITH GOD? BE HONEST! MOST OF US HAVE AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER.

CBC ARGUING WITH GOD 6/14/09 TEXT: EXODUS 3: VS. 1---12 INTRODUCTION: SOME FOLKS ARGUE OVER EVERYTHING.*** MOSES ACTUALLY ARGUED WITH GOD. ?? HAVE YOU EVER ARGUED WITH GOD? BE HONEST! MOST OF US HAVE AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER. MOSES HAD AN UNUSUAL LIFE. HIS LIFE WAS REMARKABLY ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Striving For Success In Service

Contributed by Gregory Lilly on Feb 23, 2014

Everyone of us wants to be successful in our service to the Lord, but oftentimes our success is stopped because we do not readily accept God's will for our lives. How can you be successful in your service for the Lord?

Philippians 3:14 Paul wrote that living and dying unto Christ should be the focus of our lives always in the theme verse to this book in Philippians 1:21. Paul also wrote that we should become willing vessels through which God can work His will as he shared in this book in Philippians 2:13. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:14

Denomination: Baptist

Truth Written In The Hearts Series

Contributed by Leslie Tarlton on Nov 19, 2014

How shall we be judged on judgment day? For what we know or what we do?

The Letter to the Romans Chapter 2:12-16 “Truth Written in the Hearts” November 8, 2009 INTRODUCTION Play video Romans 2:12-16 For just as many as “without law” ( the gentiles), sin, ” shall perish “without law: so also, as many as are” in the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:12-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Substitutions Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 3, 2009

This is the 6th sermon in the series Pot Holes. What are you replacing God with?

Sunday Morning August 9, 2009 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: Pot Holes [#6] NO SUBSTITUTIONS 1 Samuel 15:1-35 Introduction: Have you ever been driving down the road and noticed a warning light pop up on the dashboard? What do you do? I have to be honest usually I worry ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-35

Denomination: Baptist

Making A Difference...!

Contributed by Selvan John on Apr 3, 2008

This sermon is thought through differently cause one time or the other we like to make a difference. See if you can make the ’different difference differently...’

Making a difference…! We all like to be different or show some difference in the thing we say or we do, cause we do not like to typically copy what others do. It is indeed a good one, sometimes early this year one of the lecturers in the department of Social Work, made a phrase for their annual ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Does It Mean To Appeal For The Useful?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jul 7, 2024

An example of grace in how it demonstrates the action of true Christian fellowship.

Paul wrote this letter as a plea for a runaway slave of Philemon’s named Onesimus. He had stolen from Philemon then ran away to Rome where he met Paul. Subsequently he accepted Christ as his Savior, so Paul was writing this letter as he was sending Onesimus back to Philemon, but he wanted Philemon ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:8-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Becoming A World Class Christian

Contributed by Eric Hanson on Feb 22, 2008

In order to be Great Commission Christians, we need Four changes in how we think from day to day. Here they are, with scriptures.

Becoming a World Class Christian Pastor Eric Hanson November 7, 2004 Mark 16:15 You will either be a “World Class Christian” or a “Worldly Christian”. Do you know that you were saved to serve? Do you know that you were created for a mission? Are you excited about being used by God… to build ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Atheism, Emotional Not Logical

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 2, 2023

What are the motives behind atheism? Is the evidence for God's existence ubiquitous or elusive?

Romans is a book written by Paul to help Jewish and Gentile Christians realize that we are all equal before God. Paul introduced himself as a slave of Jesus Christ. Was He a slave of Christ because he was ransomed from slavery to the devil, because Jesus paid the ransom price? Is slavery to Christ ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Avoiding The Blame Game Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 25, 2010

Don't play the blame game; own it by name and avoid the shame.

Avoiding the Blame Game Genesis 2-4 Rev. Brian Bill 4/25/10 Drama: “The Jerry Stringer Show” Do you know what the most popular game is in the entire world? Could it be Facebook’s Farmville with 82 million active users? Halo? Super Mario Brothers 3? Monopoly, which is sold ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:6-13

Denomination: Baptist

Unlearning The Church Series

Contributed by Daniel Villa on Sep 9, 2003

Unlearning the Church seeks to present the reasons the early church had church meetings.

UNLEARNING CHURCH MEETINGS Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Corinthians 14; John 21 Welcome back to our Unlearning Series. There are so many things that we have learned in life that keeps us from following Jesus in a healthy way. For three weeks the Lord taught us on unlearning our proneness to hide, and to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:26-33, Hebrews 10:24-25

Denomination: Church Of God

Healed People Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 15, 2004

Message from John 5. The legend of the pool. The Legend of the pool was that an angel would come down and stir up the waters. First one in got healed!

People… God’s Passion The legend of the pool The Legend of the pool was that an angel would come down and stir up the waters. First one in got healed! Imagine the chaos and people diving into this pool when some waters from a spring below began bubbling up. Like a game of spoon, musical chairs, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life Without Immanuel: Living In Spiritual Darkness

Contributed by Michael Davidson on Dec 4, 2005

When man chooses to live life apart from (God) Immanuel – man first rejects God’s self-revelation.

Life without Immanuel: Living in Spiritual Darkness “Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:19-21

Denomination: Baptist