Sermons on Fables:

A Falling Away

Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Nov 29, 2001

Learn how Pride, Lust, Iniquity, Error of the wicked, Seducing Spirits, Pleasures and Money can cause you to fall away.

WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: A Falling Away “For God so loved the world , that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:3

Denomination: Baptist

I'm Guilty

Contributed by Kent Hawkins on Jan 23, 2001

Sin, it’s origin, it’s consequences, it’s cure.

I’m Guilty! When you were a child, your parents or a teacher may have told you the fable of the King who wanted to wear the finest of clothing. And he was willing to pay an enormous amount of money for them. 2 scoundrels came up with a plan. They passed themselves off as the worlds greatest ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23, Romans 3:23

Plucking Fruit From The Tree Of Life

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000

No one goes away from the Tree of Life hungry!

I want to tell you a fable. Once there was a man who, while walking down a country lane, grew weary in his travel. Seeing that he was passing by an orchard of apple trees, he chose a particularly shady one in the middle of the orchard and lay down in the rich, green grass underneath to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-56

Denomination: Orthodox

Dealing With Doubt

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000

When it comes to Chris-tian truth, God doesn't want us to be skeptics, but I don't think He wants us to be gullible either. In fact, our faith can be strengthened when we ask tough questions and even when we struggle with doubts.

Some people are natural skeptics. My Grandfather was one. When man first landed on the moon in July of 1969 and the TV pictures came back from the lunar surface, my Grandpa thought it was all being faked. He figured those pictures were coming from a desert somewhere in Arizona. Sometimes he was a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Big Mistakes That People Make

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 14, 2000

People make some big mistakes in life.

BIG MISTAKES THAT PEOPLE MAKE Luke 12:13-21 INTRO.- ILL.- A newspaper in Kansas, trying to correct a mistake that had occurred in a previous issue, carried the following item: “We wish to apologize for an error in the wedding story in last week’s paper. Due to a typesetter’s mistake we said, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

911 Where Was God?

Contributed by Rick Finitzer on Sep 17, 2001

In tragic times like the terrorist attack on America, Christians and non-Christians want to know where was God?

Sequim Bible Church September 16, 2001 911 WHERE WAS GOD?! Luke 13:1-5 As long as each one of us lives, we will not forget the ruthless and gutless attack by fanatic terrorists on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Answering Our Critrics: The Bible Series

Contributed by Richard Pannell on May 10, 2001

A defense for the integrity of the Bible

Introduction How many time have you heard questions like these: How can a book over 2000 years old have anything to do with life in the 21st century? How can you believe stories about a sea parting and the sun standing still, and a man being eaten by a fish and surviving for three day? How can ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Crippling Effects Of Envy

Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001

If you have envy in your heart it will cripple your life in so many ways. The Bible illuminates the ways that envy cripples and why God hates it so much.

THE CRIPPLING EFFECTS OF ENVY  (JAMES 4:1-10) INTRODUCTION: Envy… I’d like begin today by reading to you a couple of interesting stories I picked up while surfing the Internet a few weeks ago. Story #1: "The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypisalanti, ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10, James 3:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Avoid Being Blinded To The Truth Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 23, 2001

How to avoid being blinded to the truth of the Holy Spirit

Gal. 3:1-5 Theme - Avoid being blinded to the Spirit by relying on works of the flesh. What happens to people who prefer to live by the letter of the law rather than by the Spirit of grace? While the Bible urges us to perfection, you do not become holy through the keeping of the law. Paul saw ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What A Way To Go!

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jul 16, 2007

We are instructed to be faithful.

WHAT A WAY TO GO! Joshua 23.1-16 S: Faithfulness C: Joshua’s farewell to leaders Pr: WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO BE FAITHFUL. ?: How? KW: Challenges TS: We will find in our study of Joshua 23 five challenges that show us how to be faithful to God. Type: Propositional The ____ challenge ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 23:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

How Do You Know?

Contributed by Charles Scott on Oct 17, 2006

We can know the mind of God through His words: In the Biblical Words, The Word (Jesus Christ) and in the deeds by the Word of God Incarnate, and by the Acts of the Holy Spirit recorded in Acts and the Epistles, we know God is love and know his intent for

HOW DO YOU KNOW? Ephesians 1:1-13 How do you know that man was/is created “out of the overflow of love that existed between the persons of the Trinity”? How do you know the mind of God? This was an excellent question brought up at the end of last week’s session as we studied the opening verses ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

You Can Run But You Can't Hide Series

Contributed by Mike Garner on Jul 29, 2006

What happens when you don’t want to do what God wants you to do? The book of Jonah reveals God’s tenacious love and severe mercy to His confused and rebellious servants.

Introduction If you went to the mall and asked 100 people, “What’s the story of Jonah all about?” Most (all?) would answer: “Jonah and the _______” – and they’d be wrong! First, “whale” is never mentioned in the book at all – “great fish” Second, neither this fish nor Jonah is principal ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Does It Have To Be Wrong Or Right?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 17, 2006

There are no nonessential doctrines or gray areas to God.

In 1986, one of the songs high on the charts was entitled, Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong or Right) by Restless Heart. The question came up in the song because a couple was deciding whether or not to have an affair and wondered why it had to be black or white or why you had to hurt one to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:20-21

Denomination: Baptist

God Chose You To Be Saved

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 27, 2006

End Times 3 / Saints Triumphant(C) - God chose you to be saved, therefore: We stand firm in God’s teachings, and; we can pray with faithful confidence.

GOD CHOSE YOU TO BE SAVED November 19, 2006 END TIME 3 / SAINTS TRIUMPHANT 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5 * * * * * * * * Dearest Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ: As you heard these words of our text, you probably already picked up ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Thou Shalt Not Take The Name Of The Lord In Vain (Part 3 Of 8) Series

Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Feb 15, 2008

This study takes a look at the Ten Commandments from a New Testament perspective.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain. Look at Exodus 20: 7 " You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. If you ask people what it means to take the Lord’s name in vain, the vast majority of people will ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

Denomination: Baptist