Sermons on Face Your Fears:

Misplaced Priorities - Fools Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Apr 12, 2008

First in series on Foolish Living, based on fools found in the Bible. Examines qualities of a person God calls a fool.

MISPLACED PRIORITIES This week we celebrated April Fools Day. No one knows for certain, when or where this special day began, but it is celebrated in one form or another, often by other names, in many countries around the world. I still remember the first April Fool’s joke pulled on me. I was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

Gensis 13 Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Apr 23, 2008

Genesis verse-by-verse

Genesis 13 Has there ever been a problem come up in your life where the solution to the problem was going to be incredibly difficult? And the difficult solution to the problem was the only solution to the problem so you had no choice in how to fix things. [Disposing dead, rotten story.] Well ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:8-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Curtain Changed Everything Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Apr 25, 2008

What is real worship? Let’s look back at the Temple and fast forward to our time and figure this thing out.

***Have hanging curtain in the room*** I want to quickly recap what we talked about last week and then are going to dive right in. (I know you guys probably want to know what this hanging sheet is for but you’ll have to wait and we’ll get to it in a few minutes.) Alright, so last week, we started ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 12:4-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Roadmap To Peace Series

Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008

Peace...“The condition that exists when nations or other groups are not fighting.”

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23). The Roadmap to Peace George W. Bush and I were in Israel earlier this month … not together. But I did see his airplane ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

See The Glory Of The Coming Lord

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 19, 2007

Advent 2(B) - See the glory of the coming Lord. I. Hear God’s gracious comfort. II. Prepare the desert highway. III. Believe his everlasting word.

SEE THE GLORY OF THE COMING LORD (Outline) December 9, 2007 - ADVENT 2 - Isaiah 40:1-8 INTRO: Another week has quickly passed. We draw ever quicker and closer to the blessed celebration of the baby Jesus born in Bethlehem. In the midst of Jesus’ humble birth we look and see the glory of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Addicted To Jesus

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Dec 31, 2007

THere is blessing is ministry.

Addicted to Jesus 1Co 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 1Co 16:14 Let all your things be done with charity. 1Co 16:15 I beseech you, brethren, ye (know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Paul's Thorn In The Flesh

Contributed by Don Baggett on Jan 1, 2008

For many years, I have understood and taught that Paul’s thorn in the flesh was a physical sickness, most likely poor eyesight, that God had ordained that he keep so as not to be lifted up in pride. However, some time back, I began studying the Scripture

For many years, I have understood and taught that Paul’s thorn in the flesh was a physical sickness, most likely poor eyesight, that God had ordained that he keep so as not to be lifted up in pride. However, some time back, I began studying the Scriptures on the subject of prayer, something I had ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus The Bread Of Life Part 2 Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 7, 2008

If there is any source of real lasting life anywhere other than in Jesus the Bread of Life then you should take it. But is there?

Those of you who attend our fellowship know that I lost my mother in law this week. She died just one day shy of her 89th birthday. We spent her last evening singing her favorite hymns and reading Scriptures about being transformed and a citizen of heaven and ushered her into the kingdom. But I ...read more

Scripture: John 6:30-71

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

When Life On Earth Ends.... What's Next? Series

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 27, 2007

This is the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Jesus helps us understand the there is life beyond this earthly life. The message compares some quotes by Dr. Elizabeth Kuebler-Ross and Fidel Castro and their opinion about life after death verses the word

In Jesus Holy Name September 30, 2007 Text: Luke 16:22-23, 26…. between…, 31 Redeemer “When Life on Earth Ends – What’s Next?” In our gospel lesson today, Jesus pulls back the curtain to help us catch a glimpse of life on the other side of death. This story is unique to the Gospel of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:22-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Can We Take Christmas

Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007

For many of those that are among us, however, each Christmas becomes more and more difficult to endure. It is a joyous time, but there is also more loneliness, depression, heartache, and disappointment at this time than any other of the year. Can we en

I read a story this past week about a woman who, in early December had stopped at a grocery store to pick up a few things on her lunch break. One of them was a cinnamon-scented air freshener. She had smelled a candle with the same scent in the store but wanted to know exactly what the air ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

"Intercessory Prayer" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jul 7, 2008

Third sermon in a three part series on prayer.

We’ve been looking at our Lord’s response to the request of His disciples to teach them to pray. Jesus shared a parable with them from which we discover three important truths about what kind of praying we must do. First, we learn that the kind of praying we must do is bold praying. Our prayers ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Sharp Contention Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 4, 2008

Exposition of Acts 15:36-41 regarding the disagreement that Paul and Barnabas had over whether or not to take John Mark with them

Text: Acts 15:36-41, Title: Sharp Contention, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/7/08, AM A. Opening illustration: they called it the first church of laying on of hands and healing (see below) B. Background to passage: Theological conflict settled. Church rejoicing in unity and freedom. And the heart of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:36-41

Denomination: Baptist

Total

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2008

This series will examine seven areas that we need to give up to God’s control if we are to follow Jesus in holistic community. This sermon begins by focusing on the importance of seven as a symbol of being complete or totally used by God.

7UP: TOTAL Revelation 1:17-20 September 7, 2008 A woman went into the doctor’s office for a condition that had been going on for 7 days. She was assigned to the new doctor in the office. At exactly 7 minutes after he went in to see her, she came running out of the room and screaming as she ran ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:17-20

Denomination: Church Of God

Forgiveness Is A Family Value

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Sep 12, 2008

A sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, [Proper 19]Series A

18th Sunday after Pentecost [Pr. 19] September 14, 2008 “Series A” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, your Son, Jesus the Christ, taught us to pray and to ask you to forgive our sins, as we forgive those who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

"How To Rise Again To Victory”

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 14, 2008

A sermon on what needs to happen if we are to recover from defeat and rise to victory.

In the earlier part of chapter seven, we read about how the people of Israel had fallen into defeat through their disobedience, their self-sufficiency, and their prayerlessness. Often, you or I fall into defeat for the same reasons. But they did not stay in defeat for long. As we read on through ...read more

Denomination: Baptist