Sermons on Fallen Short:

Headed In The Right Direction

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 28, 2008

Short message preached before business meeting for new building.

Headed in the Right Direction Proverbs 3:1-10 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - May 28, 2008 *The Bible regularly describes the Christian life as a walk. In Romans 6:4 Paul tells us to “walk in newness of life.” In 2 Corinthians 5:7 he said “we walk by faith, not by sight.” *The ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Swear At All Series

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 13, 2009

This short sermon seeks to encourage people to be men and women of their word.

What did Jesus mean? “Do not swear at all.” Some of Jesus’ sayings can be taken out of context and made to sound like something else. Sometimes sections of the Bible are used to justify or to condemn certain activities – sometimes the Bible is misunderstood. Sometimes people give up trying to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Anglican

What In The World Are We Doing?

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Sep 1, 2009

Designed as a short, punchy talk to challenge Christians about mission.

What in the world are we doing? Sometimes I catch the start of the Ray Hadley show on 2GB. He usually begins by summing up the major news of the day. Last Thursday (28 August, 2009) wasn’t a good day. A family tragically killed on the F3 after a large semi-trailer ploughs into the back of the car. ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Power Of God's Forgiveness

Contributed by James Webster on Feb 5, 2013

This is a short devotion on the power of God to forgive ALL our sin.

“But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from ALL sin.” I JOHN 1:7 NKJV (emphasis mine) Is there a particular sin in your past that haunts you more than the others? Is there something ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:7

Denomination: Nazarene

Wedding Sermon

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 17, 2008

Wedding for an older couple - not Christians. A short sermon as is appropriate for such a setting

I want to talk about marriage. Marriage is one of those old institutions that seems to be losing its popularity these days. Have you noticed? People are choosing to live together but without necessarily having the long-term commitment involved in the sorts of public promises that Frank and Janet ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

Denomination: Anglican

A Devoted Church

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on May 18, 2011

A short talk encouraging devotion to the apostles' teaching, fellowship, and worship.

‘They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer’ (2:42). The life of the early church was marked by devotion. The early believers loved to hear and put into practice the apostles’ teaching. They were utterly ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Anglican

The Wrong Perscription For The Problem

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 23, 2004

Addresses areas where Christians often unknowingly fall short.

THE WRONG PRESCRIPTION FOR THE PROBLEM 1 Samuel 8 -Read 1 Samuel 8 As we read this chapter, it’s easy to say the leaders of Israel were all wrong asking for a king. Or, we can wrongly interpret God’s answer to Samuel as saying that simply asking for a king meant they were rejecting Him. But, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

On This Rock (Part Three) Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Aug 12, 2016

The third sermon in a short series we've done on the Church

On This Rock (Part 3) Text: Acts 2:14, 42 – 47 Ok… so we’ve been looking at the Church… and if I can I’m going to try to wrap this little series up next Sunday (hopefully)… And we’ll get back to our study in Romans, and maybe… Lord willing; ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:14-47

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Stnding Up For Those Who Are Persecuted

Contributed by John Crowe on Oct 29, 2015

A short outline by Randel Everett, founder and President of the Wilberforce Alliance

Why should churches in the West defend fellow Christians who are being persecuted? 1. We are commanded to do so (Hebrews 13:3). 2. We are following in the ministry example of Jesus (Luke 4:18). 3. Because the proclamation of the good news of Jesus is hindered in closed societies (Romans ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Path To Integrity

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 10, 2018

A short series from Psalms helping us to grow in integrity

The Path to Integrity Psalm 119:1-8 August 12, 2018 In many respects, your reputation is the only thing you can take with you throughout your life, and maintaining integrity allows you to cultivate and build that reputation. Far too many people are willing to sacrifice their integrity for a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Clean Abundant Living... Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Mar 9, 2015

A short sermon addressing Jesus being 'The Living Water'.

This sermon starts with an excerpt from a World Vision devotional of Lenten reflections from 'Living Water' reflections for lent; I’d encourage you to have a look at the online site. http://www.worldvision.org/news-stories-videos/lent-devotional-living-water “JESUS TURNS WATER INTO ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Salvation Army

Common Skeptical Concepts Of The Modern Day People

Contributed by Joel Israel Shashikumar on Jan 20, 2015

A short Question and Answer write up for the Skeptical mind on Jesus

The world's most famous individual that ever-lived.Yeshua Ha-Mashiach aka Jesus the Christ. Having lived on our earth more than 2000 years ago, People questioned His existence, teachings, death and resurrection. Everybody have something to say about Him. Religious or Non-religious. Whether you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Trials And Troubles

Contributed by Joe Birdsall on Dec 29, 2015

A short treatise on the first few verse of Chapter 1 of James.

Trials and Troubles James 1:1-4 Many of you know that I was divorced about 20 years ago after more than 20 years of marriage. Before or since, there has not been a worse trial or difficulty in my life. I honestly felt as if my life was ending and everything I had was worth nothing. I fell into a ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-4

Denomination: Nazarene

Sacrificial Love, True Horsemanship

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 30, 2017

Here is a short teaching on sacrificial love demonstrated through horsemanship.

Sacrificial Love, True Horsemanship  There are so many earthly experiences in life which show us the powerful effect love has on everything we come in touch with.  One is the horse business.  There are horse lovers and there are horsemen.  Horse lovers do love horses and so do horsemen.  However, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Really Is A Simple Gospel

Contributed by Jody Vansickle on Feb 8, 2022

a short message to show just how easy the Gospel is for us.

1 Corinthians 15:1-11 1 Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. 2 It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Denomination: Methodist