Sermons on False Fulfillment:

Love Increases When Power Decreases

Contributed by Paul George on Dec 26, 2006

How to increase love in a relationship.

Love Increases When Power Decreases Philippians 2:5-11 Frederick Nietzsche, one of the founders of modern existentialism, analyzed human personality and claimed the basic motivation behind all human behavior is “The Will to Power.” He said that it is the craving and the desire to have power that ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Holiness

The Happiness Trap Series

Contributed by Brad Nelson on Dec 26, 2006

Learning about fairy tale endings.

THE TRUTH ABOUT HAPPINESS The Happiness Trap Proverbs 28:14 Take your Bibles and turn to the last chapter in the book of Cinderella. The last verse reads…”and they lived happily ever after.” Please turn to the last chapter in the book of Sleeping Beauty. The last verse reads…”and they lived ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Nirvana!? Series

Contributed by Brad Nelson on Dec 26, 2006

Finding Nirvana

THE TRUTH ABOUT HAPPINESS Nirvana!? Job 5:17 • Job 5:17 “Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:” o Job 1:21-22 “Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; ...read more

Scripture: Job 5:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The New You

Contributed by Patrick Carvell on Jan 1, 2007

Seek the things above. Set your mind on the things above. Secure when Jesus comes from above.

Do you remember as a child the "if" statements your parents made? Or as a parent some of the "ifs" you placed on someone else? The conditions set for you to complete a task. You would ask, May I....... go fishing/Clean room go to friends/Clean house Christmas presents/ if good. Today’s ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Numbering Our Days

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 6, 2007

If you want a life that counts, number your days.

Title: Numbering Our Days Text: Psalm 90-:1-17 Thesis: If you want a life that counts, number your days. Introduction In his sermon, Spending Time, Bryan Wilkerson cited the Five for Fighting song, 100 Years lyrics as a window into the way humans think of the time of their lives: I’m 15 for a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Enemy Within: Greed Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 15, 2007

Greed is a powerful and prevalent enemy to spirituality, but God has shown us how to overcome it.

The Enemy Within - Greed. I Tim. 6:6-10 INTRO.: This morning we begin a new series of messages titled “The Enemy Within.” We will examine some of the great obstacles to living the Christian life. Opposition to the Christian comes from both outside and inside. From the outside, Satan hurls his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10, Romans 3:23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Stuck In Bed Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Jan 16, 2007

This is the third in a series exploring keys to living a life of freedom and spiritual victory in 2007. This message explores a spirit of passivity that can keep us from the battle.

(Extensive inspiration and quotation for this sermon taken from "This Day We Fight" by Francis Frangipane.) All right. . .here we go. We have been building block upon block over the past three weeks. Taking steps towards a declaration that this year we win! Week #1 – We followed up Christmas by ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-2

Denomination: Wesleyan

How To Begin The New Year

Contributed by Paul Hammons on Mar 13, 2007

It’s hard to believe that another year has past. The saying, “the older we get the faster time goes by,” is becoming a definite reality in my life. I truly understand James 4:14 which says, “For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a lit

How To Begin the New Year; Psalm 139:23-24 It’s hard to believe that another year has past. The saying, “the older we get the faster time goes by,” is becoming a definite reality in my life. I truly understand James 4:14 which says, “For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:23-24

A Year Of Cancellation And Restoration

Contributed by Karl Perry on Mar 13, 2007

I truly believe that God is, as I speak, in the process of blessing us with what we have been asking Him for. I believe He desires to bring us to a place of restoration in our life. But before he can restore us He has to first cancel some things in our li

“A Year Of Cancellation And Restoration” Leviticus 25 Read vs. 10-13; 17-22 (Talk bout God waking me up at 5:30 in the morning.) I truly believe that God is, as I speak, in the process of blessing us with what we have been asking Him for. I believe He desires to bring us to a place of ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 25:10-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Being Where You Are

Contributed by Chip Monck on Mar 14, 2007

The message reflects on how often we are physically in one place, by mentally and emotionally somewhere else. It calls us to actually be, where we are.

(The following message was incubated at a seminar conducted by Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline. At that seminar, he reflected on discussions that he and Dallas Willard had shared regarding learning to actually be at the place that we physically are. Rather than a full ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:22-23

Denomination: Wesleyan

Where Is Your Treasure?

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 19, 2007

The treasure that lasts is not what we accumulate on this earth but what we value in our hearts.

WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE? (Based on a sermon by Jeff Walling preached at the Tulsa International Soul Winning Workshop in March of 2006)) A. (Show clip from the movie: National Treasure) Hollywood has made tons of MONEY on TREASURE HUNTING movies. COMMENT: Indiana Jones, Titanic, Pirates of the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Black Gold, Texas Tea

Contributed by Paul Hammons on Mar 19, 2007

God never promises us that if we put our trust in Him that He is going to make us rich. He never promises that He is going to give us everything we want. He never says that we are going to strike oil. But when we accept Jesus Christ as our personal savior

Black Gold, Texas Tea; 2 Kings 4:1-7 I believe that every one of us remember the Beverly Hillbillies, most of us grew up watching Jed and all his kin. It was a great show and very realistic, right! Well it may not have been realistic but it was a good show. Could you imagine going out into the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Life Defined

Contributed by Donald Hart on Mar 21, 2007

What is the real purpose of life - Paul gives the answer in Philippians 1:21

Sermon by Donald R. Hart – Antioch Christian Church, Pittsburg, Missouri – March 18, 2007 (All Scripture quoted is from the NIV unless otherwise noted) LIFE DEFINED Text: Philippians 1:12-30 INTRODUCTION How does one define life or can anyone really define life? Webster defines “life” this way ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Determined To Receive

Contributed by Charles Forshee on Mar 22, 2007

When our desire for something better gets bigger than the reasons "why not" then we are on our way to receiving from God, but it takes determination on our part, then God will meet us there....

Luke 5:27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. I love the simplicity that we see in these verses....... Three of the Gospel Writers record ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: *other

Do With What You Have

Contributed by Charles Forshee on Mar 22, 2007

There are times in life when even though we are where God sent us that things go wrong. It’s often in these times that God is leading us to another place. We need to always remember that God has a plan for our provision where ever He may lead.

1 Kings 17:1-9 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-10

Denomination: *other