Sermons on False Worship:

Navigataing The Gray Areas

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 30, 2009

We are acting in love when we are considerate of the other person’s conscience.

Title: Navigating the Gray Areas Text: I Corinthians 8:1-13 Thesis: We are acting in love when we are considerate of the other person’s conscience. Introduction: In the Roman Catholic Church there is a list of the seven deadly sins: Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Wrath, and Sloth. In ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Because He's God!

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 5, 2009

People question the sovereignty of God...but that doesn’t change His sovereignty!

21Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:21-31

Denomination: United Methodist

Pocket Change

Contributed by Steve Ely on Feb 20, 2009

Do we have a correct view of money? Do we hold stuff or does stuff hold us? It is time to have a pocket change!

Pocket Change Text: Mark 12:41-44 41And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums. 42A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. 43Calling His ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Pentecostal

Do You Feel The Rain?

Contributed by Kenneth Tankersley on Feb 20, 2009

Lord, Rain on Us!” We need the Shower of the Holy Ghost in our lives like never before. During a good rain, vegetation is nourished -- animals are nourished -- the grass gets greener; rain refreshes the land. Rain causes things to grow and be fruitful. We

DO YOU FEEL THE RAIN? OR ARE YOU JUST GETTING WET CBC (adapted from a message by Dr. Wayne Lawton) 1/11/09 DEUTERONOMY 11: 14 Deuteronomy 11 (NEW INTERNATIONAL READERS VERSION) 14 Then the Lord will send rain on your land at the right time. He’ll send rain in the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:14

Denomination: Baptist

Moles Or Souls? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 21, 2009

Some of us choose darkness, like moles burrowing into the ground. Our behavior becomes obsessively demonic, for which there are consequences. The Gospel calls us to be what God has made us to be, creatures living in the light, with passion.

Well, now, are you a mole or a soul? I want you to identify yourself, clearly and unequivocally, are you a mole or a soul? I suppose that does require a bit of explanation. A mole is a little creature that lives out its life underground, in the darkness, endlessly burrowing to and fro and making ...read more

Scripture: John 3:11-21

Denomination: Baptist

A New Year A New You Part I

Contributed by Chris Carroll on Jan 14, 2008

New Years is always the perfect opportunity for us to reflect on the past to recommit to the present and to plan for the future. The great intellectual giant Socrates once said “an unexamined life is not worth living.” And so at the end of 2007 and the

A New Year, A New You. Part I Well Christmas came upon us so fast and now it has passed. And now comes the season of Deck the Halls with piles and piles of bills to help us remember what we did this Christmas season. Maybe you heard the story of the young college student and she came running in ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Discipline Of Journaling Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 15, 2008

How journaling helps us grow in our Christian faith and become more Christ-like. part 2 of 13 on Spiritual Disc.

Spiritual Disciplines - Journaling Joshua 1-4, Various January 13, 2008 Family vacations . . . you can have some amazingly fun time on them. Sometimes when you come back from your vacation you feel like you never went. There’s the laundry and the recovery of vacations . . . but there are a few ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

On Fire! Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 20, 2008

Say it! [Tell the truth about Jesus]

ON FIRE! I Corinthians 9.15-18 S: Evangelism C: Using the spoken Word Th: Plan to Win! Pr: SAY IT! ?: Why? Why should we say it? KW: Reasons TS: We will find in I Corinthians 9.16 three reasons why we should speak the good news about Jesus. Type: Propositional The ____ reason is… I. IT ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:15-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Separation Principle Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 21, 2008

Not every path will take you where you need to go. But how do you know what the "right" path is when there are so many choices?

OPEN: In the classic children’s book “Alice in Wonderland,” Alice comes to a junction in the road that leads off in different directions and seeing the Cheshire Cat she asks him for advice: “Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sex, God's Wedding Gift Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 21, 2008

A look at why sex is for within the marriage relationship

When I was young I was told that there were three things you never talked about in polite company. Sex, religion and Politics. A few years ago it was decreed by the government that if a Pastor told his congregation how to vote that the church would lose it’s charitable status. Well we don’t want ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

Characteristics Of A Healthy Believer

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 21, 2008

Realizing that to be a healthy church requires having healthy believers, this message gives 6 characteristics of one.

Characteristics of A Healthy Believer John 10:10 Here we are just 3 weeks inside of 2008 and already we have laid much spiritual groundwork for where God wants to lead us this year. In our state of the church address we spoke of the change necessary to fulfill God’s ministry and mission for the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Baptist

God's Extraordinary Promise! Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008

God fulfilled His promise in Jesus and He is ours for the asking.

God’s Extraordinary Promise! Acts 13:13-41 Intro: As we look at this speech or sermon that Paul gave to the people of Antioch in Pisidia, we find that a theme becomes quite clear. Paul relates to his Jewish and Gentile listeners that God has fulfilled His promise. One might ask, “Which promise are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:13-41

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Last Enemy Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Jan 23, 2008

King Hezekiah is told he is going to die and he had better get ready. What does it mean for Christians to face death? What is our understanding of death in light of what Christ has done for us?

THE LAST ENEMY Many of you know that I love movies. As a true movie aficionado I enjoy watching some of the really old movies. One of the most interesting movies from 1934 was called “Death Takes A Holiday.” In “Death Takes A Holiday,” Death takes on human form as “Prince Sirki” to discover why ...read more

Denomination: Mennonite

God Bless Australia

Contributed by John White on Jan 25, 2008

A message to challenge Christians on Australia Day: Australia’s day of remembrance and celebration of their nation’s foundation and history.

God Bless Australia Psalm 33:10-12 "The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. Blessed [is] the nation whose God [is] the LORD; [and] the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:10-12

Denomination: Baptist

Hold On

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Jan 26, 2008

A farewell sermon for my church - encouraging them to hold on to the Gospel they have

SERMON: HOLD ON How do you hold on to a legacy? 1. Hold on to the One you know a. Your Family (Broaddus, Broadus, Dagg) b. Your Spirit (Power and Self-Control) 2. Hold on to what you already know a. Your Suffering b. Your Testimony c. Your Bible 3. Hold on by the power of the one who knows ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:5-14

Denomination: Baptist