Sermons on Familiarity:

Pharisaical Values Contrasted With Christ's Love - Part 1

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Pharisaical Behavior and Attitudes to Avoid Contrasted With Christ Like Love Pharisaical Values That Were Rooted in Their Traditions and Rigidity: 1.

Pharisaical Behavior and Attitudes to Avoid Contrasted With Christ Like Love Pharisaical Values That Were Rooted in Their Traditions and Rigidity: 1. Pharisaical insistence on following every small aspect of their own laws for the approval of men. 2. Pharisaical emphasis on pleasing God through ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Friends Forever

Contributed by Robert Travis on Aug 7, 2001

Are you doing everything you can to keep a good friendship?

FRIENDS FOREVER (Proverbs 18:24) [A man that hath friends] [must shew himself friendly]: and [there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.] (KJV) I. CHOOSING FRIENDS [A man that hath friends] A. WHAT KIND OF FRIENDS DO YOU HAVE? “Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:24

Denomination: Baptist

Seeking The Heart Of God Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 6, 2015

God delights in prayer that seeks God's heart, not God's handouts.

This morning we’re going to deal with the topic of prayer. And I’m pretty sure that my task this morning, although it is not easy, is actually pretty simple. But let me ask you a few questions just to confirm that: • How many of you think you pray enough? So it looks like I ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Evil Diversion

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 16, 2011

Beloved, life is like a journey in three parts. There is the beginning, the course of the journey and the end. God has a divine purpose for us as a church. Apart from that collective purpose, God also has a divine purpose for us individually. What I mean

Our Father in heaven, we thank you because you are El-Shaddai, You are the Jehovah- Jireh, the Jehovah-Shamah, and Jehovah Shalom who has all powers in His hands. Thank You for being our provider, shelter and rock. We thank you for the promotion, provision and breakthroughs you have given us. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Prayer That Realigns Our Lives Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 16, 2019

The Prayer that Realigns our Lives Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey - July 14, 2019

The Prayer that Realigns our Lives Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey - July 14, 2019 #30 in series Luke 11:1-4 Intro Today we continue in our series on Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. We’ve seen that central to who Jesus is and what he is doing… is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hearing The Voice Of God Series

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Aug 1, 2016

Ministry and hearing God's voice are important aspects of our service to God. The more we learn how to hear from God, the more we receive godly instructions. In this message we will learn how Samuel heard from God and shared this to Eli.

Through constant prayer and worship, we can hear God's voice. The more we hear Him, the more we receive fresh instructions from God for daily living. We need to hear Him speak to us on how we should act and what we should say to people. We need to hear Him how we should budget our finances well. We ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: Nazarene

Evil Diversion

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jul 8, 2009

A diversion is turning aside from a course that is to be followed. A diversion is a change of direction or an alternative route. It is also something designed to take away attention from the main course. Simply put, it is a change of direction.

EVIL DIVERSION Dr. D. K. Olukoya Our Father in heaven, we thank You because you are El-Shaddai, You are the Jehovah- Jireh, the Jehovah-Shamah, and Jehovah Shalom who has all powers in His hands. Thank You for being our provider, shelter and rock. We thank You for the promotion, provision and ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Move That Bus Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 25, 2019

A survey and summary of the book of Revelation shared as a part of the sermon series 'The Story.'

Move That Bus! (The End Of Time) The Story – Chapter 31 Maple Grove we made it…! Chapter 31 of The Story has arrived. WOW, it sure took a long time but we are finally here… I MEAN – January 13 , is a long way back. AND LISTEN – whether you were here when we started on this journey through ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cries From The Cross - The Cry Of Victory Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

Cries From The Cross - The Cry of Victory (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: John chapter 19 verse 30 In this series of studies: • We are considering the seven statements of Jesus from the cross: • These statements are very important to us: • Not only because of the Person who spoke them; • But, also because of the place where they were said. • Remember the ...read more

Scripture: John 19:30

Denomination: Brethren

Where Are My Sins?

Contributed by Paul Norwood on Nov 29, 2010

Examines what sin is, what it does to us, the penalty for sin, the remedy for sin, what we must do to get rid of our sin and what God does with our sin.

“Where Are My Sins?” Text: Psalm 51:1-11 I. Welcome II. Introduction Most of us are familiar with King David and his adultery with Bathsheba as well as his murder of her husband – Uriah, the Hittite. The horrible details of David’s sins are recorded in 2 Sam. 11. But it is Nathan the prophet’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Halloween Sermon

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Oct 29, 2014

no halloween

Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. my sermon ideas and illustrations are often taken from many sources including those at Sermoncentral.com, there could be instances where other ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 18:9-14

Denomination: *other

Enfrentando La Muerte

Contributed by John Cuentas on Aug 13, 2011

Un mensaje que afirma nustra seguridad de que El que muere en Cristo pasa a estar con Cristo

Tema: Como afrontamos el morir. Desafio a vivir de acuerdo a los estandares Divinos. Texto: Hebreos 9:27 Y de la manera que está establecido para los hombres que mueran una sola vez, y después de esto el juicio, 28 así también Cristo fue ofrecido una sola vez para llevar los pecados de muchos; y ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27

Denomination: Baptist

Learning To Listen Series

Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Jul 31, 2010

This is the fourth message in the series "From The Problem To The Solution". It talks about learning to listen. Wrong voices equals wrong choices. The outlines is 1-Hearing Problmes, and 2-Hearing Aids.

From The Problem to the Solution #4 - LEARNING TO LISTEN This morning, we are continuing our series of messages where we’re talking about going "From the Problem To The Solution" And we’ve been talking about the steps that it takes to get from the problem to the solution And so far, we’ve ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Passion: A Hunger And Thirst For God

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016

What determines our relationship with Him is whether we become bitter or crave for Him more than ever knowing our entire life dependence is on Christ our Lord and King. This craving is just the advent of revival of our lives.

Opening illustration: A shepherd, who had spent many years with flocks on the hills of Scotland, asked me if I had ever seen a sheep eat while lying down. When I confessed that I had not, he told me that no one had ever seen a sheep eat in that position. “If a sheep is lying down,” he ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unafraid Of An Unknown Future

Contributed by Lane Hastie on Jul 27, 2020

Life is filled with unknowns…and that’s never going to change. But there is a way to live life UNAFRAID OF AN UNKNOWN FUTURE. You see…in the unknown…there is Someone who can be known…Someone who desires to be known. Someone that when you know them…you can face an unknown future unafraid.

Unafraid of an Unknown Future I have always enjoyed getting in the car and going for a drive with no real plan or idea where I was going. (Logging Roads on Mount Rainier / Back Roads of The Ozarks) In fact…sometimes I have gotten in the car and purposely tried to get lost. I enjoy taking new ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God