Sermons on Family And Faith:

Giving That Transforms

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Feb 13, 2012

Giving that transforms is encouraged by the example of others, initiated by the example of Christ and our love for him, necessary because of human need, and promotes good will.

INTRODUCTION One tells the story of a man reared in the hills of West Virginia. He had never seen a large city, modern inventions, or neon lights. He marries a girl just like himself, and they spend all their time in the back woods. In time they have a son and name him Junior. When Junior reaches ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Secret To Ruth's Greatness Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Feb 14, 2012

A sermon that lists 4 words; one from each of the 4 chapters that summarizes both the chapter and the secret of Ruth's greatness.

Title: The secret to Ruth's greatness Introduction •By New Testament times, the book of Ruth was included on a scroll with four other books that were read publicly at the feasts of Israel. •The book of Ruth was read at the Feast of Harvest (Pentecost) because much of the story is set ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Alien Communication - Aliens - Part 3 Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 1, 2012

Odd . . . different . . . we believe They are among us! Learn to spot them!Communicate with them!

Aliens Pt. 3 – Alien Communication Aliens. Extraterrestrials. Green skinned, one eyed, antenna adorned, space hopping creatures spying on us! We are intrigued by the question, "Are we alone in this universe." We established in week 1 that we believe in Aliens. In fact, the truth be told, we are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:24-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Prayer Of Jesus

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 3, 2012

The power of prayer and Jesus ability to intercede for His children.

The prayer of Jesus John 17:1-17:18 Introduction- Happy Father’s Day! This morning we look at Jesus praying what is called the priestly prayer to the Heavenly Father. We definitely can tie this to a Father’s day message in the fact that Men, we should be leading and praying for ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-18

Denomination: Nazarene

Another Job For The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 31, 2014

How He acts in the lives of unbelievers. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

Another Job for the Holy Spirit John 16:7-11 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/AnotherJob.html Jesus is just hours from going to the cross. He has very important words He is leaving with us. In those days the Holy Spirit 'came upon' people. In our present church age, He comes to dwell 'within' ...read more

Scripture: John 16:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Health Check-Up #2 Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 4, 2014

A study of chapter 5 verses 6 through 8 of the book of 1 Corinthians

Health Check-up #2 1 Corinthians 5: 6 – 8 6 Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. 8 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:6-8

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Church Established Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 11, 2017

The genuine mission to the Gentiles begins, and Antioch in Syria becomes the center for the developing church, leaving Jerusalem behind with a narrow view of evangelism. For the first time the church actively proselytized Gentiles.

May 13, 2014 Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles By: Tom Lowe Lesson: III.E.1: The Church established (11:19-21) Scripture (Acts 11:19-21; KJV) 19 Now they which ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

"An Introduction To Real Worship” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Apr 20, 2017

What does real worship look like?

"In the experience of too many Christians, Sunday morning starts at 11:00 AM sharp and ends at 12 o'clock dull." - Anonymous How can we avoid the experience of dull worship? Learning how to make worship meaningful is the goal of this series on Real Worship. (READ TEXT) Today, let's consider what ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Old Man Is Dead

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017

New life

The Old Man Is Dead (Eph 4:22-32) Intro: Testimony Lead in: Just like God changed me, every Christian is in the process of being changed, more and more, into the nature of Jesus Christ . Text: NCV 22 You were taught to leave your old self—to stop living the evil way you lived before. That old ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

“until Then” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Apr 1, 2014

Until Jesus returns and ushers in the eternal heaven, what is life like for God's children who are in heaven now?

We have made note of the fact that God isn’t through with heaven. When a child of God dies, they pass into the immediate presence of our Lord and do go to heaven. But the heaven they go to is an intermediate heaven. Upon the return of our Lord, He will establish a new heaven and a new earth - ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

Fountains Free Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 2, 2014

Shepherds live(d) a harsh life in the Negev. Water was key to the survival of the flock. Living water was key.

1. Superman Vs. Batman There was an interesting article in Time magazine some time ago. It was about Superman -- and it seems this superhero has fallen on hard times lately. Even though, as a cartoon character he is the icon of DC comics he trails behind Batman in popularity. At DC Comics, Jim Lee, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:4-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Riding Toward Death"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 11, 2014

A sermon for Palm Sunday

"Riding Toward Death" Matthew 21:1-11 Three times between Matthew Chapter 16 and Matthew Chapter 20, Jesus tells His disciples that He is going to Jerusalem where He will suffer, die and rise from the dead. And now in Chapter 21 Jesus finally enters Jerusalem, but He is not immediately arrested ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Free Will?

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Apr 15, 2014

Is the will truly free, as some suggest?

Title: The Question of Human Free Will Text: Ephesians 2:1-3 Anytime the discussion of God’s sovereignty in election arises, one question is sure to be included in the conversation: How do we rectify the free will of man with the sovereign omnipotence of God? This question is a natural ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Evil Doesn't Win

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 21, 2014

If we want to please people then we'll tell people what they want to hear. We'll try to creatively interpret the Bible, so that they can do what they want in their bedrooms and with their sex life and yet still feel good about themselves.

You can summarize the first two chapters of Romans this way: In the first chapter Paul says that people who do bad things are sinners. A lot of Christians can read the first chapter of Romans and feel pretty good about themselves. We'll say something like, "well, at least I'm not a murderer." ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:7-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is Loving And Patient

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 22, 2014

We think we know what we want. But everything is temporary. Only Jesus is the eternal life you're looking for and need.

Jesus shares a story about a landowner who leases his vineyard. After he leased his property the landowner moved away. When it was time to harvest the grapes the landowner sent three employees to pick up his share of the harvest. The tenants decided they didn't want to pay rent so they beat up ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ