Sermons on Fear And Reverence:

Freedom From Fear – Get Out Of Your Shell! Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006

Fear traps us like a turtle inside its shell. Let’s talk about fear and discover how we can break free from its control of our lives.

FREEDOM FROM FEAR – Get Out of Your Shell! 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJ) For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. INTRODUCTION: A little 2 year old girl stands at the edge of a swimming pool frozen. Her daddy is in the water with his arms raised up toward ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Gideon Series

Contributed by David Welch on Nov 17, 2006

Third in a series of characters mentioned in Hebrews 11

Chico Alliance Church November 10, 2002 Pastor David Welch “Gideon” Unlikely Heroes Part Three Introduction We have focused on the individuals listed in Hebrews chapter 11 as people who believed God in spite of the difficult circumstances they found themselves and who God used to bring about ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

When You Are Scared – There Is Always Faith

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 22, 2006

How do we deal with fear.

When you are scared – There is always Faith Luke 8:22-25 Gladstone Baptist Church – 6/11/05 am – Children’s Service Hello, Boys and Girls, I’ve got a few things here this morning to show you. First of all, I have a toy boat. This reminds me that we are approaching Summer. A lot of people ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Hear Me Now? Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 5, 2005

Facing obstacles to sharing the gospel is common, but God will find listeners who learn to live for Jesus. When one door closes he opens another.

Here in Acts 28:16-28 Paul explains himself, the gospel and their rejection of it. Why I’m wearing these chains. Why Jesus is the Christ. Why do your hearts reject him, and where will God go from here. Jenny and I were walking along in the neighborhood a few weeks ago when we came across ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:16-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tearing Down The Walls

Contributed by Dan Cale on Mar 12, 2005

This short message deals with tearing down the walls that keep us separated from a lost world that needs us.

Tearing Down the Walls II Timothy 1:3-14 We have a problem with walls. Aside from holding up the roof – what is the purpose of a wall? What walls do we have that separate us from the world today? Walls of fear, walls of inadequacy, walls of insecurity, walls of self, and walls of sin. Three ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:3-14

Denomination: *other

Caesarea-Philippi -- A Place Of Panic

Contributed by Brian Buriff on Jun 5, 2006

The greatest lessons about Christ’s person and His plan are often learned in places of panic, fear and anxiety.

I. CAESAREA-PHILIPPI A. Today, It Is Modern Banias B. Located High Elevation Above Sea of Galilee 1. Mountains near headwaters of Jordan River 2. Mount Hermon – on the lower slopes of which is Caesarea-Philippi 3. There, Jesus took His disciples to test them as to His identity C. This Area of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-21

Denomination: Church Of God

Elijah - Down But Not Out Series

Contributed by Bob Groves on Nov 12, 2002

Dealing with tough times in life. Especially when you are down emotionally.

Series... People Like YOU & ME ELIJAH...RemindS ME of a "WORD" – TIRED. Today – Look at ELIJAH a MAN Greatly Used of God – Who Ran into a Dark Time in LIFE... We can Learn from Him what to do & not to do – When You’re Down – Not Out Read I Kings 19:1-10 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Come Thou With Us And We Will Do Thee Good!

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 18, 2002

When inviting Hobab to journey with the children of Israel, Moses would not take "no" for a final answer. So it is that we must continue inviting the lost to come to Jesus.

COME THOU WITH US, AND WE WILL DO THEE GOOD "And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law: We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it to you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord has promised good things to Israel." ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 10:29

Denomination: Baptist

It Does Make A Difference What You Believe!

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 23, 2002

Those who say: "it doesn’t matter what you believe so long as you are sincere" are espousing a very dangerous and false doctrine. It really does matter what you believe.

IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHAT YOU BELIEVE “Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him. But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.” Hebrews 10:38-39 The statement "It ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:38-39

Denomination: Baptist

Dirty Barns

Contributed by Greg Waddell on Dec 10, 2002

Evangelism is like raising oxen.

"Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox" (Prov. 14:4). INTRODUCTION: What does this have to do with evangelism or missions? I. EVANGELISM IS MESSY. A. Like the oxen in this proverb, dealing with people--bringing in new people and working with ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:4, Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where Is God When Everything Goes Wrong?

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 19, 2002

Sometimes we wonder where God is when everything is going wrong in our lives. But God never leaves us or forsakes us!

GENESIS 39:20-21 “WHERE IS GOD WHEN EVERYTHING GOES WRONG?” A) Have you ever had one of those days when everything that could go wrong did go wrong? * Have you ever had one of those days when the harder you try to do things right, the easier things seem to go wrong? * I read about a man who ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:20-21

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing Where You're Going

Contributed by James Botts on Dec 26, 2002

One of the most common questions people ask is, "Is it possible to know where I am going to go when I die?" The Bible says that we can know for sure that we have eternal life. "Knowing Where You’re Going" spells out what the Bible says about how to secu

The Crossing Community Church “Knowing Where You’re Going” Pastor Jim Botts September 15th, 2002 Introduction This past week we were inundated by the images and memories from the tragedy of 9-11. Last year we were asking, “where was God on September 11th?” But this year we’re asking a different ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

Twenty Answers To Common Objections To Becoming A Christian

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 28, 2002

Always be ready to give a logical defense to anyone who ask you to account for the hope that is in you, but do it courteously and respectfully. Do it with a clear conscience so that when you are falsely accused as evildoers, those who threaten you abusive

Answers to Common Objections to Becoming a Christian I Pet 3:15,16 - "But in your hearts set Christ as holy (and acknowledge Him) as Lord. Always be ready to give a logical defense to anyone who ask you to account for the hope that is in you, but do it courteously and respectfully. Do it with a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Some Ask, "Why Does God Allow Evil And Suffering In The World?"

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 28, 2002

God is so great that nothing happens without His permission, and in that permission His ultimate plan unfolds. In His plan He is able to use for good what man intends for evil. God is in control

Illustration:As C.S. Lewis wrote, "The greatest evil is not done in those sordid ’dens of crime’ that Dickens loved to paint...it is conceived and...moved, seconded, carried, and minuted...in clean, carpeted, warmed, and well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seven Impossible Things

Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Jan 9, 2003

We as Christians trust not only in what God can do but in what God cannot and will not do.

Seven Impossible Things Introduction We as Christians trust not only in what God can do, but also in what God cannot do. Our hopes rest not only upon God’s ability, but also upon God’s inability. There are some things that God cannot and will not due because they are against His character and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:3, Acts 4:12

Denomination: Baptist