Sermons on Feed Your Enemies:

Casting Your Seeds

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 12, 2008

Jesus demands that we throw our seeds. He desires us to reach our familty with the gospel.

CASTING SEEDS MATTHEW 13:1-13 INTRO- OVERVIEW OF MATTHEW 13 FARMER WHO THROWS SEED- IT FALLS ON 4 DIFFERENT SOILS 1. PATHWAY 2. ROCKY 3. THORNY 4. GOOD SOIL AS FATHERS, LEADERS OF OUR FAMILIES, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME TO MAKE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Releasing Your Ownership

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 12, 2008

When You Give Your Child Back to God You Commit to Raise Your Kids God’s Way. Your children are not your toys to play with and enjoy life with. They belong to God and when you give your child back to God.

Opening illustration: Have you ever given your children back to God? Some of you may be thinking – why should I? This kid is mine and I have the sole ownership – if you don’t believe it, I’ll show you their ‘Birth Certificate.’ It has my name on it to prove that I am the parent. Well I always ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:24-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Consider Your Ways

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Jul 13, 2008

A Warning to the Church today.

“Consider Your Ways” Text: Haggai 1:1-7 1 ¶ In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-7

Denomination: *other

Where Is Your Heart?

Contributed by Tim Hbc on Jul 23, 2008

What are you living for? Wealth and comfort or the purposes of God? Most of us have the desire to live a significant life. Jesus shows us how.

Where is your heart? Introduction When you’re 95 years old and looking back on your life, what will you say? Will you be happy with the way you have lived? A survey taken a number of years ago of those aged 95 and above asked this question; what changes would you make if you could live your life ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

Your Struggle With Worship Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

The commandment against idolatry is "good news". It was not given because God enjoyed saying, "You can’t do this" and "you can’t do that either". The commandment against idol worship is at the top of the list after worshipping God because idols are counte

By Rev Bill Stewart [Marilyn] "Paula, do you think there’s a God?" [Paula] "Of course, there’s a God. What do you think I’ve been on about all these years? God is in everything and everything is in God. You are God, darling, if only you could see it and understand it." [Marilyn] "No, I’m not ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:9-20

Denomination: Anglican

Your Struggle With Time Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

The Sabbath is not just a day of rest. It is the fulfilment of the whole wek of God’s work and our part in that work

I think you’d have to agree that the fourth commandment has led to more legalism than all the other 9 put together. It’s such a quantifiable thing isn’t it? "Six days you shall labor and do all your work but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work." So we make ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Your Struggle For Purity Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

God calls us to committed faithfulness to one another as part of our commitment to him. He calls us to purity of mind and action, to help us maintain the purity of our relationship with our spouse. He calls us to keep our promises just as he keeps his.

Introduction There’s a phenomenon that I’ve noticed over the past few years. That’s the phenomenon of ’the better offer’. It comes in two forms: the first is where you don’t reply to an invitation until the last minute because you might get a better offer; but the second is worse. That’s where ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30

Denomination: Anglican

Your Struggle For Integrity Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

the caommandment not to stealis a commandment to maintain one’s integrity in everything we do.

1 What images come to mind when you hear the eighth Commandment "You shall not steal" (Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19)? You shall not take what doesn’t belong to you. If you are like me you might have an image of a masked thief in a stripped shirt climbing over a wall with a bag of loot over his ...read more

Scripture: Amos 8:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

Your Struggle For Contentment Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

The commandment against coveting is about contentment. God wants us to be godly with contentment

Blind Spots I recently discovered that I have a blind spot. In fact I have two. I had my eyes checked for new glasses a few weeks ago and while I was there they said I should have a field vision test. This is a test that checks whether there are parts of your retina that aren’t functioning ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:2-11

Denomination: Anglican

Is Your Lamp Ready?

Contributed by Luther Allen on Aug 9, 2008

Everyone must be ready when Christ,the spiritual bridegroom, unexpectedly returns for the church

Matthew 25: 1-13 The Parable of the Ten Virgins: “Is Your Lamp Ready?” When Christ returns for the church, you need to be prepared! This is Summer time: the wedding season. Tuxedoes and bridal gowns, multi-tiered confections and carefully crafted schedules are the norm – showers and parties, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Your Sins Are Forgiven

Contributed by Stephen Becker on Oct 13, 2007

Jesus completely paid for our sins on the cross. Yet Satan will always try to "remind" us of our unworthiness and or our sins, but God the Holy Spirit wants us to know that because of our faith in Jesus, we ARE saved and God remembers our sins no more.

YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN Stephen Becker, M.Div. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church—Elk Grove June 17, 2007, 3rd Sunday after Pentecost There was once a little boy and his sister visiting their grandparents on their farm. Grandpa gave the little boy a sling-shot to play with out in the wood. The boy ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Setting Your Priorities Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Oct 18, 2007

God, obedience, other people should be the order of priorities for the Christian.

Setting Your Priorities Jonah 4:10, 11 INTRO.: God was teaching Jonah a lesson with the vine. He provided it for Jonah’s comfort then destroyed it. The lesson is brought home in the question which closes the book of Jonah. No answer is supplied in the text. God wants Jonah to think about it and ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:10-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is Your House Clean

Contributed by Robert Coats on Oct 23, 2007

What does your house look like? Is it clean on the outside and filthy inside? Jesus has a message for us all!

Is Your House Clean? Matthew 23:25-28 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. "You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:25-28

Denomination: Church Of God

Crossing Your Jordan

Contributed by Carl Willis on Nov 1, 2007

We all come to those defining moments of faith. Will you step foot in the water?

Crossing Your Jordan Joshua 3 Joshua 3 (NLT) Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites left Acacia and arrived at the banks of the Jordan River, where they camped before crossing. [2] Three days later, the Israelite leaders went through the camp [3] giving these instructions to the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How's Your Karma?

Contributed by Stephen Becker on Nov 3, 2007

A look at Israel’s history of (sinfully) worshipping the pagan gods of those people around them, its implications, and how Israel kept doing it again and again. The sermon compares this with how our contemporary society falls into this same trap (karma,

HOW’S YOUR KARMA? An Exploration of the Danger of New Age Mysticism in American Society Based upon the teaching of Isaiah 1:10-18 Stephen H. Becker, M.Div. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church—Elk Grove, CA November 4, 2007—23rd Sunday After Pentecost A few months ago I did something that really upset my ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:10-18

Denomination: Lutheran