Sermons on Fighter:

Quality Characteristics – Faith Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on May 7, 2008

This is a sermon to help build faith. 1. God does not get shook up by your STORMS. 2. God is bigger than your CIRCUMSTANCES. 3. Walking in faith builds FAITH.

Quality Characteristics – Faith Today I want us to begin by reading our focal passage. This is a story that took place with Jesus and His disciples on the Sea of Galilee. It is found in Matthew chapter eight. Follow along with me as I read: “Now when He (Jesus) got into a boat, His disciples ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus For The If In Life

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Nov 12, 2008

If you need a friend,If you heart is broken,If the doctor said I’m sorry. Jesus for the IF in life.

“IF” “Jesus for the IF in LIFe” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. 2nd Chronicles 7:13-14 “If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:13-14

Denomination: Apostolic

"Four Bible Saints"

Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Sep 12, 2001

Moses, David, Samson, and Peter all sinned, yet each was a mighty and powerful man who was used by God to accomplish His work.

Sermon.986 See Sermon # 538 "Four Bible Saints” I John 1:5-10 Moses, David, Samson, Peter The word "Saint" is defined as one who has led a good life and accumulated many good deeds, then years after that person’s death the church hierarchy elects that person a "Saint." In the Old Testament ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

For Me

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 8, 2001

Funeral message for Calvin John King, widower, father of seven, and long-term post-traumatic stress syndrome sufferer.

We have all been taught to be unselfish. “Share your toys”, we say to our children. I am pretty sure that was said in the King household, with seven pairs of hands grabbing for the same stuffed animal. “Let your brother have some of your candy bar; you must not be selfish.” All very well, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

Warfare Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 16, 2004

Prayer is the greatest weapon we have in the spiritual battles we fight

THE WARFARE OF PRAYER Ephesians 6:10-12, 18 In a small Kentucky town there were 2 churches and 1 whiskey distillery which was owned by the town atheist. Church members complained that the distillery gave the community a bad image so they unsuccessfully tried to shut it down. One Saturday night ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Coming Clean Before A Holy God.

Contributed by Darrell Vaughn on Dec 30, 2010

A Challenging invitation for Christianity to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit by coming clean before a Holy God.

“Father, I am your servant, willing and desiring to be used to bless your people.” The Fields are white and the laborers are few! 2. C.H. Spurgeon said, “If God does not save a man by truth he certainly will not save them by lies, and if the old ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Trusting God Who Will Fight For You Series

Contributed by Clinton Smith on Jul 24, 2009

God hears our cries and He will fight for you.

I was walking home elementary school when I encountered one of my many fights as a younger man. The weekend before, my family and I, went to the drive-in to see one of my favorite actors, Bruce Lee in “The Last Dragon”. It was a normal occurrence for me to act out the movie with my friends as if I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

I Am The Bread Of Life Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 2, 2009

What do the words I am the Bread of Life say to folk today?

Jn 6:25-40: I am the bread of Life The key to understanding the whole of John 6 – the chapter of our Gospel reading revolves around one of Jesus’ famous “I am” statements – I am the Bread of life. Indeed, by choosing these words, I AM Jesus was pointing his hearers to something special about ...read more

Scripture: John 6:25-40

Denomination: Anglican

Grace And Forgiveness

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 13, 2010

As God has forgiven us in Christ, so we have the obligation to forgive those who have wronged us.

Grace and Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTION A. Kevin Tunell mails a dollar to a family he would like to forget. 1. Sued for $936 to be paid dollar at a time. 2. Pay each Friday for 18 years to remember the first Friday of 1982. 3. He was driving drunk and killed their daughter. 4. Served a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

Thanksgiving, 1456 B.c.

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 16, 2006

Moses led the people of God in remembering things they easily forgot. They didn’t have turkey…but they had eaten quail for decades now! Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint Presentation.

Thanksgiving 1,456 B.C. Deuteronomy 2:7 PowerPoint for this and all our sermons available at http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html Several other Thanksgiving sermons can be seen here: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Special.html ----- It may not have been November, and they may not have had a 4 day ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 2:7

Denomination: Baptist

No Tolerance For Sin!

Contributed by Alexandria Jimenez on Apr 5, 2018

We can’t have even the smallest tolerance for sin in our life, if we do, that sin will only grow, expand, and take root in our lives.

OUR CALLING: It is true that we all fall short of the glory of God, and that everyday the mercies of God are new. But as followers of Christ we must realize our true calling in God’s vast kingdom. It is all summed up in these verses: 1 Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, ...read more

"Non-Violent War"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 21, 2015

We are not fighting other humans...

"Non-Violent War" Ephesians 6:10-20 The famous autobiography of Corrie Ten Boom, called "The Hiding Place," tells how the Ten Booms, a Christian family living during the Nazi occupation in World War 2 risked life and limb in order to save Jews and others from certain death in concentration ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: United Methodist

Eulogy Gary Chappell

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 13, 2016

This is a eulogy for a man in his late 50's who gave his life to Christ about six months before he died. He was loved by his family but not very active in the church.

Eulogy Gary Allen Chappell by Rick Gillespie- Mobley John 14:1-14:7 Gary Allen Chappell came into this world in 1962 when John F Kennedy was president, and Dr. king was growing in influence in the midst of a Civil Rights movement. Gary was the youngest of Clarence’s and Phyllis’s ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Envy Destroy Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 21, 2016

Don't let envy ruin your life. Celebrate the success of others. Be grateful for what God has given you.

We are going to see the destructive power of ENVY in the life of King Saul. • What the difference between jealousy and envy? To envy is to want something which belongs to another person, like wanting someone’s fame and success. • Jealousy is the fear that something which we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:5-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Full Land Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on May 3, 2016

We are to worship only the God of Israel and do so only in the manner revealed in scripture. We are not to amass wealth for our please and security, but to find our treasures in the Lord.

Isaiah 2:6-11 A Full Land 8/13/00e D. Marion Clark Introduction In our previous passage we were given a vision of what the final Mt. Zion will be like. Some day, the people of all nations will stream to the mountain of the Lord, i.e. to Jerusalem. There they will walk in his ways, learn from ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:6-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed