Sermons on Filth Stirred Up:

Train Up A Child Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 15, 2004

#11 in the Proverbs and Parables series The Parable of the 4 soils applied to child raising with use of Proverbs. How to raise children so they will not have HARD HEARTS, SHALLOW HEARTS, OR DISTRACTED HEARTS, but so they will have OPEN HEARTS

TRAIN UP A CHILD Proverbs 21-22 SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 8:4-8 INTRODUCTION: We’ve been studying Proverbs and Parables for about 3 months now … in sermons and in the Pueblo groups. This week’s section of Proverbs contains one of the most-quoted verses. Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Keeping Up Appearances Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on May 6, 2004

This is about the letter to Thyatira.

There is a British comedy show called Keeping Up Appearances. (Give brief overview of the show.) Things aren’t always as they appear. The middle church of the seven is a church where things weren’t as they appeared. Read Revelation 2:18-29. One thing that is fascinating about this letter is ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Wesleyan

Hold Up The Light

Contributed by Juan Lane on Jun 2, 2004

We must continue to hold up the light of Christ

Hold Up The Light Scripture Reference: John 1:4-9 (KJV) John 1:4-9 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear ...read more

Scripture: John 1:4-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Clean Me Up

Contributed by Fernando Cabrera on Oct 27, 2004

In this outline you will learn what qualified an animal to be clean or unclean. We will also look at the contemporary application to this passage.

Clean Me Up Leviticus 11-13 By Pastor Fernando Cabrera 1. What makes an animal clean or unclean? The animal world is divided into three spheres: • Fly in the air “…let the birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens” (Genesis 1:20) • Walk in land “God made the beasts of the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Never Give Up

Contributed by James May on Nov 7, 2004

Never give up on prayer and trusting the Lord. In God’s time and in God’s manner, your answer will come.

NEVER GIVE UP by Pastor Jim May Matthew 9:1-26 In 1972, NASA launched the exploratory space probe Pioneer 10. The satellite’s primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph the planet and its moons, and beam data to earth about Jupiter’s magnetic field, radiation belts, and atmosphere. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:1-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Taking Up Stakes

Contributed by Greg Bryan on Nov 20, 2004

In order for each of us to move toward becoming the person God created us to be and fulfill the purpose He created us to fulfill, we must pull some stakes and refuse to let limitations define us.

Taking Up Stakes Living without limits for God’s glory ILL- Elephant Intro I tried to look brave, but inside, I was shaking in my sneakers as we stood within five feet of a six-ton elephant tethered outside the circus tent. I had seen elephants at the zoo before, behind iron bars, but this was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ups And Downs Of Obedience Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 9, 2004

A look at Elijah and how his obedience wasn’t determined by his feelings.

What type of person does God choose to confront politicians with His word? If you were to picture in your mind that type of person who would it be? Billy Graham? Perhaps he’s held audiences with every American President for forty years. Tony Campola? Maybe, he’s one of the three pastors who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46, James 5:17

Denomination: Wesleyan

It Is Time For A Fill-Up

Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Feb 11, 2004

If you came here today hungry and thirsty for the things of God; tired for the way you have been living, you are in the right place, because today your needs can be filled, and it is time for a fill-up.

February 1st. 2004 Let us pray Welcome...... God has been good to us? Has God done anything that makes you feel like shouting?....elaborate... Today is the first Sunday of Black History Month, and we are calling to remembrance what we have gone through over 350 years of history. Through out ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-21

Denomination: Church Of God

Get Up And Glow

Contributed by Greg Newton on Feb 27, 2004

It is time for the Church to arise in the mist of the dark world of sin and shine for the glory of Christ.

“GET UP AND GLOW” Intro: I believe that every church ought to have a vision and mission of what they feel that God would have them to do in reaching out to their area with the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The challenge I have for you and I as a Church is that which the Lord began to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Scandal And Cover Up

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004

This is about David’s affair with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah.

Have you ever heard someone say, “Oh, the Bible is so boring. It’s just a bunch of ‘begets’ and ‘begots’ and a bunch of stuff that happen thousands of years ago”? Our passage today certainly cannot be considered boring. We have a sex scandal at the highest levels of government. There are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-15

Denomination: Wesleyan

Wake Up Call

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 14, 2001

With the terrible tragedy on Tuesday 11,2001 our country mourns the loss of life and destruction. I do believe our nation will pull together but that will only last if God is at the center. This sermon focuses on a comparison between this tragedy and an

Sunday Morning September 16, 2001 Bel Aire Baptist Church, Hobbs, New Mexico WAKE UP CALL Joshua 7:1-13 Introduction: 1. We live in a great country of technology, government structure, wealth, military defense, military intelligence service, etc… Unfortunately, our country has learned this week ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Ready To Give Up? Series

Contributed by William Yates on Sep 22, 2001

I have battled depression much in my own life. I know that many Americans are depressed over the events of Sept 11th, 2001. This devotion I shared with my youth has continually been a source of hope for me.

Ever found your back against a wall? Ever been in a situation you weren’t sure you would make it through? Maybe you are going through something right now. It’s like finding yourself in a canoe on the Niagara River and you can hear the thunder of Niagara Falls just ahead. Maybe it’s depression ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:9-24

Picking Up The Pieces

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 11, 2001

Now that tragedy has hit the country, what will we do now? That is the question.

INTRODUCTION  On 911, 2001 our country was struck by something that changed the lives of many people. Our nation was struck by something that destroyed the lives of many people. The act of terrorism that struck our country will forever change the lives of many if not all ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Give Up Hope

Contributed by John Covell on Oct 17, 2001

My goal is for you to become hopeless-give up hope of changing the past, give up hope of changing what others have done to us, and give up hope of changing ourselves.

Hopeless. Have you ever felt like that? Totally without hope? You tried everything you could think of, you’re at the end of your rope, with no more solutions in sight and you wonder—am I hopeless? Now, I hope that the video and the actors didn’t make you think we’re down on counseling—we’re not. I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:21-43

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Picking Up The Pieces Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 10, 2004

First in a series from Ephesians; and for the Day of Prayer for World Peace. Our lives and our world seem fragmented. But God brings order to our lives by choosing us; He redeems the messes we make; and He calls us to the work of restoration.

Do you experience life in pieces? Do you find that each day is a jumble of bits and pieces, fragments? That most of the time there isn’t any coherence, there isn’t any consistency? Do you feel that each day is a whole lot of things to be done, but they don’t always hold together? I don’t know ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:8-14

Denomination: Baptist