Sermons on Fishers Of Men:

Correcting Your Spiritual Myopia Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 17, 2005

We struggle with the problem of prejudice to one degree or another by an improper focus on the externals. James addresses this problem head-on in James 2:1-13.

Scripture The animated movie Shrek celebrates the worth of society’s undervalued people. It revolves around a boorish ogre named Shrek who finds a friend in a talking donkey—creatively named “Donkey”! Shrek unexpectedly falls in love with a princess, whom he and Donkey rescue from a distant ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Commitment To One Another

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 24, 2005

Christians need to be committed to one another.

INTRO.- Often, our priorities in life are mixed up. I recently saw a carton on the internet, showing a woman crawling on her hands and knees in the desert. The sun was broiling her. There were two roads. One turned to the right, stating, “Fresh water only ¼ mile.” The road to the left had a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:36-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Peril Of Presumption Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 4, 2006

James helps us not to fall prey to the peril of presumption in today’s text. He does so by first looking at the problem of presumption. Then he helps us understand the perspective of providence.

Scripture Jim Elliot was martyred fifty years ago today on January 8, 1956. The life and death of Jim Elliot is the testimony of a man committed to the will of God. He sought God’s will, pleaded for it, waited for it, and—most importantly—obeyed it. Jim Elliot’s martyrdom at the tender age of ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Conversation With God - Back To School Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 7, 2006

Second in the Back to SCHOOL series focusing on Conversation with God (Prayer).

INTRODUCTION: Isaiah 58 is full of some deep things to say about prayer and fasting; a lot of good things that we aren’t going to talk about today. Why? We’re going back to SCHOOL; we want to emphasize the basic teachings or doctrines of our faith. Last week we began with “Salvation;” today we ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Waiting Expectantly For Christmas

Contributed by Charles Scott on Jan 11, 2006

Looking through the eyes of 3 who waited for the first Christmas, we see how the Birth of Jesus Christ meets the "hopes and fears of all the years."

The Nativity of our Lord: Christmas Day Waiting Expectantly for Christmas Luke 2:22-38 12/25/2005 Christ is Born. Good morning time travelers. At not quite 5am I awoke thinking of another Christmas at another time, another place. Whether you gathered with others at a creche, or visited ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

Living The Simple Life Series

Contributed by John Baker on Jan 12, 2006

Series on Chrisitan Stewardship This sermon is Part II of a story I wrote as the capstone of the entire stewarship series.

Sermon Title: Living the Simple Life Place: Oakdale Wesleyan Church Date: March 13, 2005 Subject: Living the Uncomplicated Life Last week we began a story about a young spoiled prince whose parents were at their wits end. They conspired with an old friend who had the prince secretly taken by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Holiness

Table Talk Series

Contributed by Charles Scott on Jan 16, 2006

Holy Communion may be understood as communication of Christ to the Christian; thus table talk may be a more comprehensible way of expressing that Christ meets us at Eucharist than the popular understanding of transubstantiation.

2nd after Epiphany B Table Talk Psalm 139__1-17 Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-17

Denomination: Anglican

Salvation - The Eternal Gift Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 19, 2006

The marvelous gifts God gave to us that first Christmas

SERIES: “GIFTS UNDER THE TREE” TEXT: LUKE 2:21-38 TITLE: “SALVATION – THE ETERNAL GIFT” INTRODUCTION: A. Johnny Hart is the writer and illustrator for the B.C. comic strip. He’s also a committed Christian who perceptively works spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Making The Right Choice

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 19, 2006

God has given us the choice: life and blessing or death and curses. Which will we choose?

TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 30:11-20 TITLE: “MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE” INTRODUCTION: A. Has there ever been a time in your life when you made the wrong choice? --Maybe you’ve heard of the Darwin Awards. It’s a yearly feature sent around the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Revelation 2

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006

7 churches

Revelation 2: the Letter to the Churches Review: We are looking at the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, written by the Apostle John in AD 95. John the Beloved had been boiled in oil, then exiled to an island named Patmos, a little ways off the coast of Asia Minor. Our Basis for Study: ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Missing Ingredient Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 29, 2006

We are to be devoted to prayer.

A PEOPLE WITH PURPOSE: THE MISSING INGREDIENT Acts 2:42-47 S: Church C: Purpose of the Community Th: A People with Purpose Pr: WE ARE TO BE DEVOTED TO PRAYER. ?: How? How do we act when we are devoted to prayer? KW: Approaches TS: We will find in our study of Scripture three approaches that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

Live Like You Have Arrived Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 29, 2006

Last of 5 messages on 1 Peter 1 & 2. This message is focused on who Jesus is and on who we are. The natural outgrowth of this understanding is the "telling" of the gospel and the "doing" of good.

Voyage to Eternity Living like You Have Arrived 1 Peter 2:1-12 Voyage to Eternity What good is magic if it can’t save a unicorn? What use is magic if it can’t save a unicorn? - Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn What good is saving time if it won’t help you enjoy living? What good is money if ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

About Baptism Series

Contributed by Erik Estep on Feb 1, 2006

We’re going to address that subject and see that baptism, while it’s not something that makes a person a follower of Christ, is an important tool in identifying a person’s relationship w/Jesus.

Intro: There was a family who lived in rural South Carolina who’d never been to a big city before. They didn’t have a TV and didn’t know much @ anything except for farming. Well, the father decided he wanted to take his family on a special trip. So he bought tickets for them to go to New York ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Dragon Is Down Here

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 3, 2006

This sermon addresses the real and present danger of Satan and demons in our world - and what we puny humans have to fight such a wicked foe.

February 5, 2006 Revelation 12:7-12 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:7-12

Denomination: Lutheran

A Cry Of Pardon Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 2, 2006

Last words are important. The first in a seven part series that looks at the last words of Jesus on the cross.

John "Button" Salmon, was the student body president, as well as the starting quarterback for the University of Arizona football team and the catcher for the Wildcat baseball team. The day after the first game of the 1926 football season, Salmon and three friends were involved in an automobile ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34

Denomination: Baptist