Sermons on Fly Higher:

Being A Pest Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 18, 2010

The tenacious widow serves as a lesson about prayer for us. God doesn't mind if we are prayerful pests. He'd much rather have us pray for any reason or any occasion than have us remain silent.

Luke 18:1-8 “Being a Pest” INTRODUCTION Prayer is one of the core spiritual disciplines of the Christian life. Billions of Christians have prayed throughout the millennia (along with those of other faith traditions). Thousands of books have been written on the subject of prayer, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Difference Makers Stay The Course Series

Contributed by Richard White on Jan 28, 2009

Difference makers stay the course even when all Hell is unleashed against them. Will we let the stones stop us or will we keep singing.

Difference makers stay the course. Chippie the parakeet 1. Sucked up by a vacuum 2. Washed up under the bathroom faucet 3. Blow dried with a hair dryer 4. No wonder he does not sing anymore. Storms of life have a way of sucking the joy out of our life. In this passage, Paul and Barnabas see God ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:8-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dealing With Guilt Pt 1

Contributed by Milton Smith on Apr 28, 2009

God wants you to be free.

It’s Sunday morning and the Praise and Worship Leader is exhorting the worshippers into the manifest presence of the LORD. This is what you have been waiting for all week; you’ve pressed through the cares of the week just to go to church this morning. You lift your hands to the Father and close ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Symbols Of Our Faith

Contributed by Les Puryear on Jan 3, 2010

Baptists have many symbols of our faith in our churches. Understanding them will enhance worship.

Symbols of Our Faith (Read Joshua 4:1-9) The twelve memorial stones were to be a reminder of God’s mighty acts on behalf of His people. Scripture is full of examples of symbols of faith. Symbols remind us of God and they help to call us away from ourselves into worship. A symbol is a good means ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Mind Of Christ

Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Jan 23, 2008

TELLING PEOPLE HWO TO UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD’S WILL IS FOR THEIR LIVES.

MIND OF CHRIST 1 COR 2:10-16 INTRO: WHAT IS THE MIND OF CHRIST? A) THINK OF HOW YOU THOUGHT PREVIOUS TO BEFORE YOU WERE SAVED. B) THE SCRIPTURE SAYS THAT THOSE WHO ARE NATURAL OR UNSAVED THINK IT FOOLISHNESS C) LOST PEOPLE CANNOT DISCERN THE SPIRIT D) THIS IS WHY PEOPLE WHO ARE LOST HAVE SUCH A ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:10-16

Denomination: Other

Excuses

Contributed by Andy Barnard on Dec 27, 2008

Jesus wants to spend time with us. Do we accept the invitation or make excuses?

Jesus wants to spend time with us . . . do we accept his invitation or make excuses? Luke 14:15-24 Jesus has summed up the human heart – these are the main things that keep a person from experiencing a personal relationship with God. An excuse is a hint of a reason wrapped in a lie. 1) First ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus Is The Only Way Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 13, 2012

Part 2 of Bible Study series on salvation. Part 2 examines Jesus as the Only way to be saved. Expanded outline.

CENTRAL VBS LETS TALK ABOUT SALVATION part 2 Jesus is the ONLY way. - Matthew 7:13-23 On April 13th, 2008, Oprah Winfrey said that Jesus could not be the only way to God. She went on to ask about “People who live on the planet in places where they never even hear the name of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-23

Denomination: Baptist

Pressing Toward The Mark In 2011

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on May 14, 2011

How to serve in 2011

PRESSING TOWARD THE MARK IN 2011 Phil.3;14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. (1) ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

We Witness Despite Persecution And Exile Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 8, 2018

Preaching and living a lifestyle conditioned by the precepts of the Gospel is not a particularly popular path, and may get you shunned, even exiled.

Thursday of 23rd Week in Course 2018 St. John Chrysostom Today I am celebrating the sixteenth anniversary of the ordination of the diaconate class of 2002, and therefore my own ordination. As a preacher, it’s particularly happy to be ordained on the feast of St. John Chrysostom, who is the patron ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-38, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Catholic

Vanities, Poverty And Destitution Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 22, 2018

We must find in our heart the vast chasm, the infinite need that only Infinite Goodness and Truth and Beauty can fill.

Thursday of the 24th Week in Course 2018 St. Vincent de Paul The book we call Ecclesiastes is often referred to as Qoheleth, for the Hebrew name of the author, here called “the Preacher.” The first words form one of the major themes of theology, that all things human are perishable, that even what ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11, Psalm 90:3-17, Luke 9:7-9

Denomination: Catholic

Love & Joy In Believing

Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 9, 2018

This message focuses on the importance of believing in Jesus

I. "WHOM NOT HAVING SEEN, YE LOVE; ON WHOM, THOUGH NOW YE SEE HIM NOT, YET BELIEVING, YE REJOICE GREATLY WITH JOY UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF GLORY" A. In the preceding verses the apostle has been speaking of the exceeding joy of the apostolic believers: 1. This in spite of bitter persecution and great ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12, John 15:26, John 14:1-3, Romans 5:1-6, Ephesians 2:11-16, 1 John 2:1-3, Matthew 1:21, Romans 8:1, Ephesians 3:17-19, Galatians 2:20, 2 Peter 1:2-8, Matthew 22:34-37, Matthew 5:1-48, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 7:29, John 7:46, Romans 8:34, 1 Peter 1:8-9, Galatians 5:23-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Rid Of Idols Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Dec 2, 2019

Just like Gideon, we Christians are to grow our faith in Christ and a major part of being closer to God is to get rid of idols in our homes!

Let us continue to worship God by learning from His Word… please open your Bibles to Judges 6……page….. 2 weeks ago, we noted the calling of young Gideon. Read along with me Judges 6:12-16 for our background…. Gideon knew God but his faith was still weak: Gideon questioned God’s abilities and he ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:25-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Obey God

Contributed by Craig Condon on May 26, 2015

When we obey God by doing things such as loving an enemy, people will be amazed because it is not the logical thing to do. Obeying God is the Christian thing to do. When we obey God, we don't know what the result will be, but God will bless our obedience

Acts 5:27-42 is a story about obeying God regardless of the consequences imposed by mankind. Like Peter, we as Christians are to obey the Lord rather than man in situations where the two are in conflict. For example, when obeying our political leaders would cause us to do something that goes ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:27-42

Denomination: Anglican

Where Can I Hide?

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 1, 2013

I believe there are many misconceptions about the identity of the Holy Spirit. Some view the Holy Spirit as some mystical force. The Holy Spirit is used in some of today's worship and is confusing and as though has cast a spell on people.

Where Can I Hide? Psalm 139:7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. I believe there are many misconceptions about the identity of the Holy Spirit. Some view the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Nice Man!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 28, 2014

Would you call the person correcting you a ‘nice man’ or a ‘lousy man?’

Nice Man! Ecclesiastes 7:5”It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.” The conundrum today is who is the nice man !!!! As we watch and read of the verbal wars of very highly educated people during this election on print and media and their ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:5

Denomination: Pentecostal