Sermons on Founding:

Woman At The Well - 2

Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Oct 28, 2001

Looking at the second of the three movements found in this story.

Have you ever wondered why the Israelites kept going back to worship idols? From the beginning of the Old Testament to the end, these idols appear repeatedly. Genesis 35 records Jacob’s instruction to his family: “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you and purify yourselves”. Zechariah, the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:15-26

Denomination: Baptist

How Will You Weigh On God's Scale?

Contributed by Al Hood on Nov 6, 2001

Looking at the handwriting on the wall found in Daniel 5.

HOW WILL YOU WEIGH ON GOD’S SCALES? SCRIPTURE: DANIEL 5:1-31... INTORDUCTION: * Going to the doctor and getting the news about my age and weight. * Belshazzar is the leader of Babylon - his father, Nabonidas is holed up in Ninevah - while the Persians are beseiging the city. I. ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

How To Increase Your Joy

Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 21, 2003

A message on the joy found in living a Christian life.

HOW TO INCREASE YOUR JOY Philippians 1:1-11 INTRO: The word fellowship seems to mean many things to different people. Perhaps, like a worn coin, it may be losing its true impression. If so, we had better take some steps to rescue it. After all, a good Bible word like fellowship needs to stay in ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Judges - Lessons From History Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 30, 2000

Lessons from history as found in the book of Judges

One of my favourite lines from the TV series, Mash, was the statement that this was the latest ’war to end all wars’. The point they were making of course was that we never seem to learn from history. No matter how bad our experience of history is, we never seem to be able to learn our lesson so we ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-7

Denomination: Anglican

Rightly Dividing Church And State

Contributed by David Anderson on Apr 21, 2001

America was founded upon the Christian understanding of life.

Sermon ~ “Rightly Dividing Church & State” Matthew 22:15-21 There are those things that are more or less political, and those that our eternal. Our Lord says it like this within Matthew’s gospel: “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-21

Denomination: Lutheran

In The Presence Of Hope

Contributed by Wayne Searls on Feb 22, 2002

A salvation message outlining the hope found in Christ.

IN THE PRESENCE OF HOPE Luke 23:39-43; Isaiah 55:6,7 Luke 23:39-43 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us." 40. But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:39-43, Isaiah 55:6-7

Denomination: Nazarene

Parental Responsibility In The Book Of Proverbs

Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 23, 2002

Expound biblical wisdom for parenting as found in the proverbs.

Parental Responsibility In many ancient pre-literate societies values and virtues were often passed from generation to generation through the wisdom tradition. Many elders formulated wise sayings whereby the younger could learn general principles concerning the usual operation of life ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:20-23

Denomination: Church Of God

Let Freedom Reign In You

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Sep 18, 2002

A sermon about True Freedom found in Christ.

Let Freedom Reign In You! Pastor Glenn Newton 6-30-02 2 Cor 3:17-18 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

Denomination: Nazarene

The Spirit Of Thanksgiving

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: The spirit of thanksgiving is found in thanks-living.

Thesis: The spirit of thanksgiving is found in thanks-living. Intro.: 1. Psalm 116 was most likely written by King David. 2. From the content it appears to have been written after some great act of deliverance by the Lord. I. THE LORD DELIVERS THOSE WHO DEPEND ON HIM (verses 1-11). A. Verses ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:1

267 - Running Away From The Noise Series

Contributed by Joel Vicente on Aug 16, 2003

Discover how Elijah found God in a whisper.

Sermon Study # 267 subtitle: RUNNING AWAY FROM THE NOISE 1 Kings 19:1-21 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. [2] So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Gaze Into The Cup

Contributed by Tom Conant on Apr 9, 2007

Exposition of what Jesus found in the cup in Gethsemane.

(Note: to set up an illustration, I asked everyone in the congregation to write their name on a small slip of paper along with the name of an unsaved person they are praying for. Then I passed a large stemmed cup and had them all place the folded papers in the cup. Through the sermon the cup sat ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42

Denomination: Pentecostal

Power For The Church Series

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Nov 9, 2006

Power For the Church is found in depth of relationship with Christ.

Introduction I. Our foundational verse this morning is Ephesians 3, verse 16 - 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man; II. The letter to the Ephesians, and in particular Chapter 3 is speaking of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Methodist

Pure Nathan Series

Contributed by Kevin Landis on Nov 13, 2006

Nathan had a pure spirit that found Jesus

Disciple #6 Pure Nathanael The sixth disciple we are going to look at is Bartholomew and/or Nathanael. Most Bible scholars believe Bartholomew’s other name is Nathanael. Nathanael is mentioned in John but never mentioned in Matthew, Mark or ...read more

Scripture: John 1:43-51

Denomination: Baptist

Welcome Back - Philemon Series

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 12, 2008

A plea for forgiveness as found in the great book of Philemon

Welcome Back Philemon A young man – who will remain nameless Grew up in a household where he was well taken care of. All of his needs were met The primary source of his support was not a father, mother It was his master – our young man was a slave – and born into slavery Slavery was very different ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

The New Song

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 6, 2009

A study of the new song passages found in Scripture

‘The New Song’ The most popular, and most quoted reference utilizing ‘new song ‘ is found in Psalm 40:3 where David describes one of the results of the Lord’s working in his life after he was delivered from the depths of sin when he was saved: ‘I waited patiently for the Lord, and He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-3

Denomination: Independent/Bible