Sermons on Fox Hunting:

Resolving A Difference

Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Jun 6, 2006

Who was right--Paul or Barnabas? Does it matter? What could have been done differently? What can we learn from this disagreement?

Resolving a Difference Acts 15:36-41 Once upon a time there was a business owner and project manager who had just months before successfully completed a project that created positive cash flow for their company. Not wanting to rest on his laurels, the business owner decided to write up a new ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:36-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Examination Of Love

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 18, 2007

Jesus does a examination on the quality of Peter’s love. It is an exam we all must take as we follow the Lord.

Intro: cards, flowers, chocolates, even jewelry, are only expressions of love. The quality of love is tested all through the year. Ill) it is like the guy who rode home with his friend who stopped by and got some roses, had dress clothes on, and had a fresh hair cut. He said, I go home every Friday ...read more

Scripture: John 21:14-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Relationships #2 - 10 Keys To Building Healthy Relationships Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 13, 2007

If the two most important commandments are to love God and love people, then it is essential that we learn to build healthy relationships with one another. Here are some keys to do that.

RELATIONSHIPS #2 – 10 KEYS TO BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS OPENING: • Last week started series on relationships & talked about their value. Where do we learn about building healthy relationships? Let’s go to the expert – God! KEY TEXT: “Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-3

Denomination: *other

Follow The Leader

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 27, 2005

WHAT MAKES A LEADER A LEADER?

Sun. Oct.17/93 Lk. 9:57-62 FOLLOW THE LEADER - The Game as kids - Picking a leader for our country What We Need • A leader like Moses Who refused to be called ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Baptist

Change, Commitment, And Courage

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Aug 30, 2006

We are living in a season of change. God never changes but the way He does business here on earth can sometimes look different.

Change, Commitment and Courage I want to talk this morning about four principles … Change, Commitment, Courage, Service Change Def: transition, transformation, adjustment We are in a season of change … The World One of our prayers … Lord’s Prayer … Mtt 6:10 ’ Your kingdom come. Your will be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:10

Denomination: Charismatic

How's Your Follow-Through?

Contributed by Scott Sparks on Mar 8, 2005

Without follow-through many atheletes would not hit the mark. The same is applicable in every area of our life. How’s your follow-through?

How’s Your Follow-Through? Luke 9:62 (NKJV) – 57) Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever you go.” 58) And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

More Than A Conquer

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Oct 14, 2002

"DON’T BE LIKE THE WORLDLY". Who let trials destroy them. "BE MORE THAN A CONQUER"!!!

More Than Conquers Romans 8:28-37 Pastor Greg Mc Donald Intro: How was week? Good, Bad, Ugly, or Don’t want to talk about it? If not bad, have you ever had a bad week? Felt all alone, helpless, and nobody cares? GUESS WHAT? God cares and so do I. Today share words of hope and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-37

A Message To The Persecuted Church Series

Contributed by Tim Byrd on Oct 18, 2002

Week 5 in a Wednesday evening study in Revelation

WEEK 5 “A Message To The Persecuted Church” Date: June 26,2002 Place: Allendale Baptist Text: Revelation 2: 8-11 Introduction We continue our study in Revelation tonight in chapter 2: 8-11, the 2nd letter to the churches in Asia (modern day Turkey). This letter is specifically directed to the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Our Sufficiency Is Of God

Contributed by John Akosile on Jun 1, 2009

THE sweetest graces by a slight perversion may bear the bitterest fruit. The sun gives life, but sunstrokes are death. Preaching is to give life

Our Sufficiency Is of God But above all he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit, the reverence and solemnity of his address and behavior, and the fewness and fullness of his words have often struck even strangers with admiration as they used to reach others with consolation. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

What In The World Is Going On?

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Apr 10, 2013

Three events that have happened from Feb 2013-April 2013 1. World Beginning To Unit to a Sp. Leader 2. Israel's Promise Land Eroding 3. WWIII Threat 4. Sp. Decay

2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 (AV) 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

Of Course Or Off Course? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 8, 2011

We can learn from Israel's mistakes and make provision to stay on course by embracing three principles.

Of Course or Off Course? (Hosea 8-10) 1. This was an excruciating latter part of the week for Marylu and I and Luke 2. We had to move Luke out of Moody and then into SBTS. 3. I was saying "goodbye" to Moody a second time. I enjoyed my years there. 4. One of my professors retired 10 years go, and ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Being Courageous

Contributed by Christian Curby on Jun 3, 2012

We cannot please God without faith, should our faith make us courageous?

This afternoon I want to discuss something that I believe is foundational to our Christian character. I want to talk about courage. We all love to hear stories about people being courageous donʼt we? I mean our culture is full of stories of super heroes and ultimately isnʼt what makes ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

"Help, I'm Drowning In Ridicule" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Jul 30, 2013

I read this week that last year over 5000 drivers were killed last year because they were texting on their phones while driving. Lot of people think it’s safe…it’s not. On the average

LIFELINES “Help, I’m Drowning in Ridicule” Nehemiah 6:1-16 If we look carefully at the scripture one of the things that quickly emerges is this fact: life can be a struggle....it is a battle from beginning to end. It doesn’t have to be but many times it is. In the book of ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-16, Mark 5:9

Denomination: Baptist

My Personal Testimony

Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 29, 2011

But my life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus - the work of telling others the Good News about God.

MY PERSONAL TESTIMONY *NOTE - This message is a little different from my normal messages... rather than just an exegetical Bible message, it is the outline to my testimony that I shared with our church family on a water baptism Sunday.* OPENING TEXT: “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:24

Denomination: *other

Six Marks Of Leadership: Mark 1- "The Leader Shows Concern For God’s Work" Series

Contributed by Tim White on May 7, 2011

The first of six marks of leadership is his concern for God’s work as seen in Nehemiah 1:1-4.

Mark Dever promotes Four Aspects of Leadership in Nine Marks of a Healthy Church with the acrostic BOSS. B=Boss. The leader “reproves, rebukes, and exhorts with all longsuffering and doctrine.” There is a delicate balance in local churches between pastoral authority (Hebrews 13) and ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist