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Super Sunday - Super Team

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 2, 2004

The early church was a "super" church.

INTRO.- ILL.- The new preacher was getting concerned. He told one of his deacons that he’d noticed many of the church members had colds and were coughing during the services. The deacon replied, "As time goes on, preacher, you’ll begin to realize all those coughs aren’t colds. THEY’RE TIME ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Resurrection Happenings

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 5, 2002

Sunday happenings are very important. Resurrection Sunday happenings are extremely important!

RESURRECTION HAPPENINGS Matthew 28:1-10 INTRO.- ILL.- A man by the name of George Hatch raised a large family of seven boys and five girls in the sand hills of northwestern Nebraska. One Sunday morning a neighbor rushed over to help the Hatches get the new-mown hay into the barn; clouds were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Honest Heart Series

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 27, 2011

Jesus had an honest heart and so must we, because we are his followers.

Introduction: A. Jim Harte sent me a story this week, and it is a perfect story to begin with. B. The story is told of a teacher who asked her elementary school students what their favorite animal was. 1. One little boy said, “Fried chicken.” a. The teacher said that he wasn't funny, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Making Something Good From Something Bad Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 30, 2017

We learn from Paul's experience with his Roman imprisonment that God can use bad things that happen to us for good.

Introduction: A. Today, we are continuing in our sermon series on Paul’s letter to the Philippians called “Joy for the Journey.” 1. I want us to continue to understand how attitude makes a difference in whether or not we experience joy for the journey. 2. But by attitude, I don’t mean a foolish ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sin Is A Disgrace To Any People

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 12, 2015

Now it would seem ridiculous to ignore sin & Satan completely, so they don’t. But what God calls sin in the Bible isn’t necessarily what they consider to be sin. And the idea of a real Satan is hard for some to accept.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK ILL. As many of you know, before Ethel & I moved here to Flint Ridge, we lived in Brownsville, TX. And while we were there I was part of the Ministerial Association. Unlike some ministerial groups, it was not a formal organization, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-2, Proverbs 14:34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Birth Announcement

Contributed by Jeff Waibel on Sep 24, 2016

2,000 years ago everyone was watching the Roman empire, but the most important event happened in a stable in the little town of Bethlehem. A baby was born and the birth was so important the birth announcement was sent 700 years earlier.

So I am reading War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy right now. When you undertake some task as crazy as reading War and Peace, you have to work it into conversations as often as you can. Anyway, War and Peace is set during the Napoleonic wars from about 1803-1815. The book really makes the point that ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7, Isaiah 4:12-16

Denomination: *other

The 7 Backward Steps Of Peter

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 10, 2019

Peter, the greatest of the 12, a man of faith & power, took 7 backward steps that nearly ruined his ministry. But God's love & grace was greater than his sin. He was restored and again became God's prime mover. Look for these 7 steps in your life.

THE 7 BACKWARD STEPS OF PETER Mk. 14:30-72 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A college student went into a large pet supply store and approached the pet food counter, “Hi! I would like to order 30,000 cockroaches to be picked up tomorrow, please.” 2. The astonished clerk said, “What in the world would ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:30-72, Matthew 6:24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Five Second Rule

Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Oct 3, 2007

Sermon on the rich man and Lazarus that addresses the parable from the perspective of the hungry in our world. It reminds us that our faith is not just something between us and Jesus, but also something between us and Lazarus.

“The Five Second Rule” Sermon on Luke 16:19-31 Pentecost +18-C September 30, 2007 Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: United Methodist

Heaven Is A Party Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jun 24, 2013

Heaven is party-central, and the party starts now, but doesn't get into full gear till we get to Heaven, or when Jesus returns--whichever comes first.

When Biblical writers speak of Heaven, they often use figurative language. I suspect the reason is that they’re trying to express heavenly realities with the limitations of human language. Trying to describe Heaven to us is like trying to describe this world to an unborn child. And so ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-4

Denomination: Congregational

Telling Secrets Series

Contributed by Jeffery Richards on Mar 14, 2003

A sermon that examines the sharing of the Gospel to all nations.

TELLING SECRETS Eph 3:1-13 The Duke of Wellington is best remembered as the general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. During his earlier service in India, Wellington was in charge of negotiations. The emissary of an Indian ruler, anxious to know what territories would be ceded to his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Mark Of Maturity

Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 8, 2008

COMMITMENT

COMMITMENT: THE MEASURE OF MATURITY Week Used: Read goals and guidelines. Reality Check: How many conversations have you started with a stranger this past week? ICEBREAKER: What was the thing you enjoyed doing most when you were a kid? WORSHIP: EDIFICATION: Read 1Cor. 9:16-18 Once upon a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Problem Solved Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Feb 23, 2004

As we watch Jesus lead the disciples through the process of solving the problem of a hungry crowd we learn important truths about how God would lead us into solutions to our own problems.

Problem Solved Fortifying the Foundations # 14 John 6:1-15 8-10-03 Intro: We take our text this morning from John 6:1-15 6:1Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is,the Sea of Tiberias),John refers to the Sea of Galilee as the Sea of Tiberias because ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-29, John 6:1-15

Denomination: Charismatic

The Da Vinci Code: There's Something About Mary Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 29, 2006

Part 2 of Cracking the Da Vinci Code looks at who Mary Magdalene was and who she wasn’t.

There’s Something About Mary She has been vilified and deified. Her name is Mary Magdalene and through the years she has been surrounded with myth and legend. With the exception of Mary the mother of Jesus there is no other woman from the bible who has been the subject of so much discussion and ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Reasons For Rejecting Jesus

Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 17, 2005

People reject Jesus for many reasons. Here we find a few reasons why.

Some excuses given to police: Seat belts: • I WASN’T wearing my seat belt as I was getting changed; • I KEEP getting in and out of the car and it’s a nuisance. Red lights: • I COULDN’T stop for the red light as I was going too fast; • I COULDN’T stop because it’s a heavy vehicle and I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:23-41

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Angels We Have Heard On High

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Dec 12, 2005

The message of the angels on Christmas is a message to dispel fear, bring cheer, and be shared.

Angels We Have Heard On High Luke 2:8-20 INTRO.: This may be the oldest of all the Christmas carols we sing. There is evidence, although disputed, that this carol was sung in the Church at Rome as early as 129 BC. It’s inspiring to think we may be singing a carol nearly 2000 years old. Of course, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ