Sermons on From Externals To Internals:

Wounds From A Friend

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 27, 2006

Are you a trusted friend?

Friends and enemies. Are you a friend or enemy? How can we tell which from which? Some things are rather obvious. Some are not so obvious. ILL.- Pepper Rogers, coach of UCLA’s football team suffered through a poor season back in the 1970’s. He came under intense criticism and pressure from ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:6, Zechariah 13:5, Zechariah 13:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Flee From Secularism Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Mar 30, 2006

Paul’s admonition to the Corinthian church to flee from idols is relevant to our temptations to secularism.

Flee from Secularism I Cor. 10:1-14 Most of you probably saw the story in the news last week about a man in Afghanistan who could be sentenced to death because he converted from Islam to Christianity. Under the religious laws of that nation, converting to Christianity is a crime. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-14

Denomination: Brethren

Lessons From Esther

Contributed by Doug Stringer on May 15, 2005

There are many valuable lessons we can learn from the story of Esther, here are some of them.

LESSONS FROM ESTHER We are in the middle of a lot of change here at CCBC. I know that the renovations have gone on longer than any of us expected. We are all looking forward to seeing things get done around here. Over the next few weeks, we are going to be having a few different services. Next ...read more

Scripture: Esther 1:1, Esther 1:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Vew From The Cross

Contributed by William Nieporte on May 17, 2005

A first-person dramatic monolouge for Good Friday based on what might have been the thoughts of the centurion guard at the foot of the cross.

A View From The Cross: “Father, Forgive Them” Good Friday Meditation – 2005 Dr. Bill Nieporte, Pastor, Red Bank Baptist Church Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Claudius. You can call me Claude. I am a professional soldier in the Roman army. I enlisted as soon as they’d take me and I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34, Luke 23:44-47

Denomination: Baptist

Back From The Dead

Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 18, 2005

What are the marks of a church that is alive?

Back From the Dead Acts 2:42-47 June 6, 2004 We are a church that is alive, and that excites me. We are in an enviable position in Benton. We have caught the embersI am familiar with so many little churches in our own and other denominations that are lamenting their fall upon hard times. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Methodist

Freedom From Sin

Contributed by Kenneth Hampton on Jul 6, 2005

A July 4th message, the aim of this sermon is to show lost and saved alike that if you are saved you are no longer the person you used to be and that Christ doesn’t want us to live in our past.

Nota Bene: The main passage of the message omits verses 5-11 (This sermon was one in which I did not have a solid outline written out and basically took Scripture verses that I knew would work under each heading and let the Spirit lead me in the sermon’s direction in the midst of the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Wisdom From The Cross

Contributed by Dwayne Brown, Phd on Jul 7, 2005

Our culture has lost its understanding of the Cross. We have forgotten "The Old Rugged Cross."

There is a word that I want to try and lift this morning which is found in 23 chapter of Luke’s gospel, beginning at verse 39. Would you stand for the reading of God’s word. (READ). Thus, for our subject this morning I invite you to join with me prayerfully and reflect on the words, Wisdom From ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:39-43

Denomination: Baptist

From Goodness To Going

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 11, 2005

Preached at the National Baptist Memorial Church -- a congregation facing selecting a pastor, dealing with an aging building, and in decline. The issue is whether we will stop depending on just being "good" and will live out of grace to bear our witness

I heard not long ago about a very special automobile. It was built in the 1920’s by the Italian firm Bugatti, and it was designed for the outrageously wealthy. This car had 450 horses under the hood, it was 22 feet long and weighed 6000 pounds. It was hand-crafted of the finest materials, it ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Hearing From God Series

Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Jul 15, 2005

Discover the many ways God speaks to us. Through His word, creation, situations, inwardly and in some cases audibly.

Hearing from God First Baptist Church Tawas City Michigan Rev. Bruce A. Shields www.TawasBaptist.org WELCOME SCRIPTURE READING Isaiah 50:4 “The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 50:4

Denomination: Bible Church

From Sighing To Singing

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 27, 2005

What Do I Do When I Am Discouraged - Lonely - Despondent - Helpless Unassisted - No One Cares - Desperate - Without Hope - Frustrated - Depressed

PS. 13 Sun. Mar.14/93 FROM SIGHING TO SINGING Discouraged - Lonely - Despondent - Helpless Unassisted - No One Cares - Desperate - Without Hope - Frustrated - Depressed - 14 million sq. km of desolation - a cold beyond imagination - high -45 C - a world almost ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 13:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

From Fasting To Feasting Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 29, 2005

God sometimes does the absurd by turning "sure things" completely around.

From Fasting to Feasting (Esther 6:1-10:3) 1. The expression, "bad hair day" has become popular within the last 10 years. Dear Word Detective: I mentioned to a co-worker that another co-worker had been really grouchy and snapped at me over some little matter, and the first co-worker replied that ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Free From Sin

Contributed by Shane Brooks on Aug 11, 2005

Christ has set us free. Not free to sin, FREE FROM SIN.

MATTHEW 5:17-18 When God gave the Law- there was no freedom- there was LAW The law told you how to act, walk, bathe, dress, eat, speak, pray, … THERE WAS NO FREEDOM- Now comes Jesus saying He’s fulfilling the LAW He didn’t abolish it- HE FULFILLED IT- He did everything it said to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From Pit To Promise

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 11, 2005

What keeps us in the pit of anger and frustration is often our inability to forgive others and ourselves. This sermon takes a look at Joseph as a role model for forgiveness.

From Pit to Promise – Genesis 45: 1 - 15 Intro: Simon Wiesanthal – 89 family members perished in holocaust – Book, Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness – dying Nazi soldier asks for forgiveness – For 2 hrs Weisanthal sat there in silence – Finally he left room in silence – In ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Everything From Above Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Aug 15, 2005

People may reject Jesus’ word, but that rejection does not invalidate His message. Jesus did not discover the Way; He declared, “I am the Way.”

“Everything from Above” Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Verses 7-8, “Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You, for I gave them the words You gave Me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from You.” Not ...read more

Scripture: John 17:7-8

Denomination: Congregational

From Branches To Bunches

Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Aug 24, 2005

A sermon on the vine and the branches from the perspective of the Vinedresser

From Branches to Bunches John 15:1-6 Introduction: Let’s take a field trip. We are going to stroll through the vineyard with the Master Vinedresser tonight. The aroma of fresh green growth mixed with the damp dew of the morning permeates the air. There is much that we can learn as we watch the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-6

Denomination: Baptist