Sermons on Galaxy:

Blind Spots

Contributed by Ernest Flores on Oct 18, 2000

Text: John 9:35-41 v.

Text: John 9:35-41 v. 40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard this and said to him, "Surely we are not blind, are we?" You know what a blind spot is. If youíre driving in a car and are relying on your rear view mirrors to check the lanes, there are some spots that you still wonít be able to see. ...read more

Scripture: John 9:35-41

Pentecost Sunday

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 26, 2001

A sermon for Pentecost Sunday

Pentecost Sunday Genesis 11: 1-8 The whole earth was of one language and of one speech. 2 It happened, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they lived there. 3 They said one to another, "Come, let’s make brick, and burn them thoroughly." They had brick for ...read more

Scripture: John 14:16-27

Denomination: Lutheran

Faith & Works

Contributed by John Stevenson on Oct 18, 2000

I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.

I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. So go the words of W. E. Henley in his well-known Invictus. There is something intensely individualistic and ego-affirming in the idea that you make your own way. We would all like to think that we can pull ourselves up by our own ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10, Mark 10:17-27

The Power Of Prayer

Contributed by Richard Wafford on Sep 9, 2006

1. Your thumb is nearest to you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to ones to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C.S. Lewis once said, a "sweet duty." 2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pra

The Power Of Prayer script. James 5:16-18 (NIV) 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.17Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Elohim Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Oct 24, 2005

A message on Elohim - the Eternal Creator.

Hello I Love You Let Me Tell You My Name Elohim – Genesis 1 Intro: Last week we began a series on the names of God entitled, Hello I Love You… To understand who God is and what He has done for us. To understand His name is to understand His person, purpose, and plan. Review: We looked ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Judging Or Discerning?

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 19, 2006

Jesus taught us to be discerning rather than judging.

INTRO.- Here is an Aesop’s Fable to help us with this subject. ILL.- A Lion, unable from old age and infirmities to provide himself with food by force, resolved to do so by savvy or wit. He returned to his den, and lying down there, pretended to be sick, taking care that his sickness should be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Crossing Jordan Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 18, 2008

Step into the water, observe a miracle, and enter the land of milk and honey. This was a huge victory, but they had many more victories to win. Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint.

Step into the Water Joshua 3:1-17 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/StepIntoTheWater.html The children of Israel are ready to leave the wilderness for good and claim their Canaan, the Promised Land of abundance and victory...the land of milk and honey. Joshua 5:6 For the children of Israel walked ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Here Am I; Send Me!

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 3, 2009

Let us cast off inadequate views of God and embrace His sovereignty, Holiness, and Power in our lives and in the world.

Here Am I; Send Me! Isaiah 6:1-13 Introduction “No controversy swirls around the date for Isaiah’s encounter with God in the temple. It happened in 740 B.C., the year in which King Uzziah died. Unresolved controversy, however, does come from the question, "How does Isaiah’s experience in the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-13

Denomination: Christian Church

Why Some People Will Be Lost

Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 25, 2009

This sermon will admonish people to examine themselves; if we won’t give up our love for this world, we will give up our future in the kingdom.

1 John 2:15-17 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Worship In God’s Kingdom Series

Contributed by David Scudder on Mar 14, 2010

Now that we know a little bit of what heaven will look like, what will we do there? What is it going to be like to live in heaven? Are we going to be sitting on a cloud strumming a harp? Is heaven going to be one very long church service? In our text toda

Purpose: To describe some of the glories that awaits believers. Aim: I want the listener to so focus on spiritual rewards that worldly pleasures will lose their appeal. INTRODUCTION: Last time we learned that the eternal heaven will actually be here on earth when God takes the New Jerusalem and ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:22-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mission Of The Reconciled Series

Contributed by William Yates on Sep 4, 2004

In this sermon we will examine the reconciling work of God in the life of the believer and what He has called all of us to be.

Colossians 1 18And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:18-28

He Is The Healer Of Spiritual Blindness Series

Contributed by Don Jaques on Nov 11, 2004

All people are spiritually blind by nature but can be given sight by believing in Jesus.

Who Is This Jesus? 9. He is the Healer of Spiritual Blindness John 9 November 6/7, 2004 Don Jaques MAIN IDEA: • All people are spiritually blind by nature but can be given sight by believing in Jesus. INTRO: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal, they lay down ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How You Can Know The Bible Is The Word Of God, Pt. 2 Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 18, 2004

pt. 2 of this intriguing look at the Scientific, Historical, Archaeological, Scriptural, and Practical Proofs...

HOW I KNOW THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD, PART II “Questions People Ask” Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html Miracles of origination/preservation/circulation…….external evidence Now the internal evidence……….. 1. Scientific ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Attached?

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 3, 2003

A sermon for the 5th Sunday of Easter

5th Sunday after Easter John. 15:1-8 "Are YOU Attached??? 15:1 ¶ "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already made clean by the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus Values Our Humanity; "I Thirst” Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 6, 2003

Jesus started his earthly ministry hungry and ended his earthly ministry thirsty. As we return to Jesus on the cross we come to what may be the easiest of the seven words to understand. Or is it?

Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. (John 19:28-29) Let me open today’s message by asking you a ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-29

Denomination: Pentecostal