Sermons on Gate Of Life:

The Crowd Doesn't Count When It Comes To Christ

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 3, 2007

Discussion of the two crowds at Jerusalem - the one at the Triumphal Entry and the one at the trial before Pilate.

The Crowd Doesn’t Count When it Comes to Christ Matthew 21:6-11; 27:15-26 April 1, 2007 I’ve mentioned before that when I was younger, I made a number of foolish decisions, some of which could have cost me my life or at least land me in jail. As I was working on this message, it occurred to me ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Experience Grace Giving 1 Series

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Apr 17, 2007

How to experience the grace of giving to the Lord.

I confess that there are some pastors who are afraid to talk about money to their churches. Their motives are right. They are not just comfortable with the topic. So, they would rather invite a guest speaker to talk about giving. However, as your pastor, I believe if I can’t talk to you about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

About Spiritual Gifts

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 18, 2007

A teaching sermon on spiritual gifts; what they are, who has them, and what their purpose is. (audio will be placed at www.sermonlist.com/2007.html)

The drama we presented this morning about spiritual gifts was a comedy, but it served one very important purpose: Bringing the subject of those gifts to the forefront so we can study and understand who has them and what their purpose is. Unfortunately, the area of spiritual gifts is just one ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Denomination: *other

Jesus Presented At The Temple

Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 8, 2007

Tf what’s happened with his birth we also need God’s word to enlighten us, to fill out for us these events with the rich understanding of God’s plan for the world.

One of the good things about Christmas is catching up with people you haven’t seen for a while, maybe even since last year. Well, this year I’ve had lots of conversations with people who want to know what’s happening about the merger with St Michael’s. They all want to know how things are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-40

Denomination: Anglican

When To Weed Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 8, 2007

the parable of the weeds teaches us: don’t worry, God will sort it out. Evil can grow for awhile, but it will not prevail. Stand strong, be faithful, and we will see the Kingdom of God.

When to Weed: Your Kingdom Come Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43 Intro: This morning we are going to look at another parable of the Kingdom of God, found in Matt. 13. And since it is an agricultural parable, I thought you might enjoy the following fictitious conversation between God and St. Francis, who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Baptist

What You Lookin At Series

Contributed by La Juana Morris on Feb 2, 2007

Series on Perseverance

Hebrews 12:1-2 Christ The Perfect One 1 All these many people who have had faith in God are around us like a cloud. Let us put every thing out of our lives that keeps us from doing what we should. Let us keep running in the race that God has planned for us. 2 Let us keep looking to Jesus. Our ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Methodist

Mission Giving

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 5, 2007

3 things required for generous giving

2 Corinthians 8:1-7 Mission Giving Woodlawn Baptist Church January 28, 2007 Introduction As we turn our attention to the message at hand, I want to remind you of the great task God has given us. Jesus said that “the harvest was great but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Blueprints Of A Healthy Church

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Feb 19, 2007

And as we build the church, there are certain things that simply have to be in the plans if we’re going to be the kind of church God wants us to be. Community, Teamwork, Love.

It’s amazing what you can find on the Internet. I’ve mentioned before that I’m a Star Trek fan, so I was impressed when I found this. I found a website of pictures of the USS Enterprise made entirely from lego. (http://homepage.mac.com/happywaffle/enterprise/) The interesting thing about the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

His Commission, Our Mission

Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006

Jesus is coming again, but first the gospel must be preached to all the earth.

His Commission is Our mission Matthew 24:14 As a young believer on the campus of West Chester State, I remember how excited I was at the news that Jesus Christ was coming again. Even though I had been in church my whole life, I can honestly say that it never occurred to me that Jesus was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:14

Denomination: Holiness

A New King - Zechariah 9 Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2009

Zechariah 9-14 is mostly Hebrew Poetry. One commentator has called these "perhaps the most problematic 6 chapters in the bible"

A New King Zech 9 October 5, 2008 Intro: This morning we are going to continue our study of Zechariah by looking at chapter 9, and we might need to work hard with it so before we dive in, let me begin with these: The Sunday School teacher was describing how Lot’s wife looked back and turned ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 9:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

My Bff @ Midnight Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 3, 2009

This parable is clearly about prayer but exactly what is Jesus teaching us about prayer. Because of interpretative translations, it may not be what you think.

The Parables of Jesus My BFF @ Midnight Luke 11:1-13 August 2, 2009 This parable is clearly a parable about prayer. Luke has positioned it after Jesus teaches “The Lord’s Prayer,” and has included the saying about prayer that uses the “ask, seek, and knock,” which Matthew has as part of the Sermon ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God

Rev.#17~5:1-14~pt 4 Worthy Is The Lamb Series

Contributed by William D. Brown on Aug 4, 2009

First, we see the worship of Jesus Christ in heaven by those immediately around the throne (5:8-10); then we see worship throughout all heaven (5:11-12); finally, we see worship throughout the entire universe (5:13-14). it spreads to all creation.

Rev.#17~5:1-14=pt 4~ WORTHY IS THE LAMB 8-8-09 Today we’ll continue our study of this great book of prophecy,” THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST”. Let me say that here in Revelation 5 is a vision of Christ (5:1-7) and the expanding circles of His worship in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

An Inconsistent Walk

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 10, 2009

. What is the effect of walking inconsistently? Why do we walk inconsistently? How does God say we should be walking?

AN INCONSISTENT WALK GALATIANS 2:1-14 But when I saw that they were not acting consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?" – Galatians ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Exodus 3 Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 11, 2009

verse-by-verse

How come some people don’t follow through on what God wants them to do? God speaks to them, He inspires them, He calls upon them to do something great but they just don’t do it. How come some people don’t answer God’s call? [Garrett’s calling story.] Well maybe they get into sin, maybe they get ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Serving In One Accord Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Aug 19, 2009

Spiritual renewal is not just an exercise to make us feel good; it is God’s way of making us better servants.

Last Tuesday, as I began to prepare for this second message from Zephaniah, a prophet who lived some 2600 years ago, I was searching for a way to connect his words with our own experience, but I was not making progress. By mid-afternoon, I had stalled, so I got up from my desk to do something ...read more

Scripture: Zephaniah 3:1-13

Denomination: Brethren