Sermons on Genuine Relationships:

Eulogy John Kennedy Dixon

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 9, 2003

This is the eulogy for my brother who committed suicide as a young man. He was Christian and yet chose to take his life.

John Kennedy Dixon August 24, 1999 God wanted to do something special for the world on January 28th 1965, and God decided to complete the work in the womb and to bring forth little John Kennedy Dixon. He entered the world the loud shouts and screams announcing his arrival, unfortunately all ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:12-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why Me, Lord?

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 4, 2005

A look at the trials in our lives, why we have them, how we should use them, and keeping a proper perspective as we go through them.

How many of us have found ourselves with burdens that affect our lives? In reality, we all have our hardships, don’t we? Have you ever wondered why God lets His children suffer such unpleasantries? Let me give you a little hint. It has to do with our huge egos that think we are the ones in ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-3

Denomination: *other

Breaking Barriers And Building Bridges

Contributed by Steven Dow on Feb 11, 2005

Jesus shattered the stereotypes of "us" and "them."

BREAKING BARRIERS AND BUILDING BRIDGES Theme: Jesus Shatters the Stereotypes of “Us” and “Them” February 13, 2005 Introduction: In 1962, George Wallace ran for governor of Alabama on a platform that was blatantly racist. He promised to fight integration to the point of defying federal orders ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

The Keepers Of The Cellar

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 19, 2005

The undetected and unknown servants of the King often make the greatest impact.

The Keepers of the Cellar 1 Chronicles 27:28 KJV And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: New King James Version -- Joash was over the store of oil New Living Translation -- Joash was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 27:28

Denomination: Pentecostal

Redemption #16 Series

Contributed by Clyde White on Mar 8, 2005

BEFORE God created a single grain of sand, before a single human was formed, before there was a single moonbeam, God loved you and made a plan of redemption, just for you. My, friend, that’s love!!!!

In the past few lessons, I have tried to establish a workable introduction to the eternal and infinite subject of Biblical redemption. In the last lesson, we saw that the subject of redemption is vast, and is interlaced and interdependent on many other Biblical subjects. 1. The essence of God ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-3

The Scandalous Cross: A Curse Or A Blessing Series

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 26, 2004

Part One of “The Passion of the Christ – Curious? Find out more!” Message Series

The Scandalous Cross: A Curse or a Blessing Part One of “The Passion of the Christ – Curious? Find out more!” Series at Grace International Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC Mel Gibson’s new movie The Passion of the Christ opened to about 3,000 screens this past Wednesday. Some here may have already ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 21:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Pursuing Purity In An Impure World Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 24, 2004

We can con our coworkers, fool our friends and family, play charades with church members, and even deceive ourselves, but we can’t masquerade before the Lord because He sees right through our masks.

Pursuing Purity in an Impure World I remember seeing a cartoon that shows a pastor and his wife deep in conversation. The wife says, “Today let’s do something different. Why don’t you be charming at home and grouchy at church?” Ouch. That really doesn’t apply to me…because I’m often grouchy in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Mastering Your Money Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 24, 2003

according to Jesus, money is a spiritual issue. And, since it’s a spiritual issue, we need to address it for at least three reasons: The Bible has more to say about money than almost any other subject,giving will help us get to where we’re going as a chu

Mastering Your Money According to a recently released survey of over 4,000 people, Americans are more cynical today than ever before. We don’t trust politicians or the economy and many are suspicious of the church. I realize that our topic this morning may create additional cynicism for some of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

Go For The Gulp Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on May 7, 2003

50-DAY SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE - MARY If we are going to see our dreams become a reality then we have to learn to STEP OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONES!

A nation that has suffered under Saddam Hussain’s oppressive hand is getting its first taste of freedom; people are beginning to dream again. Over the last few weeks we have been watching American and coalition forces strive to bring freedom to the Iraqi people. By air and land the Republican ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, John 19:25-27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Tale Of Two Kings Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 13, 2003

Herod vs. Jesus. Which king will you follow?

Note: Sections of this sermon come from a sermon by Ray Pritchard and are used by permission A Tale of Two Kings I’ve always liked watching “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.” My favorite part is when he dresses up his little ugly dog like a reindeer. Maybe I like the movie so much because there’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-8, Matthew 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

How To Pray For A Nation Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 20, 2003

Let me give you my proposition right at the beginning: “God’s people following God’s plan receive God’s promises.” When we do what God says we will enjoy His promises. We are blessed when we do things God’s way. Let’s explore together about what the Bib

How to Pray for a Nation Happy Independence Day! You are part of the faithful remnant that has remained behind this holiday weekend. As we focus on our nation this morning, it’s good to be an American, isn’t it? • Only in America…do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

Help Somebody Is Trying To Criticize Me

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Aug 11, 2004

This sermon deals with the criticism we may face from others. It’s not a reason for us to give up.

Help, Somebody Is Criticizing Me. 3/28/04 1 Samuel 17:17-37 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Is there anybody here who has ever been criticized before? Criticism has the power to make us remember things we would just as soon forget. In my twelve years of high school, four years of college, one year of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It's Time To Build - Part 3 Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 21, 2004

This message talks about 2 more principles for building God’s house.

"IT’S TIME TO BUILD.....PT 3" (hey just a warning - I am not a great typist and I typed in all caps and spell check will not catch them.. sorry it was 8 years ago...) INTRODUCTION FOR 75 YEARS THEY HAD LIVED IN CAPTIVITY; 1ST UNDER BABYLON THEN UNDER PERSIA. MOST WERE BORN THERE; ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Take Him To His Mother

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 27, 2004

A Mother’s Day sermon that reinforces the value of a mother in a child’s life. An ounce of mother is worth a pound of preacher.

2 Kings 4:17-20 -- “17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.” “18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.” “19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:17-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lost Sheep

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 10, 2003

Because of our terrible lostness,God had to go outside the human race to provide a solution to the universal problem of sin. He need a lot more than image; He needed someone unaffected by the world’s value system, someone who trusted God perfectly.

"Lost Sheep" Isaiah 53:1-9 Pastor Jon MacKinney ______________________________________________________________________________________ We have been treated in the past several weeks to quite a show, haven’t we? On the TV we have watched with pride and with amazement as the brave men ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical Free