Sermons on Gideons Test:

Hark The Herald-Angels Sing Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Dec 30, 2010

God promises and provides great encouragements to keep hope in times of trouble.

Scripture Introduction Charles Wesley’s hymn, Hark! The Herald-Angels Sing is a favorite Christmas song, though it required some tinkering to get there. Over Wesley’s objections, his friend, George Whitefield, changed some of the words, most noticeably the first line, which Wesley wrote as, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Call To Action Series

Contributed by Mark Elkins on Jan 27, 2011

A call to living holy lives

A CALL TO ACTION 1 Pet. 1:13-15 13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

Behind Enemy Lines

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Nov 4, 2011

We must be willing to go "behind Enemy Lines" in order to recapture those the enemy has stolen.

November 6, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Genesis 14:1-24 Subject: Recovering What is Lost Title: Behind Enemy Lines Today we celebrate Veterans’ Day and I want to give my personal thanks to all who have served in our military forces. Thank you for your willingness to serve and place yourselves in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 14:1-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Getting In The Game Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 5, 2012

Are you sitting the bench, or are you on the floor playing for your master? (Features videos of Jeremy Lin and his faith). Consider the common Bible and Basketball themes in this sermon.

OPEN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUViw41Q7Hs&feature=related (We used the first 2:17 minutes of this online video. It’s a series of highlights of Jeremy Lin’s powerful game-winning performance against the New Jersey Nets February 4th, 2012) What you just observed is called Lin-sanity. Jeremy ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sometimes God Says No

Contributed by John Petty on Jan 12, 2010

In a world of greed and materialism it’s difficult for us to accept "no" from God. But sometimes God says no.

I made a statement last week in the message that I want to repeat this morning … “Sometimes, God says no.” And what I want to do this morning is give us a couple of the many examples of God saying no. Moses’… It was Moses hearts’ desire to go into the Promised Land but because he didn’t follow ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Church Of God

Good News, Great Joy! Series

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Jan 15, 2010

I’d like to see a newspaper or news program that was all about ‘good news’…the great things that happen each and every day all over the world

Good News – Great Joy! Dec. 13, 2009 Are there any ‘news junkies’ out there today? News junkies are people who like to know what, where, why, when and how about all the things going on in the world around us, and indeed around the world. How many of us read the newspaper ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

What Must I Do? You Must Believe

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 26, 2014

Strengthening our faith and growing spiritually is predicated upon allowing the Scriptures to expand our understanding of God … allowing God to show us there is more to him that we have here-to-fore understood.

WHAT MUST I DO? YOU MUST BELIEVE JAMES 1:5-7; HEBREWS 11:6 Big Idea: Strengthening our faith and growing spiritually is predicated upon allowing the Scriptures to expand our understanding of God … allowing God to show us there is more to him that we have here-to-fore understood. JAMES ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-7

Denomination: Nazarene

Palm Sunday - The Beginning Of The End Or The Start Of Something New? Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 15, 2013

Jesus wept as he rode into Jerusalem, wept for his beloved city, as it says in Luke’s gospel, for he knew the dreams of this day would turn into the reality of pain, death, and suffering.

Palm Sunday is when we remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Can you imagine what it must have been like on that day almost 2000 years ago? Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, may have seemed to those who were there to be the high point of his ministry. All of those people ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:15-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Judges (Barak) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 22, 2014

God uses imperfect people! That's the message of the book of Judges. In the second sermon in this series we see Barak defied the will of God, depended on the word of God, and delighted in the worship of God.

Judges: Ordinary People in the Hands of an Extraordinary God (Barak) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 7/13/2014 Ever heard the expression—He really dropped the ball!? Sure you have. We use it all the time to describe someone who failed to follow through on an assignment ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Who Has The Final Word?

Contributed by Cameron Bottema on Jan 3, 2013

This is a sermon of God's immeasurable patience with human's incalculable perversion; God's provision of redemption and believer's inheritance; and judgement for unbelievers.

Matthew 21:33-36 "“Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-36

Denomination: Friends

He's Always There

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Jan 14, 2013

After preaching three point sermon for nearly fifteen years, I am trying a much simpler style, one point, and send it home. This sermon addresses the issue of lonliness and why we can't feel God's presence in our lives.

All my sermons use illustration found at sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted. HE’S ALWAYS THERE! I know that I have battled with something many people in our world battle with on a regular basis, and that is the feeling of loneliness. More people in our world ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

He's Always There

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Jan 14, 2013

After preaching three point sermon for nearly fifteen years, I am trying a much simpler style, one point, and send it home. This sermon addresses the issue of lonliness and why we can't feel God's presence in our lives.

All my sermons use illustration found at sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted. HE’S ALWAYS THERE! I know that I have battled with something many people in our world battle with on a regular basis, and that is the feeling of loneliness. More people in our world ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Zacchaeus Meets Jesus And Is Saved

Contributed by Chris Blackshaw on Oct 31, 2010

No one is beyond being saved. Our task is the same as Jesus' task - to seek the lost and save them and to be proactive in doing it.

Jesus was passing through Jericho from the area of Jordan to Bethany near Jerusalem. He was on his way to raise Lazarus back to life. It was an important journey that he was undertaking but as he was going to perform this great miracle he still found time to deal with other people and their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Until I Deborah Arose A Mother

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 16, 2013

Deborah was a mother and delivered

Jdg 5:6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. Jdg 5:7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. Jdg 5:8 They chose ...read more

Scripture: Judges 5:6-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Happened At Pentecost Exactly?

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on May 19, 2013

Everone focuses on the day of Pentecost, but have you every looked at the background all the way from Genesis 1?

Before I start the sermon, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for inviting me to preach here today. As you know, I am the worship leader at St Oswald’s in Maybole; I am also their Eucharist assistant, Server and General Dogs body as required. Most people know me as a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-20

Denomination: Episcopal