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When You Need Something More Than Another Good Sermon

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 27, 2025

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REAL CHURCH — REAL PEOPLE — IN THE REAL WORLD A good sermon lifts Jesus high, awakens hope in weary hearts, calls us home, and invites a personal response of faith.

INTRO — THE SERMON JUDGING COMMITTEE –––––––––––––––––– 1. A GOOD SERMON PROCLAIMS Acts 2:14 Peter stood up and raised his voice. He didn’t hide behind politeness or whisper his faith so no one would be offended. He didn’t wait for perfect conditions. He didn’t send out a survey to the crowd ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:14-41, Romans 10:9-10, John 12:32, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Psalm 34:18 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Sermon: Finding Stability Amid Life’s Confusion

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on May 27, 2025

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Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? Why does it rain on good and evil, the just and the unjust? Asaph decided to seek God. In seeking God, we will find stability amid life’s confusion.

Sermon: Finding Stability Amid Life’s Confusion Scripture: Psalms 73:1-28, “Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For they have ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:1-28, Psalm 91:9-16, Jeremiah 12:1, Habakkuk 1:13

Denomination: Methodist

Awake In Gethsemane

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 13, 2026

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Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane reveals the cost of salvation and shows that Easter hope rests on His obedience, not ours.

Every Easter weekend, we gather to celebrate life. We sing resurrection songs. We dress a little brighter. We speak words like hope, victory, and new beginnings. And rightly so — Easter is the great declaration that death does not get the final word. Easter did not begin in a garden filled with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46, Isaiah 53:4-6, Psalm 75:7-8, Romans 5:6-8, Hebrews 5:7-9 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Firstfruits Of All Thine Increase: Lesson 1-Tithe Your Talent

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 20, 2003

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"All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree is the Lord’s" (Lev. 27:30).

A. INTRODUCTION 1. What does the Lord expect from each one of us? The tithe. "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house, and prove Me now herewith, saith the Lord of Host, if I will not open you the windows of Heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Affluenza Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 14, 2005

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A sermon based on Richard Foster’s Book The Celebration of Discipline pages 89-93. This is nothing new but it gives some illustrations.

Sermon for 3/6/2005 4 Things for the Simple Life Introduction: Last week I had influenza. However, there is a virus that has affected most of us and we don’t even know it. The name of this virus is affluenza not influenza. This powerful virus affects our wallets, our friendships, our ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 30:7-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Games People Play: "Trivial Pursuit" Series

Contributed by David Ward on Sep 26, 2006

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BIG IDEA: Instead of pursuing the trivial, we should invest in the eternal.

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY: “Trivial Pursuit” Matthew 6:19-24 INTRODUCTION: Trivial Pursuit is a board game for 2-6 players or teams, in which winning is determined by your ability to answer general knowledge and pop culture trivia questions. The game was created in December 1979 by two ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Not The Best? Series

Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jun 19, 2007

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Sermon Series, "Pursuing Excellence." This message focuses on bringing to God our best, practicing excellence in giving to the Lord.

Series: Pursuing Excellence Message #2 -- "Why Not the Best?" -- Giving God Our Best Malachi 3:8-10 -- "’But when you present the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and sick, is it not evil? I am not pleased with you,’ says the Lord of hosts, ’nor will I accept an ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

Simply Christmas ... According To The Epistles Series

Contributed by Alex Perednia on Feb 18, 2007

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How do we steer through the madness of the holiday season? We can do this by recapturing a focus on the message of Christmas… to help us focus on Simply Christmas! Today, we’ll discover from Galatians 4:4-7 God’s two gifts to us at Christmas.

I. IN CHRISTMAS, THE GIFT OF GOD IS … HIS SON. (4:4-5). We find out so much as we take the time to unwrap this present… A The Timing of the One Was Given (4:4a) B The Identity of the One Given (4:4b) 1. The Son is fully GOD (4:4a; cf. Micah 5:2; Colossians 1:15, 2:9) 2. The Son is fully HUMAN ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

Our God Is A Giver Of Great Gifts.

Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Sep 8, 2003

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This sermon is about the many blessings that God has promiesd to give his children, subject to our obeying him.

Dearly Beloved, Do you know that we serve a great GOD that is also a giver of wonderful gifts? That’s right! Imagine if you see an offer in a store, in a magazine or on the Internet offering to give you One Million dollars. Imagine that all you have to do is to make a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:5

Denomination: Baptist

The Life Of Julia According To Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 12, 2012

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To the two political views of the fictional "Julia," we must add a third in the spirit of Jesus

Mothers Day 2012 Spirit of the Liturgy Just in time for Mothers’ Day, we have been presented with three visions of the future for the women of America. We should be thankful for the opportunity to choose from these visions. Two are social and political, the third, the one we just heard, is ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Catholic

Moved With Compassion

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on May 19, 2012

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Why was He moved with compassion? Because they were sheep without a Shepherd!

Verse 30-34-Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44

Denomination: Baptist

John 12:23- 28 How To Have Life

Contributed by William D. Brown on Nov 16, 2010

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Jesus Christ The Only Begotten Son of God, was born of a virgin and came into this world for one purpose only, and that was to pay mans sin debt as He died there on the cruel cross of Calvary.

John 12:23- 28 BEGINNING TO LIVE Jesus Christ The Only Begotten Son of God, was born of a virgin and came into this world for one purpose only, and that was to pay mans sin debt as He died there on the cruel cross of Calvary. Ø Listen as I read ...read more

Scripture: John 12:23-28

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Time To Build

Contributed by William Baeta on Nov 5, 2011

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“Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified” Haggai 1:8.

Haggai 1:1-11 Theme: It is time to build Text: Haggai 1:1-11 Today’s harvest is not only a call to remember the abundant blessings of God but also a call to take advantage of the unique opportunity to invest in the Kingdom of God. He has blessed us with everything we have that to please and ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Good Deeds And Rewards

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 17, 2011

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To show only God can save us by His Grace Thru Faith. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

I. EXORDIUM: Please raise your hand if you have been saved by yourself. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General III. OBJECTIVES: To show only God can save us by His Grace Thru Faith. (Ephesians 2:8-9) IV. TEXT: Matthew 6:1 Matthew 6:1 Take heed that you do not do your merciful deeds before men, to be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Time & Talent Series

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 30, 2011

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I leave a legacy by living as a faithful steward of my time and talent!

Outline, Devotional, Audio & Video available at http://bit.ly/msAI8v. John 14:12, 17:4; 2 Timothy 4:1-8 You know you are a STEWARD when you understand… …I belong to the Lord! Romans 1:6, 1 Corinthians 4:7 …Everything belongs to the Lord! Haggai 2:8, Psalm 50:10, Deuteronomy ...read more

Scripture: John 14:12

Denomination: Baptist

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