Sermons on Giving Spirit:

Your Mouth Is Going To Get You In Trouble

Contributed by James Thomas on Jan 11, 2008

God protects those who he loves

Hopuse Of Judah Ministries 1970 Parker road St. Louis mo. august11,2006 Your mouth is going to get you in trouble Exodus: chapter 1 verses 9&10 Good morning Friendship first off all giving all the honor to GOD who is the head of my life to Pastor King, the ministers in the pulpit the Deacons ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Most Important Need Series

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jan 24, 2008

The main point of Christ’s teaching here is that we should be seeking His kingdom and righteousness, not getting our needs met. So what does it mean to seek first His kingdom and righteousness?

The Most Important Need Griffith Baptist Church – 1/27/08 A.M. Service Text: Matthew 6:25-34 Key verse: Matthew 6:33a The Introduction Two blondes were flying to Miami from Cleveland. Fifteen minutes into the flight, the captain announced "One of the engines has failed and the flight will be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Baptist

Being Restored By God As We Serve

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jan 27, 2008

God is constantly at working preparing and restoring His servants. This sermon discovers what it means to be a servant of God.

If a friend of yours was to ask you what it means to be a servant of God, how would you respond? In our reading from Isaiah 49 God reveals some of the things about being one of his servants. Interestingly this reading is a prophecy spoken many years before Jesus was born on earth to help people ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

The Tragic Prophecy

Contributed by John Butler on Feb 19, 2008

Jesus said that He would say to "many" "Depart from me". Here we see that the "many" were/are professing Christians.

******SERMON OUTLINE****** The Tragic Prophecy... 1) Introduction (Depart From Me)... Praise God, Church! a) Beware... The theme of this weeks conference has been, "Men of God beware, make your calling and election sure. And that theme has been drawn from scripture. In 2Peter Chapter 1 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-10

Dinosaurs, Science And The Bible Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 23, 2008

Did you ever wonder how the dinosaurs fit into the Biblical account of creation? Were there dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible? What really happened to the dinosaurs? And is there any scientific evidence that supports the Biblical account of creation?

DINOSAURS, SCIENCE AND THE BIBLE PART #1: CREATION VS. EVOLUTION INTRO: Did you ever wonder how the dinosaurs fit into the Biblical account of creation? Were there dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible? What really happened to the dinosaurs? And is there any scientific evidence that supports the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-26

Denomination: *other

Intesity Series

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Feb 24, 2008

This is the second sermon in our Lousy T-Shirt series, called Intensity

This is our second week in our new series that is all about trying to get the most out of the Christian life - rather than just getting the T-shirt - we want the whole enchilada, we want everything! Tonight we are talking about intensity. We are in the middle of a campaign season. I am already ...read more

Scripture: John 6:26-66

Denomination: Baptist

Denial Series

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Feb 24, 2008

This sermon is the third in a Lenten series and deals with denial, one of the key words in the experiance of Jesus in the final week of his life.

A little boy kept falling out of bed, but no matter what his parents tried, each night he rolled out of bed. An visiting uncle teased the boy and asked “How do you keep falling out of bed”. The little boy thought a minute and then said ”I don’t know, unless I stay too close to where I got in”. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:30-35

Denomination: United Methodist

The Search For But Pickers

Contributed by Nathan Cooper on Feb 26, 2008

How many times do we use the word "but" in our everyday conversations? The children of Israel found many excuses not to trust God.

The Search For But-Pickers Numbers 13 & 14 Numbers 13:17-33 Have you ever met those people that no matter what the proposition or statement, the first word out of their mouth is “but”? I believe that we have a but-load of those people sitting in our churches today. Those without vision; those ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

My Sins Have Caught Up With Me!

Contributed by David Smith on Feb 29, 2008

I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.

I’m doing something a bit radical today and preaching on today’s Psalm! Some of you might not have even realised that we had a Psalm of the Day. And in truth, in the seventeen years I’ve been at this parish, I think that this is only the second time I’ve preached on the Psalm! But we who follow ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Fear Of A Man And The Goodness Of God.

Contributed by Jason Evans on Dec 17, 2006

We hide from God sometimes because we don’t know His goodness!

The fear of a man and the goodness of God. I find myself thinking today of the way God is towards us. How He is good beyond our own understanding, and beyond our fears. I don’t know if you who read this have ever known the goodness of God before or not. I don’t know if you have tasted the goodness ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-21

Denomination: *other

In Our Anxiety

Contributed by Keith Bowman on Dec 18, 2006

Christ who is the ultimate honorable, just, pure, and lovely truth worthy of praise will take our anxieties and fill us with what is honorable, just, pure, and lovely.

It’s Christmas time again, in a little over the week we will be celebrating Jesus’s birthday. Many of us will be visiting family, eating big belly busting dinner followed and maybe preceded by Christmas cookies. And of course ripping open presents. What a hectic time of year. I mean, how many of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:2-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Myrrh Series

Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 20, 2006

The third of three sermons looking at how God used the gifts of the wise men to tell about Jesus and His life.

Review: What do we know about the wise men? (little to nothing, just that they were from the east-Matt. 2:1) What was the first gift? (gold) What did the gold represent? (purity, marriage and kingship) What came next? (frankincense) What did frankincense represent? (Jesus as healer and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

U Can Change

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 9, 2007

Practical steps on how to change.

U-CAN CHANGE CAMPUS MESSAGE A young soldier and his commanding officer were traveling by train in western Europe in the late 1800’s. By chance an elderly grandmother and her young and pretty granddaughter got on the train and sat down with the two military men. As they engaged in pleasant ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Parable Of The Wheat And The Tares Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 10, 2007

’Holy Tares’ we could call them...for they are in the church, but not in the body of Christ. The SOWING, the GROWING, and the MOWING [reaping]. Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

Parable of the Wheat and the Tares Matthew 13:24-30 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WheatAndTares.html Will everyone who goes to church go to heaven? Will every member of GBC make it? I would like to think that if the rapture occurred on a Sunday morning during our main service, that the room ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30

Denomination: Baptist

You Need More Hate In Your Life - Part 1

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 15, 2007

There are some things the Bible says we should hate. They’re the same things that God hates.

PSALM 97:10 “YOU NEED MORE HATE IN YOUR LIFE – PART 1” A) One of the favorite sayings of compromisers is that we don’t have any love! * They say, “What you folk need is more love.” * I want to turn that around today. * They say we need more love ... Today I’m preaching “You Need More Hate In Your ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 97:10, Ruth 1:1

Denomination: Baptist