Sermons on Gnats:

"Don't Sweat The Small Stuff"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 9, 2005

Are Christians tolerant enough; are we majoring in the minors?

Romans 14:1-12 “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org It may come as some surprise to us that John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, never preached a sermon on the Virgin Birth or the Second ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

"Don't Sweat The Small Stuff--Revised"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 10, 2005

A plea for Christian Unity.

Romans 14:1-12 “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org It may come as some surprise to us that John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, who preached 40,000 sermons in his lifetime that brought ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Manassah Baptist Church

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 9, 2001

An exhortation to faithfulness.

Manasseh Baptist Church Knowing how people are, I know someone is excited thinking that I am about to spread some gossip or inform them that they may pray intelligently about some church I just left or ministered in recently. Break out the crying towels because that is not the case. I have ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 9:17, Jeremiah 6:16, Deuteronomy 6:12

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus, Man Of Joy

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Dec 10, 2004

The Joy of Jesus-and How that relates to us

Jesus, Man of JOY John 15:11 "These things have I spoken to you that MY JOY may remain in you, and that YOUR JOY may be full!" BULLETIN BLOOPER-Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa will be speaking tonight at Calvary Memorial Church. Come tonight and hear Bertha Belch all the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Rock And Roll

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 13, 2004

A sermon based on Psalm 18 on the first and second comings of Christ

Sermon for 12/12/2004 Rock and Roll Psalm 18:4-19 Introduction: You got me rockin’ and a rollin’ Rockin’ and a reelin’ Barbara Ann (Bar bar bar bar Barbar Ann) Alan Freed, a disc jockey, invented the term Rock and Roll, and it identified the new teenage music in the 50’s. It originated from ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:4-50

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tithing: One Of The Most Important Responsibilities Of Any True Believer

Contributed by Gilbert Varela on Nov 13, 2007

What does it mean to be stewards? Does it means that we are partially owners, and partially stewards or does it means that there is someone else who owns everything we seem to posses? The question is not who owns what you have, but who is in charge? Who i

Tithing One of the Most important Responsibilities of any true Believer Mat. 23:23-24 23: (Stewardship Day) Una de las mas importantes Responsabilidades del verdadero Creyente Numbers 18:21-32, Malc.3:8-12 Lev. 27:30-33, " ’A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:23-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Exodus 7 Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 11, 2009

verse-by-verse

Tonight’s passage is filled with disagreement between Pharaoh and Moses when it comes to him letting the people of Israel go. Moses wants his people to be able to leave Egypt with no questions asked and Pharaoh wants to bargain and negotiate their demands. So we see an interesting struggle between ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Do Baptists Have To Be Right?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 29, 2007

Does doctrine matter or do we just need to be saved and feel good?

Scanning some of the blog comments on MySpace.Com I find a common theme that Baptists need to be right or are intent on everyone else being wrong. The old rock song asked, "Why Does It Have To Be Wrong Or Right?" It is kind of a goofy song because in most things we want right or wrong. We want ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:18-19

Denomination: Baptist

A Pure Heart (Pt. 1) Series

Contributed by Louis Bartet on Jul 12, 2007

Deals with the first part of "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."

THE WAY OF THE KING A Pure Heart "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Mt. 5:8). Religion majors on externals to the neglect of more important issues. It deals with rules, regulations and ceremonies. This was condemned by God through the pen of Isaiah. He wrote: "The Lord ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Dare To Go Beyond!

Contributed by Edward Frey on Nov 13, 2002

Only the righteousness of Christ enables us to go beyond selfishness and greed.

Remember the old Star Trek television series? It captured the imagination of an entire generation when it first came out. The crew of the starship USS Enterprise endeavored on a 5-year mission – and as those familiar words explain – “to boldly go where no man has gone before.” “Go beyond!” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Lutheran

The Staff Of God Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 2, 2002

From the moment God asked Moses, "What’s in your hand," the life of Moses was never to be the same again. That simple shepherd’s staff was the tool by which God shook the foundations of mighty empire, but there was something Moses needed to do first. What

This past week I got to wondering about a few things… for instance: 1. If you throw a cat out a car window, does it become cat litter? 2. When a cow laughs, does milk come out its nose? 3. Since a fool and his money are soon parted, how did that fool and his money get together in the first ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blinded By Lies, Confronted By The Truth Series

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012

Lies have a devastating and corrupting effect, but the Truth can help people overcome those lies.

Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Blinded by Lies, Confronted by the Truth” John 18:28-40 Introduction: “Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-40

Denomination: Baptist

Mere Stones/Reminders-7 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 2, 2017

7 of 11. Joshua had twelve stones removed from the Jordan River as a memorial to the crossing. Memorials or Spiritual Reminders hold a great deal of significance to God’s people. But what is significant about them? Mere Stones can transport us to...

MERE STONES/Reminders-VII—Joshua 4:1-24 Reminder, Recall, Memorial, Symbol, Post-it notes, String on finger Joshua had twelve stones removed from the Jordan River as a memorial to the crossing. Memorials or Spiritual Reminders hold a great deal of significance to God’s people. What are some ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

How Big Do You Consider Your Debt? Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 22, 2018

Gratitude, Grace, Humility, Thankfulness

JAIL BREAK (Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness) - How Big Do You Consider Your Debt? October 28, 2018 Luke 7:36-50 (p. 721) Introduction: I’ve got three dogs…Buck, Tucker and Evie…Buck usually is in the side yard in a place we have fenced off for him when he’s not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Guilty! – But – Forgiven!

Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Aug 5, 2014

This message uses the story of the woman taken in adultery to teach us that: (1) whether accuser or accused, we are all sinners, and that (2) all of us can find forgiveness in the grace of God through Jesus Christ.

2Early in the morning He came again to the temple. All the people came to Him and He sat down and began to teach them. 3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand before all of them, 4they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught ...read more

Scripture: John 8:2-11

Denomination: Baptist