Sermons on God Was Pleased:

Before And After

Contributed by Wade Biggs on Oct 18, 2000

All of us here today no doubt have seen the commercials with a message of what something used to be and what it becomes.

All of us here today no doubt have seen the commercials with a message of what something used to be and what it becomes. I can recall some concerning aging spots, wrinkles, vinyl siding, weight lose (subway) , body shops, hair replacement, hair color (tone away the gray) and many different ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-29

Selfishness

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 8, 2004

Who will be the greatest in the Kingdom?

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. “If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, ‘Let my brother have the first pancake; I ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Heard The News?

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Sep 8, 2005

There is news that demands a response, one way or the other, and that news is the Gospel.

Have You Heard The News? Luke 2:6-11 6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:6-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Compassionate Christ

Contributed by Timothy Shumer on Sep 13, 2001

A sermon response to the terrible tragic terrorist attack on America which happened Sept. 11, 2001.

NOTE: I don’t normally preach a message at our mid-week service. We usually have a Bible devotion, followed by a "real" prayer meeting (we break-up into small groups and pray for about 35 - 45 minutes). The extraordinary events which happened this week caused me to change what we normally do. We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

The Fear Of Failure

Contributed by Thomas Miller on Feb 21, 2008

Being negative is easy; it requires no work because it comes natural. All you have to do to fail is nothing. On the other hand being positive isn’t as easy; it requires work. Optimism in the face of adversity is difficult and is hard to find in this day a

The Fear of Failure Diamonds in the rough often go unrealized because they don’t think they are diamonds, they don’t have an advocate to encourage them, so the fear of failure ruins the confidence that leads to success. The greatest days and moods are quickly forgotten with one ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Order And Motivation Of The Resurrection(I Corinthians 15:20-28) Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Nov 18, 2007

Christ is alive right now. He is coming again and we will be resurrected and changed and will be with him. Our eternal state requires a body and Jesus will give us one like his (1 John 3:1-3).

THE ORDER AND MOTIVATION OF THE RESURRECTION 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 Introduction A. Jesus taught a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous (John 5:28-29). B. Paul is talking about the resurrection of Christians. There are no promises here for the non-Christian. I. The Order ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Two Yokes

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 12, 2008

This message is a contrast between two yokes. The yoke of sin, and the yoke of Jesus Christ

THE TWO YOKES Lamentations 1:14 Matthew 11:30 INTRO: We are more impressed by the comparison of two things using contrast than we are examining them by themselves. For example, the value of light is more evident when contrasted to ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 1:14

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Real Christian? Part 1 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 6, 2008

To get us thinking about what it means to be a real Christian

Are you a REAL Christian? Part 2 Title: Are you a REAL Christian? Part 2 Lesson Aim: To get us thinking about what it means to be a REAL Christian Introduction: 1. Jesus asked a sobering question? "…When the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" (Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:8

Denomination: Mennonite

Who Is Eligible For Water Baptism? Part 3 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 20, 2007

A look at the qualifications for baptism.

Part 3 Who is eligible for water baptism? 1. Those who have repented of their sins "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." (Acts 2:38, KJV) 2. Those who ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:44-48

Denomination: Mennonite

Kindness And Peace Shall Kiss

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 18, 2008

Christ brings us together by bringing us to the foot of His cross and uniting us in his Body.

Tuesday of 29th Week in Course October 21, 2008 Kindness and Peace Shall Kiss This letter to the Ephesians is one of the great theological works of the New Testament, a product of Paul’s later ministry, probably written in his first Roman imprisonment. Paul has had over twenty years to reflect on ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:12-22

Denomination: Catholic

Gifts Of The Holy Spirit I

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 25, 2009

Study of gifts in N.T.

GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Romans 12, I Corinthians 12 & Ephesians 4 I. Gifts of the Holy Spirit (Romans 12:3-8) A. Attitude of the Spiritually Gifted (v.3) B. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Locked Up In Your Memory

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Apr 17, 2009

A message that will show how we lock up the memories of our past and allow them to prohibit us from moving foreward.

Locked Up In Your Memory Genesis 16: 1-3 They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Obedience And Art In Worship Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 9, 2009

As the disciple is obedient to the word of Christ, so we can witness our obedience to the Father in the world by respecting the need for beauty in worship.

May 11, 2009 Sacramentum Caritatis When we read the words of the Last Discourse in John, which we will hear each day between now and the Ascension, we can be struck with an apparent disjoin in the conversation. The apostles often ask a question, and Jesus appears to give a good answer to an ...read more

Scripture: John 14:21-26

Denomination: Catholic

Burma Cyclone

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on May 19, 2008

A sermon preached in the aftermath of the terrible cyclone which struck Burma on Friday 2 May 2008.

INTRODUCTION Cyclone Nargis has claimed 80,000 lives. The final death toll is expected to be over 100,000. Two to three million are homeless. It is the worst disaster in Burma’s history, comparable with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. One eyewitness described Burma as a “war zone”. Scripture doesn’t ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:18-22

The Disection Of Falling And Rising

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jun 13, 2008

The real power of the prodigal son story is that he returned, not to wealth, status and power, but to the Father.

Returning To The Father Text:Luke 15:11-25 In considering this parable we must consider the 3 groups in the main to whom it was addressed: Verses 1-3 1. Publicans - needed to know about loving the lost. Jesus tells them of lost sheep, a lost coin, addressing that which most spoke to ...read more

Scripture: John 15:11-25

Denomination: Pentecostal