Sermons on Godly Influence:

The Joy Of Giving Series

Contributed by Erik Estep on Mar 7, 2016

Sermon #3 of "Give" series. One of the great blessings that comes with giving is joy.

“The Joy of Giving” 2 Cor. 8: 1-12 February 21, 2016 Intro: Comedian Flip Wilson told a story about a preacher and his church. A preacher was trying to get his people to be more enthusiastic about their church. The preacher said in his sermon: "If this church is going to get ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Is Holiness A Culture Or A Lifestyle

Contributed by Eugene Morell on Oct 16, 2012

This sermon looks at what is called holiness but is really just a culture. Holiness is not about rules and regulations.

Is Holiness a Culture thing or a Lifestyle? 1 Peter 1:13-25. Quite a while ago I began a message where I told you about a young lady who went to a pastor she had never met before to talk with him about a problem concerning her wedding. She & her fiancé had different church backgrounds & they had ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Behaviour, The Results Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 21, 2012

This message looks at what happens when we behave the way we are supposed to behave.

Over the past four weeks I’ve been speaking about what Jesus said about our behaviour, and if you were looking for a specific list of what we can do and can’t do you’ve been disappointed. Jesus didn’t provide a detailed list but instead insisted that our relationship with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Men Of The Bible - John The Baptist Series

Contributed by John Murphy on Oct 25, 2012

We would not think a man like Herod came close to the Kingdom but his closeness to John the Baptist changed all of that

Two months ago we actually looked at two men from the bible. Nehemiah and Ezra. One rebuilt Gods city the other rebuilt Gods people with his statutes. This time I would like to look at two men so different and yet so connected in the bible. The year was 1948 and a young and strange man set up ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Silence Of The Lambs

Contributed by James May on Oct 28, 2012

We are the sheep of God's pasture, but we often have trouble hearing God because of the bleating of our own voices. How often does God say to us, "Before I can speak, or move in your midst, let there be silence among the lambs"?

Silence of the Lambs Sunday, October 21, 2012 By Pastor James May James 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it ...read more

Scripture: James 3:5-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 2, 2012

A study of the idea of the 'Rapture'

A Strong Delusion – Part III Luke 17: 20-37 The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly In our last study together we began a study on the idea of a condition called the ‘Rapture’. This religious position came from some interpretations of some Scripture that the following situation will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:20-37

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A Hymn Of Faith

Contributed by H.b. Charles Jr. on Nov 4, 2012

A Hymn of Faith is an exposition of Habakkuk 3:17-19. Sermon Point: Because faith honors God, God honors faith. (1) The reality that confronts the life of faith; (2) The rejoicing that characterizes the life of faith; (3) The resource that comforts the li

I have a book of devotionals by JOHN FISCHER, entitled, Real Christians Don’t Ask Why. The Don’t is crossed out in the title. How I wish that it were also crossed out in our hearts and minds, so that we can confront the questions we pretend aren’t there. All of us have questions, ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

A Fresh Model Series

Contributed by John Sears on Nov 9, 2012

Prayer seems to be a struggle for many people. It can seem stale and lifeless. But is also seems that Jesus KNEW how to pray. So what can we learn from his teaching to his disicles about refreshing our prayer life?

Series Introduction There’s a well known hymn that starts off with these words. Sweet Hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer that calls me from a world of care…. It is a well known hymn for many people. The idea of the hymn is that prayer is sweet. And the words encourage us to spend ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Christian Church

Songs Of Our Faith Part 7 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Nov 11, 2012

The message concludes this series and focuses on the song "Amazing Grace" by John Newton.

Songs of Our Faith Part 8 Amazing Grace Scriptures: Matthew 5:45; Matthew 27:51; 1 Corinthians 15:9-10 Introduction: This message will conclude my series “Songs of Our Faith.” I started this year with the series “A Slave For Christ.” In that series I mentioned that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Loving One Another Series

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Nov 12, 2012

We are called to love one another

Hebrews 13 - 11/4/12 Turn with me this morning to Hebrews chapter 13. We are closing out this book that we have spotlighted over the last couple months. We saw in Hebrews, this book written to Jewish Christians tempted to go back to the OT sacrificial system with all its laws and rules and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All Under Sin

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Nov 12, 2012

All are under condemnation of sin

Romans 2 - All Under Sin - 1/18/09 Turn with me this morning to Romans 1. Romans comes in the NT after the four gospels, M,M,L,J, and after the book of the Acts of the Apostles. So, we have the history of the gospel, the record of how the gospel brought change to the world, and then in Romans, we ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:1-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Come Holy Spirit

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 9, 2015

On a missionary journey, Paul encountered disciples in Ephesus who know only John's baptism, not the baptism in the name of Jesus with the infilling of the Holy Spirit. This message explores this passage.

November 8, 2015 - Come Holy Spirit Our guest speaker last week spoke about Paul’s conversation in Athens with philosophers regarding the “unknown god” statue of the Romans. He thought it curious that among all the statues of the Greeks and Romans, there was this one created for ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Election In The History Books Of The Bible Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Nov 11, 2015

All over the Bible God talks about His Sovereignty. Here are the incidents in the books of History, from Joshua through Esther. God does what He wills!

Joshua When God sets His love, that is one thing. But when God sets His judgment, it is quite the other, but no less definite. The summarizing of Joshua's conquests is in the book by that name, chapter 11, verses 18-20. First, there was a long war. Next, virtually no city was exempt from the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 11:18-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Star Wars: The Original Version

Contributed by James O. Davis on Nov 30, 2015

Today God is looking for some Baraks who will put their faith and feet together and will believe that God will order the stars in their courses for our good and for His glory. And we will win the battle of Star Wars - the original version!

Star Wars: The Original Version By Dr. James O. Davis (Hebrews 11:1, 6, 32; Judges 4:1-9; and 5:19-21 NASB) When Michel Gorbechev was President of the former Soviet Union in the late 1980s, a good friend of his became an astronaut and was sent into space for a short, routine mission. The trip ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Redemption At Hand-1 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 15, 2015

1 of 6. God initiated the redemption of His people thru John’s birth. Redemption is encountered/at hand thru God’s visitation. But when is that redemption realized? Redemption is at hand when God initiates...

REDEMPTION At HAND-I—Luke 1:67-80 or 'Touching Redemption' Attention: Christmas is a season of giving Presents-Gifts to others besides ourselves. Thru our example, our children are taught about sacrificial giving. We give because we love those to whom we give. Our gifts are usually wrapped ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:67-80

Denomination: Baptist