Sermons on Golden Gate Bridge:

Christmas: Praise God Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 10, 2007

Christmas broke 400 years of silence from God, big time. Now suddenly at Christmas God was speaking abundantly.

Have you ever heard the expression silence is golden? I can relate to that expression when after a long time of activity and noise in our house there is silence. In those times I relate to the expression silence is golden. But now I want to focus on times when silence is not golden. The Old ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56

Denomination: Baptist

So You Want To Go Back To Egypt

Contributed by Rick Chapman on Dec 22, 2022

4 things that had happened to them and how it affected their way of thinking.

SO YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO EGYPT Exodus 32: 1 – 7 1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness

Contributed by Michael Mccosker on Sep 20, 2007

Psalm 32 speaks of the Blessedness of Forgiveness

This morning we will be looking at Psalm 32. Psalm 32, a psalm of David was originally written as a song in which many believe was to be sung on the Day of Atonement, (the day in which all Israel would gather for the sacrifice of sin). As David pens this psalm, he is instructing the readers of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Picture This: A Farmer Planting Seeds Series

Contributed by John Braland on Apr 3, 2007

A parable is a story that reveals a deeper meaning and Jesus was a master storyteller. He spoke in parables all the time because people like stories and we remember them. And when he applied spiritual truth to his parables they were easy for people to u

Max Lucado tells the story like this: The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. “The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river.” “What can we do?” asked one. “You must stand on the side of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Building A Memorial: Those Who Have Gone Before

Contributed by Rick Dinkins on May 24, 2024

Do you know the difference between Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day? How does this relate to us in faith?

TITLE: Building A Memorial: Those Who Have Gone Before SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 11 Hebrews 11:1-40 (KJV) 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Infiltrated

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 9, 2019

A study in the book of 2 Chronicles 4: 1 – 22

2 Chronicles 4: 1 – 22 Infiltrated 4 Moreover he made a bronze altar: twenty cubits was its length, twenty cubits its width, and ten cubits its height. 2 Then he made the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 4:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Why Worship Jesus?

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002

With so many religious options available, why worship Jesus? Why look to Him only? A message for Palm Sunday.

Palm Sunday April 8, 2001 What a spectacle it must have been. A grown man on a donkey is treated to the reception of a king. That’s how Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Surrounded by a crowd who shouted Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. They wanted to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Gift Of Hope Series

Contributed by Brian Moon on Nov 27, 2002

Every year the world shuts down on the 25th of December, but why? If it is just about gifts and family would this happen? This 3 part series looks into the real meaning of Christmas.

“Christmas beyond the Wrapping Paper” part 1 God’s Gift of Hope Brian A. Moon I recently heard a story of self-made millionaire Eugene Land, who greatly changed the lives of a sixth-grade class in East Harlem. Mr. Lang had been asked to speak to a class of 59 sixth-graders. What could he say to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:6-8, 1 Peter 1:3

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Extreme Makeover: Big Ears

Contributed by Wes Richard on Sep 6, 2004

God wants us to have big ears so we can gain knowledge, build relationships, and understand what God says to us.

One of the major television networks offers a series about people who are unhappy with their bodies and are willing to undergo surgery and all kinds of treatments to change. When they find someone willing to undergo a makeover, they bring in a team of plastic surgeons, eye surgeons, dentists, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-20

Denomination: Brethren

The Unsafe Savior Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 26, 2005

Why is Christmas seemingly under attack? Why would a seemingly harmless story of a baby in a manger stall elicit such anger and opposition?

OPEN: James Martin (in an article in the devotional "The Upper Room") wrote the following: On a trip to the Holy Land, I bought a nativity set for my Sunday School. It was carved out of olive wood in Bethlehem itself, and had all the traditional figures - sheep and oxen, wise men and shepherds. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Perfect People Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Apr 7, 2008

1st message of 4 part series in Hebrews. There are 18 messages preached in 4 sections. This is 3rd section focusing on the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. This section was preached during the Easter season.

God Wants a Perfect People My mom tells the story of a little neighbor boy who for Christmas received a cowboy outfit. It had a cowboy hat, vest, chaps and boots. As soon as he opened up his presents he put them on and then ran to the full length mirror in his parents’ bedroom. He stood there ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:11-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Thirst For God

Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 4, 2011

What do we need more than anything else in our lives? We know that the answer is "God" but do we really live that way? Trials reveal what we are trusting to make life work. Here we see David's deep longing to be closer to his God.

INTRODUCTION: "In his riveting and unsettling book Night, Elie Wiesel describes his boyhood experiences as one of the countless victims of the Holocaust. Ripped from his home and separated from everyone in his family except his father (who would die in the death camps), Wiesel suffered a dark night ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

An Essay On The Fall Of Man In Today's America

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 26, 2021

All of information and man conspire to keep us from the truth about life. They've labored quite thoroughly to keep us from the spiritual, to keep us from the truth about God.

All of information and man conspire to keep us from the truth about life. They've labored quite thoroughly to keep us from the spiritual, to keep us from the truth about God. But we see it. Beyond all the noise, technology, false philosophies, and half-baked theories, we see the truth. The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:5

Denomination: Salvation Army

Being A Doer Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 2, 2023

A journey through the practical wisdom of James.

Being and Doing James 1:19-27 August 26, 2001 Has someone ever told you a story and you have absolutely no clue where they’re going with it? One time, I was talking to someone who actually said, “to make a long story, longer...” Ugh! Make it shorter ... please, especially when I don’t know what ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Baptist

Our Sympathetic High Priest

Contributed by Doug Houck on Jan 29, 2022

We can come boldly to Jesus our sympathetic High Priest

INTRODUCTION Imagine you are an Israelite. You were born in Egypt. Your parents were slaves. You grew up as a slave, long hours in the hot sun making bricks for Egyptian building projects. Moses came to Pharaoh with a message from God, “Let my people go!” You lived through the plagues – ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 2:14, 1 Timothy 2:3, Romans 12:15, Hebrews 5:2, Hebrews 5:8, Hebrews 2:10-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist