Sermons on Goodbye:

The Hidden Commandment

Contributed by Andy Barnard on Dec 27, 2008

Hidden in the middle of the Golden Rule is a commandment which needs to be obeyed.

THE HIDDEN COMMANDMENT - Telling yourself the truth. I want to talk to you this morning about the hidden commandment. Mk 12:28-31. Did you hear it? Love your neighbour as you love yourself ... we need to love ourselves! But do we? Woody Allen: “my one regret is that I am not someone else” If we are ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Likes To Work When Nothing Else Will

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 21, 2009

When it seems you can’t go on, Jesus shows up.

JOHN 5:1-9 “GOD LIKES TO WORK WHEN NOTHING ELSE WILL” A) How does God feel when people hurt? Does He care or is He unconcerned? * Jesus is in Jerusalem for a feast and goes by the sheep market where there’s a pool. * The pool has five porches that overlooks the body of water. * It’s a monument of ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Risking It All

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Nov 13, 2008

We say God is all-powerful, but when push comes to shove are we ready to put all our faith in Him? Is believing in God a risk?

President John F. Kennedy once said, “There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.” History is strewn with people who took risks and in so doing they changed the course of history. It is something we don’t like ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-7

Taking The First Step

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Oct 30, 2006

Every Journey in life has to begin with the first step. Our first step when learning to walk was not easy (for most) we had a tendency to fall and get up and fall and get up again and again and again until we finally could keep our balance and walk. So it

Taking the first step A grocer was down in the cellar of his shop when he noticed his small son standing at the edge of the open trap door. He called up, “Here I am, Sonny, jump down.” But the boy hesitated. “I can’t, Daddy; I can’t see you.” Up came the answer, “No, but I can see you; trust me ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Honoring Fathers

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Jun 6, 2006

Giving honor to father’s and mothers is biblical. Today we are giving honor to father’s. Instead of preaching at our fathers today is going to be rather light. I hope you will laugh some but at the same time we will share some serious and sobering thin

Giving honor to father’s and mothers is biblical. Today we are giving honor to father’s. Instead of preaching at our fathers today is going to be rather light. I hope you will laugh some but at the same time we will share some serious and sobering things about fathers. TOP 10 THINGS YOU’LL ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Funeral Message For Gayle Pearson

Contributed by James May on Sep 19, 2006

Funeral message and graveside statements for a 54 year old man who had a heart attack.

Funeral Message for Gayle Pearson September 19, 2006 We are here to honor the life of Lawrence Gayle Pearson. As I have listened to the eulogy and the letter written by his children, and I have spoken with some of the family members, I have come to know that Gayle was not always what he appeared ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

New Year, New Man

Contributed by Robert Cox on Dec 30, 2006

A lot of people make resolutions this time of year. Make one yourself....

Gal 5:16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Do The Wicked Prosper?

Contributed by John Nichols on Mar 5, 2007

Many people ask the question, "Why is life unfair?" The Psalmist in the 73 Psalm, feels the same way. How do we answer this question?

Why Do The Wicked Prosper? Life is unfair. There are so many things about life that don’t make sense. I had a great childhood. My father was a police officer here in Nashville. My mother was a CPA in Green Hills. We lived in what the time seemed like a mansion. Now looking back I realize it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:1-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Behave Wisely In The Home

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 11, 2012

If there is any place where we have trouble walking with a perfect heart, it is at home! At home, we are real. At home we tend to be lax, and, more often that not, it gets us in trouble! We will SAY things at home that we would never dream of saying in pu

Intro: If there is any place where we have trouble walking with a perfect heart, it is at home! At home, we are real. At home we tend to be lax, and, more often that not, it gets us in trouble! We will SAY things at home that we would never dream of saying in public. We will DO things at home; we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 102:2-3

Denomination: *other

Your Place In Him

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jun 20, 2011

Adapted (with permission) from my friend, Rick Ousley, challenging us to determine in which chair of faith we sit. Are Committed, Casual, or Corrupt?...We cannot fool God..It’s HIS terms or Not at all!

Your Place in Him Joshua 24:1-28 * From time to time, I hear a message which needs to be proclaimed. Not long ago I was in a service with my friend, Rick Ousley, and heard him give a call about ‘where we are’ with God. Praying for God’s leadership & asking Rick’s permission, I believe Father’s ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Finishing The Race

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Oct 17, 2019

All who finish this race will receive a crown and not just those who finish first.

Finishing the Race 2 Timothy 4:6-22 These words which Paul writes to Timothy at the end of this epistle are probably the last words that Paul speaks to us before his execution at Rome. He wrote a letter to the Philippians at this time to address issues at the church there and to prepare them to go ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 2 Timothy 4:16-18, 2 Timothy 4:6-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

World Record Catch

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 19, 2019

This morning we will see the results of a boat-sinking catch on personal lives

A. Opening illustration: You know you have a big fish when you use a forklift to hold in up for a picture. That’s what Carl Sawyer had to do in 2006 when he caught the 83 lb. state record Flathead catfish in the Altamaha River. Not to have it long, Jim Dieveney tied him in 2010 but held up his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Determined Love 101

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 9, 2014

Ruth a Moabite, wouldn’t have been accepted by the Israelites, but because God had plans for her life, and her heart was pure before Him, she ended up marrying Boaz, “a man of great wealth and integrity.” Moreover, from their ancestral line came David.

Determined Love 101 Ruth 1:14-18NKJ Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.15 And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:14-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Life Worth Living

Contributed by Mark Lindsey on Sep 8, 2022

We have been entrusted with the mission of going and making disciples.

“A LIFE WORTH LIVING” ACTS 20:17-24 From Acts 1 through the final chapter, Acts reveals why the church was born and why the church exists today: to tell the good news of Jesus Christ. The believers experienced hardship and persecution, but they did not give up. Their purpose was more important ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:17-24

Denomination: Baptist

Love Came Down At Christmas

Contributed by Reggie Corfield on Dec 22, 2024

At Christmas if all we speak about is Jesus and the manger in isolation of his life of love and sacrifice we are doing the gospel a disservice. Christmas is a redemption story - tell it with all its glory.

As we prepare for Christmas, sometimes I wonder if we have allowed the Savior to be stolen from our celebrations. I say this because “Merry Christmas” has been replaced with “Happy Holidays”, businesses exclude Christmas by saying “holiday sale” and when someone asks if you are ready for Christmas ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14, Luke 2:1-20, Isaiah 9:2-7

Denomination: Anglican