Sermons on Goodbyes:

Money Talks! Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 9, 2017

Money Talks - James chapter 5 verses 1-6 - sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). A Warning against Hoarding Wealth (vs 1-3) (2). A Warning against Stealing Wealth (vs 4) (3). A Warning against Decadence Wealth (vs 5-6) SERMON BODY Question: Would you like to be rich? Answer: Very few of us would say, “Nah, it doesn’t interest me!” Ill: • One wise ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Brethren

Dressed In His Righteousness Alone

Contributed by Lori Broschat on Feb 29, 2016

Wearing the garment of Christ

DRESSED IN HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ALONE We owe a great deal of our modern phrases or figures of speech to two sources; Scripture and Shakespeare. Often I like to quiz my confirmation students on whether a phrase comes from the Bible or Shakespeare. From Scripture we derive such phrases as “my ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: United Methodist

The Greatest In The Kingdom Series

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jun 22, 2019

THIS IS A MESSAGE ON THE TRANSFIGURATION, AND THE NECESSITY TO OVERCOME PRIDE IF WE ARE TO BE GREAT IN BUILDING JESUS' KINGDOM

THE GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM MATTHEW 18:1-10 MARCH 24, 2019 IN THE 1960’S THE BOXING WORLD WELCOMED A RELATIVE NEWCOMER TO THE HEAVYWEIGHT RANKS. WITHIN A MATTER OF MONTHS HE HAD DEFEATED THE CHAMPION, TWICE, AND WAS NOW THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. HE HELD THE TITLE FOR A LONG TIME. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Three Good Reasons To Say 'no" To God

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Dec 16, 2019

Mary had many good reasons to say 'np' to the message from the angel. But she chose the wisest answer to say to God. She said 'yes.'

I love the quote that you’ll see printed on the front of your bulletin. Martin Luther was the one who said it about the Christmas story. "There are three wonders here: one, that God should become a man; another, that a virgin should bear a child; and third, that Mary believed. And the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Leave Your Baggage Behind Series

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jan 21, 2020

When Jesus called Matthew as a disciple, he followed without hesitation. But, we often bring a lot of baggage alongside our faith. How can we work towards dropping our baggage and following Jesus more freely?

Opening and Introduction In our text today, we heard of a tax collector named Levi, more commonly known as the disciple Matthew. Matthew was working in his toll booth and left everything behind to follow Jesus. He left without hesitation, without conditions, and without negotiating how he would ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Measure Up

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 18, 2018

God asks us to help build His ONE church - and how we measure things can make all the difference in how the local church turns out. What measuring stick does God want us to use in making the right measurements?

(This sermon was preached at our annual “Unity” service, where we bring our English, Spanish, and Burmese churches together for one big worship service. On this occasion, we ordained one Hispanic man to the preaching ministry and another as an Elder for the Hispanic church). OPEN: Years ago I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:12, Mark 16:16, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 4:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Passion For Christ

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Feb 18, 2014

We must have a passion for Christ and that passion must be strong enough to motivate us to follow Jesus no matter what we must leave behind in order to do so.

Last Sunday we talked about the marital relationship between husband and wife and Christ and the church and the kind of commitment that this holy love portrays. This week we’re looking at the passion that should be a part of the relationship between every believer and the Lord. Passion is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:19-21

Denomination: Nazarene

Abraham's Call Series

Contributed by Tim White on Mar 10, 2014

God calls Abram from one life to another. Lessons for our call.

• The first eleven chapters of Genesis covers some 2000 years of history. These next fourteen chapters of Genesis deal with Abraham. • Terrah, Abrams father went a third of the way to the promise land. • God placed His call on Abram. Gen 12:1 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Faith_it's A Verb!

Contributed by Larry Scott King on Mar 22, 2014

Exercising your Faith. Faith is a strong spiritual muscle but if it isn't exercised it becomes weak. Faith is not stagnate, It moves and shakes. Faith needs action to work to its fullest strength.

What is faith? Faith is a little word that is often taken for granted. The word faith is thrown around by a lot of different people in a lot of different ways. Everyone has faith to some degree or another. An atheist may not have faith in God but he or she has faith in something. If they drive a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-10, Galatians 5:13-16

Denomination: United Methodist

Rejoice In The Lord, Always In The Lord

Contributed by Jonathan Meyer on Nov 1, 2016

Beyond our three decades of ministry, and in spite of the terrors of this world, we have great reason to rejoice in the Lord! (Context of sermon: Preached on our Congregation's Rally Day and 30th Anniversary.)

[Singing] “This is the day / This is the day / That the Lord has made / That the Lord has made / I will rejoice / I will rejoice / And be glad in it / And be glad in it!” I worked at a camp in Wisconsin one summer, and we sang this song every day. Every. Sin-gle. Morning. It was the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7

Denomination: Lutheran

Forgiving God

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008

Us being forgiven by God is without question; but that God needs to be forgiven by me borders on blasphemy. Although it seems unthinkable to even mention that we would need to forgive God of the universe, our creator, our redeemer. But many people must go

Sometimes life hurts us. And when we hurt, the natural response is anger. When another person is responsible for our pain, our anger turns toward the one who has injured us. To restore peace, we know we need to forgive. But sometime’s there’s no clear culprit in our suffering. At those times, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Knowing His Love

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 23, 2010

Paul tells us that there are four dimensions to Christ’s love that we need to not only perceive but to comprehend. These can't be understood naturally but require the Holy Spirit to illuminate our eyes to be able to grasp the wonder of Christ’s love.

Knowing His Love Ephesians 3:14-21 As humans we can only visualize the world around us in three dimensions. Our nervous systems are equipped to conjure images in merely three dimensions. We can visualize height, width, and depth. It is difficult for us to imagine a fourth dimension. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Jars Of Generosity

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 17, 2008

We arae jars of clay to whom God gives gifts and through whom God gives gifts.

Title: Jars of Generosity Text: II Corinthians 9:6-11 Thesis: We are “Jars of Clay” to whom God gives gifts and through whom God gives gifts. Introduction Bonnie and I are parents. Raising children is a costly endeavor. According to the latest estimates, a family making $70,200 a year or ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Tale Of Two Mothers

Contributed by Neil Chitty on Jan 23, 2008

Jesus gives back to two grieving mothers their dead and dying children.

A Tale of two mothers. I read a couple of short stories last week that go like this: A teacher gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. The next day in a written test, she included this question: " My full name has six letters. The first one is M. I pick up ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:22-43

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fresh Encounter

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 13, 2013

All of us need a Fresh Encounter. Without any apology, Richard Blackaby was my inspiration for developing this message. Everyone needs a "First Encounter" with Jesus followed by a "Fresh Encounter"...It's life-changing.

Fresh Encounter Jerry Watts John 12:1-11 * Have you ever had an experience which you would call an ‘encounter?’ Encounters are those events in your life which you ‘remember!’ I’ll never forget the time I almost stepped on a cotton mouth moccasin. I’ll never ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Baptist