Sermons on Gospel Proclamation:

Getting Fit: Serving Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 20, 2011

If you're saved, you're a servant.

Getting Fit: Serving 1 Peter 4:10-11 Rev. Brian Bill 2/20/11 I experienced a slice of servanthood again this week as I watched a team of dedicated servants serve a funeral dinner for the family and friends of Tony Shubert this past Wednesday. Under the leadership of Lisa Johns and Amanda Pfaff, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

Discovery Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 30, 2008

Until you go, you’ll never know; until you know, you’ll never grow; until you grow, you’ll never glow.

Christmas Questions: Discovery Luke 2:8-20 Rev. Brian Bill 11/30/08 Our culture really gets into Christmas cards. It’s reported that Americans send 2.1 billion of them each year. Hallmark alone has more than 2,700 Christmas card designs. I confess that, like Nathan in our drama, I don’t always ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Woe, Woe, Woe - Part 1 Series

Contributed by David Elvery on May 6, 2009

3 pitfalls the Pharisees fell into and which we can fall into also.

“Woe, Woe, Woe - Luke 11:37-55” Gladstone Baptist Church – 5/11/06 am S1 - Not everyone with Bad eyes are outside the church. Jesus turned his attention to the Pharisees in the crowd and expressed regret at their blindness and inappropriate action. (Review of last week, Vs 37-41) OOPS Last ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:37-55

Denomination: Baptist

Mercilessness, The Disease Of The Soul - Part 5 Of 8 Series

Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 1, 2010

5th part of eight on the Beattitudes.

The Perfect Standard For Life Mercilessness, The Disease Of The Soul -Part 5 of 8 Reading: Matthew 5v7 Many years ago now, a true story is told of two identical twins who were working for their father. They were so close they even dressed alike. When their father died they took over the family ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Baptist

Resurrection Blessings

Contributed by David Owens on Apr 5, 2010

This is an Easter sermon that focuses on the blessings we have because of the resurrection. The blessings are joy, hope, and power.

Introduction: A. Happy Resurrection Day! 1. As you know, today is the holiday known as Easter. 2. It is the traditional, annual day for celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. 3. In many respects, every Sunday is Easter Sunday, because we gather every Sunday to remember the death, burial and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:17-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Godliness, Manhood And Leadership, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Mar 5, 2008

From a conference for college-age men on what it means to be a man, God’s man and God’s leader.

Godliness, Manhood and Leadership As men, we’re in crisis. The crisis we experience is deeper and more pervasive than probably any of us realize. It’s a crisis which impacts us first as males -- then it shifts – and it twists and troubles relationships with others, especially with women. This ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

"God Calls To Account" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 14, 2007

Sermon 9 in a study in Hosea

“The LORD also has a dispute with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds. 3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his maturity he contended with God. 4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and sought His favor. ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 12:1-14

Denomination: Orthodox

What Is Next?

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 23, 2007

A sermon discussing what is next in the life of a Christian. Audio, outline, & Powerpoint will be placed at www.sermonlist.com

GALATIANS 5:16-21 ‘So I say, “Live by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-21

Denomination: *other

Surviving Your Family Media Intake Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2011

To help the audience to leave with a heightened awareness of the way their homes are impacted by the media and to take aggressive action to prevent them from harming their homes

Philippians 4:8 I want you to be aware that a little dwarfed man who was running a scam here locally was recently caught by police. He was pretending to be a channeller, a spirit medium – someone who can communicate with the dead – and he was scamming people. So, they put him in our ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What To Do With Hand-Me-Downs

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011

An examination of traditions that concludes: traditions can have good beginnings and can protect the truth, but they are a stumbling block when given the same attention as God's word

Mark 7:1-13 Introduction - It's 1903. Russian czar Nicholas II notices a sentry posted on the Kremlin grounds for no apparent reason. After some hunting around he finds why. 127 years earlier, In 1776, Catherine the Great had discovered the first flower of spring on that spot. She gave an ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Worship That Is Real Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011

Real worship begins with my personal adoration of God, expresses itself in all my life, and joins together with the Body to bring glory to the Father

John 4:24 Introduction – I opened my Email. What great wealth of knowledge would be arriving today? Along with the list of other things was an urgent message, forwarded to me by a well-meaning friend. “Beware of the new petition to remove religious broadcasting from the airways. ...read more

Scripture: John 4:24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Your So-Called Life

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011

Jesus calls us not just to live differently, but to die to ourselves and to regard our lives as not our own

Matthew 16;24-27 Intro: I recently ran across a quote from Richard Wurmbrand, a preacher who spent many years in prison under Rumanian communists because of his testimony for Jesus. Wurmbrand says he was trying to explain systematic theology to a Russian preacher of the underground church ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Giving In The Kingdom Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Nov 18, 2011

Giving in the kingdom of God is an act of worship that demonstrates how much we value God and His kingdom.

Two men were marooned on an Island. One man paced back and forth worried and scared while the other man sat back and was sunning himself. The first man said to the second man, "aren’t you afraid we are about to die." "No," said the second man, "I make $100,000 a week and tithe faithfully to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Big Ideas Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 19, 2011

An intro to a series through the book of Nehemiah. A sermon to show how God delights in taking little people and accomplishing big things through them

Nehemiah 1-4 Someone wrote years ago, “Just when I figure out all of the answers in life, they changed the questions!” Too true. More than ever, they’re changing the questions at a dizzying pace. Life is BIG. It’s fast, confusing, transient. That’s OK. God has ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Becoming An Overcomer Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 20, 2011

Instead of always being overwhelmed, God wants us to be overcomers.

Becoming an Overcomer 1 John 5:1-10 Rev. Brian Bill 11/20/11 Two weeks ago our family was standing outside saying goodbye to our daughter Emily as she headed back to Iowa. I’m not sure if anyone else had shoes on or not, but I was just wearing my socks. There was a lot of commotion as dogs ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-10

Denomination: Baptist