Sermons on Governmental Arrogance:

Basic Sense For A Sense-Deprived World Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2012

Solomon urges us to wake up and smell the coffee: we have to be serious about living with good sense.

Basic Sense for A Sense-Deprived World (Proverbs 19:21-29) 1. The continent of Africa has been a miserable place to live perhaps since the flood. 2. While all the world was making progress, Africa seemed to go backward. 3. All the experts were surprised when Africa started to lunge forward this ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:21-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"I Would Rather Receive"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 6, 2011

How to know the condition of our heart and how to change it.

I have come to know that everything we do in this life is a heart issue. The Lord talks a lot in the bible about a hardened heart. A hardened heart is one that is not pliable, one that is hard to break through, one that shows no emotion. But a soft heart, one that is pliable can feel pain and give ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:31

Christians Only

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 3, 2011

We must strive to be Christians only, but we must never be so arrogant to claim that we are the only Christians.

A. There’s a story told of a man who was out on walk when he saw another man about to throw himself from a bridge into the river. 1. He ran over to the jumper to save him and asked, "Why do you want to kill yourself?" The man answered, "I've nothing to live for." 2. The rescuer asked, "Don't ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There Will Be No Hot Shots In Heaven

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 17, 2011

You must humbly worship God!

In the modern Church we seem to have an abundance of celebrity preachers or pastors. They have large churches, TV shows, books galore. Even secular TV hosts will have them on their show. We have come a long way from men like Paul who called himself the Chief of Sinners and the least of all the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God's One Veil, Our Many Veils

Contributed by Lawrence Bradford on Sep 22, 2012

TEAR DOWN YOUR VEIL!

“GOD'S ONE VEIL, OUR MANY VEILS” SERMON TEXT: MATTHEW 7: 1-5: 1. Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2. For you will be treated as you treat others.The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. 3. “And why worry about a speck in your ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Keeping A Clear Head During Mixed-Up Times Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2012

Leading and following during uncertain eras of church life require us to keep a clear head. So does handling life. Paul rehearses some principles that can help us do that.

Keeping A Clear Head During Mixed-Up Times 2 Corinthians 10 1. I had a stressful weak; my sister is approaching death, and she and my brother-in-law had to talk about some painful decisions. 2. It is hard to keep a clear head when you are unsure, upset, and heart-broken. 3. But it is our choices ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Sermon Of Note To A People Of Need Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Oct 15, 2012

WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US IS BY FAR THE LONGEST SERMON WE HAVE SEEN IN THE BOOK OF ACTS, AND I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY, IS THE LONGEST OF THE BOOK ITSELF. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST SERMON GIVEN BY A NON-APOSTLE, AND WOULD RESULT IN THE FIRST DEATH OF A NON-APOSTLE.

A SERMON OF NOTE TO A PEOPLE OF NEED ACTS 7:1-8:1 INTRODUCTION: AT THE ONSET, I NEED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE EXTENT OF OUR TEXT THIS MORNING. LITERALLY, THIS IS A WHOLE CHAPTER. YET, I CAN FIND NO PLACE WHERE THE TEXT CAN BE DIVIDED THAT WOULD NOT DO DAMAGE TO THE CONTEXT. SO, HERE ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Dos Nombres, Un Pecado...soberbia Series

Contributed by Julio Gonzalez on May 15, 2013

Un enorme peligro es el pecado de la soberbia. Hace que creamos que somos algo por nosotros mismos y nos olvidemos que no somos nada sin Dios

Tema: Dos nombres, un pecado, soberbia- 2ª Reyes 15 1. Buen comienzo- Observemos que este rey tuvo un muy buen comienzo, era joven, sin embargo supo reinar correctamente, de hecho nos dice que reino 52 años en Jerusalén. Hizo muchas cosas bien pero no tuvo suficiente celo como para quitar los ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 15:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

You Talking To Me? Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 15, 2012

A study of the book of Isaiah chapter 37

Isaiah 37: 1 – 38 You Talking To Me? And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. 2 Then he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 37:1-38

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Command For The Rich

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 16, 2013

To enumerate the commands for us, namely: (1) no arrogance, (2) no false trusts, and (3) hope only in GOD.

I. EXORDIUM: GOD has a command for us, because we are rich in Him. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To enumerate the commands for us, namely: (1) no arrogance, (2) no false trusts, and (3) hope only in GOD. IV. TEXT: 1 Timothy 6:17 (Amplified Bible) As for the rich in this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Heavy And Displeased

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 14, 2013

The words, “ he went to his house heavy and displeased” caught my attention!

Heavy and displeased..….. 1 King 20:42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people. 43 And the king of Israel went to his house ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 20:39-42

Denomination: Pentecostal

Fighting Off Spiritual Virus Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2010

God is patient with the feeble-minded or the disadvantaged, but his wrath is boiling toward false teachers; they are carriers of a spiritual virus. Yet this infection can incubate within believers as wel -- and hinder God's will for our lives.

Fighting Off Spiritual Virus 2 Peter 2:10b-12 1. I remember hearing about computer viruses. Could a computer catch a germ? 2. I then learned that computer viruses were often malicious programs, developed by evil-doers, to destroy computers. They are often downloaded stealthily, without you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:10-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Don't Worry What Anyone Thinks Of You" Series

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 20, 2014

We rely to much on what others think that what God thinks. Please Lord take the 2 x 4 out of our own eye!!!!

The Ultimate Decision August 20, 2014 I was reading the story of Zacchaeus this morning and I could not get the nursery rhyme out of my mind. Many Sunday School children sing a song about this man. Zacchaeus was a wee little man A wee little man was he…… Maybe that is where ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Tax Collector And The Pharisee: Very Concise

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 9, 2019

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - 30th Sunday, Cycle C

Narada, the Indian sage, was a devotee of God, and thought that no one loved God more than he. His self-righteousness began to lead him towards pride and arrogance. The Lord read his heart and said, “Narada, go to this town on the banks of the Ganges for a devotee of mine dwells there. Living ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Catholic

Intellectuals And Yokes

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 15, 2016

There are many intellectuals who believe themselves to be beyond believing in "simple-minded" Christianity. Is the Gospel found in the Bible just a myth that needs to be reinvented, or, is it the Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth?

Matthew 11:25-30 (Please look this up in your Bibles and follow along as I read today's Scripture) Now let's go back to Matthew 11:25-26 NIV “At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Nazarene