Sermons on Grace And Mercy:

Easter - Preparation For Eternity

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 17, 2002

We dare not forget that this life is a preparation for eternity - an eternity in which we will be among the saved or the lost forever & ever.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2018) TEXT: 2 Timothy 4:7-8; Matthew 27:62-28:7 A. What a wonderful day this is! All over the world people are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, alive ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:58

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gump's Gospel

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 18, 2002

Entertainment it is; Gospel it aint! Forrest Gump was fun to watch, heartwarming and had a lovely moral...it just isn’t true!

June 25, 1995 The greatest ever recorded revival of spiritual obedience took place in Nineveh. Jonah took a submarine ride to get there. You might recall that Nineveh was a wicked place that got God’s attention. He commissioned Jonah to go and preach to those folks. Jonah rebelled --tried to ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 16:19

Denomination: United Methodist

Striving For Church Health – Healthy Younger Men Series

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Jul 22, 2002

Younger men have many things as there priorities. Some men set out to conquer college, push through graduate school, learn a new job, establish a family, build up the bank account, and retire at 55.

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: A month ago, we began to talk about Striving For Church Health. If SCC is going to be a healthy church, the senior saints must lead the way in example and conduct and we, the congregation, must know how to react and respond to their lives and walk among us. Young ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:6-8

The Key To Understanding The Gospel

Contributed by Lindsey Mann on Jul 25, 2002

Jesus said that if we understood this parable we would understand all parables.

THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE GOSPEL LEARNING AT THE FEET OF JESUS Mark 4:10. “And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.” There is an obvious difference between those who hear Jesus on a shallow or cursory level and those who hear from him ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:10-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Philip's Faithful Witness Series

Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Jul 26, 2002

Philip was a faithful witness because he was a pioneer.

HEROES OF THE FAITH 5C-- PHILIP, ?A DEDICATED PARTNER IN THE WORK? SUB-SERIES ?A FAITHFUL WITNESS.? ACTS 21:1-9 JOKE--- A little boy was in a relative’s wedding. As he was coming down the aisle he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd alternating between the bride’s side and the groom’s ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Free To Serve

Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Aug 2, 2002

Christ redeemed us from sin, death, and the devil. He redeemed us for service to God!

FREE TO SERVE (Romans 8:1-10) INTRODUCTION by now we’ve all seen vivid pictures of how oppressive governments like the Taliban heartlessly enslaves its own people. But there is something even more oppressive that enslaves people right here in our own homeland! I. Sin enslaves us. Sin follows a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

The God Of The Second Chance Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 29, 2004

Three Things Jonah found out about God… 1. Jonah Found out God Gives Second 2. Jonah Found Out God Still Had A Plan For His Life 3. Jonah Found Out How Much God Can Do With One Person.

A Study of Book of Jonah Sermon # 4 “The God of the Second Chance” Jonah 3:1-4 The last time we were with Jonah he was deep in prayer deep in the fish’s belly. In that prayer he finally got things right with God. It is ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Truth About End Times

Contributed by Ric Freeman on Jan 4, 2005

Dealing with world catastrophies

January 2, 2005 AM The Coming of the Lord [s1] This past week we have witnessed what is probably the most horrific disaster of our lifetime. While we have seen the news reports of earthquakes, and wars, and other atrocities, we have not seen a disaster of this magnitude. Adding to the impact on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-38

Denomination: Charismatic

Wilderness Wanderings Series

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jan 9, 2005

Are we wandering aimlessly in the wilderness rather than entering into the Promised Land of service and fulfillment?

Reading: Psalm 139 Text: 4:9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. … 11 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. Last time we looked at Hebrews 3 and 4 and the story of the Jews at Kadesh Barnea and applied them ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Comforting Kingdom

Contributed by Ryan Sato on Jan 13, 2005

Have you ever heard of “Happy Hour?” This is a time where we try to distract ourselves from all the problems of the world and try to cope with the reality of real life…..I think one of the reasons that “Happy Hour” was created was in an effort to cope wi

Opener: Have you ever heard of “Happy Hour?” This is a time where we try to distract ourselves from all the problems of the world and try to cope with the reality of real life…..I think one of the reasons that “Happy Hour” was created was in an effort to cope with our sorrows. This topic of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Mastering Success For Life!

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 17, 2005

We are in for an amazing journey to find the keys to mastering success for our lives! This sermon will also challenge churches on the importance to being successful!

Mastering Success For Life! Jeremiah 29:11 We are in for an amazing journey to find the keys to mastering success for our lives! Joshua 1:8 “Study this Book…continually. Meditate on it day and night so you may be sure to obey all that is written in it. Only then will you succeed.” NLT Rarely ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Baptist

Joy In The Mist Of Your Mess

Contributed by Russell Darby on Jan 23, 2005

When you are going through all of those painful, tearful, sleepless, heartbreaking, agonizing life altering, and life destroying trials, troubles and tribulations count it all joy.

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Trials, Troubles and tribulations, sometimes seems to be a way of life and it seems that sometimes we as Christians feel that life just should not be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Am Not Confused

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 29, 2005

Many thanks to my pastor friend James Childers of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Chesnee, SC for this outline. There are a lot of things I am confused about in this nation of ours, but there are some things that I am not confused about!

PSALM 71:1 “I AM NOT CONFUSED” A) I have never read about, or heard about, or seen a people that is as confused about things as we are today ... We are confused about most everything! * Politics confuse me – most of the time! * The pope confuses me – all of the time! * Preachers confuse me – ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 71:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Shrewd Steward Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 10, 2002

This parable gives us three principles for being Shrewd Disciples.

A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 42 “Parable of the Shrewd Steward” Luke 16:1-15 A middle-aged man is in trouble with his boss. He has helped himself to his employer funds one time too many and now he is facing the music. In ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

You Can't Mean That, God? Overview Of Habakkuk

Contributed by Warren Bird on Dec 15, 2002

When Habakkuk asked God to eradicate evil he got an answer he never expected. His reflections on that answer help us to consider how to respond to evil, how to understand why God allows evil to cause great suffering and draws us closer to our Lord.

Introduction One of the great literary achievements of the 20th Century has become one of the great cinematic achievements of the 21st Century. The first instalment of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy is quite simply a phenomenal film that has brought to life a phenomenal book. And that is a ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible