Sermons on Great Provision:

From Lamb To Ham

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

Fueled by Philip Yancey’s What’s So Amazing About Grace?, Jesus’resurrection showed that God opened the door for oddballs and misfits.

Acts 10:9-16 – From Lamb to Ham I’ve been wanting to preach this message for some time. And right after Easter is a good time to do it. Today I’m talking about one of the changes that Jesus made by His life and death. I’m talking about food. Now, our religion has very little to do with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:9-29

Denomination: Baptist

Let The Blessings Flow

Contributed by Robert Brent on Sep 1, 2004

This simple and touching story gives us several important insights into the blessings of God flowing into our lives.

"Let The Blessings Flow" 2 Kings 4:1-7 God wants to pour His blessings into our lives. This passage teaches us four principles of how we can receive His blessings: 1. We must be aware of our need. (1) She was about to lose her two sons to a creditor. A desperate need = "If God does not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Grace To You

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Sep 2, 2004

When studying the Word of God we will find that every word, every letter is filled with God’s Glory and His power.

When studying the Word of God we will find that every word, every letter is filled with God’s Glory and His power. We will find that He has a divine purpose for every syllable that that He utters. That may be difficult for some of us to fully understand, but it is true. Let me show you what I ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Good News / Bad News

Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Sep 2, 2004

Palm Sunday Sermon

Good News / Bad News Hey, did you ever hear the one about when the guy says, "I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news..."? Of course you have. There’s more than one. It’s a classic vaudeville set-up line. Did you ever notice how when you look at the original events of Holy Week, the week we are ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Bring Your Vessels Not A Few

Contributed by David Seeley on Jan 2, 2005

The only limit to how much of God we can experience in our lives is how much room we make for Him.

I. There was an urgent need. A. A death in the family. B. A debt that could not be paid. C. A future of slavery. D. Overall a very dire situation. II. There was a use of what was available. What do you have in the house? God wants to use what you have for His glory. One song writer said, “What’s ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Holiness

The Danger Of Being Satisfied

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 14, 2004

God knows that when people are so abundantly blessed that they have a tendency to forget who it was that enabled them to get their blessings. They have a tendency to enjoy the blessings but forget the blesser.

TEXT: Deuteronomy 8:10-14 TITLE: THE DANGER OF BEING SATISFIED The word “full” in verse 10 means satisfied and is translated satisfied in the NIV and the NASB. The Hebrew word “full” or “satisfied” means: “to fill to satisfaction. To have plenty of; to be fulfilled; to have one’s fill; to have ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:10-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hold On Series

Contributed by Rodney Mason on Sep 17, 2004

It is important that Christians understand that they possess the ability to weather the storms of life.

Introduction This week will start part 2 of 2 sermons entitled “Standing on the Promises”. The world we live in is full of troubles, tensions and turmoil. If we don’t have something to hold on to, we as the world will be hopeless and helpless. I am reminded of my childhood when I was in school ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thank God Jesus Didn't Take His Own Advice

Contributed by Robert Eggers on Sep 18, 2004

Luke 14:25-33 is usually seen as Jesus’ advice to his disciples to be committed to him above all. But Jesus didn’t follow that advice and we thank God he didn’t because he went way beyond human logic and calculation to become our Savior and Lord.

Luke 14:25-33 Thank God Jesus Didn’t Follow His Own Advise Jesus said, “Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Hearing God Speak In The Storms

Contributed by Mike Turner on Sep 18, 2004

God speaks to us in the storms.

Hearing God Speak In The Storms Job 38:1, Matt 7:24-27 Job 38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Joke: Twelve ministers were on a plane going to a conference in Seattle. When they came into a large storm, they told a flight attendant to tell the pilot that everything ...read more

Scripture: Job 38:1

Denomination: Baptist

Which Jesus Do You Want?

Contributed by Jeremy James on Nov 21, 2004

A message about choosing Jesus Christ who is there for us and not choosing those things that seek to destroy us.

It would seem as if our lives were all about choices. Coke or Pepsi, Ford or Chevy, Nike or Reebok, McDonalds or Burger King. Today we demand choices it is as if choosing were our national past-time. 2000 years ago there was a choice to be made as well. Matt 27:15 You may notice a difference ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:15-23

Denomination: Methodist

The Magnificence Of His Providence

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Nov 26, 2004

A Thanksgiving mesage from Psalm 65.

John Reynolds, in his Anecdotes of the Rev. John Wesley (1828), tells the story of Wesley’s student days at Lincoln College in Oxford. A porter knocked on Wesley’s door one evening and asked to speak with him. After some conversation, Wesley noted the man’s thin coat (it was a cold winter ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 65:1-13

Denomination: Other

The Thief

Contributed by Kenneth Jarman on Nov 27, 2004

The enemy comes but to kill, to steal, and destroy, and he is out to get you and your family

THE THIEF John 10:10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.” LET US PRAY Who is this thief? He is one who desires to be like the Most High. How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground. You who weakened the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Is Not The Backup Plan - He's The Back Up Man

Contributed by La Juana Morris on Sep 29, 2004

Begin to call on the Lord not just in times of trouble - but before you get into it

1 Corinthians 15 1Friends, let me go over the Message with you one final time--this Message that I proclaimed and that you made your own; this Message on which you took your stand 2and by which your life has been saved. (I’m assuming, now, that your belief was the real thing and not a passing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

Now

Contributed by La Juana Morris on Sep 29, 2004

A sense of Urgency

Now! A sense of urgency Jude 1:24-25 Now – during a time of hatred Now during the time where children disrespect their parents and teachers Now during a period where drugs run rampant in our community Now – a sense of urgency. Now – where pulpit leaders molest our children Now when so ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:24-25

Denomination: Methodist

The Joy Of A Forgiven Heart

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 4, 2004

Psalm 32 is a clear passage of Scripture dealing with hidden and secret sins that need to be confessed. Five "Cs" are used as an outline for the message.

The Joy of a Forgiven Heart Psalm 32 Psalm 32 sings out the “Joys of a Forgiven Heart.” King David wrote the psalm as an expression of his thankfulness for God’s grace in providing the gift of forgiveness. Both Psalm 32 and 51 reflect on King David moral failure. The background for the Psalm ...read more

Denomination: Free Methodist