Sermons on Greg Smith:

Come Out Of The Cave!

Contributed by David Smith on Jul 2, 2001

A challenge to come out of the places we feel safe or hidden and tackle what God has planned for our lives.

Come out of the cave!! 1 Kings 19:9-12 1 - I give up! A - Living For God can make you feel alone - none left but me Lord. 1- right choices with friends (lost friends) 2 - right choices on job (may cost you acceptance) 3 - right choices in world ( may keep you from fitting in) B - God’s plan ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

A House Is Not A Home

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 3, 2001

Christ comes to dwell in our messy, imperfect homes, just as they are, to build love, not a museum-like perfection.

A house is not a home. A house is not a home. A house is a house, and it may be lovely to look at and fine to visit, but a house, by itself, is not a home. What is the difference? Let me tell you a tale of two houses. These are the best of houses, these are the worst of houses. See if you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-17, John 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

A King In The Gate

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 3, 2001

David’s emergence from grief over Absalom was marked by his "sitting in the gate" -- a sign of healthy recovery in that he had begun to care for others more than for his own wounds, he had returned to the work of justice, he faced vulnerability, he resumed leadership, he could face his own grief.

I This day the noise of battle, the next the victory’s won. Or so the king hoped. Much was at stake. His own future was uncertain; the nation’s stability was shaky; the confidence of those around him was low; and, most of all, his relationship with his son was in jeopardy. There had been a ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Ambassadors With Contradictions

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 3, 2001

We live with contradictory feelings about many things, including our church. We do not get the gift of reconciliation fully until there is conflict, but God wants to give the gift of reconciliation now, if we will accept it.

Church, some say, should be a place of peace. Church should be a place where we can come after a week of dealing with conflicts, fears, and doubts, and find peace. I was told we don’t want conflict at church. And I do understand. I do understand why, when we come to the hour of worship, we want ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20, 2 Corinthians 6:2-10

Denomination: Baptist

Ambassadors With Wide Open Hearts

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 3, 2001

The cross teaches us to allow ourselves to be misused in the name of giving so that others might find salvation; the alternative is to hoard and thus to lose.

The woman answered a knock on her door, and found there a homeless man who said that he was looking for odd jobs to do so that he could earn a little money. “Well,” she said, “around the back of my house I do have a porch that needs painting. Can you handle a paint brush?” He said that he could, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Want To Help In Gods Kingdom?

Contributed by George Smith on Feb 6, 2002

There are a lot of people who need help Spiritually, So do you want to help?

(INTRO) When God made mankind He loved mankind, So God try to help mankind but we would not take His help. So from that time God has put a call out to those who would like to help their fellowman. God call Prophets to tell us what we were doing wrong and what to do to get it right, but that did not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Night Visits

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 17, 2002

Sermon for Black History Month, incorporating the poetry of recently deceased African poet and statesman Leopold Senghor; focus on imprisonment, liberation, empowerment, and forgiveness.

It was night. Nothing else need be said. That short and simple phrase says it all. It was night. It was night when they visited my bedroom, when I was a child of six, to tell me that my mother would not be coming home for a long time. The stress of giving birth to my brother had been too much; ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-11, Psalm 8:2-5

Denomination: Baptist

I Know History; I Do Not Know Myself Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 4, 2002

It is one thing to know history and theology; it is another entirely to understand our own hearts. Job’s pilgrimage into self-understanding led to self-hatred, but in Christ that can be redeemed.

I’ll ask you to repeat with me this wonderful, ringing affirmation from the New Testament: But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him. I know. I know the one in whom I have put my trust. ...read more

Scripture: Job 9:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

A Lesson In Stewardship

Contributed by Herschel Smith on Mar 5, 2002

This sermon is designed to help individuals understand how to be a good steward of what God has given us.

A Lesson In Stewardship I. Receiving of the Wealth (14-18) A. Unequally Divided (15a) B. Uniquely Decided (15b) C. Used Differently (16-18) II. Reckoning of the Workers (19-20,22) A. Time Allowed (19) B. Talents Accounted for (20a, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Baptist

I Know You Are Watching Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 10, 2002

When we consider that God is watching us, we may ask, as Job did, whether He is watching us to hurt us, to humiliate us, or to rescue us. Actually He is watching us in love to empower us.

“I can’t let you out of my sight for one minute.” How many parents here have ever said that? “I can’t let you out of my sight for one minute.” How many have said it at least a thousand times? You said it to a small child, bent on doing something that would hurt. You said it to an older ...read more

Scripture: Job 10:1-22, 2 Timothy 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

Using The Mighty Weapon

Contributed by Herschel Smith on Mar 12, 2002

This sermon is designed to help an individual to more effectively use the Word of God.

Using the Mighty Weapon II Corinthians 10:4-6 I. To Demolish the Fortresses (4b) A. Constructed by Satan B. Conceals Souls C. Consists of Sin II. To Destroy the Falsehoods (5a) A. Doctrines Formed B. Definite Following C. Deceit Found III. To Display a Foundation ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:4-6

Denomination: Baptist

Surrounded By Something Better

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 13, 2002

Funeral message for Gary Pervall, Air Force veteran who died of the effects of Agent Orange.

Being surrounded is threatening. Even when what surrounds you is not dangerous, you still feel threatened. How do you feel if you are closed in? Suffocated if there is too much of anything surrounding us. I know of people, for example, who don’t like to be in a small room; they get ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Can Make A Difference

Contributed by George Smith on Mar 13, 2002

It just takes one to make a difference in some one life.

INTRO: Effective witnessing saves people from God’s judgment. We witness to some through our compassion and kindness; to others we witness as if we were snatching them from the eternal fire. To hate "even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh" means that we are to hate the sin, but we must ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:20-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Directions

Contributed by Bruce Smith on Mar 13, 2002

Which way are you going

DIRECTIONS Which way are you going TEXT: Psalm 37:23 Psalm 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. The Lord Himself delights in his ways So who is this good man in whom the Lord delights The person in whom God delights is one who follows God, trusts ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:23, Psalm 37:23-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Passover Seder For Christians

Contributed by Bruce Smith on Mar 13, 2002

Passover Seder

Leader: We gather this evening to take part in a ceremony that has been observed by G-d’s people for over three-thousand years. As He led them into the wilderness, the L-rd spoke to Moses, saying: Leviticus 23:2-7 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ’The feasts of the Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:2-7

Denomination: Pentecostal