Sermons on Guards:

All People Matter To God Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jul 25, 2010

James speaks abruptly to believers who recognize status. This message teaches that all people matter because the ground is level at the cross.

All People Matter To God James 2:1-12 * Let’s begin tonight by reviewing our “Core Values”. 1) The Bible is our guide book. 2) God loves us and has a plan for us. 3) All People matter to God. 4) We seek to honor God in all we do. 5) The Local church (that’s us) is the hope of the world. We can ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Do You See What I See? Series

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 6, 2010

We need to see what Jesus has told us to see, the abundant evidence all around us of God’s care for the needs of His children. We need only trust in Him.

Anxious For Nothing Part 1 Do You See What I See? 03/18/07 AM Text and Reading: Matthew 6:25-34 [The main thoughts for this sermon and series are drawn from the writings of John MacArthur in his book: Anxious for Nothing.] Introduction A.Don’t Worry, Don’t Worry, Don’t Worry 1.Three times in these ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fruit Of The Spirit- Peace. Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 29, 2008

The fruit of peace is a beautiful fruit to behold!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Have you ever come home after a hectic day looking forward to some peace and quiet? • As you pull into the driveway you are anticipating a nice quiet evening at home with the family! • You get out of the car and walk in the door and the dream is shattered. The kids are ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Temple Attitudes - Part 1

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 1, 2008

Part one of a discussion of Jesus’ clearing of the temple during His last week.

Temple Attitudes – Part 1 Matthew 21:12-17 June 1, 2008 Introduction There’s a term we like to use when describing anger about something regarding things we love or the things of God. That term is “righteous anger.” We might feel righteous anger when we hear the name of Jesus being slandered ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:12-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

Trust Your Mother's Teaching

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 8, 2011

Should we listen to our moms? Hmm.

Trust Your Mother’s Teaching Have you ever received really, really good advice about something you were struggling with? You had no idea what to do, no framework even to decide on the next step, and then you shared your problem with someone and they gave you good advice? When I thought ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:20-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Five Golden Shields

Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011

Father's Day Message about Rehoboam's gold shields, and how we often replace things of value with things of lesser quality.

1 Kings 14:25-28; 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 – Five Golden Shields Everyone loves a good story. I’m about to tell you a story as background for our message today, but I have to say… it’s not a story with a happy ending. I wish that it ended better, but it’s a sad tale. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 14:24-28

Denomination: Baptist

He-Man With She-Problems (Samson’s Fatal Attractions) Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 23, 2012

Samson's realy weakness was that he was a he-man with me-problems. Contrast his attitude with Jesus'...

Every superhero has a weakness. For Superman it was a make-believe mineral called kryptonite. In the presence of this radioactive rock, Superman lost his powers and became like any other man. But we’re not interested in comic book characters; we’re following the exploits of someone ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:1-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Barbarians At The Gates

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Sep 20, 2013

In Nehemiah we see that the world was attempting to infiltrate the faith and how Nehemiah dealt with this problem.

Barbarians At The Gates Nehemiah 13:1-31 Intro: Back in 1990 Bryan Burrough and John Helyar wrote a book titled Barbarians At The Gates. In 1993 that book was made into a movie. Some of you may have seen the movie. It was about the hostile takeover of RJR Nabisco by unwanted investors. As I read ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Coronavirus & God’s Protection

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 26, 2020

Psalm 91 describes God's unqualified protection of His faithful Saints. This psalm lays out the prerequisites for His protection, what He saves us from, and the means He uses to protect us. This is especially necessary in the age of Coronavirus.

CORONAVIRUS & GOD’S PROTECTION Ps. 91:1-16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A young man told his friend, “My uncle in Detroit tried to make a new kind of car. He took the engine from a Ford, the transmission from a Chevy, the tires from a Cadillac, and the exhaust system from a Buick.” 2. His ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Be Wise! - A Summer Series Based On The Wisdom Of Proverbs

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 21, 2019

The introductory sermon - A summer series based on the wisdom of Proverbs

Be Wise Proverbs June 23, 2019 Three Stooges Video Any ideas what were talking about today? Usually when someone calls us a wise guy - it means they’re not happy with us. We’ve done something to get them upset by giving some kind of a smart alec / sarcastic response. Well . . . amazingly, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 2:1-12, 1 Kings 3:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

God Chose You

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Jul 29, 2019

Some of us might have trouble believing that the big, eternal God would ever even notice little old me. But Paul, right from the start of his letter to the Ephesians, emphasized that God had chosen them to be his.

This is our third Sunday now focusing on the book of Ephesians. At last we're getting around to starting at the beginning. We have already peaked at parts of chapter 2 and chapter 3 because of special themes for Epiphany and Human Relations Sunday. But now we get back to a more orderly ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Freedom Is Not Free

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Aug 9, 2019

The Bible has a lot to say about spiritual freedom and spiritual bondage.

Freedom is not Free Selective verses Introduction- As we celebrate our countries 243rd year of independence, we must understand that freedom is not free, it cost someone something for us to be free. We must also understand that not all people want to be free, some want to be in bondage because ...read more

Scripture: John 8:36, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 6:12

Denomination: Nazarene

Downsizing Part 3: The Halliburton

Contributed by Travis Voeltz on Sep 27, 2019

Today is part 3 in our series. It was originally going to be 4 parts, but I downsized…

Open Today is part 3 in our series. It was originally going to be 4 parts, but I downsized… In part 1 we talked about having faith in worldly possessions is like using a wet paper sack…the bottom is going to fall out. In part 2 we talked about having confidence in ourselves, or in the flesh, and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

Witness: Glorifies #3 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 24, 2019

We are called to be witnesses in the most uncomfortable situations and place so the glory of God will shine above our fears and desires.

We began a conversation two weeks ago about what gives us meaning in this life and I suggested that the question is actually a mute point for those who call themselves Christian because if we believe that Christ came, died and rose again then we must also live it. To live out this belief we are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Work Worth Doing

Contributed by Hiram Withers on Nov 12, 2018

God calls us to join him where he is working . When we attempt to work on our own we do so in vain.

The philosopher Jacques Ellue said, “The first a great fact which emerges from our civilization is that today everything has become “means” no longer in “end”; we do not know where we are going. We have forgotten our collective ends, and you possess great machines; we set huge machines in motion in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1-2