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Reason For The Season

Contributed by Tim Zukas on Dec 25, 2004

For Sunday After Christmas. Reason for the Season is to reconcile the world. Uses "Unchurched Harry and Marry" by Lee Strobel

I have been doing parodies of The Night Before Christmas this season. I did one on Christmas Eve and you might remember that on Thanksgiving Sunday I read one The Day After Thanksgiving. In response to the Thanksgiving poem, I got an email with another parody. I don’t know who wrote it, so I can’t ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:10-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Mother's Love Series

Contributed by Cesar Verdeflor on May 9, 2007

A mother cannot give a perfect love but she can give a sacrificial love.

A MOTHER’S LOVE AND CARE (Selected Verses) In 1914, a woman from West Virginia named Anna Jarvis spearheaded a campaign to help persuade U.S. president Woodrow Wilson to set aside May’s second Sunday as a national day for recognizing mothers all over the world. She orchestrated a letter-writing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:16-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Problem Of Faithfulness

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 18, 2007

Faithfulness is a quality we aspire to, yet there are serious road blocks on the way. How can we overcome those barriers to this essential quality of character?

Sermon for CATM – November 18, 2007 – The Fruit of the Spirit - Faithfulness Galatians 5:13-25 I went for a walk the other day in the crisp autumn air to clear my head and to prepare to work on today’s message. Do you ever do that? Nobody else around you, or at least nobody there to judge your ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christ The King

Contributed by Stephen Becker on Nov 24, 2007

Using the Nicene Creed (in addition to Luke 23:27-43), we look at Christology and Who Jesus is, how He saves us, and how He and the Father are one. The sermon is Christological in nature, but also looks at the Trinity.

CHRIST THE KING Luke 23:27-43 Stephen H. Becker, M.Div. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church—Elk Grove, CA Christ the King Sunday, November 25, 2007 Grace and peace to you my friends, from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ! Today is Christ the King Sunday. Most of us Christians have often ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:27-43

Denomination: Lutheran

Shift Family

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Dec 10, 2007

God is with us always.

It doesn’t take long for us to learn of God’s desire of the first couple in the Bible. In the first chapter of Genesis, v. 27, the text tells us that God created "male and female." And in the following verse, v. 28 we read “God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:1-72

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Do You Belong To? Adoption Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 12, 2009

There are some powerful applications to what we receive from God when we’re adopted by Him.

OPEN: I read the true story of a woman who explained that her favorite spot at the local zoo was the “House of Night”, where nocturnal creatures crawled and flew about. She said “One very bright day, I stepped into the exhibit and was plunged into total darkness. Almost immediately, a small hand ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:10-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Reaching The Unreachable” Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008

Nebuchadnezzar certainly fits the profile of an unreachable!

OPEN BIBLES TO Daniel 3 & 2 Peter 3:9 (Lot’s Scriptures Today) 1. UNREACHABLE. IMPOSSIBLE. NO WAY. NEVER! 2. Whether we admit it or not, there seems to be those in our lives that are just way out there. They just seem SO unreachable! a. Oh I know God loves the world, but some to them… no ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:1-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Not To Wear Series

Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Oct 7, 2008

4th sermon in a 4 part series on Ephesians 4 called Changed from the Inside Out; title inspired by TV show of the same name.

What Not to Wear Eph. 4:24-32 Intro: When Brigitte wins the remote control wars at our house and manages to banish me from ESPN or Fox News she will usually watch something on Hallmark, the Home and Garden network or TLC. And seeing how they are girly channels, which usually means I’m forced into ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Putting Coals Of Fire On Difficult People

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Aug 1, 2005

This message tells us how to treat people who hurt you. Romans 12:14-21 describes how to deal with difficult people.

”Putting Coals of Fire on Difficult People” Romans 12:14-21 When someone hurts you how are you to respond? With revenge or love? Before Christ the Old Testament law was “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Jesus brought a new level of ethical law, the law of love. The word “revenge” ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:14-21

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Prince Of Peace Brings A Sword?

Contributed by Doug Koehler on Jun 27, 2008

There are a number of passages in the New Testament known by some as "difficult sayings of Jesus"; one of which is, "I did not come to bring Peace but a Sword". This sermon explains Christ’s Words using Creative Homiletics. Creative messages, if done corr

Advertising is quite effective. It is so effective that millions of dollars are spent each year just to acquire 60 seconds worth of air time during the Super Bowl. When asked why companies are willing to spend so much money for just 60 seconds of air time, the response is simple. Companies believe ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:34-40

Denomination: Lutheran

Being Fillled With The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jun 3, 2008

As Christians we have the Holy Spirit but aren’t necessarily "filled" with the Spirit because we quench the Spirit’s work. Sermon concludes with an invitation to be filled with the Spirit, through prayer and annointing with oil.

Have you ever thought to yourself: “I read the Bible and go to church, why don’t I see any positive changes in my life?” “Why am I still struggling with a particular sin or sins even though I keep trying to repent and give it to God?” “Why am I not seeing healing whether physically, spiritually, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

Heaven's Benefit Package

Contributed by Bishop Talbert Swan on Mar 28, 2010

Living for God provides us with the best benefits in the world.

Heaven’s Benefit Package Pastor Talbert W. Swan, II Psalms 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: A lot of people work a job only because they need the benefits. One of the hallmarks of the recent campaign for president was the cost of health insurance, which has ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:2

Denomination: *other

Just A Stone's Throw Away

Contributed by Rick D Brackett on Oct 11, 2006

The sermon deals with the adulterous woman but the emphasis is placed on forgiveness and restoration.

“JUST A STONE’S THROW AWAY!” ILLUSTRATION There was a man that told his friend that they had dismissed their pastor. His friend asked, why? The man said, “Because he told us we we’re going to hell.” The friend asked, “What does your new pastor say?” The man said, “He says we’re going ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Messiah's Mandate Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 11, 2012

Making disciples is not something that we do, but rather it is a lifestyle that we live.

Messiah's Mandate Text: Matt. 28:16-20 Introduction 1. Illustration: It is easy to determine when something is aflame. It ignites other material. Any fire that does not spread will eventually go out. A Pentecostal church without evangelism is a contradiction in terms, just as a fire that does not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Methodist

Thy Kingdom Come Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 3, 2011

Do you really mean it when you say, “Thy kingdom come?

Later on this morning we are all going to say together some very familiar words. We are going to say, “Thy kingdom come“. But I want to ask you to stop and think. Do we really mean it? Do YOU really mean it? I was recently talking to a friend I’ll call Tina who confessed to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed