Sermons on Happy Family:

Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 23, 2004

The Beatitudes: Building Blocks to Be Like Jesus #4

✎ Americans love to eat! Annually we spend over 4 trillion dollars on food (yes that was T trillion). About five percent of our food money goes for snacks; that’s a mere 20 billion dollars each year (amazing how our pocket change adds up). The proof of Americas love affair with food is in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Plot: Why Did Jesus Have To Die Series

Contributed by Brad Crocker on Feb 25, 2004

Confusion happens when you miss the first part of the story. The Passion of the Christ doesn’t give you the first part of the story. Second of four in the series "Dying was His Reason for Living."

Dying Was His Reason for Living The Plot: Why Did Jesus Have to Die Brad Crocker Landmark Christian Church, Chippewa Falls, WI 2/2004 Confusion happens when you miss the first part of the story. If the first line you heard in Gone with the Wind was Rhett’s parting shot at Scarlett, you would ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:9, Romans 6:23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Has There Even Been Anything Like This?

Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 26, 2004

As I look around the world and around the church today I wonder, if there had ever been anything like this? I sometimes wonder why God lets life continue so wickedly. What can we do in a world and in a church that is growing further away from God?

“Has There Been Anything Like This” Introduction: Revive us again; Fill each heart with thy love May each soul be rekindled with fire from above Hallelujah, thine the glory Hallelujah, amen Hallelujah thine the glory Revive us again In just two weeks we come to a time of revival here at Oak Grove. ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:4-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Cross Of Christ

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 27, 2004

Consider the cross: 1- The death of the cross 2- The blood of the cross 3- The power of the cross

INTRO.- ILL.- The parents of a ten year old public school boy who was failing fifth grade math decided to enroll their son in a private Catholic school after exhausting all methods. The youngster stormed home the first day of school, walked right past them, charged straight to his room, and locked ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:21-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Heart Of The Problem - The Problem Of The Heart Series

Contributed by Keith Manry on Feb 27, 2004

Do you know what the single most talked about topic in the entire New Testament is? It’s not heaven or hell. It’s not the second coming of Christ. It’s money. In fact, 15% of everything Jesus Christ taught about had to do with this topic. And yet, for mos

The Heart of the Problem: The Problem of the Heart Jeremiah 17:9; Luke 3:10-14; Matthew 6:19-21 In October of 2001 my wife and I lost our son, Isaac, at only 17 days to a cause that has yet to be determined. The days that followed that life-altering moment were the worst days of our entire lives. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:11-14, Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Methodist

Ears Wide Open Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 5, 2004

Moses, Pt. 4 of 15

EARS WIDE OPEN (EXODUS 5:1-12:30) A father once tried to talk to his son about how college was going. The father said, “How are things going?” The son said, “Good.” The father said, “And the dormitory?” He said, “Good.” The father said, “How are your studies going?” He said, “Good.” The father ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Striving For Excellence

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 13, 2004

This sermon deals with striving for excellence in our walk with the Lord. It is preached on the occasion of our 15th anniversary as pastors at the church.

Striving For Excellence 15th Anniversary 3/7/2004 Proverbs 6:6-12 Philippians 3:7-11 Text 3:12-14 Rick Let’s go to Forest Hills Park for our annual Church picnic for a moment. It’s a hot sunny day, and you notice ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:6-12, Philippians 3:7-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Who Do You Answer To? Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 14, 2004

Accountibility is needed in the church because real change rarely happens alone.

Who Do You Answer to? I Samuel 2:12-29 Introduction: While deer hunting in southern Ohio this past week I had a sad story related to me.I was talking to a youth pastor while we were waiting to start hunting, and he asked if I had huntedwith a man named Billy (not his real name). I told ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:12-29

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Challenge Of Patience Series

Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 15, 2004

A sermon on patience as one of the fruits of the Spirit. (Sermon 4 in the series)

Introduction: 1. Patience, just the word is enough to remind most of us that we haven’t arrived. I don’t care who you are, I know that you sometimes struggle with being patient. It doesn’t matter whether you are a kid or a senior adult, there are times when other people get to you. 2. I had to ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Esther: Victory Over Enemies Series

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Sep 23, 2004

Victory comes when we are in right relation to the King

Esther 7:1-10 Victory Over Enemies Woodlawn Baptist Church September 19, 2004 Introduction “In 1567 King Phillip II of Spain appointed the Duke of Alba as governor of the lower part of the nation. The Duke was a bitter enemy of the newly-emerging Protestant Reformation. His rule was called the ...read more

Scripture: Esther 7:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

In Times Like These

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 27, 2004

In difficult times we must: 1- Count the blessings 2- Consider the source 3- Continue the life

INTRO.- ILL.- 22 year-old pop singer Britney Spears got married again for the second time in nine months. The first marriage lasted only about 55 hours. Someone calculated that if she kept up this pace by the time she is 50 she will be married some 39 times. SHE GOT MARRIED AGAIN. I say, so ...read more

Scripture: Job 14:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When I Give The Best Of My Service

Contributed by Mcclinton Hall on Sep 30, 2004

In everything that we do for the God, it ought to be our best.

When I Give The Best Of My Service I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1 My brothers and sisters, what God wants and what God deserves is all our being ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1, Romans 1:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Baptism Of The Baptized Series

Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 17, 2004

The meaning of Pentecost, God pouring out His Spirit to empower the mission from Jesus to go into all the world as His witnesses to make disciples from all nations.

A children’s catechism class was learning the Apostles Creed. Each child had been assigned a sentence to repeat. The first one said, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” The second child said, “I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son…” When he had completed his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Encourage Yourself

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Oct 18, 2004

We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast and our trust fixed on God.

1Samuel 30: 1-8:“And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire. And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Are You So Afraid Of? Series

Contributed by David Asch on Oct 25, 2004

In this text we tackle our fears and discover the antidote to fear. We will see the cure for what you are afraid of. Whether or not you take the antidote will be up to you...

WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF? Mark 4:35-5:43 INTRO: 1. What are you afraid of? Recently my 6 year old, DJ, said ¡§my problem is arachnophobia.¡¨ Everybody has fears ¡V public speaking, spiders, caves, other people knowing they have fears. These fears, unless the go to the extreme of being phobias, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational