Sermons on Hard Work:

Fix Your Fears (Part 2) Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on May 29, 2003

Lesson 12 in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. It is the second sermon on Jesus’s words about worry. I preached part 1 and 2 as Sunday AM & PM combo.

Fix your Fears (part 2) Matthew 6:25-34 Intro. Near the end of his life, Mark Twain said, “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” We spent our time this morning looking at this passage from the Sermon on the Mount and we focused almost ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christmas-- It's The Real Thing (Confessions Of A Christmas Lover)

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004

A sermon about sensing the hope of Christmas even amidst dark times.

Intro…I’d like to begin with a confession tonight; an introduction in the tradition of a 12 step meeting; and those who know something of such meetings can help me out with your response. “My name is Brad and I’m a Christmas lover.” I feel welcomed! And I do truly love Christmas. As I get ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Blind Man"S Cry

Contributed by Robert Baldwin on Aug 2, 2004

Blind Bartimaus a picture of a sinner such as I

A Blind Man’s Cry (Mark 10:46-52) Intro. We see here a picture of a man who was without sight, who heard about Jesus, and cried out for mercy. Too often we hear salvation described in such a light way we get the idea, it’s just turning over a new leaf. Throughout ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Baptist

A Hardened Heart

Contributed by Robert Baldwin on Aug 2, 2004

God was teaching Pharoah that he was no match for God.

A Hardened Heart (Exodus 7:1-13) Intro. The first six chapters of Exodus tell us of Moses, his birth, his preparation, his faults and his arguments. He is the Deliverer, certainly a type of our Lord. The next six chapters will tell of the deliverance of the nation of Israel, the picture and the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 7:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Jonah's Foolish Freewill Series

Contributed by Robert Baldwin on Aug 2, 2004

Jonah’s foolish attempt to exercize his freewill over God’s will

Jonah’s Foolishness Jonah 1:1-4 Intro. Most everyone is familiar with the book of Jonah. Many deny that it is true. Our Lord believed it was true because he referred to it. We are all like Jonah in certain degrees. What the book does is give us a picture of Christian disobedience and God’s ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

The Conversion Of Saul Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 5, 2004

Saul received a new LORD, new Sight, and a new Dynamic! [A Spiritual LSD, if you will]

The Conversion of Saul, pt. 1 Acts 9:1-22 Years ago in England there were 2 brilliant antagonists of the Christian faith: Lord Lyttelton and Gilbert West. They set as their life’s ambition to try to destroy Christianity. They were friends. They believed that if they could disprove 2 claims of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Revival Is In The Word Itself!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 16, 2005

Revival is so important. The word revival contains 21 items that will bring us to revival in our local churches, cities and nations.

REVIVAL IS IN THE WORD ITSELF! 2 Chr 7:14 KJV If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chr 7:15 Now mine eyes shall be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14-16

Mighty Expensive Stew

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 22, 2005

Father’s Day sermon about trading important and eternal things for cheap and temporary things.

Genesis 25:19-34 – Mighty Expensive Stew (Got lots of help, including some direct quotes, from other preachers on SermonCentral for this one. Thanx, guys!) In the summer after my 1st year of Bible college, I hung around a lot with 2 girls. One of them I knew from Bethany, Christina, and the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:19-34

Denomination: Baptist

Precision Cutting Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 22, 2005

8th in long series on Joshua. 1st of 2 sermons on mass circumcision in ch.5. This deals with cutting the sin out of our lives, execution-style.

Joshua 5:1-9 – Precision Cutting (I got some good info from another SermonCentral preacher. Good stuff!) An ancient story is told about a slave who traveled with his master to Baghdad. As he walked the busy streets he found himself in the market place where he saw Death in human form. Death ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Obstacles Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 22, 2005

11th in long series on Joshua. This speaks of conquering our own obstacles (like Jericho), even though sometimes God’s commands seem foolish or wasteful.

Joshua 6:1-27 – Overcoming Obstacles There is a story told of ancient times. Once upon a time, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Choose This Day Series

Contributed by Todd Goodwin on May 19, 2002

A message concerning what it means to be successful in the eyes of God

CHOOSE THIS DAY ______________________________________________________ S-ubject: Success C-entral Theme: What is Success O-bjective: Young people can have success in life by understanding three things that success is. R-ationale: I. Success is Fulfillment (your calling) II. Success is ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Joshua 24:14-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Experiencing The Spirit

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 20, 2002

Are we experiencing the Holy Spirit and unleashing the power He provides us with?

First Baptist Church May 19, 2002 Acts 1:4-8 & 2:1-4 Luke 8:4-8 Accepting the Spirit For many of us this started out as just another day in church. But, today is Pentecost. Pentecost is undeniably the most misunderstood and most often neglected special day on the religious calendar. Think of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8, Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Gracious King Series

Contributed by Bruce Ritter on May 20, 2002

There are 3 proofs of His right to royalty in Matthew 1: His Coming, His Claim, & His Character.

The Gracious King A Study of Matthew’s Gospel Matthew 1:1-17 A crown, a robe, or a scepter usually identifies kingly royalty. King James V of Scotland would on occasion lay aside the royal robe of king and put on the simple robe of a peasant. In such a disguise, he was able to move freely about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Pearl Of Great Price Series

Contributed by David Moore on May 21, 2002

The church is God’s Pearl of Great Price.

Stories Jesus Told The Pearl of Great Price Aim: To present the church as the purchase of Christ, a gem in the sight of God. Text: Matthew 13:45-46 Introduction: We come now to the parable known as “the Pearl of Great Price.” Like most of the other parables this one too has been grossly ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:45-46

Denomination: Baptist

Ain't No Going Back There

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Sep 29, 2006

Quit longing for the "good ole day." They are past and over. Look to where you are now and to the future

Ain’t No going back there Numbers 14:1-4 1So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. 2And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 14:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God