Sermons on Harrys Truman:

We Just Bought A Saloon

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 4, 2006

A sermon on choices from Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Sunday Evening Service Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Introduction: Several years ago, there was a temperance speaker who was lecturing on the evils of liquor. “Who has the most money to spend?” he yelled. “The saloon keeper! Who has the biggest house? The saloon keeper! Who has the finest furs and the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Condemnation Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 15, 2007

How to recover from a condemning heart

1 John 3:19-24 November 26, 2006 No Condemnation Parable of Pharisee and Tax-Collector – Luke 18:9-14 – there must be something other than either arrogance before God, or a feeling of worthlessness. 1 John 3:19 says “This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:19-24

Denomination: *other

Damaged Goods Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 25, 2007

Exposition of Jude 12-15

Text: Jude 12-15, Title: Damaged Goods, Date/Place: LSCC, 9/17/06, AM A. Opening illustration: I hope that there are no postal employees here this morning. As you may guess, living 1300 miles away from family with little children, we send and receive a lot of packages in the mail. And there for a ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

Watchmen On The Wall

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 22, 2006

God ties the accomplishing of His will to His people’s willingness to pray. He looks for "watchmen" who are committed to pray unceasingly and persistently for the fulfilment of His promises.

Isaiah 62:6-7 “I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.” In Isaiah’s time the cities of the Middle East ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 62:6-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Body By Jesus

Contributed by David Ward on May 13, 2007

BIG IDEA: We need the body of Christ in order to mature in Christ

INTRODUCTION: "White Line Syndrome" is a phenomenon I first encountered when playing basketball in a kid’s league years ago. How it works is, late in the game our coach would call a time-out, and instruct us in what we were to do once play resumed. I remember how clear his instructions sounded in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lifestyle Evangelism Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 31, 2007

Exposition of 1 Peter 2:11-12

Text: 1 Peter 2:11-12, Title: Lifestyle Evangelism, Date/Place: LSCC, 9/4/05, AM A. Opening illustration: Deborah and Jane’s story p. 16-17 in The Unchurched Next Door B. Background to passage: After giving these suffering Christians the definition and purpose of the church, Peter transitions back ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Encouraging Words In Desperate Times

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 1, 2007

Paul understands that his life is drawing to an end and pens these encouraging words to ministers and believers in difficult ministries.

Introduction - Running toward Unseen Goal United States runner Marla Runyon has been legally blind for 22 years. Even so, she competed in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. In fact she qualified for the finals in the 1500 meter race. (Marla finished eighth, three seconds behind the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5, 2 Timothy 4:5-6

Denomination: Baptist

Discovering A Caring Community Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jun 9, 2005

How the church is to be a growing and caring family.

God has intended the Christian community to be a growing family characterized by sharing and fellowship. The churches love however, should never stop flowing here. Although we are to keep a constant eye on the needs of their fellow members, they are equally concerned with loving and serving the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Peace Series

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on May 8, 2004

This is the fourth sermon in the Series "The Fruit of the Spirit."

THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS PEACE—GALATIANS 5:22-26; ISAIAH 26:1-6; AND JOHN 14:22-31 What does peace mean to you? What comes to your mind when you read or hear the word? All of us can picture the five finalists in the Miss America Pageant being asked their final question which might be phrased ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26

Denomination: Methodist

Jesus Loves The Church

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 8, 2005

Jesus loves the church very deeply. He is faithful and committed to His church, despite our failures. Let us (1) love the church the way He loves her, and (2) understand our need of the church for our growth.

(Most thoughts in this sermon taken from Joshua Harris’ book ’Stop Dating the Church’.) How does Jesus see the church? The passage in Eph 5 is usually heard at weddings - about the love between husband and wife. This is right and good, but these verses also reveal a lot about what Jesus thinks ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Jesus Overcame Others' Faulty Assumptions

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

How Jesus Overcame Others’ Faulty Assumptions

How Jesus Overcame Others’ Faulty Assumptions - Matt. 22:23-24 Illustration:Leadership is the discipline of deliberately exerting special influence within a group to move it towards goals of beneficial permanence that fulfills the group’s real needs. Dr. John Haggai, Lead On!. Everyone ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:23-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Now Act Like It! Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Dec 15, 2001

Having spelled out the benefits of salvation, Peter calls on the Church to act like the special people they are.

Now Act like It! Text: 1 Peter 1:13-2:3 Introduction The Owner’s Manual of my car gives special instructions for the type of fuel & oil and how to operate my vehicle Now I can operate my car without following the guidelines in the owners manual but I do so at my own peril. The Bible is the ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Great Men Serve Best

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Aug 11, 2006

In this power crazy world there are still humble servants of Christ who do not seek recognition or reward from men.Jesus is our true example of being a man of God!

There are many in the world right now who claim to be Apostles. It is not for me to say who is and who isn’t, but we can see what the hallmarks of true and false Apostles are from the Scriptures. I have met men in Third world countries who have no riches and no formal training, who exhibit the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

False Teachers

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Jun 8, 2006

We are going to look to God’s Word today concerning false teachers and see what our responsibilities are:

We are going to look to God’s Word today concerning false teachers and see what our responsibilities are: I. RECOGNIZE DECEPTION Deuteronomy 13:1 “If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,” a. Keyword: “dreamer of dreams” b. In the Bible it ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 13:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Identify A True Apostle

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Aug 25, 2005

There are many in the world right now who claim to be Apostles. It is not for me to say who is and who isn’t, but we can see what the hallmarks of true and false Apostles are from the Scriptures.

HOW TO IDENTIFY A TRUE APOSTLE There are many in the world right now who claim to be Apostles. It is not for me to say who is and who isn’t, but we can see what the hallmarks of true and false Apostles are from the Scriptures. I have met men in Third world countries who have no riches and no ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal