Sermons on Haughty:

God Is Bigger Than My Selfishness Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 9, 2021

Fast food restaurants ask you, “Would you like to supersize your drink?” Warehouse stores sell Costco and Sam’s Club offer us items in bulk – really big sizes. It seems like the only item in modern day life that hasn’t been upgraded is God.

Today, we continue a short 4-week series entitled God is Bigger. Pause for a moment because I want everyone to hear this question: How big is your God? How capable is God in your mind? J.B. Phillips wrote a book that he gave a title that fascinates me entitled, Your God Is Too Small. He writes, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11, Philippians 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

Does God Hate Anyone? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

The quality of your life will be determined by how well you know God. Not information about God, but really know God.

A young lady and a pastor’s daughter when off to a state school here in Texas and the very first person she met said, “There is no God. There has never been any God. If there is a God, I am he.” This same young lady when to her first class where her professor announced: “I want to serve notice on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

Sex And The Christian

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

The pleasure found in sex is not embarrassing. While the movies portray marital sex as routine and ordinary, the Bible considers the lifetime sexual union between one man and one woman as both sacred and profoundly pleasurable.

Adultery recently made the news. Iran has sentenced a 43-year-old widow and mother of two for “illicit relationships” with two men After receiving 99 lashes, she was sentenced for stoning. After much pleading from the United States and Great Briton, Iranian courts have relented and are considering ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Justification By Faith

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Feb 27, 2021

This is from a series I preached on Romans.

Title: “Justification By Faith” Script: Romans 3:21-26 Type: Series/Expository Where: GNBC 2-28-21 Intro: Thomas Chalmers was Scotland’s greatest 19th cent Churchman. He was having trouble explaining faith to a woman. Somewhat frustrated, he finally left her by exiting through her backyard. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-26, Romans 3:21-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Ephraim Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 27, 2022

In the biblical account, following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite Joshua, the land was allocated among the twelve tribes.

Ephraim Ephraim is the second son of Joseph and Asenath. The name Ephraim, then, means "fruitfulness." Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as a wife and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 19:50, Joshua 16:1-4, Joshua 17:15

Denomination: Baptist

Why Lord?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 7, 2022

Children are different in many ways, but almost always they are alike in one way

• You tell a child to do something and invariably they will say, “why” ? • You tell a child not to do something and invariably they will say “why”? One of the reasons it annoys us as parents when our children do this, is because sometimes we know they should do something, but we do not always ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy Of Prayer: Spiritual Disciplines = Spiritual Privileges

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 16, 2022

During this extended period of Covid 19 lockdown, we need to draw nearer to God. This sermon is about the spiritual practice of prayer.

Sermon for January 16, 2022 - The Joy of Prayer - Prayer as a Spiritual Discipline Last week Pastor Arleen introduced our current series on spiritual disciplines. If you missed that message, it was an excellent overview of what spiritual disciplines are and why they matter. You can watch that on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15, 1 John 5:14-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Judge Or Not To Judge - James 4:11,12

Contributed by Vernon Risner on Jan 23, 2022

Jesus says in Matthew 7:1 that we aren't to judge. Then in John 7:24 Jesus says to "judge correctly". So which is it? Are we to judge or not to judge? Today we look at this topic and it's far-reaching implications on the Christian life.

To Judge or Not to Judge - James 4:11,12 When I was in high school, there was this guy in my class that was on the rough side. He smoked, cussed, had long hair. Later we became good friends but before that – I remember a day a Christian student approached him sharing a judgmental comment. This ...read more

Scripture: James 4:11-12, John 7:24, 1 Corinthians 5:9-12, Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

#50 A Smart Answer To A Dumb Question Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Aug 15, 2021

In Mark 12:18-27, the Sadducees asked a dumb question, and Jesus gave them a brilliant answer. In His answer, we get a glimpse of what it will be like in the next life.

#50 A Smart Answer to a Dumb Question Series: Mark Chuck Sligh August 15, 2021 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chuckcsligh@gmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives. TEXT: Mark 12:18-27 ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:18-27

Denomination: Baptist

Pride Vs. Humility Series

Contributed by Peter Kelly on Aug 25, 2021

Series # 13. Paul addresses the roots of disunity with the church.

When we lived in Oregon you became aware of a few things you don’t really think about growing up in Pennsylvania. One of those things is recycling. We threw out everything as a boy growing up in Wilkes-Barre, PA: Paper, plastic, glass. It didn’t matter or cross our minds about the ecological ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:6-13

A Christmas Love Song Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Dec 17, 2021

The Christmas story is like a compilation CD of three great love songs: Joseph's to Mary; Mary's to God; and God's to us.

Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Luke 24 How many of you know the name Isaac Watts? Isaac Watts is typically referred to as “the father of English hymnody.” Over the course of his life, he wrote over 600 hymns, including Alas and Did my Savior Bleed, O God, Our Help in Ages Past, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:25-38, John 14:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Ten Commandments Part 9 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 29, 2018

Part nine of this series focuses on the ninth commandment, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." This message examines the reality of how prevalent lying is in the world today.

The Ten Commandments – Part 9 Scriptures: Exodus 20:16; Proverbs 3:5-7; Hebrews 6:18; John 8:44; Ephesians 5:8 Has someone ever asked you how they looked in some clothes and you, not wanting to hurt their feelings, told them they looked fine? Has someone asked you how you are feeling, and you ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

That Is Why You Fail Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Nov 29, 2015

Part two of this series focuses on who we speak words to (gossiping) and whom we allow to speak words into us - remembering that speaking life and death is not about being a Christian, but about the power of words.

That Is Why You Fail Part 2 Scriptures: Matthew 17:14-21; James 3:5; Numbers 13:25-14:25 Introduction This is part two of my series, “That Is Why You Fail.” If you recall from part one of this series, I shared with you that the words we speak share with others what is on the inside ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Go And Do Likewise

Contributed by Bill Walker on Oct 25, 2016

The heart of spirituality. Thinking outside the walls of the church. Core concerns of God. Ministry. Two options: "pass by" or "go and do."

GO AND DO LIKEWISE Luke 10:25-37 We live in a world of visual images and sound bites. It is hard for most people today to imagine the whole family sitting around a radio and listening to the president speak each week for 30 minutes as was very common in the 1930’s-40’s. In our Media ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Judging Others Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 31, 2016

An inseparable corollary of justifying oneself is condemning others. When anyone elevates himself, everyone else is lowered accordingly.

Introduction A. At a COMDEX computer expo a quite while ago, Microsoft's Bill Gates compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles per gallon." Not liking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6

Denomination: Baptist