Sermons on Heavenly Life:

Are We Ready This Christmas??

Contributed by James Menhenitt on Feb 25, 2003

What if this Christmas was the last one before the coming of our Lord; are we ready??

Sermon 7 December 2002 – Are we ready this Christmas?? Today is the second Sunday in Advent. We are celebrating that time when Jesus was born, when he came into the world. If we look around the island we see the preparations for Christmas. There are decorations springing up all over the island. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8, Isaiah 40:11-12

Denomination: Methodist

Called To Reconciliation And To Reconcile (The Trampled Triumphant)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 4, 2003

There is no one who ... can stand before God justified and clean because without the blood of Jesus that washes away our sin our righteousness is nothing more than filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). (A sermon for Ash Wednesday).

CALLED TO RECONCILIATION AND TO RECONCILE Text: Second Corinthians 5:20 - 6:10 William Cowper, the poet, found peace with God through the words, "Jesus Christ, whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins" ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

If It Ain't One Thing It's Another!

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Mar 9, 2003

The testing of our faith.

We live in a world full of trouble and problems, there are problems after problems. Not many of us can truly say "I don’t have any problems" Job even said it himself, "Man born of a woman but for a few days and full of trouble. But Job goes on to reason that since his days on earth are already ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Prophecy Of Paul

Contributed by James Barrett on Mar 14, 2003

Paul tells Timothy that at the end of the age men will be "without natural affection."

THE PROPHECY OF PAUL 2ND TIMOTHY 3:3 Intro: Much of the focus in church today is on prophecy, in particular, where we are in the prophetic timetable. Much of the attention is centered on the events and trouble in the Middle East. People today are very interested in what the Old Testament prophets ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

"Placing Your All At God's Disposal"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 20, 2003

Disciple involves our complete commitment to Christ.

Iliff and Saltillo UM churches January 5, 2003 “Placing Your All at God’s Disposal” I Samuel 7:1-12 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever had days when you couldn’t feel the presence of God, you couldn’t get your prayers answered, you felt out of touch with God and it was an overall “gray, dreary, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 7:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Not My Donkey You Don't!

Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Jul 30, 2002

Learning from the Triumphant Entry of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem by learning from the donkey he rode on.

****This message was inspired by the following contributors to SermonCentral.com---Kieth Linkous, Thomas Monroe, and Guy Caley, Thanks to you and the Holy Spirit, I too was able to write a ?Donkey Sermon!?**** NOT MY DONKEY YOU DON?T!!!--- Luke 19:29-35 JOKE--- Fred and his brother walk into a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:29-35

Denomination: Baptist

Let's Go Fishing!

Contributed by Edward Frey on Jul 31, 2002

Christ calls us to fish with his grace and to catch others for his kingdom, even as we have been caught.

Saturday mornings I usually catch the “Fishing Report” on WWL AM 870. The host offers all sorts of fishing tips for the area -- advice on what kind of lures or bait to use in certain water temperature and depth. He talks about when it’s best to fish and where to fish -- all good advice. I need ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19

Denomination: Lutheran

Keep God's Word Close At Hand

Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Aug 1, 2002

Sermon on the importance of Christian education

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, How many of you have a cell phone that you usually take with you wherever you go? Let’s see a show of hands. How many of you know someone who hardly ever goes anywhere without their cell phone? Especially now that cell phones have become smaller, cheaper, and ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Deuteronomy 30:1-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Knowing What God Wants Me To Do Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Aug 8, 2002

A biblical plan on figuring out God’s will.

Last week our focus was "Doing what God wants me to do and why I should even care." Our Scripture was Ephesians 5:17 NLT - "Don’t act thoughtlessly, but try to understand what the Lord wants you to do." We should care about doing what God wants us to do because it’s good for God, it’s good for ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: Baptist

Really, I Know What I'm Doing . . .oops! Sorry! Series

Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 14, 2002

A sermon on learning from our mistakes using Cain’s "mistake" with his sacrifice as a bad example.

“Really, I know what I am doing . . . Oops, Sorry!” Growing through our Mistakes. Introduction: Learning from our mistakes: 1. Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer from diarrhea". 2. Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick", a curling iron, into German ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:3-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Prayer Of Antioch

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 26, 2002

The prayer of Antioch got God’s attention in a big way, but we’re not told what they prayed. What can this unique prayer teach us?

OPEN: A 5-yr-old said grace at family dinner one night. "Dear God, thank you for these pancakes." When he finished his prayer, his parents looked curiously at him and asked him why he thanked God for pancakes when they were having chicken. He smiled and said, "I thought I’d see if He was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Purpose #3 Grow Series

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Jun 5, 2003

WE are commanded to grow. How do we do that? Read the sermon

Philippians 3:12-14 Grow Introduction A. The last couple of weeks now we have been studying the purpose of the church B. WE have talked about worship, we have talked about connecting, now we are going to talk about growing C. Growing sound like a gardening term D. You grow a garden E. Maybe it is a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Before The Rocks Cry Out

Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jun 6, 2003

This message was first preached on Palm Sunday, 1995, and a stone was used during the message on which the following words were written: “Keep Praising The Lord, and I’ll Stay Quiet”.

This message was first preached on Palm Sunday, 1995, and a stone was used during the message on which the following words were written: “Keep Praising The Lord, and I’ll Stay Quiet”. Luke 19:28-40 This portion of scripture gives the beautiful account of the triumphal entry of Christ into ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:39-40, Luke 19:40

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Loves Everyone And Expects Us To Do The Same

Contributed by David Petticrew on Jun 8, 2003

What the story of Jonah teaches us about God’s love and how we should love even our enemies.

X-men video clip: Jean Gray in front of the senate to Magneto’s comments while walking away from Prof. X. OK, so mutants don’t exist, but the attitudes are real. There are no cases of people being persecuted for being able to walk through walls or having adamantium claws that project through ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Throwing Dirt, Clay Balls?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 17, 2003

We look at how easy it is to throw away things of great value, like time, minutes.

AM I THROWING AWAY DIRT, CLAY BALLS? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I ponder time! 1 Cor. 9:27    But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 2 Cor. 6:2 NOW IS THE ACCEPTED ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:2, Psalm 90:9-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God