Sermons on Helpless:

My Father’s Business

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 29, 2011

We are to be about our Father's business

I. Your Priorities Will Change - When Christ was missing He was twelve years old. Where would one suppose to find a twelve year old? Playing with friends, wrestling with other boys, having fun, and all the other things twelve year olds like to do. But Jesus was in the Temple sitting among the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:40-49

Denomination: Baptist

03 Liberated By Hope. Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 14, 2008

Using HOPE in our lives ❶ Seize Unbelief ❷ Admit Fear ❸ Redirect Thoughts ❹ Attitude of Praise ❺ Confident Trust ❻ Resting in His Word

1 Sam 30:1-6 Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Dusk was falling on the Saturday before Christmas in 1927 the S-4 submarine (S-class submarines, were the first class of submarines built ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Anything Except Facing My Accountability To God Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 14, 2011

Society at large and individuals in general despise the idea of facing a God who holds them accountable and whose wrath is incurred.

Anything Except Facing My Accountability to God (Acts 14:1-20) 1. Sometimes there is no answer to conflict. It just is. 2. From Reader's Digest: "On his birthday, my husband was stuck driving our six rambunctious children around. As usual, they were yelling, punching, and annoying one another. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Open The Door, The King Is Coming!

Contributed by C Vincent on Aug 12, 2009

How God wants to live in the Church and show His glory

Open the Gates and the Doors, the King is coming! Psalm 24 After the incident when the cart stumbled the ark was taken to Obed-edom = blessing The presence of the Lord was there in the ark Slide 1 the ark of the covenant was to be carried with poles by the priests We can try to move God with ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

From Graveyard To The Mission Field

Contributed by Renato Benitez Estabillo on Apr 23, 2010

This account recorded by Mark, is a wonderful demonstration of the power of God to cleanse and forgive men and women, who have sunken to the darkest depths of sin. Transformed from being a demoniac to being an evangelist.

FROM THE GRAVEYARD TO THE MISSION FIELD • INTRO: • This account recorded by Mark, is a wonderful demonstration of the power of God to cleanse and forgive men and women, who have sunken to the darkest depths of sin. • Let’s take a closer look at this account, and learn ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 17, 2008

The first in the series on the Beatitudes. 1. The Happy, 2. The Humble, and 3. The Heaven bound

Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit Matthew 5:3 Introduction The crowds had begun to follow Jesus. His miraculous works, teachings, and His name had spread throughout the regions. Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him. Now when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Baptist

Six Steps To Personal And Corporate Revival

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 3, 2008

Jesus Christ continues forever as our unchangeable priest saving souls and making intercession for us! Therefore, because this is Jesus’ mission we can, and should have personal and corporate revival.

Six Steps to Personal and Corporate Revival Text: Hebrews 7:24-25 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Jesus Christ ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:24-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Joy Of The Cross

Contributed by Carl Allen on Mar 3, 2008

The shame of the cross is frequently forgotten by modern-day Christians. Crucifixion was the ultimate in insult and public contempt for a criminal. It is impossible for us even to begin to understand the horror of the cross to the sinless soul of the i

The Joy of the Cross Hebrews 12:2 Intro We have heard many sermons on the sufferings of Christ on the cross. Words do not have the capacity to communicate the suffering Christ experienced as he died for our sins. The loneliness of the cross was terrible. Jesus was forsaken by his friends. In ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: Baptist

"My Best Friend, The Only One That I Trust!"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Mar 4, 2008

Here is my concern: There is a movement in Christianity to take us backward, backwards, into the failures of the Old Testament. In the New Testament, We have been given a friend that sticketh closer than a brother, the Holy Spirit!

Title: “My Best Friend, the only one that I can trust” Text: (Prov 18:24 KJV) …there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Introduction: After reading the story of Cain and Able in the 4th chapter of the Book of Genesis, you can see the utter helplessness of mankind. After Cain ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:24

Denomination: Baptist

A Heart For What's On God's Heart Series

Contributed by Art Campbell on May 26, 2007

If we are to become a missions oriented church we must have a heart for the things that are on God’s heart.

Most of us want to make some sort of difference in the world. How can we do this? Matthew 9.35-38 35a. JESUS WENT THROUGH ALL THE TOWNS AND VILLAGES - not just his home town "Shouldn’t we reach our own backyard first?" ILL: Brisbane City Church: building a hospital in Uganda, also reaching ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Baptist

The Gift Of Encouragement Series

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 6, 2007

Spiritual Gifts Series - 10 of 13.

THE GIFT OF ENCOURAGEMENT Romans 12:8 INTRO: Two old Texas cowboys were riding across the range one day when they came upon a herd of buffalo. They paused for a moment to look at those great animals. Then one cowboy said to the other, "Have you ever seen an uglier varmint than that?" The other ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:8

Denomination: Baptist

Inviting Everyone Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 25, 2009

Jesus died for the ungodly. That’s all of us. Our message as individuals and as a congregaion is to invite eveyrone to participate in the kingdom of God and wlak with Jesus.

Romans 5:6-11 “Inviting Everyone” INTRODUCTION During the Sundays of Easter, which are the Sundays before the day of Pentecost, we will be focusing on the role of the church, specifically, Desert Streams’ mission statement. I’m sure that you all know it, or at least are familiar with it, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Membership Without Relationship

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Mar 25, 2009

This sermon warns of the need to be serious about our salvation and our relationship with the Lord and Savoir Jesus Christ.

Intro. One of the great bible tragedies is the life and death of Judas Iscariot. It is a strange enigma, how one could be so close to Jesus and yet so far from the Savior. It was a certain fact, that Jesus chose Judas but there is no biblical proof that Judas chose Jesus. There are many today who ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Obsticals Series

Contributed by Keith Tankersley on Mar 31, 2009

When God speaks, the devils tremble, then they go to work contradicting the Word of God. This message shows how Gods will and satans war against each other.

Step II; Overcoming Obstacles 1 John 2:15-17 Matthew 4:1-11 Genesis 3:6 Question; Is temptation sin? I. Obstacle # 1 (Matthew 4:3) 1. Lust of the eyes a. Jesus- these stones- (vs. 3) b. Adam & Eve- saw tree good food (g. 3:6a) 2. Question; is that what God said a. Jesus- if Son ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 3: The Manger

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 27, 2010

God could have chosen for Jesus to be born at a relatives, near the temple, or at the home of the rich. However, He choose for Jesus to be born in a stable.

A. INTRODUCTION: WHY DID GOD CHOOSE A MANGER? 1. God could have chosen for Jesus to be born at relatives, near the Temple, the home of the rich. “In the fullness of time God sent” (Gal. 4:4). “All things work together for good” (Rom. 8:28). God had a ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4

Denomination: Baptist