Sermons on Hereditary Sins:

Judas, A Misguided Heart For God

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007

The second of series on ‘Developing a Heart for God’

(1) In the introduction to his book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell tells the story of the ‘statue that did not look right.’ An art dealer who had a very rare statue, called a kouros, in his possession that came from the sixth century BC, (that’s six hundred years before Jesus’ birth), approached the J ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

Judas, A Misguided Heart For God

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007

The second of series on ‘Developing a Heart for God’

(1) In the introduction to his book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell tells the story of the ‘statue that did not look right.’ An art dealer who had a very rare statue, called a kouros, in his possession that came from the sixth century BC, (that’s six hundred years before Jesus’ birth), approached the J ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

Roots, Ripples And Reference Points, Part Two Series

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Aug 4, 2006

The ripples of our life choices impact things far beyond the choice itself, for good or for ill

Roots, Ripples and Reference Points Lessons from the Lake, Part 2 TCF Sermon July 23, 2006 One of the things Laura and I like to do, when we’re at her grandparents’ lake house on Beaver Lake in NW Arkansas, is skip stones on the lake. There are a lot of stones on the shoreline – in fact, it’s a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:29-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Scandal And Cover Up

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004

This is about David’s affair with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah.

Have you ever heard someone say, “Oh, the Bible is so boring. It’s just a bunch of ‘begets’ and ‘begots’ and a bunch of stuff that happen thousands of years ago”? Our passage today certainly cannot be considered boring. We have a sex scandal at the highest levels of government. There are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-15

Denomination: Wesleyan

Things That Float

Contributed by Anthony Smith on May 8, 2004

A different Look at Noah and the things that couldnt float on the Arc.

Things that float, a different look at Noah and the flood. I read an article the other day that just stuck with me. A man was talking about things that float and things that don’t. As I considered what he said, I started to think about the truth behind it. Jesus said, “As ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:5-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Devil's First Sermon

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 10, 2004

Devil cannot create anything, he is the most successful robber in the whole world.

Genesis: 3:1-6 “Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, yea hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, we may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden. But of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-6, Genesis 2:16-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Returning Back To God

Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Jun 9, 2005

It’s amazing how the message of the OT prophets ring true for today’s society. In one of God’s most unusual requests we can see an object lesson for the people of Israel, but also a call of repentance to our world today.

RETURNING BACK TO GOD Hosea 2:1-3:5 INTRODUCTION: A. EZE 18:30b Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin. ILL> A few years back I had gone with Jack to a hospital in Columbus. We were sitting in a waiting area with some other veterans. Of course, Jack never ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Life God Intended Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 14, 2005

An exposition of Genesis 2 that reveals the life God intended before sin entered the picture.

The Life God Intended Genesis 2 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: One of my favorite parts of Boy Scouting was orienteering. I was a scout for about a year before I dropped out in favor of sports. During that year, I learned the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Introduction To Our Origins

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 8, 2004

Over the last 200 years this book has taken it’s hardest shots and still it stands tall for us today!But while some scoff at its content, others savor every word because of its value to civilization.

“An Introduction To Our Origins” Vince Lombardi is the Hall of Fame football coach who produced one NFL championship team after another. The secret to his success was that every year in spring training, he would start the season off by holding up a football in front of his team and say, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Encounter With An Adulterous Woman Series

Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 23, 2004

Sometimes we respond to people’s sin and think we are responding the way that God would have. The best way to see how to deal with sin is to see how Jesus dealt with people’s sins during His life.

“Encounters with Jesus: An Adulterous Woman” Introduction: I heard a story of a girl and a guy who were dating; they were a very religious couple. They went to the local Christian church and were there every time the doors were open. They tried very hard to center their relationship around ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Great Fall - Greater Recovery Series

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 20, 2003

Adam and Eve took a nosedive into sin when they listened to the snake. This great fall was followed by a greater recovery: restoration & salvation, won by Christ.

Pentecost III Genesis 3:9-15 The right winger skates down the side as his teammate with the puck leads the charge. Suddenly, a big, burly defenseman on the other team gives this right wing a colossal body check into the boards. He goes down to the ice, missing a few more teeth, crumpled over in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:9-15

Denomination: Lutheran

When Good Goes Bad

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 30, 2003

What happens when something good goes bad? It happens all the time...so what do we do?

Welcome to the beginning of the New Year and our nine-month journey through the Old Testament. I want to encourage you to make a commitment to plug into one of the community groups that meet during the week and to complete the Growth Seeds, our daily devotional. The combination of Sunday ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Garden Of Delight & The Fall Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 25, 2005

Did you know that God always intended to bless man? Learn the original purposes for man, woman, and marriage - plus learn how the serpent deceived Eve and how it still does it to this day.

2:1-3 So God rested on the 7th day. The Hebrew actually means God "ceased" from the activities of the past six days - and possibly then settled in to the creation He had made, receiving refreshment from it. The Law codified the Sabbath as a day of rest and the Jews came up with all kinds of ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Flood Part 1 Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 2, 2005

A lot of people consider the flood to be a myth - or at best, a localized event. But we consider Scriptural and scientific evidence for the flood and how it answers many questions about our earth and our destiny.

So we come to Chapter 7 - the Flood This is the single greatest judgment ever to hit planet earth - so far. This and chapter 8 are also one of the hardest for us humans to swallow. Four things we need to keep in mind about the Flood: " It really happened (New Testament quotes it four times) " ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 7:1-16

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Echoes Of The Flood Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 3, 2005

Why does life continue to exist on earth? Its because God made a covenant with us. Chapter 9 also shows the reemergence of worship and sin.

Genesis 8-9 is the rebooting of creation - there are some strong ties to Genesis 1-3 where God created the earth - here He restarts or reboots it - beginning with the flood (remember "the Spirit brooded over the water"?) then with land, plants, animals, and man. It is the restarting of worship, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:1-27

Denomination: Calvary Chapel