Sermons on Heresy:

You Can Say "No" To Temptation Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 30, 2005

When we are tempted and fall it is easy to offer excuses or to blame others for our poor actions. James is showing us that there is another way which comes by taking responsibility for our actions and trusting in Jesus for spiritual strength.

James 1:12-18 You can say “no” to temptation Scripture Readings:- Job 1:6-22 James 1:12-18 Congregation of the Lord, As Christians we are called to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Sometimes that is not so easy. But, tonight, we are going to focus on an issue that makes us walk exactly in the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Fast Tracks Of Faith - Worship

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 10, 2003

This is the first message in a six week series on basic elements of living within the will of God. The series includes messages on worship, Bible Study, prayer, stewardship, evangelism, and doing the will of God. The series was based on a drag racing th

The Fast Tracks of Faith February 23, 2003 Sunday AM The Heart of Worship Verse: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:2, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

How Friendly Is Casper?

Contributed by E. Venn on Dec 28, 2003

3 lessons about "friendly" ghosts from the Bible Lesson #1 Death is a dreamless "sleep", not a happy haunting ground. Lesson #2 Satan lies to destroy us! Lesson #3 Foundation for Satan’s slight of hand is the belief that we can commune with the decea

Intro. Lyrics to song "Casper, the friendly ghost The friendliest ghost you know! The grownups might look at him with fright, But the children all love him so. He always says hello And he’s really glad to meet ya’ Wherever he may go, He’s kind to every living creature. Grownups don’t ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:5-20, Isaiah 8:19-20

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Woe, Dispair And Agony On End Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Mar 3, 2006

One of a series of sermons on Psalms, this one takes a look at Psalms of Lament.

Woe, Despair And Agony On End Delivered on January 29, 2006 The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Senior Pastor Mpittendreigh@goodshepherdpc.org Psalm 69:1-16 Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 69:1-36

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Straight Living In A Crooked World Series

Contributed by Sheldon Boyd on Oct 5, 2006

This is part of a series I did on topics my congregation requested. Several of these messages are two parts.

YOU ASKED FOR IT STRAIGHT LIVING IN A CROKKED WORLD Sunday May 28, 2006 Scripture Reference: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Intro. A. Today we are going to look at the subject of Holiness. When I began this series and I spoke on the topic of suffering I said that I felt like I was standing at the edge ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Denomination: Holiness

The Test Of Christian Profession

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 13, 2005

Are you really a Christian?

"Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers." This is the first of two prayers in the book of Ephesians. Paul begins his prayer for the Ephesian Christians with PRAISE and end ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

What Tree Are You Eating The Fruit Thereof

Contributed by Kenneth Jarman on Apr 16, 2005

Since the first deception in the garden of Eden the devil has been trying to intice us with the fruit of his lies. But we can resist when we make Jesus our Lord and Savour

WHAT TREE ARE YOU EATING THE FRUIT THEREOF? Gen, 2:9--- And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Let us pray; Father, we thank you for ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

One Of Us Series

Contributed by Stephen Wright on May 7, 2005

Jesus was called by His Father to be our High Priest, but He is also one of us.

Heb 5 Introduction There have already been three references in Hebrews to Christ as our high-priest in the preceding chapters: - 2:17 in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High-priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Parting Admonitions Series

Contributed by Michael Martin on Apr 9, 2006

Series on the Book of Galatians - Part 8 of 8

Galatians 6:11-18 – Parting Admonitions The six chapters of this epistle are divided into three main sections of Paul’s teaching. Chapters 1 & 2 are personal in nature and deal with Paul’s authority. Chapters 3 & 4 are doctrinal in nature and deal with justification by faith. Chapters 5 ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

Peter The Rock? Series

Contributed by Shane Hart on Apr 27, 2006

A discussion of that famous statement by Jesus calling Peter "the rock."

As we continue answering your questions let’s go to this week’s email: "Good morning Pastor Shane!  I have been slowly....... reading thru the book of Matthew.     1. The one thing that I’ve intended to ask you about is Mt 16:19.   To what is Jesus referring?    *I will give you the keys of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

You Need To Grow Up Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 12, 2005

#10 in a series on Hebrews. This sermond gives three marks of spiritual immaturity.

A Study of the Book of Hebrews Jesus is Better Sermon # 10 “You Need To Grow Up!!!” Hebrews 5:11–6:2 Tim Hansel tells the story in his book “Holy Sweat” that a close friend of his was asked back to his ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Narnia: Always Winter And Never Christmas Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Dec 21, 2005

Sometimes the waiting in our lives is like a winter of unending anticipation.

In his book The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis tells how a young girl, Lucy, enters the wardrobe in the spare room of the Professor’s house and is unable to find the back of the cabinet. Instead she works her way through fur coats and steps into a forest with snow crunching under ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25

Denomination: Mennonite

Is Jesus The Only Way To God? Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 3, 2002

When Jesus says he is the way, it means: 1) You are not the way. 2) Other religions are not the way. 3) Jesus Christ is the only way to God.

Godfrey Saxe’s poem The Blind Men and the Elephant is based on a fable from India. (See the complete poem at the end of the sermon. May also be used as a skit.) In it, six blind men go to observe an elephant to understand what one really is. One blindly walks into the elephant’s side and ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

Where Was God? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 3, 2002

When persecution and trial attack God’s people, even some of the most faithful ask: "Where Was God?"

OPEN: Clarence Jordan, author of the "Cotton Patch" New Testament translation and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister’s church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported pews and luxurious decorations. As ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What About The Violence In Christian History? Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 9, 2002

We need to ask: 1) Why is there violence in Christian history? 2) Why is there violence in present day Christianity? 3) What can be done about it today?

Sadly, there are many people today who reject Christianity because of the hypocrisy and inconsistencies of the church and individual Christians throughout history. They point to some of the ugly parts of the church’s past like the Crusades, the witch trials, and the Inquisition. The Spanish ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Methodist