Sermons on Heroes:

Life's Too Short To...play It Safe, Prt. 2 Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Jun 2, 2005

Examines the pull between our bodies, which crave comfort and stability, and our spirits which require risk and adventure in order to thrive.

Life’s Too Short To…Play It Safe, prt. 2 Part 2 of series, “Life’s Too Short To…” Wildwind Community Church 4/10/05 David Flowers Last week we launched a new series called Life’s Too Short To… We began with the fact of the brevity of life – how recognition of the brevity of life is the thing ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Denomination: Free Methodist

Narnia: What If There Were No Christmas?

Contributed by Hal Seed on Sep 6, 2005

Using "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" this sermon explores the necessity of Christmas for our salvation.

[This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas In Narnia

Contributed by Ken Ritz on Dec 30, 2005

Uses the Narnia movie to show truth about God.

Christmas in Narnia Its September 18, 1931, in Oxford, England, Two brilliant young professors walk in the darkness until 3am. One is called Jack by his friends, the other is called Tollers. Jack and Tollers have become great friends, primarily because they both love to read ancient myths and ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Schism With The Scribes And Factions With The Family

Contributed by Michael Bird on Jul 13, 2002

This sermon describes the opposition Jesus faced from both his own family and from the Scribes. It attempts to highlight how Christians today can face similar accounts of rejection by both the world and from family.

Schisms with the Scribes and Factions in the Family Introduction I would like set before you a couple of stories in order to illuminate the background to this passage. Scene 1: A Carpenter Shop in Nazareth The road for Sepphoris to Nazareth consisted mostly of rolling hillsides. It was a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Substitutes For Relationship With God Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Oct 24, 2007

Part 4 in the series Faith Basics. This message examines things that we frequently substitute for a relationship with God.

Substitutes for Relationship with God Faith Basics, part 4 Wildwind Community Church David K. Flowers September 16, 2007 Exodus 20:3-5 Exodus 20:3-5 (NIV) 3 "You shall have no other gods before me. Check out Eugene Peterson’s translation of that first verse. It gets right to the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:3-5

Denomination: Free Methodist

And The Angel Of The Lord Stood By

Contributed by Mark Jones on Apr 25, 2004

Essence of the Lesson: It is Jesus’ great pleasure and his ongoing work to cleanse and defend His brethren against all satanic accusation to enable and prepare them for His service!

And The Angel of the LORD Stood By Copyright 2004 Rev. John Mark Jones, all rights reserved Essence of the Lesson: It is Jesus’ great pleasure and his ongoing work to cleanse and defend His brethren against all satanic accusation to enable and prepare them for His service! Zec 3:1-5 (1) Then ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 3:1-5

Denomination: Methodist

"Christ Manifested For Us" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 24, 2009

Sermon 19 in a study in HEBREWS

“For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; 25 nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is not his own. 26 ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-28

Denomination: Orthodox

The Cage Of Addiction Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Apr 24, 2009

We all want to live life to the fullest, yet we seem to be held back. What cages us in? What locks us down? What fences us in? It is a fight to get out, but victory is possible!

Lights Go Off Video Intro Music Intro, Spot Light follows me to front, Stage Lights come back up, round girl crosses stage (Slide 1) Ultimate Cage Fighting (Slide 2) Pt. 3 – The Cage of Addiction I. Introduction In Round 1, we dealt with the Cage of Fear. Last week, in Round 2, we discussed the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Worship The Saviour Series

Contributed by David Elvery on May 6, 2009

Christmas Series - making Christmas meaningful

“3 Things we can do to make this Christmas Meaningful – 2) Worship the Saviour Gladstone Baptist Church – 6/8/06 pm Where we spend our time is where we worship. We’ve talked a lot over the last couple of years about what worship is. How would you define worship? <Get responses from the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-19

Denomination: Baptist

He Said/She Said Series

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 7, 2009

(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Understanding and celebrating the differences between men and women...

He Said/She Said Fireproof Your Relationships: Sermon One Ephesians 5:21-33 Good morning! Welcome to Fireproof - a campaign designed to strengthen marriages in the church and in the community. We started to look at marriages a few weeks ago, and if you missed those three messages I would strongly ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33

Denomination: *other

Why Marriage? Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008

Why marriage? TThis message looks at three answers to that question and hopefully come to a deeper understanding of and commitment to marriage as God’s plan

Why Marriage? Genesis 2:22-24 Mike Bowie tells the story of his 6 year old daughter asking the question while they were driving in the car. “Dad, are Anjolina Joli and Brad Pitt married?” Why do you ask? “Don’t they have a kid and they’re getting ready to adopt another one?” Yes. “Aren’t you ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:22-24

Denomination: Methodist

The Active Decision Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 26, 2009

This is week three of my seven part series based on Andy Andrews book "The Travler’s gift" This week is the active decision and we look at Peter walking on the water.

The entire world just disappeared. One minute it was there and the next minute, there it was gone. Well not really but it seemed like everything else had ceased to exist, and all there was left was Peter, the sea and Christ. It had started off as another boat trip across the Sea of Galilee for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-32

Denomination: Wesleyan

Fearless Campaign Week 3 Series

Contributed by Brian Harrell on Oct 16, 2009

This is based on Max Lucado’s Fearless campaign week 3. The fear of disappointing God, being unforgiven, God remembering your sins. We are fully and freely forgiven, adopted, and can silence the voice of condemnation.

Fearless #3 The Fear of Disappointing God A discussion I’ve often heard, a question often asked is: what is the unforgivable sin? When is that we cross the line and can’t come back? Is there a time when God is finished with us and we are beyond saving? Why do people ask that? Because we are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:1-8

Denomination: Church Of God

The Key To Exercising Biblical Authority Series

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Oct 16, 2011

God wants each of us to exercise biblical authority; but before we can exercise authority we must be UNDER authority.

THE KEY TO EXERCISING BIBLICAL AUTHORITY 1 Peter 2:11-25 INTRODUCTION: Submit. It is a word that is distained by so many people. No one wants to submit to anybody. Many people treat submission much like the little boy who was told repeatedly by his mother to sit down on the seat in church. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Nehemiah Principles Series

Contributed by Rick Leis on Feb 16, 2012

Applying the principles that Nehemiah had in his relationship with God.

The Nehemiah Principles Pastor Rick Leis Ezra 1:1-4 (NIV) 1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and to put it in writing: 2 "This is ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard