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Safe At Home

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 1, 2011

Interactive sermon, asking what more we can be for our children: mutual submission means respect; parenting means sacrificial love; the church has a responsibility to provide safety.

Takoma Park Baptist Church, August 31, 1997: audience response involved There are times when all of us need to participate, times when no single person can speak all the truths or do all the work. There are times when a community of people must come together, and think together, pray together, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Rest Area Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jul 30, 2014

Relationships, Gentleness and Humility, GPS God's Positioning Spirit

Road Trip #4 – Rest Area Matthew 11:28-30 (p. 682) August 3, 2014 Introduction: Have you ever taken a road trip and you got so tired you had to pull over? I remember driving down to Florida after mid-terms one time, by the time I got to Atlanta I was bone tired...so I pulled over ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living In The Last Days: The Great Apostasy Series

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jan 23, 2015

a topical sermon about the end time apostasy before the coming of the Lord.

Living in the Last days: The great Apostasy Introduction: As we look at another sign of the end of days is apostasy, many in the church will fall away and become apostates. There will be a great wave of people leaving the church in the last days. I recently read an article from the UK ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Spiritual Wake-Up Call

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 21, 2013

God wants us to wake up: 1. To the responsibility of His riches (vs. 8-13). 2. To the treasure of our time (vs. 12-14). 3. To the legacy we can leave (vs. 15). 4. To the glory of God (vs. 15-18).

Our Spiritual Wake-up Call 2 Peter 1 8-18 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - March 17, 2013 BACKGROUND: *Peter has been talking about the wonderful things God has done and can do in our lives. Now starting in vs. 8, Peter gives us a spiritual wake-up call from God. Let’s begin by ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:8-18

Denomination: Baptist

Taking One For The Team

Contributed by Monty Newton on May 16, 2009

The greatest love is to love others sacrificially.

Title: Taking One for the Team Text: John 15:9-17 Thesis: The greatest love is to love others sacrificially. Introduction Colorado is a hotbed for interesting and sometimes “off-the-wall” news articles. Last September 30th Trevor Wikre, an offensive guard for the Mesa State Mavericks. Mesa ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Joyful Decision Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 26, 2009

This is week five of a seven part series based on Andy Andrews book, the Traveler’s Gift. This week we look at the Joyful decision and how that looks in the beleiver’s life.

To be like Christ, to be Christ like. That is the goal of most Christ followers, if you ask people who are serious about their faith where they want to go in their spiritual journey they will tell you they want to become more and more like Jesus. But what does that mean? One of my favourite ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Compassionate Decision Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 2, 2009

This is week six of my seven week series, I have used The Traveler’s Gift as a spring board and this week we are looking at forgiveness

He just kept right on smiling. It didn’t matter what they did or what they said he just kept right on smiling. They were American army officers and he was their Korean house boy, and for what ever reason they gave him a hard time about everything, he wasn’t fast enough, he wasn’t polite enough, he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-27

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Ministry Of Refreshment

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012

Onesiphorus did a great service to the church by serving Paul.

2 Timothy 1:16-18 KJV The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: [17] But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. [18] The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:16-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Remember Lot's Wife

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012

A strong warning to not look back.

Luke 17:32 KJV Remember Lot's wife. I. INTRODUCTION—HONORING HEROES -If you only look at the calendar in a year’s time, you will discover that there are certain days set aside to honor people. There are a few days every year that schools, banks, government offices, and many places ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Voices Of The Resurrection Series

Contributed by A. B. Simpson on Oct 8, 2009

A classic sermon by A. B. Simpson outlining the messages Christ delivered to the world in the resurrection.

According to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead" (Eph. 1:19-20). The first message of the resurrection is that Christ is the Son of God and Christianity is Divine. He was "Declared to be the Son of God with power ... by the resurrection ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:19-20

Denomination: *other

What’s In A Name?

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 21, 2009

This sermon focuses on the two names given to Jesus in Matthew’s rendition of the birth narrative. These two words bring us great hope and joy!

Introduction: A. Let’s start with a question: What’s In A Name? 1. As you know, names are very important to us. 2. In many respects, the most important word in the English language to each of us is our name. 3. The sound of our names has a ring to us that we like to hear – that is, unless we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Idols, A Levite And A Concubine Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2009

WITHOUT DELIVERANCE, WITHOUT THE DELIVERER, THE RULE OF OUR LIVES BECOMES OPEN TO ANYTHING.

Idols, a Levite and a Concubine Judges 17-19 9/13/09 INTRODUCTION „X As head of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Uday oversaw the imprisonment and torture of Iraqi athletes who were deemed not to have performed to expectations. According to widespread reports, torturers beat and caned the soles of ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Two Swords Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jan 5, 2010

People of courage go first, have faith and inspire others

THE TWO SWORDS A young writer with a very uncertain income went into a quiet park to contemplate a serious problem. For four years he had been engaged but felt he did not have enough money to get married. He wanted to live and write in Paris, Rome, Vienna, London -- everywhere. However, without ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:1-7

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Freedom From Words That Kill, Prt 2 Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 4, 2010

Part 4 in series, “Freedom From…” this message examines six things that can be done to deal with our tendency to use words in destructive ways.

Freedom From Words That Kill, prt. 2 Freedom From... Wildwind Community Church David Flowers September 20, 2009 Last week we talked about words that kill. I divided words that kill up into two categories -- angry words, and empty words. Do you remember what I told you these two categories of ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-20

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Foolishness Of God Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 10, 2022

If you want to repair your broken relationship(s), reject the wisdom of this world and rely on the foolishness of the cross

Several years ago, there was a Mensa convention in San Francisco, whose members have an IQ of 140 or higher. They were having lunch at a local café when they discovered that their saltshaker contained pepper and their peppershaker was full of salt. How could they swap the contents of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical Free