Sermons on His Voice:

Getting Your Faith Out Of The Tomb

Contributed by Wayne Burnett on Apr 24, 2001

THERE ARE CHRISTIANS WHOSE FAITH HAS BEEN WOUNDED BY BAD EXPERIENCES. THERE ARE UNBELIEVERS WHOSE FAITH IS DEAD. BOTH NEED THE HEALING PRESENCE OF JESUS

GETTING YOUR FAITH OUT OF THE TOMB JOHN 19:40 - 20:2, 19-30 I. THE EMPTY TOMB A. The resurrection of Jesus is foundational to the Christian faith B. The thing I want to deal with is not the resurrection of Jesus but the dead faith of the disciples C. It wasn’t the body of Jesus that was locked ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

An Unadulterated Heart

Contributed by James Groce on May 2, 2001

Often, to say a thing is pure is to say that nothing else has been added to it, whether clean or unclean. In this sense, pure denotes something that is free of foreign elements.

An Unadulterated Heart Text: Mt. 5:8 The Greek adjective katharos meant "clean" or "pure." A "catharsis" is a purging or cleansing. Katharos often meant something that had been purged. A soiled garment that had been washed. Corn with the chaff winnowed out. An army purged of unacceptable ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Moral Issues: Racism Series

Contributed by Rob Harbison on May 10, 2001

God is color blind. Are you?

INTRO: Prejudice. Discrimination. Segregation. Racism. Our society cries out against such offenses—as well it should! Prejudice judges a man’s character by his outward appearance. Discrimination deprives a person of the right to have. Segregation deprives a person of the right to belong. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:34-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Acknowledging Our Weakness To Become Strong

Contributed by Glen Vanderkloot on Nov 30, 2004

God’s power is strongest when we can admit our weaknesses

As I was growing up, my favorite children’s story was ‘The Little Engine that Could’ attributed to Mabel C. Bragg, a teacher in Boston, Massachusetts. The gist of the story is that a long train must be pulled over a high mountain. Larger and more powerful engines are asked to pull the train ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:8-10, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Funeral For A Godly Lady

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 22, 2004

Funeral for a Godly Lady

FUNERAL FOR A CHRISTIAN WOMAN Philippians 1:21 This afternoon we gather to say goodbye. To say goodbye to Mrs. Pauline Lewis, a godly lady. A lady known as a mother, a godly wife, and a Christian friend. Now, I feel no sorrow for Mrs. Lewis right now, because she is in a better place. I feel ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Denomination: Baptist

U - Ndergo Nonjudgmental Therapy (Part 7) Series

Contributed by Jeff Christopherson on Dec 23, 2004

Experience a faith that is respectful of others.

Undergo Nonjudgmental Therapy Series, “Being Spiritual without being Religious” – Part 7 Pastor Jeff Christopherson October 31, 2004 Start with Authenticity… Preserve my Personality… Investigate the Ground Zero of Faith… Recognize my Net Worth… Invest Myself… Take Sanctuary… Undergo ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-31

Denomination: Baptist

Living Faith Series

Contributed by Timothy Lueking on Mar 3, 2001

First part of a series of sermons dealing with faith, hope, and love.

Living Faith A. Explain Series 1. 1 Corinthians 13:13 – And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. 2. Over the next couple of weeks we are going to be talking about each one of these three virtues. We are going to try to increase ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thanksgiving, Praise & Worship

Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Jul 24, 2002

This is an examination of these three functions of the Church, how they differ and the importance operating in them.

Thanksgiving, Praise & Worship Pastor Bob Ashcraft July 14, 2002 (RealAudio Help) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION: § These are different words used in scripture with different meanings and specific purposes § ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:15-20, Matthew 4:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The Paradox Of Persecution" Series

Contributed by Bruce Hamsher on Aug 6, 2002

How to recognize spiritual persecution as a blessing.

“The Paradox of Persecution” Matthew 5:10-12 Beatitudes - #8 Intro: It is safe to say that if you follow and are obedient to the progression of the Beatitudes, you will experience some sort of persecution. -If you are “Poor in Spirit” people will think you are being ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Mennonite

Crisis In The Real World Series

Contributed by Dan Morrison on Aug 8, 2002

Does our belief system relate to the crisis of the real world?

The Crisis in the real World; Message preached at Midway Community Church Oct 31st Two weeks ago; Christianity for the real World; a belief system that features “life in the Spirit”, and offers: a. Permanent Freedom and no Probation; b. solutions for the Problems we face; c. a Power that never ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:19-25

Denomination: Baptist

Growing A Faith That Stretches Series

Contributed by Steve Salmon on Oct 9, 2002

Hebrews 10 teaches us that with the foundation of a right belief, we can accomplish much.

Growing a Faith that Stretches Hebrews 10:19-31 SICC 9/2/02 (Morning) INTRODUCTION: There are things in my Christian life that I have been struggling with literally for 20 years. I am not a bad person, even so there are sins in my life that I have a difficult time dealing with. Maybe you can ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do You See This Woman

Contributed by Richard White on Oct 9, 2002

Many religious people see others as "High Maintenance" and not see their potential.

Do you see this woman? Luke 7:36-50 Illustration: Grace Llewelyn Smith tombstone, no date of death or a date of birth just the names of her two husbands and this epitaph. “Sleeps but rests not, Loved but was not loved, tried to please but pleased not, died as she lived—alone.” Long nights, empty ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Liberty In Christ

Contributed by Kevin Keeling on Mar 20, 2004

John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Liberty in Christ We are Free John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I. Am I Free to do what I want ? A. Personl Yes ! you are Free to make to make your own choices B. You are eternally Sucure in Jesus Christ Gal 2:16 Knowing that a man is not ...read more

Scripture: John 8:36

Denomination: Baptist

Is The New Testament Reliable Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 3, 2004

The New Testament is the best source of historical information from the time period of Jesus and it stands the test of scutiny. Therefore it is not only reliable it is the most reliable document of its kind!

Is the New Testament a reliable source of information? The four gospels (Matthew, mark, Luke and John) give us a biography for the life of Jesus and they provide us with a wealth of information. One statement that I heard just recently is that the gospels were written as a way to communicate faith ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12

Denomination: Church Of God

What Did They Do To Deserve That?

Contributed by Paul Cull on Apr 5, 2004

When disaster strikes, the question is not ’what did they do to deserve that?’. The question is - ’What am I going to do about it?’

Luke 13: 1-9 What did they do to deserve that? We have had another week of disaster. Once again we’ve seen large numbers of people killed and maimed, most particularly in the awful disaster at Madrid. At once again we might ask the question ’what on earth have they done to deserve that?’. And it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican