Sermons on Honest:

No Pictures Allowed Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Sep 9, 2009

The second of the ten commandment is one that is greatly misunderstood by some and hopefully this sermon serves to correct is view.

No Pictures Allowed Exodus 20:4-6 Introduction If you take a trip to the Washington D.C. to see the sites of the capital, you will see signs around the capital building and the White House that read photography forbidden. This is supposedly for reasons of national security, but we all know it’s ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:4-6

Denomination: Baptist

Permanence Of Faith

Contributed by Doyle Hayes on Sep 9, 2009

Salvation has always been through faith and the coming of the Law did not change it.

PERMANENCE OF FAITH Galatians 3:15-18 Introduction • You’ve probably heard it said, “It doesn’t matter what you believe; it’s how you live that counts.” • A. J. Gordon encountered this philosophy one time as he talked with a fellow passenger on a train. The man believed he could get to heaven by ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-18

Denomination: Baptist

A Pastor According To God's Own Heart

Contributed by Charles Mccall on Jun 14, 2008

A God sent pastor is a pastor who is according to God’s own heart.

Jeremiah 3 :12-15 Acts 20:28 Ephesians 4:11-13. Topic: A pastor according to God’s heart A question is being asked: What is a pastor according to God’s heart? Well, before we try to answer that question, let’s take the time out and define what a pastor is. Well according to the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 3:12-15, Jeremiah 3:15

Denomination: Baptist

O Lord It's Hard To Be Humble

Contributed by Ruth Hind on Oct 11, 2008

A Sunday morning sermon examining humility

-Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble when you are prefect in every way. I doubt any of us think that we are perfect it is not always easy for us to be humble. After all humility gets rather a bad press, When we speak for example humble origins, humble means poor or ordinary or it might bring to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

"Fantastic Faith"

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Oct 24, 2008

Jesus was amazed by the Roman Officer’s faith as He said;"I have not found so great a faith,no,not in Israel." Let us hear,see,study and live by it this man’s FANTASTIC FAITH. Let us emulate him.

Today’s topic will bring us to what remarkably marvels Our Lord Jesus Christ. He was amazed by the Roman Officer’s faith as He said in verse 9 of Luke 7’s "I have not found so great a faith,no,not in Israel." Let us hear,see, study and live by it this man’s FANTASTIC FAITH. Let us emulate ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Abram's Trouble With Lot Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Feb 4, 2009

In the story of the initial strive between Abram and Lot once returning to Canaan, we can see the way that we should handle adversity and problems in life today.

Abraham: Following In The Footsteps Of Faith ABRAM’S TROUBLE WITH LOT Genesis 13:5-13 Intro: For Abram, everything isn’t smooth sailing! After his return to Canaan from his disastrous trip to Egypt, there arises a conflict between himself and his nephew Lot. It was a conflict that had serious ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

A Healthy Church Series

Contributed by John Mann on Feb 12, 2009

We become a healthy church by committing to excellence.

FOCAL POINT: A HEALTHY CHURCH ME: Well, first off, I want to say, Happy New Year. I hope you all had a great new year’s eve, and that you are really looking to have a greatly improved 2009. I know that is on my heart. I desperately want 2009 to be better than 2008. I desire my life to be ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:23-24

Denomination: Free Methodist

Funeral Sermon For Lucille Austin

Contributed by Doug Koehler on Mar 10, 2009

This funeral message speaks upon how the hymns we sing today can bless us for years to come, even as Christ’s promise to prepare a place for us can provide us comfort upto our last day.

I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going. Thomas said to him, Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way? ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

Is Anger Really That Bad? Series

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009

Tonight we will learn the true intent behind the Law “Do not commit murder”, we will see that Murder is simply the symptom of the real problem, which is anger. Tonight we will learn how serious anger really is.

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Part 5 Is Anger really that bad? Matthew 5:21-26 Introduction Have you ever been angry? Anger is a reality in our daily lives. There is a term for anger on the road and it’s “road rage.” The Desert News in Salt Lake City ran a story about two individuals that got in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Denomination: Baptist

Say What You Mean And Mean What You Say Series

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009

Well Jesus says in our passage today that we are to say what we mean and mean what we say. It’s at the foundation of what being a Christian is all about - that we are truthful, because God is truthful. Let’s turn to this passage, and look at what Jesus sa

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Part 8 Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say Matthew 5:33-37 Introduction Have you ever met a person who is constantly saying things like, "I swear I’m telling you the truth," or "Honest!" or even something like, "as God is my witness..." Have you ever wondered why ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Get Caught Neglecting What Is Important

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009

Tonight, the writer of Hebrews tells us don’t neglect the great salvation that God has given us. He is not talking to the unbeliever who has rejected salvation; but rather he is talking to you and me (the Christians) who sometimes take to lightly how valu

Don’t Get Caught Neglecting What is Important Wed. Night March 11th 2009 Hebrews 2:1-4 Introduction How many marriages or homes do you think are broken up every year because one or both of the marriage partners neglected the marriage? We have a few nursing homes in our area. And I just wonder ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Surviving Life's Dark Times Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2009

Life’s dark times can pull us in all directions and produce all sorts of feelings; we must cling God during those bleak experiences.

Surviving Life’s Dark Times (Jeremiah 20:1-18) 1. After Jeremiah’s trip to the pottery shop, he had been commanded to assemble the elders and leaders of the city and smash a completed piece of pottery to pieces before them. Then he preached a message that God was going to do just that with ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 20:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Hand In Our Suffering Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Aug 31, 2009

How should we respond when life falls apart?

[To receive free sermons by email each week, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com; for more, visit http://jonathan-mcleod.blogspot.com/] WHEN LIFE FALLS APART OBJECT LESSON: Jenga How many of you have ever played the game Jenga? “You take a block from the bottom and you put it on top.” Each of ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Who Are We?

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jan 16, 2008

Examining our own faithfulness to Jesus.

Who are we? Matthew 7:21-23 Introduction Last week, we took a look at part of Matthew Chapter 7 and reflected on our own walk with the Lord as we are commanded to “ask, seek, and knock”. Tonight we will be back in Matthew Chapter 7 with a closer look at something many have been taught, but ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Desire A Better Country

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 23, 2008

Funeral service for Anne Tlholakae, diplomat of the Embassy of South Africa. All of us desire a better country; that journey begins with faith. As Biblical wanderers sought that better country but died in a foreign land, so Anne sought and found Christ

The desire for a better country goes deep in the human heart. The desire for something more, something finer, than what our ancestors left us is an aspiration that transcends all boundaries. Just as here in the United States we celebrate those markers in our history that made us a greater nation, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist