Sermons on Hope Of The World:

It's Just A Little Bit Like High School! Series

Contributed by Eric Bain on Feb 1, 2007

This message examines why we can trust Luke to tell us the story of Christ.

It’s Just a Little Like High School! Luke 1:1-4 © 2006 Eric Bain NOTE: This sermon is available in audio format @ www.sanctuary-church.com This morning, were beginning a brand new series… diving into the Gospel of Luke. But what is the Gospel of Luke??? Well, really, its the history that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Excuse Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 28, 2007

This sermon shows how no-one, not even the moralist, has any excuse before God.

Scripture Let’s read Romans 2:1: "You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things" (Romans 2:1). Introduction In Romans 1:24-32 Paul describes God’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Loose Connection

Contributed by Tobey Benitez on May 4, 2007

Disconnected from the power source

A LOOSE CONNECTION PSALMS 51:10 10.CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART OH GOD, AND RENEW A RIGHT SPIRIT WITHIN ME. THIS PASSAGE OF PSALMS IS MY SECOND MOST FAVORITE PASSAGE IN THE BIBLE. DAVID SEEMS TO HAVE LOST FAVOR WITH GOD AND HE SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO FIX IT. SO FOR THE NEXT LITTLE WHILE, I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Sharing Your Faith Your Way

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 4, 2007

personalizing the sharing of your faith to match your personality (much of the Contagious Christian stuff)

Sharing YOUR Faith YOUR Way: Acts 3-4 October 19-20, 2002 Intro: Last week my wife came home from work and said, “I feel bad. I realized on the way home that I had an opportunity to share my faith with a co-worker and I blew it. She had asked a question about how we balance life with both of us ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Rules For Fighting Fair Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 18, 2007

All relationships are subject to disagreements so we need to know how to make them better instead of making them bitter by the way we handle them.

Rules for Fighting Fair Part 6 of 6 in the series, "When Relationships Disappoint You, How to Find God’s Peace in the Pain." We’re finishing up the current series on relationships today and I know that if you apply the Scriptures we’ve talked about your relationships will enjoy a boost. Today ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:10

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Grasshopper Or A Giant Warrior?

Contributed by Jennifer Casto on May 21, 2007

So many people in this life want everything but without putting forth any effort...nobody wants to sweat anymore...everyone wants things the easy way...they don’t want to fight their giants--- Yes God wants to prosper you and bless you, but sometimes you

So many people in this life want everything but without putting forth any effort...nobody wants to sweat anymore...everyone wants things the easy way...they don’t want to fight their giants---they just wanna lay down and let someone else do it...and then whine and complain about things the whole ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:25-33

Denomination: *other

Finding A Faithful Father

Contributed by Chip Monck on Sep 26, 2007

A Father’s Day sermon exploring the faithfulness of Joshua.

(Opened with a "Shaggy Dog" Movie Clip taken from ScreenVue.com) Being a dad is one very rewarding job, but it is also the toughest gig in my life. Balancing work, life as a husband, ministry to a congregation and investing in the lives of more than 100 students at Indiana Wesleyan’s Lexington ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-18

Denomination: Wesleyan

Call To Commitment Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 30, 2007

Why would God ask the Israelites to make a verbal commitment to Him? Hadn’t they already shown their intention by following Moses out of slavery and to the foot of this mountain? Consider the power of "vows" and how God uses them in every aspect of our li

OPEN: One of our country’s most beloved Presidents was Abraham Lincoln. He had the great misfortune of being at the helm of our nation during one of it’s most troubled times. The once united States had split in two, and the armies of the North and South were waging an incessant war that claimed the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 19:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Saints Disagree Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 3, 2007

Disagreements among believers don’t have to wreak the church.

WHEN SAINTS DISAGREE Acts 15:1-2, 36-41, 28-30 (adapted from a message from Steven Shepherd Church of Christ (When Christians Disagree) This title came from a sermon booklet by Dr John R. Church.) INTRO.- Do people ever disagree? Do Christians ever disagree? What a question! Of course, they do. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:1-41

Denomination: Wesleyan

Hanging In There Through Anger Series

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 8, 2007

Anger is a God-given emotion. And all anger is not sin. But we need to control our anger so as not to destroy us from being the people God want us to be.

We are following the theme: Hanging in There. Tonight I want us to look at the subject, “Hanging in There Through Anger.” Thomas Jefferson once wrote some rules for living. “When angry count to ten before you speak, if very angry, count to a hundred.” Seventy-five years later, Mark Twain, the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Denomination: Baptist

Forcing Ourselves On God Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 14, 2007

There’s only one way to get to heaven... but people always seem to be trying to force God to do things their way. What types of things do people do to force their will on God’s Word?

OPEN: A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in school. Walking ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 19:16-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Baptism Of Jesus Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 23, 2007

Jesus’ baptism is a transitional point in his life. In this lesson we answer the questions why was Jesus baptized and why must we be baptized.

Introduction: A. We’ve come this morning to celebrate who God is and what He is doing in our lives. 1. Hopefully, as we have been meeting the Lord in praise and prayer and in communion, we continue to experience His transforming presence and power in our lives. 2. And now as we turn our attention ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?

Contributed by Jim Drake on Oct 24, 2007

A sermon delivered to the 2007 annual meeting of the Mountain State Baptist Association exhorting the primarily pastoral audience to finish their ministries well.

1. The first prideful trap that will keep you from finishing well is your prosperity (3-15a) 2. The second prideful trap that will keep you from finishing well is your press clippings (15b-16) 3. The third prideful trap that will keep you from finishing well is your position (17-20) 4. Conclusion: ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 26:3-23, 2 Chronicles 26:21-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Starting Steps To Significance

Contributed by Samuel Stone on Oct 31, 2007

Today is father’s day, but our Gospel lesson according to the Common Lectionary focuses mostly on women ... I guess this morning God wants us men learn from the women.

Luke 7:36-8:3 One of the Pharisees asked Jesusj to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. 37 And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. 38 She stood behind ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Waiting For God's Answer Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 16, 2006

In this lesson we learn how to wait for God’s answer to our problems.

Scripture Let’s continue with the third message in our series titled, “Making Sense of Today’s News.” Let us read Habakkuk 2:1-3: 1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-3

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed