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Life Happens

Contributed by Thomas Miller on Apr 9, 2005

Life is precious, but it has become cheap to many, they have lost respect for it. They fight to end it, and hardly ever fight to save it.

4/9/05 Life Happens There is no argument that what has happened in the Terry Schiavo case was horrible. No one, whether they can feel it or not should have to die like that. Many conservatives like Dr. Dobson have exhausted ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus's Death Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Oct 12, 2016

When sharing our faith, we must understand that we participate in both the cross and the grave; our sin was the cause of His death. We cannot get to the resurrection without the death of Jesus, and it's critical we remember to share that!

Jesus’s Death John 19:17-42 Following Pilate’s decision to crucify Him (through God’s authority) Jesus is taken to the place of Golgotha to be executed Romans have dialed into this brutal method; they are skilled at it ∆ A Cruel Punishment He was placed between two ...read more

Scripture: John 19:17-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Waiting"

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

"Waiting"

Psalm 40:1-5 "Waiting" 1. DAVID'S PATIENCE - 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. a. His Personnal Waiting "I" b. His Patient Waiting " waited ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-5

Denomination: Holiness

The Daughters Of Sara

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on May 21, 2014

A Mother's Day message coming from a different angle.

DAUGHTERS OF SARAH TEXT: 1 Peter 3:1-6 1 Peter 3:1-6 KJV Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; [2] While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. [3] ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

What's My Message? Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Feb 7, 2020

Heavily Adapted from Sermon Central Series, this sermon deals with how we share about what God has done for us.

What’s my Message? Made for Mission: Week 3 Mark 5 Mark chapter 5 deals with Jesus’ encounter with a demonically possessed man. When we read this passage, or any passage within the Gospels, we see the events through the eyes of the disciples as they or others close to them wrote the New ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A New Song

Contributed by Charles Mccall on Apr 17, 2002

You have a new song to sing if you are a new creature in Christ

Psalm 40:1-3 Topic: A New Song King David was one of God’s servants in the Old Testament, and was the most successful kings out of all the kings in Israel. He was also a man who enjoyed playing music. As a little boy, King David would play upon his harp while he tended his sheep in the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

People Do Go To Hell

Contributed by Charlie Ellison on Dec 1, 2005

People are on their way to Hell, and we need to help them change their eternal Home

It’s Not God’s Will for Anyone to go to Hell! • Do you believe in Life after Death? • Where does the person go at death? • Is it God’s Divine will for anyone to go to Hell. • II Pet 3:9 “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9

Denomination: Baptist

Accepted And Loved

Contributed by Eric Hanson on Feb 7, 2008

Many believers struggle with the idea that God loves them. This message could help. It shows form the Bible, the love of God in all its glory, and what that means for each of us.

ACCEPTED AND LOVED Pastor Eric J. Hanson March 18th, 2007 John 3:16 One of the best things about the Bible is the way that it reveals the love of god for us. Listen to what I John 3:1 tells us about this. (Read it now.) Our Heavenly Father’s love for us is so powerful that he has brought us into ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Good News From The Graveyard

Contributed by Carl Allen on Mar 17, 2008

Good News from the Graveyard Matthew 28:6-7 Intro The message of Christianity is good news from a cemetery. Graveyards are always melancholy places because they are associated with grief, sadness, and separation from our loved ones. The cemetery i

Good News from the Graveyard Matthew 28:6-7 Intro The message of Christianity is good news from a cemetery. Graveyards are always melancholy places because they are associated with grief, sadness, and separation from our loved ones. The cemetery is the last place from which one would expect to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Need For Repentance And Forgiveness

Contributed by Christopher Martin on Apr 18, 2010

A sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent preached 3/7/2010 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Big Cove Tannery, St. Paul Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg, and Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Little Cove. It talks about Jesus' response to tragedy and suffering in our w

One of the biggest news stories as the year 2010 began was the earthquake that hit Haiti. We saw on our TV screens, the newspaper, and the internet the stories and photographs of the disaster that hit that impoverished nation. The death, the ruin, the destruction that took place in such a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

The Need Of Repentance And Forgiveness

Contributed by Christopher Martin on Mar 22, 2013

A Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent, Series C preached 3/3/2013 at Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, Minnesota. This was my first Sunday as Pastor at Emmons Lutheran Church.

It’s not uncommon for natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other such forces of nature to make news headlines. Ranking right up there are stories of tragedy, such as building and bridge collapses, car accidents, aircraft crashes, and other such unfortunate ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

"Condemned By The Righteous" Series

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 28, 2013

A sermon about overcoming fear.

“24 Hours that Changed the World: Condemned by the Righteous” Mark 14:53-72 One day a bus driver was driving along his usual route. He didn’t have any problems for the first few stops; a few people got on and got off, and things went pretty smooth. At one stop, however, a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:53-72

Denomination: United Methodist

Salt: Make Use Of It (Mother's Day) Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012

Impact, witness, cultural change

SALT: MAKE USE OF IT (Mother's Day) Matt 5: 13-14 (p683) May 8, 2011 INTRODUCTION: Bob Briner in his book "Roaring Lambs" writes, "I have a friend who raises sheep. He says they're the most misunderstood of farm animals. True, he says, they are meek…they need someone to follow, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Easter Story Part 1: Up Calvary's Mountain Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 17, 2019

An exposition of the events leading up to the resurrection. Part 1 covers the journey from the soldier's barracks to tje arrival on Calvary

THE EASTER STORY PART ONE: UP CALARY’S MOUNTAiN 1. Mocked by the Soldiers Matthew 27:27-30; Mark 15:16-19 1) The Suffering Jesus, having already been scourged earlier (?), was mocked once more by the soldiers. After this came more suffering. Crucifixion was the most horrible execution ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:27-34

Denomination: Baptist

"Overcoming Bitterness With Praise"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Jan 26, 2004

An Acrostic message. Hopefully, this will help you to remember the key points. We will be spelling the word, "Praise." The means by which God has given to us to defeat the evil in this world is with our "praise."

Read Genesis 45:1-15 Joseph had a "right" to be angry. His ten brothers had thrown him into a horrible pit and sold him into slavery. Can you imagine how Joseph must have felt when he heard his brothers denouncing him as a "dreamer," and wanting him dead. For nearly twenty years Joseph lived ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-15, 1 Samuel 19:1-20

Denomination: Baptist