Sermons on Human Attitudes:

Try And Try Again Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 20, 2003

Prayer Warriors, Part Three: Hezekiah’s Prayer

TRY AND TRY AGAIN (ISAIAH 38:1-20) A good friend sent me an introspective e-mail on his birthday: Dear Victor: Today is my big five O day. My life is in half time. Or maybe it has actually passed half time for a long time. Some of my friends went back to be with the Lord at ages like 37 or ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 38:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Entering In

Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 25, 2003

How does one properly enter into the presence of almighty God?

This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland. Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees the South to avoid a collision. Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees the North to avoid a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10, 2 Chronicles 29:1-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Contend For The Faith Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 21, 2001

A message concerning the need to recognize false brothers and remove them from the church.

Contend for the Faith Jude October 21, 2001 Introduction Have you ever had someone from your own family voice their opinion that you are out of your mind? Here you are, out there trying to do what you think God has you doing, whether it is in full-time ministry, or ministry in a job setting, ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:10-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

Winning The Battle From The Beginning

Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Oct 23, 2001

No matter what you’re up against, the battle has already been won.

WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: WINNING FROM THE BEGINNING “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:2-11, 1 Samuel 17:11-50

Denomination: Baptist

How To Come Back When You're Down

Contributed by Gary Macdonald on Nov 1, 2001

Everybody sins. But the Christian has a unique place to turn that will take him past his sin and on to forgiveness.

How To Come Back When You’re Down By Gary MacDonald Everybody sins. But the Christian has a unique place to turn that will take him past his sin and on to forgiveness. Read Scripture Passage: Psalm 51 The devil tempts you to sin by suggesting to you that, "You can get away with it." Then, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Inside Secrets Series

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 12, 2001

The "inside secret" about our witness and His wisdom.

November 11, 2001 Paul talked about inside secrets; he called it the wisdom of God in a mystery. There are all kinds of mysteries. In the western world, when you say mystery you¡¦re talking about a who-done-it, or a puzzle to solve. Solved puzzles can have surprise endings, or open up even ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Worship In Spirit And Truth

Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Nov 13, 2001

The scripture shows the importance of conforming to God’s image to worship instead of demanding that God conform to our worship.

Worship in Spirit and Truth 2 Samuel 6: 1 Again David gathered all the choice men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the Name, the LORD of Hosts, who dwells ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-9, John 4:23-24

Denomination: Baptist

What Makes A Dynamic Church?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 14, 2001

I’m convinced that when the 6 characteristics of the early church are put into practice, & are evident in our lives, then God will use us to build a great church that brings glory & honor to Him.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2011) A. I’m sure that most of us here this morning would agree that the greatest single event in human history is the resurrection of Jesus. Just seven weeks ago much of the world celebrated that occasion. And today we’re ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-11, Acts 2:1-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Did All This Happen?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 26, 2001

For the Festival of Christ the King, and in celebration of a round of studying Blackaby’s "Experiencing God". God empowers His church by cutting away barriers, supplying resources, and giving His own presence.

This morning I invite you to a football game. Thanksgiving Day wasn’t enough! I see the men grinning and I hear the women groaning. What, football, again, even at church? But imagine this morning a very peculiar football game. On one side you have our Redskins. The Redskins of the last ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 45:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus The Prophet: Advent 1 Series

Contributed by Robert Warren on Dec 1, 2001

Shows that Jesus is the Prophet of God, speaking God’s Word, and thus demands our response.

Jesus the Prophet: Advent 1 Acts 3: 17-26 Deuteronomy 18:15-19 Robert Warren December 2nd, 2001 When most people hear the word prophet, they think of someone who tells the future, usually in a mystical sense. We tend to think of someone like Nostradamus, one of the most famous so-called ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:17-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Elohim – The God We Can Trust Series

Contributed by Jerry Qualls on Oct 28, 2000

Getting to know God by His name Elohim

Those Who Know God Best Worship God Best – Part 1 “Elohim – The God We Can Trust” (Laura’s part of the sermon) Intro - Hebrew greeting: Barach Hashem! (Blessed be the Name) My husband has used the following phrase: Those who know God Best worship Him Best. STORY: About 20 yrs. ago – ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Naboth's Vineyard

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

A look at the story of Naboth and his vineyard and how it applies to us.

You ever feel like just when things are going well that the Government comes along and wants everything you have? If it’s not property tax that the HRM wants, then it’s sales tax the province wants or income tax the federal government wants. Did I read somewhere that the average Canadian has to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-14

Denomination: Wesleyan

Christ: Unchanging

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000

He is the same Lord, who, before the foundation of the world, determined to die for us, knowing all that we would do.

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever.” There are many passages of scripture, whether they be a single sentence in a verse or a paragraph or an entire chapter, which seem to be picked very often for sermons, or to quote in conversation because they stand apart in ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:7-8

Denomination: Orthodox

The Lord Of Today

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 8, 2000

There is nothing in your past...or future...so heinous, that God cannot forgive a repentant heart.

“It’s not what’s happening today that drags a man down. It’s remorse over what happened yesterday, and dread of tomorrow.” - man to bartender on Perry Mason episode. Think about that statement for a moment. There is really a lot of truth in it, you know. Man is basically a fighter. A ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-34, Luke 22:54-62

Denomination: Orthodox

John's Questions; Jesus' Answers

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 9, 2000

Sometimes Jesus gives us answers we don’t want to hear...sometimes He answers the questions we should have asked.

I want you to consider John the Baptist. It is so easy for us to take a cursory look at this man, as we pass through the early chapters of the Gospels, and move on to study the ministry of Jesus with no more thought given to the Baptist, other than remembering him as the one who had the solemn ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-6

Denomination: Orthodox