Sermons on Idle And Disruptive:

Present In The Unexpected; Doing The Out-Of-The-Ordinary

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 3, 2010

Easter sermon about doubting the resurrection of Christ.

Luke 24: 1 – 12 Present In The Unexpected; Doing The Out-of-the-ordinary. Intro: A man was walking down the street one evening when he spotted a neighborhood boy down on his hands and knees inching along the sidewalk underneath a street light. The man asked, “Billy, what’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Mother’s Day 2011

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on May 6, 2011

Some Scriptures and thoughts about Mother’s Day!

Proverbs 23:22-Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old. Proverbs 23:24-25-The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise child will delight in him. Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her who bore you ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

Quit Dabbling In Sin!

Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Aug 17, 2008

Just as God demanded the Israelites to cast off the jewelry that they brought with them from Egypt, He commands us today to get rid of the former bad habits and sins in our life.

GET RID OF THE BAD HABITS (SIN) God brought His people to the border of the land of blessing in verse one. In verse two, God promises to fulfill his promise, but without the exceptional delight of His presence, rather sending them in with an angel. In verse three, God proclaims their sin ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

Keys To The Harvest Of This Generation

Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 31, 2008

An outline sermon to encourage believers to do the commission of Jesus, to evangelize the world.

KEYS TO THE HARVEST OF THIS GENERATION! (John 4:35 KJV) Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. 1. SEED (Mark 4:31 KJV) It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, ...read more

Scripture: John 4:35-38

God's Hand At Work Series

Contributed by Anthony Craver on Sep 27, 2006

In Ruth chapter two we begin to see the hand of God at work in very visible ways!

God’s Hand at Work Ruth Chapter Two I. Introduction Someone has said that the book of Ruth begins with the death of a husband and ends with the birth of a baby. It is true that the book begins with sorrow and ends with joy! What got Ruth from sorrow to joy? Last week, we saw Ruth’s commitment. ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus' Call To Follow Him

Contributed by Stephen Boldin on Jan 18, 2007

We see 5 things about Jesus’ call to follow Him. 1) The urgency of the calling 2) an incentive to obey Him 3) The promptness of their obedience 4) The type of people called and 5) What they became.

JESUS’ CALL TO FOLLOW HIM Mark 1:14-20 In today’s message, I would like us to consider 5 things that we see in Jesus calling His first disciples. And they are the same elements that we see when Christ calls someone today. 1) The urgency of the calling; 2) An incentive to obey Him; 3) The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Baptist

How To Stick With God's Work When You Think You Can't Series

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Nov 14, 2006

Key Point: Draw On God to help Us Press on with His Work—no Matter What the Challenge.

How to Stick with God’s Work When You Think You Can’t New Tribe (in danger of being expelled by Chavez) Haven vs. Reality: Evangelistic Training is easier than doing it What kind of opposition do YOU face from the OUTSIDE that might discourage you? Raising Kids Overhearing conversations at work ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Moving Forward

Contributed by Richard Reid on Aug 18, 2006

Taking your next step spiritually.

Moving Forward James 1:25-27 8/14/06 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own ...read more

Scripture: James 1:25-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Eight Keys To The Harvest

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 9, 2006

EIGHT KEYS TO THE HARVEST of this generation. These keys can help believers open the door to soulwinning.

EIGHT KEYS TO THE HARVEST (John 4:35 KJV) Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. 1. SEED (Mark 4:31 KJV) It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown ...read more

Scripture: John 4:35

Time

Contributed by Stephan Brown on Apr 11, 2005

A look at being good stewards of the time of our life.

Time Psalm 90:10,12 The length of our days is seventy years-- or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. 12 Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. I. Each person has a set amount of time in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:10-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Practice Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Allen James on Sep 5, 2010

Today's passage provides the context for what we know as the Lord’s Prayer. A Google search for the word “prayer” generates approximately 82,400,000 results. Let’s explore what Jesus reveals in Matthew 6 regarding the Practice of Prayer.

The Practice of Prayer • Matthew 6:1, 5-8 • April 24/25 As we cont. in our Behind Closed Doors Series, we come today to the passage which provides the context for what we know as the Lord’s Prayer (series after Mother’s Day). Prayer is an exhaustive topic. There is an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Why Is It So Hard To Do The Right Thing

Contributed by Tim Larrimore on Apr 17, 2008

WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR CHRISTIANS TO LIVE LIKE THE BIBLE TELLS US?

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO DO THE RIGHT THING? Text: Romans 7:14-25 Intro: The church sign at White Springs Baptist church has this on it. 1. WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR PERSON WHO IS NOT SAVED TO DO THE RIGHT THING? A) Satan is against them. Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Generous

Contributed by Pr. Lynell Aljoe-Thurman on Sep 21, 2008

God can help us intimes of economic despair and crises.

Prayer: O God, we are so please that you are here with us. We find comfort and joy in knowing that you walk beside us. You are a merciful God. Lord you will be done. I call forth the light of Christ to protect this community of faith. Heal our community Lord. Help us to move forward in a way ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

The Joy Of The Cross

Contributed by Carl Allen on Mar 3, 2008

The shame of the cross is frequently forgotten by modern-day Christians. Crucifixion was the ultimate in insult and public contempt for a criminal. It is impossible for us even to begin to understand the horror of the cross to the sinless soul of the i

The Joy of the Cross Hebrews 12:2 Intro We have heard many sermons on the sufferings of Christ on the cross. Words do not have the capacity to communicate the suffering Christ experienced as he died for our sins. The loneliness of the cross was terrible. Jesus was forsaken by his friends. In ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: Baptist

Looking Through The Eyes Of Jesus

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012

As disciples of Christ, our prayer should be that He would give us His eyes – eyes that pierce through the hardened heart; eyes that see the good beyond the sin’s ugly stain; eyes that see beyond lives ruined by iniquity into the restoration brought by Ca

Intro: Just what did Jesus see with the multitudes that followed Him? Jesus saw faces, lives, situations, struggles, and hurts. It’s not hard to imagine that every kind of person had to be in that crowd of thousands, the – proud, hurting, rejected, bitter, great, small, jobless, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-36

Denomination: *other