Sermons on Idle Words:

A City Without Walls Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2009

thinking outside the box, or outside the wall.

A City Without Walls: Zech 2 July 20, 2008 Intro: Here is a simple little puzzle to get you thinking: can you draw a continuous line through each of these nine dots in only four strokes (straight lines only)? (solution is at the end) O O O O O O O O O This is the classic ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 2:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Sons & Daughters - Communion

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 31, 2009

Joint heirs with Jesus. A communion sermon.

Sons & Daughters, Acts 17:16-29 Introduction The following is from “History of Montgomery County, Kansas”: The Rev. Henry Surber, a Campbellite preacher and an early settler of the "Hoosier State." The latter took his family to Iowa in the early settlement of that state and he aided materially in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:15-34

Denomination: Christian Church

Wasting Time On Worrying Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 31, 2009

Why worry, we serve a GREAT God!

INTRODUCTION • PC VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • How many of you here today live a life without anxiety or worry? Please raise your hand. Don’t be embarrassed to raise your hand. • What are some of the things that you worry about in life? Do you have something that sends chills up your spine when you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Death Penalty

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Aug 3, 2009

Death Penalty in the church

Why are we talking about the death penalty in the church? That’s the question some of you are asking as we complete our series on Tough Issues. Sometimes people tell me that they wish we would not discuss topics like this one in church or that they wish I would not preach on them. "We just need ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

"None Were Greater”:

Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Aug 4, 2009

Revealed scripture helps us understand the life and role of this prophet-king, who is largely a mystery in the Bible.

“None Were Greater”: A Restoration View of Melchizedek Revealed scripture helps us understand the life and role of this prophet-king, who is largely a mystery in the Bible. Scriptural texts paint a somber scene of events occurring approximately 4,000 years ago in the land of Salem—a place full ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:6-10

Denomination: Apostolic

Dead Prophets Society

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 4, 2009

For Transfiguration Sunday: we, like the disciples, have not imagined Christ as who He is, we as who we can become, or the cost of glory ... losing our lives to save them.

Every one who teaches knows what a mighty struggle it is to teach anybody anything and make it stick. Students come to school drowsy and distracted. Some are there because they have to be; some because Daddy’s money put them there; and some just because they cannot think of anything else to do. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Places You'll Go Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 9, 2009

The businessmen in James 4 don’t seem to be boastful and proud to me... and yet God says they were. What makes a person proud?

OPEN: Dr. Seuss once wrote a poem entitled: “The Places You’ll Go” And part of it goes like this: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Jesus And His Silly Questions”

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Aug 10, 2009

Three silly questions Jesus asked - and why He asked them.

My thanks to Darrell Stetler II for doing most of the work on this message. “Jesus and His Silly Questions” August 16, 2009 Have you ever been asked a silly question? I suppose we all have – mostly by our kids or grandkids. Monica used to be great at asking silly questions. When she was about ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:35-43

Denomination: Holiness

Just Ask! Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 14, 2009

Jesus wants to see you live a blessed life. Jesus gives us the key to being blessed.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • How many times have we wondered why God has not blessed us in a certain way? You asked God for something from your heart only to feel that God kicked dirt in your face or that He did not hear you? • How do you feel when you hear someone speaking about how God has blessed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

This Is My Father's World Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 19, 2009

The simple truth for today is don’t take for granted what you can’t live without. Or it can be rephrased by saying, Don’t be careless with what you can’t replace. I find that we often take a lot of things for granted in life, we don’t care for them and we

This is My Father’s World Genesis 1:31, Psalm 24:1, Romans 8:19-21 We’re going through Seven Simple Truths About LIFE which was precipitated by my son Luke turning 13. In the Jewish faith, 13 was considered to be the age of adulthood for young men. It may not be so true today with maturity rates ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:31

Denomination: Methodist

The Gold Standard Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 19, 2009

This sermon focuses on the Golden Rule and how we are to aply it in our lives

The Gold Standard Matthew 7:12 In 1860, a lithographer named Milton Bradley decided to invent a board game where people by playing it would learn life lessons. They would learn about the risks and the rewards in life and decisions and consequences. It was originally called “The Checkered Game of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Denomination: Methodist

Where Are The Marked Men?

Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 19, 2009

Exposition of Ezekiel 8-9 regarding the idolatry and judgment of Israel in preparation for our Fall Revival

Text: Ezekiel 9:1-11, Title: Where are the Marked Men? Date/Place: NRBC A. Opening illustration: words to the song by Matt Papa, Where’s the Difference? B. Background to passage: Ezekiel 8-11 are four successive visions given on Sept 18, 592 BC. In chapter 8, God is showing the elders of Israel ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Feast Of Purim Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 20, 2009

God has turned our sorrow into joy!

The Feast of Purim, Esther 9:18-27 (Jewish Feasts-2) Introduction A thirty-eight-year-old scrubwoman (cleaning lady) would go to the movies and sigh, “If only I had her looks.” She would listen to a singer and moan, “If only I had her voice.” Then one day someone gave her a copy of the book, The ...read more

Scripture: Esther 9:18-27

Denomination: Christian Church

Friend Of The Misunderstood Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 21, 2009

Misunderstand is accidentally or deliberate. Jesus dealt with the accidental by bringing witnesses, going to the root of the issue, and affirming the questioner; with the deliberate by refusing to make others happy, being true to Himself, letting actions

It’s easy to be misunderstood. Misunderstanding happens all the time. It is very, very easy to be misunderstood. One way to be misunderstood is to be vague and hazy. Just mumble under your breath and utter ambiguities, and I guarantee that you will be misunderstood. Some of you are devotees of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-19

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Lose Heart (Part I)

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 4, 2009

This sermon offers resources for coping with discouragement and help in overcoming despair.

Have you ever seen someone lose heart? Maybe today you are struggling with issues and are on the verge of losing heart. Maybe you have already lost heart. I will share a few examples I have observed. When I was a boy there was a man I idolized. His name was Jim Ryun. Jim Ryun was one of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist