Sermons on Illusion Heresy:

Follow Jesus Because He Offers A Better Way Of Salvation Series

Contributed by Todd Riley on May 8, 2001

Reasons for why the way of salvation that Jesus offers is better than that of other religions

Islington Baptist Church May 6, 2001 Series: Why Jesus? Why follow Jesus and not any other religion, system, philosophy, or way? Key texts for this week: Acts 16:30, Matthew 11:28-30, Galatians 1 Follow Jesus because he offers a better way of salvation A number of weeks ago we began a series ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Denomination: Baptist

Birth Of A New Era Series

Contributed by William Jewett on Nov 27, 2001

part 3 of 4 of our series on worship as a lifestyle

In a television program I watch there is an episode in which the minister stood up before the congregation. It was a vast sanctuary -- but it was almost empty. The minister looked out upon all of the empty seats and surveyed the 4 lonely people in the congregation -- one young man, and three ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-23

Denomination: *other

Catch Me If You Can

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jul 23, 2002

We can go with Jesus.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN John 7:25-36 S: Belief Th: Going with Jesus Pr: WE CAN GO WITH JESUS. ?: Inductive KW: Phases TS: We will find in John 7:25-36 three phases that show the continued opposition to Jesus. The _____ phase is the… I. PROBING (25-29) II. PLOTTING (30-32) III. PREDICTING ...read more

Scripture: John 7:25-36

Denomination: Baptist

Refreshing My Empty Times Series

Contributed by James Botts on Sep 1, 2002

"Refreshing My Empty Times" provides four essentials for experiencing satisfaction in life from Psalm 23:1-6. If you’ve ever been disappointed by the emptiness and dissatisfaction that often times marks our lives, then you might be ready for Times of Ref

The Crossing Community Church Times Of Refreshing “Refreshing My Empty Times” Pastor Jim Botts September 1st, 2002 Introduction As Labor Day arrives, many of us are officially getting out of summer mode. Remember when it was springtime? We wanted it to be summer: swimming at the beach and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Way Of The Warrior Series

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Apr 20, 2002

How does a Christian live as an effective warrior for Christ’s Kingdom?

The Way of the Warrior A few years ago, I took note of a common, yet quite remarkable sight while I was driving along a busy street one morning. A little lady, bent with age, confidently walked out into the traffic. She raised her frail hands to the oncoming traffic. And what happened? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Beware

Contributed by Gerry Pratt on May 29, 2002

When things seem to be going well.....BEWARE....this is exactly the time when satan lulls us into a sense of false security...only to spring his wicked traps.

BEWARE ILLUSTRATION: Look at the beautiful bird sitting on the tree limb...soaking in the sunshine...singing such a beautiful song. This bird seems so, at peace, with everything. She seems to have a full belly and a beautiful day awaits her...BAM...CRASH! 1. The lights go out...the cat got ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Consequences Of A Hard Heart Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Sep 12, 2001

Pharaoh’s four responses to God when he is commanded to let the Children of God go, illustrate the consequences of a hard heart.

A Study of the Life of Moses Sermon # 7 “The Consequences of a Hard Heart” Exodus 7-10 Dr. John R. Hamby Proverbs 29:1 states the biblical principle, “He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Sanctification-Us And The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Joe Bedy on Oct 1, 2001

When we are baptized into Christ God sees us as Holy, then we spend our lives becoming what He has made us.

Romans 6:15-23 So Far In the plan of salvation I have spoken about: 1.Grace and Faith 2. Repentance 3. Baptism 4. Holiness Tonight I will be speaking about sanctification another form of the word holy or consecrated. Two of the beads deal with Holiness, the white one is how God sees us and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:15-23, Hebrews 6:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power Of Positive Thinking Series

Contributed by Brian Moon on Apr 3, 2003

Part 2 of this life-changing series that is looking into how to "Break Free" from the junk in the world. This message deals with overcoming the negative thoughts that we often struggle with.

“The Power of Positive Thinking” Breaking Free from Negative Thoughts Brian A. Moon Do you ever find yourself in this situation? You are watching TV or thumbing through a magazine or even just walking around at the mall and all of a sudden this rock hard guy comes on the scene or some girl that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17, Genesis 1:27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why Does God Comfort Us? Series

Contributed by John Telgren on May 6, 2003

When we pray, God comforts us. When God comforts us, he does so not just to make us comfortable, but to enable us to comfort others with the comfort He has given us

How do you feel when you experience the first real snowfall of the season? Not to long ago, we had our first significant snowfall. I can remember my reaction. I ran outside with a childish smile on my face just to see and feel the snow as it fell on my face. There was electricity in the air. I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith, Hope And Love

Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Feb 19, 2003

The church tries all sorts of gimmicks to quell falling numbers, but God simply wants us to get back to the basics... Faith, Hope and Love.

Faith, hope and love. In AD 50 Corinth was one of the most important cities, commercially of the day, controlling much of the shipping between the East and the West. It was a city heavily steeped in Greek culture, its idolatry and immorality. Paul established the Church, after spending 18 months ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 3 John 13:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

"I Am The Bread Of Life" Series

Contributed by Quintin Morrow on Oct 3, 2002

And exposition and application of Jesus’ declaration that He is the Bread of Life.

“I Am the Bread of Life” September 29, 2002 John 6:32-35 The Rev’d Quintin Morrow St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Fort Worth, Texas Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

When Change Challanges Your Character Series

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 25, 2002

Change in the church

When Change Challenges your Character, Job 42:1-6, # 3 of the “pardon our dust series Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ August 11, 2002 A boy riding a bus home from Sunday school was very proud of the card he had received, which had a picture and a caption that read: “Have Faith ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Connecting To A Common Purpose Series

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 29, 2002

Small groups #2

Connecting to a common purpose # 2 of Core values of Christian community values Eric Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ October 13, 2002 What’s the difference between a southern zoo and a northern zoo? A southern zoo has a description of the animal on the front of the cage, along with a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:36

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope. It Is Not Over Until.... Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 13, 2007

Hope. Not that sappy Oprah kind, but the biblical kind. The kind that says: In spite of the circumstances that surround you, God will hold hope for you, And beyond any explanation possible there will be joy.

This is a wonderful passage. There is so much that is packed in to these few words. I don’t know about you, but the first thing that jumps out at me is verse 8 – Place your finger there – and let’s look at it again…I see Peter, as he is writing this statement, saying it with….shock and awe. 8 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational