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If The Church Would Just Pray

Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 21, 2009

This message will help teach the church that there is a great need for interssesory prayer, and that prayer although largly neglected is one of the churches greatest assets.

Introduction: How many of you pray every day? How many of you pray each morning when you wake up? How many of you pray every night before you go to sleep? How many of you pray before each meal? How many of you pray for yourselves? How many of you pray for others? How many of you pray for the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Head-On Collision Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Oct 26, 2009

Immediately after Abram gets "back to basics," a controversy develops. Did you know that "blessing" can lead to dissension? Did you know that walking in faith almost inevitably leads to opposition?

The Head-On Collision Text: Genesis 13:1-18 When a corporation has some bad financial reverses, you are likely to read a press release that says something about getting back to the company’s core business. When a sports team gets outplayed, the coach’s press conference will usually have a statement ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-18

Denomination: *other

Confronting The King Series

Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 13, 2009

Why would a loving God send people to hell? Today we will see the terror of facing God with our sins and then we will discover why the penalty, as horrifying as it is, is a fair and just penalty.

Purpose: To describe the judgment of sinners. Aim: I want the listener to fear and reverence God’s holiness. INTRODUCTION: Why would a loving God send people to hell? Many people don’t want to believe that hell exists, or that it only exists for those who have committed really bad things (which ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Rebuilding Our Broken Lives.

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 25, 2010

There is a spiritual AIDS that causes our spiritual immune system to be broken down.

Admin OptionsFeature Edit Discussion Close Discussion Add Tags Cancel Delete Discussion Intro: 1. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome – better known as AIDS. It is a disease that causes “an inability in the body’s immune system to ward off infections.” It was first ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Like The Stars

Contributed by Chris Surber on Aug 10, 2010

Faith is ultimately abandonment to divine sovereignty.

Like The Stars, Genesis 15:1-6 Introduction The Bible: It has often been reviled; but it has never been refuted. Its foundations have been examined by the most searching eyes. In Hume, and Gibbon, and Voltaire, and La Place, not to mention a multitude of vulgar assailants, the Bible has had to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6

Denomination: Christian Church

Nehemiah - Master Delegator

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 20, 2010

Many people skip over this chapter because it reads like a Hebrew phone book. But it is a very important chapter full of principles of leadership and delegation. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

Master Delegator Nehemiah 3 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/MasterDelegator.html Last time we saw Nehemiah's vision, and now it must become reality beginning in chapter 3, and that's gonna take a lot of help. Many people skip over this chapter because it reads like a Hebrew phone book. It's all ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 3:1-4, Nehemiah 7:1-73

Denomination: Baptist

A Wife For Isaac Pt. 2 Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 16, 2010

This story is a story, not about a faithful servant, a willing bride, or a happy marriage. It’s a story about God’s providence. Whether we admit it or not, God is in charge of all that happens in this universe.

This story is a story, not about a faithful servant, a willing bride, or a happy marriage. It’s a story about God’s providence. Whether we admit it or not, God is in charge of all that happens in this universe. While it’s true that we have free will and can make choices, God ...read more

Choices

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Feb 8, 2011

Moses is preaching some of his final words to the people of Israel before they enter the Promise Land. He knows that they will be faced with choices...the most important choice being to follow God or go their own way; which leads to destruction. We have

(Note: I enjoyed reading the introduction of Lee Huddleston's sermon here on Sermon Central; so I have borrowed his introduction, and used my own material for the body.) Introduction I’m not a big Country music fan… but I did go through a country music phase in my teens... whether you ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Denomination: Nazarene

The Size Of The Soul

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 22, 2007

A man must have a vision that is bigger than all the obstacles that persists in his life.

THE SIZE OF THE SOUL TEXT: Judges 14:6-15 Joshua 14:6 15 -- “Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh barnea.” “Forty ...read more

Scripture: Judges 14:6-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Beginning Of… Confusion Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 23, 2010

God confuses the world to protect his people, while the gospel of Jesus makes all things new.

Scripture Introduction In my pastry class, a student noted that everyone liked sweets. The Chef-Instructor misheard what was said and began answering the question: “Why does everyone like sweets?” She said that when we were cavemen, we saw people eating bitter things more often became ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Nihilism Is Not Practical

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 29, 2008

Life is not meaningless, we gain meaning in life through the person of Jesus Christ.

In college one of the jobs I had was working in a medical file warehouse. Talk about mundane, boring, monotonous. These were huge warehouses that contained millions of files from hospitals all over the San Francisco Bay Area. I did one of three things: I pulled a file for a patient in a hospital ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Riches Of God's Grace Series

Contributed by Robert Higgins on May 14, 2008

Many of us pursue riches but we do not pursue the riches of God’s grace. Why? Is it because we do not understand the value of it?

Have you ever dreamt of what it would be like to be rich? I don’t mean just well off, I mean rich? I think everyone has at one time or another in their lives…I think that is why we like to watch “Lifestyles of the rich and famous” and to gawk at the Cleveland Auto Show at cars we would never be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:2-8

Denomination: Baptist

God's Committed Community Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on May 28, 2008

A sermon preached at the 60th anniversary of Burlingame Federated Church. This sermon is composed of highlights from my series "Committed Community."

God’s Committed Community Today we have come together for a historical event. This church – Burlingame Federated Church – BFC - is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. What we are coming together to celebrate is not the anniversary of this building – because this building is more than sixty ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

10 Blessings Of The Presence Of God In Our Lives

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on May 16, 2010

1.PEACE 2.PROTECTION 3.PROMISE 4.PULVERISATION 5.PERSPICACITY 6.PROSPERITY 7.PATHWAY 8.PEOPLE 9.POWER 10.PRIVILEGE

10 BLESSINGS OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN OUR LIVES ************************************************************** OUTLINE 1.PEACE 2.PROTECTION 3.PROMISE 4.PULVERISATION 5.PERSPICACITY 6.PROSPERITY 7.PATHWAY 8.PEOPLE 9.POWER 10.PRIVILEGE THE MESSAGE 10 BLESSINGS OF THE PRESENCE OF ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:14-17, Exodus 33:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Outside The Comfort Zone

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jul 26, 2012

We see in Nehemiah, God’s call to be concerned about others, to confess our sins and and be convited to act outside our comfort zones.

Outside The Comfort Zone Nehemiah 1:1-11 Intro: Larry Walters always wanted to be a pilot but eyesight only allowed him to be a mechanic in the Air Force. After retirement, he got an idea one day. At the Army Surplus store he bought a tank of helium and forty-five weather balloons. He strapped the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist