Sermons on Inadequacy:

The Rock Crumbles Series

Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 14, 2009

Note the depth of honesty in the Gospels. There is no cover-up here: Peter blew it! But Before we condemn Peter, given the circumstances, would we have shown up in Caiaphas’ courtyard that evening?

Sermon Notes “The Rock Crumbles” Matthew 26:31-35, 69-75 Introduction: Did you know that Las Vegas has opened a call-in phone service called “Connection Confession?” It is a service where people can call and confess their sins to a recording – a confession hot-line. Here is how it works – for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:31-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Deceived By Others Series

Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 20, 2009

Who are the ’false teachers’ Peter talks about? How can we tell them from the wayward Christian?

Age old adage, you can put earrings on a pig, but it’s still a _____. Peter could spot a pig a mile away (not bacon) …someone who claims to be one thing, but is in fact, a completely different thing entirely. Someone who is not genuine, someone who is a fraud. 2 Peter is one FASCINATING book. Ben ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Personal Responsibility Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 12, 2007

Exposition of Galatians 6:3-6 about a Christian’s responsibility to God to do certain things

Text: Galatians 6:3-6, Title: Personal Responsibility, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/15/07, PM A. Opening illustration: “It’s not my responsibility,” said the nurse’s aide, “because it’s a large puddle.” The housekeeper did not agree. “Well, it’s not mine,” she said, “the puddle is too small.” What a sharp ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:3-6

Denomination: Baptist

Standing In Peace Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007

Peace is one of our pieces of armor that protects us in spiritual warfare

Standing in Peace Ephesians 6:15 Series: Armed and Dangerous July 15, 2007 Morning Service Introduction Many of you have probably never heard of Mary Ann Baker. Mary’s life was filled with much sorrow and heartache. Her family had been devastated by disease. Her mother and father had died, Mary ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:15

Denomination: Church Of God

"Lord, Increase Our Faith"

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Oct 5, 2007

A sermon for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, Proper 22

19th Sunday after Pentecost [Pr. 22] October 7, 2007 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, you sent your Son into our world to reveal your will and grace for our lives. But we confess that we have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Denomination: Lutheran

The Gift Of Time Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007

Part 2 in stewardship series

THE GIFT OF TIME Giving with a Purpose-Part 2 Sunday, January 14, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction The paradox of our time in history is that.... We have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less. We buy more, but enjoy ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Exponential Faith Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007

Jesus takes a little and it becomes alot.

THE CHURCH JESUS BUILDS Part 4-Exponential Faith Matthew 17:20 Sunday, March 11, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee A small 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 in God.” Then to his dismay the card ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:20

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Life-Changing Experience

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007

Have you experienced God?

INTRO: I reflect back to my life-changing experience that turned me from a young man headed in the wrong direction to a child of God. (Changes, thoughts and the way I looked at life changed, like night and day). Met my old college baseball coach a couple of years ago. Told him I was a minister and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Managing Temptation

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 1, 2007

Satan is in no hurry to destroy us! He would rather be successful than speedy. We must manage the temptations that lure us towards destruction.

A STORY WAS ONCE TOLD A BOUT THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD LINE AS IT WAS BEING CONSTRUCTED. AT ONE LOCATION ALONG THE ROUTE AN ELABORATE TRESTLE BRIDGE WAS BUILT ACROSS A LARGE CANYON IN THE WEST. WANTING TO TEST THE BRIDGE, THE BUILDER LOADED A TRAIN WITH ENOUGH EXTRA CARS AND EQUIPMENT TO DOUBLE ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:38

Denomination: Free Methodist

Faith & Fear Part 1 Series

Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 7, 2004

It’s not so much that fear is a sin. Fear is not the problem; it’s how we respond to it.

Faith & Fear Part 1 - 2 Timothy 1:7 2 Timothy 1:7 - For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.1 Psychologists define fears and anxieties as, ‘what a person experiences when faced with an event that they cannot control or predict or that which ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believer's Triumph

Contributed by David Rogers on Mar 8, 2008

A sermon that talks about how we can be assured of our salvation and because of that assurance we can serve God.

Believer’s Triumph Romans 8:31-39 Prayer Introduction I. verses 31-34 31 What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?£ 32 He did not even spare His own Son, but offered Him up for us all; how will He not also with Him grant us everything? 33 ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39

Denomination: Baptist

A First Worship Service Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jul 15, 2009

I want those who hear this message to understand what worship is about and also how they can truly worship God.

SERMON BRIEF Date Written: August 2001 Date Preached: August 28, 2001 Church: BBC (PM) Sunday FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series: Let’s Learn from the Past Title: A First Worship Service Text: Genesis 4:1-6 ETS: To truly worship God Abel had to realize who God was and then act on that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Covenant That The Lord Had Made With Us Series

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on May 22, 2014

To show that the new covenant included the writings of the WORDS into our minds and hearts.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you have GOD's WORDS in your heart and mind? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that the new covenant included the writings of the WORDS into our minds and hearts. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 10:16 (Amplified Bible) 10:16 This is the agreement (testament, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Are You Jaded With The Church? How To Resist Jadedness In Ministry

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 23, 2021

Any individual working in the many fields of ministry will face the challenge of disillusionment. When I first got into ministry work I had some naïve notions about it.

Any individual working in the many fields of ministry will face the challenge of disillusionment. When I first got into ministry work I had some naïve notions about it. I was hoping to find a burgeoning vibrant Christianity rallying unified, as one, carrying the gospel like intrepid ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:37-43, Matthew 13:24-30, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Dawn Of Conscience Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 24, 2021

The conscience was a faculty, which God had built into man from the beginning, but as long as men were in perfect fellowship with Him they had no awareness of it.

A ten-year-old boy came home from Sunday School and his mother asked him what he had learned. "Well," he began, "Our teacher told us about when God sent Moses behind the enemy lines to rescue the Israelites from the Egyptians. When they came to the Red Sea, Moses called for the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:7