Sermons on Inconvenience:

Five Great Reasons For A Joyful Life

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Dec 12, 2008

There is no reason in this universe why a Christian should have no joy in life and especially life in Christ. Let the whole world know!

Five Great Reasons for a Joyful Life Griffith Baptist Church – 12/14/08 P.M. Service Text: Nehemiah 11-12 Key verse: Nehemiah 12:43 – Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Re-Learning Relationships Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 6, 2009

If you think you do pretty well with relationships, you might want to take a listen at Jesus’ words in this portion of the Sermon on the Mount. We think it is about lust and divorce and promises - but it’s really about making, keeping, and fixing broken r

Inbred in the deepest part of our souls is a notion that was born in the Garden of Eden that defines love for us. Love is whatever satisfies our needs. When Eve took a look at the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, she saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-48

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Stone, The Stink, And The Glory Of God

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 16, 2009

Remembrance Sunday, 1989: For us to see the glory of God in the face of death means that we have to move some obstacles and we have to live into the bitterness of what might have been; but then the great "Come Forth" can be heard.

At Easter it was not hard to think and to sing of the glory of God, was it? Not hard at all to imagine that God’s in His heaven, all’s right with the world. Triumphant music played, pronouncements came forth about victory and power and honor to our God. It was not hard at Easter to dwell on the ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

Practice Hospitality Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 4, 2008

The Bible commands us to be Hospitable Just as God has been hospitable to us.

Lighthouses of Prayer: Hospitality February 3, 2008 1 Peter 4:7-11 Review of Lighthouses of Prayer On the first Sunday of the year, I introduced the idea of lighthouses of prayer. It comes from Luke chapter 10 where Jesus sends out the 72 Disciples to go into the villages around the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Denomination: *other

Great Expectations Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012

?” People with a great life purpose reach forward with great expectations. Here’s the good news: God is able to abundantly exceed all that we ask or think. Said another way: your expectations will never be so great that God is not able to more than meet

Great Expectations Numbers 13: 1-3, 17-33; Philippians 2:12 In the United States right now, the average life expectancy is 76 years old. So write down 76, and subtract your age. How many years do you have left? I freaked when I discovered I have only 29 years left! Some of you are in the lagniappe ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:17-33

Denomination: Methodist

How Jesus Reached People Series

Contributed by Joel Preston on Mar 22, 2012

In our text, some of the people followed Him with wrong motives & some whose motives were pure. Either way, Jesus loved them & ministered to their needs.

The Gospel of Mark #8 – “How Jesus Reached People” Mark 3:7-19 Intro – 1. Do you like to shave? I hate it! If it weren’t for my wife, I’d never shave! SLIDE – Big beard! 2. ILL – In the 1950s, marketing whiz Stanley Arnold was working at Young & ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:7-19

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Preparing The Way Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 13, 2011

John the Baptist prepares for the coming of Christ.

Preparing the Way Ben Franklin once said: “By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.” While we all know it is important, sometimes we fail to do it. In his book The Survivors Club Ben Sherwood investigates why some people survive tragic accidents and others do not. He ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-14

Denomination: *other

Power Over Hnger Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 15, 2011

Jesus feeds a whole bunch of people with a snackable.

14. Who is Jesus? November 21st, 2010 The Feeding We are in Luke 9:10 this morning. This is a text most of you are probably familiar with. This is the only event prior to the last week of Jesus life that is recorded in all four gospel accounts. So there is something very important about this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:10-17

Denomination: *other

Crossing The Line

Contributed by Jackie Hill on May 3, 2011

There are three types of people that respond to the truth, which kind are you and are you willing to take the next step in your journey with Christ?

“Crossing the Line” John 6:60-71 Introduction… Have any of you seen the old Disney film, “Davy Crocket”? It is one of my all-time favorites. There is a scene in that movie, at the Alamo, when Col. Travis draws a line of the ground and asks the men that want to ...read more

Scripture: John 6:60-71

Denomination: Baptist

The Road To Revival

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011

Desiring God enough to walk along Revival's long and arduous road.

INTRO I have to tell ya, I hunger and I thirst for God. I desire his movement in my life; and I desire God’s restoration, and his reformation for our community, the valley, and nation. Let me ask you: Do you desire that too? For many years now, God’s being stirring the hearts of ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 1:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

The Believer's Relationship To Others Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Apr 5, 2009

The one basis for God’s system of society is LOVE.

The Believer’s Relationship To Others Romans 13:7-10 * Life is built on relationships. It has been long said, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” The part of this equation which we miss is that our relationships have a huge impact on the person we are & that we become. * As we began the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Life Of A Leading Disciple Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 28, 2008

Exposition of Mark 10:35-45 about discipleship and leadership

Text: Mark 10:35-45, Title: The Life of a Leading Disciple, Date/Place: NRBC, 4/13/08, PM A. Opening illustration: A Sunday School teacher told her class of 2nd graders the story found in Luke 16 of the Rich man and Lazarus. How that when they were here upon the earth the rich man had everything ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Baptist

The Commitment Of A Servant-Leader Series

Contributed by Joel Santos on Aug 22, 2007

A great number of people called themselves Christians who want to be served than to serve. There are many who aspire in leadership but very few will aspire to servant-hood.

THE COMMITMENT OF A SERVANT-LEADER Luke 9:57-62 (I preached this message during my employment at Philippine Missionary Institute) Illustration: S. I. McMillen, in his book "None of These Diseases," tells a story of a young woman who wanted to go to college, but her heart sank when she read the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Jonah Attitude Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 25, 2007

How Jonah’s attitude is reflective of our attitude.

The Jonah Attitude Scripture: Jonah 1-4 Introduction I want to tell you a story I read in an email. There was this man who died and went to heaven. When he got there he was concerned about some of the things he saw. First it was as beautiful as he had imagined, but then, with great surprise, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unconditional Love

Contributed by Dean Rhine on May 13, 2008

Seeing love in the story of Ruth

One of the things we realize is that often we don’t love like we should. We’re not good lovers! Now, you might think you’re a pretty good lover -- at least your spouse thinks so. You show affection well. You give nice gifts to family members. You provide well for your family. You have ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational