Sermons on Indicators:

Wounds From A Friend

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 27, 2006

Are you a trusted friend?

Friends and enemies. Are you a friend or enemy? How can we tell which from which? Some things are rather obvious. Some are not so obvious. ILL.- Pepper Rogers, coach of UCLA’s football team suffered through a poor season back in the 1970’s. He came under intense criticism and pressure from ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:6, Zechariah 13:5, Zechariah 13:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"I Will Send You Another . . ." Series

Contributed by Derek Melanson on Mar 29, 2006

The Holy Spirit is sent by Jesus and the Father to continue the work Jesus began, and to do so in and through the disciples.

“I Will Send You Another . . .” John 14: 15 – 17, 25, 26; 15: 26; 16: 7 – 15 Introduction: Jesus sends us a baby-sitter! 1. When as children our parents had to go away, they got us a baby-sitter (or maybe now you act as a baby-sitter!) a. The baby-sitter is supposed to look after the ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Symptoms Of The Caged Soul

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 1, 2006

The soul of a man is the seat of his intellect, will and emotions; it is self- conscious.

The Scriptures reveal that man is a tripartite being, that is, he is made up of a soul and a spirit, both of which live in a body. God, the wonderful creator, wishes that man prospers in these three departments of his being especially the soul which is the spiritual part of his life. The enemy ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 13:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Holy Spirit Is Christ's Gift To The Church

Contributed by William Baeta on Apr 29, 2005

“He who has my commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him” Jn. 14:21.

Theme: The Holy Spirit is Christ’s gift to the Church Text: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Pet. 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 The word Church does not refer to a physical building composed of wood and stone. It refers to the building of God composed of believers as living stones. It is the Holy Spirit who makes ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Divine Fire Of The Holy Lord

Contributed by David Heflin on Feb 13, 2007

In this sermon, we look to one of the greatest texts in the Scripture and discover how Isaiah’s encounter with a holy God must become ours.

The Divine Fire of the Holy Lord Is. 6:1-8 PSCOC 2/11/07 Introduction: The perils of idealistic youth. When I was a young preaching student I was full of zeal for serving the Lord. The problem was is that I was also full of pride. I remember a particular song that I really identified with by ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Behold Thy Son . . . Behold Thy Mother" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Feb 26, 2007

A sermon on the third of our Savior’s sayings from the cross.

If you and I had been in Jerusalem that Passover afternoon when Jesus was crucified, I wonder how near the cross we would have stood. It is one thing to sing, "Jesus, keep me near the cross," and it is quite another thing to actually stay near the cross. Roman soldiers were there because of duty. ...read more

Scripture: John 19:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

Just One Little Problem

Contributed by Matthew Morine on May 15, 2007

Hezekiah is a great king, with great talents and abilities, but he has one weakness--pride. Pride is not totally bad, is it? Look at Hezekiah, he was successful. So what is the danger in pride?

JUST ONE LITTLE PROBLEM TEXT: 2 KINGS 18-20 THEME: THE RISE AND FALL OF PRIDE IN LIFE. Mike Duncan was the coach of Corey Brewer of Portland, TN. You might know Corey Brewer. He won two national championships with the Florida Gators in the last two years. It is predicted that Corey will ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Witness Of His Existence

Contributed by Bruce Allen on May 18, 2007

Does God exist? Considering nearly 10% of Americans do not believe in God - perhaps we need to understand His witness of His existence in order to answer their queries - 1 Peter 3:15.

God’s Witness of His Existence Psalm 19:1-14 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. 2 Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line has gone out through all ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

A Faithful Man

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jun 7, 2007

Qualities of a faithful man

A FAITHFUL MAN Proverbs 20:6 You will not be a good Father until you are a faithful man. Thank God we DO have a few faithful men here, but we could always use a few more! THE MEN’S THESAURUS (men don’t always say what they mean) – ladies, please allow me to translate for your ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:6

Denomination: Baptist

Money,money, Money Series

Contributed by Dan Neary on Jun 17, 2007

Sixth in a series of seven in Ecclesiastes, this sermon deals with money, wealth, and riches.

Sermon Dan Neary Ecclesiastes on Money and Wealth Sermon #6 of 7 in our series on Ecclesiastes, and we come to money and wealth. We’ve gotten into this habit of tying pop songs to these messages… so I couldn’t resist… ABBA (shouldn’t we all listen to ABBA on Fathers’ Day?). Could it possibly be ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Influence Of A Mother - Mother's Day

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Jul 10, 2007

A Mother’s influence then and now.

The Influence of a Mother - Mother’s Day 2 Timothy 1:1-7 May 13, 2007 In 2 Timothy 1:3 and following we read these words - (read verses 3-7). Paul - the teacher The pastor The evangelist The mentor to other people is writing to one of his closest friends - Timothy. Paul writes to Timothy to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Role Of A Godly Father

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Jun 8, 2006

Our main verse for today says that a Godly husband (and father) is one who imitates Christ.

OPENING JOKE: “Home Library” A classified ad was seen recently in the newspaper that read: “Complete Set of Encyclopedia Britannica. Excellent condition. Never been used. ‘Wife knows everything’!” INTRODUCTION: Welcome and happy Father’s Day. Illustration: “History of Father’s Day” In 1909 in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Monogamous Marriage Matters

Contributed by W F on Jul 3, 2006

Why did God say no to adultery?

INTRODUCTION Why did God say no to adultery? Is it just another example of God being a narrow minded spoil sport? Isn’t he human? Can’t he feel that you may no longer love your marriage partner and that you profoundly love someone else? And doesn’t God understand, since he made us, what human love ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:14

Denomination: *other

Prayer And Healing For The Sick Series

Contributed by Dan Jackson on Jul 10, 2006

Causes and cures for sickness. How God works in our weakness and the importance of prayer

The morning message concludes and the elders come forward during the final hymn. They gather on the chancel steps to pray with those who come forward from the congregation. Specific needs are shared, and as the people kneel, elders lay hands on them and pray for the release of the Lord’s healing ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-18

Living God's Plan

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 10, 2006

God has a plan for the life of each of us just as He had a plan for Zacharias, Elizabeth, and John the Baptist.

Text: “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways” (Luke 1:76). God had a plan for the son of Zacharias and Elizabeth. Zacharias was a priest of the division of Abijah (one of the 24 sections of priests) and Elizabeth ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:68-79

Denomination: Christian Church