Sermons on Inner Thoughts:

Blockading Your Heart, Part 2 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 21, 2007

The necessity of guarding our hearts

Blockading your heart Part 2 Text: "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Prov. 4:23) Opening: 1. We learned last week as The US blockaded Cuba to protect the nation, we must have spiritual blockades around our hearts to keep the evil out. 2. We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:34-35, Proverbs 20:27

Denomination: Mennonite

The Key To Everything In Life

Contributed by R. Escoanyelin Ortiz on Jan 13, 2012

THIS MESSAGE WILL DESCRIBE THE SECRET TO BE SUCESSFULL IN EVERYTHING IN LIFE.

IF YOU COULD GET A KEY THAT WOULD UNLOCK ALL THE SECRETS OF LIFE, WOULD YOU WANT THAT KEY? IF YOU COULD GET A KEY THAT COULD OPEN EVERY DOOR AND CLOSE DOWN EVERY ENEMY, WOULD YOU NOT WANT THAT KEY? THE BIBLE SHOWS US THAT KEY. THE KEY IS CHRIST IN US AND US IN CHRIST. THIS SPEAKS OF AN ORGANIC ...read more

Scripture: John 15:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Confessing Our Sins Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 31, 2009

Before approaching communion, we are admonished to be in right relation with God and the Church; this is accomplished through Reconciliation.

Feast of the Purification/Presentation February 2, 2009 Sacramentum Caritatis St. Luke must have had a terrific sense of humor, history and irony. He also knew his Bible–especially the prophets like Malachi. The picture here in Malachi is apocalyptic. The Lord visits His temple and purifies the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-32

Denomination: Catholic

Learn Your Lessons Well

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 17, 2009

The downward movement of God becoming man is mirrored by the upward movement of Christ returning to the Father

Tuesday of 6th week in Easter Acts/John Earthquake! What a terrifying sound that must have been to a first-century Greek. We in South Texas, sitting on this tapioca-karst bed of limestone as we do, far from any real tectonic plate junctions, have no idea what fear the word “earthquake” provokes. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:22-34, John 16:5-11, Ephesians 4:7-10

Denomination: Catholic

Celebration In A Time Of Trouble

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Oct 30, 2010

A Message that depicts our behavior during times of trouble...

Praise With Out Purpose Celebrating in the Time of Trouble • Nebuchadnezzar dies after a 43-year reign • His son, Evil-Merodach (described in 2 Kings 25:27-30 and Jeremiah 52:31-34) rules for only two years when he is assassinated by his brother-in-law Neriglassar, because his rule was arbitrary ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Six Ways To Praise

Contributed by Charles Steiner on Nov 16, 2010

Thanksgiving devotion outline from Psalm 150 an acrostic of PRAISE

Six ways to praise (Acrostic) Psalm 150 Each of the last 5 psalms begins and ends with ‘Praise The Lord‘. “Hallelujah“-(ha-lal) “boast“- to shine forth- to shout and sing!(145:1-5) Praise is the natural response ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

God Working In Us

Contributed by Colin Coombs on Sep 1, 2006

God saves us by His mercy, then supplies us through His riches, and also strengthens us by His power.

GOD WORKING IN US I ACCORDING TO HIS MERCY HE SAVES US Titus 3:4-5 When God our Saviour revealed his kindness and love, He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:4-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Proverbs

Contributed by John Mccormack on May 28, 2011

FOCAL POINT: GUARD YOUR HEART

PROVERBS KEY VERSE: PROVERBS 4: 23 FOCAL POINT: GUARD YOUR HEART INTRODUCTION: THE BOOK OF PROVERBS IS A BOOK OF WISE, PRACTICAL WISDOM. IT TEACHES SUCH THINGS AS HOW TO RAISE CHILDREN, HOW TO HONOR PARENTS, HOW TO PURSUE CAREERS, HOW TO MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR ENEMIES, HOW TO IDENTIFY A ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23

Denomination: Baptist

Sand Transformation

Contributed by Craig Benner on Oct 21, 2015

Sand is not too exciting. In fact it is dirty and gritty. But there is a process that can make sand into something useful and clean. It is same with our lives, when we allow the process of the grace of God to work in us and through us.

When Sand is Transformed Re 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. The children of God are ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 15:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Power Of The Resurrection

Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Mar 23, 2015

The power of the Resurrection

Introduction: - Of the four gospels they each have their own perspective on the account we have read here - Matthew deals with the peculiar insistence on the great Galilean appearance of the Risen Savior - St. John, as his central or most detailed piece of teaching, dwells on a fishing scene on ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Study On Epistle Of Ephesians Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Dec 21, 2013

Unity is our strength to spread the Gospel. Unity is maintained by love, forgiveness and acceptance of one another's weaknesses and strengths.

Day 5 Read Ephesians 3:1-13 & Ephesians 3:14-21 3: 1 Unity: Unity among the single community was ancient unity but now he talks about unity among various classes, races and nationalities 3:3, 5 & 6,11.Mystery: Though all men are created equal still many nations held themselves as high and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:13-21

Denomination: Methodist

Young And In A Deserted Place Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 9, 2019

If you don’t sharpen a blade from time to time, it gets dull.

Saturday of the 4th Week in Course Young and in a Desert Place This prayer from the author of the Letter to the Hebrews fits so well with our psalm and Gospel today that I would like to share the links. The prayer is “Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-34, Psalm 23:1-6, Hebrews 13:20

Denomination: Catholic

We Are Called To Dream Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 20, 2022

In The Old Testament, God promised a day would come when His people would be filled with His Spirit; when they were full of God, God Himself would give His people dreams and visions.

We are called to dream In The Old Testament, God promised a day would come when His people would be filled with His Spirit; when they were full of God, God Himself would give His people dreams and visions. This happened at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came and Peter reminded the people of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:16-17, Acts 2:38, Joel 2:32

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Purpose Behind The Problem

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 26, 2022

Our troubles should not lessen our faith. There is a purpose for the suffering. We should our troubles as opportunities to let the Lord's light shine through us.

Key verse (17) What good comes out of trials? This is the second letter from Paul to the believers in Corinth to defend his position as an apostle and to denounce false teachers who twisted the truth. • Paul reminds us that although struggles come, do not give up hope. • Our bodies are subject ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Holy Spirit Makes Us Holy Series

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Mar 1, 2022

THE HOLY SPIRIT is a gift from GOD, you cannot earn it. In order to receive the gift, we must repent from our sins. The Holy Spirit helps in our Christian life by dwelling in the individual believers separate or different from the world.

THE SPIRIT OF GOD MAKES US HOLY TEXT: 1PETER 1:2; 1 THESSALONIANS 4:7-8, 1 THESSALONIANS 5:23 INTRODUCTION: THE HOLY SPIRIT is a gift from GOD, you cannot earn it. In order to receive the gift, we must repent from our sins. The Holy Spirit helps in our Christian life by dwelling in the individual ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:2

Denomination: Pentecostal