Sermons on Intensity:

Do We Serve A Fair God? Series

Contributed by Keith Crouch on Mar 16, 2006

The fifth in a series through the book of Malachi.

Do We Serve a Fair God? Malachi 2:17 – 3:6 I. The People Question the Justice of God (2:17) A. Their arguments wearied God 1. They had argued with God concerning worship 2. They had argued with God concerning sacrifice 3. They had argued with God concerning personal relationships 4. They had ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Beauty For Ashes

Contributed by Apostle Itoro-Obong Jacob on Feb 16, 2019

Beauty for ashes is literary replacing a rejected identity with an acceptable and celebrated tag.

Key Verse 3 “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified”. Beauty is the quality ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-7, Psalm 34:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Am Walking With Some One And That Some One Is The Lord

Contributed by Phil Dyar on Oct 2, 2004

ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD AND SO CAN YOU AND I.

TEXT. GEN.5:24 ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD AND HE WAS NOT FOR GOD TOOK HIM. THE BIBLE SAY:"S A LOT ABOUT ARE WALK WE ARE TO WALK IN THE LIGHT 1ST JOHN 1:7 WE ARE TO WALK IN LOVE EPH.5:1 WE ARE TO WALK IN THE SPIRT GALATIANS 5:16 WE ARE TO WALK BY FAITH 2ND COR 5:17 WE ARE TO WALK ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:24

Giving Our Best To God

Contributed by Jose Cabajar on Aug 26, 2003

Our giving to God reveals our faith, spiritual intelligence and love.

<PRE> Giving is a wonderful expression of one’s love to others; a visible and outward manifestation of care. Giving is a natural act and a sign of life. It is obvious that God is the author of giving. He is the greatest giver and provider of all our needs. God is love and His ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

When Depression Threatens To Overwhelm You

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 15, 2004

An in-depth look at Elijah’s experience with depression.

What Got Elijah There (Causes of Depression): 1. It may come after a time of intense activity. - 18:22-45. - on heals of a great victory. - not just bad things that can trigger depression. 2. It may come after relationship conflict. - 18:17-18; 19:1-2. 3. It may come at a point of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Into The Furnace Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Jun 4, 2008

Shadrach, Meshech and Abed-Nego experienced the trial only God can deliver one through.

Daniel 3:1-30 Faith into the Furnace The King’s Demeanor 3:1-7 Nebuchadnezzar was not happy just being the head of gold. He wanted to have a permanent kingdom. So, he ordered a statue built that stood 90 feet tall and 9 nine feet wide. Covered with gold, it shone brilliantly in the plains of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

May Rupture Under Pressure Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Jun 10, 2008

John’s followers were fasting. The Pharisees were fasting. So why weren’t Jesus’ disciples fasting. This message examines the inability of a rigid religious system to adapt to change brought about by the fullness of Jesus Christ.

May Rupture Under Pressure Mark 2:18-22 Mark 2:18 (HCSB) Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. People came and asked Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciple fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” The Question of Fasting * John’s disciples * Fasted to show ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:18-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pure Motivation For Ministry Series

Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008

Not all who minister do so with the right motives, so God will test our motives to make them pure.

#8 5-13-07 Pure Motives for Ministry Introduction, Today is Mother’s Day. Mothers demonstrate great amount of love. No one loves like a mother. The kind of love a mother has for her children is the kind of love we need in ministry (1Thess 2:7 ,8) Text, Philippians 1:15-18 I. The Wrong Motives ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:19-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Spiritually Bankrupt

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jan 7, 2008

Shows how the abundance of pleasure can bankrupt the Spirit.

Spiritually Bankrupt Ecclesiastes 2: 1-3 1) I said in mine heart, go to now, I will prove thee with mirth , therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. 2) I said of laughter, it is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 3) I sought in mine heart to give ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

They Had Been With Jesus

Contributed by David Carter on Apr 5, 2001

THE DISCIPLES HAD BEEN WITH JESUS

THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS Text: Acts 4:13 1. THEIR ZEAL Peter and John were filled with zeal and the Holy Spirit. The word "Zeal" means An Intense Fervor, A Passionate Eagerness, A Earnest Enthusiasm for something or someone displayed in action! Peter went to Jesus walking on the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Is Only A Prayer Away Series

Contributed by Paul Apple on Jul 1, 2001

FERVENT PRAYER IS THE PATHWAY TO RESTING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF HIS PROMISES

BIG IDEA: FERVENT PRAYER IS THE PATHWAY TO RESTING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF HIS PROMISES I. (:145-149) FERVENT PRAYER CRIES OUT TO GOD FOR AN ANSWER A. Fervent Prayer is Whole-Hearted Prayer "I cried with all my heart " B. Fervent Prayer is Directed to God "O Lord" "I cried ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:145-152

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Pain And Growth

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 9, 2019

Is pain merely weakness leaving our body?

First Sunday of Lent 2019 I have to admit that whenever I hear the words, “He ate nothing during forty days [of combat with Satan and prayer] and at the end of them He was hungry,” I am tempted to doubt. I don’t doubt that Jesus fasted and prayed, like Moses, for over a month. But I have trouble ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Catholic

Prayer Will Give You Access Series

Contributed by Myron Leach on Apr 11, 2018

Prayer is our lifeline to God and it must be integrated on a daily basis. We must also be aware of internal and external factors that may hinder our prayer life. Make a determination to have unhindered access by praying that His will be done.

James 5:16-18 MSG Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. Elijah, for instance, human just like us, prayed hard ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Be A Motivator

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Mar 30, 2017

Look for people to build and grow with them. That's the Joy of living

BECOME A MOTIVATOR MAIN TEXT: HEBREWS 3:13 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 1 CORINTHIANS 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. In today’s lesson, let us examine the life of this man whom the Bible ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our Change

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Mar 1, 2025

learn who to live in relationship with God

OUR CHARGE John 13:1-17, 31-35 Today is Maundy Thursday, the least understood, probably least attended, and surely the most intimate of the Christian holy days. It was the time of Passover, when all Jews commemorated their escape from the Angel of Death while captives in Egypt. As we partake in ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17, John 13:31-37

Denomination: Episcopal