Sermons on Internal Conflict:

Grace At Home -- Part 2 Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 17, 2011

If we want God’s grace to transform our marriages, then we must submit to our wives; we must understand them; and we must value them so that our prayers are not cut off.

Mrs. Foster, a teacher at the grade-school in Auburn, Washington, had a frustrating day with one of her first-grade boys. “You’ve been doing irritating things all day today. These things are some of my pet peeves,” she said sternly. “Do you know what a pet peeve is?” The young boy shook his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:7

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Time To Sacrifice The Queen

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012

Much fruit comes from redigging old wells.

Genesis 26:1 KJV And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. Genesis 26:17-19 KJV And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. [18] And ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Palm Sunday - The Road To The Cross! Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Feb 6, 2012

A Palm Sunday Sermon. From the Story, adapted from Max Lucado and Randy Frazee.

The Story 26 Easter April 17, 2011 It’s getting to be golf season and I’m ready to get out there and smack that golf ball . . . I hope. But when you get up at that first hole, my thinking isn’t very positive. I want to hit a great drive, but I’m wondering, why are so many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:45-54

Denomination: Baptist

Unity In Baptism, Body And Spirit

Contributed by Matt Stone on Sep 7, 2016

Paul calls the church to unity - because we share in one baptism, one body and one Spirit.

Paul writes in Colossians 1:19-20: “For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in [Jesus], and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.” God’s vision, God’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Giver Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 4, 2018

This is the intro to our Stewardship Series "Giving to the Giver" and this begins by defining Jesus as the giver in our lives.

Things change, they don't always stay the same. And today you are part of change. For sixteen years April has been "Stewardship Emphasize" month at Cornerstone, or as many like to call it "Money Month." And you may have noticed that this isn't April, it's March and yet here Denn is getting ready ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

Dressing In Layers

Contributed by Ian Hyde on Mar 30, 2019

Being prepared to face the elements! This sermon gets the congregation involved by (comically) demonstrating the need to "dress in layers", clothing ourselves in true virtue, bearing one another up in love, and worshiping together as a community.

OPENING STORY My freshman year of college, I was blessed with the opportunity to take a quarter class in Denver learning about urban development and strategies for alleviating poverty. Now, I could claim that my motivations were noble, and they somewhat were. I mean, I really did want to help ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Nazarene

The Restoration Movement (Lesson 3) Series

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Mar 15, 2020

To establish that the Holy Spirit predicted a “departure from the faith” that resulted in religious apostasy and the rise of denominational institutions throughout the world. This lesson describes the failures of the Reformation Movement and the successes of the Restoration Movement.

INTRODUCTION Outline. 3. The Restoration Movement Remarks. 1. This is lesson three, in our sermon-series of the theme: “The Departure from the Faith.” It should be noted that we began this series by describing “the retraction movement” or “the departure from the faith!” Recall, we stated, that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:1-5, 2 Timothy 4:1-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Inspiration: Seeing Life Through God’s Eyes Series

Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Nov 25, 2020

The Star and Stars of Christmas is a series of messages for Advent. Using the idea of a play on a stage. Each message will look at different characters in the Christmas story. The introduction takes a critical look at how many in our society are portrayed as celebrities—bigger than life.

Cut! Cut! This story is missing something! The script is not going the way it was written. First, it was written with a God-given ability for all players in the script to always love the Lord, follow his precepts for godly living. Let’s review, the original script looked like this: • At first, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-18, Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Warning Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 15, 2021

The most dangerous thing a believer can do in life is to ignore what they have heard and neglect the great salvation they have in Jesus.

God began human history with a warning. He told Adam and Eve that if they ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil they would surely die. Failure to heed that warning led to the fall of man, and failure to heed warnings has ever since led to all of the sin and folly of human ...read more

Goliath’s Brothers Are Coming

Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 27, 2014

When David took down Goliath, he probably thought his fighting giants was over, but Goliath had some brothers who he would yet have to battle. We too have will face more giants. What are 4 giants we all will face?

GOLIATH’S BROTHERS ARE COMING 2 Sam. 21:15-22 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: 3,000 Year Old Mummy 1. An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert in Israel and came upon a casket containing a mummy. After examining it, he called the curator of a prestigious natural-history museum. 2. "I've ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 21:15-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Will Israel Soon Strike Iran’s Nuclear Sites?

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 13, 2015

We live in very interesting times. This week we've seen some interesting events take place . . .

Will Israel Soon Strike Iran’s Nuclear Sites? (Based upon Bill Salus’ article of a similar title in Prophesy in the News, January 2015) January 25, 2015 CFBC Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: 1 We live in very interesting times. a This week we’ve seen ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 49:34-37

Denomination: Baptist

Grateful One

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jul 3, 2021

From the story of the ten lepers we learn how important it is to seek spiritual healing and to take the time to praise He who has given us every spiritual blessing imaginable!

Grateful One Luke 17:11-19 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 “Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.” (Verse 11) The first thing we learn in Jesus’ healing of the ten lepers is that it occurs while He is heading to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Baptist

Is There Life After Stress?

Contributed by Mathew Philip on Mar 22, 2023

Stress is part of life. Without stress, there is no life. With burnout on the rise, it’s important now more than ever to manage stress in our personal and professional lives.

What is Stress? Stress is how we react when we feel under pressure or threatened. Distress occurs when stress is severe, prolonged, or both. Distress is stress that negatively affects you and Eustress is stress that has a positive effect on you. Good Stress and Bad Stress Examples of negative ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 86:7, Genesis 21:12

Denomination: Other

The Wrath Of The Lamb

Contributed by Victor Yap on May 31, 2022

Revelation 6

THE WRATH OF THE LAMB (REVELATION 6) A woman asked John Wesley, “Suppose you knew that you were to die tomorrow night at midnight, how would you spend the time until then?” “Why, just as I intend to spend it. I should preach this evening at Gloucester, and again at five tomorrow morning. After ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Spirit Is Poured Onto A Wilderness Series

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Jun 5, 2022

The Spirit is poured out from on high, “and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field.” It’s like the change from a dry desert into garden land. When God sends his Spirit, He begins to produce good fruits. That’s the sure effect of his work: a harvest for God.

If you looked back on the thirty-two chapters of Isaiah before our text, what would stand out about the people of God? How could we describe the nation of Judah in this book, and what they’ve shown themselves to be like? It’s not a flattering picture. Back in the very first chapter, the very first ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 32:15-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed