Sermons on Irrelevance:

Making Church More Interesting

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Mar 29, 2007

What if Jesus showed up where we live?

Making Church More Interesting Mark 1:21-28 (LA Times Article: "Religion abounds at YMCA) Many people today are not dinging church interesting or relevant. That’s strange, because when Jesus lived on earth, the most common reaction was amazement. Sometimes people were upset or angry, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Heaven Bound Pt 2 Determining Our Destination Series

Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 21, 2008

Where are you going, you deside. You can listen to this message at www.preaching.co.nr (April 2008)

Determining Our Destination Despite what some people teach, and irrelevant of what people want when some one has passed away, Heaven is not an easy place to get into. Unlike the setting on a new computer Heaven is not our Default Destination. Jesus made this so clear when he stated the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

An Unlikely Evangelist Series

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Mar 17, 2014

The woman at the Well becomes an evangelist to her village

An Unlikely Evangelist JN 4:21 Jesus declared, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and ...read more

Scripture: John 4:21-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Proposes. How Do You Respond? Series

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Jun 26, 2014

How do you respond to the sacrifice of Jesus? Do you ignore him? Do you try to live with him but justify your sin at the same time? Or are you a disciple of Jesus?

For the last few Sundays we've been walking through the book of First John. We imagined a courtroom scene and the apostle John is on the witness stand under oath. He's the last apostle of Jesus alive and he was the best friend of Jesus, too. He knows Jesus better than anyone, so who better to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:9-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Lifestyle Of Evangelism Series

Contributed by Scott Jewell on Nov 20, 2016

Evangelism is a word that causes many of us to tremble. When we simplify the process it can become easier to do. Here's some thoughts from a meeting between Philip and an Ethiopian eunuch.

What is your initial, knee jerk reaction when you hear this word? (pause) Evangelism. A few of you slid forward in your seat, got this eager look on your face, and can’t wait to hear the rest of the message. Most of you are looking a bit like a deer caught in the headlights, startled and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Cremation Of The World Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 25, 2010

Just as surely as God created the earth, cursed the earth, flood the earth, and visited the earth, so surely will God one day destroy and recreate the earth, whether the skeptics believe this or not.

The Cremation of the World (2 Peter 3:3-10) 1. All of us have probably done some day-dreaming about traveling through time. 2. What would it be like to visit the past. But our main area of curiosity is the future. What will things be like in 5, 10, 25, 50, or 100 years? 3. In 1896, H. G. Wells ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:3-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Melchizedek Mystery Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 28, 2017

Melchizedek was hidden away as an amazing type of Jesus Christ, a mystery revealed through Holy Spirit inspired Midrash.

The Melchizedek Mystery (Hebrews 7:1-28) 1. Jewish ways of talking can be quite comical. Let me share an English phrase and its “Jewberish” version. English: "He walks slowly" Jewberish: "Like a fly in Vaseline he walks". En: "Sorry I don’t know the time" Jewberish: "What, do I look like a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Deeds; Not Doctrine

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 27, 2015

It is not our doctrine that reaches people or brings them to God. No matter how pure or right your doctrine is. What brings people to Christ is what they see in you.

Deeds, Not Doctrine 1 Timothy 5:23 A famous evangelist was holding a Crusade in a certain town. One afternoon, before the evening services, he decided to take a drive around the town. He wanted to see the town, get a feel for the people and needed to mail a letter at the post office. He borrowed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:23

Denomination: Baptist

The End Of The World As We Know It Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jan 23, 2011

New life in Christ means the end of conforming to the patterns of this world.

Dakota Community Church January 23, 2011 The End of the World Ephesians 2:1-10 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Mennonite

Does The Death Penalty Really Solve Anything?

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jan 5, 2012

Someone recently posted this question on a social networking site... The Death Penalty: Does it really solve anything? I feel compelled to share the conversation.

Someone recently posted this question on a social networking site... The Death Penalty: Does it really solve anything? I feel compelled to share the conversation. First off - the way the question was posed has automatically skewed the answer with a negative bias. Asking for results-oriented ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:6

Denomination: Baptist

How God Keeps Time Series

Contributed by Jeff Krist on Apr 8, 2015

There is no time with God, because He's all about "NOW". Are you living in God's NOW or are you living in your time zone.

(Built large letters saying "NOW". The "O" was a clock) ("Now" series can been seen on www.gwafamily.com) How many of you are wearing watches today? How many of you use only your phone for a clock? How many of you wake up to soothing music? How many wake up to that old school alarm? We have ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-14, Exodus 4:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Deborah, Barak And Jael Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Sep 12, 2022

By the Hands of a Woman

September 10, 2022 After Ehud died, we find Israel doing what they did best…. “They returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their fathers, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.” {Judges 2:19} And the cycle ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-24, Judges 5:1-31

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Sermon On The Power Of God's Love

Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 8, 2020

God's love is given freely and in abundance

Dieter. F. Uchtdorf the German aviator, airline executive and religious leader once stated: “Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. ... He loves every ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Romans 5:8

The Weapons Of Our Warfare

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Nov 1, 2020

Every Christian is fighting a spiritual warfare, and the Lord has given us spiritual weapons that are adequate to ensure our sustained victory in the battle.

The Weapons of our Warfare Study Text: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6, Ephesians 6:10-12 Introduction: - As Christians, we need to understand that we are engaged in a spiritual warfare and it is expedient that we war a good warfare. - Understanding that we war in the Spirit and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Thundering Pulpits

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 3, 2022

Preachers have an essential place in saving the souls of their citizens and the souls of their nations.

Did you know that the Pastors and Preachers of our founding era were different than the average clergyman today? Instead of society relegating them to irrelevance as mere religious storytellers, most early Pastors and Preachers in America were influential in their churches and communities. Those ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ