Sermons on Jesus And Lazarus:

Blessing Kids Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Apr 25, 2005

4 of 6 on family. This message was given on a Baby Dedication Day. Several Sermon Central contributors were used in preparation for this message.

Blessing Kids “I prayed for this child, and the LORD answered my prayer and gave him to me. Now I give him back to the LORD. He will belong to the LORD all his life...” Hannah - 1 Samuel 1:27-28a Question: Have you ever given your children back to God? (Some of you are thinking, “I’d like to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:27-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Settling Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

3rd in long series on Joshua. This is about the temptation to settle in, to give up when it gets hard, to accept less than the best.

Joshua 1:12-18 – Settling In an old Peanuts cartoon, Lucy demanded that her brother Linus change TV channels and then threatened him with her fist if he didn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asked Linus. "These five fingers," said Lucy. ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:12-18

Denomination: Baptist

Let's Put Away Our Loss And Take Courage In Christ Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005

Loss is something we all face. How do we put away loss and take courage in Christ? Let’s look at what God’s word directs in light of this.

Let’s Put Away Our LossAnd take Courage in Christ The Prussian king Frederick the Great was widely known as an agnostic. By contrast, General Von Zealand, one of his most trusted officers, was a devout Christian. Thus it was that during a festive gathering the king began making crude jokes about ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:13-26

Denomination: Baptist

When God Created Eve

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jun 9, 2005

God Created Three Things When He Created Eve.

Rev. Wayne A. Lawson, M.Min Senior Pastor First Baptist Church Ardmore, OK (Preached Mothers Day) RevWLawson@aol.com http://firstbaptistok.org/ Scripture: Genesis 2:21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:21

Denomination: Baptist

A Passionate Pursuit Of God

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 11, 2005

We are to passionately pursue God.

A PASSIONATE PURSUIT OF GOD Psalm 100:1-5 S: Worship C: Pursuing God Th: A Passionate Pursuit of God Pr: WE ARE TO PASSIONATELY PURSUE GOD. ?: How? KW: Ways TS: In our study of Psalm 100, we will find four ways that demonstrate how to pursue God. The _____ way is… I. JOYFULLY ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

"The Risk Of The Invitation"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jan 19, 2005

When God speaks to us to do something, we often fear the risk of the invitation. Sometimes we refuse to take the first step because of not knowing the entire plan. What can we do about the invitation He gives us?

Iliff & Saltillo United Methodist January 23, 2005 “The Risk of the Invitation” Genesis 12:1-4 Romans 4:1-5; 13-17 INTRODUCTION: Throughout our lifetime we are offered invitations of one kind or another. When we were in elementary school it may have been to a birthday party, or in high school to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

Another Night With The Frogs

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Feb 10, 2005

Why would anyone want to stay in the same old condition. You don’t have to spend another night with the frogs in your life.

“Another Night With the FROGS” Exodus 8:1-15 One of the biggest conflicts a person has within themselves is procrastination. Procrastination means: to put off intentionally or habitually the doing of something that should be done. Procrastination literally is a thief of time. The dictionary ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 8:1-15

Denomination: Apostolic

Problem Solving Series

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Aug 2, 2003

This Sermon is an adaptation of John Maxwell’s Book, ‘The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. "

Problem Solving John 16:33, James 4:7, John 16:33 April 28, 2003 I. There is one thing that is certain about being leaders, and it applies to leading our family and at work and in our service for God, and that thing is that we will face problems. A. We should not be surprised that we face ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7, John 16:33

Denomination: Baptist

Honor Guard Series

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003

Fifth Commandment: Attitudes Toward Authority

Honor Guard Introduction Speeder Finagles Way Out of Ticket A police officer pulled a man over for speeding and asked to see his driver’s license Calmly, the driver responded: I don’t have one. I had it suspended when I got my fifth DUI. Officer: May I see your registration? Driver: It’s not my ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12

Denomination: Baptist

Snake Conversations

Contributed by David Ward on Aug 4, 2003

A look at the tempter’s tactics from Genesis 3:1-6

Snake Conversations Genesis 3:1-6 [READ] Introduction: Iron Eyes Cody was the Native American who appeared in the old “Keep America Beautiful” TV commercials. He told an Indian legend from many years ago. Indian youths would go away in solitude to prepare for manhood. One such youth hiked ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Making A Covenant Marriage Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 6, 2003

Our marriages are covenants with our spouses.

Making A Masterpiece Marriage Series Making a Covenant Marriage (1 of 3) February 2, 2003 * FBC, Chester, IL Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: (After the PowerPoint presentation has ended) A In the Bible, a very unique ceremony took place when a man and a women got married. a The fathers of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:9-21

Denomination: Baptist

Relationships Series

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Aug 9, 2003

This Sermon is an adaptation of John Maxwells’ Book " The 21 Indispensible Qualities of Leader."

Relationships, 1 Cor 13:1, 1 John 4:7-12, 16, John 17:20-23 June 16, 2003 I. John Maxwell made one of the greatest statements that I have heard in a long time in his book " The 21 Indispensable Qualities of Leadership." "People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 13:1, John 17:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Lay Up For Yourselves Treasures In Heaven

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 11, 2003

Christians in American have an after-tax income of over $800 billion dollars. Unfortunately only 3% of that money is given for Christian causes. Of that 3% only 1.5% goes to the evangelizing of unreached people groups. If we are to complete the great comm

Lay Up For Yourselves Treasures in Heaven Matt. 6:19-21 "Heavenly treasures can only be laid up when earthly treasures are laid down." (BBN, Nov 24th, 2003) Christians in American have an after-tax income of over $800 billion dollars. Unfortunately only 3% of that money is given for Christian ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons From The Chicken Pen

Contributed by Roger Griffith on Aug 21, 2003

Perhaps we can learn some things about ourselves as we see the interactions of a hen house? A fun sermon with some good insights.

LESSONS FROM THE CHICKEN PEN TEXT: Matt 23:37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!" INTRODUCTION: A. THE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:37

¿cuál Es La Visión Que Dios Nos Ha Dado? Series

Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Aug 30, 2003

Sabiendo que Dios nos ha dado una visión y una estrategia bíblica para servirle, ¿Cuál es ésta estrategia o visión?

¿Cuál el la Vision que Dios nos ha dado? A la luz de las escrituras, podemos ver que las reuniones de casa deben ser como la columna vertebral de las iglesias, por tanto, su importancia dentro de la vision general de una iglesia debe ser “fundamental”. La misión: “Traer personas a Jesús para ser ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational