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"Pit Crew”

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 5, 2003

based on 85 ratings

| 6,189 views

How does God feel about sending people to your church?

Intro: You ever have one of those moments when everything just seems to come together and you step back from your life and everything makes sense? We call those light bulb or ah ha moments. It’s like when I get something that says “some assembly required”. When it comes to putting things ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:23-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our God Of The Second Chance Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 13, 2003

based on 44 ratings

| 19,630 views

Several people this week have mentioned how much they enjoyed hearing the Old Testament read out loud. Let’s face it some books don’t get much attention today. One of those is Ecclesiastes, which was written by Solomon. It’s really a journal of Solom

Our God of the Second Chance Several people this week have mentioned how much they enjoyed hearing the Old Testament read out loud. Let’s face it some books don’t get much attention today. One of those is Ecclesiastes, which was written by Solomon. It’s really a journal of Solomon’s search for ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Accept No Substitutes Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 13, 2004

based on 89 ratings

| 30,301 views

Why would the Israelites accept stale stagnant water rather than the living water God offered them? Did they just wake up one morning and say "I don’t want to follow God"? Consider these intriguing thoughts.

OPEN: How many of you have ever bought “generic” products? Many of us do. We’ll go to the pharmacy and we’ll ask for the “generic” version of the medicine the Doctor has prescribed. Or, we’ll go the grocery store and purchase the store version of whatever product Kellogg’s or Seyfert’s or Land ‘o ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:4-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lessons From The Pit Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 21, 2004

based on 95 ratings

| 26,278 views

We’ve all been at the bottom of the Pit, here are lessons we can learn while we are there.

He looked up and all he could see was a circle of blue. He looked down and watched the mud squish between his toes. And he wondered how he had ended up at the bottom of a pit hated by the very people he wanted to save. His name was Jeremiah and he was not a bullfrog, no, he was a prophet. Not a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 38:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Wearing The Wrong Clothes

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 23, 2005

based on 24 ratings

| 16,196 views

IN THIS MESSAGE WE SEE THREE THINGS ABOUT ADAM AND EVE: I-THEIR CONDITION BEFORE THEIR SIN, II-THEIR CONSEQUENCES AFTER THEIR SIN,AND III-THEIR COVERING FOR THEIR SIN.

WEARING THE WRONG CLOTHES GENESIS 2:15-17,25-3:6-10,21 There was a little cartoon of a couple leaving church one Sunday. They had made their way around the preacher. But in this particular church, the preacher was out in the front and the couple was going around him. The man’s wife was about a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:7

Denomination: Baptist

Bear With Me, Please

Contributed by James May on Aug 14, 2005

based on 16 ratings

| 4,566 views

A message to the church to say like Paul, please bear with me in my folly.

Bear With Me, Please By Pastor Jim May 1) Three pastors got together for coffee one day and found all their churches had bat-infestation problems. "I got so mad," said one, "I took a shotgun and fired at them. It made holes in the ceiling, but did nothing to the bats." "I tried trapping them ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In The Dark, In The Wrong, And All Alone Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Aug 26, 2005

based on 5 ratings

| 4,359 views

Let’s face it. Most of what we will get this year for Christmas will not really matter 6 months from now. However, God’s gifts do. They last for all eternity. And we are going to be unwrapping His gifts this Christmas season.

Peace. Love. Joy. Hope. We know that all of these things are the themes of Christmas. We see the ads, the commercials, the programs… Everyone is all smiles and full of joy. And most of us are going to tap into at last some of that. But gathered around your Christmas dinner table or at your ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Storm On The Horizon

Contributed by James May on Aug 28, 2005

based on 90 ratings

| 27,118 views

While we wait for the hurricane that is coming in from the Gulf of Mexico, I am reminded of another storm that is coming also; the storm of the wrath of God upon a sinful world.

THE STORM ON THE HORIZON By Pastor Jim May People all along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico are nervous this morning. They are nervous because of an approaching visitor by the name of Katrina. But this isn’t some long lost relative coming to pay a friendly visit. Katrina is a ...read more

Scripture: Zephaniah 1:14-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Me Almighty

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 1, 2004

based on 78 ratings

| 2,460 views

When you think you could do a better job than God, You need to remember: 1. There is one God, and you are not him. 2. God’s job is harder than you think. 3. Our goal should be to be like God, not to be God.

On our plane trip out to San Diego this summer they showed the film Bruce Almighty with Jim Carey. Besides being hilarious, it had a real message behind it. Carey plays Bruce Nolan, a local Eyewitness News TV reporter in Buffalo, New York. He is discontented with almost everything in his life, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-25

Denomination: Methodist

Running For The Greatest Prize

Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Feb 15, 2004

based on 11 ratings

| 5,920 views

Paul tells us that in this life we are in a race. This Gospel message looks at how we can win the prize that Paul describes and what exactly that prize is.

Running for the greatest prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25:Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Crime Did Jesus Commit? Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Mar 9, 2004

based on 54 ratings

| 11,165 views

We see the context that sets up the reason Jesus was rejected by the Jews. He called for integrity, challenged their authority, claimed to be deity. We then move from the reasons to the purpose - our justification.

Almost 2000 years ago, Jesus asked His followers a question: “Who do you say I am?” It’s still the fundamental question of life. And the answer creates controversy. It’s one reason why Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of the Christ, is so controversial. This is a film that has had the audacity ...read more

Scripture: John 8:57-59

Denomination: Baptist

The Goalie

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 29, 2004

based on 33 ratings

| 3,580 views

A sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (Some illlustrations taken from other SermonCentral contributers)

Sermon for 3/28/2004 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Introduction: A. Vs. 8 in some translations talks about being sober. In many worship services we have that one down. Nothing will move us. This is not how people in the New Testament were. When Paul went before Festus, he called Paul mad. When the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Knowing God's Phone Number Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 23, 2004

based on 108 ratings

| 47,716 views

Why did God tell Jeremiah to "call upon" Him? And just how do I "call upon the name of the Lord?"

OPEN: Last year, when Jim Carrey starred in his movie “Bruce Almighty” the writers of the script gave God a phone number that Carrey could dial to talk with the Almighty. But instead of using the 555 prefix that movie makers and TV shows generally give phone numbers – they gave God a 776 prefix. ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:1-3, Jeremiah 33:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Born Again

Contributed by Kelsey Coleman on Sep 10, 2004

based on 39 ratings

| 11,390 views

“Born again.” How often have you seen this phrase in a news story or a magazine feature? It seems like everything and everyone is born again.

Born Again John 3:1-22 Introduction: “Born again.” How often have you seen this phrase in a news story or a magazine feature? It seems like everything and everyone is born again. A restaurant changes its menu, and its labeled “born again.” A man changes jobs, and his career is “born ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Turning Failure Into Achievement

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 27, 2004

based on 74 ratings

| 21,355 views

This sermon takes a look at the character John Mark and how he came back from failure.

Turning Failure Into Achievement Acts 13:13 -- “Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.” Acts 15:35-41 -- “Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:35-41

Denomination: Pentecostal

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