Sermons on Journal:

Steps To Intimacy With God

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 17, 2006

The Why & How of peresonal devotions

Steps to Intimacy With God Ps 19:7-14 Unused Spiritual Resources During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway, in which Tom Hanks played a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a desert island for years. Looking like the bedraggled Hanks in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:7-14

Denomination: Baptist

Ways To Pray

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 6, 2006

Prayer is more than reading God a list of things He already knows. We may want to try some new ways to be more engaged in prayer.

“Ways to Pray” Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Are you satisfied with your prayer life? Or are you struggling? It’s not always easy to pray. Much of our problem with prayer is finding a method that works for us. We may grow discouraged or feel like ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Denomination: Congregational

"The Fashion That Never Goes Out Of Style"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 21, 2002

A life dedicated to God is truly beautiful.

Romans 12:1-8 “The Fashion that Never Goes Out of Style ” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA We, as Americans spend millions upon millions of dollars trying to make our bodies beautiful and, if not beautiful, at least presentable. Diet foods, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Prayer Problems Series

Contributed by Michael Reeves on Sep 6, 2002

We will examine one of the prayers of Joshua this PM and one he should have prayed. Though Joshua was a great man of faith, we find in these two episodes in Joshua chapters 7 and 9, examples of trouble that always arises when everthing is not brought to

Introduction: We will examine one of the prayers of Joshua this PM and one he should have prayed. Though Joshua was a great man of faith, we find in these two episodes in Joshua chapters 7 and 9, examples of trouble that always arises when everthing is not brought to the Lord in prayer. We need ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-15, Joshua 9:14

Denomination: Baptist

Dirty Life's From Dusty Bibles Grow

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 13, 2002

The lack of personal Bible study can limit growth and set many dangerous opportunities ahead.

DIRTY LIFE’S FROM DUSTY BIBLES GROW By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: HE SENT HIS WORD, AND HEALED THEM, AND DELIVERED THEM FROM THEIR DESTRUCTIONS. Psa.107:20. Psa. 119 :11 THY WORD HAVE I HID IN MY HEART, THAT I MIGHT NOT SIN AGAINST GOD. You do err not knowing the Word of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:20, Psalm 119:11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Bible Is Trustworthy

Contributed by Larry Bussard on Jun 8, 2008

Demonstration that the Bible is trustworty

The Bible, You Can Trust It Pt.1 External Evidence John 18:38 (NIV) "What is truth?" Pilate asked. Evangelical Fundamental Born-again Youth Eighty percent (80%) of kids involved in church agree that religious beliefs are important to them, and Sixty-one percent (61%) say the Bible is accurate. ...read more

Scripture: John 17:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Time Of Remembrance

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 23, 2008

Memorial day is more than a day off. It is a time of remembrance of what God has done in your life.

A time of Remembrance JOSHUA 4:1-9,19-24 INTRO- MEMORIAL DAY IS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY, IT IS ALWAYS NOW THE LAST MONDAY IN MAY. IT USE TO BE CALLED DECORATION DAY BECAUSE YOU WOULD GO TO THE GRAVE AND DECORATE THE SITE OF A FALLEN SOLDIER. IT WAS ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:1-24

Denomination: Nazarene

The Belt Of Truth Series

Contributed by Mark Perryman on Feb 28, 2008

How to stand against the devil

INTRO:Fads today: Bungee jumping, tight jeans (ankle), video games, nude berkly Past: Big bell bottoms, hola hoops, frisbees, 3-D glasses, streaking (take all your clothes off and put on a mask and run) Song about this: Ray Stevens "The Streak" [play it] - Many have come to church nude spiritually ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The God Who Provides Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 18, 2010

God has given us what we need for eternal life and for spiritual growth in this life.

The God Who Provides (2 Peter 1:3-4) Note: I am suggesting that this text is partly a "midrash" (Rabbinic-style exposition and application) from Exodus 33:12-23 (and the concluding section, 34:33), particularly the phrase "grace and goodness," the idea of God providing with His presence, and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sabbath And The Environment Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 1, 2007

The Sabbath has an impact on our relationship with creation.

Sabbath and the Environment Earth Day, April 22, 2007 Genesis 1:1-2:3 Introduction – the Goodness of Sabbath keeping – poem Wendell Berry p.5 Sabbath is founded in God’s Creation Out of all Ten Commandments, the Sabbath is the only one that is connected to creation – we are to rest and keep ...read more

Denomination: *other

Hearing God's Voice In Worship Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jul 3, 2007

In worship is one of the main places where we will hear the voice of God

How to have a personal relationship with Jesus June 17, 2007 Hearing God’s voice in Worship Gen 24:62 Isaac & Rebekah 62 Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev. 63 He went out to the field one evening to meditate, and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: *other

The Life Of Fairh V Series

Contributed by Billy Noel on Jul 27, 2007

Jesus is the object of our faith

The Life of Faith V Hebrews 12: 1-3 I find the life of faith grows better and better every month I live. I can truly say my life flows on in endless song above earth’s lamentations and can add most heartily that, Day by day this pathway smoothes Since first I learned to love it. It is better and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Christian Church

Against The Grain Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 1, 2007

Let us learn from the example of Horace Bushnell. Let us find the courage in Christ, to go against the grain.

Against The Grain, Acts 23:11 Introduction When I was a teenager I spent a couple of years living with my Dad and Grandpa in Butte, Montana. It was a true bachelor lifestyle with three generations of Surber men living under one roof. The only place we shopped was as the local butcher shop which ...read more

Scripture: Acts 23:11

Denomination: Christian Church

Bitter Or Better Series

Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Nov 22, 2005

What we are going to be trying to get our minds around today is how the promise of God Judgment can move us from being bitter angry people, to accepting and overcoming people

Job 19:13-29 Life’s Turning Points Becoming Bitter or Better This weeks topic was Judgment, and normally I don’t like to hear the word Judgment. The message of God’s Judgment from Job is Good News. It is judgment from the perspective of the oppressed. It is justice for those who have been ...read more

Scripture: Job 19:13-29

Denomination: Methodist

The Road Less Traveled

Contributed by Ed Blonski on Dec 7, 2005

There are two roads before us - which one will you take?

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Very familiar words. Maybe even better known than John 3:16, Genesis 1:1 is where all this began. Even though God created all things in a specific order that conveys His sense of order, there is also a “wild-ness” about creation. But it is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran