Sermons on King James Version:

Give Of The Strength Of Your Youth Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 15, 2005

Kings of Judah, Pt. 10: "Josiah"

The greatest chess player of all time is arguably Gary Kasparov. He was the world’s youngest-ever champion at the age of 22 and was the undisputed king the last two decades. The enigmatic and charismatic Russian Jew was known for holding his own against IBM supercomputers that could process up to 3 ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

You Cannot Win Them All Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007

Saul, Pt. 1

YOU CANNOT WIN THEM ALL (1 SAMUEL 9:15-10:27) When Christian Herter was governor of Massachusetts, he was running hard for a second term in office. One day, after a busy morning chasing votes he arrived at a church barbecue. It was late afternoon and Herter was famished. As Herter moved down the ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hurry Up And Wait Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007

Saul, Pt. 2

HURRY UP AND WAIT (1 SAMUEL 11) It’s been said, “Rome is not built in a day.” When I was in elementary school I was in a big hurry to grow up. I was skinny and short. When my brother and I sat in the same car going to school every day, I could not help but compare his size to mine. My brother, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 11:1-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Win The War, Not The Battle Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007

Saul, Pt. 3

WIN THE WAR, NOT THE BATTLE (1 SAMUEL 13:5-15) There are many tests in life: death of loved ones, getting the pink slip and losing a stable job, to name the most stressful. One of the most stressful periods of my life was when I returned to full-time continuing theological education. My savings ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:5-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Trust And Obey Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007

Saul, Pt. 4 (Final)

TRUST AND OBEY (1 SAMUEL 15) I love mangoes. A ripe mango is one of the tastiest fruits around. However, the problem with supermarket mangoes is that most are never ripe - they are usually green, not yellow or golden. The buyer has to put the mangoes in a brown bag to ripen it. Lately, I use the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All Is Vanity Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007

Solomon, Pt. 3

ALL IS VANITY (1 KINGS 11:1-14) A Jewish story tells of Alexander the Great’s presence before the gates of paradise on his journey home after he had conquered the whole world. Seeing that the gates would not open for him, he asked for a token to prove that he was there. All he got was a human eye. ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Everything To Prove Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007

Kings of Judah, Pt. 1

EVERYTHING TO PROVE (1 KINGS 12:1-20) I have been teaching preaching at the seminary level since 1999. I enjoy seeing students master the basics, watching them develop their confidence and grooming them for immediate impact. Most teachers, however, enjoy one thing the least: evaluation. When I ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Once Bitten, Twice Shy Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007

Kings of Judah, Pt. 3

ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY (2 CHRONICLES 17:1-19:11) The week heading into my 45th birthday was a rich and sweet experience, in more ways than one. Four days before my birthday I was invited to an all-you-can-eat seafood and steak dinner. I ate four helpings, five pieces of chocolate for dessert and a ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Takes A Village To Raise A Child Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007

Kings of Judah, Pt 4

IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD (2 CHRONICLES 22:10-24:27) I enjoy reading bumper stickers on cars and one caught my attention more than most. It was on the back of a car that was in front of me at a red traffic light. The “Dear God” beginning made me curious and I read the rest before the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 2:10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In God We Trust Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007

Kings of Judah, Pt. 8

IN GOD WE TRUST (2 KINGS 18-20) Spiderman, arguably the most popular superhero of all time, especially with the Hollywood blockbusters produced, is the story of an unpopular teenager who turned into an unlikely superhero. I have the original first color copy of Spiderman reprinted by Barnes and ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

0 Little Town Of Bethlehem

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

Bethlehem. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

0 Little Town of Bethlehem Reading: Micah chapter 5 verse 1-4 / Matthew chapter 2 verse 1-6. “But for now, prepare for the worst, victim daughter! The siege is set against us. They humiliate Israel’s king, slapping him around like a rag doll. 2But you, Bethlehem, David’s country, the runt of ...read more

Scripture: Micah 5:1-4

Denomination: Brethren

What Attitude Do You Have?

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 9, 2010

In this passage we look at three different attitudes to life 1.That of Naboth 2.That of Jezebel and 3.That of Ahab Which most nearly describes yours?

Sermon: Naboth’s Vineyard – You can’t buy integrity Story: A young man went on a week’s silent retreat. Midway through the week, in the early afternoon on the Wednesday, he was feeling hungry and so decided to sneak down to the shops when he thought no one was looking Unfortunately as he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-29

Denomination: Anglican

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 4, 2010

The history of the kings of Israel is a long line of failures interspersed occasionally be a fleeting success. Yet God never abandons his people because his plan is to send a King who will fulfill all that he desires for his people.

‘In breaking news this morning an assassination has taken place in the city of Tirzah, capital of Israel. Reports from the city say that King Elah was at the home of the palace steward, where he’d been drinking heavily, when the commander of the country’s northern cavalry, Zimri, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:8-34

Denomination: Anglican

Facing The Giants Of Life Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 23, 2010

We must a strong faith in order to take on the giants of life.

INTRODUCTION • VEGGIE TALES VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • I do not think it happened quite like that.  • We have a lot of things that happen in life that can put a lot of pressure on us. Each and every day we can be faced with gigantic problems, conflict, stress, failure ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-58

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Turn Around Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 27, 2010

This is the 12th sermon in the series "Royalty".

Sunday Morning March 14, 2010 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Royalty” [#12] TURN AROUND 2 Chronicles 33:1-25 Introduction: If you have been to Church, heard sermons, etc… very many times; then you have heard the word “repent”. What is repentance? It ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 33:1-25

Denomination: Baptist