Sermons on Knowing Gods Will:

His Name Is John Series

Contributed by Darrin Koone on Sep 20, 2001

A sermon in a series on Luke delaing with our difficulty of breking with tradition when faced with God’s challenge to do so.

(Luke 1:57-63) When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. {58} Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. {59} On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:57-80

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Deliver Us From Evil

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Sep 24, 2001

Does the Scripture require that America "turn the other cheek" following the attacks of 9/11, or do we have the right to respond militarily?

Introduction The Story: Turn the Other Cheek The mother of four young boys often had difficulty curbing their energy, especially in church. But when her minister preached on "turning the other cheek," the boys gave him their undivided attention. “No matter what others do to us,” he said, “we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42, Proverbs 28:5

Denomination: Baptist

Living Large-In The Potter's Hand Series

Contributed by Gary Shockley on Sep 26, 2001

Through adversity and pain God, as a potter, is at work to shape our lives in a new way.

Living Large- In the Potter’s Hand The Beatitudes: Part 3 Cornerstone Church Rev. Gary A. Shockley, Lead Pastor September 23, 2001 (During the entire service we had a young man working with clay on a potter’s wheel. This was the principle image we referred to throughout our service) As I ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:8, Matthew 5:5

Denomination: Methodist

Keep Jack In The Box, But Let God Out

Contributed by Morris Mott on Sep 27, 2001

We limit God by our concept of Him in our lives. When we limit Him, we hinder the purpose and plan that He has for us as a church and as an individual.

Psalm 78:41 Text I. In the business world, there is said to be in certain cases, a “glass ceiling”, which means that one will only rise so high in promotions, no matter their ability. II. In the Kingdom, we don’t use a glass ceiling, but so many use a “box”, a God shaped box, a Holy Ghost ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Evaluating The Results

Contributed by Todd Randolph on Oct 1, 2001

Evaluating the Results of God’s Vision

Evaluating the Results The book of Nehemiah divides neatly into two parts. Chapters one through five describe the rebuilding of the wall. From these chapters we learn the process of vision. Chapters six through thirteen describe the finished product. From these chapters we learn the results ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Be Such Worry-Warts!!!

Contributed by Dewayne Gamez on Jan 27, 2002

In todays’s society, we worry way too much! We need to have more faith in God’s promises!

I would like to welcome everyone here this morning. The Lord has blessed us with a phenomenal day! All the blessings that he has given us, all that he has blessed this Church with. Praise God! This morning I would like to talk to you all about something that seems to have a hold on each and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:22-32

Are You A Visionary Or A Vision Vandal?

Contributed by Thomas Monroe on Feb 14, 2002

Have the vision and faith as Joshua and Caleb in taking the Promised Land!

Are you a Visionary or a Vision Vandal? Numbers 13:26-33 The passage in a nutshell: Numbers 13:1-16: Choosing of one member of each of the twelve tribes to go and spy out the Promised Land. Numbers 13:17-20: A commissioning of the twelve. Numbers 13:21-25: 40 days of spying. Numbers ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:26-33

Denomination: Baptist

Alpine Skiing: Some Things We Need To Do For Ourselves Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 26, 2002

The second in the series on the Winter Games, looks at the areas in our Christian life that we are personally responsible for

Everything has been done, you’ve dreamed, you’ve sacrificed, you’ve trained. And now as you stand looking down at the slope below you, you realize that everything now depends on you. As you prepared for this day you had your coach, your trainer and your family supporting you and encouraging you. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Pieces Or Peace Of Mind

Contributed by Norbert Garcia on Feb 27, 2002

How to stop worry and learn to trust in Jesus

PEACE OR PIECES OF MIND? What price would you pay for peace of mind? What price would you attach to being free from worry? Today we are in the grip of an epidemic of worry. Today we are living in a world where planes crash into sky scrapers, terrorists capture missionaries and hold them for ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Adventist

Getting Into Shape

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002

How much do you want to know God’s will?

In the opening pages of his autobiography, An American Life, Ronald Reagan writes, I was raised to believe that God had a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan. My mother - a small woman with auburn hair and a sense of optimism that ran as deep as the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-16

Denomination: Church Of God

"Why Am I Here" Series

Contributed by Steven Platt on Mar 13, 2002

"What is my Purpose in Life?" is a question of the ages. We all ask it at some time or another. We will look at 2 passages in Genesis and one in Luke to find what GOD purposes for our lives.

The Search of a Lifetime Text: Gen 1:1 Last week – Where do I come from? This week – Why am I here? What is the purpose of Life? Many people try to answer the question Purpose of life is to get more money? Go to school so they can get a good job so they can sent their kids to school so they ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:28, Luke 19:40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Way To Calm The Storms Of Life

Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Mar 20, 2002

Everyone at one time or another has gone through some type of storm. Over the years I have found that no one is immune from the storms of life. Jesus said ye shall have tribulation.

THE WAY TO CALM THE STORMS OF LIFE TEXT: Matthew 14:22-33. No matter where you turn in the Word of God, you will find that He is instructing and teaching you about life. Jesus His son used parables and miracles to help as we walk down life’s road. Miracles can be Divided into two categories. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

Above The Law

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Apr 8, 2002

We live in a time when people think they can beat the system of God’s way of doing things. Sin enters their life and then they can’t understand why things start going wrong.

Scripture: Joshua 7:1 – Title: “Above The Law” Introduction: Joshua and the people of God were experiencing victory. They had come out of the wilderness, crossed the flooded Jordan River on dry ground. They had seen the walls of Jericho fall down after they had walked around them for seven days. ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Liberty As Virtue Series

Contributed by William Nowak on Apr 14, 2002

The Christian, unlike the world, should use his liberty to demonstrate his virtue, not to justify his vices.

I Peter 2:13-17 “Liberty as Virtue” Intro—Last week, we looked at Peter’s discussion of the church as “sojourners and pilgrims” in the world—Peter calls on the church in 2:11 to “abstain from fleshly lusts,” and we talked about how we need to abstain from those fleshly lusts for two reasons—first, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Faith Or Magical Thinking? Series

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Apr 22, 2002

What are you trusting, why?

Christian Faith or Magical Thinking? For a couple of Sundays, we’ve been considering the importance of a contemporary experience of hearing God’s voice. A fresh relationship with the Lord prevents us from following a sterile set of rules that have little true power to shape our values and daily ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:8-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God