Sermons on Lack Of Vision:

Gone Fishin'

Contributed by John Nadasi on Jan 29, 2003

This is a fun sermon to preach! God’s call extends from the ordinary (apostles) to the extraordinary (Jonah). Many times God calls us through the subtlety of invitation as in this text. We are invited to go and do likewise.

Mark 1: 14-20 January 26, 2000 Paonia United Methodist Church How many of you watch the news? Have you seen the case being brought against McDonalds That eating their food makes you fat? Duh! Of course it does… that’s what makes it taste good. Thankfully, that case was dismissed this ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Methodist

Rx For The Soul - Healing For Depression Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 3, 2003

A case study in clinical depression and what God did to bring healing to Elijah.

OPEN: Psychiatry students were in their college class one day when their professor began a discussion to prove a point. "What we’re going to talk about today," the professor said, "are the emotional extremes that many mentally disturbed people go through… for example “What’s the opposite of joy?" ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18, 1 Kings 19:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Humility Series

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Mar 4, 2003

Pride is more than bragging... it’s seeing ourselves in God’s spot.

SE111702 CHARACTER UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3. Humility INTRO: I’M NOT GOD Vince Lombardi - one of the greatest coaches in NFL history - apparently had an large ego. One day he came home to bed after a great win but wife was already asleep. When his feet touched her legs she said, God, your feet are ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:1-22, Daniel 2:1-49

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Series

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Mar 4, 2003

Faith is the essential character trait God wants to work into your life, for it connects you to God in ways that change you from the inside into a different person.

SE112402 CHARACTER UNDER CONSTRUCTION 4. Faith In CS Lewis’s book, Mere Christianity, a classic work on Christian basics, he spells out the fact that when the Bible mentions faith it talks about it on two levels. BELIEF What faith means in the first sense is what most people who are not ...read more

Scripture: John 3:22-36, Mark 10:17-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Journey To Joy

Contributed by John Slythe on Mar 6, 2003

Joy is a Journey Experience. We have it, but every so often, we feel we suddenly need it.

The Journey To Joy Isaiah 55:6-13, “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked man forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. For My thoughts are not ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-13

Denomination: Christian Church

Love And Sacrifice, Part 4

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Mar 10, 2003

Ray Stedman tells about a boy who was in the army. He was a Christian and had formed the habit of praying beside his bed before he went to sleep. He kept up this practice in the army, but he became an object of mockery and ridicule to the entire barracks.

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: Ray Stedman tells about a boy who was in the army. He was a Christian and had formed the habit of praying beside his bed before he went to sleep. He kept up this practice in the army, but he became an object of mockery and ridicule to the entire barracks. One night ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

Giving Thanks

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Nov 24, 2002

The key to a distinctively Christian Thanksgiving celebration is giving thanks for the right things.

This morning, I’d like to begin with a question. Is Thanksgiving a Christian holiday? The word "holiday," after all, comes from the phrase "holy day". And so, is Thanksgiving a holy day for those who serve and worship Jesus Christ? Does the twenty-eighth of November have any special spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:1

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Your Responsibility

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 25, 2002

We can’t gussy up our attitudes or actions to make them seem righteous on the outside and think that we are pleasing God. It’s much better to be transparent and let God deal with you, than try to hide sin under a pretty blanket.

The latest answer when you are caught making a mistake, doing something wrong – even breaking the law is: There was an error in judgment. Not, I goofed, or I’m guilty – but an error in judgment was made. That goes right along with this one: "I assume responsibility for all of my actions, except the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:1-65

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

What Shall I Give Him? Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 25, 2002

We look at GIVING at Christmas time, and ponder what will be the most given gift this year?

WHAT SHALL I GIVE? (This is a two part series.) Why not invest and read it? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT. 2 Corinthians 9:6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully 7. Every man according as ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6, Romans 2:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

All Day Delight

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 2, 2002

There is a way to find all day delight.

INTRO.- ILL.- Dennis Wholey, author of "Are You Happy?" reports that according to expert opinion, only 20 percent of Americans are happy. One prominent psychiatrist said, "Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Make Way! Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 5, 2002

This sermon details how John-the-Baptist prepared the way for Christ and how we can do the same at Christmas time.

Christmas in John 1 Make Way! John 1:6-9; 19-37 December 8, 2002 Intro: A. [Illustration] One Sunday, the Minister was giving a sermon on baptism and in the coarse of his sermon he was illustrating the fact that baptism should take place by sprinkling and not by immersion. He pointed out some ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Preparing For Jesus' Coming

Contributed by James May on Dec 8, 2002

Jesus is Coming again. We need to be a voice crying in the wilderness because this time He isn’t coming as a baby in a manger but as the King of Kings to bring judgment and deliverance!

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-17, Matthew 11:7-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who's The Greatest

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Dec 28, 2002

Jesus explains who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:1-6 Who’s The Greatest? Introduction It must have been a great privilege and awesome experience to have walked with the Lord Jesus Christ during the three and a half years He carried out His public ministry 2000 years ago. Imagine if you can hearing Jesus preach and teach with such ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Teach Your Children

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002

Deals with God’s call for parents to faithfully instruct their children in the ways of the Lord through their words and deeds.

Teach Your Children (Deuteronomy 6:1-9) I. We Teach Our Children About God Through Our Words A. The historical situation B. Our present situation II. We Teach Our Children About God Through Our Lives A. Actions do speak louder than words B. Our orthodoxy should impact our orthopraxy C. Our ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Saint Stephen

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 6, 2003

What is God saying to our church through the first Christian Martyr, Stephen?

Acts 6-7 Saint Stephen Boxing day – the day after Christmas, the day you recover, sit on the couch and sip something that goes plop, plop, fizz, fizz. Boxing day – the day that, just incase you haven’t had enough of the malls, and you credit cards aren’t quite topped up, you go to the stores to ...read more

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