Sermons on Lay Bare:

Is There Room For Jesus?

Contributed by Jonathan Mckay on Nov 19, 2001

Christmas is more than just fancy wrappings and bright lights. If we are truly honest with ourselves and God, we too must confess, that our hearts are empty stalls that to be filled with a Saviour!

1." WHAT AM I GOING TO DO NOW?"....THE QUESTION ECHOED SOMEWHERE INSIDE OF MY HEAD! IT WAS ALMOST AS THOUGH IT WERE SYNCHRONIZED, BETWEEN MY FOOT FALLS ON THE PAVEMENT. 2. I HAD BEEN SEARCHING HIGH AND LOW FOR THE PERFECT STORY, A STORY THAT I HAD HOPED TO READ IN CHURCH TONIGHT. MAYBE EVEN ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

I'm Just Talk'in About Tonight

Contributed by Joe Harding on Nov 24, 2001

Loss of moral integrity brings an end to the powerful potential of the child of God.

I¡¦M JUST TALK¡¦IN ABOUT TONIGHT JUDGES 16: 1-21 NOVEMBER 25, 2001 LAST SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT INTRODUCTION: Toby Keith ¡§I¡¦m just talk¡¦in about tonight¡¨ Song lyrics TRANSITION THOUGHT: Our text for this morning has a lot in common with the song. We live in a culture that is obsessed with ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Watergrave

Contributed by John Beehler on Jan 8, 2002

When we are baptized with the water we are also baptized with the Holy Spirit and, as a result, receive a full measure of the same grace and love Jesus received when He showed us the way with His baptism.

Watergrave Do any of you remember your baptism? I remember mine. You see, I can remember mine because I was 17 at the time. I was baptized and brought into membership in a Baptist church. Now, it wasn’t because I was a Baptist that I was older when I had this experience of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Hell On Earth Series

Contributed by Dan Campbell on May 5, 2003

My grandfather loved to watch gunsmoke. One of the episodes is of a man who would travel from town to town with a huge rattlesnake in a glass cage. He would collect bets that no one could place his hand against the glass and keep it there when the rattl

HELL ON EARTH Revelation 9:1- 10:11 My grandfather loved to watch gunsmoke. One of the episodes is of a man who would travel from town to town with a huge rattlesnake in a glass cage. He would collect bets that no one could place his hand against the glass and keep it there when the ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hidden Heroes

Contributed by Donald Carpenter on May 9, 2003

When he arrived to the two-room shack that he called home, he saw a light on. We quietly walked in to find his mother crying and praying. He overheard her praying "Lord, please deliver my boy. Lord, please deliver my boy. Lord, please deliver my boy. Lo

Hidden Heroes I Samuel 1:4-23 Preached Mother’s Day May 11,2003 AM Service Text: 2 Timothy 1:5 5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Introduction: A teenage boy ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:5, 1 Samuel 1:4-23

Denomination: Baptist

5 Easter B

Contributed by Roger Haugen on May 14, 2003

Pruning is essential in gardening and in life. We are created to love and a pruned connection to the true vine results in the fruit of love.

5 Easter B John 15:1-8 18 May 2003 Rev. Roger Haugen I don’t know a lot about vines and grapes. I have a brother who helps out in a vineyard near Victoria where he is learning about the wine business. He tells me that in the fall they prune the vine aggressively, down to just a main vine and ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

The Rod Of Comfort Series

Contributed by Carl Kelleher on Jun 4, 2003

Analysis of the 23rd Psalm

Title: “How Can The Rod Comfort?” Psalms 23: 4 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of Death, I will fear no evil: For You are with me; Your Rod & Your Staff, the comfort me.” While I was in Africa, God really gave me a message on the Valley & how He is not only ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Counting The Cost (Part 1)

Contributed by David Derry on Jan 20, 2003

Have we really counted the cost of following Christ? He requires us to surrender everything to be His follower.

Counting the Cost – Part 1 January 12, 2003 Today we will be talking about being a disciple or follower of Christ. Do we fully understand what that means? The following are actual responses from comment cards given to staff members of a wilderness recreation area… 1. trails need to be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-30

Denomination: Baptist

And The Hand Of The Lord Was With Them

Contributed by Gary Huckaby on Jan 21, 2003

Have you ever desired God’s hand upon your life and ministry? Do you want to know the fullness of God’s power in winning souls? This message can show you how the early Christians were so powerful.

A Sermon For You A Ministry of Huckaby’s Evangelism By- Evangelist Gary Huckaby And The Hand Of The Lord Was With Them (Preached at Fellowship Baptist Church Manchester, Ga - 1990) Acts 11:19-21, "Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen traveled as far ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

Extreme Measures

Contributed by John Beehler on Feb 5, 2003

God took extreme measures to provide a healing for us. Shouldn’t we do the same for others?

Extreme Measures Last week we looked at the lengths people will go for a healing. Naaman went to a prophet in a foreign land. The leper disregarded the law of the Old Testament to call out to Jesus for a healing. This morning we’re going to look at more extreme measures that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Laodicea - The Lukewarm Church Series

Contributed by Dan Campbell on Feb 24, 2003

Can you imagine your doctor being indifferent about disease? Your feeling sick, so you go to his office. He looks at you, takes you pulse and tells you to pay the nurse on the way out.

THE REVELATION OF JESUS LAODICEA - THE LUKEWARM CHURCH Revelation 3: 14-22 Can you imagine your doctor being indifferent about disease? Your feeling sick, so you go to his office. He looks at you, takes you pulse and tells you to pay the nurse on the way out. Hey! Wait a minute, what’s ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Free From The Prison Of Want

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 28, 2002

How to be free

SET FREE FROM THE PRISON OF WANT Psalm 28 "be their shepherd and carry them forever." & 100 "Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Max lacado wrote:" What is it that keeps you from real joy? How would you fill in the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 28:1-8, Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Blood That Ran Part 4: Walking Out Of Captivity And Surrendring To God Series

Contributed by Randy West on Mar 14, 2002

There are 7 times that Jesus bled for you and I...

The Blood that Ran… Part 4-Walking out of captivity and surrendering to God Text: John 8:33-37 Today we are going to find out the final 2 times that Jesus died for our sins. Just to remind you once again the first 5 are 1. Circumcision – for the making of a new Blood covenant 2. Garden – ...read more

Scripture: John 8:33-37

Denomination: Church Of God

The Deity Of Jesus Christ

Contributed by Dennis Deese on Jun 6, 2002

John clearly identifies Jesus as God.

"THE DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST" By: Dr. Dennis Deese JOHN 1:1-12 Who Do You Think Jesus Is? In a 1983 Gallup poll Americans were asked "who do you think Jesus is." 70% of those interviewed said Jesus was not just another man. 42% stated Jesus was God among men. 27% felt Jesus was only human but ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-12

The Crown Of Thorns

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Jun 24, 2002

Why did the soldiers place a crown of thorns on the head of Jesus? Could there be something more significant to it than we realize?

I am amazed at many of the details of the story of Jesus’ trials, His suffering, abuse, and mockery, and how that there is significance to each event, to each episode. This morning we took a graphic look at the torture He suffered in being scourged or flogged. The ripping apart of His flesh, the ...read more

Scripture: John 19:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal