Sermons on Liberty Or Slavery:

Hanging On?

Contributed by Geoff Bruschi on Nov 9, 2006

Tired of just "hanging on" to life - ready to live life to the extreme? This is for you!

Title: Hanging on to Life Objective: Every person must follow Christ to live a life of purpose. Intro: I recently saw an old 1980s bumper sticker you may remember; it said, “He who dies with the most toys wins.” I am convinced that so many people in our performance driven culture live their ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Time For Change

Contributed by Carole Steinberg on Jan 12, 2008

God’s glory gives us the ability to make powerful changes in our lives.

Changes Happy New Year! It seems like each January we are faced with changes. That word change has been in the news much lately. Each of the presidential candidates claims they are the one who will bring change to our country. On a personal level, lots of people make resolutions in January, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Bad Do You Want To Live

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jan 14, 2008

Pay the price

How Bad Do You Want To Live ? Luk 18:18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Luk 18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Luk 18:20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Return To Bondage Series

Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Jan 22, 2008

The key to keep from returning to our old ways is growing in our relationship with Christ.

Galatians 4:8-11 “A Return To Bondage” I. Their Former Life (8) • Paul wants them to remember the time before they knew God that is before they came to have an intimate relationship with Him. • “When ye knew not God.” o Know – is a word that means to know intimately or have personal knowledge ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Hope To Escape Sin's Sentence Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 22, 2008

THE BEGINNINGS OF HOPE, part 3 – We have been given favor with God. The lives of Enoch and Noah show us our certain hope to escape sin’s sentence of death. ---Listen online and find PDF of my sermon notes at www.praiseag.org

• Genesis 5-8 (selected verses) 5:1 This is the written account of Adam’s line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man." 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Children Of Promise Series

Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Feb 7, 2008

Paul uses an OT illustration to hightlight the difference between human effort and God’s promise.

Series: Study of Galatians Text: Galatians 4:21-5:1 Title: “Children of Promise” Vs. 21 • “Do you not hear the law?” o Do you not understand what the law is teaching? o James 2:10 I. Children of Bondage (22-25) Vs. 22 • Paul begins to make a comparison between the promise of God and the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Truth Of The Matter Series

Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Feb 13, 2008

Paul continues to explore the depths of our salvation and justification in Christ.

Series: Study of Galatians Text: Galatians 5:2-15 Title: “The Truth of the Matter” I. Righteousness By Faith (2-6) Vs. 2 • Again in the context of salvation, circumcision can not add to the redemptive work of Jesus on the cross. Acts 15:1 -- 1 Some men came down from Judea and began teaching ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:2-15

Denomination: Baptist

Repenting Of Racism, Sexism And Classism

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Feb 17, 2008

The Word of God calls us to a brotherhood and sisterhood that transcends our differences. This sermon addresses three "ism’s" that work against God’s Kingdom: Racism, Sexism and Classism

Sermon for CATM – February 17, 2008 “Repenting of Racism, Sexism, Classism” James 2:1-6; Galatians 3:26-28 What thoughts come to mind as you look at this photograph? [Photo is of 9 red gummy-bears standing separate and apart from one green gummy-bear. What’s going on here? What are the figures ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jubilee: More Than A Year

Contributed by Donald Marsh on Feb 22, 2008

This message traces the lineage of the Jubilee promise of freedom from Luke 4 back through Isaiah 61 to its roots in Leviticus 25. In Luke 4, Jesus announced a Jubilee greater than the Mosaic Year of Jubilee. He pronounced that He had come to bring the

TITLE: "The Jubilee: More than a Year" TEXT: Luke 4:12-21 INTRODUCTION: FREEDOM - The TREASURE and FOCUS of our heritage in America. Did you ever stop to think that FREEDOM is the reason Jesus Christ came to this earth. The “Jubilee” is a secret from the heart of God. It is His way of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:12-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Comparison Of Adam And Christ Series

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Mar 5, 2008

This sermon communicates the truth that Christ has completely overturned the effects of Adam’s sin by comparing and contrasting Adam’s death-dealing sin and Jesus Life-giving gift.

The context of the message today has to do with your justification by faith in which you’ve benefited by receiving peace with God, access to God’s grace, rejoicing in God’s glory which means God will reveal Himself in you for who He really is thereby enabling you to become all that He intended you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

Lord Of The Sabbath Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Mar 9, 2008

What is a Christian to do with the Sabbath? What to do with Sunday... should we work on Sunday? Should we treat it like the Sabbath of the First Testament? Jesus gives us some guidance...

Lord of the Sabbath Matthew 12:1-8 What is a Christian to do with the Sabbath? What to do with Sunday. Should we work on Sunday? Should we treat it like the Sabbath of the First Testament? This question has given rise to whole denominations. It has made some feel very guilty about doing rather ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-8

Denomination: Mennonite

Free - Not Guilty

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 11, 2008

We are not condemned because Jesus paid the price.

Text: “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the word “condemn” has a number of meanings: 1. to express disapproval – denounce 2. to judge to be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

What God Thinks Of Our Rules Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 12, 2008

We are freed when God breaks all our rules.

Scripture Introduction When people picture Jesus, few imagine a man intentionally offending others. Yet that is exactly what he does in John 5. Jewish teachers had strict guidelines for keeping the Sabbath. Jesus knew them and he flaunts his disregard for their rules. It seems so reasonable to us ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Gospel- No More, No Less

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008

The gospel is God-made and God-revealed, is a gospel of grace, and should not be added to with works-righteousness.

Galatians 1:11-2:16 Intro- no other gospel 1. God-made object (1:11,12) • Truth about God can only be revealed not deduced or calculated • Jesus is God’s self-revelation (Hebrews 1:1-3) • Why should Paul want to reiterate this? 2. Gamekeeper turned fisher (1:13-24) • Paul’s previous ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Living Cycle Free Series

Contributed by Mark Elkins on Mar 24, 2008

The one common denominator between all cycles is they control you. The One common thread to breaking all cycles is hearing from God and obeying. Today, let’s understand what it is to be set free from cycles.

LIVING CYCLE FREE!! Philippians 2:12-15 This month we have talked about breaking cycles. There are several cycles that we haven’t talked about. The one common denominator between all cycles is they control you. The One common thread to breaking all cycles is hearing from God and obeying. Today, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-15

Denomination: Baptist