Sermons on Life Of Surrender:

Jesus' Baptism Reveals The Savior

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Feb 7, 2008

Epiphany 1(B) - At Jesus’ baptism John the Baptist testifies and God the Father is the heavenly witness that Jesus is the Savior of the world.

JESUS’ BAPTISM REVEALS THE SAVIOR (Outline) January 13, 2008 - EPIPHANY 1 - Mark 1:4-11 INTRO: John wrote in his Gospel that when the Light of the world came into the world the world did not recognize it. The world loved the darkness more than the light. This was the constant challenge ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:4-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Helping People Get Through A Crisis Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Feb 12, 2008

Let us study Micah’s therapeutic suggestions for times of crisis in 4:9-5:1. They can help us get through any type of crisis in our lives. Notice three “now’s” (4:9, 11, 5:1). There represent Micah’s three suggestions.

Helping People Get through a Crisis Micah 4:9-5:1 Intro Many churches today finance and staff a telephone counseling service. Trained counselors answer calls of people caught in crisis and try to help them survive. Micah was such a servant for the people of his day. They were in crisis too. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Breaking Through

Contributed by Riaan De Villiers on Nov 29, 2007

In this life, I believe, there are 4 types of people. a) There is the macho man type of person. They walk around as if the whole world belongs to them. They will manipulate people just to get their own will. They do not care about other people’s feelin

Micah 2:7 – 13 Vers 13 BBE: The opener of the way will go up before them: forcing their way out they will go on to the doorway and out through it: their king will go on before them, and the Lord at their head. Darby: One that breaketh through is gone up before them: they have broken forth, and ...read more

Scripture: Micah 2:7-13, Micah 2:13-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus And The Spirit Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Dec 3, 2007

Jesus came in the power of the Spirit

Jesus and the Spirit December 2, 3 & 6 2007 Jesus Who? When we looked at Jesus the Divine Son of God, one of the response questions was, “To you, what is the most compelling argument that Jesus is Divine?” When the question came around to me, I had to say that none of the arguments that I had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:21-22

Denomination: *other

Jesus, The Good Shepherd Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 6, 2007

Jesus announced that he was the Good Shepherd. The implication is clear: he is the shepherd who leads us to God.

Jesus, the Good Shepherd John 10:11-18 Intro The Israelites, long before they became a settled agrarian people, were nomads in a pastoral setting. It was natural that they would see their relationship with God in a pastoral image. Against this backdrop of a people who pictured themselves as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus, The Light Of The World Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 6, 2007

In Jesus, the Light of the World, we see ourselves as God sees us, and we see God as he desires that we see him.

Jesus, the Light of the World John 8:12-20 Intro On the evening of the first night of the Feast of Tabernacles, there was a ceremony called the Illumination of the Temple, which involved the ritual lighting of four golden candelbras in the Court of Women. For additional reflection, each person ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:12-20

Denomination: Baptist

Standing In Awe Of God - Job Chapter Twenty Three Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 10, 2007

This is a study into Job chapter tewnty three.

Job 23 - Job Can Not Find God (verses 1-9) Job Asserts His Integrity (verses 10-12) Job Stands in Awe of God (verses 13-17) 1 Then Job answered and said: 2 "Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning. 3 Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Paul's Pain

Contributed by Jordan Wirkkala on Dec 12, 2007

Finding purpose in persecution

Paul’s Pain: Finding purpose in persecution -I went snowboarding for the first time and got hurt pretty bad with all of the constant falling. My wife snowboards and I was hoping to get a little compassion. She would have except for the fact that she could not stop laughing at me. -The pain that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Searching For Love: Bridget Jones's Diary Series

Contributed by J John on Dec 20, 2007

Bridget Jones’s Diary is the film of the book of the newspaper column – a romantic comedy, documenting a year in the life of a single, thirty something woman in London, played by Renée Zellweger.

--note-- 2001, UIP Director: Sharon Maguire Starring: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth - - - - - Bridget Jones’s Diary is the film of the book of the newspaper column – a romantic comedy, documenting a year in the life of a single, thirty something woman in London, played by Renée ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1

Denomination: *other

Guess Who's Comin' To Town? Series

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 24, 2007

Advent is a season of waiting for the coming of Christ. He came as a baby, and now we are waiting for His second coming.

A. How wonderful it is to gather together to worship Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior! 1. If you are visiting with us today we extend to you a warm welcome and hope that your experience with us and the Lord today will be a blessed one. B. I thought we might start with something on the light ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Devoted To Jesus Series

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 31, 2007

This sermon is a wrap up of my series "Devoted To Jesus." Much of the sermon is an adaption of Chapter 14 from Philip Yancy’s book, "The Jesus I Never Knew." The sermon is about 5 impressions of Jesus

Introduction: A. I hope you’ve had a great Christmas and holiday week. 1. We are really enjoying having our girls home from college, and seeing so many others who are visiting during the holidays. B. With all the difficulties that come with traveling these days, I thought you might get a kick out ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Greatest Show On Earth

Contributed by Tony Myles on May 5, 2007

Much like a circus tent move from town to town, so does Jesus "tabernacle" with us. What happens when we lean a bit further into three key events in Jesus’ life when He did move about on this earth? What might that tell us about God? His love? You and

The Greatest Show On Earth: Three Rings (The metaphor of a circus was used in this series to describe three "rings" of Jesus life and how they each impact us) Ring One: The Incarnation (a.k.a. “What if God was one of us?”) John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: *other

Weapons Of Mass Distraction Series

Contributed by David Henderson on May 7, 2007

This message is a part of my series titled Facing the Giants which builds on the popular movie. This message deals with distraction...why we are distracted, how Satan uses this powerful tool and what we can do to combat it.

Weapons of Mass Distraction Nehemiah 6:1-15 Read scripture. If we look carefully at the scripture one of the things that quickly emerges is this fact: life is a struggle....it is a battle from beginning to end. In the book of Ephesians Paul tells us “ For our struggle is not against flesh and ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Times They Are A Changing

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on May 8, 2007

God can make hard time come out fot the good. God can use unbleievers to establish a safe place.

Times they are a changing Acts 18:12-23 Have you ever had some event that changed your life? When you think about it, all kinds of things can change out lives. Going from middle school to high school, getting out of school, getting a job. How about getting married? That was a biggie. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:12-23

Denomination: Congregational

How To Avoid Second Guessing God

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 15, 2007

Biblical perspectives on dealing with life’s unanswered questions .

How to Avoid Second Guessing God 1 Then Job replied to the Lord: 2 “I know that you can do anything, and no one can stop you. 3 You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’ It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about, things far too wonderful for me. 4 ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-6

Denomination: Baptist