Sermons on Living For Others:

Wisdom Prevails

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 3, 2011

We must not allow our emotions to carry us away to sin; we must allow God to be in control.

Wisdom Prevails October 2, 2011 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must not allow our emotions to carry us away to sin; we must allow God to be in control. Focus Passage: I Samuel 25:14-38 Supplemental Passage: "Behold, I am sending you out as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:14-38

Denomination: Baptist

Five Smooth Stones

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 26, 2011

God works through our faith to accomplish much.

Five Smooth Stones July 17, 2011 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God works through our faith to accomplish much. Focus Passage: I Samuel 17:31-54 Supplemental Passage: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:31-54

Denomination: Baptist

Good Intentions

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 2, 2011

God is interested in your obedience; not your intention to be obedient.

Matthew 26:31-35, 69-75 Supplemental Scripture passages: • "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. (John 14:15 NASB) • Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin. (James 4:17 NASB) • For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:31-75

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Cancer Protection

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Aug 8, 2009

Whose words eat like a cancer. Protection from cancer eating words.

Cancer protection Text: 2 Tim 2:15-17 Here we see the use of gangrene as an illustration for the destruction of faith. This is a medical allegory. A parable - cast alongside to compare, like as to give illumination. Rather than gross everyone out with a discussion of gangrene, I will use cancer ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

To Die Is Gain

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 8, 2009

What we gain in death

To Die is gain Phil. 1:21 When the Apostle Paul wrote this letter to the church in Phillipi, the circumstances of his life weren’t exactly ideal. He was in prison—under house arrest by Rome, chained to a Roman soldier and yet this entire letter shouts with triumph. It is filled with words of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Denomination: Baptist

Looking On And Taking In The Crucified One

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 28, 2009

As Moses lifted up the healing serpent, so the Jews lifted up Christ, the healer, on the cross, so that we might take him and be transformed.

April 4, 2006 Tuesday of 5th week in Lent If we read John’s Gospel from start to finish, one of the impressions we get over and over again is that Jesus was surrounded by idiots and incompetents. It seems like every page turn brings the words “they did not understand.” But there is nothing new ...read more

Scripture: John 8:21-30

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus Helps With Death

Contributed by Ed Wood on Nov 17, 2006

Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead encourages us in ministering to those who have lost loved ones.

JESUS HELPS WITH DEATH John 11:1-46 INTRO: Many different people help with death. Doctors and nurses work to prevent death and to help people die in comfort. Insurance personnel urge people to protect loved ones. Funeral directors help bury the body. Many people help us with our deaths. Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-46

Denomination: Baptist

Elements Of Pride

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 27, 2009

An acronym of the elements of pride.

Pride goes before destruction. Proverb 16:18 *I want to talk about some elements or characteristics of PRIDE. A person does not have to exhibit all of these characteristics to have an issue with pride. Someone dealing with pride will see any one or a combination of these characteristics in ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Agony Or Ecstasy

Contributed by Marie Tombow on Feb 2, 2009

Look at the physical position of the three crosses and the men on them; our physical position in reference to Christ has nothing to do with the spiritual position.

LUKE 23:32-43 PURPOSE: To show that our physical position in reference to Christ has nothing to do with the spiritual position. INTRO: Look at the physical position of the three crosses and the men on them I. AGONY - v.39 A. Hurling insults at Christ “Aren’t You the Christ? “Save Yourself …. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-43

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Oath

Contributed by John Mccormack on Feb 11, 2009

CHRISTIANS ARE NOT ONLY CALLED TO READ, HEARAND UNDERSTAND THE WORD BUT TO BE OBEDIENT TO THE WORD.

THE OATH NEHEMIAH CHAPTERS 7-10 FOCAL POINT: COMMITMENT MEANS OBEDIENCE. I. INTRODUCTION A. NEHEMIAH HAD JUST COMPLETED THE TASK OF REBUILDING THE WALLS AROUND JERUSALEM. B. HE ALONG WITH EZRA WAS SETTING ABOUT RESTORING THE RELIGIOUS ORDER AMONG THE JEWS. THIS WAS LARGELY LOST BECAUSE OF THEIR ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 10:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing The Destiny Of The Rebellious Series

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009

“How can I keep myself from forgetting the serious consequences of sin”?

Knowing the Destiny of the Rebellious Jude 5-7 PROPOSITION: Because Christ will judge sin, reject the message of false teachers. I. Believe the Word of God. v. 5 Jud 1:5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, (Jesus) having saved the people ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

Embracing The Cross

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 28, 2009

As the farmer must suffer to attain the joy of harvest, so we must embrace our crosses in life to attain the joy of union with the Father.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Word and Suffering I always encourage my students to plant gardens. The reasons are many, but one of the biggest is that one cannot understand Scripture without knowing something about agriculture. It’s only been in the past couple of hundred years that Catholics have been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7-15

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus: The Bread Of Life, The True Vine! Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Apr 6, 2012

Cameo sermon used at the start of a reflective evening on the last supper!

Jesus: The Bread of Life, The True Vine! The book of Exodus tells us that the people of Israel were to commemorate the festival of unleavened bread. We find that in the New Testament Jesus is with his disciples celebrating this festival, eating bread – discussing Jesus immediate future ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:17-30

Denomination: Salvation Army

Session #3 "How We Fulfill Our Purpose" Series

Contributed by Kyle Sullivan on Jun 16, 2011

Sermon Series I preach when our Church went through Rick Warren's C.L.A.S.S. Christian Life And Service Seminars Thanks to Rick Warren for the Foundation of this Sermon Series

Question: Why is it important to have a Strategic Plan? Jeremiah 29:11 "I say this because I know what I am planning for you," says the LORD. "I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future." (NCV) A Biblical Example: Nehemiah His Vision: To see ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 1, 2012

There are all kinds of people in the church; make sure you are the right kind.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly October 11, 2009 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: There are all kinds of people in the church; make sure you are the right kind. Focus Passage: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Introduction: An estimated 10,000 physicians in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:24-30

Denomination: Baptist