Sermons on Lot At The Gate:

I Am Not Confused

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 29, 2005

Many thanks to my pastor friend James Childers of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Chesnee, SC for this outline. There are a lot of things I am confused about in this nation of ours, but there are some things that I am not confused about!

PSALM 71:1 “I AM NOT CONFUSED” A) I have never read about, or heard about, or seen a people that is as confused about things as we are today ... We are confused about most everything! * Politics confuse me – most of the time! * The pope confuses me – all of the time! * Preachers confuse me – ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 71:1

Denomination: Baptist

Divorce Proof Your Marriage

Contributed by Richard Sams on Feb 2, 2005

There are a lot of people, even in the church, who have their own opinions about divorce. Who should get divorced and when? Isn’t it time to reclaim God’s original design for the home and divorce-proof our marriages?

Divorce-Proof Your Marriage Hosea 3 Feb. 3, 2002 Intro.: (Turn to Gen. 5:1-3) As most of you know, my wife’s parents separated last June and the divorce is now final. (Explain circumstances of sin that led to divorce). There are a lot of people, even in the church, who have their own ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Only Means Of Revival

Contributed by Thomas Lanthrip on Nov 4, 2006

Are you weary from the daily struggles of life? Do you long for a brighter more spiritually uplifting life? There has been and currently is a lot of effort being placed on “Revival”, but the problem is in our methodology; “Revival” cannot be structured by

Quote: Lord, revive the church—beginning with me. SAMUEL M. SHOEMAKER First things first, Revival is not an evangelistic campaign, neither is it about what I can receive from Jehovah. It can be stated this way by an old statement from Teddy Roosevelt: “Ask not what my country can do for me ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 57:10-15

Denomination: Baptist

I Know That I Know I Am Saved

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 15, 2006

There are a lot of things that I do not know. But, I know that "I ain’t lost!" As my pastor used to say, "I know that I know I am saved." With Fanny Crosby I can sing:

2 Timothy 1:12 Outline: I. The Source of Our Salvation A) The Act of Salvation B) The Fact of Salvation II. The Surety of Our Salvation A) The Cause of Doubt B) The Cure for Doubt III. The Security of Our Salvation A) The Preservation We Have in Christ B) The Reservation We Have from Christ A ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Church's Dna: Behavior Series

Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Jan 17, 2006

We can find a lot of what the church ought to be like today by searching and finding traits, spiritual dna, of the first church. This message finds distinctive behaviors of the N.T. church that should be evident in today’s church.

“The Church’s DNA: Behavior” Series: The Church’s DNA Highlighted words tell the pastor that word/statement appears on a PowerPoint slide on the screen. The underlined words are for note taking for the congregation. We started a new series of messages last week called, “The Church’s DNA.” We are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38

Denomination: Baptist

New Things

Contributed by James May on Jul 24, 2005

All of us love new things. God loves to give new things too. We have a New Convenant through the Blood of Jesus and once we accept Jesus, there are a lot of "new things" that can be ours as well.

New Things By Pastor Jim May Don’t you just love to have something that’s new? Which of us does not like the smell of a new car? And who among us would not like to have a new home with all the modern conveniences? What about new clothes that fit better and haven’t been through the washer and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Foolishness Of Preaching:

Contributed by William D. Brown on Dec 10, 2008

Today we’re going to talk for a little while to do with the "foolishness of preaching". Let me say we’re not talking about foolish preaching, and there is quit a lot of that that goes on, but that is not what Paul is talking about here.

THE FOOLISHNESS OF PREACHING: 9-13-08 Today we’re going to talk for a little while to do with the "foolishness of preaching". Let me say we’re not talking about foolish preaching, and there is quit a lot of that that goes on, but that is not what Paul is talking about here. In a lot of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

Denomination: Baptist

Stuff I've Learned

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Oct 19, 2013

Life teaches you a lot of things. I got this material from Chuck Swindoll and passed it on to my church. Many thanks to Brother Chuck for this sermon. I hope it will be a blessing to you if you've never read it.

2 TIM. 3:14 “STUFF I’VE LEARNED” A) Before I share these with you, I want to help you smile a little! * Somebody sent me a cute article from some newspaper ... A class of fifth graders had submitted the things they had learned in life ... Here is a sampling from their gems of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:14

Denomination: Baptist

Upreach Inreach Outreach

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 4, 2013

Acts 1-2 tell us God's story of our beginnings and reveal a lot about God's intention for all time. Here we explore briefly, three aspects or our relationship with God that these two chapters express.

(Read Acts 1-2 with slides showing the story unfolding) These first two chapters of the book of Acts give us the earliest events of our church… His church that we are added into by God when we are saved. As a lesson today from these scriptures that tell us our story of our beginnings in ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Burn All Ships"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Nov 2, 2011

A lot of times we can let our past failures dicate our future dreams. This lesson will help to show how we can get out of this rut and become whom God has called us to be.

In the 1500’s there was a commander named Cortes who was trying to conquer the Yucatan Peninsula for its gold. To prevent retreat Cortes ordered his ships to be sent to sea and scuttled so they could not retreat. How where they to get home? They weren’t, they would either win or ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Knowing Where You're At Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 21, 2011

The first thing a good GPS system needs to know is "where are you at?" And that's the question God asked Adam... But didn't God know where Adam was at? The answer to that question can mean a lot to us.

OPEN: Some wealthy hunters had come to Colorado and hired an experienced hunting guide to lead them into the mountains. They had been trekking into the woods for a couple of days when it became obvious that they had become hopelessly lost. It wasn’t long before the hunters became angry with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Resting Your Soul From Stress

Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Jul 26, 2011

Your life is a lot like a Rubber band...some stress is good b/c it tends to motivate us, but too much stress will break us altogether. Key is knowing when to allow the band to rest from the stress.

Mt. 11:28-30 Your life is a lot like a Rubber band Some stress is good b/c it tends to motivate us, but too much stress will break us altogether. Key is knowing when to allow the band to rest from the stress. Apostle Paul said it this way We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Matthew

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 7, 2010

This is an introductory lesson on Matthew’s gospel. It includes a lot of specific content analysis taken largely from Mark Allan Powell’s book, The Gospels. It closes with an appeal to realize the gift of God’s love in Jesus as Emanuel.

Introducing Matthew’s gospel! The first book of the New Testament. (Not the first N T book to be written, but the first to appear in our Bibles). Matthew tells us where Jesus came from, who were his ancestors, how God caused a virgin named Mary to conceive and bear this One who is the Son of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Promotion: From The Pit To The Palace Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jul 12, 2010

Waiting is one of our greatest challenges. Our timetable is usually not the same as God's. God has a lot to teach us during our waiting periods. Let's see how God used the waiting period to grow Joseph.

Introduction: A. The story is told of a man who went shopping with his wife at a local department store. 1. They purchased a piece of luggage and a cooler. 2. As the man was waiting for his wife to finish the rest of her shopping he dragged the luggage and cooler with him to the shoe department ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-43

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Grumblers Anonymous

Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Jul 3, 2007

I have done a lot of thinking about the problem of how to evaluate your own success in the ministry. We can say that we shouldn’t compare ourselves to others. That’s true, but we do it anyway.

Grumblers Anonymous Matthew 20:1-16 (I preached this sermon at the Spring Bible Conference at New Brunswick Bible Institute, April 26-29, 2007. The conference ended with the graduation ceremonies. This message was part of my series on the parables of Jesus.) I want to make a few predictions ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible