Sermons on Love Expressed:

Fear Not!

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 2, 2005

We can live by fear or faith, the choice is ours! God wants us to live victoriously by faith!

INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1 The Matrix Movie illustration START DVD. Time: 1:10 Start Time: 0:53:38 End Time: 0:54:48 Start Cue: Feet zooming in on building top End Cue: Man laying on pavement • Each day we have to decide if we are going to let the fear of what is before us keep us from living the way ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dashing Through The Snow

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Dec 5, 2005

This is a sermon that teaches us in this busy time to look at what really matters in life.

Dashing through the snow 12/3/2005 Luke 12:16-21 We live in a fast paced world. It is not what you can do it is how fast can you do it. You have microwaves and drive thru. But you don’t even have to go through a drive thru to get your food fast. Denny’s started this theme of if you come in and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:16

Denomination: *other

Narnia: Changing In The Wardrobe

Contributed by John Otte on Dec 9, 2005

A sermon written in connection with the release of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", it focuses on the change that takes place in the children who visit Narnia and urges the hearers to be changed by Christ.

Change, it seems, is an inevitable part of life. As a matter of fact, whether you want to or not, you have to experience change every day. Even though our routines may be the same day in, day out, the circumstances of each day change and make those routines new. Granted, not all changes are for ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Lutheran

You Can't Take It With You

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 10, 2005

Materialism is a terrible trap to get caught in. Avoid it!

INTRODUCTION • We are closing in on Christmas, are your credit cards smoking from all the use they are getting?  • Do you ever look around your with amazement at all the stuff we have? • It is funny to see all the television ads trying to get us to see that we need something else to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:11-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Broad Or Narrow … What Road Are You On?”

Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 12, 2005

Some times it is easy to go along with the crowd and not really want to take on the sacrificial life which Jesus calls us to … but the consequences are disastrous because we could find ourselves on the wrong road.

“Broad or Narrow … What Road Are You On?” Scripture Reading Matthew 7:13-29 Matthew 7:13-14 (text) Congregation in the Lord Jesus Christ, Finish this sentence in your head. “Life is a … …?” I wonder how many of you said something like, “Life is a journey”? It is a common way to think about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Using Your Spiritual Gifts In The Marketplace Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 30, 2004

We sould not stop being Spiritual people when we leave the church building

Singing the Songs of The Lord In a Strange Land October 24, 2004 Daniel 2 Using Your Spiritual Gifts In the Marketplace In the sphere of life that you spend most of your life and energy (work, family, school, sport…) have you ever come up against something that was impossible to solve? Read ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-49

Denomination: *other

Becoming A Leper Or A King (Developing A Right Attitude This Christmas)

Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Dec 5, 2004

Choosing the right attitude in Life during the Christmas season. I show how 4 lepers allowed God to develop the right attitude in there lives by the decisions they made, and how the King made the wrong choice and followed his own insticts.

Title: Becoming A Leper Or A King Text: II Kings 6:24-7:20 Pray!!! Introduction: Joe Theismann enjoyed an illustrious 12-year career as quarterback of the Washington Redskins. He led the team to two Super Bowl appearances--winning in 1983 before losing the following year. When a leg injury ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Taming The Wind Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 7, 2004

Examines the negative aspects of speech, and how to overcome them.

TAMING THE WIND For several years, when I was very young, our family lived in Palatka, Florida. During the time we lived there, the place that stands out most in my mind is the home my parents had on 10 acres, out in the country. Our family of 4 at the time, lived in a single-wide, 2 bedroom 1 ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 25:15

Denomination: Baptist

No Neutrality

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 10, 2004

There are no spiritual mugwumps. You are one one side or the other. Do you know which one?

No Neutrality As a retired soldier and a bit of a history buff I know a little about warfare. I also know that in every war there are people who do not want to get involved for various reasons. They may be theological or political pacifists or just folks too young or too old to participate. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:30

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Will Return

Contributed by Ian Lyall on Sep 28, 2005

That Jesus will return is a constant theme of the New Testament and a basic Christian teaching. His return could be near. Are we ready?

I’ve read recently about an inscription on the Dome of the Capitol building in Washington. It’s placed where few can see it. It’s a line from the poet Tennyson: One far-off divine event to which all history moves. That ’one far-off divine event’ is the one we pray for every time we say ’Thy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Church Of Supernatural Signs

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 28, 2005

keys to a powerful church

Intro: we all are familiar with signs, everyday signs are part of our lives. Stop signs, yield signs, speed limit signs, signs that advertise, signs that warn. During the 60’s people held up peace signs. There are protest signs, and at football games people hold up signs that show support of their ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:43

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Scapegoat: A Communion Celebratioin

Contributed by John Harvey on Sep 29, 2005

The Israelites celebrated the forgiveness of sin by using goats, one to be a sacrifice and one to be sent away carrying the sins of the nation.

“THE SCAPEGOAT: A COMMUNION CELEBRATION” OCTOBER 2, 2005 Intro: Today, we are going to celebrate the communion of our Lord. We are going to look at the way the Israelites celebrated the forgiveness of sin as we prepare ourselves for the celebration. The Day of Atonement was the High Holy Day ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 16:3-34

Denomination: Baptist

The God Of Second Chances Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Sep 29, 2005

An analysis of Jonah’s prayer while in the belly of great fish. What people pray about when their under great stress.

The God of Second Chances Text: Jonah 1:17-2:10 Introduction: In the late winter of 1891, the whale-ship Star of the East was in the vicinity of the Falkland Islands when it came within sight of a whale. Two boats were dispatched with harpoons to snare and kill the beast, but the lashing of its ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christian A&p 101: Nourishment & Communication Series

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Oct 5, 2005

Sermon 3 in a series of 4 sermons reflecting on Paul’s favorite description of the Church as the Body of Christ. In this sermon we examine how members participate in the sharing of nourishment and information in the body.

CHRISTIAN A & P 101: COMMUNICATION & NOURISHMENT Ephesians 4: 1-7; 11- 16 1. Over the past two Sunday we have been examining Paul’s favorite description of the Church as the Body of Christ and my purpose has been to highlight at least 4 aspects of our human anatomy and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: United Methodist

Creating An Atmosphere Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 19, 2003

Paul often asked the churches to pray for him... but why? The key is found in Romans 15. Find out about the power that we often overlook.

OPEN: In the backwoods of Kentucky there was a family of wayward “church members.” One day while brothers Jim, John, and Sam were out in the woods, a large rattlesnake bit Sam and he became violently ill. The doctor was summoned and did what he could, but he told the family that he believed they ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:30-31, Ephesians 6:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ