Sermons on Love The Lost:

The Search For Fulfillment Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 17, 2009

Fulfillment says that your deepest need is met and that you need look no further

SERIES: “BE SATISFIED” “THE SEARCH FOR FULFILLMENT” ECCLESIASTES 2:1-26 Two prisoners are shackled to the wall of a deep dark dungeon. They’re spread-eagled, securely fastened by manacles and chains. Their hanging suspended, side-by-side, a few feet above the damp floor of the dungeon. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is Pentecost?

Contributed by John Butler on Jul 14, 2009

A message preached on Pentecost Sunday answering an all to familiar question.

What Is Pentecost? Intro: Praise the Lord! How many came in here to have church this morning? I ain’t talking about playing church! Amen? I said how many came to have some church? How many came to shout...dance... How many came to bless the Lord with all your soul? I don’t know about you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

The Healing Jesus Is Really Interested In

Contributed by James Jack on Apr 11, 2009

Jesus’ healing of the sick is an outward sign of a deeper healing we all need.

Growing up through Sunday school or kids clubs many of the staple lessons faithfully taught to us were passages about Jesus’ healings. Healing the blind, the lame, the mute, the possessed, even the dead. And these are important lessons to learn for they remind us of Jesus’ authority and power – ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-44

Denomination: Anglican

Woe To The Hyprocrites!

Contributed by James Jack on Apr 11, 2009

Jesus’ stinging tirade against the hyprocrites and heretics is a righteous condemnation of false religion.

I get worked up about a lot of things. I get worked up when they change the words to old hymns that are favourites of mine. I get worked up at umpiring and refereeing decisions – perhaps not as much as St. George supporters, but worked up nonetheless. I get worked up when Damien takes the last ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-39

Denomination: Anglican

Revolutionary Servants

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009

In Nehemiah 11, the people are faced with the challenge of re-populating the holy city of Jerusalem. Since the walls and gates of Jerusalem were now restored, it was important that the builders inhabit their capital city and make the population grow. Now

Revolutionary Servants Nehemiah 11:1, 12:26 In Nehemiah 11, the people are faced with the challenge of re-populating the holy city of Jerusalem. Since the walls and gates of Jerusalem were now restored, it was important that the builders inhabit their capital city and make the population grow. Now ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Introduction To The Supernatural Life Series

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Mar 10, 2009

Is the Christian life a supernatural life or is it simply an ordinary life that gets "help" from God from time to time? Has God left us to our own strength and abilities after the first century?

Living The Supernatural Life – Part 1: Introduction Eagles and Turkeys: A boy was hiking and saw an eagle’s egg roll off of a high cliff and into some bushes. The bushes broke the fall of the egg and it was unharmed. The boy looked at the cliff and knew there was no way for him to climb back up ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:17-20, Ephesians 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

Three Quick Lessons Of Life Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 26, 2013

Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? Solomon pursues the meaning of life for us. did he discover the answer? Well, here are three quick lessons of life!

Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 Three Quick Lessons of Life Have you ever asked or been asked these questions about life? Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? What’s the reason for my existence? Solomon did. He pursued the meaning of life and chronicles them for us in ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

Rest In The Storm Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 6, 2013

Rest in the Lord and so find rest in the storm. Trust in His Word, His presence and His power.

A young father in a supermarket was pushing a shopping cart with his little son, who was strapped in the front. The little boy was fussing, irritable, and crying. The other shoppers gave the pair a wide berth because the child would pull cans off the shelf and throw them out of the cart. The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Evangelical Free

God Has Work For You To Do

Contributed by Clarence Bolton on Mar 11, 2013

We were saved - not just for heaven, not just to attend church and not to sit in the pew but to do good works.

God Has Work For You To Do Ephesians 2:8-10 8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

Sabbath: The Rest Is Up To You Pt. 1 Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 20, 2013

God created the universe, earth, and everything else over the course of six days: establishing the seventh day as a day of rest. Sabbath means “to rest.” God’s intent for establishing the Sabbath was to have His people remember that God is the reason the

Our Hebrew Heritage Series Sabbath: The Rest is Up To You September 30, 2012 Chester FBC, Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A At the beginning of the month, Dr. Bill Nye (90's , Bill Nye the Science Guy TV program), warned parents not to teach their children ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:2

Denomination: Baptist

Journey From Victim To Victor Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 21, 2013

The stories of the Bible through the age of the patriarchs like Abraham, the Exodus, the wanderings in the wilderness, the conquest of Canaan, the period of the judges and Kings - eventually led to the destruction of Jerusalem and the captivity of God's p

It was May 1940. The allied French and British forces had been badly defeated by Germany in the Battle of France. Around three hundred fifty thousand men, including the entire British army, were backed up against the sea at the port of Dunkirk, on the coast of France. They were sitting ducks. Their ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-48

Jesus Heals Many Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 5, 2013

An analysis of the power of Jesus in Luke 4:38-41 will give us further proof that Jesus is the Christ.

Scripture Luke began the public ministry of Jesus when Jesus was in the region of Galilee. The basic question that Luke asked and answered was: “Who is Jesus?” Luke began by giving a summary of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee (4:14-15). Next, he gave an example of Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:38-41

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Understanding Purpose

Contributed by Rev Oke Omezi on Apr 18, 2013

the true definition of purpose from the standpoint of the bible

UNDERSTANDING PURPOSE Rom 8: 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Law V. The Promise Series

Contributed by David Owens on Apr 23, 2013

So which is greater, the Law or the Promise? How are we saved by one and not the other?

Introduction: A. There is a story about a student at Cambridge University who entered the classroom on exam day and asked the proctor to bring him cakes and ale. 1. The proctor refused, expressing astonishment at the young student’s audacity. 2. At this point the student read from the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Under The Fig Tree

Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 17, 2013

When Jesus told Nathanael that He saw him under the fig tree, He was telling Nathanael that He knew everything about him, even the deepest longings of his heart.

Introduction John's Gospel is a very theological Gospel. Right from the beginning John wants us to understand the deep meanings of what Jesus said and did, and the significance of just who Jesus is. The opening of his Gospel makes it very clear that, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word ...read more

Scripture: John 1:39-51

Denomination: Baptist