Sermons on Lover Of Men:

Man's Insignificance Series

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jun 19, 2004

Why does God care about men and women when you think how insignificant we are in this vast universe?

Hebrews 2:5-8 The Exalted Position of Man Cp. Ps.8 The insignificance of mankind I want you to picture, in your mind’s eye, David, still a lad caring for his sheep. One night he lies peacefully on the hillside gazing into the cloudless sky. There are no lions or bears to threaten his flock, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-8, Psalm 8:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Fishing: A Beginner's Guide

Contributed by Thomas Showalter on Jul 7, 2001

Jesus called some of his disciples to be "fisher’s of men". What does that look like comparing it to real fishing.

Fishing: A Beginner’s Guide Matthew 4:18-20 The Calling of the First Disciples 18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-20

Denomination: Friends

Gold Series

Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 20, 2006

The first of three sermons looking at how God used the gifts of the wise men to tell about Jesus and His life.

Review: Who were the wise men? [not known, but likely Chinese astronomers or Iranian scholars] How many wise men were there? [unknown, no names given] When did they show up? [also unknown, could be later than Bethlehem, most say two years later] What did they bring? [gold, frankincense and myrrh ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Frankincense Series

Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 20, 2006

The second of three sermons looking at how God used the gifts of the wise men to tell about Jesus and His life.

Review: What do we know about the wise men? (little to nothing, just that they were from the east-Matt. 2:1) What was the first gift? (gold) What did the gold represent? (purity, marriage and kingship) What came next? (frankincense) -as mentioned last week, the Nativity Story movie present ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Myrrh Series

Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 20, 2006

The third of three sermons looking at how God used the gifts of the wise men to tell about Jesus and His life.

Review: What do we know about the wise men? (little to nothing, just that they were from the east-Matt. 2:1) What was the first gift? (gold) What did the gold represent? (purity, marriage and kingship) What came next? (frankincense) What did frankincense represent? (Jesus as healer and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Let's Go Fishing

Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Jun 15, 2007

Do what Jesus commanded and go be fishers of men. Get out of the boat (the church) and reach the lost for Christ.

Let’s Go Fishing Luke 5:1-10 Parkersburg Baptist Church October 17, 2004 --Retell the story in own words I. How did Peter Catch the fish? A. Vv 4-5 Peter went where he was told 1. Lord we’ve toiled all night and caught nothing. But he went out anyway. 2. Why don’t we as Christians even though we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Keeping Christ In Christ (Part 2)

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Dec 14, 2009

Even as the wise men kept Christ at the center of their lives, we can keep Christ at the center of Christmas, and our lives.

Last week we began a series entitled “Keeping Christ In Christmas.” This series is based on the controversy swirling around our society concerning the word Christmas. There are some who would just as soon remove the word Christ from Christmas. They prefer to say merry Xmas. There are others who get ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Character Of A Nation

Contributed by Chris Surber on May 22, 2009

Christianity shaped the character of America. Our task is to live for Christ but let us honor the legacy of faithful men and women.

The Character of a Nation, Isaiah 32:1-8 Introduction The Pledge of Allegiance is not a verse composed by the Founding Fathers of our republic. It was written especially for children; in the summer is 1892 to commemorate that year’s celebration of Columbus Day in public schools throughout the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 32:1-8

Denomination: Christian Church

God's Good Will Of Love - The Message Of Christmas

Contributed by William Akehurst on Dec 26, 2008

The Angels Proclaimed Goodwill to all men. Goodwill is GOD’s Will for all to be at Peace, with Hope, Joy through HIS Love

12.24.2008 Christmas Eve Luke 2:10-15 Matthew 2:11b Nehemiah 8:10 Psalm 23:1 says it all...The Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need Good News we all can have Peace, Hope, Joy and Love By the will of God, His Good Will to all mankind. Driving around the countryside, we were taken by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:10-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cross-Culture (A Palm Sunday Sermon)

Contributed by Paul Newell on Mar 26, 2009

This sermon deals with the effect that Jesus’ cross had on three men: Simon the Cyrene, John the Apostle and Nicodemus, the quiet follower.

CROSS-Culture Palm Sunday 2009 – Communion Sunday I grew up in a fairly sheltered environment. Other than books at school I remember little, if any, interaction with anyone of another culture. My first encounter with a different culture was a kid I met at school. I don’t remember his name, but ...read more

Scripture: John 19:25-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Forest-For-The-Trees Syndrome Series

Contributed by Todd Stiles on Mar 6, 2007

Learn some lessons from the two men on the road to Emmaus about what it takes to move from religion to relationship.

“The Forest-for-the-Trees Syndrome” Luke 24:13-35 Have you ever heard someone recommend, “Don’t miss the forest for the trees?” Or a person say, “You can’t see the forest for the trees!”? That phrase simply means that someone is so overly occupied with all the details and loads of information ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Baptist

Jonah Is Angry At God

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 6, 2009

Pentecost 6(C) - The prophet Jonah is angry at God not because of mens’ sins but because of God’s great grace.

JONAH IS ANGRY AT GOD (Outline) July 12, 2009 -- PENTECOST 6 -- Jonah 3:3-4:4 INTRO: Today we look closely at another Biblical role model. Once again we discover that even well known role models in Scripture have their ups and downs. We recently studied this fact in the life of Elijah ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Systems Of Belief Series

Contributed by Vince Miller on Aug 28, 2018

No one wants to live in a lie, however, as a believing being, many men live with corrupt beliefs that influence their thoughts and actions.

So I’d like to begin with a quote today. From A.W. Tozer. He says, “What comes into our minds when we think about God, is the most important thing about us. What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” I love this quote because I think it gets after the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 53:3, Proverbs 23:7, Isaiah 55:8, Romans 3:10-11, Romans 12:1-2, Genesis 6:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

A Christmas Carol Stave 5, Christmas Eve

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 22, 2018

This finishes up our series by showing how Christmas changes people. In this case that the Magi left Bethelhem changed men.

Here we are it’s Christmas Eve, which brings us to the end of our A Christmas Carol Series at Cornerstone. Through the past four weeks we’ve been using Dickens’ most famous story as a frame work for the Christmas story. If you aren’t familiar with A Christmas Carol, it is divided up into five ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

Be Careful What You Say And Do It

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Oct 7, 2015

To show that GOD can be trusted in His WORDS, Promises and Oaths for us not unlike men which can't be trusted.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you trust any man? No. Only GOD and the LORD JESUS. Jeremiah 17:7 Jeremiah 17:7 (Amplified Bible) [Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:7

Denomination: Pentecostal