Sermons on Lower:

Top Priority

Contributed by Eddie Nicandro on Nov 9, 2006

Jesus teaches about priorities

TOP PRIORITY TEXT: Matthew 6:33 INTRODUCTION: Illustration: A) Year 1991, in New York City, A HOMELESS man, a train maintenance worker, and a dog were killed on the subway tracks. Ninety people telephoned the Transit Authority to express their concern about the dog, but only three called ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33

Denomination: Baptist

Wealth – A Potential Enemy

Contributed by Robert Sickler on May 17, 2012

Scripture clearly states that people who long to be rich fall into all sorts of temptations and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that drag them down and destroy them.

WEALTH – A POTENTIAL ENEMY INTRODUCTION Scripture clearly states that people who long to be rich fall into all sorts of temptations and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that drag them down and destroy them. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Christian Church

Greatness In God's Kingdom

Contributed by Don Schultz on Jan 20, 2012

What's God's definition of "great"?

Matthew 20:26-28 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave-- 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Jesus’ Way to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:26-28

Denomination: Lutheran

Strange Things

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Oct 3, 2011

This talks about how Jesus is able to do things beyond our imagination.

“Strange things” 10/2/11 I have in my lifetime seen some pretty strange things. There was one time that I was fishing on the Elk. I cast my line to the bank and while I was reeling in and when I lifted my pole to pull my bait in and cast out my line again, a bass followed the minnow ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:17-26

Denomination: *other

You Are Somebody Special To God 1 Series

Contributed by Troy Campbell on Nov 8, 2011

For the first couple of weeks talked about some different men in Scripture that felt unworthy for the Lord to use them. Among those men were Moses, Jeremiah and Isaiah. For the last couple of weeks we talked about two men who knew with confidence, who t

Title: Who Am I – 5 “You Are Somebody Special to God” Text: I Peter 2:9 For the first couple of weeks talked about some different men in Scripture that felt unworthy for the Lord to use them. Among those men were Moses, Jeremiah and Isaiah. For the last couple of weeks ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Be Real"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 26, 2013

A sermon about authenticity.

Luke 18:9-14 "Be Real" So, who are you, really? I'm not talking about the person who appears to have everything perfectly under control, or the persona who has been created, layer-by-layer, through the painful, embarrassing or shameful experiences of life... ...the protective shield we build ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: United Methodist

Paul's View On Slavery

Contributed by Unknown Bennett T Cortez on Nov 3, 2013

Out of creation God perfectly designed us to be one with Him and all were equally with others

Introduction God reveals to us that he created man in his image, a spirit endowed with attributes resembling His own: to reason, to form rule of right, to manifest various emotions, to will, to act, and He gave man a body suited to such a spirit, that He created man “male and female,” ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Baptist

Priority Check - Priority Of Commitment

Contributed by Wayne Mock on Feb 2, 2011

While most people agree to the importance of commitment, do believers really believe the importance of complete commitment to Christ?

Twenty-nine years ago tomorrow, January 10, there was quite a football game in Cincinnati, OH between the San Diego Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals. This was the AFC Championship Game. The Bengals won that game as they defeated the Chargers 27-7. That, however, was not what is most remembered ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus On Scripture - 2

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 17, 2010

We may have many teachers whom we respect and would love to meet and question – but we worship and submit to Jesus.

Dakota Community Church October 17, 2010 Jesus on Scripture - 2 Revelation 19:11-16 11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. 12His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:18-27

Denomination: Mennonite

My Spirit Rejoices

Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012

Who will say with Mary: The Lord has looked with favor on my lowliness. My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

The song of Mary is the oldest Advent hymn. It is also the most passionate, the wildest, and one might almost say the most revolutionary Advent hymn that has ever been sung. This is not the gentle, tender, dreamy Mary as we often see her portrayed in paintings. The Mary who is speaking here is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-55

Denomination: Lutheran

Power In Partnering

Contributed by Bret Bone on Aug 27, 2012

How important are Partnerships in life? How important are partnerships to you? How important are partnerships to God? Open your bibles to Exodus 17:8-13. It’s in these 5 verses where we find 4 partnerships that hold great value that need to be ident

Slide #1 Video –(welcome to our church) Welcome-guests Introduction: During the summer of 1904 an unlikely partnership was formed at the World’s Fair in St. Louis. The summer was unusually hot and people were searching the fair for something to help cool them off… A vendor ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-13

Oh Glorious Day - Part 4 Series

Contributed by Don Emmitte on Apr 23, 2014

Peter emphasizes salvation is spiritual birth. No earthly inheritance can compare with it. And, then he comes to the central truth of our justification. Not only do we have an inheritance that is reserved in heaven, we ourselves are put under special guard.

Rising, He Justified Freely Forever 1 Peter 1:1-5 Sermon by Don Emmitte, Grace Restoration Ministries Today we come to the fourth in our series titled Oh, Glorious Day! Each of these messages is built around the theology ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Attitude Determines Altitude (Theme Adapted From Johnny Creasong)

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Mar 29, 2015

God exalts the humble.

If you’ve been listening to the news this week, you know about the airplane that crashed into the side of the French Alps. Well, I’m going to tell you about another air disaster. This one happened in 2008 when a flight from Madrid, Spain crashed soon after takeoff killing 158 people. It ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Joyride - Pt. 1 - Running On E Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 3, 2013

We have the right to pursue happiness. However, we soon discover that happiness is fleeting. Joy is better, but how do you find, obtain and keep it?

Joyride - Pt. 1 – Running on E I. Introduction Life is a series of ups and a series of downs. Cycles that loop. Turns and shifts that sling us in a different direction than we anticipated. Our life often feels much like an amusement ride! And not the kiddy ones. The white knuckle, scream ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bummed Or Blessed Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Mar 24, 2014

The truth about God is either a total bummer or a tremendous blessing. Which will it be for you depends on how you respond to Paul's message in Ephesians 2.

In my days as a television reporter I had the dubious distinction to be the last reporter to visit Oregon’s death row before it was closed off to all public access. I can see why. Death row was in the innermost parts of the Oregon State Penitentiary. Through many locked and bared doors there ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-5

Denomination: Calvary Chapel