Sermons on Machine Guns:

A Christmas Story Series

Contributed by Chris Santasiere on Dec 13, 2002

Looking at the classic movie "A Christmas Story", we look at the perfect gifts of the Magi and the perfect gifts God has given us.

“Christmas Classics” A CHRISTMAS STORY Matthew 2:9-11 Introduction When I was a little kid, from about the age of 8 until the age of 10 my Granny would keep a jar for me in her kitchen cabinet. Whenever she had an extra dollar or a little extra change, she would put it in that jar for me. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:9-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Run,run, Run!

Contributed by William Neel on Jan 23, 2003

God wants us to run the race of faith to victory

RUN, RUN, RUN! Hebrews 12:1-3 INTRODUCTION I don’t know who the author of Hebrews is, but I think that he would be right at home in front of a big screen television watching the Superbowl next Sunday, that is if he had not already purchased tickets. Why? Take a look at the first few verses of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Changes The Way You Look At Tomorrow

Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 6, 2003

The sin of despair. Only Christ can change the way you look at tomorrow.

JOB 7:1-7 JESUS CHANGES THE WAY I LOOK AT TOMORROW Why should I be excited about tomorrow? That is a question that every person thinks about from time to time. Why should I be excited about tomorrow? “Because it’s good for you,” we are told. “It’s healthy.” And it’s true, that having a ...read more

Scripture: Job 7:1-7, Mark 1:29-39

Denomination: Lutheran

God So Loved

Contributed by Johnny Small on Mar 12, 2003

Because of God’s love, we have hope for all eternity. We are to show this love to others by telling them of God’s love.

God So Loved Those three words are more important than all the rest of the words in Webster’s Dictionary. If it weren’t for the love that God has for His creation, we would have no hope. Our future is determined by those three words. "God So Loved". I thank God every day ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Matthew 22:36-40

Denomination: Baptist

Who's Your Daddy?

Contributed by Christopher Hill on Jan 1, 2004

Those who derive their reality from the world they see and hear about them are not living in the true reality that God wants for them.

The Jewish people were confident of their standing as the "People of God." They had this confidence for two major reasons; they could trace their lineage back to Abraham, and they bore the sign of the covenant which was circumcision. Jesus acknowledged their physical lineage in the previous section ...read more

Scripture: John 8:39-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Two Halves Don't Make One Whole!

Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Jul 30, 2002

This sermon teaches the believer about obedience to God through the example of Abraham

?TWO HALVES DON?T MAKE ONE WHOLE? GENESIS 11:31- 12:5 JOKE--- One of the regular ladies of the church ?Eunice? was cooking a pot of her famous beans for the church potluck. As she was just getting them on the stove her Grandson, ?Little George?, came running through the house, BB gun in one hand, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How Do I Forgive Him? How Do I Forgive Her?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 3, 2002

This sermon walks through the 5 steps toward actually forgiving someone.

Last week we spoke of why to forgive [see sermon “Why In The World Should I Forgive, Anyway?”]. Quickly on the heels of that question, though, comes the equally difficult question of how you forgive. We all understand the general concept of forgiveness, but most of us are not especially ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

Power Against Dream Criminals

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jul 10, 2002

Dealing with dangerous dreams

POWER AGAINST DREAM CRIMINALS. Dr. D. K. Olukoya Dreaming is a natural way in which the spirit world breaks out into our lives. Dreams can be described as the dark speech of the spirit. They can be keys to unlocking the door to the inner world. Dreams have been referred to as the speech of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:25

Denomination: Pentecostal

He's Got Your Back

Contributed by John Beehler on Jul 16, 2002

God knows all about you, yet loves you and protects you all the same.

He’s Got Your Back A man decided to write a book about churches around the country. He started in San Francisco and headed east. Going to a large church, he began taking photographs and making notes. He noticed a golden telephone on the wall in the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Two Divided By War, United Through Christ

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Apr 14, 2002

This sermon is about two aviators on opposites sides of World War II and their conversion to Christianity. (Mitsuo Fuchida who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and Jacob Deshazer who participated in the Doolittle raid).

TWO DIVIDED BY WAR, UNITED THROUGH CHRIST Text Isaiah 2:1-4 Isaiah 2:1-4 gives us a wonderful picture of God’s peace. Verse 4 poetically states that the weapons of war will be transformed into items that are constructive. Swords will beaten into plowshares. Spears will be beaten into ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-4

Denomination: United Methodist

Money: Its Grip On Us

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 20, 2002

Thinking biblically on money and its hold on us

MONEY: ITS GRIP ON US By Andrew Chan, GIBC, Vancouver, BC 2002-04-21 What some people won’t do for money. In an attempt to collect 40,000 euros ($44,780) in insurance payments, a 58-year-old German landscape gardener had a friend cut off his thumb and forefinger with a chainsaw. According to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:7-14

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Right Hand Of Fellowship Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 28, 2002

Paul’s trip to visit the Jerusalem apostles give insight into the roots of Christian Fellowship.

Introduction What’s the Largest Organism in the world? How about the Blue Whale weighing in at 109 tons and over 100 feet? Or maybe a giant redwood at over 200 feet high with a trunk 100 feet around? Or how about this guy right here (Flip to slide of single aspen tree)? The Quaking Aspen. It ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Union With Christ In Prayer And Suffering

Contributed by William Baeta on May 9, 2002

"And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent" John 17:3

Theme: Union with Christ in prayer and suffering Text: Acts 1:12-14; 1 Peter 4:13-16; John 17:1-11 Prayer is the heartbeat of the Christian life and it is therefore not surprising that Jesus spent a lot of time in prayer. In John 17, sometimes referred to as the “High Priestly” Prayer, Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-11, Acts 1:12-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

In Remembrance Of Me

Contributed by Joe Harding on May 27, 2002

Forgetting what lies behind cripples us from attaining what lies ahead.

I CORINTHIANS 11: 17-33 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MAY 26, 2002 INTRODUCTION: MEMORIAL DAY AND SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 U.S. holiday. Originally held in commemoration of soldiers killed in the Amer. Civil War (1868), its observance later extended to all U.S. war dead. Most states conform to the federal ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Empty Tomb- What Does It Mean?

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Mar 30, 2002

The empty tomb means: 1) He’s alive! 2) You’re forgiven 3) It’s okay

The empty tomb- what does it mean? Lk24:1-12 WBC 31/3/2am (Easter Sunday) INTRO: ILL.- Mary Louise Duggard, age 8 said of Easter, "You get eggs, and you remember God." Not bad! Jamila Young-Hogan, age 4,. said, "It’s the day that God woke up." Again, not bad. Amanda Ward, age 7, said, "It’s when ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Baptist