Sermons on Magnificent Things:

God Goes To Court Series

Contributed by Rob Hall on Nov 20, 2012

This Psalm gives us a picture of some things that God looks at among His people

GOD GOES TO COURT Text: Ps. 50 Intro: 1. One place I am very uncomfortable with is a courtroom. 2. I've been called to jury duty a couple of times and it just gives a weird feeling in my stomach to be there. 3. Can you imagine being called into God's courtroom? 4. The Psalmist introduces the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Waiting For Pentecost"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on May 18, 2012

Three things the Apostles did while they were waiting between ascension day and pentecost

“Waiting for Pentecost” 5/20/12 Acts 1:1-14; 2:1-13 I don’t think it was easy to be one of the twelve disciples. We see being around Jesus and taking part in miracles and the sensationalism of being a follower as getting the ‘Easy Button’ in religion. We forget ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Eternal Security & Apostasy Series

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on May 24, 2012

This sermon examines the question of Eternal Security and Apostasy and what the Bible teaches concerning these things.

Eternal Security & Apostasy: Can a Child of God Fall from Grace and Be Lost? One of the major points of Calvinism is "the eternal security of the believer" or perseverance of the saints." ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:12-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Three Of The Toughest Challenges Of Our Walk Of Faith

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 5, 2012

Three tough things God asks of us just as much as He did of Abram.

Three Of The Toughest Challenges Of Our Walk Of Faith: - What we’re going to see here is that Abram’s physical journey is a picture of our spiritual journey. - Most of us will not have to move physically to be obedient to Christ (though some will), but we all have to move spiritually to be ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Don’t Steal

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 19, 2012

Stealing doesn’t always mean taking someTHING that does not belong to you.

Don’t Steal October 7, 2007 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Stealing doesn’t always mean taking someTHING that does not belong to you. Focus Passage: Exodus 20:15 Supplemental Passage: Luke 10:30-31 I. Attitude towards others: The Good ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:15

Denomination: Baptist

Quiet Sharp Focus!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 18, 2013

Train your eyes! Let your eyes not meander towards the wrong things! Control!

QUIET SHARP FOCUS! 2 King 2:10”…if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you..” “Keep your eye on the ball” is a mantra for many golfers and golf instructors!” Someone said: “Quiet Eye training, as the name suggests, is an attempt to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Behold!

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 26, 2013

God wants us to see and understand the things he says. We must BEHOLD!

1. Deuteronomy 11.26-27 2. "Behold" -- Perceive; approve; consider; discern; make to enjoy; take heed to; have respect for; implies visually seeing * [Use glasses in order to see better and appreciate art, etc. * God has used visual aids to help us behold his actions -- Fiery and Cloudy Pillars; ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:26-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Worth Fighting For

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012

David saw something worth fighting for. Some things are worth fighting for!

I Samuel 17:29 David saw something worth fighting for. II Samuel 23:11-12: “11- And after him [was] Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. 12- But ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Children's Sermon: Bearing Others' Burdens

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Sep 26, 2012

A simple message about putting our own things aside in order to help others.

Ephesians 4:2 – “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Object: A bunch of inflated balloons. Today I am going to let _________ help me stress something that God teaches us in the Bible. Have the child come and start handing them ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:2

Denomination: Baptist

What's That Smell

Contributed by David Welch on Dec 2, 2008

Mesage on the sense of smell in the Bible. there are some things that are a stench to God and others that are a sweet savor.

“What’s That Smell?” Introduction Steak sizzling on the barbecue grill. Limburger cheese melting on the manifold. Fresh bread baking in the oven. Lost Easter egg breaking in the house a year later. Freshly perked coffee creating a fragrant morning atmosphere. Freshly filled ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:18

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Christmas: Happy Are The Humble Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 15, 2008

Christmas is about many things, but one strong virtue that Christmas brings to mind is humility.

Happy Are the Humble (Luke 1:39-56) 1. Sherlock Holmes is quoted as saying, "I am not among those who count humility among the virtues." 2. We tend to think of humility and not dwelling on oneself or comparing oneself to others. Wikipedia adds this insight: "Humility, or being humble, is the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-56

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Candy Cane

Contributed by George Crumbly on Dec 18, 2008

To see how God can use different things to remind us of Jesus Christ

“THE CANDY CANE” by George Crumbly LUKE 2:8-11 (The Lord gave me this message after I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-11

Denomination: Methodist

Pressing On!

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 29, 2008

Paul would not allow ’things’ to stop him from fulfilling God’s will.

Pressing Toward the Prize Text: Philippians 3:13-21 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Shiboleth

Contributed by Abiodun Adeniyi on May 1, 2008

YOU MAY SAY THAT YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN BUT CERTAIN THINGS WILL PROVE YOU WRONG OR RIGHT

Today is Nigeria’s 32nd independence anniversary. At a time like this everyone of us need to ask the question whether the independence we are celebrating today has any relevance to the one we got in the year 1960. In the same vain many of us Christians need to ask ourselves whether the ...read more

Scripture: Judges 12:4-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Parting The Red Sea

Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 1, 2008

Did He really do all those things the Bible claims He did?

Something’s been bothering me since the seventh grade and now’s a good time to get it off my chest. It’s about God. About His abilities actually. Did He really do all those things the Bible claims He did? It was in seventh grade that the question first came up. Until then I just assumed that God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational