Sermons on Making Life Count:

The Return Of Jesus

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 23, 2006

Jesus will return, He will raise His people from the dead, and we need to live such lives as will prepare us for His arrival.

The Return of Jesus I Thess. 4:13-18 INTRO.: Before Jesus ascended to Heaven, He promised to return. After He left, the promise was repeated. Acts 1:1-11. Later, there arose confusion about this basic gospel teaching. There were those who feared it would never happen. Others believed He would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Oh Lord You Are My Shield , My Glory And The Lifter Of My Head

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Dec 13, 2003

This sermon is about the reasons why we can have an unshakable faith in God in all situations and mentions the following 1.COVENANT 2.CALLING 3.COMPASSION 4.CONFIDENCE 5.COMFORT 6.COVERING 7.CHEERFULNESS

OH LORD YOU ARE MY SHIELD , MY GLORY AND THE LIFTER OF MY HEAD ************************************************************ OUTLINE 1.COVENANT 2.CALLING 3.COMPASSION 4.CONFIDENCE 5.COMFORT 6.COVERING 7.CHEERFULNESS THE MESSAGE OH LORD YOU ARE MY SHIELD , MY GLORY AND THE LIFTER OF MY ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 3:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Not Ready Yet.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Dec 28, 2003

No more of a favor can be done to us than to see the glory of the Lord and be changed by the spirit of the Lord.

Not ready yet. Ezekiel 3: 22 -- 27. 12/28/03 Ezekiel was one of God’s great Old Testament prophets. The Jews had disobeyed God’s commands so often and for their disobedience they were taken captive into the land of Babylon. Even though they had been warned by the prophets the consequences of ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 3:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

"A Gazillion Resons To Follow Jesus"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Jan 19, 2004

When Jesus told them to launch out into the deep and take cast out their nets that night, something divine was about to take place. Gazillions of fish flooded into their nets and even more got away when their nets did break...

Greetings, January 19, 2004 It was a pink morning. Really. When the sun rose this morning from the East, it made all of the clouds over the big lake look pink, and the pink reflected down into the ice crystals floating on the water. The trees where framed with ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Reunion With The Saints.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Apr 28, 2004

After Peter’s release from prison, he began to seek the Saints, God’s people. When you turn people lose to go wherever they please you soon discover their character.

The reunion with the Saints. Acts 12:12 -- 17. 04/28/04 We are finishing up our study about the life of Peter. This is the third study in acts chapter 12. We started by talking about the repression of the King. We saw how that king Herod had James killed and it pleased the ungodly Jews and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

How Should We Respond To Pressures? Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on May 1, 2004

This about the letter to the Church in Pergamum.

We hear a lot in our day about pressure. We have pressure here. We have pressure there. Pressure, pressure, everywhere pressure. We talk about pressure with the weather. One thing I have noticed is that when we have low pressure, we get hurricanes. High pressure brings a clear, sunny ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

290 - The Risen Christ

Contributed by Joel Vicente on May 27, 2004

The PURPOSE, POWER and PROMISE of the Risen Christ.

Illustrate Humor: An older couple had trouble remembering common, day-to-day things. They both decided that they would write down requests the other had, and so try to avoid forgetting. One evening the wife asked if the husband would like anything. He replied, Yes. I’d like a large ice-cream sundae ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

God's Promises Are No Laughing Matter Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 10, 2005

God takes his promises seriously and expects us to do the same.

GOD’S PROMISES ARE NO LAUGHING MATTER Text: Gen. 18:1-15; Gen. 21:1-7 Introduction 1. Read Gen. 18:1-15 2. God has a sense of humor.  He made me  My dog thinks she’s a cat 3. Except for when it comes to his promises. Thesis: God takes his promises seriously and expects us to ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Narnia: Who Is Aslan? Who Is Jesus? Series

Contributed by Tanner Smith on Nov 18, 2005

This is part 1 of a 4 part series on the Chronicles of Narnia book "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe."

Session #1 – Who is Aslan? Who is Jesus? John 1:1-5; Mark 10:17-22; John 1:10-11 The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: Ch. 8 Children ask Mr. and Mrs. Beaver “Is he (Aslan) dangerous?” Questions this sermon tries to address: Who does Aslan represent in the Chronicles of Narnia? What ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Finding God In Narnia: Meet The Cast - The White Witch Series

Contributed by Marty Boller on Nov 22, 2005

#5 of 8 Narnia teachings. Geared to help you draw out and apply the powerful scriptural truths found in C.S. Lewis’ classic: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

For you to fully appreciate CS Lewis & LWW, you must understand something about Narnia. Under all the beauty of its’ peaceful winter scenes...NARNIA is at war! A world in crisis...under siege. Much like our world. Long ago, Narnia was created by Aslan, the Great Lion. Son of the Great Emperor. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Healing For Wounded Heart Series

Contributed by Vincent Leoh on Nov 22, 2005

Jehovah Rapha: In the midst of our bitterness and hurt, God reveals Himself as our Healer. The word Rapha is used some sixty times in the Old Testament and means, “to restore, to heal, or to cure” physically, emotionally and spiritually. We are in need of

HEALING FOR WOUNDED HEART ( Psalm 6:2-3; 147:3; Matthew 18:21-35 ) Healing is part of the blessings of obedience to the Law Exodus 15:26 “And He said, ‘If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 147:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

The King Is Coming

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Nov 26, 2005

Palm Sunday celebration

Open with Video Clip - 1 min. The Lamb of God from Ray VanderLaan Something is happening on two levels - very different things They didn’t understand then, most Christians don’t understand today. So let’s unpack it a bit before we watch the story unfold. Background - Jerusalem is a Powder keg. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Every Christian Should Tithe

Contributed by Charlie Ellison on Nov 28, 2005

A message on the subject of the Bibical Tithe

Why Every Christian Should Tithe In a resent study its was revealed that only 3% of church members tithe in America. If this is true, then perhaps we have discovered one of the reasons why America is in such a terrible spiritual dilemma The purpose of this article is to share why every Child ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Inseparables

Contributed by Mark Mccool on Sep 13, 2005

There are two eternal things that God has committed to the trust of the church: truth and love.

THE INSEPARABLES Mark McCool 2 John 3 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. KJV There are two eternal things that God has committed to the trust of the church: truth and love. Truth is eternal. Truth ...read more

Scripture: 2 John 1:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Uses Weak People (Acts - Part 31) Series

Contributed by Jeff Christopherson on Jan 15, 2005

Five Key Practices to turn by biggest weakness into my greatest strength

God uses Weak people Acts Series: ¡§Completely Irreligious, Yet Radically Christian¡¨ Part 31 Pastor Jeff Christopherson August 17, 2003 Acts 18:23-28 FIVE KEY PRACTICES TO TURN MY BIGGEST WEAKNESS INTO MY GREATEST STRENGTH: 1. Am I Growing in Knowledge of God¡¦s ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:23-28

Denomination: Baptist