Sermons on Marks Gospel:

Relevance Or Relic: Pairing God's Anointing With A Calling Or A Corpse

Contributed by M B on Aug 25, 2006

Avoiding the common pitfalls that slow churches & christians down and learning to operate in God’s anointing.

TITLE: RELEVANCE OR RELIC: PAIRING GOD’S ANOINTING WITH A CALLING OR A CORPSE TEXT: 1 KINGS 19:19-21; 2 KINGS 2:1-18; 5:20, 24-27; 13:14-21 1 Kings 19:19-21 19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:19-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Facing The Giants: Overcoming The Grasshopper Syndrome Series

Contributed by Jay Strack on Aug 28, 2006

Moses commanded thirteen men to go see what the Promised Land was like (Numbers 13-14). For forty days they spied on the Promised Land and its inhabitants. They departed with the same instructions, but they returned with conflicting accounts. How could

Sherwood Baptist Church has one of the most dynamic media ministries of any church in America. They have produced Facing the Giants, arguably the best feature-length movie ever made by a local church. It’s a God-glorifying, excellently created sports film in the tradition of Hoosiers, Remember ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Learning To Do God's Will Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Sep 7, 2006

The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to do God’s Will.

Reverence for Our Heavenly Father “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Requests for Our Needs 11Give us today our daily bread. 12Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And lead us not into ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Once, For All!

Contributed by David Richardson on Jul 15, 2005

Paul has some thought provoking and compelling words in Romans six. Words that are designed to cut to the heart of the listener. Words that are well chosen to solicit a quick response from the heart of the Christian and the backslider.

Title: Once, for all! Scripture: Romans 6:9-14 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11 In the same way, count yourselves ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:9-14

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Sanctity Of Sex Series

Contributed by Dan Jackson on Jul 18, 2005

8th in a Series on the 10 Commandments. God’s Word speaks clearly of the grandeur of sex in marriage. It also warns of the grief of sex outside marriage.

THE SANCTITY OF SEX (Exodus 20:14) A pastor is always a little reluctant to address the subject of sex. Among his concerns is the choice of a closing hymn. One pastor preached on this subject and began to notice the congregational snickering in the middle of the sermon. It was then he realized ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:14

True To Life

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jul 31, 2005

We can be effective for God.

TRUE TO LIFE Acts 5:17-33 S: Obedience C: Obedience to God as priority. Pr: WE CAN BE EFFECTIVE FOR GOD. TS: We will find in Acts 5:17-33 how the early church took the truth about Jesus and aligned their lives to match it. Type: Narrative, Inductive PA: How is the change to be ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-33

Denomination: Baptist

Is Jesus Christ The Lord Of This Church? Series

Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Aug 1, 2005

I once saw a package of plastic shark teeth that were labled as "genuine imitation shark teeth." I wonder if we aren’t guilty of being genuine imitation Christians at times. As Paul begins his letter he points out that the Colossians were 3D Christians-

SERIES: JESUS CHRIST IS LORD...SERIOUSLY! SERMON: IS JESUS CHRIST LORD OF THIS CHURCH? Colossians 1:1-8 INTRODUCTION: This church will be what it ought to be when our members become what they should be. I am beginning a new series of messages this morning from Paul’s letter to the church in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Facing Temptation Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 6, 2005

How to face temptation.

In the Broadway Play, My Fair Lady, one of the characters sings a memorable song. The Lord above made liquor for temptation, To see if man could turn away from sin, The Lord above made liquor for temptation, BUT, with a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck, When temptation comes ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Praying That Pleases God

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 19, 2005

Prayer is how we as Christians commune with Our Heavenly Father. Those in the Prayerneed Internet ministry of Praise, Prayer and Encouragement have seen the results of prayer over and over again and we give the Glory to God the Father.

Praying That Pleases God Prayer is how we as Christians commune with Our Heavenly Father. Those in the Prayerneed Internet ministry of Praise, Prayer and Encouragement have seen the results of prayer over and over again and we give the Glory to God the Father. Prayer is indeed powerful because ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Passion's Prayer: Your Will Be Done Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Aug 26, 2005

Lessons on prayer from Jesus as he prayed the night before his crucifixion.

PASSION’S PRAYER: “YOUR WILL BE DONE” What does it mean to become a people of the Passion? I don’t think that I have explained what that means fully. I just assumed you knew. To become a people of the Passion is to have, not only the person of Jesus Christ as central in your life and thinking, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46

Denomination: Mennonite

Asking For Protection - Lord's Prayer Week 7 Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 29, 2006

There is a spiritual battle going on and we need to ask for God’s protection to equip us with armor for the battle.

Over the last five weeks, we have been in a series on prayer called “Lord, Teach Us to Pray.” We have been focusing on the Lord’s Prayer as Jesus’ primary teaching for us on how to model our prayers, not to be legalistic saying this is how you must pray, but to enhance our prayer life. Perhaps ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Methodist

Just Do It! Series

Contributed by Dan Campbell on Nov 29, 2006

The most common thing associated with the Christian life is to take God’s word and go through the process of internalizing it. When you first become a Christian you hardly know where to begin. I read through the Bible every year. It’s a big task to tak

FAITH THAT WORKS JUST DO IT! James 1:19-27 Last Sunday was the Super Bowl. A couple of years ago I read a story in the sports section of the newspaper about the two teams that were playing. What made that story interesting to me was that it was a story on the spiritual life of several of the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Where's Your Treasure?

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 30, 2006

Exposition of Matt. 6:19-24

Where’s Your Treasure? Matt. 6:19-24 A while back, Fortune magazine did their cover story on Mr. Warren Buffet, who in June was the world’s 2nd richest man. It was then he announced he will donate 85% of his $44 billion fortune to 5 charity foundations. Commenting on his generosity, Buffet said: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

Nearer, My God, To Thee Series

Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006

When we are most in need of a "Close Encounter with the Divine," is when we should look for God to build a ladder to us, that we might experience His grace and guidance.

Texts: Genesis 28:10-22 Date: Sunday, July 21, 2002 Author: Rev. Jonathan K. Twitchell Last week, we watched Esau trade in his birthright for a simple bowl of red stew. Overcome by hunger, he gave into his selfish, deceitful younger brother Jacob and traded the double portion of his father’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

Denomination: Nazarene

Feasting At The Table Of Grace Series

Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006

Joseph demonstrated great grace when he invited his brothers to eat with him--the same grace Jesus offered the Canaanite woman, and the same grace He offers you.

Texts: Genesis 45:1-15 Date: Sunday, August 18, 2002 Author: Rev. Jonathan K. Twitchell When we began our study of Genesis back at the end of May, we learned who the Main Character was. In Genesis chapter 1, we watched as the Author of the play also made Himself known as the Set-designer, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-15

Denomination: Nazarene