Sermons on Medo Persian Empire:

Monument Of Relationship Series

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Mar 24, 2007

First sermon of a six part series. I glean illustrations from multiple places. Many are not my own.

Monuments of Grace - Sermon One - The Monument of Relationship- Gen 28:10-22 Intro. A monument is a stone or a building that is set up to remember a person or an event. On July 3, 1775, he took on what was thought to be an impossible task. He became the commander of an army of rag-tag ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-12

Denomination: Baptist

Sexuality And Holiness Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 13, 2007

Christian sexual ethics are oriented toward the long-term and contrary to society’s values and contrary to our fallen human natures.

Sexuality and Holiness (I Thessalonians 4:1-8) 1. The Slavic peoples today populate several nations: the Czech Repulic, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Russia, Ukrania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. 2. During Medieval times, the Slavic peoples were ready to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Knowing The Truth (Part 1)

Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 25, 2008

The epistemological validity of the Christian Faith. The relativism of Christianity in a postmodern world.

"I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of truth." Paul has clearly stated his reason for writing Timothy in the above verses (1 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:14-16

Denomination: Congregational

Behind Enemy Lines Series

Contributed by Bruce Ritter on Feb 2, 2008

The path into the promises of God begin high, but followers of Jesus eventually must engage the fight below. Authentic Discipleship is to have given our hearts to the only One, who can make us fully alive to go where He sends us, to live into His promises

While parachuting of any kind is risky, the incoming fire of a fortified enemy, raises the danger profile for any special forces mission seeking to get behind enemy lines. Not only does a paratrooper become an easy target, but the sound of the aircraft would also alert the enemy. HALO stands for ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

My God Is Bigger Than Your God

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 12, 2009

This "God of Wonders" that created this universe and placed all these stars into place is a star-breathing God. How big is the universe? Is our God really that much bigger?

My God is Bigger Than Your God Psalm 33:4-9 January 11, 2008 Grandma was rushing her two grandkids ages five and three out to the car from shopping when five year old Jason spoke up. “Grams, Susie put something in her pocket in the store.” After a quick investigation, Grams discovered that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:4-9

Denomination: Church Of God

Second Of Four Things That Will Change Your Life...obedience 2 Series

Contributed by Clayton Beck on Jan 16, 2009

Disobedience to God, always takes you where you don’t want to be!

Four Things that will Change Your Life…2b…Obedience… We began talking last week of the second thing that will change your life…obedience. First, there was faith, and we learned that we must have faith to please God. Second, we must be obedient to Him and His Word. Let’s spend a little more time ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Message Of Jonah Series

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 20, 2010

Nineveh repented at the preaching of Jonah; have we repented at the preaching of One (Jesus) who is much greater?

The Message of Jonah Judging Nineveh part 1 01/11/09 AM Text: Jonah 1:1-4:11 Introduction This morning we are going to begin a two part message that is essentially a case study of the righteous judgment of God. 1 Timothy 3:16 tells us that all scripture in profitable to us and there are many ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rapture Suspense

Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 7, 2013

The Bible tells of a man kept in suspense all his life -- waiting for the moment Jesus would come. Since we're waiting like he did, there's a lot of lessons we can learn from him; why God chose him, how he waited daily, and what happened when he saw Jesus

RAPTURE SUSPENSE Lk. 2:25-33 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: SUSPENSE JOKE 1. A man came to the border of a country on his bike. He had three large sacks in the basket. The border guard asked him, "What's in the sacks?" "Sand." The guard searched through the sand and couldn't find anything. 2. A week ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

It's All About Faith : Corresponding Actions Series

Contributed by Mac Hammond on Apr 9, 2013

You cannot live by faith without taking charge of your thought life. Only when you understand this and begin using it this way will your life truly prosper in God.

A. When you begin investing your faith in the Word of God, your life is going to take on a supernatural dimension in terms of the unfolding plan of God for your life. The only way Satan can stop that or slow it down is to bring enough adversity to bear that he begins to shake your faith and cause ...read more

Scripture: James 2:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Pathway To Ministry

Contributed by James Snyder on May 13, 2013

All acceptable ministry to God is deeply rooted in worship that is worthy of God.

Isaiah was without doubt one of the purest prophets in the Old Testament. Isaiah, the son of Amoz, was a member of the royal family. He made his first public appearance as God’s prophet in the year of Uzziah’s affliction with leprosy and he ministered for about 90 years during the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Defining The Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on May 25, 2013

God wants us to have an understanding and a revelation of His Kingdom which will help us to understand who we really are

Defining The Kingdom Of God God wants us to have an understanding and a revelation of His Kingdom which will help us to understand who we really are. If we do not understand who we are in Christ, we are never going to be able to access the blessings of heaven. God wants us to have a picture of why ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-15

Denomination: Charismatic

Challenging The Authority Of Jesus

Contributed by David Cain on Aug 4, 2012

The authority of Jesus was constantly challenged. We must avoid doing the same

Challenging the Authority of Jesus (Mark 3:20 to 35) Our reading this morning describes two challenges to the authority of Jesus. They are very different challenges; the first is from his family who we would expect to be on his side and the second comes from some teachers of the law who we would ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Jesus Said: I Am The Bread Of Life

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 9, 2012

In this passage, Jesus challenges the materialist and nationalist so tht they will become eternalists

Sermon: Jn 6:25-40: I am the bread of Life Bible Marketing Plan An Anglican priest, Roman Catholic priest and a Methodist minister went on a marketing course to learn to sell Bibles to supplement their incomes. Before going on the course, they were asked to go around the week before - and see ...read more

Scripture: John 6:21-41

Denomination: Anglican

Introduction To Hosea And Amos

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 20, 2012

Introduction to Hosea and Amos

HoHum: The place was New York City, during the time of the subway rush in the evening of a hot summer day. People were manning into the subway cars as they were moving out of the station and each car was loaded to capacity. One man happened to be just the last man to push and jam his way inside of ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lessons From Haiti (Part 2)

Contributed by Ken Pell on Aug 26, 2012

This is a 4 part motivational report I gave to the congregation after a Sabbatical trip to Haiti; it includes 7 transferable insights.

Lessons from Haiti {Part 2} Acts 15:4 Big Idea: This is a 4 part motivational report I gave to the congregation after a Sabbatical trip to Haiti; it includes 7 transferable insights. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:4

Denomination: Nazarene