Sermons on Merchants:

Is It Worth It To Disciple Everybody?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 18, 2009

The death and resurrection of Christ give Him the authority to command us to disciple beyond superficiality, to reach even the marginal, and to have a global scope to our mission.

Somebody out there has a plan for your life. Somebody has a plan for the world you live in. Time and again I see evidence that there are those who believe that with enough planning, enough energy, and enough work, they will get you into their orbit. They have a plan for your life and for your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

Ephesus: The Desirable Church That Was Fallen. Series

Contributed by David Moore on Aug 29, 2008

Message No 1: This sermon shows that without a passionate love for Christ, all the best efforts of Christians and churches count for nothing, and stirs people to rediscover their first love.

Ephesus: The Desirable Church That was Fallen. Text: Revelation 2:1-7. Introduction: This morning I want you to come with me to the first century and the beautiful Mediterranean city of Ephesus. Here we find an important and prosperous commercial centre in the ancient world, its streets crowded ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Image Or Integrity?

Contributed by Douglas Turner on Sep 4, 2008

Your image may allow you to start well, but only your integrity will allow you to finish well.

Some years ago a remarkable picture was exhibited in London. As you looked at it from a distance, you seemed to see a monk engaged in prayer, his hands clasped, his head bowed. As you came nearer, however, and examined the painting more closely, you saw that in reality he was squeezing a lemon into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 10:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Diverse Communities

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009

Peter had been raised to believe one thing only to find it wasn’t true. Peter had always thought God was an exclusive God, for the Jews only, that Gentiles were second-class who didn’t deserve God’s attention like the Jews did.
But now, Peter sees h

Diverse Communities Galatians 3:26-29 Have you ever believed something, only to find out that it wasn’t true? Consider these old wives tales. If you go outside with wet hair, you’ll catch a cold. Cold weather, wet hair, and chills don’t cause colds; viruses do. Reading in dim light will damage your ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:26-29

Denomination: Methodist

Passion For God's House Series

Contributed by W. Leon Morrow on Mar 14, 2009

The hearers are to understand that evil is to be driven from society and from our individual lives by the zeal of Jesus.

Death was coming in the darkness. Every family would be touched by death. Grief was on the wings of the night. The only way to be saved was to eat a special meal with unleavened bread and put the blood of the sacrificial lamb above the door post. Those in the community who followed these ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Denomination: United Methodist

Do You See What I See? Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 21, 2008

God invites the shepherds and not the town to come and see the new king.

Do you see what I see? Luke 2:8-20 Most of you will recall that during the last few weeks, we are looking at Christmas perspectives of some of the Biblical characters. Let me state that a Christmas perspective for most of our culture is something that awakens for only a month or two each ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Congregational

Dark Christmas Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 21, 2008

The Magi - gentile are invited to be a part of the family of God.

Dark Christmas Matthew 2:1-12 Well, like Christmas, this “perspective series” is coming to an end. I hope that won’t mean that you feel like you can put what you have heard away in a box, like decorations, until next Christmas. The Christian point of view is just not that way. Christians ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Congregational

The Friend Of Sinners

Contributed by Brien Sims on Jul 3, 2008

This is about the Hope for sinners.

Friendship holds a very special place in our lives. The knowledge that someone will be there through the best and especially through the worst times brings us comfort and happiness. Friends prove themselves when times get hard. I read a little joke about two men who were hunting in the woods. “Two ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Journey Toward Easter

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 10, 2008

This message focuses on the words of Jesus from the Cross. As we think about the final words of Jesus as he hung on the cross we begin to understand the pain, passion and love Jesus had for you and for me.

Journey Toward Easter Matthew 21:1-11 Today we begin our journey toward Easter. Passion week starts with the march of Jesus into Jerusalem. We celebrate the Triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday next Sunday. The last week of Christ’s public ministry was jam packed and filled ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Free Methodist

Unstrained Mercy Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 27, 2006

Unstrained mercy needs to be constrained by the same constraints that God himself recognizes: by wisdom, by justice, by the long-term, eternal good of the person you are trying to help.

Every week it seems like there’s another new disaster. Wasn’t Hurricane Katrina enough, without adding Hurricane Rita to it? We were all so overwhelmed by the magnitude of those twin crises that many of us probably didn’t even pay much attention to the fires in California. After all, they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Entrusting Your Life Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 8, 2007

Jesus at times taught with concepts that are not obvious so that we might grapple with His thought. This grappling causes us to meditate & stuggle with His concepts which eventually can bring blessed understanding.

JOHN 2: 18-25 The ENTRUSTING OF YOUR LIFE The commotion caused by Jesus and the quick report of His unheard of action brought the authorities down on Him. They demand some proof of His right to challenge the existing procedure of worship. John is not concerned with the ...read more

Scripture: John 2:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

What Is The Meaning Of Jesus Death? Series

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Sep 11, 2006

Look with us at three reasons behind Jesus death.

This is the second sermon in a series on John 3:16. The first sermon examined the question “What Is God Like?” Today we examine the question “What Is The Meaning of Jesus Death?” In John 3:16 we read that God “gave His only begotten son.” What is the meaning behind that gift? Jesus death had a ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 18, 2006

A look at some of the parables in Matthew 13.

The Kingdom of Heaven is Like… Matthew 13:31-35; 44-52 September 17, 2006 Introduction As we go through the book of Matthew, we’ve had opportunity to witness Jesus in action, particularly in how He taught about the Kingdom of God, or the Kingdom of Heaven. And over the last few weeks we’ve ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-52

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Kingdom Of The Heart

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007

Mark 11-12 contains the triumphal entry and some of the events in Christ’s final week. His actions show that he came to establish the "Kingdom of the heart" and to raise his banner of love over us.

Palm Sunday CHCC: April 1, 2007 The Kingdom of the Heart Mark 11-12 INTRODUCTION: Today is often called “Palm Sunday.” It’s the day when we remember Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem … just 5 days before he would be crucified. Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem turned into a gigantic parade. ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Commercial Babylon Under Fire

Contributed by W. Alderman on Mar 21, 2006

This is a very revealing study that shows how the Apostate religious systems will come to an end during the Great Tribulation.

COMMERCIAL BABYLON UNDER FIRE Revelation 18 The last chapter shows the awful ending of the satanic religious system that we refer to as “The Great Harlot”. Now we will be observing the fall of the same system, but in a different facet. The political, the commercial, and the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 18:1-24

Denomination: Baptist