Sermons on Messes:

Our Fallen Nature Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on May 17, 2006

The warning of death sits before all of us tonight. God has provided a way out of the death that awaits us but until we truly understand and take ownership of our brokenness and sinful nature we can not fully understand God’s gift of life.

Last week we left Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden just after creation. Everything that God had created was good, and in fact when it came to creating humans, you and I, He said it was very good. Looking around, the world was paradise. Everything was created perfectly. Mankind had everything that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Respect Ii Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 19, 2006

How can we get a hearing in lost society? How can we influence our world for Christ?

Respect II (1 Peter 2:13-17) 1. What a week: last week’s sermon three thumbs down. 2. Tribune call: a man was fishing….took photo…shadows looked like Jesus; they called me for my comments. 3. Highland Park Christian (?) Church… a catch 22… We are just Highland Park Church, but if I see we are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Unqualified

Contributed by Bo Lane on Jun 22, 2006

God’s army isn’t perfect. It never has been and it never will be. Because we are not perfect and God knows that. He’s working with flawed people but He’s ok with that.

Introduction - Have you ever done something really dumb? - Have you screwed up before? The Most Beautiful Girl Song - It was a beautiful summer’s night and I was heading back to Silverton, Oregon to take my girlfriend home. - I think I was about 17 years old. - The windows were down. The ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Have You Thought About Heaven Lately?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 12, 2006

Finding hope in these stressful times.

Psalm 130 “Have You Thought About Heaven Lately?” By Rev. Ken Sauer www.parkview-umc.org Anyone who has been around a t-v lately has got to wonder: “My gosh are we ever going to get out of this quagmire that the world is in?” I mean, what a mess! I’ve spoken to folks recently who have ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35-51

Denomination: United Methodist

Be Careful What You Ask For... Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 13, 2006

We must be careful what we seek after b/c we may get it...

Sermon Brief Date Written: September 13, 2006 Date Preached: September 13, 2006 Where Preached: OZHBC (Wed - PM Service) Sermon Details: Series Title: Basic Bible Study Sermon Title: Be Careful what you ask for… you may get it! Sermon Text: Judges 14:1-3 Introduction: In the book by C.S. ...read more

Scripture: Judges 14:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

God's Invitation Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 30, 2006

Sermon five in a fourteen sermon series based on the popular Bible study by Henry Blackaby.

We have spoken in this series about how God calls us to develop an intimate and growing love relationship with Him. How is this done? Well, it is all possible because of God’s initiative. God took the initiative in this relationship by giving His Son for us at Calvary. “But God showed how ...read more

Scripture: John 14:21

Denomination: Baptist

Parable Of The Drag-Net Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 25, 2007

We live in the days of ’invitation’, but there is coming a day of ’separation’ as God examines all those pulled up in the net. Link included to entire series with formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Templates.

Parable of the Drag-Net Matthew 13:47-50 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/DragNet.html Of all of Jesus’ parables He has now given to His disciples, I’m sure this is the one they could relate to the best because it uses an illustration from the fishing world, and most of these guys had backgrounds ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:47-50

Denomination: Baptist

Come Home

Contributed by Richard White on Mar 8, 2007

The idea for this series comes from Max Lucado’s book 6 hours One Friday. It is part of a series leading up to Easter.

Come Home! Luke 15:11-24 In a small town in 19th Century, England there was a Christmas day tradition. There would be a village party and all the children would receive gifts. Bright smiles, children playing happily, very joyful event, as they would gather around the tree in the center of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Grace Of God

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005

Grace loves us even though we are undeserving of love.

As most of you know, my fiancée Melissa is an art major at Gordon College. Part of being an art major, each art student has to complete a senior thesis which is a major final project that takes three months to complete. When they are finished, the outcome is beautiful art work and a gallery ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ignored Alarms

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005

Are there alarms going off in your life that you need to pay attnetion to?

On Wednesday this past week, I curled up on the couch with Melissa to watch ABC’s Emmy winning television show LOST. If you haven’t seen the show before, it is about a plane crash that leaves its survivors stranded on a Pacific island. As the men and women band together to try and escape, they ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Maniac, A Miracle And A Mission

Contributed by Henry Lee Clay on Apr 22, 2005

This sermon addresses what God can do with a broken life when that person comes to faith in Jesus Christ.

Mark 5:1-6, 17-20 A MANIAC, A MIRACLE AND A MISSION H Lee Clay The wealthiest spot on this planet is not the oil fields of Kuwait, Nigeria, Iraq or Saudi Arabia. Neither is it the gold and diamond mines of South Africa, the uranium mines of the Soviet Union or the silver mines of Africa. Though it ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

An End Of The Year Exhortation (The Year Is Not Yet Over) Series

Contributed by Daniel Sanders on Dec 26, 2004

Many Christians make resolutions or speak a prophetic words of what they want God to do in the coming new year. And many are unresolved as the year comes to an end. This is to encourage them if it is 1 minute before midnight December 31, God can perform i

AN END OF THE YEAR EXHORTATION (The Year Is Not Yet Over)! Exodus 12:1-2 "Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:1-2, Exodus 12:1, Exodus 12:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Fire Of God

Contributed by Jimmy Stewart on Nov 13, 2003

The Holy Ghost is the power. The fire is what cleans us up to receive the power.

The Fire of God Matt. 3:11-12 **BEFORE READING TEXT** If I were to ask how many here want more of Father, Son, Holy Ghost, most of us would shout “amen”. And if I asked how many wanted more of the fire of God, most would again shout “amen”. Yet, (not to anyone’s discredit, etc.) if we had a full ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:11-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Blessed Are The Spiritual Zeros

Contributed by David Taylor on Oct 7, 2004

Blessed are those who are poor in spirit.

Sermon on Mount Blessed are the spiritual Zeros May 9, 2004 Today I start working through our series on the on the Beatitudes. I.e. Dan and Deanne’s bareness. It is at the outset of the Sermon on the Mount that we learn that we do not have the spiritual resources to put any of the Sermons ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Garage Door Evangelism

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 6, 2007

This sermon deals with new methods of evangelism in the 21st century.

“Garage Door Evangelism” I Corinthians 9:19-27 INTRODUCTION: In Dary Northrop’s book, Garage Door Evangelism, he discusses some new ways to “do church” in the 21st century. He says that often churches give a picture of perfection--only the beautiful Front Door ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27

Denomination: Methodist