Sermons on Messes:

Fueled By Hope Series

Contributed by Rob Willis on Dec 6, 2006

Part one of a four part series on the four themes of Advent - hope, peace, joy, and love. Describes "hope" and how it is powerful and beneficial.

I enjoy celebrating Advent first, and then celebrating Christmas. You see, our world has commercialized Christmas so much so that what used to be a fairly sacred time of year is now only talked about in terms of company profits, consumer spending, Hollywood blockbuster movies, TV events, finding ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7

Denomination: Baptist

What's That In Your Hand?

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Oct 16, 2002

God wants to use you as an instrument for delivering His people. Just like He used Moses. "Don’t think it impossible"

WHAT’S THAT IN YOUR HAND? EXODUS 4:1-2 Pastor Greg Mc Donald There is a story found in the book of Exodus that I want to share with you this morning that I think we should all be able to relate to...because in this story we find the mighty, miracle working power of God being realized by a very ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:1-2

Prayer Of The Righteous

Contributed by Ben Emmons on Mar 22, 2007

Sometimes we feel like were not good enough for God to answer our prayers...are there certain standards we are suppose to live by in order to have our prayers answered? God’s Word gives us guidelines on how to live a righteous life and have our prayers h

Opening Joke: There was a pastor who had a parrot. All the parrot would say was, “Let’s pray, let’s pray.” He learned that one of his deacons had a parrot that would only say, “Let’s kiss. Let’s kiss.” So the pastor invited the deacon and his parrot over to his house. When the deacon arrived they ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lessons I've Learned From Digging In Dirt

Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Mar 25, 2007

The purpose of this message is to encourage ministers of the gospel to continue proclaiming the gospel of Christ.

“Lessons Learned from Dealing with Dirt” -Reverend A. LaMar Torrence, Pastor of Cross of Life Lutheran Church True disciples of Christ are constantly in a state of learning what it means to be more like Christ. Even as pastors, preachers, and leaders, we are always learning more about the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

All You Need

Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 26, 2003

Mark 6:52 connects the miracles of walking on the water and the feeding of the multitudes with this conclusion: Jesus is all you need.

Mark 6:45-52 – All You Need Bob heard a rumor that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all walked on water on their 21st birthdays. So, on his 21st birth-day, Bob his good friend Brian headed out to the lake. "If they did it, I can too!" he insisted. When Bob and Brian arrived at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Baptist

The Key To Rebuilding

Contributed by Clinton Smith on Mar 7, 2008

This sermon encourages believers that rebuilding our lives is not impossible when it is covered with believing prayer.

The setting is about 500 years before the time of Christ. God’s people had lived in Israel for centuries before. God had told them: “Obey Me and you’ll live in the land for a long time. Disobey Me and you’ll be carried off into captivity.” That’s what happened. The Babylonians came and conquered ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Seperation From Christ, Not Possible! Series

Contributed by Harold Laubach Jr on Nov 2, 2013

Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ, A sermon from Romans 8:35-37, but also using Luke 15, the Parable of the Prodigal Son, as a good lesson.

A son once left home against his parents will and went to live in California. You know, the California everyone dreams about, the beaches, the movie stars. The California that is in movies, and you hear about in songs. Well, then there is the real California. Soon he was out of money, out of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:35-37

Denomination: Salvation Army

Sword Of The Spirit

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 29, 2014

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Sword of the Spirit Ephesians 6:17b http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/SwordOfSpirit.html Romans 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. It has all been defensive gear thus far. Now, how about an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:17

Denomination: Baptist

The Gift Of Forgiveness

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 9, 2014

God's forgiveness unlocks His blessings. Sin is to be forgiven. God's forgiveness needs to be claimed. Sin is to be confessed. God's forgiveness is to be shared.

I believe all of us has taken this trip before – a guilt trip – probably more often than we like. The feeling of guilt comes when we do something we know is wrong. • It need not be a serious crime. It can be something careless, unethical, rude or immoral. • Yet this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Anger Management Or Anger Banishment? What Does Jesus Say?

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 16, 2014

Jesus helps us see the seriousness of sinful anger.

A local family resource centre regularly advertises a seminar for children entitled: A Volcano In My Tummy. The program description reads in part: “This course will teach children…how to handle their anger using the anger rules; anger can then become a motivating force that will help ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-22

Denomination: Lutheran

Something In Between

Contributed by Bruce Lee on Nov 12, 2015

A salute to Veterans. The kind of loyalty and unity and love and oneness that is hard to find. The meaning of Church membership.

“Something In Between” “And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and he gave him this authority for the benefit of the church. And the church is his body; it is filled by Christ who fills everything everywhere with his presence.” Ephesians 1:22-23 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I'm Too Proud To Be Humble Series

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Dec 17, 2018

A simple Christmas Day sermon around the theme of humility. A little shorter than normal and I tried to be jargon free.

Introduction—humility. Someone once said, “Swallow your pride occasionally, it’s non-fattening”. I wish on a day like today that fruit cake, chocolate and pavlova were non-fattening. One of my favourite humility sayings is, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, its thinking of yourself ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Meaningless Worship = Sins Unforgiven

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 25, 2018

Sermon based on false Jewish traditions which they designed to "earn" God's blessings. Jesus challenges their theology of how to receive forgiveness. Includes a story about "team work in the ministry".

In Jesus Holy Name August 26, 2018 Text: Mark 7:5,7,21,23 Pentecost XIV “Meaningless Worship=Sins Unforgiven” Mark records for us today another encounter with the Pharisees. Jesus was constantly being challenged by the Pharisees. They challenged His authority to heal on the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Denomination: Lutheran

The Spirit Is Coming! Series

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Feb 17, 2019

Joel promises restoration through his Son and the sending of his Spirit. God promises to renew people who repent and turn to him.

For all the talk about forging our own brave, new world, the evidence seems to the contrary. People are despondent and the world seems a mess. Every day the ideological battles play out in the public square are they are prising apart public opinion and fragmenting society. Climate change—gender ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:18-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Our Greatest Victory

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Apr 7, 2019

Today's Sermon is about Easter and the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead and how this is our greatest victory. And through the resurrection we have victory over sin and death, victory in life, and victory over time.

Our Greatest Victory I am old enough to remember the original, “The Absent Minded Professor” with Fred Murray, and how he kept forgetting his wedding day. And while I never met an absent-minded professor, there have been plenty of times in my own life when my mind has been absent, hopefully not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:54-56, Romans 6:23

Denomination: Foursquare