Sermons on Messiahs Arrival:

Riding The Roller Coaster Of Faith

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Mar 18, 2002

Palm Sunday

"Riding the Roller Coaster of Faith" Palm Sunday 2001 ©April 8, 2001 by Rev. Bruce Goettsche Each year when it comes to Palm Sunday I try to look at the celebration from a little different angle. I do this because I know the way I am. Familiar stories tend to cause me to drift into a mode that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:9-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Defeating The Oposition

Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Oct 19, 2000

Believers need to overcome obstacles at all times.

Brethren, who finds themselves in victory? Who has felt the presence of god during our worship? Let us thank our Lord for His presence for He is here right now. Can I hear an amen, hallelujah? I do not know about anyone here but today I feel the fire of the Holy Spirit on me. Today I want us to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10, Isaiah 43:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Two Conversion Stories Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 18, 2000

Two examples of religious decisions one false conversion (Simon the Sorcerer) and one true conversion (Ethiopian Treasurer).

Two Conversion Stories Acts 8:5-40 The hero of Acts chapter 8 is Philip. Philip was one of the seven chosen to oversee the distribution of relief to the widows. Philip is the first person and the only person in the New Testament called an evangelist (Acts 21:8). It is interesting to consider that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:5-40

Denomination: Baptist

The King Is Coming

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 12, 2001

Christ is coming

INTRODUCTION During the Christmas season, we celebrate the birth of a baby in a stable in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago. The angels told that this baby was going to be the Savior of the World. Whenever a King or a great leader is going to come, there is great anticipation. There is ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus' Obedience

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 4, 2007

God, the Father, desired strict obedience from Jesus and He desires the same from his children.

Text: “So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him” (Luke 2:45). Story: “When Orders Conflict” A young man about to enter the regular army was talking with an old soldier. The old soldier had been giving him some strong advice on the subject of obeying orders. “But ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

I Am...the Resurrection And The Life Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jan 27, 2007

If we believe Jesus is the Resurrection and Life, we have hope God can take sidetracked lives, hopeless situations, and lost people and resurrect them and bring new life so we will see the glory of God manifested in our world today. We also have hope tha

Have you ever noticed life throws you curve balls? Things don’t seem to always go the way you had hoped or planned. Perhaps through no fault of your own, your life seems to be sidetracked, or perhaps you are not where you thought you would be right now at this stage of your life. Some of the big ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

Denomination: Methodist

The Trouble With Being Fickle

Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 1, 2007

Fickle folks do not make faithful followers.

Title: The Trouble with Being Fickle Text: John 12:12-19 Thesis: Fickle folks do not make faithful followers. Introduction In Pop-Culture: Do you remember Milli Vanilli? They sold 30 million singles and 10 million albums before they were discovered to be lip-syncing pop fraudsters and became ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Empty Tomb? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 9, 2007

This is the last in our CSI series and looks at the case of the missing body

Everything that needed to be said had been said and everything that needed to be done had been done. In the span of a week their world had crashed down around them and now all there was to do was pick up the pieces and try to put a semblance of their lives back together. A week ago they had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-9

Denomination: Wesleyan

Joining The Journey To Jerusalem Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 29, 2009

Jesus’ call is to complete discipleship. Total love. Abandoning ourselves to Him. No half heartedness, no “yes, but first…”, no giving Jesus just a piece of us. He wants it all, because it is all broken and it all needs to be healed, and then He gives

Joining the Journey To Jerusalem: Breaking Boundaries Luke 9:51-63 May 24, 2009 Intro: Journey… Bob Dylan asks “How many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man”? Tom Cochrane says, “Life is a Highway”. Robert Frost said that “two roads diverged in a wood…” We seem to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51-63

Denomination: Baptist

The First Missionary Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 29, 2009

Whatever you’ve done with your life, whatever you’ve chosen to do. its a story and it needs to be told, free yourself. God will do the rest

The First Missionary: Breaking Boundaries Luke 8:26-39 Mar 8, 2009 Lent #2 Intro: This morning marks the second week of the season of Lent, which is the time when the people of God prepare to remember and celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection. Easter is coming closer each week, and as we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-39

Denomination: Baptist

Surviving The Storms Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 10, 2009

Jesus knows where you are. The best place to be is in the storm where He wants you. How do you respond?

Mark 6:45-52 Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. 45-46 Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Baptist

Easter 2006

Contributed by James Powell on Dec 25, 2006

Easter Sermon

A story is told in which an accountant answered an advertisement for a top job with a large firm. At the end of the interview, the chairman asked, “One last question—what is three times seven?” The accountant thought for a moment and replied, “Twenty-two.” Outside he checked himself on his ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Holiness

What's All The Hoopla?

Contributed by Phillip Weaver on Apr 9, 2006

Everybody loves a parade, right? One of the most significant parades in history took place without big bands, clowns on motorbikes, or magnificent floats. In fact, this parade really only had one registered entry - a man riding on the colt of a donkey.

As a nation, we love to throw a party, don’t we? We don’t need much of an excuse to raise a little ruckus now, do we? There are a lot of ways in which we do that, too. Parties, pep rallies, and parades to name a few. Everybody loves a parade, right? On Thanksgiving & New Year’s, we sit in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-44

Denomination: Baptist

I Am Joseph Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Apr 30, 2014

Even when God robed Himself in humanity and was born in Bethlehem, the people around Him did not recognize Him.

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Genesis 45:1-5 March 16th, 2014 I AM JOSEPH Intro: Every story/climax • Every book written/every movie made/climax • One moment/everything comes into focus • Story begins make sense • Even biblical stories/climax/story ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Scandalously Amazing Love Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

The meaning of Christmas can be summed up in two verses. The first is John 3:16. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” The second is this: “Here I am! I stand a

Scandalously Amazing Love On Christmas Day, Mike Nicholas, a tall and slim young man with dark hair was making his way south on I-85 just below High Point, NC trying to hitch a ride. For two years, he hadn’t been home. His family had heard nothing from him. He and his mother had a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-2

Denomination: Methodist