Sermons on Miami Vineyard Community Church:

Experience The Tears Of A King Series

Contributed by Keith Manry on May 18, 2004

Palm Sunday - Part 4 of a series based on Mel Gibson’s film "The Passion of the Christ." Portions of this sermon were derived from sermons given by Sermon Central designed with the same intent.

“Experience the Tears of a King” Luke 19:28-48 Glitter, Glamour, Gossip. The Three G’s of the Hollywood red carpet treatment. If you tuned in February 29th to the 76th Annual Academy Awards®, you got your fill of these “three G’s” as celebrities walked the Red Carpet on their way into the Kodak ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-48

Denomination: Methodist

Decisions, Decisions

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 21, 2004

I got the framework for this message on making decisions from John Mawell’s Decision-Making meditation in his One Hour WIth God devotional.

INTRODUCTION • John Maxwell shares the following story. The personal manager had advertised a job opening, and a large group of applicants was waiting in her waiting room. The first young man was ushered into her office, and she began explaining the job to him. “We need someone in this job who ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Sweet It Is

Contributed by James May on Jun 5, 2005

How sweet it is to know that Jesus has given us the seed of the gospel to spread through the world and that He will bring forth a harvest from our labors.

How Sweet It Is! By Pastor Jim May Have you ever experienced living your dream? Has there ever been a time in your life when you felt like you had to pinch yourself to see if you were really awake or if everything around you was really a dream? Illustration: It was just like so many evenings ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus' Power To Heal

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 6, 2005

Examing four healings that take place in Matthew 9:18-34

You think you have problems Rick Cato tells the story of Mathieu Boya: “Boya was practicing his golf swing in a pasture adjacent to Africa’s Benin Air Base. With one swing of the golf club, Boya set off an unbelievable series of events. The shot, described as ‘a glorious slice,’ hit a bird, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:18-34

Denomination: Methodist

God Will Make A Way

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 6, 2005

GOD WILL MAKE A WAY IN TIME OF YOUR TROUBLE, YOUR TRIALS, YOUR TEMPTATION, YOUR TRUSTING, AND YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS.

GOD WILL MAKE A WAY ISAIAH 43:10-19 Notice the phrase in verse 16 and verse 19, “make a way” As you study he history of Israel, you will find out that God always mad a way for them. He made a way to get them out of Egypt, He made a way for them to cross the Red Sea, He made a way for them in the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:10-19

Denomination: Baptist

Mercy Lost!

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Jun 14, 2005

Warning each person that the mercy of God can be taken away.

PP0603 DATE MERCY LOST! 2 Sam 7:12-16. 2Sa 7:12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

Humble Pride

Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 15, 2005

Humility recognizes that what I am and what I can ultimately be is by the grace of God. The result is humble pride leads to eternal confidence.

Humble Pride Luke 18:9-14 (New International Version) 9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10¡§Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Lutheran

What Are Your Children Inheriting ?

Contributed by Mike Turner on Jun 18, 2005

A sermon on parenting, and the things that our children inherit from us.

What Are Your Children Inheriting ? Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. Joke: After weeks of getting the cold shoulder from his wife, an unhappy husband finally confronted her. "Admit it, Linda," he ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:22

Denomination: Baptist

Finding God's Way In Life's Wilderness

Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 23, 2005

David discovers that even amidst life’s pressure, confusion, failure and daily living, God provides a way through life’s wilderness.

Finding God’s Way in Life’s Wilderness Psalm 25:1-9 (New International Version) 1To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul; 2in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. 3No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 25:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Standing Firm On What Is Right Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 28, 2005

Make up your mind to stand firm on what is right and resist the pressures to be popular or to conform. Pray and draw strength from God to resist pressure to compromise God’s truth.

(Taken some pointers from David Hoke’s sermon “Herod’s Folly”) We face pressures in life – different pressures, different degrees, at different stages of life. • From school projects, workload, meeting datelines, and others. • You faith in God – no matter how strong it is – will not take away the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Betrayed!" Series

Contributed by Kevin Smith on Jun 28, 2005

This sermon talks about the basic defenitions & theme of the subject "Betrayed!" Part 1 of a 4 part sermon series...

"BETRAYED!!" John Chapter 13:18-30 Aww praise the Lord people of God, come on & bless his name for he is WORTHY to be praised!! Hallelujiah, you may be seated in the presence of the Lord! Mmm.. I want to begin a series on today dealing with this particular passage & about 2 to 3 other ones, ...read more

Scripture: John 13:18-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

"How To Treat Your Betrayer." Series

Contributed by Kevin Smith on Jun 29, 2005

Part 2 in a 4 part series... This message uses Jesus’ example in John 13 to talk about how we really should treat our betrayer... With LOVE!!!

You may be seated in the presence of the Lord... Somebody oughta say "amen".. Amen. Those youth & young adults really sang this morning. Whoa! Y’all was tearin’ it up! Amen. Well, if you will recall on last week I began this sermon series on betrayal with you and I started out with the message, ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

What's In A Name? Series

Contributed by Dan Jackson on Jul 11, 2005

The word vanity, used often in the Old Testament, means “to empty of con-tent, to make irrelevant.” That’s what the The third commandment is about emptying God’s name of significance; making it irrelevant; identifying God as something He is not.

“WHAT’S IN A NAME?” (Exodus 20:7) I played in a golf tournament the other day. I was in a foursome with three men whom I had never met. (The tournament format required that we be paired together because we all had similar handicaps. I didn’t know these guys because I make it a practice to never ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

Making The Most Of Your Walk With God Series

Contributed by Chris Gowen on Jul 16, 2005

To make the most of our walk with God we will need to look in three directions and answer three questions.

Last Sunday we spoke on Making the Most of the Time We Have. Time is precious. We really are not here on this earth for very long. We are like when you go to turn the light switch on, and the bulb is shot. One day it will eventually happen. So, how can we make the most of the time we have? ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Curse Of The Weeds

Contributed by Charles Bruner on Jul 19, 2005

Exploring the nature of evil as a spiritual reality which impacts all of us while affirming the sovereignty of God.

Title: The Curse of the Weeds Before loading up the van with kids and luggage for vacation, I quickly looked through the lectionary reading for today. I noticed that the parable in Matthew was familiar—I had tackled it once before, a fresh perspective was in order. This fresh perspective hit me ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed