Sermons on Mind Preparation:

Invitation To An Autopsy

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Apr 14, 2009

Some say the resurrection is untrue - what does common sense say?

19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: United Methodist

Guess What? The Chruch Has Problems.

Contributed by Sheldon Boyd on Apr 22, 2009

Part of a lengthy series I am doing in the book of Philippians.

HOW TO BE A CHRISTIAN AND STILL ENJOY LIFE GUESS WHAT? THE CHURCH HAS PROBLEMS! Sunday March 30, 2008 Scripture Reference: Philippians 1:15-18a Intro. A. [] Show video clip from Apollo 13 movie. “Houston we have a problem.” Those are probably considered by many people to be immortal words. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:15-18

Denomination: Holiness

Reform, Revival, Or Renewal

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 24, 2009

(Reformation Sunday). It is good to reform how we do church, using the Bible as our basis; it is good to revive our spiritual energies. But best of all is to renew ourselves for mission.

My great-uncle, Ed Weber, drove an ancient car. I doubt if you’ve ever heard of its brand name. He drove a Terraplane. Anybody remember the Terraplane? Well, dearie, if you do, then you are much older than I, because my great-uncle’s Terraplane was already ancient when I was a boy. It had been ...read more

Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

Healing For The Broken Heart

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 24, 2009

Two big ways Jesus heals the brokenhearted.

We’re in the series, "The Case for the Real Jesus, How Jesus is not Synthetic or False, but Real and Reliable!" We’re using Psalm 34:8 (NCV) as our Scriptural theme for this series. "Examine and see how good the Lord is. Happy is the person who trusts him." Historical evidence abounds for the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-21

Denomination: Baptist

Why Should I Believe The Bible? Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Apr 26, 2009

Looks at evidence that supports the fact that the Bible is the word of God and should be believed.

Why Should I Believe the Bible? How do we determine the reliability of things? Scrutinize the Sources of the Bible Are the Manuscripts Reliable? Test the Truthfulness of the Bible Are the Apostles Reliable? Is the History Accurate? Can the Prophecies be checked? Examine the Effects of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It's Not About Me Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on May 6, 2009

Humility is our weapon against the enemy.

IT’S NOT ABOUT ME James 4.6-8 S: Humility C: Pride Th: Our Time, Our Turn, Our All Pr: HUMILITY IS OUR WEAPON AGAINST THE ENEMY. CV: We will passionately pursue full devotion to Jesus Christ. I. PRIDE II. INDEPENDENCE III. ACHIEVEMENT PA: How is the change to be observed? • Seek God above all ...read more

Scripture: James 4:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

Authenticity & Courage – Marks Of Greatness Series

Contributed by David Elvery on May 7, 2009

We need to fear God who sees all things, yet we have an assurance of Christ standing up for us.

“Authenticity & Courage – Marks of greatness” – Luke 12:1-12 Gladstone Baptist Church – 7/1/07 am S1 - We all have hidden secrets - OOPS Show a Video Clip from the Wizard of Oz (The Wizard is caught out and exposed as a fraud. He has put on a mask and fooled everyone, but he is a hypocrite and a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

How Useful Are You?

Contributed by David Elvery on May 7, 2009

Living as salt and Light

“How useful are you?” Gladstone Baptist Church – 6/5/07 pm 1. What are the characteristics in people that we respect? Are we respected by the way we live our life? Have you ever noticed that some people come up with some really stupid ideas. Like freezers for Eskimos, like Battery powered ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom From Fear Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 4, 2010

Part 7 in series Freedom From..., this message addresses fear and how God has promised to deal with fear in our lives.

Freedom From Fear, prt. 1 Freedom From... prt. 7 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers October 18, 2009 If you’ve attended Wildwind for more than a few months, you know this is not the first time I have spoken to you about fear. I have been up front about my lifelong struggle with fear, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19

Denomination: Free Methodist

Do You Glow In The Dark?

Contributed by John Perry on Feb 8, 2010

As Christians our primary calling is to glow in the midst of the darkness of the world in which we live

Perth 5/07/06 “Do you glow in the dark?” Intro: *** My wife & I were at the Perth Zoo w/ Ps Koli Raiwalui & his wife while they were in Perth for our conference. While we were at the zoo we went through the nocturnal section. This is a section of the zoo that they keep dark for animals ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Excellence In Action Discovering God's Blessings Through Giving"

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 8, 2010

This is a stewardship sermon on giving and how we discover God's blessings for our own lives through our willingness to help others.

Excellence In Action-Discovering God’s Blessings January 3 2010, I Kings 17:1-11 Luke 6:37-38 How many of you know we serve a God who does everything with excellence. There is a song that says “God does all things well, He does all things well.” Look at how God created ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Five Unshakeable Convictions Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 24, 2008

In this sermon we see that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because of five unshakeable convictions.

Scripture The first verse of the greatest chapter in the Bible—Romans 8:1—says, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Everything else that follows in the rest of Romans 8 tells us why there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. There are a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Experiencing God's Rest Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Oct 31, 2008

Sermon 5 in Hebrews series

Experiencing God’s Rest Slide It is good to rest. Everyone here today, I am certain looks forward to rest at some point or another. Especially in today’s society, there is so much emphasis put on busyness and work, that it seems rest is hard to come by. We go to work and labor all day, we come ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stay Alert Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Nov 2, 2008

The best defense is a good offense... A call to build up our faith

ME Open your bibles to the book of JUDE…if you don’t have a bible with you, the ushers will gladly hand you one. [Ushers hand out bibles to any who need them] We’re going to be looking at verses 17-25 today… We’re wrapping up this short series through the book of Jude and, refreshingly, Jude ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:17-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Tragedy Of Wasted Opportunity

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Nov 8, 2008

Your life is an investment, make it count.

Proverbs 12:27 KJV The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. I. THE HUNTER -Much as the hunter that is described here in the Proverbs, the kill is made but it is never appreciated and therefore no benefit ever comes from it. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 12:25-27

Denomination: Pentecostal