Sermons on Mine Own Will:

Labor Is Life

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Apr 11, 2006

Carlyle said, "labor is life." While that is a true satement it can be misleading.

LABOR IS LIFE John 6:27 I. “Loafers,” those looking for a “free lunch” (3 kinds of loafers) A. Lazy “Loafers” B. Loaves “Loafers” C. Lotto “Loafers” II. Laborers, those hoping to work for salvation III. “Lifers,” those accepting the gift Jesus offers. A. Eternal Life B. Heavenly Life (verse ...read more

Scripture: John 6:27-40

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Afraid Of?

Contributed by Pb Stetser on May 8, 2002

As is the case with all my messages, I am glad to provide my Power Point slides so you can use them as a help for your own. In this message especially, I used a short video clip showing a funny episode where a cat gets scared and runs into a wall as we

As is the case with all my messages, I am glad to provide my Power Point slides so you can use them as a help for your own. In this message especially, I used a short video clip showing a funny episode where a cat gets scared and runs into a wall as well as some graphic effects: 1= several photos ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:16-18

Denomination: Holiness

Every Sunday Is A Memorial Day

Contributed by David Whitten on May 28, 2002

Because men have died for this country, we have the right to preach God’s word freely. We have the right to live at peace in our own homes. We have the right to pursue peace, prosperity and happiness. Thank God for those who died to make us free. As we

Every Sunday is a Memorial Day 1 Corinthians 11:24 dsw@ucc05-26-02 “Memorial Day is an official holiday in most states of the United States. It was observed on May 30 until 1971, when for federal employees,, the date was changed to the last Monday in May. With the exception of Louisiana, all ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:24-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Will This Thing Die?

Contributed by Herson Gonzalez on Sep 11, 2005

I grew up Shadow Boxing. All my life I was taught that whenever something happened to me, it was the devil working against me. So when something would go wrong, I would put up my fists and turn around only to find my own shadow.

When will this thing Die? Bibles Ready? Notebooks Ready? Psalms 41: 5 My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die and his name perish?" 6 Whenever one comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it abroad. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 41:5-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Altruistic Love

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 20, 2006

Altruistic love can be identified by asking whether one agrees with statements that define altruism, such as, "I’d rather suffer myself than let the one I love suffer," and "I’m willing to sacrifice my own wishes to let the one I love achieve his or hers.

Disclaimer: Source material for this sermon has been gleaned from many different sources. I have attempted to acknowledge these sources whenever possible. Altruistic Love 1 Corinthians 13 Introduction: A man received the following letter: Dearest Jimmy, No words could ever express the great ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Witchcraft Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Apr 27, 2003

Saul continues to disobey God, this time by resorting to witchcraft. But God never abandons his people. He has a king prepared who’s a man after his own heart, who’ll restore the fortunes of Israel: David, the shepherd boy, who’s become a great warrior th

What we find as we read through the books of 1&2 Samuel is a mix of battle narratives and character studies. The action sequences are important because they show how the nation of Israel emerges as a force to be reckoned with, but often it’s in the character studies that we find the points of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:1-25

Denomination: Anglican

What Was He Thinking

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Aug 30, 2002

When a cross or trial comes our way we’re often left wondering like Peter, "What was He thinking when He allowed this to come on me?" However, Jesus’ own cross story helps us to see that in the midst of it all, He’s still thinking of you and me.

Pentecost 15 A Matthew 16:21-26 What Was He Thinking? 09/01/02 There’s a television commercial currently running that shows a guy going off a tall waterfall in a kayak. He’s screaming all the way to the bottom as he bounces off rocks along the canyon wall and finishes his plunge into the waters ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Lessons In Glorious Giving

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 25, 2006

Give beyond ourselves. (An investing heart) – v. 1a David not only “served his own generation” (Acts 13:36), which every child of God should do, but he also served generations to come. He provided the materials to build the temple; he organized the tem

> This morning I want to invite you into a picture that’s captured my heart over the past year or two…it’s a moment in O.T. history in which the people of God… our spiritual fore parents... took up a similar season in their lives to provide for a place of worship and ministry. It was the original ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Praying For A Change

Contributed by Paul Hammons on Mar 13, 2007

Paul had a deep love for the Colossians as well as all the churches he had begun. You could say he loved them as a father loves his own children. As a matter of fact Paul often call himself a father to those he led to the Lord. As a spiritual father he pr

Praying For A Change; Colossians 1:9-12 Paul had a deep love for the Colossians as well as all the churches he had begun. You could say he loved them as a father loves his own children. As a matter of fact Paul often call himself a father to those he led to the Lord. As a spiritual father he ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-12

Knowing One's Self: Listening To I Am Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 21, 2007

Listening to your own heart IS listening to God. Here I am: availability; God’s I AM is then heard in those who have gone before us. Who am I?: accepting responsibility. God’s I AM is His powerful presence. Montgomery Hills Baptist Church

Do you trust what you hear? You hear something, your ears pick it up, but you don’t quite trust that you’ve heard it right? Sometimes that’s because there is a speaker making rash statements and offering foolish promises. You may have thought that about some preacher! Did he really say that? ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

"Are We All Wet?”

Contributed by Ewen Moase on Jan 22, 2004

We have all heard the voice of God with our baptism. Time for us to break the silence of our own lives, to share with others in many, many ways the voice we have heard. The voice of God is calling us to go out to tell about our faith and why we believe.

Don’t you hate it? You are watching a great movie on T.V. The excitement is mounting. You are getting to a real good part. You are sitting on the edge of your seat. Then right in the middle before the plot is revealed or the plot takes a new and exciting twist comes on a commercial. For the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:15-22

Denomination: Orthodox

Lessons Learned Series

Contributed by David Moore on Aug 3, 2004

The hardest lesson I have ever had to learn was that I am not in control of my life. And it is a lesson I have to learn over and over, it seems like each day I have to learn again that my life is not my own, but rather, I am a servant of the Master. God w

I have had to learn a number of lessons in my lifetime. Some have been good lessons about humanity and myself, and some have been surprisingly hard lessons to learn about others, and about myself. Some lessons you only have to learn once, like to take a rain poncho when you are backpacking, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Our Altar Of Worship

Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 30, 2008

As we just read in Hebrews 13:10, “we have an altar” of our own now. Our altar of worship isn’t like what they had in the Old Testament. Our altar of worship is a place were we can come and offer up the fruit of lips that confess His name.

Our Altar Heb 13:10-16 10 We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat. 11 The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. 12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:12-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Priceless Value Of The Kingdom Series

Contributed by Rule Digal on Aug 11, 2008

Why would Jesus describe His Kingdom like this? What makes His Kingdom so valuable, so priceless that even if you had to sell everything you own to get it, it would be worth it? The Kingdom of God is infinitely valuable because this is where we find and h

The Priceless Value of the Kingdom Matt.13: 44-46 Note: Some materials of this sermon were taken from the sermons of preachers in sermoncentral.com In the book of Matthew, chapter 13, verse 44-46 we will find here our first two parables –the parable of the treasure and pearl. These two metaphors ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"No Person In This Church Deserves To Go To Heaven"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 8, 2010

It’s interesting, the greater understanding we have of our own sin, the better we are able to forgive the sins of others, and thus, the greater we understand God’s love for us and all people in Jesus Christ…and the more we love Him for it!!!

Luke 7:36-8:3 “No Person in this Church Deserves to Go to Heaven” This is some situation! Jesus is invited by a Pharisee to the Pharisee’s home to have dinner with him! “so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.” But Jesus ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist