Sermons on Miseries:

0812 Trinity Xii: Devil's Martyrs And Damnable Definitions Series

Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Jul 27, 2005

Explanation of "ministry of condemnation" and the "ministry of the Spirit". Why is anyone a marytr for the Devil?

Sermon: Devil’s Martyrs and Damnable Definitions Text: II Cor 3:4-9 Mark 7:31-37 Where: Arbor House When: Sunday, August 29, 2004 Occasion: Trinity XII Who: Mark Woolsey I. Intro Do you know why the early Christian busnessmen had such a hard time? Because the lions kept eating up their prophets ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:4-9

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Ingredient For Growth

Contributed by Sol Madlambayan on Dec 2, 2002

=Prayer is essential for spiritual growth. =Jesus Christ the key for spiritual growth.

HOLY SPIRIT BLESS US August 25, 2002 Matthew 7: 7,8 Ingredient for Growth By: Rev. Sol B. Madlambayan The Filipino Mission Fellowship is almost 19 months old. If we try to analyze our situation I know you will agree with me that we need an additional ingredient for growth. I believe that even ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8

Denomination: Methodist

"Grace...his Masterpiece" Series

Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Dec 8, 2002

Ephesians Series #4 How would your life be different if Jesus Christ had not come? Your answer explains the Grace of God in your life. Salvation is not a reward for good things we have done. Salvation is a gift, it is what causes us to produce good fruit

“A Walk That Is Worthy” Part 4 “Grace: His Masterpiece” Text: Eph 2:1-10 Intro: Illus: There was a art contest held in a local school one Christmas season a few years ago in East Texas. One of the prize winners was a picture drawn by a nine year old boy showing three men, offering gifts to the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10, Jeremiah 18:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

0820 Trinity Xx: Scary Party Series

Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Aug 22, 2005

When God "invites" us to a banquet, it’s not just another party that we squeeze into our busy schedule if we have the time. It is a royal feast and we lay down our lives, if necessary, in order to attend.

Sermon: Scary Party Text: Matt 22:1-14, Eph 5:15-21 Where: Arbor House When: Sunday, Oct 24, 2004 Occasion: Trinity XX Who: Mark Woolsey I. Intro Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. Why does this passage ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Joy In The Christian Life # 6 - Defining Joy

Contributed by Timothy Shumer on Aug 30, 2005

This was a message in a series on "joy in the Christian life" from Nehemiah & Philippians

Some might think it a bit strange that I’ve called this Sunday morning series - "Joy in the Christian Life" = Because this is the 6th message in the series - And this will be the first week that I’m really dealing with the idea of joy - But the only joy available in the Christian life is Christian ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

This Isn't The End Of It

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jul 28, 2003

Death is not the final moment. For Christians, it is only a departing from this world and an arrival in God’s presence. The body then awaits the resurrection.

THIS ISN’T THE END OF IT SCRIPTURE: John 11 INTRODUCTION: (v. 1 – 7) v. 1 Lazarus is sick Sin brought forth sickness. We’ve all experienced sickness to some degree. v.3 Lazarus was loved by the Lord v. 4 Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick. When you are sick, Jesus knows, but He wants to ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: Pentecostal

Burdens We Bear And Burdens We Share

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 16, 2006

The law of sowing and reaping

Burdens We Bear, Burdens We Share, Gal 5:19-6:10 INTRODUCTION: A. I trust that as well a taught congregation as you are that you have no need for me to tell you that the chapter and verse numbering was added by man and is not inspired of God. There is a bad chapter division in Galatians 5 & ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Out Of Tune With God

Contributed by Chris Layton on Jun 1, 2002

God’s Word will help us "get in Tune" with how God would have the Christian to live.

Introduction: 1. The other day I read about an old sheepherder that lived in the hills of Idaho many years ago. This man was a faithful listener to one of the finer musical programs of the time on the radio. One night after listening to a concert, he wrote an amusing letter to the broadcasting ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-14, Psalm 19:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Three Ways To Stay Home For Christmas

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Mar 19, 2007

This sermon is about being "home" for Christmas by Having HOPE in the Messiah!

Last year at this time, I was busy talking about making the trip home to Ohio for Christmas! Home, as in where I grew up, the place of my roots. And I recall reflecting about how Joseph and Mary had to make that trip to Bethlehem, the city of David, to the place of the lineage of Joseph a direct ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: United Methodist

Peace

Contributed by Michael Martin on Feb 21, 2007

How A Christian can have Peace with God, and the Peace of God

PEACE I. The Meaning of Peace. A. The Greek word, "eirene", means "to bind" or "union". 1. The conotation is that where there is a tie that binds, there is peace. 2. The beginning of unity is union. Unity comes when two make peace. B. The English word, "peace," implies an agreement. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

Losing Jesus In A Worldly Crowd

Contributed by Kenneth Tankersley on Aug 16, 2007

MANY TODAY, HAVE LOST SIGHT OF JESUS IN A WORLDLY CROWD.3. MANY LOST PEOPLE WOULD GET SAVED IF THEY WOULD TURN LOOSE OF THE WORLDLY WAYS AND LET GOD HAVE CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES. 4. MANY BACKSLIDERS WOULD COME BACK TO THE LORD IF THEY WOULD SUBMIT THEMSEL

LOSING JESUS IN A WORLDLY CROWD 8/12/07 TEXT: LUKE 2: 3952 INTRODUCTION: WE FIND IN OUR TEXT, HOW JESUS AT THE AGE OF 12, HAD GONE WITH JOSEPH AND MARY TO THE PASSOVER FEAST IN JERUSALEM. AFTER A DAYS JOURNEY, THEY DISCOVERED HE WAS NOT WITH THEM. A GREAT MULTITUDE OF ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:39-52

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Bids Us Shine

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 4, 2006

God has a great plan, and He uses Satan to accomplish it. Amazing!

Passage: Acts 8:1-8 Intro: The Word of God never ceases to amaze me. 1. come to this little “housekeeping” passage, a summary of what went on. 2. and yet in it we find the fingerprints of God, the events that reveal the plan and purpose of God. 3. and because we discover them here, we can also ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Run With Prayer Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006

A look at prayer in the life of Jeremiah.

Illustration: We want to know what makes people ¡§tick¡¨. What do they do when not in the public eye? I.e. election campaigns, tabloids. For Jeremiah, the answer is obvious. Seven different times in the book of Jeremiah, we see what happens in the life of Jeremiah when he¡¦s alone and we find that ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 15:15-21

Denomination: Baptist

Jonah And God's Plant

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jun 15, 2007

I was listening to a group of men talking, and they were talking about real men being turned off of Christianity because of the pastor’s language and even the songs we sing aren’t manly enough.

Jonah and God’s Plant Text: Jonah 4:5-11 So Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city. There he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city. 6 And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:5-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

We All Suffer When Families Are Messed Up Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 31, 2006

As we look at marriage, we need to understand what is going on in the U.S. by contrasting God’s plan to man’s variations upon it.

We All Suffer When Families Are Messed Up 1. When gospel singer Larnelle Harris and his wife Mitzy had their first big argument, they began to pray that God would teach them how to "fight fair." Larnelle wrote, "Why did we pray like that? Because for us divorce is not an option. We know that as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible