Sermons on Misplaced Priority:

Why Study The Minstry Of Jesus Christ_part 2 Series

Contributed by Richard Goble on Feb 27, 2008

The second of four reasons Luke suggests to study the ministry of Jesus Christ - to develop a faithful ministry through His life, death, and resurrection.

TITLE: WHY STUDY THE MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST? SERIES: THE INCOMPARABLE MINISTRY OF JESUS THE MESSIAH TEXT: JOHN 21:24-25; LUKE 1:1-4 Introduction: Last week we found that the first reason Luke give us to study the minstry of Jesus Christ is to that we may establish an accurate account of His ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Solving Problems God's Way Part 3 Series

Contributed by Eldron Gill on Feb 29, 2008

Solving Problems God’s Way Part 3: Digging Deeper Into Root Causes

Solving Problems God’s Way Part 3: Digging Deeper Into Root Causes Matthew 5:21-28 Introduction: Mr. Smith has a very serious problem. I want you to think along with me this morning and help me help Mr. Smith find his root problem. Illustration PPT- Brown Spots In The Lawn * Of course the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-28

Denomination: Baptist

Why Methodist

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008

This message talks about three strands of DNA which make us United Methodist.

Why Methodist? 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Today we’re going to talk about three strands of DNA which make us United Methodist. In 18 years of being a Methodist pastor, I realized this week that I haven’t preached on this topic, which amazes me. So I’m excited about this message this morning. There’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Methodist

Love That Endures Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008

Marriage is an invitation to move beyond yourself and focus on another. Marriage is a ministry. It’s not about getting your needs met but serving the need of your spouse. God called us to love one another not because of our feelings for them but in spite

A Love That Endures Genesis 2:18-25 There’s the story of a husband who placed an ad in the Rocky Mountain News just prior to a Super Bowl a few years ago. Will trade my non-cooking and non-shopping wife with attitude problem
for one Super Bowl ticket. No Indian givers. Call so-and-so at ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Denomination: Methodist

Agony Is Not Defeat Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008

For three years Jesus had taught, for three years he had healed and performed miracles and for three years he tried to make a difference in his world and to point people to his Father. And now it had come down to this. Jesus and the disciples had arrived

Agony is Not Defeat Mark 14:27-42 Anticipation can be the worst part of any experience. Anticipation is often the most painful of experiences. Throughout the week as Friday loomed nearer and nearer, Jesus’ sense of anticipation must have grown exponentially. You’ve been there. You know how you ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:27-42

Denomination: Methodist

Condemned By The Righteous Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008

Jesus Trial before the Sanhedrin

Condemned by the Righteous Mark 14: 53-72 This is a map of the city of Jerusalem. You’ll notice the Garden of Gethsemane. It’s at the base of the Mount of Olives. From there, while Jesus was praying, he could see the temple across the Kidron Valley. When Jesus is arrested in the Garden, he makes ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:53-72

Denomination: Methodist

What Kind Of Leaders? Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Sep 22, 2008

The third in a series on our church’s vision statement -- this one dealing with the area of "developing reproducing leaders" -- leaders who are servants.

Our Vision: What kind of leaders? Luke 22:14-27 Warren Bennis teaches and writes and is a keen observer of American culture. Over a decade ago, he wrote, "Leadership is a word on everyone’s lips. The young fight against it. Police seek it. Experts claim it. Artists spurn it. Scholars want it. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:14-27

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus On God-Pushing Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Sep 28, 2008

Part 12 of a 13 week series Hearing Jesus Again. This message looks at how Jesus tells us the God-shaped heart will reject all attempts to control and manipulate and force our will on other people.

Jesus On God-Pushing Part 12 in series Hearing Jesus Again Wildwind Community Church David Flowers August 2, 2008 What I’m going to share with you tonight is huge. It’s beyond huge. It’s massive. It’s so big that if this teaching of Christ’s had been clearly taught and applied during the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:10-13

Denomination: Free Methodist

Choices

Contributed by Christopher Easton on Oct 17, 2008

Sermon on the parable in Matthew 22: 1-14

Everyday we are asked to make choices. Am I going to wake up so I can get to work on time…Am I going to eat breakfast. Am I going to eat a breakfast that could put me in a coma it it is so full of sugar or am I going to eat well… I get cut off in traffic and spill my coffee all over myself…Am I ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Lightening Your Load Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 28, 2008

Everybody’s overloaded. Nobody has any margin in their lives. Everybody is trying to do so much. We don’t have time to do what’s most important because every moment is packed. This is madness. It can’t be God’s will for our lives. In our Scripture toda

Lightening Your Load Matthew 11:28-30 I have a friend who tells the story of borrowing a vacation trailer from a church member and taking his family on vacation to Lake Tahoe. He hooked this rather large trailer up to his car which he had never done this before and they headed north. He didn’t ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Methodist

How Living With Integrity Increases Our Hope

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 16, 2008

How living with integrity increases our hope.

We’re in the series "From Hurt to Hope." We’ve been learning more about how to experience the hope that God offers – even when the deck is stacked against us. We’ve been covering the Apostle Peter’s first letter, which was written to Christ followers of the First Century being brutally ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

"Persistent Faith"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 4, 2008

It isn’t about praying for something God is slow to give. It’s about being steadfast and holding on to faith.

“Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, 2 saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. 3 “There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Orthodox

How To Have A Christ Like Attitude Series

Contributed by Randy Hamel on Dec 8, 2008

Sermon looks at the example of Jesus who put our needs first. It challenges believers to serve like Jesus.

How to live the Christian life series How to have a Christ like Attitude Part three of 12 Acknowedgement: Dr. Henry Schorr, Calgary AB Good morning. Several years ago Stella Lieback sued McDonalds for pouring hot coffee on herself. Her grandson was driving the car with Stella in it. At her ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-8

Un:fulfilled/Fulfilled Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Dec 18, 2008

Part 4 of Christmas UN:Wrapped When I lay down my life and take up my cross…then, my life is fulfilled!

ME Good News/Bad News… Begin with Good News/Bad News joke about the two old men who loved baseball… “you’re pitching on Tuesday.” Often Good news comes with the bad… Especially if you’re a pastor… Good News/Bad News pastor jokes Good News: You baptized seven people today in the river. Bad ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-35

Denomination: Wesleyan

Getting To The Heart Of Things – Part 1 Series

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 6, 2007

In our drama today, we see it once again. This is not an authorization to blast people full-force with anger, vehemence or vitriol. It is, however, a demonstration to us that we have the biblical, God-ordained, Christian duty to be truly honest when we en

We could actually entitle this study “Jesus and the Forbidding Pharisees, Part 6”. What we encounter today is almost a continuation of our study of Matthew 12. In that series of lesson, we examined the dynamic discrepancies between what the Pharisees practiced and promoted and what God actually ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational