Sermons on Mourn:

Advent 3 - (Joy) 2008 Series

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008

This is a sermon for the third week of Advent, focusing on the message of "Joy."

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Blessed Life Series

Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on Sep 3, 2008

As God’s people we are not expected not just to know what we should believe but we need also to know how to behave

TOPIC: BLESSED LIFE (A Life that Honors God – Sermon on the Mount Series) Text: Matthew 5:3-12 INTRODUCTION: In1Timothy 4:16 Paul declares clearly: “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.” NOTICE THAT PAUL ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Funeral Service

Contributed by Craig Smee on Jul 3, 2006

A general funeral service

On behalf of Anton, Chris, Hans, Peter, Maria, Tony, Andrius and Robbie, the 14 grandchildren and 9 great grand children, I would like to welcome you here today as we celebrate the life of their Dad Anton. You know when you meet someone and they just make that impact on you. They are not like ...read more

Scripture: John 5:24

Denomination: Christian Church

Preaching Of The King - Part 6 Series

Contributed by Paul George on Jan 14, 2004

This seventh Beatitude has to do more with conduct than with character.

Preaching of the King – Part 6 Matthew 5:9-10 This seventh Beatitude has to do more with conduct than with character. The first four may be grouped together as setting forth negative character of the heart of the godly. They are not self-sufficient, but consciously poor in spirit; they are not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9-10

Denomination: Holiness

Steps Toward A Biblical Burial

Contributed by Brent Bond on Feb 21, 2008

Since our burial practices say a lot about human worth and our view of the afterlife, we should think about it more often and make biblical choices.

MULTIMEDIA: Walking Across Egypt: The Casket (00:01:02) [wingclips.com END CUE: movie title then fades to black For those who have had to make funeral arrangements, the business of it can seem cold – as in the video clip, Walking Across Egypt. While many funeral directors and cemetery developers ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Unmasking The Hypocrite Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 16, 2008

Jesus did something no one else had done...He stood up to the religious bullies that were leading people astray. There’s much we can learn about hypocrisy here. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint.

Unmasking the Hypocrite Matthew 23:1-39 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/UnmaskingHypocrite.html This is Jesus’ last public message before He dies on the cross. It is stunning...a scathing denunciation of false religion and hypocrisy. Let’s set the scene: Jesus is speaking to 3 groups of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-39

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Prepared? Series

Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Jan 31, 2008

Are you prepared for Jesus to return?

Series: Stories from the Kingdom Text: Matthew 25:1-13 Title: “Are You Prepared?” Introduction The Coming of the Bridegroom • There are two future returns of Jesus Christ that are talked about in the New Testament. 1. The Rapture  literally means “to be carried away.” o When Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Get Off The Fence #3 - The Process Of Blessing Series

Contributed by Stephen Noel on Dec 5, 2003

Number 3 in Series on compromise. #3 brings us the process of Blessing. When we get off of the fences of idolatry, we set ourselves up for blessing.

Part three: GET OFF THE FENCE! Let me remind you of the challenges of this message. I believe that it is time for the children of God to arise, and get ourselves up from the place of complacency in our Spirit and in our flesh, and ’get off the fence!’ I believe that it is time for the Church ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:1-2, Exodus 20:3-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Two Ways To Pray

Contributed by Alan Balatbat on Apr 27, 2004

Is thier a right way to Pray.

1. The Audience verse 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: Jesus in this parable targets those in the crowd around Him who were self-assured (who trusted in themselves) and were convinced that they were good people ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

How Should We Live? With God's Dream

Contributed by Mark Elkins on Oct 23, 2003

Do you see God’s possibilities? Or do you see on the negatives of life? Would you like to see God’s possibilities in you marriage? In your job? In your children/parents? In your spouse?

Remember the story from your history class about the Battle of Waterloo? The allied troops under General Wellington fought Napoleon on June 18, 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, a village in Belgium just south of Brussels. News was transmitted by the use of lights across the English Channel to ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

"Skin For Skin" Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 28, 2005

Inductive Sermon on Satan’s desire for us to be selfish

SATAN THE ADVERSARY: “SKIN FOR SKIN” Job 1:6-2:10 CENTRAL QUESTION: In Job chapter 2, Satan tells God, “Skin for Skin.” What does he mean by that? [Source: “Monuments” by Charles L. Allen in Stories for the Heart, compiled by Alice Gray (1996).] Anybody here heard of a rich man called John ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I'll Believe It When I See It

Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Mar 3, 2005

A look at Thomas’s doubts and the reason for them with a warning about unbelief in our own lives.

We have all at some time probably cynically said about something “I’ll believe it when I see it”, with the implication that we will not believe it until it is seen. I remember thinking this about the formation of the first non-communist government in Poland. I also said it about predictions that ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-29

Denomination: Salvation Army

Warfare

Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Mar 25, 2007

Shows Christians that we are at war with Satan and that we must be up for the fight.

WARFARE 2 Cor 10.3-6 We are at war. What are we as a church doing to fight and win this war? What are we at war with?—Satan and Evil. The church must compete against—TV/Movies; Drugs/Alcohol; Sexual Perversion; Peer Pressure; Jobs—gods that keep people away from church; Schools—false doctrines ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

Denomination: Baptist

Who Are You? Blessed?

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 25, 2007

A sermon that explores as Christians even during our tough times we are blessed.

Who are we? Who am I? People and organisations are constantly asking questions like these as they try to understand their identity. The answers to these questions are more than just a name like: Richard Schwedes Or Martin Luther Lutheran Church (Trinity Lutheran Church Devonport). And being a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

How To Beat The Odds

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 14, 2007

A Funeral Sermon for a member of the church who died of cancer. When a Christian dies, God would have us understand that there is a right kind of learning, a right kind of grieving, and an right kind of believing.

Let’s read Paul’s words from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Today, God would have us understand three things: 1. There is a right kind of learning A. When we see our loved ones die, we must not be uninformed. The King James Version says we must not be ignorant. WE HAVE HOPE! B. Because Don ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ