Sermons on Mysticism:

Empty Cisterns

Contributed by Keith Andrews on Oct 4, 2007

You may be sitting here fully understanding that you could be going down the wrong road. You have seen warning signs that your life may not be pleasing to God. And you want this to change.

Three Warnings of Empty Cisterns Jeremiah 2:4-13 All Scripture Marked NLT: Tyndale House Publishers. (2004). Holy Bible : New Living Translation. "Text edition"--Spine. (2nd ed.). Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers. All Scripture Marked “The Message”: Peterson, E. H. (2002). The Message : The ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:4-13

Denomination: Baptist

Grace And Peace Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 10, 2008

Intro to Galatians. Grace and peace go hand in hand. Grace produces peace. Jesus moves us though one are, the present evil age, to the next, the future era, by grace.

Helen brought her car down to the repair shop to have the mechanic fix her car. It seems that her car was slowly losing power and she was afraid that soon she would not be able to accelerate onto the freeway. It turned out to be this little electronic part that needed to be replaced, but the shop ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-9, Philippians 1:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thankful? For What!? - A Communion Sermon

Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 6, 2008

A Communion sermon designed to provoke thankfulness by sharing the Good News of God’s grace and salvation.

THANKFUL? FOR WHAT!? Mark 14:1-26 Sermon Objective: A Communion sermon designed to provoke thankfulness by sharing the Good News of God’s grace and salvation. Supporting Scripture: Exodus 12:13-27; Exodus 24:8; Jeremiah 31:31-33; John 6:35-59; INTRO: Thankful? For What!? Those were the words ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-26

Denomination: Nazarene

Dating, Relationships, Marriage And Sex

Contributed by Nate Herbst on Jan 1, 2009

The Biblical keys necessary to successfully navigate the dating scene, glorifying God and finding the mate God created you to live your life with.

GODLY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX - “God thought up and created two sexes. It is his idea.” – Dean Sherman. The Kingdom of God is based on relationships (and almost every problem on the planet arises out of bad relationships). Relationships are top priority to God (Mat. 22:37-39). Jesus ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Power Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Nate Herbst on Jan 1, 2009

Living the Christ-like life is humanly impossible but He has given us His very Spirit, empowering us to live the lives He desires!

The Power of the Holy Spirit. It is impossible for anyone to experience a victorious Christian life or fulfill their God-given purpose in life without the direction and empowering of the Holy Spirit. Example: Peter was cowardly and often very ignorant before being filled with the Holy Spirit. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Filling In The Blank Space Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 23, 2006

In most Bibles there is blank space between the name of the book and the first chapter. That blank space should serve as a reminder that we need to understand the background behind each Bible book. This message covers some background on the book of Colo

Filling in the Blank Space Series: Jesus, Post-Resurrection Wildwind Community Church David Flowers April 22, 2006 I have some bad news for you this morning. I have sensed the truth of what I am about to tell you for many years, but research is in. In a 2003 study, researcher, pollster, and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:1

Denomination: Free Methodist

Discovering The Kingdom Of God Series

Contributed by Chuck Hill on Oct 19, 2006

There is something in us that drives us to search for the ultimate purpose or significance with which to live for. This drive to search is not simply a choice we make…but rather a necessity which drives us. The purpose for which we were created is to par

Discovering the Kingdom of God Message #1 Pastor Chuck Hill – Trinity Fellowship Church Sunday, October 08, 2006 I know you like to laugh…and so this morning I thought I would share a few funny episodes that happened with Children. Listen to these: A father was at the beach with his children ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

True Personhood Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 28, 2006

God wants us to bear fruit that will last. We can do that by remaining connected to Jesus, the true vine.

What does it mean to be human? That’s the question we’ve been asking since the beginning of February when we began this series on humanity. What is the nature of true personhood? How can we best fulfill God’s desire for us his creatures, us his people? We’ve seen how God made men and women in his ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Denomination: Anglican

Finding Faith In Hard Times

Contributed by Allen Patterson on Nov 2, 2006

Keeping our Faith in the face of emotional turmoil

Job 23:10-14; Psalm 22:1-5; Hebrews 4:12-16 Introduction When I hear the words of the scriptures in today’s passages, I am reminded of the deep feelings of grief and sorrow that Job and David experienced. Job, the perfect man, as the Bible says, was feeling abandoned by God. David felt as if God ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:10-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Added Dimension

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 13, 2006

The Holy Spirit 1. Inwardly transforms us. 2. Spiritually empowers us. 3. Liberates us from the bondage of sin.

Earlier this month one of the country’s leading evangelical pastors finally admitted to using drugs and being involved in homosexual relationships. The irony was not only that Ted Haggard was a pastor of a 14,000 member church and president of the National Association of Evangelicals, but that he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Methodist

The Man Who Made Me Well Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Feb 23, 2006

Third in a series on "Who is this Jesus?" based on the 7 signs in the Gospel of John; the main emphasis is on becoming spiritually well.

THE MAN WHO MADE ME WELL “Do you want to get well?” A friend and I were talking some time ago and both of us agreed that it had been a long time since either of us had felt completely well. There was nothing seriously wrong with us, just a general weariness, sinus problems, and mysterious aches. ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-18

Denomination: Mennonite

Surprise!

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 8, 2007

Jesus brings joy out of our mourning.

SURPRISE! John 20.1-18 S: Resurrection C: Life, light, hope Pr: JESUS BRINGS JOY OUT OF OUR MOURNING. TS: We will find in our study of John 20.1-18 how God is an expert in performing the unexpected. Type: Inductive I. DARKNESS (1) II. INVESTIGATION (2-7) III. BELIEF (8-10) IV. MOURNING ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Way Of The Master Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 11, 2007

Stations of the Cross, Station 1

THE WAY OF THE MASTER (LUKE 9:21-26) When skater Michelle Kwan was 13, the junior skater who was still plotting her course in the world of figure skating went behind coach Frank Carroll’s back, submitted her application for senior competition and aimed to transcend her age group. Kwan then pleaded ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:22-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Unbelieving Believers

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 18, 2004

We need to make three commitments: 1. Reading the Word of God. 2. Believing the Word of God. 3. Applying the Word of God.

On July 28, 1982, Keith Green, a Christian songwriter, was killed at the age of 28 in a small plane crash. Two of his children were with him and also died in the crash. Keith Green was from a Jewish background, but grew up reading the New Testament. He walked with Christ for seven years, and ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Worship That Pleases God Series

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Jan 30, 2004

God wants all of you, presented to him in worship that goes beyond Church time, to include all the time.

Worship that Pleases God Purpose Driven Life #13 Montreal/Cornwall November 8, 2003 God wants all of you. He wants you to present yourself- your whole self- as a living sacrifice to Him and in your doing of this, you will be offering the worship to God that He made you to offer Him. He has brought ...read more

Scripture: John 4:21-24, Hebrews 12:28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational