Sermons on Naked Youth:

Don't Ring Out

Contributed by Steve Ely on May 28, 2009

Have you ever wanted to throw in the towel? Felt like walking away? Quitters never win! Too many Christians give up when it gets tough. Don’t ring out! Stay in the fight.

Don’t Ring Out Ring bell 3 times. I. Introduction It is called Hell Week. The soldiers are pushed to their limits physically, mentally, and emotionally. They are forced to operate with little to no sleep. They are put through evolutions or exercises that exhaust them and stretch them. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hold The Rope

Contributed by Tim Patrick on May 30, 2009

In this sermon you will learn to uphold other believers as they serve Jesus Christ.

(In introducing this sermon give everyone a piece of rope.) State: a rope is such a common ordinary item. Yet, a rope can fulfill a worthy task. Today we are going to look at a passage where a rope played a significant role in an act of service. The text is found in Acts 9:25. “Then the disciples ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:23-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Psalm For Troubled Times Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 29, 2009

This is a Psalm for troubled times. Something has gone terribly wrong in David’s life, and he shows us how to make it through troubled times.

Summer Psalms #4 - A Psalm for Troubled Times Psalm 25:1-22 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - June 17, 2009 *This is a Psalm for troubled times. David is a mature man in these verses. And something has gone terribly wrong in his life. Charles Spurgeon and other Bible scholars ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 25:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Temptation Truths

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 6, 2009

A look at the subject of temptation from James 1 and various other Bible texts

"Temtpation Truths" Temptation comes to the child of God in many ways, but James tells us that "Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lusts and enticed" (James 1:14) teaching us that the source of temptation is the lust within man, not necessarily the devil as most of us would ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Ten Commandments

Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Jul 15, 2009

The Ten Commandments relevant for TODAY!

“The Ten Commandments…Today” 10/22/2006 - Marsing, ID Ricardo Rodriguez pastor_rr@yahoo.com Joshua 4:1-11 (v. 6) “That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?” “Para que esto sea señal entre vosotros; y ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:1-11

Denomination: Apostolic

Funeral Sermon - Eulogy For My Sister: Tammy Lynn Bounds Eaves

Contributed by Scott Bounds on Dec 20, 2009

A funeral sermon offering comforting words and stern warnings.

Tammy Lynn Bounds Eaves November 10, 1969 – December 17, 2009 OBITURARY Mrs. Tammy Lynn Bounds Eaves was born on November 10, 1969 and passed away on December 17, 2009 at Neshoba County General Hospital. She was preceded in death by her father Winfred C. Bounds. Those surviving her are her ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:50-55

Denomination: Church Of God

God Cares About You

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Jan 13, 2010

God cares about your emotional-Physical-and Spiritual needs

God Cares About You James 5:13-5:18 Introduction 1. Read James 5:13-18 Illustration: A little boy was eagerly looking forward to the birthday party of a friend who lived only a few blocks away. When the day finally arrived, a blizzard made the sidewalks and roads nearly impassable. The ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Back To Basics

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 27, 2010

There are times when a church, however successful, must review the basics: do we love those whom we serve, are we able to love those with whom we disagree, and can we feel sheer, passionate love for Christ Himself?

Where I come from, the real religion is basketball. Baptists, Methodists, and Catholics all take a distant back seat, because the real religion in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is basketball. No spring day goes by without every schoolboy finding his way to the hoops to do lay-ups and to dream about ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Vulnerability And Victory: The Seven Churches In Review

Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 1, 2010

Churches have many of the same common vulnerabilities / temptations … and a common solution … Jesus Christ.

Vulnerability and Victory: the Seven Churches in Review Revelation 1:9 – 3:22 Sermon Objective: Churches have many of the same common vulnerabilities … and a common solution … Jesus Christ. INTRO: Those who study the seven churches of The Revelation closely see some broad ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Parting Words Series

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 12, 2009

We commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection annually and claim to personally experience the resurrection of Christ in our own lives. If however there is hostility toward the church and organized religion, something about the resurrection of Christ

• I showed a comic slide to start, which asked the question, "Did anyone hear what the chairman of the board’s parting words were?" The point is how we can walk through an experience, meeting, etc., and totally miss what it was all about. The big question facing us this morning is that very ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:9-20

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Resurrection : Does It Really Matter?

Contributed by Jason Tesser on Apr 14, 2009

Does it matter if Christ really died and rose from the dead. Can’t we just believe in God and that is all that matters?

The Resurrection Does it really matter? Read: I Co 15:1-11 Introduction. On Easter Sunday in almost every pulpit a sermon on the resurrection is preached. We are no exception. It is very likely that a Sunday like today, nearly 2000 years ago Jesus Christ rose from the dead. The Resurrection ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Looking Across The Table Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 19, 2009

The 1st thing Andrew does after meeting Jesus is go get his brother. In fact, that’s what Andrew does this every time he turns around... he brings people to Jesus. But many Christians don’t do that. Why?

OPEN: How many of you receive our Church Newsletter? Now, here is a test question… what is it called? (“The Logansport Link”) Right underneath that title is this phrase: “Linking Man to God through Jesus Christ” That is our goal as a church. And that is our objective as Christians: Linking the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Remembering, Reconnecting, And Rejoicing: Taking Charge Of Our Own Grief Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 26, 2009

We take charge of reducing our grief when we first trust ourselves, then trust others in redemptive relationships, and ultimately trust God, who raised Christ from the dead.

Granger Westberg, in his little book, Good Grief, says that when you have something worth grieving about, then go ahead and grieve, but grieve in a healthy way. Westberg agrees that the Bible says, "Do not grieve as those do who have no hope", but that does not mean we do not grieve. When you have ...read more

Scripture: John 19:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

Handling The Issues Of Life Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Apr 28, 2009

How to recognize and handle the "issues" (I.E. problems, arguments, disagreements, and the like) in a manner which honors God.

Handling the Issues of Life Romans 14:1-12 * Let’s begin our time this morning thinking of a duo, duet, and a “one-two” punch. This duo has the ability to steal, kill, and destroy. It can steal your reputation, kill your faith, and it can destroy your testimony. This dangerous duo is our heart ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Inevitable Cleanup Job Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 5, 2009

Sin is inevitable and needs to be identified as the filth that is in all of us, and it needs to be acknowledged in the Christian community. But God loves us and cares for us and is in the blood of Christ cleaning us.

No matter how good it is, it has to be cleaned up. Isn’t that always the case? No matter how good anything is, it has to be cleaned up. You get a new suit of clothes, you wear it a few times -- maybe only one time, in this heat -- and before you know it, it has to go off to the dry cleaners. No ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist