Sermons on Naked Youth:

The Power Of True Hospitality Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 11, 2009

Our truest self lies not in autonomy but in relationship with God and others.

We’re continuing in our series entitled “Living Beyond Self’… where we have considered the very nature of who we are and how we find ourselves. We’ve noted… Our truest self lies not in autonomy but in relationship with God and others…. and finds itself when given to these. So the ‘self’ grows ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:6-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Charge Your Batteries

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jul 8, 2009

No matter how intelligent a person is, it would be very difficult for the person to switch on his torchlight in the dark and it will come on when the batteries are dead.

CHARGE YOUR BATTERIES Dr. D. K. Olukoya Father Lord, we lift up your name for you are a great God. You are the keeper of Israel who neither slumbers nor sleeps. If it was not the Lord that was with us, what would our Israel now say? Thank you heavenly Father. Accept our thanks, in Jesus’ name. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

There Is No Other Name Series

Contributed by Paul Green on Feb 5, 2010

We all have things that we are deeply embarrassed about, perhaps even ashamed of, things that we don’t want anyone else to know about. And sadly that embarrassment can all too often overflow into our spiritual life.

Embarrassing moments On my book shelf in my office I have a book called ‘Tall Tales of a Big God’ written by a man called Maurice Smith. Maurice is (or at least was) an international Christian Speaker travelling all over the UK, and Europe and particularly the USA. And his book is a compilation ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Power Of Submission

Contributed by Teddy Walker on Mar 7, 2010

Submitting Yourself to God

POWER OF SUBMISSION Rom 6:12-16 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pause To Appreciate Psalm 23: “the Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want. Series

Contributed by Mark Nichols on Mar 17, 2010

In this sermon series, we discover some truths that we've taken fort granted concerning this wonderful and familiar Psalm. In this one, we learn that God's supply for his sheep is unlimited!

TEXT: Psalm 23 TITLE: PAUSE TO APPRECIATE Psalm 23: “The Lord is my Shepherd, I Shall not want. . .” SERIES: Pause TOPIC: God’s provision / self control OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, March 7, 2010 PROP.: God’s abundant provision leaves us not ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When I Get To Heaven I Don't Want To Be The Only One Without Scars

Contributed by M B on Jan 7, 2010

This sermon is about becoming willing to attempt great things for the Kingdom of God

TITLE: WHEN I GET TO HEAVEN, I DON’T WANT TO BE THE ONLY ONE WITHOUT SCARS TEXT: GALATIANS 6:17 INTRO: 1. I don’t know if anyone else ever wonders what it will be like in heaven, but I do from time to time. My thoughts about heaven are probably different than what some of yours ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Forgiveness Is Not An Option

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Oct 26, 2009

Many people come to church unable to worshp freely because they are busy nursing wounds and hurts from the past. The only remedy for freedom is forgiveness.

FORGIVENESS IS NOT AN OPTION Colossians 3:12-13 Preached October 25, 2009 INTRODUCTION The mother of four young boys often had difficulty curbing their energy, especially in church. But when her minister preached on "turning the other cheek," the boys gave him their undivided attention. “No ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Are You A Good Minister?

Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Oct 29, 2009

God expects Paators, minsters and believers to know that He is the owner of the flock and that we are just custodians, He wants us to take care of His sheep very well or else He may replace us.

ARE YOU A GOOD MINISTER OF GOD? Jeremiah 24:1-4 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. 2Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 24:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Church As Left The Building Series

Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Nov 20, 2009

God has not called us to Do church-He has called us to BE the church through complete submission to His Holy Spirit.

The Church has left the building I remember when I was still pretty young, Elvis was all the rage. In fact I remember my mother loading up with some other women and going to the airport because Elvis was on a plane leaving. Everyone gathered. I also remember begin in the vicinity of that airplane ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9-11

Denomination: Nazarene

Stranded In Babylon Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Jan 11, 2009

Part 7 in series Slowing Down. Dave discusses parallels between the life of the Bible’s Daniel and life in modern America.

Stranded In Babylon Slowing Down, part 7 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers January 10, 2009 Galatians 4:19 (KJV) 19 …until Christ be formed in you. Last week I posed the very difficult question of whether our current way of thinking about the Christian life, and living the Christian ...read more

Denomination: Free Methodist

You Think-God Thinks Series

Contributed by Harold Hansen on Jan 15, 2009

A message in the series time to decide. We need to make up our minds in serving the Lord.

YOU THINK-GOD THINKS Isaiah 55:6-9 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

The "Logos" Animating Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Dec 10, 2008

5th in a seven part series on the incarnation from John 1.

In the June 2002 issue of Astrobiology Magazine, Leslie Mullen began her article titled “Defining Life” with these words: What is life, exactly? This is a question that keeps biologists up at night. The science of biology is the study of life, yet scientists can’t agree on an absolute definition. ...read more

Scripture: John 1:4

Denomination: Baptist

"Unto Us, God's Gift - Jesus"

Contributed by Rick Finitzer on Dec 23, 2008

WHAT IS THE BEST GIFT EVER GIVEN? The best Christmas present ever given, in all of the world, would have to be the LORD Jesus Christ, God’s Son for our Salvation! That is mankind’s greatest present ever!

Cornerstone Church December 21, 2008 “UNTO US, GOD’S GIFT - JESUS” Luke 2:8-14 WHAT IS THE WORST CHRISTMAS GIFT GIVEN AT CHRISTMAS? According ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Evangelical Free

God Uses Ordinary People For Extraordinary Tasks

Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Mar 22, 2009

Some of you may feel unclean like Simon the leper once did ... but I want you to know that you are in the right place for GOD to stop-by your pew and heal and cleanse you.

GOD USES ORDINARY PEOPLE FOR EXTRAORDINARY TASKS Preached at Shiloh Baptist Church Waukegan, Illinois On 21 March 2009 For Mission Emphasis Day Too GOD be the Glory... - I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. - Oh magnify the LORD with me and let us exalt ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

A Real Economic Stimulus Package Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 25, 2009

11th in a series from Ecclesiastes. Real contentment comes from enjoying what God has already given to us.

Over the past six months or so as the economy has retreated into recession, we have seen one economic stimulus package after another. And although we all hope that the economy will recover, regardless of how we feel about the methods being used, the fact is that no one really knows for sure if any ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:8-20

Denomination: Baptist