Sermons on Naked Youth:

A Day Of Applause

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002

Appluading Jesus is important, but it is not the only measure of commitment. A message for Palm Sunday.

Palm Sunday March 28, 1999 INTRODUCTION READ TEXT This Friday you’re going to die. Those very words might have crossed Jesus’ mind on this Sunday some 1,970 years ago. The day we now call Palm Sunday was the first day of the last week of Jesus’ earthly life. This Friday you’re going ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Shape Up Or Ship Out Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 8, 2003

The Life of Samuel, Part 3 of 5.

SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT (1 SAMUEL 3) In The Last Days Newsletter, Leonard Ravenhill tells about a group of tourists visiting a picturesque village who walked by an old man sitting beside a fence. In a rather patronizing way, one tourist asked, “Were any great men born in this village?” The old man ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Go And Do What?

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jan 14, 2003

A great commission sermon casting a vision of discipleship: go, baptize, and teach.

Becoming A Greenhouse pt. 1: Go and Do What? Jan. 11/12, 2003 Intro: Frog and Toad: “The Garden” by Arnold Lobel. Vision: I want to spend the rest of January talking about what it means for our church to become a greenhouse. Our church vision is encapsulated by three pictures: 1. Becoming a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, 1 Corinthians 3:4-9

Denomination: Baptist

Dead Man Walking Series

Contributed by Jim Black on Jan 24, 2003

The beauty of the gospel is displayed as Paul contrasts life before Christ to life in Christ and reveals to his readers a future to look towards and apurpose to live for.

“Dead Man Walking” Ephesians 2:1-10 Focus: The beauty of the gospel is displayed as Paul contrasts life before Christ to life in Christ and reveals to his readers a future to look towards and a purpose to live for. Function: To lead the congregation up close to this huge passage where we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Views On Life

Contributed by Miles Anderson on Jan 25, 2003

When there are so many views on life, why not look at the illustration that Jesus used?

VIEWS ON LIFE/ADAPTED FROM AN OUTLINE BY BRO. RON BLANKENSHIP Introduction: There is one daunting question asked by men and woman, boys and girls alike. It is a question that has been asked throughout time and continues to be asked. What is my purpose in life. What is the meaning of all there is in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Baptist

Looking Through The Faith Telescope

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Jan 29, 2003

A powerful explanation of the meaning and use of faith.

Looking Through the Faith Telescope Believing is Seeing 1/15/03 I. Introduction Blondin lived from 1824-1897 and was a famous French tightrope walker and acrobat. His greatest fame came in 1859 when he accomplished one of his greatest feats for the first time- walking across a 1100 foot ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1, Mark 11:12-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bema Judgment

Contributed by Jason Robertson on Jan 31, 2003

A doctrinal and practical understanding of the Judgment Seat of Christ that all Christians will stand before one day.

Bema Judgment Two most important judgments in the future: Great White Throne Judgment and Judgment Seat of Christ (Bema). I. The Meaning of Bema Judgment. Bema = a Greek word translated in English as “judgment seat.” At the large Greek Olympic was an elevated seat that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:10-12, 1 Corinthians 3:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

There Is Forgiveness!

Contributed by Niles Lloyd on Feb 14, 2003

HAVE YOU SINNED? ARE YOU DEPRESSED AND FILLED WITH GUILT? WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER IN LIFE - BUT I AM GLAD TO SAY, THERE IS FORGIVNESS WITH GOD!

TITLE: THERE IS FORGIVENESS 2/10/02 TEXT: PSALM 130:1 – 8; *4 INTRO: I BELIEVE SOME OF THE MOST MISERABLE CHRISTIANS IN AMERICA TODAY ARE THOSE CHRISTIANS WHO GO THROUGH LIFE WITH A CONSCIENCE FILLED WITH GUILT. WELL, HERE IN THE 130TH PSALM, WE READ THE WORDS OF A ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Real Presence Of Christ Series

Contributed by Charles Scott on Feb 14, 2003

The power of the Lord’s Last Supper is lost on many of us because we fail to understand Jesus’ use of the word Cup; this sermon reveals how the Disciples understood Jesus saying "This is my body" and "Drink this to commemorate me."

REAL PRESENCE OF JESUS CHRIST AT EUCHARIST UNDERSTOOD AS OATH, SACRAMENTUM. It is impossible in a short space to convey all that should be said on this subject. It would be easy, for me to be misunderstood, because I can only express part of my understanding of this subject in a short space. So ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-45, Mark 14:1-36

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Take Care Of The Body

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 21, 2001

A message discussing the individual church’s place in the body of Christ, and how we can relate to other members of the Body.

Take Care of the Body 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 (May 13, 2001) Introduction I have a feeling that since this is Mother’s Day, many of you, especially you ladies, thought this was going to be a Mother’s Day message. And if that’s the case, my guess is that the title of the message may have got you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:21-27

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Dishonest Manager Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 13, 2001

Make friends for yourself so that they may welcome you into the eternal home.

If you’re a fan of those old Hollywood movies of the 40s & 50s then you may think that love makes the world go ’round. On the other hand if you’ve kept your ears to the ground over the past few weeks of electioneering, you will have realised that the song writers of the 40s & 50s miscalculated a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

You Don't Have To Grumble - There's Hope For The Weary! Series

Contributed by Rick Shockley on Nov 16, 2001

There’s hope in the midst of the daily challenges of life. Even when we are weary and seem to lose hope, God provides and sustains us with His presence and promises.

Take Heart! #6 THERE’S HOPE FOR THE WEARY! Matthew 11:28; Exodus 15:1-7; 22 – 16:1 Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Exodus 15:1-7 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: "I will sing to the Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28

Looking For Pennies

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 19, 2001

Looking for Pennies (story from Annie Dillard) is important because: 1. The created world is a window into the heart of God. 2. The created world provides opportunities to praise the goodness of God. 3. The created world is a source of joy for thankful

Annie Dillard, in her wonderful Pulitzer Prize winning book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, tells a story about pennies. It was in her chapter entitled “Seeing” that I read her wonderful childhood story. I will let her tell it in her own words: “When I was six or seven years old, growing up in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17

Denomination: Methodist

"Strangers & Pilgrims"

Contributed by Quintin Morrow on Nov 29, 2001

A message on how believers ought to live as resident aliens in this world.

“Strangers and Pilgrims” Titus 3:1-8 November 18, 2001 The Rev’d Quintin Morrow St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Ft. Worth, Texas A lot of ink has been spilled in the debate from historians and sociologists concerning the issue of how Christian “Christian” America was, or even if it ever was. ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:1-8

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Fisherman

Contributed by James May on Jun 26, 2001

Jesus calls us to be fishers of men. We can learn a lot about catching "fish" if we examine how the fisherman does it.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19-22, Jeremiah 16:15-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible