Sermons on Need For Christ:

The Stage Is Set Series

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Nov 26, 2008

Part 2 on a series studying the prophecy of Psalm 83 and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

A Coalition of Hate Part 2: The Stage Is Set (Obadiah and Jeremiah 49) Last week we began a new sermon series based on some of the less studied and misunderstood prophecies of the Old Testament. I shared with you my belief that we are living in the final days before the return of Christ. As ...read more

Scripture: Obadiah 1:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Kingdom Of Love And Light Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Apostles, Pt. 18

THE KINGDOM OF LOVE AND LIGHT (MATTHEW 26:55-56) Thomas Aquinas, the 13th century Italian thinker, was one of the greatest philosophers, writers and theologians of the church, if not the greatest. In his time Christians were long past being hated and persecuted and the Roman Catholic Church, in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:47-56

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All That You Can Be Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007

Joshua, Pt. 7 (Final)

ALL THAT YOU CAN BE (JOSHUA 24:1-31) When Henry Ford (founder of the Ford Motor Company) finished giving a visitor a tour of his automobile factory, the visitor said, “It seems almost impossible that a man, starting out with practically nothing, could accomplish all this.” Ford replied, “You say ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:1-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Wise Men Still Find Him Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007

Solomon, Pt. 2

WISE MEN STILL FIND HIM (1 KINGS 3:3-28) What do sages and philosophers have to say about wisdom? Philosopher Cicero: “The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.” The philosopher Immanuel Kant distinguishes between science and wisdom, saying: “Science is organized knowledge. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:3-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

One Can Make A Difference!

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 2, 2007

This sermon examines Jesus influence upon Zacchaeus and how we can make a difference on others for God.

(This sermon was introduced by playing a video clip from the movie “Mama Heidi.” This movie touches on one of the deepest desires that lies within the heart of man. This desire is in the heart of believers as well as non-believers. Every person was created with a desire to make a difference. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

How Could A Loving God...?

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Nov 21, 2007

If you struggle to understand how a loving God can exist with all the suffering and pain of life. This message is for you.

How Could a Loving God.... “God is Love” 1 John 4:7-10, 16 “God so loved that he gave” 9-10 7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God ? for God is love. 9 God showed ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Middle Moments Of Life

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on May 1, 2008

Mid-life can be a time of great blessing or great peril.

l. INTRODUCTION -I believe that the Book has the ability to touch every part of our lives. I also believe that the Book has the ability to reach us at certain time frames of our lives. -It has the ability to reach us when we are children. It has the ability to direct us in our youth. It has ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Joy Of The Lord

Contributed by Billy Blackmon on Feb 19, 2010

Four occasions when the Joy of the Lord is my strength

A young couple arrived in Kenya as newly appointed missionaries, and very quickly, the wife found out that the comforts of home were non-existent there. They lived in a village hut with no running water or electricity. They had to take a bath in a nearby creek. There was no air conditioning. ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:10

Denomination: Baptist

Repentance And Refreshing Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Oct 28, 2009

One of the things that traps us in our places of emotional and spiritual and relational lameness is that we get to a point where we cannot really imagine life differently.

Intro: Last Sunday we began our look at the second section of the book of Acts. The first section, chapters 1-2, told the story of the ascension of Jesus and then the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, filling the believers with the power and indwelling presence of God, and now the next two ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:9-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Absence Of God

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 3, 2010

January 1985: The psalmist experiences the absence of God, even to the point of denigrating himself as a "worm." But when he takes inventory, he does see evidence of God's presence, opens up his heart, and dares to hope.

Today I am going to take a somewhat different approach to the reading of the Scripture and the way I will be preaching on it. And in fact I hope this will make it come alive for you and will enable you to follow the thought of the Scripture writer as well as my own thought. What I plan to do today ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Beginning Of… Israel Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 24, 2010

God starts something big with very small people.

Scripture Introduction In the first eleven chapters of Genesis, Moses introduces key themes and doctrines forming the parameters of life. This prologue actually ends with chapter eleven, but like any good writer, the end of the preface is a “page-turner,” not suited to ending a ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Do You Mean The Bible Is Inspired?

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Jun 19, 2006

An examination of how the Bible explains what is means that the Scriptures are inspired.

What Do You Mean The Bible Is Inspired? In 2 Timothy 3:16, the Apostle Paul makes the statement that “All Scripture is inspired by God.” What exactly does Paul mean by that statement? Paul is stating the fundamental truth about the source of all Scripture. Scripture comes from God. The phrase ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

They Had Hung Out With Jesus Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 24, 2006

Hanging out with Jesus is the wat people can see Jesus on you. Peter and Johe let the HS lead them in word and deed.

They had “hung out” with Jesus Acts 4 1-31 Last week we heard the first half of the story. We heard about a crippled man that had sat near the gate called Beautiful for close to 40 years. Peter and John are going up to the Temple and stop and heal this life long beggar. He goes with them into ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-31

Denomination: Congregational

Attending To The Little Things

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Apr 6, 2006

To make aware that the little things in life must be dealt with.

PP0148 DATE 2/05 BHBC ATTENDING TO THE LITTLE THINGS 1 Kings 11:14-17. 1Ki 11:14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom. 15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 11:14-17

Denomination: Baptist

Nana, Nana, Nana

Contributed by James Lowe on Apr 12, 2006

A good sermon about Hannah’s burden concerning her inability to have children

Nana, Nana, Nana I Samuel 1:1-8 The Bible says there was a certain man of Mount Ephraim whose man was Elkanah (El-kaw-nah). Elkanah was unfortunate enough to have two wives, one named Hannah, and the other named Peninnah (Pen-in-nah), It was not uncommon for a man to have more than one wife in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God