Sermons on Nehemiah 1:1-23:

What Is Vision? Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 15, 2000

Defining the qualities of a Biblical vision

What is Vision? Proverbs 29:18 Series: A New Vision for a New Millennium January 2, 2000 Introduction I. The need for dreams A. We all have dreams 1. Every human experiences dreams when they sleep 2. Dreams are needed to bring balance in our mental and emotional level B. We all need dreams to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Church Of God

Our Enemy's Mission (Part I) Series

Contributed by J. Martin on Jul 29, 2005

The Bible declares that our enemy is evil, violent and more than willing to see us finished! With him, there is no treaty or truce. So we have no other option than to fight him. But in order to fight him effectively, we must understand his mission. Ar

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10) Any time a war is declared, many things need to be handled: Strategies, resources, strategic locations, plans of attack, etc. But any experienced war general can ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Count It All Joy

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 10, 2005

We can’t always be "happy", for happiness is based on happenstance [circumstance], but we can always find joy in: The Scriptures, Salvation, Service, Sorrow, and Soulwinning. Free Powerpoint template at website.

Count It All Joy James 1:2 Powerpoint Template at: http://www.gbcdecatur.org/sermons/CountJoy.html James makes it sound so easy. "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations" (James 1:2). the "all" here means everything that could possibly come our way. Paul urged the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2

Denomination: Baptist

Biblical Success

Contributed by Shane Brooks on Jan 30, 2005

See how the apostle Paul, measured success.

Joshua 1:8-9 How can we become successful Never met anyone who wanted to be a failure Met a lot who have embraced it Go to childrens church and ask, what you want to be- You won’t hear: I wanna be a pimp, drug dealer, on welfare and knocked up by 18 You’ll hear dreams and goals that are ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Do We Know God Is Working In Us

Contributed by Renato Correa on Feb 5, 2006

We do not see God but we can see the evidence He is working in our life. Here they are.

How Do We Know God is Working In Us Nehemiah 7:73b-8:18 Introduction: If you happen to go to the EDSA Shrine (the site where the first successful People Power revolution in the Philippines took place) you will find written into the base of the Shrine the words of 2 Chronicles 7:14. Who was ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Fasting Together For God's Blessing Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Nov 26, 2004

The Antioch team took the call of Christ so serious the Lord selected from them missionaries to take the gospel to the Gentile world.

The Church in Antioch – the first place where the disciples were called Christians – was a team building church. Earlier in Acts 11 we hear of how this church began and how the gospel began to spread outside the borders of Israel into the Gentile world as certain brave souls began preaching the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Conversations With God, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Craig West on Dec 10, 2004

4 Things Christians can do to honor God as they pray.

“Prayer is the process by which God helps us rearrange our priorities.” - Henry & Richard Blackaby, Hearing God’s Voice (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman, 2002), 114. INTRO: Yogi Berra – “Let’s just let God watch the game, ok?” Biblical Fact: God’s prevailing power is released in the lives of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

Three Gifts We Desperately Need Christ To Bring Us This Christmas

Contributed by Danny Moss on Dec 18, 2004

Are we going to get what we want, or what we need for Christmas this year?

"Three Gifts We Desperately Need Christ To Bring Us This Christmas" By: Danny Moss Text: Matthew 2:1-12 Introduction- You and I are familiar with the Christmas story of the Wise men. They travelled far, and brought Christ three gifts: gold, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

How To Pray Series

Contributed by John Telgren on May 6, 2003

In order to stay spiritually and emotionally healthy, we must engage in a regular prayer life which involves praying trusting, heart-felt prayers.

Intro: 1. Story of little Billy leading prayer in Bible Class a. Uses a big, deep voice full of pomp b. Isn’t that the proper way to pray? 2. Knowing how to pray not come naturally a. The disciples were grown men and felt they still could learn b. They asked Jesus to teach them to pray ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tithe, Offering And First Fruit

Contributed by Babatunde Bello on Aug 7, 2011

TITHE, OFFERING AND FIRST FRUIT

1. TITHE a.) What is Tithe? Tithe is the tenth percent of our total income, which include basic salary, allowances and any other extra money you receive, such as tips, honorarium, or any source of fund that increases your income, etc. 2Chro. 31:5-6, Deut 14:22-25, Number 18:28-30, Exodus ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-12, Malachi 3:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

What God Does With Pain Series

Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Oct 13, 2011

In this message the "stages" of experiencing pain are examined, with the goal of God using our pain to point others to him

INTRODUCTION * God’s sovereignty: he is in control of all; clearest demonstration of God’s sovereignty is making good come out of bad * How God demonstrated this in Scripture: - Joseph’s life (innocence - sold into servitude - rises in power in Egypt - incident with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-40

Denomination: Baptist

Let The Church Crawl Preacher

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 20, 2012

A sermon for a deacon ordination based on Acts 6:1-7

HoHum: In an energetic congregation the preacher get up one Sunday morning and said, "With God’s help we can see the day when this church will go from crawling to walking." The people responded enthusiastically, "Let the church walk, preacher, let the church walk." "And when the church begins ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Believer's Authority Series

Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 20, 2008

This sermon tells of the authority of the believer. This authority is ours whether we act on it or not. The authority is a possession of every child of God. We need to know our authority.

A key to personal success and development we would like to introduce is BELIEVER’S AUTHORITY. BELIEVER’S AUTHORITY Seven Promises for Abundant Living 1. Promise of Salvation (Romans 10:9-10) 2. Promise of Baptism with the Holy Ghost (Acts 1:8) 3. Promise of Answered Prayer (I John 5:14-15) 4. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Jesus Church

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 8, 2008

In her biography about her husband, Dr. Adrian Rogers, Joyce Rogers refers to Belleview Baptist in Memphis as a Jesus Church. This message suggests calls the church to display characteristics that will allow her to be called a "Jesus Church." The name J

A Jesus Church Matthew 16:13-19 * I don’t know whether this morning was difficult for you or not, but I assure you, it was difficult for me. What always amazes me is that after a particularly hard message like that, people say, “That’s what we need” or “I enjoyed that.” Actually, I do believe ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Under Pressure

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jun 1, 2008

When Jesus’ discples were called they left everything normal. This will strirr faith up among men and women.

Faith Under Pressure Text: Mark 1:16-18 And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 They immediately left ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-18, Mark 1:17

Denomination: Pentecostal