Sermons on Nerves:

Wargames And Dirty Kitchens Series

Contributed by David Wilson on Mar 3, 2011

God calls Ezekiel to play wargames and cook in unsanitary conditions in order to visually desmontrate the plight of the rebels in Jerusalem. Praise God we get to use Powerpoint for visual impact today!

In Ezekiel chapter 4, the prophet beings to prophesy to the people with visual aids! VERSES 1-8 Wargames in the Bible! Since I love to play boardgames based on military conflict, this passage is sort of fun. In this section, Ezekiel is commanded by God to create a visual representation of ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 4:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Please Restore Us! Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 1, 2016

God’s people are vulnerable, and sometimes they foolishly become sidetracked. The Psalmist seeks to plead his case by bringing up God’s special relationship to his people.

Please Restore Us! (Psalm 80) 1. When our kids were at home, we had a plastic swimming pool in the back yard. 2. One day, we went to the park and caught crayfish. We made the pool into a crayfish haven. 3. A couple of days later, we heard a noise from our kitchen window. We looked and off ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 80:1-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Please Restore Us! Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 15, 2016

God’s people are vulnerable, and sometimes they foolishly become sidetracked. The Psalmist seeks to plead his case by bringing up God’s special relationship to his people.

Please Restore Us! (Psalm 80) 1. When our kids were at home, we had a plastic swimming pool in the back yard. 2. One day, we went to the park and caught crayfish. We made the pool into a crayfish haven. 3. A couple of days later, we heard a noise from our kitchen window. We looked and off ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 80:1-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Balancing Life On The High Wire Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 17, 2016

To some of us, seeking to live a balanced life is natural; to others, it is anything but natural. Nonetheless, the only way to obey all of Gods commands is through balance; we prefer to pick and chose instead.

Balancing Life on the High Wire (Topical) 1. A single man was enjoying a meal in a fancy restaurant and there was a gorgeous woman sitting at the next table. He had noticed her since he sat down, but lacked the nerve to speak to her. Suddenly she sneezed, and her glass eye came flying out of its ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:5-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Would You Ask Jesus To Leave?

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 23, 2013

When we cling to and refuse to forsake sin, habits, and less than admirable behavior, we are asking Jesus to leave us. Jesus wants to "cast out" those behaviors in our life if we'll let him.

If you are familiar with “The Andy Griffith” show, you may remember the loveable character named Otis. He was well known around town as being “the town drunk.” He was harmless and seemed to be more of a town mascot. However, this was not the case in our story in Luke. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-39

Denomination: Free Methodist

I Don't Believe It, He Said The "B" Word

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jul 7, 2013

Blessings so close, that they could throw a stone and hit them! Like a strong pot of coffee brewing, they could smell it, but not taste it. The word of the Lord said: you’ve been in this place long enough.

He said the B word As I was working with someone the other day, there was something I was doing that came together and really worked out well for me. And one of the guys who was there said, you are so lucky, That was not luck I informed him, I said do you even know where the word luck, gets its ...read more

Scripture: John 10:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Let Any One Who Thinks That He Stands Take Heed Lest He Fall Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 15, 2013

Training and exercise in the spiritual life, and self-mastery, are a requirement for sanctity and effectiveness.

“let any one who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.” In nomine Patris. . . Over the last several months, my wife and I have learned a great deal about standing and falling. One seldom thinks about knees until one stops working perfectly. A knee really gets attention when ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:6-13

Denomination: Catholic

Snakes, Witches And Barbed Wire Fences

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Mar 9, 2018

Travelling in darkness can lead to serious consequences.

Weekend Message/Devotion March 11, 2018 Reading: John 3:14-21 Snakes, Witches and Barbed Wire Fences In today’s gospel reading we find Jesus enlightening Nicodemus the Pharisee by describing Moses lifting up a bronze serpent, as God directed him. All who were bitten by a poisonous snake that ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:6-9, John 3:14-21, 1 Samuel 31:4-6, 1 Samuel 28:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayer Changes Things And Us!

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Feb 6, 2012

Sometimes, we have to put feet to our prayers and go after what we’ve asked for.

Proverbs 15:8- “The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.” In his book Invitation to a Journey, Robert Mulholland writes, “Prayer is the act by which the people of God become incorporated into the presence and action ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:8

Denomination: Baptist

Avoiding Spiritual Burnout

Contributed by David Wilson on Feb 21, 2012

Four causes of the things that cause us to lose our spiritual zeal!!!

How to Prevent Spiritual Burnout! ROMANS 12:11-12 CONTEXT: Romans chapter 12 begins with a stern admonition for believers to submit themselves to God by living sacrificially, as living sacrifices, dedicated to serving God and avoiding conformity to the world. Paul encourages the believers in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Can I Have A Sign

Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011

How to trust God no matter what the circumstances look like.

A number of you have asked how much were you able to raise in support yesterday. We raised $ $ 375 out of the $ 5,000 needed. In the past I would have gotten my resume out and started sending it to different companies hoping to find a job to make ends meet. But I have learned some valuable lessons ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:10

Can I Have A Sign

Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011

How to trust God no matter what the circumstances look like.

A number of you have asked how much were you able to raise in support yesterday. We raised $ $ 375 out of the $ 5,000 needed. In the past I would have gotten my resume out and started sending it to different companies hoping to find a job to make ends meet. But I have learned some valuable lessons ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:10

I Want To Know More Of You Lord! Series

Contributed by Bala Samson on Feb 4, 2013

After accepting Jesus Christ, your duty does not stop there, you got to make every effort to grow, know about God and His ways, make every effort to read the Bible and fellowship with good believers.

I want to know more of you Lord! Colossians 1:10”That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God..” If you visit some of the metropolitan cities in India, you would see plethora of prayer conferences, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Seven Words One Friday - 6 "The Word Of Triumph" Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Apr 4, 2012

❶ . THE SON WAS CRUCIFIED ❷ . THE SON OF GOD WAS MAGNIFIED ❸ . THE FATHER WAS SATISFIED ❹ . THE SAINTS ARE EDIFIED ❺ . AM I QUALIFIED?

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-29

Denomination: Baptist

Passion Of ‘the Christ’

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 5, 2012

Many of us are passionate about something or the other in our life. The important thing is … if we are Christians – Are we passionate about God more than anything else in our lives? When Christ was sent to earth, it was because the Father had unprecedente

Opening illustration: Funny how getting into God's Word and the life of Jesus brings a person into a personnel relationship with Christ; even in Hollywood. Oscar winning composer Johnny Green came to Christ reading the Bible doing research for an American bicentennial composition. Metropolitan ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational