Sermons on Nest Of A Rat:

The Two Builders (Matthew 7:21-29)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 12, 2007

Jesus, the teacher of wisdom, warns us to build our lives upon solid foundations. ...

Jesus concludes his Sermon on the Mount with a story of two builders - a good builder and a bad builder, a smart builder and a dumb one. Some of you will be aware of the fact that I’m about to embark upon some building myself. Most of you know that Ange and I are in the process of buying a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-29, Matthew 7:21

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

God Is Calling You Series

Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Aug 12, 2002

This sermon addresses God’s call to every person to have a relationship with Jesus, to be a disciple of Jesus, and to be in ministry with Jesus.

"God is Calling You" God Has A Plan for Your Life, part 1 Jeff Armbrester Ephesians 2:8-10 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—9not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10, Matthew 4:18-22

Denomination: Methodist

Called To Be Holy Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Feb 1, 2006

What does it mean to be a holy man or woman? This passage looks at the term "sanctification" and how it applies to believers.

Called to Be Holy Text: 1 Peter 1:13-16 Introduction: It was the late 1920’s when a woman and her new husband moved into the man’s old family home. It was a clapboard house with a hall down the middle. It wasn’t much of a home, but it was all they had. Ten years later, however, the two had ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Nehemiah's Prayer: A Prayer For Revival Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 18, 2015

If we want to experience revival in our land, we must cry out to God, praise His name, confess our sins, claim His promises, and commit to serving Him.

Before the opening day of duck season, two hunters bought a bird dog. They had heard that such a dog would make their hunting experience much more enjoyable and profitable. So when the big day came, they were up bright and early. They hunted all day, but as the sun began to set, they hadn’t ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Chasing The Stable-Boy Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 10, 2004

Instead of following after the "power and prestige of the world" how about following the humility of Christ?

I visited with an incensed high school student last week. Apparently her father had decided they weren’t going to get a Christmas tree or put up any of the other usually seasonal decorations. Instead they would have “Birthday” balloons and a birthday cake. And the presents would be arranged around ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:30-33

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Foundation For Marriage.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Feb 20, 2004

Love doesn’t sustain marriage, the marriage sustains love

A foundation for marriage. Matthew 5: 31, 32. 02/22.04 I was reading recently about a man who bought the city garbage dump. He covered it with dirt and began to build houses on the land. It only took a short while for the land to start settling and the houses begin to crumble. The people who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:31-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Test Of Those Which Follow Gedeon

Contributed by Créteur Fabien on Nov 24, 2003

Gedeon was called valiant hero! God always knows where to find the instrument suitable, suitable for his work. Because it is not that which recommends itself which is approved, it is that that the Lord recommends. 2Cor 10/18. When Gédéon sounded trumpet a

Lecture Juges 7/1-8 Gédéon a été appelé Availlant héros !@ Dieu sait toujours où trouver l’instrument convenable, approprié pour son oeuvre. Car ce n’est celui qui se recommande lui-même qui est approuvé, c’est celui que le Seigneur recommande.@ 2Cor 10/18. Quand Gédéon sonna de la trompette une ...read more

Scripture: Judges 7:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Mustard Seed Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 31, 2009

Sometimes we feel like we’re outnumbered by people who don’t believe in Jesus. There are times when we’re the only ones who want to do the right thing. But Jesus tells us that his kingdom may look small but in fact it will grow to be like a mighty tree th

A Combined Children’s talk and sermon How big do you think God’s Kingdom is? As big as the Simpson desert or Kakadu? As big as this whole land of Australia? Jesus said the kingdom of heaven was like a mustard seed. Now I can’t show you a mustard seed but I did bring some other seeds with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-35

Denomination: Anglican

La Musique Et Le Musicien D'église Series

Contributed by Patrick Berthalon on Sep 1, 2010

Place de la musique dans l'église

I. LA MUSIQUE & LE MUSICIEN DANS L’EGLISE A. La Nature de la Musique La musique se compose du rythme, de tonalité, de la mélodie, et de l'harmonie, mais il ce n'est pas simplement cela, parce que la musique a le pouvoir. (1 Samuel 16:16 DRB). (1 Samuel 16:23 DRB) Les gens ont toujours été ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Les Bienfaits De La Communion Fraternelle

Contributed by Francis Novert on Apr 14, 2007

les riches bénedictions de vivre la communion fraternelle

LA COMMNION FRATERNELLE Actes 2/41 A 47 L’exercice spirituel est indispensable pour la croissance de notre âme Où trouver le modèle de l’exercice de cette piété ? dans le livre des actes A la naissance de l’Eglise alors qu’aucune tradition humaine n’avait pris le pied sur la vraie piété ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Pentecostal

Os Quatro Estágios Do Engano Do Pecado

Contributed by Osvaldo Rafael Frutuozo Da Silva on Jul 7, 2015

Esboço de Sermão pregado na noite de 14/07/2013 (domingo), na IPI de Irapuru, SP, Brazil

Textos Chave: Tiago 1:14-15 14 “Mas cada um é tentado quando atraído e seduzido por seu próprio desejo. 15 Então o desejo, tendo concebido, dá à luz o pecado; e o pecado, após se consumar, gera a morte.” Introdução Sabemos que o pecado inicia na mente e no coração, este pecado quando ...read more

Scripture: James 1:14-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Great Awakening

Contributed by Douglas Turner on Jul 24, 2008

I believe that the God who has brought Great Awakenings in the past will bring Great Awakenings in the future if His people understand 3 things: • What prevents a Great Awakening • What precedes a Great Awakening • What is the produced by a Great Awak

In September 1857, in New York City, Jeremiah Lanphier, a 48-year old businessman began passing out handbills that read: "A day Prayer-Meeting is held every Wednesday from 12 to 1 o’clock in the ... North Dutch Church! Only one man showed up for the beginning of the meeting -- Lanphier! At ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Choose Life Series

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004

Implications of the 6th Commandment - Thou Shalt Not Kill

Choose Life Introduction Alexander M. Sanders, Jr., is the Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals. When his daughter Zoe graduated from the Univ. of South Carolina in 1992, he told this story that happened what she was just three years old. Sanders came home from work one day to find ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:13

Denomination: Baptist

Part 2 - The Thinking Pillar Series

Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Nov 30, 2004

Part 2 of the House of Faith Series deals with our thinking and how this is an important part of our responsability to serving Christ.

The House of Faith Series Part 2 – The Thinking Pillar † SCRIPTURE READING II Corinthians 10:3 – 5 “3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Denomination: Bible Church

Tools Of The Faith Part 1: Take That Thought Captive Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 2, 2010

Tools of the faith make our journey easier. As we live in the will of God as we think in accordance with his will, we stay in his will.

We are told in scripture to work out our salvation. The interesting thing about this is that when we work we need a few tools and the better the quality of the tools the easier the job usually goes and the better the results. (Here I pulled a couple of nails out of a peice of wood with a jemmy bar ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-5

Denomination: Salvation Army