Sermons on New Ambitions:

Don't Be A Nimrod! Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011

I think we would be wise to avoid being a nimrod.

Intro: 1. Dictionary of American Slang, lists: nimrod. a. a simpleton; a nerd. EX: Johnny is a total nimrod. He does such dumb things! *What stupid nimrod left the lid off the cottage cheese? 2. I think we would be wise to avoid being a nimrod! 3. Don't be a Nimrod! ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Game "Plan”. Series

Contributed by Herbert Armstrong Bosantog on Nov 7, 2012

Engineers NEVER START a construction without a PLAN. In CHESS game, most LOSERS are those who DON’T MAKE PLAN for the NEXT MOVE. VICTORIOUS Chess players are those who establish the NEXT MOVE in ADVANCE. . “The BIBLE is God’s BLUEPRINT of His GREAT PLA

I. THE GAME “PLAN”. --------Engineers NEVER START a construction without a PLAN. --------In CHESS game, most LOSERS are those who DON’T MAKE PLAN for the NEXT MOVE. VICTORIOUS Chess players are those who establish the NEXT MOVE in ADVANCE. . “The BIBLE is God’s BLUEPRINT of His GREAT PLAN for ...read more

Denomination: *other

People On The Move

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 6, 2010

We can and must keep moving ahead in our relationship with and service for Jesus. Here are several moves of a Christ follower.

People on the Move Philippians 3:10-16 10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Ill-Gotten Gains

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Oct 29, 2023

Jezebel took shortcuts to gain power and wealth and wound up being famous, but not in the way she wanted.

How many women in this congregation are wearing makeup? How many of you actually feel rather undressed if you go out without your lipstick? My mother, who turned 104 in September, used to be so dependent on makeup she even wore lipstick and eye liner on hiking trips. I don’t often wear makeup ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Service Entrance

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 2, 2023

In God’s kingdom it’s how we handle our everyday lives, not whether or not we make a big splash, that truly matters.

Anybody remember the riots that broke out some years ago when Sony’s PlayStation 3 was scheduled for release? Nearly 400 people in Boston’s Copley Place mall overwhelmed mall security. Nearly a dozen police cruisers responded to the call. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and the crowd dispersed when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28, 1 Peter 5:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Michael Is Dead - Guess Whose Alive

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 28, 2009

Thousands of people across the world morn the death of Michael Jackson They go to his home trying to see him yet he is not there. They treat him like a God yet he is not a God . Many worship him yet he can do nothing for them He is just a man just

Michael is dead ******** Guess whose alive********* Thousands of people across the world morn the death of Michael Jackson They go to his home trying to see him yet he is not there. They treat him like a God yet he is not a God . Many worship him yet he can do nothinMichael is ...read more

Scripture: Job 14:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

God's Donkey

Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Mar 13, 2007

I have an ambition... I want to be a donkey. Not just any old donkey. I want to be God’s donkey. Why not make it your ambition as well?

God’s Donkey I want to tell you of one of my ambitions today. It is not an ambition that I have told many people about. In fact, it is an ambition that I have only recently had. It is an ambition that God has laid upon my heart. Some of you may feel that I have already fulfilled this ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:21-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Could Not Have Done It Without You!

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 28, 2018

This is a lay pastor's appreciation message. It's about helping without always getting recognition for it. It looks at Hur in the Bible. Sometimes God wants us in the backgroung out of the spotlight.

I Could Not Have Done It Without You. 1 Chronicles 11:10-14 Romans 16:2-13 How do you feel when someone does something and they look at you and say, “I Couldn’t Have Done It Without You.” Today as we honor our lay pastors and look back at how God has used us in the past, we say, we could not have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 11:10-14, Romans 16:2-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Conceited Christian Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 12, 2021

Third John 9-10 shows us how a conceited Christian lives.

Scripture We are closing in on the conclusion of our study in the Apostle John’s letters that I am calling “That You May Know That You Have Eternal Life.” John wrote three letters toward the end of the first century. He was responsible for the churches around Ephesus. He loved the believers in the ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:9-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A New Beginning-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 3, 2011

1 of 2. Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus yielded the essentials of being born again. What is essential to a new beginning? 6 concessions essential to a new beginning are...

A NEW BEGINNING-I—John 3:1-21 Attention: New Years Day is about the beginning of something new. It is a harbinger of a time filled with potential... Of possibly doing things differently & better—particularly if last year was a difficult one. It is also the start of an extension of last year’s joys ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

U Can Build God A House Like Solomon Did

Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Aug 29, 2010

Draw a line in the sand, and know this you can build God a house with anything if you’re not ashame

2 Chronicles 2 1 - 6 Solomon was determined to build a house for the name of the Lord; he made a choice and it was hot like that tornado fire the world witnessed during the month of August 2010. Man has chosen to work the same way twice but not with his eyes. It’s time to get over - ourselves; ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 2:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Quagmire Of Mankind’s Separation-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 26, 2012

1 of 3. Genesis concisely details a separation of nations following the Flood. What defines the quagmire of mankind’s separation? The quagmire in mankind’s separation is in his...

The QUAGMIRE Of MANKIND’s SEPARATION-I—Genesis 10:1-32 & 11:1-9 Attention: Oystering in Savannah/Coastal salt-marsh mud will literally suck your boots off! Such a Quagmire is a difficult place from which to be extricated. Mankind became separated into various nations following the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Rising Or Rejecting? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 21, 2009

The man at the pool of Bethsaida had lost his will to achieve, and blamed others. Jesus, however, gave Him his self-worth as well as his health. Do not blame prejudice or racism for failure; turn to Jesus and be healed and motivated.

The day dawned like any other day ... a little chillier, maybe, than you might have expected this time of year. But still, about as gray and bleak and unpromising as any other day. After all, every day was about like every other day. What reason did he have to expect anything different? For 38 ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Completing Christ

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 10, 2009

Our lives find meaning and completeness if we first recognize what God has already done in us, if we see that God never stops working in any life, and if we devote ourselves to His purposes.

If I were to take you to my home this afternoon, I could show you a parable of the human condition. My house would tell you a whole lot about our family, of course, but it also would tell you about the whole human problem. You see, our house is unfinished. It is incomplete. Oh, it was built in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:21-29

Denomination: Baptist

Leaving God Out Of Our Plans – Boasting And Being Arrogant! Series

Contributed by John Wright on Feb 2, 2010

James teaches that it is sinfull to leave God out of our plans and on our own to boast and be arrogant and negligent to His commands.

INTRODUCTION #23 1. Open your bibles to James 4:13-17. 2. In this section of scripture James gives warning about making plans that do not include God in those plans. (1)Young people, is God #1 in your planning for your summer vacation? With your free time will you read the bible and pray more? ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ