Sermons on Not A Match:

"Crying Uncle"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 20, 2010

This is a sermon based on a parable about a God Who does not play favorites for a people who do.

Luke 18:9-14 “Crying Uncle” You gotta love how this parable starts out: “To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable…” Amazing, in many ways, not much has changed. I suppose there have always ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: United Methodist

Finish Well

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Jan 21, 2009

In the New Testament we see people like Judas, Anannias, and Saphirra who started well but did not finish well.

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Getting Past The Offense Of The Gospel

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 24, 2011

In God's kindness, we see the light that exposes our sin not as some glaring, off-putting intrusion but as the grace and mercy that it is.

First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas June 26, 2011 GETTING PAST THE OFFENSE OF THE GOSPEL Matthew 10:40-42 (NIV) 40 “He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me. 41 Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:40-42

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Being A Doer Of The Word

Contributed by Floyd Steverson on Feb 5, 2017

Sermon from James 1:19-27 on being a Doer of the Word

PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING #3 - "Be Doers of the Word" James 1:19 My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, 20 for man’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness. 21 Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Baptist

God Still Speaks Today

Contributed by John Gaston on Apr 19, 2018

We live in a day of chaos. Everywhere there are voices speaking, telling us what to believe, how to live our lives, and how to even think. There's ONE VOICE we should be listening to -- God's! He's speaking to You!

GOD STILL SPEAKS TODAY John 10:27 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: It’s Important to Speak & Listen 1. A wife was suing her husband for divorce and accused him of not speaking to her in five years. "What have you got to say for yourself?" asked the horrified judge. The husband replied meekly, "Well, er, I ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Do We Need Relationships? Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 8, 2013

This is the fourth message in a series from the book of Ecclesiastes that examines Solomon's wisdom in regard to the mistakes that he had made in his life. This message examines why God has wired us to need and desire relationships.

Dear Diary, “Every time I open myself up for a relationship I get kicked in the teeth. Why do we need relationships? Why should take the risk of being hurt again?” If you are like me you have been hurt and betrayed by someone you thought was your friend. These experiences really cause ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

True Love Acts

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Feb 18, 2016

Words are cheap. True biblical love is love in action.

If you ever feel frustrated with your church—God forbid!—then just read the Bible book of 1 Corinthians. First Church, Corinth was a real mess! People were fighting and gossiping. People were prideful. People were cliquish. And so the Apostle Paul wrote them a letter, trying to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

What Do You Value?

Contributed by Dr. David Wesner on Jun 1, 2015

There are two kinds of wisdom: Wisdom of the world and Wisdom of the Kingdom of God.

1st Corinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:27

Denomination: Charismatic

Grace And Personal Responsibility Series

Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 31, 2011

If our bodies are indeed temples of God’s Spirit, then it matters how we treat them.

Romans 12:1-2 Introduction: A. It’s my body. I can do with it what I want. B. This is a typical argument in the abortion issue. The woman-and others who are proponents, use this argument to justify their decision. They may even propose what’s inside them is just a fetus and not a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

What Not To Wear Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011

#9 in series. This lists the qualities not becoming of believers in Jesus.

Colossians 3:5-11 – What Not to Wear Today we pick up once again where we left off in Colossians 3. Today’s passage might be what some consider “Da Rulz”, a list of things that we aren’t supposed to do. I’d like to look at today’s passage not in a heavy ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Question Of Evil Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Jan 4, 2012

THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF THE PROBLEM OF EVIL IS ONE OF THE TOP TWO CRINGE QUESTIONS.

The Question of Evil April 17, 2011 INTRODUCTION May 11, 2011 -- GAFFNEY, SC -- A three year old child is dead after a tragic accident at a Gaffney church. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says that Alyssa Jade Mayfield, of Gaffney, was airlifted to Spartanburg Regional Hospital Wednesday ...read more

Scripture: Nahum 1:7

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

"Why Weep?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 15, 2014

A sermon for Easter.

"Why Weep?" John 20:1-18 There are times in our lives so terrible, so painful and so difficult that weeping has a sort of "guttural sound" to it. Have you ever cried so hard and with such despair that it felt as if your heart were breaking? Have you ever been in so much emotional pain, that ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: United Methodist

Jesus Is The Best Light

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 27, 2014

Jesus sheds light on our sin but also highlights God's love for us.

I’ve been obsessed with light lately. First there was the track light in the kitchen that kept burning out until Rob discovered that I probably hadn’t screwed the bulbs in correctly. And then there were the blinking lights on the router and modem for my computer. Blink. Blink. Blink, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Life Can Be Like A Garbage Truck?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 26, 2017

Life can accumulate much garbage of hurt and frustration. Never accept the negative, God's plan can overcome the obstacles.

LIFE CAN BE LIKE A GARBAGE TRUCK? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have several small candles. I have one match? How many candles can I light with one match? How many candles can one candle light? LIGHT THE CANDLE THEN UNLIMITED HOW MANY CANDLES WILL BURN? Are we burning a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7-17, Galatians 6:7-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Daniel: The Wise Will Be All Right Series

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Sep 3, 2020

God knows the future. Even if we don't know the future, we can be wise about how we live. At the end of God's future, we will be all right--ALL right--righteous in glory.

THE WISE WILL BE ALL RIGHT—Daniel 10-12 ***The 2010 movie, “The Kids Are All Right,” was about two women who married, with each having children by the same sperm donor. They raised their kids together. The plot takes crazy twists and turns, as one of the women has an affair with the sperm donor, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:15-16, 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed