Sermons on Not Compromising:

Health Check-Up #2 Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 4, 2014

A study of chapter 5 verses 6 through 8 of the book of 1 Corinthians

Health Check-up #2 1 Corinthians 5: 6 – 8 6 Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. 8 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:6-8

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Hated For Telling It Like It Is

Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Oct 13, 2015

Hated For Telling It Like It Is

Hated For Telling It Like It Is I Kings 22:1 We have seen many changes in the way that the Bible believing Christians are perceived by our communities. Some perceive us as being radical cultists, while others consider us poor ignorant fools for believing the Word of God. For the most part we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 22:1

Denomination: Foursquare

A Home Invasion

Contributed by Scott Thomas on Oct 21, 2013

This is a story that very few preach about. It is the story of Hezekiah allowing the enemy of God into his home. He allowed a home invasion in the name have making peace with the enemy of God. He died, and his family was lost to Babylon.

A Home Invasion II Kings 20:12-21 12 At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 20:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

Plateau? Accepting The Little?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 9, 2015

I use a rubber band to illustrate how faith must stretch us... Will we keep doing things the same old way and expect a different outcome. Lot settled for less than what God had planned. Faith reaches beyond...

PLATEAU? CHOOSING TO LIVE IN ZOAR, THE PLACE OF LITTLE... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Thanks Garry Brackett for the trail to this lesson... I USE RUBBER BANDS FOR THIS LESSON... The real value of a rubber band is when you STRETCH IT. Discuss how a rubber band must feel when ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Finishing Vs Finishing Well Series

Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on May 31, 2019

May is the month of college graduations. All across this country young men and women have completed their college educations and now have the opportunity to walk across the stage and receive their diploma.

May is the month of college graduations. All across this country young men and women have completed their college educations and now have the opportunity to walk across the stage and receive their diploma. On every college campus, there are some young men and women who are walking across the stage ...read more

Scripture: John 19:30

Denomination: Baptist

Rebuking In Love Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Feb 4, 2025

Rebuking a family member or someone we love when they do wrong, or sin can be a delicate matter.

Rebuking a family member or someone we love when they do wrong, or sin can be a delicate matter. However, the Bible provides guidance on how to approach this situation in a loving and constructive manner. Why Rebuke? The Bible teaches that rebuking someone who has sinned is not only acceptable but ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23, 2 Corinthians 5:21

A Church Wedded To The World

Contributed by David Zimmerman on Oct 18, 2000

In 1871, an American named Heinrich Schliemann began ex-cavating an ancient city in Turkey.

In 1871, an American named Heinrich Schliemann began ex-cavating an ancient city in Turkey. To the amazement of many, this retiredbusinessman had discovered the lost city of Troy. To-day, you can still see the ruins of its towers and its walls, which were 16 feet thick. According to the Homer's ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: *other

Dismantling The Darkness

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Aug 24, 2001

This dark world needs Light. Jesus is the Light, but we are to be bearers of the Light. How can we do that, thus, Dismantling The Darkness? This message discusses some of those issues.

The late President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, was a man of few words. He returned home from attending church one Sunday. His wife had been unable to attend, but she was interested in what the minister spoke about in the service. Coolidge responded with just one word: "Sin." She ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Keeping The Faith In A Hostile World Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 2, 2002

External and internal conflict, a clash of values

Keeping the faith in a hostile world—Judges chapters 1-2 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts (Scripture Reading: 2:6-19) The slogan of the Outback Steak House is “No Rules—Just Right”…but I suspect that if you showed up and didn’t wait for the hostess, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:6-19

Denomination: Congregational

Balancing Our Emphasis Between Task And Relationship Orientation

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 15, 2006

Balancing Life is Dependent on the Holy Spirit’s Enabling

Balancing Our Emphasis Between Task and Relationship Orientation 1 John 4:20-4:21 - If anyone says I love God but hates his brother. He is a liar and the truth is not in him. For how can you say you love God whom you do not see when you do not love your brother whom you see? 1. The Holy ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Borders, Boundaries And Illegal Immigration

Contributed by Brian Buriff on Jun 5, 2006

Guard our hearts and attitudes, to avoid becoming an illegal alien (spiritually) - i.e., tresspassing against God’s character and alienating ourselves from the heart of God.

INTRODUCTION 60 years ago, after the PT 109 boat was destroyed and the 11 survivors swam to a nearby island, young JFK Walked back out into shark infested waters with a battery-powered strobe to try to signal for help and rescue. As we lift the strobe of God’s Word today, this sermon ventures out ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:12-22

Denomination: Church Of God

The Religious But Hard-Hearted Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 2, 2007

If God does not soften ones heart, one may dabble with religion, but one will never find a saving relationship with the true God.

The Religious But Hard-Hearted (Exodus 8:20-9:12) 1. What if God was politically correct? Imagine this: Moses was sitting in the Egyptian ghetto. Things were terrible. Pharaoh wouldn’t even speak to him. The rest of the Israelites were mad at him and making the overseers even more irritable than ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Contending For The Faith

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 30, 2008

Living Holy In A Godless World

Contending For The Faith (Living Holy in a Godless World) Jude 1:3 Bishop David Ibeleme Perilous are the times we live in – 2 Tim. 3:1ff; 1 Tim. 4:1-2.  Paul in his writings to Timothy his son indicated that the days they were living in were indeed perilous and laden with ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Part 10 - Matthew 12:24-30 - God, You Are So Narrow Minded And Inflexible! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 23, 2010

No wonder people see Christians as uncaring when they hear these words used like a sledge hammer against any OTHER RELIGION or against anyone who does not believe in Christ. It implies that God is UNLOVING and rigidly bent on sending people to hell.

Part 10 - Matthew 12:24-30 - GOD, YOU ARE SO NARROW MINDED AND INFLEXIBLE! There's a fictional story of the soldier in the American civil war who did not want to fight with anyone. In an attempt to remain NEUTRAL, he dressed in Union pants and a Confederate jacket. Unfortunately BOTH SIDES shot ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:24-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Worship According To God's Will Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 18, 2010

We must worship God as he wishes, not as we wish.

Monday of 25th week in Course 20 Sept 2010 The Spirit of the Liturgy Try as we might, we cannot ever find Jesus “cutting a deal,” or negotiating the Truth. He seemed always to be spoiling for a confrontation with Sadducees–the crooks who ran worship–or Pharisees, or ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:27-28

Denomination: Catholic