Sermons on Not Finished:

The Cost Of Following Jesus

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 9, 2009

There is a cost to be paid for everything we do in life, even in our spiritual lives. We explore this concept using King Jehoshaphat and his decision to turn the battle over to God and let God fight it for him.

Last week, we spoke about our having problems and how those problems will undermine our walk with Christ if we let them. I reminded you of just how important it is to stay on top of the storms in your life, and that you can only do that by fully relying, not on yourself, but on Jesus Christ to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:14-30

Denomination: *other

Be Ye Holy Series

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 24, 2009

Holiness without no man shall see the Lord. In games directions tell us what to do to be victorious the Bible tells us how to be victorious if we just follow the directions.

“Be Ye Holy” “Follow the Directions” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. Scriptures: - Leviticus 11:44-45, 1st Peter 1:15-16, Deuteronomy 12:28, Hebrews 12:14. Lev. 11:44-45 – “For I [am] the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I [am] holy: neither ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 11:44-45, 1 Peter 1:16

Denomination: Apostolic

He Touched Me Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 27, 2009

If we want to meet the real needs of real people, then like Jesus, we must touch the untouchable, forgive the unforgivable, and befriend the despicable.

He Touched Me! (Mark 1:40 – 2:17) A soldier was wounded in a battle and ordered to the nearest military hospital. Arriving at the entrance, he saw two doors: one marked “For Minor Wounds,” the other “For Serious Wounds.” He entered the first door and walked down a long hallway. At the end of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

How To Live In The Face Of Uncertainty Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 30, 2009

19th in a series from Ecclesiastes. How Christians are to respond to uncertainty in the world.

There was once an elderly gentleman who loved playing golf. But he was almost eighty, and his vision was not very good anymore. He always had partners with him when he went out to play so they could watch his ball and tell him where it went. One day his buddies did not show up. It was a beautiful ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing God's Will

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 6, 2009

Knowing and doing the will of God as taught from the Scripture

"Knowing God’s Will" The Lord Jesus Christ came to do the will of God His Father. This fact is recorded in His Words found in both the Old and New Testament: "Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the Book it is written of Me, I delight to do Thy will, O My God, yea, Thy Law is within My ...read more

Scripture: John 7:16-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Cry Of The Spirit

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jul 8, 2009

The Spirit of the Lord is crying unto us this day, that is why the Bible says, “He that has ears let him hear what the Spirit is saying.” It means that the fact that we have something representing ears does not mean that we hear. It is only those who have

THE CRY OF THE SPIRIT Dr. D. K. Olukoya Father Lord, do a deep work in our spirits this week, touch us at the points of our needs. Let our lives no longer remain the same, in Jesus’ name. This week, we are looking at what I call, “The Cry of the Spirit.” Hebrew 12: 25 – 27: “See that ye refuse ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:25-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Radical Prayer Series

Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 13, 2009

Many prayers of God’s people are weak, empty, passion-less, and vision-less. If we are going to see God move, if we are going to see God at work, if we are going to see situations turned around and lives dramatically changed by the mighty hand of God the

Walnut Prayers There was once a man who was very faithful in his prayer life. Every morning when he got up he would kneel by his bed and he would pray, ‘God bless me, God bless my family, God bless this day’. And before every meal he would say a prayer ‘God bless this food’. And every night ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:21-32

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer Of Tears Series

Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 14, 2009

Tears are a language that God understands. Tears speak more about what our hearts feel than any words could ever express. When words just won’t come, it’s our tears that shout out to God.

Prayer of Tears Psalm 56:8 (The Living Bible) We’ve started a new series called ‘When you pray…’ and over the next few weeks we’re going to be looking at this thing we call prayer and the different types of prayer that are available to us. But what I didn’t want to do is to fall into the same ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 56:8, Psalm 43:3

Denomination: Baptist

Woe, Woe, Woe - Part 2 Series

Contributed by David Elvery on May 6, 2009

3 More things Jesus Condemned the Pharisees for.

“Woe, Woe, Woe - Part 2 – Luke 11:37-55” Gladstone Baptist Church – 12/11/06 am S1 - We love to condemn the Pharisees. OOPS I lived in Tasmania for 3 years before coming to Gladstone and I loved our time there. I’d go back any time. But you know what I’ve noticed … we love to pick on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:37-55

Denomination: Baptist

Joy In Humility Series

Contributed by Ryan Akers on May 7, 2009

Easter message on the humility of Christ and how you and I must mirror that same humility as Christians.

Parts of this message were taken from Mark Driscoll’s sermon on the same topic. This week is a very difficult sermon to preach. In the passage we will eventually look into this morning Paul will speak to us on the most difficult attribute for any human to possess, humility. I would just like to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

Power Through Fire Baptism

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 24, 2009

When God passes you through fire, you will come out a better vessel to serve the water of life to people. God will use both cold and hot vessels. If you are in the house of God now and you are hot for the Lord, He will use you and if you are cold, He will

POWER THROUGH FIRE BAPTISM Dr. D. K. Olukoya I want to encourage you to read this chapter prayerfully especially if you are not satisfied with your present spiritual life and would want improvement. Exodus 3: 1-6: “Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro, his father in law, the priest of Midian: and ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Temptation, Sin, And Consequences (Pt. 2) Series

Contributed by David Owens on May 26, 2009

Nathan confronts David. David repents, is forgiven, but must still face the earthly consequences of his sin.

Introduction: A. The story is told of a young child at a Catholic school who went to confession. 1. Because the younger children at the parochial school often forgot their sins when they entered the confessional, the teachers would have the students write down a list of their sins. 2. As the boy ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Change In James

Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 26, 2009

Using the change seen in Jesus’ brother James, we show how that affects our changing & growing walk with Christ today.

No matter where you are in your walk with Christ, you did not just suddenly appear there. No, you started as we all start; becoming aware of a need inside your heart that you probably could not explain. Then, you became aware of Jesus Christ, the One known as the Savior and how He could give ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-14

Denomination: *other

Growing Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 27, 2009

As we look at his life we will see that there were no less than four times that he came to a decision point for change and growth – which is the way it works. We don’t grow steadily through life. In fact we are more like climbers...

UNSTOPPABLE Following Jesus July 13 Growing Means Changing 5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Revelation 21:5 The Model T OPEN: Back in 1912, Ford Motor Co. had a production manager named William Knudsen - considered one of the best in his field. Knudsen became ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:55-62

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Painting God's Masterpiece Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on May 29, 2009

This message focuses on the images we should be seeing versus what we are currently focusing on.

Painting God’s Masterpiece Scripture: Genesis 1:3; 2:7; Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:10; Colossians 2:9-10; Introduction: Last week I introduced this message with an example of how important images are. I stressed the fact that we live by the fulfillment of images – meaning that the image we see in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational