Sermons on Not Making Friends:

The Church, The Body Of Christ

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 23, 2012

We are the body of Christ but what makes us a healthy body?

The Church, The Body of Christ The Church. The Church. When I say church, what do you think of? A little white clapboard building with a steeple and a bell, or perhaps the Crystal Cathedral in California. Maybe you don’t think of a building instead you think of people, perhaps your ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Storm Before The Calm Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 28, 2022

In the storms of life, make sure you have an anchor for your soul.

The Storm Before the Calm Acts 27:1-44 Rev. Brian Bill March 27-28, 2022 I suffer from aquaphobia, or the fear of water. I can trace it to four traumatic events. • When I was around 9 years old, I was fishing in the middle of the night with my dad and his buddies on Devil’s Lake [aptly named]. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

When God Touches You, Does It Hurt? - Genesis 32-33 Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jul 25, 2021

A family was sitting around the dinner table having a discussion and the conversation turned to a man. One of their friends had recently become a believer. The dad said in the comment, “Yeah, God touched his heart.”

A family was sitting around the dinner table having a discussion and the conversation turned to a man. One of their friends had recently become a believer. The dad said in the comment, “Yeah, God touched his heart.” The seven-year-old girl paused for a moment and she said, “How does God touch ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Doing Church - God's Style

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Nov 19, 2020

Today, thousands of churches are starting each year all across America but the question is, “Are they accomplishing the main purpose? Are they making disciples?

An engineer who worked for the General Motors Corporation; once showed his friend a plant that was all of a mile long. He told his friend that "raw" materials went in one end of the plant and cars came out the other, then he told his friend something revolutionary. That building exists ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living For God In A Secular World

Contributed by Buddy Cook on Jul 16, 2015

Daniel and his three Hebrew friends were thrust into the pagan environment of Babylon. How they served God in this pagan land is an example of how we can serve God in our secular culture.

LIVING FOR GOD IN A SECULAR WORLD Daniel 1:1-21 Introduction: Recent Supreme Court Rulings • List of Supreme Court Rulings • We live in a world driven by public opinion and public opinion does not always line up with what God’s word to us. Question: How do we hold biblical ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21

Denomination: Nazarene

Powerful & Effective Prayer Series

Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on Sep 1, 2008

There is a power in prayer but we need to know how to make it effectibe and powerful.

TOPIC: POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE PRAYER Text: James 5:13-20 Introduction: (ILL. Answer to Prayer Require Preparation! – A rather lazy student noticed that a fellow student always recited her lessons well, so he said to her, "How is it that you always say your lesson so perfectly?" She replied, "I ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Avoid Coveting Series

Contributed by John Gullick on Nov 23, 2015

A sermon that proposes a route in life that makes coveting an absurd impossibility.

Thou shalt not covet! Many of the ten commandments tell us not to do something like thou shalt not murder we got that cleared up in our lives or we wouldn’t be here. We would be be in prison. But the ten commandment refers to what is going on in your mind and your heart. Guard your heart ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Do Miracles Authenticate A Preacher?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 29, 2024

Make sure your signs are signed off by God and not a scammer.

I started looking through my sermons in progress and came across this one I started in 2018. Little did I know that six years later that I would be speaking often against false prophets marking them as the Word commands. Indeed, I had other issues to deal with for a long time and just shook my ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12, Matthew 7:20-23, Revelation 16:12-15, Revelation 13:11-15, Hebrews 2:3-4, Acts 6:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 1 Corinthians 12:28-31, Romans 12:5-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Danger Of Keeping Bad Company Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 11, 2025

The people we associate with have a powerful influence on our thoughts, choices, and destinies. Relationships are like elevators—they either take you up or bring you down.

THE DANGER OF KEEPING BAD COMPANY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Corinthians 15:33 "Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners." Supporting Texts: Proverbs 13:20, Psalm 1:1-3, 2 Corinthians 6:14, Proverbs 22:24-25, 1 Kings 11:1-11 INTRODUCTION: The people we ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:20, Psalm 1:1-3, 2 Corinthians 6:14, Proverbs 22:24-25, 1 Kings 11:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:33  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Spiritual Amnesia Leads To Apostasy

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 10, 2023

The title of this sermon may not make a bit of sense…but it is my sincere prayer before I complete this sermon it will make sense and you will understand the seriousness of SPIRITUAL AMNESIA THAT LEADS TO APOSTASY.

I want to show you two things about AMNESIA AND APOSTASY. First, let us look at… I. AMNESIA WHAT IS AMNESIA? When a person has amnesia they forget some very important things in their life, such as… • They forget who their loved ones are...ISN’T THAT SAD! • Where they live… ISN’T THAT SAD! ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Secret Of The Third Prince.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 3, 2023

Johnathan, Cane devotion on the three princes. Make your gaze Jesus.

The Secret of the Third Prince. Psalm 25:15NLT We were walking through a large open Desert plain covered with loose sand. As we walked my friend told me to seek to walk in a straight line. So I kept walking as he watched. He let me go on for a few minutes. “Stop,” he yelled from the distance. Now ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 25:15, Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Are You A “meet” Mate?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 8, 2015

Help in making your marriage a match made in Heaven instead of Hell.

Gen 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. When God made woman “meet” or fit for the man, He meant the deal to be that Adam’s strengths were Eve’s weaknesses and Eve’s strengths were ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18

Denomination: Baptist

Three Big Mistakes In Life

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 30, 2022

People make mistakes because we can’t see ahead.

Illus: On July 4, 1952, Florence Chadwich, aged 34, waded into the water off Catalina Island and began her 21-mile swim toward California. If she completed her journey, she would be the first woman ever to accomplish this feat. The water was ice cold, and the fog was so heavy, that Florence could ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

When To Set Boundaries And To Block A Toxic Family Member Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Mar 7, 2025

In this sermon, we will explore what the Bible says about removing a family member from your life and provide few signs that may indicate God is telling you to block a toxic family member.

As Christians, we are called to love and forgive others, including our family members. However, there are times when setting boundaries or distancing ourselves from toxic family members is necessary for our emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. In this sermon, we will explore what the Bible ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:51-53, Matthew 7:6

If You Will

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 6, 2006

A sermon for the 6th Sunday after the Epiphany Making a leper clean

6th Sunday after Epiphany Mark 1:40-45 Sermon "If You Will"  40 ¶ And a leper came to him beseeching him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.”  41 Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I will; be clean.”  42 And immediately ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Lutheran