Sermons on Not Of The World:

The Walk

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004

This is about keeping our walk fresh.

Turn with me to James chapter 1. Read James 1:17-27. James was a most practical writer, and here we see his practicality shine through. We see some the basic ideas of the walk. The Christian life has often been called a walk. You can tell a lot about a person by their walk. Someone who is ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-27

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Gospel According To John 3;16

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001

This sermon is the gospel in a nutshell based on John 3:16

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN 3;16 OUTLINE 1.DEITY - FOR GOD- 2.DESIRE - SO LOVED THE WORLD- 3.DONATION - THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON- 4.DECLARATION - THAT WHOSOEVER- 5.DUTY - BELEIVETH ON HIM- 6.DANGER - SHOULD NOT PERISH- 7.DESTINY - BUT HAVE EVERLASTING ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

What's In A Name?

Contributed by Frank Martin on Jan 10, 2008

What’s in a name?

What’s in a name? By f.martin I grew up in New Jersey. As a young fellow I was taken to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Englewood NJ for spiritual worship and fellowship. When you are young and part of the family I was in, there was not an option when the family went to church. You went happily ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Called To Be The Salt Of The Earth

Contributed by John Hamby on May 31, 2005

Five Qualities in which Christians are to be Like Salt.

“Called To Be the Salt of the Earth” Matthew 5:13 “A Peanuts cartoon, showed Peppermint Patty talking to Charlie Brown. She said, "Guess what, Chuck. The first day of school, and I got sent to the principal’s office. It was your fault, Chuck." He said, "My fault? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

Am I Jew?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on May 31, 2005

Are there one or two Gospels???? Do I witness to a Jew or not?

Am I A Jew? I have been somewhat amazed that in the last few years I have had several people ask if I were Jewish. This is somewhat unique since for most of my life people have teased me about being Sgt. Schultz from Hogan’s Heroes even though I spell my name without the “c”. I have been a SSGT ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Beauty Of The Prayer Shawl (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Jun 15, 2007

Exploring the Jewish roots of Christianity by studying the symbolism of the prayer shawl.

Today we will be finishing our series with the third and final teaching on the Beauty of the Jewish Prayer Shawl. Though as Christians we do not use the prayer shawl there is much we can learn from it. The shawl (talit) was and is an integral part of the Jewish faith – from which our own faith ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 15:37-41

Denomination: Baptist

You Adulterous People Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 14, 2012

What does spiritual adultery mean? Several things according to this text. 1- Spiritual adultery means friendship with the world 2- Spiritual adultery means opposition to God 3- Spiritual adultery means giving in to the devil

INTRO.- People commit adultery in various ways. Our world is notorious for committing adultery. It seems to happens in Hollywood often. ILL.- Remember actress Sandra Bullock in the award winning movie, “The Blind Side”? And do you remember to whom she was married? She was married from 2005 to ...read more

Scripture: James 4:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Raising The Standard

Contributed by Monte Brown on Jan 13, 2010

We found out that things like lying, living together, stealing, murder, abortion, hatred, and all sorts of other things that the Bible condemns are all right for most people so long as they think it to be so. The Bible has taken a back seat to some ot

Raising the Standard Modified 1/7/08 James 1:12; I Corinthians 9:27 Monte T. Brown Review Week before last we started our series of messages called Raising the Standard. The first message was entitled What’s Your Standard. We ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

Seek Wisdom Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 17, 2009

The wisdom of the world is fleeting; seek godly wisdom!

Seek Wisdom, James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Introduction Those who study bees tell us when a honeybee drives its barbed stinger into flesh, it becomes so firmly imbedded that the only way the bee can escape is to leave the stinger behind. This, however, is sure to cause the death of the bee. It receives ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Struggling To Work For Peace Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 19, 2009

August 1989, Day of Prayer for World Peace: Making peace in the world begins with making peace with God. It does not mean making peace WITH the world.

Just a few weeks ago they re-enacted, not very far from here, a small but crucial Civil War battle. The Battle of Fort Stevens did not get into a lot of the history books, but it was important in that it turned back the Confederate armies on the very edge of the capital city. Had the South taken ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 10:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 2: A Church To Change The World

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 21, 2009

Ten Nation-Changing ways to pray.

Series: “A CHURCH TO CHANGE THE WORLD” Sermon 2 TEN NATION-CHANGING WAYS TO PRAY By Jerry Falwell A. INTRODUCTION Last week I told you we need great faith if our church is going to change the world. I came to the conclusion at the end of my sermon, “We will have greater faith to change the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:19

Denomination: Baptist

The Top 7 Lies You’ll Hear At College

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 8, 2014

Many young people go to college as Christians, but due to the secularism and the anti-Christian propaganda force-fed them, they become agnostics or atheists.They must become knowledgeable of the foundations of their Christian faith.

THE TOP 7 LIES YOU’LL HEAR AT COLLEGE INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: WHAT AISLE IS THE POLISH SAUSAGE ON? 1. People today over-react, especially about politically correct topics. There was a customer who asked, "In what aisle could I find the Polish sausage?" 2. The clerk asked, "Are you Polish?" ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I'm Gonna Eat Worms

Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 26, 2013

Exposition of John 15

Text: John 15:18-25, Title: I’m Gonna Eat Worms, Date/Place: NRBC, 8.25.13, AM A. Opening illustration: The Qumran community and its teaching of loving its members and the hatred that it had from the world and for the world. B. Background to passage: Jesus makes and abrupt shift in his ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Mirror Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 16, 2013

Psalm 119 is all about God's Word, but is the Word an instruction manual with every detail of life enumerated for us, or is it more a character sketch of the most beautiful and wonderful being ever?

Psalm 119 has been called the Mt. Everest of the Psalms. It is the longest psalm and the longest chapter in the Bible. What I love about it is that it is all about God’s Word. And that’s what we are about here at Calvary Chapel: teaching God’s Word. I’ve heard a slur about ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-32

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Christian Assurance

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Oct 29, 2014

christian assurance

Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. my sermon ideas and illustrations are often taken from many sources including those at Sermoncentral.com, there could be instances where other ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:13-21

Denomination: *other