Sermons on Not Sliding:

Christmas - Faith And Courage

Contributed by Robert Fox on Dec 11, 2006

Mary and Joseph lived righteous lives in an unrighteous world. The only thing preventing us from finding favor with God in the same way is our daily choices. Student Ministry PowerPoint format.

This discussion was originally presented in PowerPoint format to a high school audience. If you have questions or would like the original PowerPoint, feel free to contact me at robert.fox@alltel.com A good deal of the content in this presentation came from the excellent messages by C. Raymond van ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-21

Denomination: Baptist

Ruth - Life Lessons During Difficult Times Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Apr 5, 2013

We all face difficult times in life. It is helpful to know what to expect when we face difficult times so we can prepare to respond in a way that will glorify the Lord and be beneficial to us. What can we learn from the story of Ruth so that we can face

Ruth – Life Lessons during difficult times Ruth 1:1 – 4:21 Running from God does not prove beneficial (Ruth 1:1-5) Following God will lead to… Times of Sacrifice Provision of Needs The Hope of Redemption Intro Slide Good Evening/Morning, We are so glad you are here today. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Membership Matters Series

Contributed by Art Good on Jun 19, 2017

The message today is based on a book written by Thom Rainer, titled, “I am A Church Member.” Thom is the President of Lifeway resources and spends a great deal of time researching all different kinds of churches!

Good morning. Last week Pastor Steve talked a little bit about how we all have our preferences when it comes to where we sit. Personally I sit in a different spot most weeks… And I have met lots of great neighbors. Sometimes though I wonder how YOU feel when one of the pastors sits with you. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Denomination: Wesleyan

Integrity - Counting The Cost Series

Contributed by Don Jones on May 30, 2006

Are you willing to follow Christ no matter what the cost? Three young men show us how Almighty God was revealed when they were in the midst of the fire. The third in a series on integrity

6-04-2006 Integrity - Counting the Cost Daniel 3:1-30 West Glendale Baptist Church Pastor Don Jones We are now on the third message of the series entitled "Integrity". To say that they went from the frying pan into the fire would be incorrect. They simply went into the fire. Shadrach, Meshach, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

No Perfect People Allowed

Contributed by Bret Bone on May 1, 2012

God’s number one concern is making sure you understand that even though you personally may have failed Him. He still desires for you to daily seek Him out and ask Him to forgive you of your past… (sin) His intentions have always been for your best inter

Video Chairs Slide #1 Prayer How many of you have noticed the poster hanging at the end of the office hallway. 16 months ago when my family and I were asked to come and see if this was the church and the community that God had prepared for us to minister in… The caption that is printed on ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Are You Thankful

Contributed by Bret Bone on Nov 26, 2012

The Thanksgiving Holiday gives each of us the perfect opportunity to help transform lives that are only known for busyness… into lives that are known for thankfulness and compassion. God wants nothing more than for us to be a people of thanksgiving.

Video… Forget something SLIDE#1 Prayer On Thursday each of us will be gathering together with our friends and families. And hopefully we will remember to do more than just sit down to eat a meal… yell at the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

No Perfect People

Contributed by Bret Bone on Apr 20, 2013

How many of you have noticed the poster hanging at the end of the office hallway. 16 months ago when my family and I were asked to come and see if this was the church and the community that God had prepared for us to minister in… The caption that is pri

Video Chairs Slide #1 Prayer How many of you have noticed the poster hanging at the end of the office hallway. 16 months ago when my family and I were asked to come and see if this was the church and the community that God had prepared for us to minister in… The caption that is printed on ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

The Game Is Only Half Over

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 21, 2010

The fifth message in the 2010 Lenten series

(Slide 1) On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played the University of California in the Rose Bowl. A UC player named Roy Riegels, who was their center, recovered a fumble for California and in the confusion of evading some of the Georgia Tech tacklers, started running sixty-five yards… in the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-4

Denomination: Church Of God

Give Thanks

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 19, 2025

A Sermon for Commitment Sunday.

Matthew 14:13-21 Give Thanks Crowds of people were following Jesus and his disciples. We are told there were 5,000 men, not counting the women and children. So, rough estimate? 15,000 people? That’s huge. And they were all hungry. What an overwhelming situation. The disciples ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: United Methodist

Storm Proofing The House Series

Contributed by Ken Alford on Aug 17, 2001

A LIFE IS ONLY AS STRONG AS THAT ON WHICH IT RESTS.

July 16, 2001-- AM STORM PROOFING THE HOUSE Matthew 7:24-27 INTRODUCTION: (1) During a thunder storm in the midwest, my parents turned on the TV to watch for tornado warnings. Just as the screen flashed a warning, a limb crashed outside the living room window. Mom bolted toward a safer spot in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Realizing The Vision Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jun 26, 2008

How do we realize the vision of God in face of challenges?

Realizing the Vision Facing the Challenges of Leadership Nehemiah Faced those who wanted to Destroy He Faced them in Prayer He Faced them in Practice Nehemiah Faced those who were Discouraged He faced them with his Action He faced them with Encouragement Nehemiah Faced those who ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From Selfishness To Selflessness

Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 5, 2025

You probably know this story.

From Selfishness to Selflessness “Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Money...what To Do...what To Do?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 4, 2007

Second in the series, ‘The People’s Choice Sermon Series’

(Slide 1) As I do most of the time when I begin to write my sermon, I do a bit of research as a means of prayerfully considering what the Lord would have me say. Sometimes it is hard to do focus my efforts because what I feel led of the Spirit to preach has many different angles to it and I am not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 6:6-10

Denomination: Church Of God

The Next Step Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Aug 8, 2008

What is required to be able to take the steps of fatih the God wants us to take

The Journey of Life – The Next Step Taking steps of Faith Requires Courage (14:27) Desire (14:28) Obedience (14:29) Dependence on Jesus appears Risky Dependence on ourselves actually is Risky Perseverance (14:30-31) Good morning, Last week we were going to show a video of some of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Unavoidable Change

Contributed by Bret Bone on Aug 23, 2011

When you look around at the people who attend your church, who do you see? Perfect looking people, people who seem to have it all together. Or like Jesus do you see hurting people in need of comfort, troubled people in need of direction, sick people who n

The Unavoidable Change Slide #1 Jim Cymbala is the pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church in the slums of New York City. He tells the following story about his ministry: It was Easter Sunday and I was so tired at the end of the day that I just went to the edge of the platform, pulled down ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-17