Sermons on Old Testament Truth:

Standing On The Promises

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Dec 11, 2006

The acceptance and assurance of salvation

1 John 5:9-13 Standing on the Promises Introduction In 1994, the Texas Rangers baseball team called up a young infielder by the name of Benji Gil. The Rangers needed a shortstop and they promoted Gil from their AA team directly to the major league—something rarely done. But Gil had a hard ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:9-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Will You?

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Dec 11, 2006

Know God by obeying him.

Will You? Jonah 1-4 October 29, 2006 Experiencing God #7 Today is our final Sunday I our series called Experiencing God. We’ve been walking on this journey together for the past 8 weeks spending time in small groups, Sunday School, reading and praying at home. It has been my prayer and the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jacob Wrestles With God - A Reflection On Genesis 32

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 21, 2006

Father Dave’s Sermon on wrestling with God. Real growth experiences always involve struggle and pain. And so Jacob, at the turning point of his life, wrestles all night with a dark and shadowy figure by the river Jabbok. He struggles. He fights. He is wo

"Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. (25) When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. (26) Then he said, "Let me go, for the day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Name Above All Names: "Son Of God & Son Of Man" Series

Contributed by Jim Black on Jan 5, 2004

Jesus is at once fully God & fully man, making him both able to understand our condition and able to save us from it.

It’s a question we’ll all have to answer! Maybe you’ve already answered it and it was years ago; maybe you have yet to answer it; but rest assured we will ALL answer it at some point! Whether you grew up in church in a Christian family, or maybe you came to be exposed to Jesus much later in ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11, Matthew 16:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Words Of Distinction - "Rather" ... Or "The Rule Of Your Rather"

Contributed by Ray Scott on Jan 5, 2004

Sometimes we would RATHER not do what’s best for us ... or we would RATHER do the wrong thing. In this study of the word "rather", we see that we need God to "Rule our Rather" to walk in His will and way.

¡§The Rule Of Your Rather¡¨ INTRODUCTION: We continue in our study of ¡§Words of Distinction¡¨. We have studied, and made application, to the words ¡§daily¡¨ and ¡§adoption¡¨. Today, we look at the word ¡§rather¡¨. There are some things that we would ¡§rather¡¨ do than others ¡K AMEN? o I ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Tarrying At The Throne

Contributed by Douglas Vogel on Jan 6, 2004

One way success is found is in praying for others, no matter how difficult life is.

“TARRYING AT THE THRONE” Matthew 2:13-18 As a pastor in the Free Methodist Church for nearly 18 years, and your pastor for the last 4½ years, it is time for me to come front & center regarding God’s will for our church. I know there are a number of indicators that people use to gauge health & ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:19-23

Denomination: Methodist

Prisoner Of Bitterness

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 6, 2004

6 things Bitterness will do to your life: DEVASTATE YOU SPIRITUALLY, DESTROY YOU PHYSICALLY, DISCOURAGE YOU EMOTIONALLY, DIVIDE THE FELLOWSHIP, DEFILE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS, DEPRIVE YOU OF A BLESSING. PowerPoint at website.

Prisoner of Bitterness Heb. 12:14-15 Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html Has someone ever said or done something to you for which you found it difficult to forgive them? Every time their very name is brought up, even if it was ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Garment And The Groom Of The Gospel

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 23, 2004

God compares our wedding to Christ to marrying a Lamb.

January 25, 2004 Revelation 19:5-9 5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both small and great!” 6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:5-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Understanding The Root Of Happiness Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 26, 2004

4th in series of 5. As you study this passage you’ll begin to understand the root of happiness. Even more important you will learn that your happiness is not God’s priority. His priority is far better and completely different...

Understanding the Root of Happiness What do you do when the wine runs out? There are some happy moments in life. Take children for example. The day your child is born is a happy day. The day they say their first word and they take their first step are happy days. The 1st birthday is a happy ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-12, John 13:17, John 13:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Freedom & Forgiveness Are Never Free...

Contributed by Brian B on Nov 13, 2003

Melvin Newland (Brownsvill Christian church) laid the Groundwork for this one, This is what I ended up with including an order of service and song selections. preached at a veteran’s day service. I have stood on the shoulders of Giants... Thanks Melvi

FREEDOM & FORGIVENESS ARE NEVER FREE (A sermon by Reverend Melvin Newland … reworked by Brian C. Byers Freedom and forgiveness are never free, Reverend Melvin Newland in points out that there is always a price that has to be paid for both. I trust that most of you realize that Tuesday was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting To Know God – Jehovah Shalom – The Lord Is Peace Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004

A Study of the names of God - Jehovah Shalom – The Lord is Peace.

Getting to Know God – Jehovah Shalom – The Lord is Peace I want to take a survey this evening. I have several pictures here. I want to find out which of these you most relate to when I mention the word peace - P-E-A-C-E. I’ve got a picture of • a guy asleep on a couch • a soldier waving the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Christ Gives Us Total Freedom? Series

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003

Luther gave 2 statements about Christian Freedom: "A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to everyone." St. Paul tells us what Christian Freedom really means.

Epiphany 4 I Corinthians 8:1-13 In just one word, what is the reason that thousands of our young men and women are being deployed half-way around the world to Iraq? Well, if you had to boil it down to just one word, that reason would be: freedom. Freedom for the Iraqi people from the dictator ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Trusting Faith Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 14, 2003

This sermon parallels the last phrase of the Lord’s Model Prayer with "Not my will but yours be done." After we have prayed to the best of our ability we say, "Not my will but yours be done" because "YOURS is the kingdom and the power and the glory forev

Lessons on Faith from the Lord’s Model Prayer Trusting Faith Matthew 6:13 November 16, 2003 Intro: A. [Mother’s Unanswered Prayer for Self-Improvement, Citation: Kevin A. Miller, Wheaton, Illinois] We all know what it’s like to still have growing to do. Jeanne Olsen, a mother of five from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:13, Luke 22:42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Heating Us Up Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 17, 2003

If we are luke warm, how do we heat things up?

Revelation 3:14-22 October 5, 2003 Heating Us Up Last week I compared the Church of Smyrna with the Church of Laodicea. After the service I was reminded that this passage has been read over our church prophetically in the past. I also think that this message over all the seven comes ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: *other

Empty Places At The Father's Table

Contributed by James May on Nov 23, 2003

Will your place be empty at the great Thanksgiving feast in Heaven called the Marriage Supper of the Lamb?

EMPTY PLACES AT THE FATHER’S TABLE In the year 1620 a small wooden ship that had been christened the “Mayflower” set said from Plymouth, England with a passenger list of 102 people, bound for the New World colony of Virginia. After 65 days on the open sea they say their first glimpse of their ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible