Sermons on Older Generation:

The Gospel: How To Get Everything Wrong!

Contributed by Damon Rambo on Apr 4, 2008

An exposition from the Book of Jude, revealing the problems with the modern Church.

The Gospel: How to Get Everything Wrong Jude 1:4-23 Intro: As we get into our text this evening, I would like for you to keep one question in mind: What is it that we, as a church, and as the Body of Christ, are doing wrong? This is not a popular question, in today’s society…people want to point ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Gardens Of The Bible Series

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Apr 5, 2008

There are 9 references to gardens in Song of Solomon. This sermon is a study of the gardens of scripture.

1. A GARDEN OF NEARNESS Genesis 3:8 "They heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day". How sweet must have been Adam and Eve’s daily existence - Christ walking with them through Eden. But sin spoiled it. Yet the Saviour loves to draw near to His blood-bought ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 8:13

Abandoned To The Potter

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Apr 5, 2008

When clay is soft and pliable it is easy to make an impression on. When it becomes dry and hard change doesn’t come easy. In fact it can’t come unless the potter applies water and pressure to bring a pliable nature back to the clay.

JEREMIAH 18; Go down to the shop where clay pots and jars are made. I will speak to you while you are there.” So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel. But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Time To Get Ready

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Apr 5, 2008

God is waiting for us to take a step of faith in order for Him to bring His promises into our lives.

April 6, 2008 Morning Worship Text: Isaiah 54:1-5 Subject: God’s Promise of Blessing Title: Time to Get Ready I want to pick up this week with where I left off last week. How many of you remember what I preached about last week? NO PRESSURE! Last week I preached about having a radical type of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 54:1-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Shaken Faith Or Sure Faith? Part 1 Series

Contributed by Elijah Stepp on Apr 5, 2008

If we feel like the Author in Psalm 73:1-16 we should ask ourselves the question, do I have a shaken faith or sure faith?

Greetings – Thankful to be here Our text this evening is Psalm 73:1-16 Illustration: Proverbs from Fourth Graders A 4th grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each child in the class the first half of the proverb, and asked them to come up with the rest. Here is what they came up ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

01 The Way Of Faith Through The Impossible Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Apr 6, 2008

THE SECRET OF FAITH IS: ❶ Focus ❷ Courage ❸ Obedience ❹ Worship

A story… It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was an Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn’t tell what the weather was going to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"Living Dogs And Dead Lions"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Apr 7, 2008

There are five men in this text that I do not want to be: The Sensuous Man, The Survivor Man, The Society Man, The Social Man, and the Status Man! I want to be the Spiritual Man!

Title: “Living Dogs and Dead Lions” Introduction: Did you take the time to read the text? If so, pretty depressing, right? You have to keep in mind that Solomon is writing this text from the view point of the natural man “under the sun.” Reread verse three. If you take God, Heaven, and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:3-11

Denomination: Baptist

Peter, Our Brother In Faith Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Apr 7, 2008

Peter, Our Encouraging Brother in the Faith!”

1. NEVER once does God ever sugar coat the men & woman He’s chosen to use. Plainly he writes through the pen of Paul: 1 Cor. 1.27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Recognize Saving Faith Series

Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 8, 2008

James says that a faith that will take you to heaven will always have certain characteristics.

Vs 18. James is not teaching salvation by works. We can’t “see” salvation; we can only see the results of salvation. HOW TO RECOGNIZE SAVING FAITH JAMES 2: 14-26 1. Illus. of funeral • It was the first time it happened to me, but it certainly wouldn’t be the last time. • As a young pastor, I had ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

One Sin At A Time Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 8, 2008

This is the intro sermon to a series on the seven deadly sins. What are they? What is so important about these sins? What do we mean by deadly? What is important to remember as look at these sins?

Se7en: One Day Sin at a Time 1 John 5:16-17 April 6, 2008 I’m beginning a series on the seven deadly sins. The series is called Se7en. These seven sins have been highlighted by Christians as being especially important to be on guard against for hundreds of years. Let’s start off and see if we can ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:16-18

Denomination: Church Of God

You Built A Prison, And Became The Prisoner?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 8, 2008

Contentions are like bars and can become a prison. Do you find faults incessantly? Are you quarrelsome, mean-spirited, cranky, nagging, and habitually pushing those you love away?

YOU BUILT A PRISON AND YOU ARE THE PRISONER? CONTENTIOUS: PUSHING AWAY! SHORT FUSE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this lesson in two parts, TEXT: Proverbs 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Faithfully Submit Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Apr 10, 2008

Submission is not a popular word in our society.

1. Submission is not a popular word in our society. a. Everything screams at us to do what WE want, the way WE want it, how WE want it, any way WE want it. b. It could be something as simple as the slogan, “Have it your way.” Or still another “Just Do It!” c. And when we hear that, it feeds a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Psalm 23

Contributed by David Trexler on Apr 11, 2008

So you what to be a sheep, baa, baa, baa, ba?

Sermon for John 10:1-10 Fourth Sunday in Easter April 13h 2008 I love being a Lutheran. Martin Luther is one of my heroes. OK, I’ll admit he was a rather strange bird, sort of like most Lutherans I know. But one of the things I admire is his willingness to make a stand. Luther stood up to the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

An Up Front Word On Backsliding

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 11, 2008

How correctable are you? Does God have permission to speak to your heart? What if what He says to you today requires you to humble yourself? Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint.

An Up Front Word on Backsliding Proverbs 14:14 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Backslide.html The word backslider has a negative ring to it. Most people cringe or tighten when they hear the word, just like we do when we hear the names “Judas” or “Jezebel” or when the word “hypocrite” is ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:14

Denomination: Baptist

Agent Jehu And The End Of Ahab's Line Series

Contributed by Norayr Hajian on Apr 11, 2008

A secret agent commissions Jehu to completely destroy everything belonging to the house of Ahab. What happened to our easy-going, all-forgiving, slow-to-get-angry God? This message looks at the question: Does it Really Matter if I Accommodate Sin?

The last couple of weeks we’ve been looking at a couple of God’s Agents; · First, we looked at Agent Elijah and the Showdown on Mount Carmel. We considered the question, “Does it Really Matter What I Believe?” We learned that the difference between Jehovah and Baal was a world of difference; not ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene