Sermons on One Point:

Your Liberty & Your Influence Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 15, 2014

Food sacrificed to idols - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: • Love verses knowledge (vs 1-3). • Proposals and people (vs 4-8) • Make a point, or make a difference? (vs 9-13) SERMON BODY: ill: • YouTube News Clip: • This past week Germany celebrated 25 years since fall of the Berlin ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Brethren

God's Christmas Gifts

Contributed by John Crowe on Dec 27, 2016

A christmas day sermon. A member in the congregation would open a present to intorduce each topic. The present would correspond to the point.

God’s Christmas gifts December 25, 2016 River Bend Baptist Church INTRO: Merry Christmas – for real, today is Christmas. There a lot of things which make Christmas special… -Jesus’ birth -Christmas Carols -Favorite Bible passages and stories There are some other ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Baptist

David’s Lord

Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 7, 2011

Messianic Psalm about Jesus. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The Lord (vs 1). (2). The King (vs 2-3). (3). The Priest (vs 4). (4). The Judge (vs 5-7). SERMON CONTENT: Ill: • The university library in Kansas U.S.A. • Is home to a very unusual Bible. • At first it looks like very ordinary; • But when the guilt edges are slightly ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 110:1-7

Denomination: Brethren

A Fountain Can Not Produce Bitter And Sweet Water.

Contributed by James Linders on Jul 7, 2015

We as children of God and disciples of Jesus Christ, have a certain behavioural code by which we live. To DENY our Lord would be a GROSS violation of THIS code. UNLIKE Peter and Judas, we have the Holy Spirit to guide and teach us in ALL truth.

Matthew 26:74 Peter began to curse and swear: "I don't KNOW that man!" Matthew 26:14-16 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:14-74

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Great Escape

Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jun 10, 2004

I preach through Acts 12:1-17 and highlight what I feel are its major application points.

Introduction/Background: This is a very powerful and funny passage in the Scriptures. Let’s work through the story and then I want to highlight what I feel are its major application points. Vs. 1-4 Herod (whose grandfather tried to kill Jesus when he was a baby) arrested some Christians ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-17, Romans 12:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

Five Seeds Worth Planting

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 6, 2014

Harvest Service 2014 - (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Ill: • At a nursing home, a resident group was discussing ailments. • One man said: "My arms are so weak I can hardly life this cup of coffee," • An old lady added: • "Yes I know, my cataracts are so bad I can't even see my coffee," • Then a third person ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-9

Denomination: Brethren

Guilt And Grace In The Garden

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010

Jesus accepting the Father’s will. (PowerPoint slides available for this talk on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info

Guilt and Grace in the Garden Reading: Luke chapter 22 verses 39-53: Ill: Things I have learnt from gardening: • Nothing ever looks like it does on the seed packet. • Your lawn is always slightly bigger than your desire to mow it. • Whichever garden tool you want is always at the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:39-53

Denomination: Brethren

How Our Past Impacts Our Future

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010

Jacob Blesses His Sons. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Genesis chapter 49 verses 1-28 Joke: • A frog went to see a Fortune-teller, • Gazing into her crystal ball, she said to frog: “You are going to meet a beautiful young woman. From the moment she sets eyes on you she will have an insatiable desire to know all about ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 49:1-28

Denomination: Brethren

Death & Life

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 2, 2018

A simple overview of these two chapters - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: Death & Failure (chapter 20): • Death of Miriam (vs 1). • Failure of Moses & Aaron (vs 2-13). • Failure of Moses in negotiation (vs 14-21). • Death of Aaron (vs 28). Life & Conquest (chapter 21): • God gives victory (vs 1-3). • God gives water (vs 10-21). • God gives ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 20:1-29, Numbers 21:1-35, John 3:13-16

Denomination: Brethren

That’s Not Fair!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

That’s not fair! (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Malachi chapter 2 verse 17 to chapter 3 verse 15. Ill: A socialist once came to see Andrew Carnegie; • Who was an American businessman, the founder of Carnegie Steel Company; • Which later became U.S. Steel. • A socialist once came to see Andrew Carnegie; • And ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Our Relationship To Other Christians Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010

Our relationship to other Christians (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Session 3: Our relationship to other Christians Reading: Romans chapter 12 verse 9-13. Ill: • High in the Andes mountains is an enormous statue of Christ; • Known as El Cristo de los Andes (The Christ of the Andes). • It sits right on the border dividing Argentina from ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-13

Denomination: Brethren

Discouragement: Its Cause And Cure

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

DISCOURAGEMENT: ITS CAUSE AND CURE. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Nehemiah chapter 4 verses 1-23. Ill: • A mother of eight children came home one day; • To find her youngest five children huddled intently in the middle of the floor. • She walked over to see what the centre of attraction was; • And to her horror, she discovered ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23

Denomination: Brethren

Jesus Greater Than Melchizedek

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

Jesus Greater than Melchizedek. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Hebrews chapter 7 verses 1-28: • If you were asked to name the 10 most important people in the Old Testament: • I doubt that Melchizedek's name would be on your list. • For many Christians he wouldn’t even make the top 50 list; • And many Christians would ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-28

Denomination: Brethren

The Godly Traits Of A D.a.d.

Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Sep 7, 2007

D.A.D. is an acrostic used for each point in the message to encourage Dads to be Devoted to God and Family, Approachable, & Dependable.

Three Godly Traits of a D.A.D. Eph 6:4 INTRODUCTION Today is Father’s Day…Happy to all! Today is the day we celebrate our Dad…and we should because we have some great Dads out there And since it is Dad’s day…I just want to talk about this morning “Three Godly Traits of a D.A.D. Read Eph 6:4 / ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Denomination: Baptist

Feeding The 5,000+

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 14, 2010

Jesus feeds the crowd of 5000+ (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

feeding 5,000 Reading: John chapter 6 verses 1-13. Ill: • Bread Test • Bread (in some form or other) is the basic diet of people all over the world; • Two reasons: first it is cheap & therefore accessible for the poor. • Second it satisfies it fills you up. Ill: Psychologist, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-13

Denomination: Brethren