Sermons on Opposite:

Christmas Came Just The Same

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 29, 2007

How do you regard Christ: 1) Responding with Hostility (Herod), 2) Responding with Indifference (chief priests and scribes) 3) Responding with Worship (Magi)

Quote: “Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Who-ville did Not!” Although I do not poses an edgy voice like Boris Karloff, I am sure many of you recognize the line from arguably the most famous of Dr. Seuss’ books: The Grinch that Stone ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Other

What's So Evil About Abortion?

Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008

A sermon on the anniversary of Roe v Wade

The doctor gave the visibly upset, middle-aged couple their options. With all that was known at this point he suggested that abortion may be a very legitimate way out. What were they going to do? You see, this mother hadn’t realized that she was pregnant. It had been nine years since she had ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-16

Denomination: Holiness

Do We Have It All Backwards Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 7, 2008

James confronts Christians about the natural tendency to show deference to the wealthy. He challenges us to look at wealth from God’s point of view.

JAMES 2:5-7 DO WE HAVE IT ALL BACKWARDS? “Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonoured the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, ...read more

Scripture: James 2:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

A Rebuttal To The Doctrine Of Nephilim

Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 12, 2008

A Rebuttal To The Doctrine Of Nephilim

A Rebuttal To The Doctrine Of Nephilim Gen 4:25-26 25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:25-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do Not Take An Oath – Let What You Say Be Simply Yes Or No Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 5, 2008

In these five verses Jesus sets forth 1) the original Mosaic teaching, 2) the traditional perversion of that teaching, and 3) His own reemphasis of what God’s standard for truth has always been.

Whether you are a child or an adult, Truth is so scarce that nearly everyone is suspect. Business people, advertisers, commentators, clerks, salesmen, lawyers, doctors, tradesmen, teachers, writers, politicians, and even many, if not most, preachers are suspect. Our whole society is largely built ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Other

Peace - It Is Well With My Soul Series

Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Sep 9, 2007

In this message we look at the example of the “Prince of Peace” from Matthew 14:22-34Open Link in New Window. Here is the often heard story of how Christ walks on water and Peter steps out to meet Him. Peter then takes his eyes off Christ and begins to si

**** The text here may best be called a collection of notes from http://www.higherpraise.com/outlines/series.htm. As the message for this sermon was shared, it was a skimming over major points rather than a run down of everything in this document. **** This sermon can be listened to online by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

How God Talks To You

Contributed by Randy Hamel on Jul 21, 2008

Sermon looks at four ways God speaks to us: Through the Bible, church, impressions, and circumstances

How to hear God’s Voice HOW GOD TALKS TO YOU - Part 2 of 4 - Job 33:14 Acknowledgement Rick Warren o Today, we’re continuing our series on How to hear God’s Voice. Were looking specifically at how God talks to us. o When I was a teenager, in April 1966 Time magazine came out with a cover story ...read more

Scripture: Job 33:14-18, Job 33:14

Life On The Edge Series

Contributed by Susan Blader on Mar 18, 2007

Our world lives life on the edge, and Christians can also push the limits of the acceptable and court temptation when they think their faith is strong enough to handle anything.

Life on the Edge A Sermon on 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 We are now in the season of Lent, which began as a parallel to the forty days Christ spent in the wilderness being tempted by Satan. And it is temptation that I want to focus on this morning. Temptation is something that we all must deal with. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Affirmed In The Gospel Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 14, 2008

Paul shows his 1) His Coming, 2) His Companion, 3) His Commission, and 4) His Commendation that he was of one truth and one spirit with the other twelve apostles.

Over this past week’s political campaigning, certain staffers made mistakes, and their mistakes became public. A satirist depicted a puffin bird flying by and droppings falling on a political opponent. Elsewhere, an email sent in response to comments made by the father of a recently killed soldier ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-10

Denomination: Other

God And Your Stuff Series

Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007

Is the stuff in your house yours or God’s? Who owns it?

God and Your Stuff Hope for the Financially Challenged - Part 4 Two men crashed in their private plane on a South Pacific island. Both survived. One of the men brushed himself off and then proceeded to run all over the island to see if they had any chance of survival. When he returned, he rushed up ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Baptist

A Beautiful Mind

Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 17, 2005

In this message we will talk about how to have a mind that will be in flow with the spirit, with the living waters inside of us so that those waters can carry us to new life.

A Beautiful Mind I Am Jesus – part 23 John 7:37-39 (slowly type onto screen…) Then The River Video (Sermon Spice) 2,000 years ago God the Son – emptied himself… put on human flesh, left all the glories of heaven and walked the dusty streets of first century Palestine… AND UNDERSTAND – Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:5-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Evaluate Love According To The Scriptures Instead Of Human Standards

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 17, 2006

"People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care!" A book about how to overcome feelings of fear and anger would be incomplete without a description of Paul’s teachings on love in I Corinthians 13. Perfect love is able to cast away f

HOW TO EVALUATE LOVE ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES INSTEAD OF HUMAN STANDARDS One evening while appearing on CNN’s Larry King Live, Jack Kemp, the honorable congressman from New York, made an insightful comment about the reactionary religious right when he said, "People don’t care how much you know ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Give Me This Mountain

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 8, 2006

Do you feel like giving up? Take the example of Caleb. There is no such thing as permament failure.

Give Me This Mountain! A little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to go out to the back porch and bring her the broom. The little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mama, I don’t want to go out there. It’s dark." The mother smiled reassuringly at her son. "You don’t have ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 14:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Message Of Angels Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2006

There are three messages that angels give that seem to appear over and over in the word of God.

INTRODUCTION Today I’ll be bringing you the fourth and final message in the series Angels All Around Us. I hope that during this study you have been informed to understand the Bible, the Word of God, has much to say about angels and about how people in their everyday walk of life have had many ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-20

Denomination: Baptist

When History And Prophecy Meet Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 15, 2006

Daniel 11 is an amazing chapter. The first 35 verses were future for Daniel, but are history for us. The last 10 verses were future for Daniel and are still future for us! What this means for us and how can we apply it to our lives today.

INTRODUCTION In 1968, a new comedy television show made its debut. It was “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.” In 1993, they presented a 25-year anniversary of the show, showing clips from some of the early episodes. One of the regular features was called “News from the Future,” in which two futuristic ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 11:1-45

Denomination: Baptist