Sermons on Optimistic Person:

Unwrapping The Good News

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Oct 14, 2004

First person narrative on the unwrapping of Lazarus.

I was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. My wife was good friends with both Martha and Mary and so when their brother Lazarus died she wanted to go out to the mourning site. We couldn’t go on the first two days because of the work in the field but we went for the third and fourth ...read more

Scripture: John 11:28-44

Denomination: *other

Rejoice About It

Contributed by Patrick Ziegler on Jan 23, 2005

Every person should rejoice in Jesus.

Rejoice About It Philippians 4:4 January 23, 2005 – Vision Sunday Subject: Rejoicing Central Theme: When should we rejoice? Objective: Every person should rejoice because of three D’s of Jesus. Introduction: Today is a day that I have been looking forward to for some time. I enjoy being able to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4

Denomination: *other

Be Proactive Series

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 2, 2004

1 or 7 in series on Personal Change

Be Proactive Proverbs 29:18 In most dictionaries you won’t find our word of emphasis though it is used in most management literature. It means more than merely taking initiative. It means that we are responsible for our own individual lives. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Baptist

Begin With The End In Mind Series

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 2, 2004

2 of 7 in series on Personal Change

Begin With The End In Mind Habakkuk 2:2 Although this applies to many different levels of life and faith and circumstances, the most fundamental applications of beginning with the end in mind is to begin today with the vision of the end as your frame of reference by which everything else is ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2

Denomination: Baptist

Put First Things First Series

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 2, 2004

3 OF 7 in series on Personal Cange

Put First Things First Matthew 6:33 In addition to self-awareness, imagination, and conscience, it a fourth endowment - independent will - that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33

Denomination: Baptist

Think Win/Win Series

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 2, 2004

4 of 7 in series on Personal Change

Think Win/Win Philippians 4:13 Win/Win is a frame of mind and heart that constantly seeks benefits in all interactions. Win/Win means that agreements or solutions are beneficial, satisfying. With a WIN/Win solution, all parties feel good about the decision and feel committed to the action plan. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Real With God

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Aug 29, 2006

being a real person in an unreal world

Intro: I love the Geico commercials, where they have a celebrity and a real person together. The message that comes across from this commercial is that it is better to be a real person. God spoke to me out of this commercial the other day saying, I want my people to get real with me. Until someone ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"Thou Speakest As One Of The Foolish"

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 4, 2006

describes how a foolish person speaks

Job 2:1-10 "THOU SPEAKEST AS ONE OF THE FOOLISH" If ever an individual faced adversity, it was Job. In one day Job was stripped of his fortune and his family (seven sons and three daughters). What grief this man must have experienced. Then on another ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Temple Mania Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 10, 2006

Only persons can be spiritual, not buildings

Temple Mania (I Kings 5-8) 1. I have a one minute mystery. Two of them. 2.The first is this: A woman goes into a convenience store to buy a can of Coke. She pays for it with a $20 bill and receives $20.05 back in change. No mistake was made. Think about that. 3. Here is the second one: Two ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Answering Bildad's Question

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 11, 2008

Discusson on how a person really is saved.

PP0914 DATE ANSWERING BILDAD’S QUESTION! CHRIST FIRST AND FOREMOST! Job 25:1-4; Romans 3:24 Job 25:1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. 3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? 4 ...read more

Scripture: Job 25:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Hero's Part 2 Series

Contributed by Greg Cooper on Oct 26, 2007

AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN ABOVE AVERAGE HEART

TITLE: HERO’S HAVE ABOVE AVERAGE HEARTS TEXT: HEBREWS 11:36& 37 INTRO: All of these people had a heart that made a difference in the lives of others. Doug and Margaret Nichols have faced their share of obstacles. After surgery for colon cancer in April 1993, Doug sat across from his doctor ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:36-37

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hero's Part 3 Series

Contributed by Greg Cooper on Oct 26, 2007

AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN ABOVE AVERAGE KNOWLEDGE

Title: What A Hero Knows Text: Hebrews 11:4 Intro: Able was a son that listened to his parents. They told their sons of how God structured the process of anointment. Three things were explained to these young men. Able got the importance of all three. I. Able Knew The Importance of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hero's Part 4 Series

Contributed by Greg Cooper on Oct 26, 2007

AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN ABOVE AVERAGE VISION

Title: An Above Average Vision Text: Hebrews 11:11 Intro: Here in this text we find an elderly gentleman that is faced with a problem in his life. Abram is about 85 and has no heirs. He has a slave that was born in his house but no blood heir to carry own his name. Abram begins to talk to God about ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sin

Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 14, 2006

This is a topical exploration of the affects of sin on a person.

Sin I. Effects of sin. A. Enslavement (Romans 6:17 & Romans 8:2). B. Flight from reality. 1. We are unwilling to face the consequences of our sins. a. this includes the reality of death to all (Hebrews 9:27). b. now we say that people “pass away” rather than die. 2. Romans ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:17

Denomination: Baptist

Keep Me From The Traps Laid For Me

Contributed by Tessie R. Simmons on Aug 31, 2011

A prayer for deliverance from personal enemies.

Someone is always setting traps. Even the godly sometimes get lost and set traps for other Christians. Setting traps is the sign of an evildoer. Those who set traps for others are under the control of evil, and soul burns with the fire. And believe me it is not the fire of the Holy Ghost. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 141:9-10

Denomination: Methodist