Sermons on Ot Law:

Ahab The Cowardly Husband

Contributed by David Parks on Sep 20, 2002

This morning we are going to talk about Ahab the cowardly husband.

BIBLE CHARACTERS – AHAB TEXT: 1 Kings 16:30-33 INTRODCUTION: 1 This morning we are going to talk about Ahab the Hen Pecked husband. 2 Ahab was the 7th king of Israel. 3 He was a very good military strategist. 4 That’s about all that can be said about him that is good. 5 The Bible pretty well ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:30-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Yet God

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Oct 1, 2002

YET God. There are many thing in our lives that we cant do. YET God. This sermon takes a look at the Prophet Jeremiah and how God used him

Jeremiah YET God Introduction A. How many of you have watched whose line is it? B. One of my favorite skits that they do is Unlikely Super Hero’s C. The idea is to have the audience think of a unlikely super Heroes and a Crisis that they are facing D. Then as it goes on, another person will enter ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Yesterday, Today Or Tomorrow? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 3, 2004

We know what happened after Jonah preached in Nineveh but what happened to Nineveh after that?

He arrived looking like a character out of a Wes Craven movie. He definitely wasn’t dressed for success and pretty wasn’t a word that would be used in describing him. His skin was bleached a pasty white, his hair was matted and there was a slightly fishy smell about him. If you were to describe ...read more

Scripture: Nahum 1:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

Responsibility

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 12, 2004

The Lord makes it clear that it is the responsibility of the priests to minister in the tabernacle and protect it from being defiled.

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: Philip Melancthon, the great Reformation theologian, once said to his friend Martin Luther, “This day you and I will discuss the governance of the universe.” What Luther said in response was unexpected: “This day you and I will go fishing and leave the governance of the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 18:1-19, Deuteronomy 14:22-29

Denomination: Baptist

Greed

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 12, 2004

God was angry about Balaam’s greedy attitude and allowing the love of money to control him.

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: What greed will do - Men who trap animals in Africa say that one of the hardest animals to catch is the ring-tailed monkey. For the Zulus of that continent, however, it’s simple. The method the Zulus use is based on knowledge of the animal. Their trap is nothing more ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:21-41

Denomination: Baptist

Build My House Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 15, 2004

Those who returned from the exile were excited about rebuilding temple, so why did they take a 15 year break?

House of the Lord Haggai 1:1-9 Everyone was excited. The talk had been of building a house of worship and everyone wanted to be a part of it. They talked about what it would like when they had a permanent place to worship, a place to call the House of God. Everyone seemed to be talking about ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-9

Denomination: Wesleyan

I'm Not Doing That

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 30, 2005

Pride often stands in the way of our accepting the simple fact that Christ Jesus offers us an abundant life. This sermon uses 2 Kings 5: 1 – 14 and Galatians 6: 1 - 16 to examine human pride.

I’m Not Doing That! 2 Kings 5: 1 – 14 / Galatians 6: 1 - 16 Intro: In my high school geometry class we were assigned a difficult problem for homework. I worked the problem and the next day was asked to put on my answer on the board. – The teacher bellowed, “that’s not right – you’re answer is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Walking With God Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jul 21, 2005

Lessons from Genesis 5 explain what it means to walk with God in a ever darkening world.

Walking With God Genesis 5 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: On December 26, 2004, the world watched in horror as the story of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia unfolded. An earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered a huge tidal ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Biblical Mothers

Contributed by Carl Allen on Aug 4, 2005

Since the time of Adam and Eve, it has fallen to raise their children for the Lord.

Biblical Mothers Genesis 3:20 20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living. READ: Psalm 113 Since the time of Eve, it has fallen to mothers to raise their children for the Lord. Our mothers bring us into the world. -They nurture us. -They provide for us. -They ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:20

Denomination: Baptist

What God Wants Us To Learn From Ishmael's Story

Contributed by Kirk Pike on Jan 19, 2004

Has anyone ever been born that God did not want born? What about Ishmael?

I Want To Begin this A.M. by Challenging Your Thinking With A Rhetorical Question: Has Anyone Ever Been Born Who God Didn’t Want to Be Born? {We Know His Will is Seldom Done}After all, it is not His will that any should perish...but most do! Was It God’s Will For Bathsheba to Conceive a Son ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What God Wants Us To Learn From Hagar's Story Series

Contributed by Kirk Pike on Jan 21, 2004

No Matter How Hard Life Might Be, We Do Not Have to Live it Alone

My Favorite Movie is “It’s A Wonderful Life” [Most of Movie/as Life-Not so Wonderful] But That Should Not Be a Surprise to Anyone…Isn’t That What the Bible Teaches? Job 5:7 says, “Man is born into trouble, as the sparks fly upward” Job 14:1 says, “Man that is born of a woman is of few ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Hannah: One Of History's Great Moms

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Jan 29, 2004

We sometimes overlook one of the greatest mothers of all time: Hannah.

Introduction: If recognition were given to the greatest mothers of all time, surely Hannah would be among them. This in spite of the fact that she did something that seems very shocking on the surface: she left her toddler to be raised by others. How can this be the sign of a great mother? Let’s ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

From The Palace To The Pasture

Contributed by Mike Turner on Feb 5, 2004

Sermon on Nebuchadnezzar. Pride carried him from the palace to the pasture ! Beware of pride !

From The Palace To The Pasture Daniel 4:1-37 I. See The King Flourishing In His Palace. V.4 a. He was secure. Nebuchadnezzar was the King of Babylon. He is best known as the King who conquered Judah, destroyed ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:1-37

Denomination: Baptist

"The Guided Missile"

Contributed by Ray Scott on Feb 5, 2004

This is a first-person, expository sermon, told from the point of view of Micaiah, the Prophet of God. Micaiah tells the story of King Ahab and King Jehoshaphat, and the desire (or lack thereof) to know the will of God.

“The Guided Missile” INTRODUCTION: Do you really want to know God’s will? A lot of people DON’T. WHY? BECAUSE … it might NOT be YOUR WILL. THEN … that becomes a problem. We have to choose between: o Doing what we KNOW is the will of God … BUT … what we DON’T REALLY WANT to do. o OR … ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 22:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

Imitator

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005

It was customary in Hosea’s day for people to rejoice at harvest time. Israel, however, was commanded not to do so, because she attributed the abundance she experienced to the idols she worshiped, instead of God who sent it (v. l). Because of her spiritua

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: President Calvin Coolidge invited some people from his hometown to dinner at the White House. Since they did not know how to behave at such an occasion, they thought the best policy would be just to do what the President did. The time came for serving coffee. The ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 9:1-17

Denomination: Baptist