Sermons on Our Faults:

What Are Our Priorities? Series

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 25, 2010

Words are cheap, but the proof is in the doing. So they said, "It is not enough to sign our name & to sign it publicly. We will do more than that. We will put these 4 items as our top priority."

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (This is the ninth of a Leadership series featuring Nehemiah. Some ideas & illustrations in these messages were based on or ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Nature Of Our Nature Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 23, 2010

Why do we do what we don't want to do? Etc, etc. In this message we look at the why and how of the sinful nature

Wow that was depressing. I would have expected more from Paul, but this just sounds like whining. I half expected him to check himself into a rehab centre by the time I got to the end of this section. But at some time in our Christian life most of us could probably identify with what Paul is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

Our Response To Persecution

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 27, 2010

Jesus promised us persecution, though we have not experience a great deal in the US. But those days will change. How should we respond?

Passage: Matthew 10:17-33 Intro: Wartime is different than peacetime. 1. war has it’s rules, but when the purpose is killing the enemy, the rules only limit the how. PP Geneva Convention 2. terrorism has introduced a whole new element of modern warfare. 3. use of civilians as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:17-33

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Christ Our Superhero Series

Contributed by Kyle Sullivan on Jun 10, 2010

With Great Power comes Great Responsibility. Uncle Ben Spiderman

With Great Power comes Great Responsibility. Uncle Ben Spiderman 1. Understanding the Great Power of our Superhero. Vs. 19-20 There are four different Greek synonyms Paul uses here to emphasize the greatness of Christ’s power. -Dunamis: power from where we get the word for dynamite. This is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:19-23

Denomination: Baptist

Our Wonderful Inheritance Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 25, 2010

We have an inheritance that should help us to endure the difficulties of life

INTRODUCTION  SLIDE 1  There are times when life is a real struggle. The health starts to go bad, bills start pouring in, and debt starts to accumulate. Problems start to happen in the marriage. Your children start to cause you a lot of trouble. You job is no longer as secure as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope Is Already Ours! Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jun 27, 2010

Study of the book of Isaiah, Chapter 9. Because a Child has been given to us, we are to no longer fumble around in darkness; but rather give everything we have to following the One who gave it all for us. (Ref: Isaiah 9:1-7)

Hope is Already Ours! Isaiah 9:1-7 Introduction - This morning, we concluded Chapter 8 with hope and strength to follow - Because God has called us; because He stands WITH us; we have victory - We were challenged to examine who we listened too; whom we followed - And we examined the problem with ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Evangelizing Our Culture Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 3, 2010

We must boldly and strongly confront the culture of death with the Truth of the Gospel in our evangelization.

Monday of 14th week in Course July 5, 2010 You Will Be My Witnesses The easy course of action for any people is to acculturate themselves to the people around them. That’s what the Hebrews did when they entered Palestine. They saw that the indigenous people worshiped the Ba’als on ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:16-22

Denomination: Catholic

Measure Our Days

Contributed by Duane Smith on Jul 21, 2010

The purpose of this message is to show us the brevity of life and encourage us to pursue things of everlasting value.

MEASURE OUR DAYS Psalm 39:4-7 INTRODUCTION: A. What are you planning on doing tomorrow? 1. How about next week? 2. Got plans for next month or even next year? 3. I ask these questions because we are prone to think that life is both predictable and controllable. a. I doubt there is a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 39:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Stewardship Of Our Minds

Contributed by Richard Perez on Sep 24, 2008

-there is no computer; There is nothing on this earth that can compare with what God has done in the mind of humankind.

23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. 24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. 1.Someone has ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23-27

Denomination: Baptist

Slaying Our Giants

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008

The Second of the 2008 Summer Sermon Series God is.

(Slide 1) (The sermon began with the Reader’s Theater piece ‘The Boy King’ published by Carson-Dellosa Christian Publishing.) (Slide 2) Have you slain any giants lately? I am not talking about the New York Giants (especially if you are New England Patriots fan) or the San Francisco Giants. I am ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:38-50

Denomination: Church Of God

Claiming Our Canaan Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 11, 2008

Most said, we have absolutely no chance of possessing this Promised Land. But where they saw only giants, the ’minority report’ of Joshua and Caleb saw God! Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint.

Claiming Our Canaan Joshua 1:1-13 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ClaimingOurCanaan.html We’ve come “Out of Africa” now into the wilderness. The deliverance of Israel from Egypt is a picture of our salvation. We were slaves, in bondage to sin, the toughest master you’ll ever serve. Sin takes us ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Our Vision: Transformation Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 17, 2008

Our vision at New Life is simply "Transforming lives, one at a time."

Our Vision: Transformation Text: 2 Cor. 5:17-18; Rom. 12:1-2 Introduction 1. Illustration: The power of the Holy Spirit is not just for salvation, but transformation, a process that might be slow and gradual. The difference might look like this: You can take ten gallons of gasoline and release ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-18

Denomination: Methodist

Our God Of The Impossible

Contributed by Anthony Seel on Oct 20, 2008

A sermon about how nothing is impossible for God.

The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost October 19, 2008 St. Andrew’s Anglican Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. Genesis 18:1-15 Our God of the Impossible In his book, Just As I Am, Billy Graham writes about an encounter in a roadside diner in New Jersey. While he was eating lunch, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-15

Denomination: Lutheran

The Lord Our Righteousness Series

Contributed by Tim Hbc on Oct 21, 2008

How the wonderful Messiah-God Name, ’Yahweh-Tsidkenu’, speaks to us today.

Introduction Today the Names of God series continues. In most cultures, as in the cultures of the OT, people’s names are significant and have a meaning. And the name Yahweh showed Israel that God was not just a force or power, but in some wonderful way, He was a person – someone they could relate ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Withholding Our Best Series

Contributed by Keith Andrews on Oct 22, 2008

We are going to be talking about rebuilding that temple inside our hearts, that spiritual life that we so desperately, but quietly seek.

Withholding our Best Sermon by: CH(CPT) Keith Andrews All scripture marked ESV: The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001. Wheaton: Standard Bible Society. Introduction Story Open your Bible’s tonight to the prophetic book of Haggai, you can find it in the Old Testament wedged between ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:2-6

Denomination: Baptist