Sermons on Outward Devotion:

Seven Of The Ten Commandments Of James 4:7-10! Series

Contributed by John Wright on Feb 1, 2010

James sets forth an additional seven commandments, which are mandatory for New Testatment Christians to obey, but they are not the original ten commandments.

INTRODUCTION #21 1. Open your bibles to James 4:7-10. 2. In these four verses James gives ten commandments. He does not repeat the 10 commandments that Moses gave, but instead gives 10 of the many commandments that are given in the N. T. 3. In a previous lesson we discussed the first three of ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Feb 8, 2010

What does it mean to be poor in Spirit?

Poor in Spirit The Beatitudes – Attitudes to Live By Slide Good Morning. On a visit to the Beethoven museum in Bonn, a young American student became fascinated by the piano on which Beethoven had composed some of his greatest works. She asked the museum guard if she could play a few bars on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Nature Of Character Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 9, 2010

A look at what Character is how it is formed and how it is lost.

Having Mother’s Day fall during Discover the Word can be a challenge because it is really expected that on Mother’s Day you will speak to Mothers. But when you are focusing on a specific book it can sometimes be hard to find the hook to work with a specific topic. If you were here a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

Woe To The Hyprocrites!

Contributed by James Jack on Apr 11, 2009

Jesus’ stinging tirade against the hyprocrites and heretics is a righteous condemnation of false religion.

I get worked up about a lot of things. I get worked up when they change the words to old hymns that are favourites of mine. I get worked up at umpiring and refereeing decisions – perhaps not as much as St. George supporters, but worked up nonetheless. I get worked up when Damien takes the last ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-39

Denomination: Anglican

Making Good Decisions (And Getting Over Bad Ones) Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jan 9, 2009

Five practical precepts for making good choices based on Esther chapter two.

Some of my favorite reads online are the stories of dumb criminals. Last week a masked man actually stood in line to rob a bank! Police in Stow, Ohio, near Akron, say 24-year-old Feliks Goldshtein of Highland Heights was arrested minutes after his mask-wearing episode on Thursday, following a ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

"Perilous Times Require Powerful Believers” Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008

Continue in the things which you have learned.

OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO Matthew 24 & 2 TIM 3 1. There are a few things we notice about time… • #1 Time just marches on… #2 – Time stops for no one. • And #3 - Things HAVE CHANGED over the years. Consider that… IN 1980 when the first Walkman’s came out there were $169! Now? Free Promotions When the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Obedience Through Baptism

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 30, 2008

A message that precedes baptisms.

Last week, I talked about how God put it into Phillip’s heart to leave a great harvest revival in Samaria to go to the deserts outside Jerusalem so he could talk to one person about Jesus Christ. And I told you how Phillip went. He didn’t question God, he didn’t try to put God off, and he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:16

Denomination: *other

Bringining Our Friends To Jesus

Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 10, 2007

The best thing we can do to our friends is bring them to Jesus the way the friends of this paralytic did him.

“Bringing Our Friends To Jesus” Introduction: We as people greatly value human life. We look up to an admire people who see to save lives. Firefighters and police officer are looked up to and rightly so, this morning though we should value more than the physical life, but we should also value ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Making My Friendships More Enjoyable Through Teamwork Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Oct 29, 2007

Spiritual truths that teach me how to make my relationships more enjoyable.

We’re continuing our series entitled “Together We Make a Difference.” One person can certainly make a difference, and every individual is important, but TOGETHER we can have even greater influence. One bee can pollinate a flower and that’s cool - but it takes a whole hive of bees to make ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

Wind And Fire

Contributed by John Butler on Mar 3, 2008

This sermon was written to inspire our youth group to seek the baptism of the Holy Ghost and of fire with the evidence of speaking in tongues.

Wind and Fire Introduction... Praise God Church! God is Good Amen!?! (Praise reports- God is so good that...) God is so good that over 2000 years ago Jesus was born of a virgin into this world to be Emmanuel which is interpreted God With us. Amen? And He is so good that He gave his life on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:49

“jesus And The Truth About Sin” Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 11, 2010

Jesus confronts the Pharisees defective view of sin.

A Study of the Book of Mark Sermon # 24 "Jesus and the Truth About Sin" Mark 7:14-23 In our study we have seen how the Pharisees had elevated their oral traditions to a position of equal or ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:14-23

Denomination: Baptist

Father Abraham Had Many Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 18, 2010

This message is the next in an expository series through Romans.

“Father Abraham Had Many” Romans 4:1-12 November 23, 2008 My parents are “slides people”. What I mean is this: go to the Harvey home in VA, and you won’t find photo albums. No, early on, my dad decided to use slides to document the Harvey ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Our Relationship To God. Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010

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

Session 1: Our Relationship to God. Reading: Romans chapter 12 verse 1-3. • Newspapers contain a number of things - for example ‘Headlines’; • Here are a few that they would probably have changed. Ill: • “Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case” • “Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge” • “Safety ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Denomination: Brethren

Incomplete Sight

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Feb 8, 2014

The best things in life take time. Our relationships are like that. In order to have a meaningful and lasting relationship, we must spend time building that relationship. You can't get to know someone overnight. You must invest the time.

Mark 8:22-26 22 And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:22-26, Mark 8:22-29

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Principles Of Public Worship Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 8, 2013

Five principles of public worship that are important for our understanding of worship.

Scripture Last week I began a short, three-week series of messages on the subject of worship. In my first message I suggested that all of life is worship. So whether we eat or drink, or whatever we do, we are to do all to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). Today I would like to look at ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed