Sermons on Overcoming Problems:

A Life Changing Look

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Feb 13, 2005

This sermon deals with the need for Christians to seek out and reflect the Glory of God.

A Life Changing Look Exodus 33:12-16, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 32:11-14, 31-32, Exodus 33:18, 20-23, 2 Corinthians 3:7 October 17, 2004 (Exo 33:12-16 NIV) Moses said to the LORD, "You have been telling me, ’Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

Grow Up! Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005

Growing up is not an option for a Christian. Growing up is the definition of a Christian: a Christians grows to be like Christ.

Grow Up! Hebrews 5:11 – 6:20 SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 5:11-14 INTRODUCTION: Everybody loves babies! I often hear people say, Oh, they just grow up too fast! But part of what makes babies so appealing is that they are constantly growing and learning. I know Susan and I are having a great ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Priest And King Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005

Melchizedek portrays Christ as our eternal Priest and King.

Priest and King Hebrews 6:20 – 7:28 SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 7:23-28 INTRODUCTION: Readers’ Digest has a section called All in a Day’s Work where people write in humorous things that happen at work. Here’s a good one: Confiding in a co-worker, I told her about a problem in our office and ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No One Said This Would Be Easy Series

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Dec 29, 2004

On the day after Christmas, on St. Stephen’s Day, we learn that though getting to heaven is easy through Jesus, carrying his cross on earth often times isn’t. But if being a Christian is difficult, it is even more so for the unbeliever.

Festival of St. Stephen Matthew 23:34-39 I have always had a healthy respect for all branches of the military, and not to take anything away from the other divisions of our armed forces, but one branch particularly stands out in my mind: the Marine Corps. What is their slogan that you see on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:34-39

Denomination: Lutheran

Prosper In All Things, It's God's Desire! Series

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Dec 30, 2004

What is true Biblical prosperity and what are the important steps to achieving all that God has for His people for the New Year. These are the questions that this series will answer in order to take God?s people to a new level.

15 "Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between prosperity and disaster, between life and death. 16 I have commanded you today to love the LORD your God and to keep his commands, laws, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and become a great nation, and ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Climbing Your Way Into Hell?

Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Jan 8, 2005

what it takes to make it to hell

ARE YOU CLIMBING YOUR WAY INTO HELL? 2nd Peter 3:1-10 As we can easily see from our reading tonight, God doesn’t want anyone to end up in that terrible place called hell!!! God don’t want us to go through this life without Jesus Christ. This place called hell ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Be Sure Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jan 10, 2005

Peter urges believers to make their election sure by understanding their salvation by grace, and by adding 8 virtues to their lives.

2 PETER 1 V1-11 MAKE SURE What were your school reports like? Did you ever have these words written about you by a teacher “Great potential but lazy.” I never had the words “great potential” but I may well have had the word “lazy” written on a few occasions. But far more importantly would those ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Commitment Plus

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jan 10, 2005

People tend to associate commitment with emotions. If they feel the right way, then they can follow through on their commitments. But true commitment doesn’t work that way.

17, October 2004 Dakota Community Church Commitment Plus Introduction: At the age of 67, Thomas Edison watched as fire destroyed much of his work and equipment. Is it time to retire? Is it time to hang up the lab coat? - No way. "All our mistakes are burned up," the inventor said. "Now we can ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 30:29-31

Denomination: Mennonite

It Ain't No Secret Formula

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005

Discipleship in the church

Intro: When you think of buying friend chicken, what’s the first name you think of? Now maybe for you it’s Kroger Deli or Lee’s, but for me and most of America, we think of the name of Colonel Sanders and his Secret Recipe. One of the most closely guarded secrets in America is that special blend ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Passionate Pursuit Of God

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 11, 2005

We are to passionately pursue God.

A PASSIONATE PURSUIT OF GOD Psalm 100:1-5 S: Worship C: Pursuing God Th: A Passionate Pursuit of God Pr: WE ARE TO PASSIONATELY PURSUE GOD. ?: How? KW: Ways TS: In our study of Psalm 100, we will find four ways that demonstrate how to pursue God. The _____ way is… I. JOYFULLY ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Most Extreme Makeovers

Contributed by Greg Tabor on Jan 18, 2005

This sermon lays out the most extreme "makeovers" God performs, the 1st being a spiritual one (regeneration), the 2nd a physical one (resurrection), and the 3rd a home makeover (the new cosmos).

The Most Extreme Makeovers Pastor Greg Tabor Ridgeway A/G 1/16/05 Introduction How many of you have ever watched one of these shows on TV that show an extreme makeover of a person or a house? The end results of surgery or reconstruction are astonishing. Might I suggest this morning that the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:21-53

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"The Risk Of The Invitation"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jan 19, 2005

When God speaks to us to do something, we often fear the risk of the invitation. Sometimes we refuse to take the first step because of not knowing the entire plan. What can we do about the invitation He gives us?

Iliff & Saltillo United Methodist January 23, 2005 “The Risk of the Invitation” Genesis 12:1-4 Romans 4:1-5; 13-17 INTRODUCTION: Throughout our lifetime we are offered invitations of one kind or another. When we were in elementary school it may have been to a birthday party, or in high school to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

Finding The Lamb Of God

Contributed by Anthony Seel on Jan 22, 2005

Following Jesus wherever He leads us.

THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY January 16, 2005 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. John 1:29-41 "Finding the Lamb of God" In 1961, one of the abiding symbols of the Cold War and Communism went up between East and West Germany. On November 9, 1989, that symbol came ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-41

Denomination: Lutheran

Develop Your Rhino Skin

Contributed by James May on Mar 2, 2005

God will help us develop a "thick skin" to resist the fiery darts of the devil. He is our all. This sermon speaks of some of the different names of our Jehovah God.

Develop Your Rhino Skin! By Pastor Jim May Life is filled with circumstances that are all too often beyond by control. We often have to walk into some very rough paths. I thank God for the mountains, when I feel like I’m on top of the world and everything is going my way. But the problem is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Is Greed A Poor Man's Vice?

Contributed by William Mouser on Mar 3, 2005

Greed is every bit as much -- maybe more -- a poor man’s vice as it is a rich man’s folly.

Fifthteenth Sunday in Trinity: Scripture: Luke 12:13-21, Ecclesiasticus 5:1-10 "Is Greed a Poor Man’s Vice?" The lessons appointed for today have three things in common. First of all, both contain teaching from men who were named Jesus. Jesus ben Sirach composed the passage from the apocryphal ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican