Sermons on Oxygen Tanks:

The Heart Series

Contributed by Jordan Muck on Sep 6, 2016

The seven things God hates.

Series: Seven Week: 5 Passage: Proverbs 6:18 Title: The Heart Interesting Statement: The heart is the engine of human existence - the most important organ of the body. Without the heart, man cannot survive as the heart carries oxygen to all parts of the body as it providing strength and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:16-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Must Try This Bread Series

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 23, 2013

Too often we are too earthly minded to be any eternal good.

You Must Try This Bread John 6:22-40 Introduction Last week in the sermon “It Ain’t a Haint”. we talked about Jesus coming out to rescue his petrified disciples who were struggling for their lives in the storm on the lake by coming out to them walking on the top of the storm tossed Sea of ...read more

Scripture: John 6:22-40, John 6:24-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Resurrection: What Does It Mean

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Apr 1, 2013

A strong message about the never ending love and grace of God

The Resurrection What does It Mean? 1 Peter 1:3-5 Easter, the resurrection, is a BIG deal The resurrection is the most important, most amazing, most powerful, most life altering, most life giving event in the history of mankind. Then why is it that on the day that we celebrate the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

Luxury Once Tasted

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 19, 2019

Let's talk about what's truly necessary for success this fall

A. Opening illustration: Wal-Mart. Needs vs. Wants. Yard sale, some things that you thought you needed? B. Background to passage: Asa demonstrates how his kingdom/God’s people grew over his 41-year reign. He was the third king after Solomon to reign. He was the first king of Judah that walked in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 15:9-24

Denomination: Baptist

Devoted In Prayer

Contributed by Mark Roper on Jan 11, 2012

The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men. Prayer makes the man when he is broken down and surrendered to God.

Devoted In Prayer Topic: Gods church is a house of Prayer for all nations. Mk 11:17 & Isa 56:7 Goal: Explore the importance of a devoted in our prayer life. Rom 12:12-13 NIV 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with God's people who are in need. Practice ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:12

Denomination: Church Of God

A Father's Day Testimony

Contributed by William Jones on Jun 18, 2017

A brief Sharing of my childhood experiences and fatherhood expectations.

I had a rough childhood. Not a normal one. I moved for the first time when I was 3 months old. By the time I was 5, I had at moved at least 7 times. I was a very sickly child. I was born with severe allergies and chronic asthma. These fed off of each other. I was taken to the hospital 18 ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

The Believer Is Equipped Series

Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 16, 2009

Message series using football examples to reveal spiritual concepts. We also made our own video illustrations for these messages. On this message I used a maniquin dressed in a football uniform as a visual aide.

Get In The Game “The Believer Has Been Equipped” Good morning and thank you for choosing to worship with us today here at Central. It is our desire that you enjoy the warmth and fellowship of the people of God, that you have a life changing experience with God, and that you discover the plan He ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Becoming God’s Original Masterpiece! Series

Contributed by Amy Dubois on May 27, 2015

This is part two of a retreat message for our students.

Becoming God’s Original Masterpiece! Undoing the mess I’ve made of Me Last night we talked about some of the lies we see about our identity. Tonight we are going to work on becoming the Masterpiece that God intends for us to be. What makes a masterpiece? • The most outstanding ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 45:5-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

24 Reason Why I Love To Give

Contributed by Peter Pilt on Apr 19, 2019

A list of inspiring reasons to give. A good list for short Tithe/Offerings messages.

There was some discussion on a thread on my Facebook wall regarding Tithing/giving etc. Kind of the same old debate that has been raging for years. Is tithing something under the Old Testament and therefore are churches wrong for preaching it etc? My theology on it, is that yes tithing is Old ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 14:28-29, Numbers 18:21-32, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Matthew 6:21, Proverbs 3:8-9, Acts 20:35, Luke 6:38, Malachi 3:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Lesson On Christmas Colors

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 22, 2018

We study 13 colors often seen in Christmas lights... The hidden meaning can be powerful.

The Christmas Lesson of Colors By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Genesis 37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:3, 1 John 1:7, Romans 3:23, Genesis 1:3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Abide With Me O Lord

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Jan 18, 2021

In life we all go through troubled times some of which can easily overwhelm us but we are reassured that we are never alone a promise encapsulated in the hymn, 'Abide with me.'

Abide with Me Hymns play a very important part in our worship, by singing we in a sense give ourselves in praise and adoration to Almighty God. For this to work there are a number of essential components, ingredients: • The words, ideally based on Scripture and full of meaning • The music which ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-9, Hebrews 11:1, Matthew 28:18-20, Isaiah 40:25-31

Owl #3 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Apr 12, 2021

the real power of the movement of God is smaller groups gathering and expanding to reach more now ( in the summer of the church) before a darkness that will come.

<The Tootsie roll owl commercial launches the message> Did you know that that commercial is almost 50 years old? It’s memorable. It points to a question, provides a practical experiment and even an answer. However, the wise old owl is only validating his own personal knowledge and experience ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 30:24-28, Proverbs 30:25, Zechariah 4:10, Matthew 18:10, Romans 16:3-5, Philemon 1:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Way Of The Cross

Contributed by Ian Bullock on Apr 1, 2021

A sermon for Good Friday evening as we celebrate Holy Communion from the pre-sanctified elements from maundy Thursday - This sermon looks at the price Christ paid, and doesn't pull its punches.

In the name of our crucified saviour, Amen. Tonight we weep, and lament, our churches are bare, we will shortly extinguish the light of Christ, and the whole church contemplates the events of today, and now sits in the darkness of the realisation of the death of our saviour, and the time of ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Man's Dust: An Emblem Of God's Glory

Contributed by Tristan Jether Orpiada on Jul 9, 2019

WHAT A GLORIOUS EXPERIENCE WE WILL BE WITH GOD. FROM DIRTY DUST TO DIAMONDS. FROM BEING PRICELESS TO BEING PRECIOUS JEWELS . WE ARE THE EMBLEM OF GOD’S GLORY!!!

GENESIS is the book of origins and beginnings. That is why we derived the word “GENERATION” from its name. Here, we read the story of God’s marvelous creation of the universe, the heavens and the earth. Every living things plants and animals namely, land and water bodies, celestial bodies such as ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28

Denomination: Apostolic

Beautifying My Environment Series

Contributed by William Baeta on Sep 17, 2022

“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” (Matt. 6:28-29)

Introduction: The theme for today’s flower week sermon is “Beautifying my environment”. The Scriptures begin with the words “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”. God created a perfect world and placed man in a perfect environment with everything he needed. He was given ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-11, Romans 8:21-24, Matthew 6:26-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed