Sermons on Panicking:

How Does God Feel When People Hurt?

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 25, 2001

We find the answer to this question in the story of the invalid by the pool of Bethesda.

Intro: One day our local video store was having a clearance on old movies. They had hundreds of old movies on sale for $2.00 a piece. Me and my son Andrew had a few movies in mind that we would like to buy and decided to go to the sale and take advantage of the opportune deal. We arrived just ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The World Has Yet To See What God Can Do With A Man Wholly Committed To Him

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 8, 2001

Why let worry rob you - of your faith, of your committment of your joy

Brinton 12-08-01 Luke 12:22-40 – Do not worry Story: Church at the turn of the century At the turn of the 20th Century, the roof of the hall of a little Swiss church was falling down. So the members of the church got together regularly after the service ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:22-34

Denomination: Anglican

Staying Positive Under Pressure

Contributed by Mike Mizell on Dec 11, 2002

Learn how to maintain when everything falls apart

Staying Positive under Pressure Exodus 14:13 For the past couple of weeks, the Lord has burdened me with the various needs in the body. I will say again as I have so many other times; I am excited about God’s presence and power being manifested week after week. Let’s continue to dare to dream ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:13, Exodus 14:21-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Do I Say When I Pray

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 19, 2002

Jesus gave His disciples and us a model prayer to help us figure out how you talk to the God of the universe.

September 2, 2001 Mat. 6:9-13 “What do I say when I pray? INTRODUCTION I am not a talker by nature. Some people just bubble over with things to say. They find it easy to start up conversations, and before you know it, they have established a new friendship. That’s not me. I struggle to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Influencing Our World For Christ

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 5, 2001

A call to be people of impact for Christ.

Influencing Our World For Christ Various Scriptures I. Introduction Today our topic is “Influencing Our World for Christ.” The idea of our time together is to look at just some of the many ways we can make a difference as we live and work in a world that doesn’t seem to have much time for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12, Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Wesleyan

Transformer

Contributed by John Beehler on Jan 13, 2004

Jesus is the “Transformer”, and through his abundant grace we are transformed from plain old water into the finest of wine.

Water into Wine A minister is driving and he’s stopped for speeding. The state trooper smells alcohol on his breath, and sees an empty wine bottle on the floor, and he says, “Sir, have you been drinking?” And the minister says, “Just water.” The trooper says, “Then why do I smell ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Caught In The Storm Series

Contributed by Allen Hern on Feb 6, 2004

None of us escape the storm but Jesus is the storm breaker.

 200403.ser “Caught in a Storm” CLBC January 18, 2004 Subject: Life and Ministry of Jesus Theme: Deity, Humanity, Power over Nature Passage: John 6: 14 - 21. Mark 5:45 - ...read more

Scripture: John 6:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

True Confessions Part 1

Contributed by Larry Sarver on Apr 24, 2001

A expository message from Psalm 32 on "How to be Restored to a Right relationship with God After We Have Sinned."

Psalm 32 "True Confessions" What do you do when you fail God? How can or should we respond to those times when we do something wrong? How can you get back on track? How can we be fully restored into a right relationship with God after we have sinned? This would seem to be a very important ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Light A Fire Series

Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Jan 24, 2003

Eighth in a series on Revival influenced by Rick Atchley. This lesson draws upon the work of Elijah.

HOW TO LIGHT A FIRE I Kings 16:29ff INTRODUCTION: Let me being by telling you a story about a man who was going skydiving for the first time. He had taken all his lessons and it was time for his first solo jump. So he jumped out of the plane, but he panicked and couldn’t remember how to open his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:29-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Restored By A King Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2004

Like Mephibosheth, all of us have been Crippled by a fall, sought by a King, found in a Far Country, saved for Another’s Sake, and restored to the King’s Table.

RESTORED BY A KING The example of Mephibosheth II Samuel 9 INTRODUCTION: Today I want to examine another story from the Old Testament, and --- as I love to do --- I have found another obscure character most people don’t know much about and rarely hear preached about in a sermon. We will ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Be Afraid - Only Believe Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Aug 6, 2006

Does Jesus have authority over the difficulties in your life? What if God doesn’t seem to answer your prayers on time, do you still trust Him? In this study we see Jesus take authority over the powers of darkness and death itself.

The last half of Luke 8 gives us two incredible stories of Jesus combating the forces allied against humanity - the hosts of darkness under the control of Satan, and darkness itself: death. Just before this episode, Luke records for us Jesus’ control over the elements as He calmed the wind storm ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-56

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

"Forgiving Others In An Unforgiving World”

Contributed by Mark Roper on Jul 1, 2009

Forgiveness is a wonderful life changing and empowering experience given to mankind by a loving God.

“Forgiving Others in an Unforgiving World” Forgiveness is a wonderful life changing and empowering experience given to mankind by a loving God. To be a Christian we must have the spirit of Christ abiding in our hearts; and to have the spirit of Christ means that we will forgive people, even as He ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Church Of God

Love

Contributed by Brian Lewis on Nov 27, 2008

A sermon on God’s love for us and how we should show it to others.

I want to look at love today and as Christians how do we represent what love really is. Turn to Romans 2:1-3 and mark that passage. We are going to start with Matthew 7:1-5 A recent poll done by the Barna research group showed that only 1 out of 5 non-Christian young adults say they consider the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Cost

Contributed by Chad Garrison on Apr 27, 2009

Once we have received Christ as our Lord and Savior, everything changes! Not only are we washed clean, but have a true Calling to serve Him! Here we examine what Christ has asked us to take into account before jumping right into this calling.

The Cost: Have You Counted it? Luke 14:26-33 I want to thank Jordan for getting us started on series of messages every believer should take into consideration. A few weeks ago we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus, but as we learned last week, this event of salvation is truly just the starting ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:26-33

Denomination: Foursquare

Living In The Harvest....what's Involved?

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jun 15, 2008

As disciples of Jesus, each of us are called to live in the harvest. At times this can be quite daunting, this sermon explores what is involved in living in the harvest from Jesus perspective.

As a young boy growing up in Horsham I always knew when the harvest was on. You see, on my way to school I had to ride past the local silos. And when the harvest was on, there would be wheat trucks lined up waiting to drop off their load. And you also knew when it was a great harvest because the ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran