Sermons on Paradise Regained:

When They Open The Door...what Will They Find?

Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 6, 2003

When people come to your church, what will they find there? Will they find Jesus there? Will they find love, acceptance, fellowship, salvation there?

The story that I begin with today is a true story. Her name was Helen. She lived in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. They found her body one night at the door of Emmanuel Pentecostal Church. Helen had been trying to get into the church. But she never got further than the door. There ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prayer With Fasting Brings God's Power On The Scene

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 19, 2004

We need to have prayer with fasting to affect this world we live in.

PRAYER WITH FASTING BRINGS GOD ON THE SCENE "Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well as now." - P.T. Barnum ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-29, Joel 1:14

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Downward Spiral Of Sin

Contributed by Jeffrey Kellum on Feb 25, 2004

This sermon encourages people not to be desensitized to even the smallest deviant steps.

INTRODUCTION: It is rare that bad times fall on us without some indication they are approaching. The medical profession uses the term ‘acute’ to describe an illness that attacks suddenly and without apparent warning. Acute situations are rare, but because they come while we are not prepared the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Ride Of Your Life

Contributed by Wes Humble on Jan 22, 2003

Life is full of ups and downs but through God’s strength we are able to overcome and persevere.

The Ride of Your Life I am reading directly from the web-site news release. ” SANDUSKY, Ohio, Jan. 9, 2003 – Cedar Point will race full speed ahead toward the future of thrill-riding when the famed amusement park/resort debuts the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world for its 2003 ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:20-26

Denomination: *other

Perfecting The Victory Dance

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Feb 8, 2003

Learn how to walk in the fullness of a victorious and overcoming life.

Perfecting the Victory Dance Keys to Being a Winner 1/29/03 I. Introduction Muhammad Ali today is called the greatest. However, it hasn’t always been that way. He became the greatest in the eyes of the world over the last 40 years. Muhammad Ali used to “float like a butterfly” and “sting like a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14, 1 John 5:4-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Want The Church To Grow But I Don't Want Any More People Series

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Feb 19, 2003

I want the church to grow because it is God’s desire but I really don’t want people I am afraid of to worship here.

This idea came from notes I recieved from my Mentor Jerrie Barber. I Want The Church to Grow But I Don’t Want Any More People Acts 6:1-7 During the summer of 1993 I was working with a missionary congregation in South Georgia. We were having a Men’s meeting to discuss how our summer had gone and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Responsible Faith Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 30, 2003

This teaching drives home how we are responsible to see that His will is done on earth as it is in heaven.

Lessons on Faith from the Model Prayer Responsible Faith Matthew 6:10 October 19, 2003 Intro: A. [$3 Worth of God, Citation: Wilbur Rees, Leadership, Vol. 4, no. 1.] I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please, not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep but just enough to equal a cup of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Introducing Job, A Man Loved And Admired By God. Series

Contributed by William Huegel on Jan 27, 2006

Today, I’m beginning a series of sermons from the book of Job. Suffering and pain is what the book of Job is all about. If you have ever gone through anguish and pain of a sudden and tragic loss you may know something of which this book of Job speaks.

“Introducing Job, a Man Loved and Admired by God.” Job 1: 1:1-5, 13-22 Rev. Wm. A. Huegel Wallingford FBC Jan. 8, 2006 Introduction to the sermon: During the recent tragedy in West Virginia in which 11 coal miners were killed following an explosion in the mine, a woman, deeply shaken ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Demands For An Effective Ministry

Contributed by Cesar Delgado on Feb 12, 2006

What does an effective ministry look like? In Chapter 4:1-6, Paul penned down demands for an effective ministry.

DEMANDS FOR AN EFFECTIVE MINISTRY 2Corinthians 4:1-6 February 5, 2006 Good News Christian Fellowship BUCAS, Daraga Albay INTRODUCTION Through Paul’s evangelistic activity, church leadership and theological insights, he had an immeasurable influence on the development of Christianity. Paul ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Failure Is Success

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 11, 2004

From the world’s view Jesus was a failure. Jesus calls us to become a failure according to this world’s system and find success.

When Failure is Success -It’s not a disgrace to fail- John 17:14-19 I came to faith in Jesus Christ when I was in my tenth grade of High School. I confessed my sins, repented and committed my life to Jesus. I did my best to honor and follow the Lord during my High School years. One of my class ...read more

Scripture: John 17:14-19

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Gospel- Why, How And What Should We Share Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on May 27, 2005

Why should we share the gospel, how should we do it and what is it?

The gospel- why, how and what should we share. 2 COr 5:11-6:2 WBC 29 May 2005 It was May 7, and Roger Simms was hitchhiking his way home, having been discharged from the Army. He flashed his hitchhiking sign at a car, but almost lost hope for a ride when he noticed it was a black, sleek, new ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Ultimate Choice Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Aug 8, 2005

God’s test of Abraham illustrates the ultimate choice that everyone must make. Will we allow anything to stand between us and God?

The Ultimate Choice Genesis 22:1-14 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Some choices are hard to make. But sometimes hard choices have to be made. The 1989 movie Indian Jones and the Last Crusade has a classic scene near the end. The Last Crusade is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Trust Of Love Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Mar 24, 2003

This is installment 12 in a series on I Corinthians 13, and deals with the fact that love "believes all things."

“The Trust of Love” I Corinthians 13:7 March 9, 2003 Love of Another Kind – I Corinthians 13 Theme Introduction: Trust. Who do you trust? Americans trust each other less and less each year, this according to Pamela Paxton, Associate Prof of Sociology at The Ohio State University, who studied ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Christ The Second Adam Who Won Back The World To God

Contributed by William Baeta on Mar 8, 2003

“For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit” 1 Pet. 3:18a.

Theme: Christ the second Adam who won back the world to God Text: Gen. 9:8-17; 1 Pet. 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15 A happy life is a life of faith filled with gratitude and thankfulness to God. We have enough reasons to be thankful, but unfortunately, instead of being thankful we take our blessings for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15, 1 Peter 3:18-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unlimited Patience, Indescribable Grace Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 16, 2003

Paul never got over Jesus’ choice when instead of sending him to hell, he saved him and put him into his service. Foreknowledge and grace came together when God turned the terrorist from Tarsus into a saintly servant of righteousness.

Unlimited Patience, Indescribable Grace 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service; 13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. And yet I was shown mercy, because I acted ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ