Sermons on Pastoral Leadership:

Basic Training: Becoming A Spiritual Warrior Series

Contributed by Jordon Leblanc on Aug 8, 2008

So often we are fooled into trying to stay on the sidelines of the spiritual battle raging around us. This is a call to suit up and become a spiritual warrior.

I serve a great king. Isn’t that the truth this morning? The video we just watched actually kind of gives me chills at the end because it’s an amazing declaration of the victory we have in Christ Jesus. If you have your Bibles with you this morning, would you turn with me to the book of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Wesleyan

Economy Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 10, 2008

This sermon examines how Jesus would vote on the economy.

Scripture Recently I came across the following somewhat humorous view of the economic policies of different political systems: • In Communism, if you have two cows, the government takes both of them and gives you part of the milk. • In Socialism, if you have two cows, the government takes one cow ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dreams Interpreted

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 16, 2008

God speaks to Christians through the voice of the Holy Spirit instead of dreams or visions.

Last week we talked about dreams. We mentioned the dreams of Jacob, Abimelech, Joseph, the butler and the baker. All of these dreams involved some object or person. For example, Jacob dreamed of a ladder that reached from the earth up into heaven. He saw angels descending and ascending the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 40:1-23

Denomination: Christian Church

Born Again. Now What?

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 19, 2008

We’ve all heard and used the phrase "Born Again" but just exactly what does that mean?

Born Again Born Again! What a neat, overused, misused, abused, redundant, nonmeaningful term. If you google “Born Again Celebrities” you get a wide range of folks. Some like Amy Grant and Johnny Cash you might suspect, others like Mr. T I had forgotten about. I had heard that Jane Fonda had ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Mission Of The Church

Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Oct 20, 2008

So often we say that we have a great work to do, but yet are unsure of what we as the church are supposed to be doing... Jesus would never send us forth before giving us a job description to center our efforts around...

E-Mail support@churchletters.net for the Powerpoint to go with this message. Fred Somebody, Thomas Everybody, Peter Anybody, and Joe Nobody were neighbors, but they were not like you and me. They were odd people and most difficult to understand. The way they lived was a shame. All four ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Beyond The Walls: We Care

Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 23, 2008

I hope that you have a desire to be a caring person and someone that lives out the same kind of love that Jesus Christ modeled for us. Our perspective about needs and fulfilling needs should be the same as described in Scripture. Today, we are going to

BEYOND THE WALLS: WE CARE 1 JOHN 3:16-18 SITUATION 1 Stan is a man out of work. He is a cabinet maker, but his company mishandled funds and now he is out of a job. Jobs are hard to come by. He and his wife had two months of savings, but now that is gone. It was not spent frivolously, but on the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Brings Good From Evil Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Oct 29, 2008

God points us through the cross to the wonder of his glory in order to understand evil and suffering in this present world.

Scripture Introduction Who killed Jesus? The Apostles’ Creed says he “suffered under Pontius Pilate.” Or maybe the blame belongs to the soldiers who drove the nails? Or should we condemn the Jews who demanded freedom for the criminal Barabbas and death for this one called, “Christ,” and then ...read more

Scripture: John 13:18-38

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Good Deed Must I Do? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 30, 2008

The rich young ruler’s question was off-base. It assumes that we can do one overriding deed to win God over; it is possessive; and it is self-centered.

I am not very good at giving gifts. I just have a hard time, when Christmas and birthdays and anniversaries roll around, a hard time giving the right gifts. It’s not that the folks I want to give to are picky or unworthy; it’s just that I can’t seem to figure out what they want and get it. For ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Paths Of The Heart Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Oct 31, 2008

sermon 4 in hebrews series

The Paths of the Heart The Path of a Hard Heart Characteristics: Always Going Astray Being Spiritually Ignorant Being an Unbeliever in Christ The Path of a Humble Heart Characteristics: Believer in Christ Growing in Spiritual Maturity Persevering in the Faith Gives and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Lie With Statistics

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 5, 2008

For the Festival of Christ the King; We rely on false comparisons or we use half-truths to justify ourselves. Far better to find justification in committing ourselves to what God is about in the world.

There are lies, and then there are lies. Little lies and big lies. Deceptions of all kinds. Some say it was Mark Twain, others British Prime Minister Disraeli, but someone remarked that there are three kinds of lies: plain lies, flat-out lies, and statistics. Plain lies, flat-out lies, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Thank You, Lord

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 16, 2008

A sermon of thanksgiving. Communion meditation will be placed at www.sermonlist.com/communion.html

Have you ever thought about how most of us offer our thanks when something good is done to, or for, us? Most Americans say a quick ‘thank you’ and then we instantly go on to other things. Rarely do we ever spend any real or quality time thanking someone for what they have done. When the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1

Denomination: *other

Leaky Disciples

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 17, 2008

Dated 1988; post-revival message. We do not retain the Spirit after a period of excitement because we have not counted the cost, we are victims of low self-esteem, or we are not our own persons.

Nothing is more annoying than to be trying to transport some liquid in a leaky vessel. You think you’ve got whatever it is all secure and ready for use, and then all of a sudden you find out it has leaked and drained allover the place ... and nothing is more disturbing and frustrating. When I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Baptist

Trick Or Treat

Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Nov 18, 2008

Is Halloween itself a trick or a treat? Discover the truth about Halloween.

Trick or Treat Back in October 1988, my wife at that time and I paid a visit to Western Pa. We subsequently moved up there. But we were amazed at all the wild Halloween decorations. You have never seen such decorations as this. There were ghosts. There were goblins. There were pumpkins. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Seeds, Weeds, And Growth

Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008

To be a strong church we must include the "weeds" of society

Matt 13:24-43 – “Seeds, Weeds, and Growth” It is a pleasure to be here with you in person this morning. I hear you had to sit through a rather long audio sermon of mine a couple of weeks ago. Don’t worry though lunch is very important to me as well so I promise not to keep you here too ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Letting God Be God Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 20, 2008

To pray as Jesus prayed is to have the same understanding of God as He did: a firm but compassionate father, a giver who expects us to learn appreciation, and an empowering forgiver.

Introduction to Series Praying As Jesus Prayed Every fall I like to take at least two Sundays to focus on some aspect of that most basic of all the disciplines of the Christian life, the discipline of prayer. I do this for several reasons. First, building in a specific emphasis on prayer in our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Baptist