Sermons on Pencils:

Shift Family

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Dec 10, 2007

God is with us always.

It doesn’t take long for us to learn of God’s desire of the first couple in the Bible. In the first chapter of Genesis, v. 27, the text tells us that God created "male and female." And in the following verse, v. 28 we read “God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:1-72

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Relationship Builders Pt.4 Series

Contributed by Mark Perryman on Apr 3, 2008

Today we are going to take a look at Pillar 4 – that is Love.

INTRO: A lady walked up to a man and said, "If I was your wife I would feed you poison." The man replied, "If I was your husband I’d eat it." Adam asked God, "Why did you have to make woman so beautiful?" God said, "So you’d fall in love with her. Then Adam asked, "But why did you have to make her ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Opportunities Right In Front Of You

Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 24, 2008

If you want to understand the Lord’s will, be wise by looking for the opportunities He sets before you, especially in difficult circumstances.

“Opportunities Right in Front of You” Luke 9:10-17 When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn’t work at zero gravity (Ink won’t flow down to the writing surface). In order to solve this problem, they hired Andersen Consulting. It took them one decade ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

Witnessing Done God's Way Series

Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 6, 2009

Part 5 of "Being the Church," focusing on the importance of sharing your faith in a relational manner.

Being the Church Part 5: Witnessing Done God’s Way Scripture: Acts 8:25-40 Icebreaker: When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:25-40

Denomination: Church Of God

Elisha - Equipped For Service

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 16, 2008

Shows how we can follow the example from Elisha in being properly equipped for God’s service

Elisha - Equipped for Service II Kings 2:1-15 Are you ready for tomorrow? Kids are you ready for tomorrow? Do you have all your notebooks and pens and #2 pencils crammed into your backpack ready for that bright and early wake up call? Teachers are you ready for tomorrow? Lessons plans in order, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Stand Still And See

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 12, 2008

We will not have to fight our own battles if God is in control of our life.

Text: “You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you” (2 Chronicles 20:17). If you stop and think for a moment, you and I have faced many enemies in our life time. As a child there were other children who thought they ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:5-14

Denomination: Christian Church

To Be Missional Is To Be On Mission By ‘bearing One's Cross'

Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009

Third and final sermon in the second part of an initial 2009 series, ‘2 Things 2 B in 09’

Language is an interesting thing. It changes with new words added each year to our lexicon and old ones falling out of favor. It also means that the meanings of words change and some are used as either as a verb or a noun. (Slide 1) For example, we when say ‘ADdress’ we mean a specific location ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-37

Denomination: Church Of God

Valentines 2009 An Enduring Love.

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 9, 2009

This sermon encourages and guides married couples and those thinking of marriage into keeping their love for one another enduring a lifetime.

VALENTINES 2009 AN ENDURING LOVE. 1JHN 4:7-12 JOHN BLANCHARD STOOD UP FROM THE BENCH, WHERE HE WAS SITTING, STRAIGHTENED HIS ARMY UNIFORM, AND STUDIED THE CROWD OF PEOPLE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH GRAND CENTRAL STATION. HE LOOKED FOR THE GIRL WHOSE HEART HE KNEW, BUT WHOSE FACE HE DIDN’T, THE ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Pure And Holy Son Of God Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 11, 2007

Stations of the Cross, Station 6

PURE AND HOLY SON OF GOD (MATTTHEW 27:39-44, LUKE 23:39-44) Three pastors went to the pastor's convention and were all sharing one room. The first pastor said, “Let's confess our secret vices one to another. I'll start - my secret vice is I just love to gamble. When I go out of town, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:39-44

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Christ Makes All The Difference Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Mar 24, 2007

Does one person really make all the difference? When do things make all the difference? When we are changed, moved to laugh or cry, celebrated and sacrificed for. “Why The CHRIST Makes All The Difference” explores why Jesus makes all the difference to Eas

What Difference Does Easter Make? “Why the CHRIST Makes All The Difference” 2 Corinthians 5:21 Does one person really make all that much difference? When I was in the fourth grade I had a SS teacher who wasn’t like any of the SS teachers I had before. Bruce challenged us with one thing: memorize ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:21

Denomination: Methodist

The Values Of The Person God Prospers Series

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on May 14, 2007

Observations of the kind of values that Jesus outlines in the Beatitudes. (Heavily in debt to Dallas Willard for seminal thoughts!)

Last week, I talked about the need for a transformed heart, made alive by God’s Spirit. If our desire is to please God and enjoy His blessings, our heart must be renewed daily, and we must discipline our hearts so they are undivided! We need not be ‘miserable Christians’ frustrated by the gap ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Striving To Be A Church Of Christ

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 8, 2009

Principles to insure that we are indeed a church that belongs to Jesus.

Introduction: A. I love the old story told of the man who was shipwrecked on a beautiful, deserted South Pacific island. 1. Years later, he was discovered by a passing a navy ship. 2. Upon their arrival at the shore they were met by the shipwreck survivor. He said, “I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Message Of Jesus

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 16, 2009

1. Salvation is more than just me being forgiven for my sins. 2. The goal of the Christian life is not just salvation, but transformation. 3. We are transformed in order to be God’s transforming agents in the world.

Several years ago, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks did a comedy skit called “The 2013 Year Old Man”. In the skit, Reiner interviews Brooks, who is the old gentleman who has lived for over 2000 years. At one point, Reiner asks the old man, “Did you always believe in the Lord?” Brooks replied: “No. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Methodist

This Is A Hard Saying

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 20, 2009

The Word of God can be understood when we let the Holy Spirit speak to us through faith.

Text: “Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, ‘This is a hard saying; who can understand it?’” (John 6:60). Has anyone ever told you something that was really hard to believe? When we were very young, we usually believed whatever people told us because we didn’t think they ...read more

Scripture: John 6:56-69

Denomination: Christian Church

Turtle Top Theology Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 23, 2009

Is there anything wrong with wanting to be great?

OPEN: One of Dr. Seuss’s more famous poem is called “Yertle the Turtle” “ On a far away island of Salamasond, Yertle the turtle was king of the pond. A nice little pond. It was clean. It was neat. The water was warm, there was plenty to eat. Until - one day - the king of them all decided the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:46-50

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ