Sermons on Peoples Choice:

Everything Happens For A Reason Series

Contributed by Jim Kilson on Apr 23, 2014

Part 6 of 10 in a series dedicated to debunking commonly held myths that we think are in the Bible but really aren't, myths that can and often do have devastating effects on our faith.

INTRODUCTION: “Everything happens for a reason” – that statement hanging on our wall, when taken at face value is 100% correct. Life is a cause=effect existence, every action has a reaction… Event; Burning of Academic Hall (MU) in 1892 – Reason; First electric light ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Christian Church

Marks Of The People Of God (1 Peter 2:9-12) Series

Contributed by Greg Brown on Aug 2, 2014

Exposition of 1 Peter 2:9-12

Marks of the People of God But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be The Church

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 7, 2014

Jesus says, "I will build My Church." Our growth comes through the church. The church make an impact.

Read Matt 16:13-19 16:18 - And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. JESUS: I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH That’s our confidence! The word CHURCH is used only TWICE by Jesus, and recorded for us only in the Gospel of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Judas Priest Iscariot Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 27, 2009

Do you want to become great in the Kingdom of God? Then start with this premise in your life: It is not about me, it is about Jesus Christ; The less I am, the greater Jesus is; The greater Jesus is, the greater I will be in the kingdom of God.

Judas Iscariot. He must be replaced. Judas has failed and another must rise up to take his place. The church will not end with the failure of Judas, the church will regroup, reevaluate, and pursue its calling - to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Judas was one of the twelve, he was one of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Moses: A Flawed Hero Of The Faith Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 20, 2023

Faith makes itself known through its choices.

Introduction Two weeks ago, I started a sermon series from Hebrews 11 that I am calling, “Flawed: Heroes of the Faith.” This five-week sermon series explores the lives and flaws of some of the believers listed in Hebrews 11. Last week, we studied Sarah, a flawed heroine of the faith. Today, we are ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:23-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Counterfeit Christianty Part 11

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Mar 18, 2004

Heaven is real and Hell is real,make your choice.

This is the concluding part of this message, which we started last week. We went into it because many people are working behind their schedules and some have spent unprofitable time in incubation instead of doing what God wants them to do. In the last week’s edition, we said that the Lord wants us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:34-37, John 18:34-35

Denomination: Pentecostal

Two Kinds Of Wisdom - Choose One

Contributed by Paul Cull on Jun 16, 2008

The wisdom of the world or the wisdom of God - and the wisdom choice of the Christian

James 3:13 – 4: 12 Two kinds of wisdom As some of you will know, I have quite a large garden, and at the moment it is something of a blank canvas. I have grand plans for it is development! And as part of these grand plans, last weekend, we planted some trees. Now, I didn’t do much in the way ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

What Ever Happened To Hell?

Contributed by Steve Klink on Aug 1, 2004

Heaven or Hell? (Yes Hell is real) The choice is ours.

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HELL? Text: I Thess. 5:9 “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” I have been wanting to speak on this topic for many years. In fact, waaay back in the beginning of my ministry I created a sermon on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Choose Life

Contributed by Wes Richard on May 21, 2003

Your choices today will affect your family tomorrow.

My mother was a Wenger. Her great-grandparents migrated from Basel, Switzerland, to Ontario, Canada, in 1835. Seventeen years later they chose to move to Iowa. They traveled in a covered wagon and just before they crossed the border into the U.S. someone stole all their clothing. All they ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Denomination: Brethren

The Narrow Way Series

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 10, 2001

My journey to heaven begins with a choice at the fork in the road.

September 9, 2001 The Doorway to Heaven – Part 1 INTRODUCTION The story is told of a young man named Charles Murray who was a student at the University of Cincinnati. Murray was a high diver and training for the summer Olympics of 1968. A fellow student had been talking to him for quite some ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Forgiveness

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Nov 5, 2002

This sermon deals with the reality that forgiveness is a choice on all levels.

Forgiveness 10/13/02 GNLCC 1 Samuel 25:1-30 Matthew 6:9-15 Forgiveness is one of the most precious ingredients needed in building loving and lasting relationships. Let’s suppose for a moment you were the owner of a store and your product was bottles of forgiveness. What marketing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15, 1 Samuel 25:1-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

For Such A Time As This Part 2

Contributed by Greg Laurie on Feb 21, 2014

With every choice, we are either sowing to the flesh or to the Spirit!

Unchangeable Laws My wife came home from the market a while back and asked me to unload the car. We have an SUV, and when I opened it, one bag fell out to the ground. Now there were maybe ten bags inside which were full of cans, vegetables, boxes, etc. And in one bag, a carton of eggs. So which ...read more

Scripture: Esther 5:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Jesus?

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 13, 2003

In a world with so many choices why choose Christ?

Visual images tell stories. From the cave paintings on the walls of La Grotte Chauvet in France to the latest Tom Clancy novel we’ve “seen” with our minds the story unfold. Its been said that movie theaters are the Church for post-moderns and it shouldn’t surprise us to see the concept of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

We Just Bought A Saloon

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 4, 2006

A sermon on choices from Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Sunday Evening Service Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Introduction: Several years ago, there was a temperance speaker who was lecturing on the evils of liquor. “Who has the most money to spend?” he yelled. “The saloon keeper! Who has the biggest house? The saloon keeper! Who has the finest furs and the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Glass Houses: The Great Enemy (Palm Sunday) Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 18, 2019

Jesus overcomes evil through the power of choice and adoption

We have been sharing a lot of information about our faith and trying in this season of repentance not to judge. It has been an incredible learning time for all of us. The title of the series comes from the old saying about judgment; “People in glass house shouldn’t throw?…..stones.” Right. The ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational