Sermons on Permanent Love:

The Best Downloads For The Ipod Of Life Part 2

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 3, 2005

Loving others works in partnership with loving God.

The Best Downloads for the iPod of Life Part 2 Matt. 22:39-40 Oct. 2, 2005 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A Reorient audience to what an iPod is 1 In New York, many people are mugging iPod owners for these little ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:39-40

Denomination: Baptist

Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen

Contributed by Patrick Synnott on Oct 4, 2005

God does exsist

GOD DOES EXSIST Throughout my life as a Christian I have heard many people say God does not exist because of three mail reasons the first is “ God would not let bad people exist if he existed”. The second is “ I prayed and God did not answer them”. And the third is, “ God lets his followers ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 14:18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christian Character

Contributed by Ian Lyall on Oct 6, 2005

A description of the characteristics of the Christian discipleship, and those things on which it rests

As we listened to that passage from Colossians this morning, the first thing we heard Paul telling his readers to do was to clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, goodness and patience.. As we listened to that list of qualities various things could have gone through our minds. We ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Most Important Thing

Contributed by Victor Nazareth on Oct 8, 2005

The world has gone crazy! Everything has to be instant and we want things to be done yesterday! What was meant to save time now takes up our time (email, cell phones). Jesus tells us above all the noise of life: “What is the most important thing?”

Introduction: The world has gone crazy! Everything has to be instant and we want things to be done yesterday! What was meant to save time now takes up our time (email, cell phones). We have heard two messages: ‘Sabbath’ and ‘Feet of Jesus’. I want to reinforce today so that it is heard above ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Charismatic

Revive Us Again

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Oct 9, 2005

We are constantly in need of the inner stirrings of the Holy Spirit. This sermon reassures US that God is always there to revive our spirit amid the tough times of life.

This should be the cry of every child of God. The need for revival presupposes that a period of decline exist. It suggest that the candle of faith is burning low. Spiritual passion has become lackluster. First love has become left love. Worship has become moderate to light. The pews are filled ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:6-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Call To Faithfulness Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 11, 2005

In this sermon we define faithfulness and talk about how to develop it.

Introduction: A. For several weeks now I have been trying to communicate something about God’s faithfulness. 1. Hopefully we all are grasping and internalizing some of the things I’m communicating. 2. But we all know how difficult communication can be. 3. For instance, this week I read this little ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

This I Know

Contributed by Ryan Davis on Oct 13, 2005

I don’t know why we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway. I don’t know why they call them buildings when they’re already built. I don’t know why a weeks worth of garbage weighs more than a weeks worth of groceries. I don’t even know if Adam and Eve h

I KNOW 2 Tim 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. Intro: I don’t know why we park on a driveway and drive on a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Correcting Your Spiritual Myopia Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 17, 2005

We struggle with the problem of prejudice to one degree or another by an improper focus on the externals. James addresses this problem head-on in James 2:1-13.

Scripture The animated movie Shrek celebrates the worth of society’s undervalued people. It revolves around a boorish ogre named Shrek who finds a friend in a talking donkey—creatively named “Donkey”! Shrek unexpectedly falls in love with a princess, whom he and Donkey rescue from a distant ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Knowing God Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Oct 17, 2005

Because Jesus has made the Father known, we are filled with instruction and affection; we have true knowledge and genuine love.

John 17, Our Lord’s Prayer for His Disciples (sermon series) “Knowing God” -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts www.cliftondalecc.org “Righteous Father, though the world does not know You, I know You, and they know that You have sent Me. I have made You ...read more

Scripture: John 17:24-25

Denomination: Congregational

The Son I Want To Be

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Oct 17, 2005

The prodigal son and his elder brother had a loving father who was someone’s son. He’s the one I want to be like.

THE SON I WANT TO BE Luke 15:11-32 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Gift At Pentecost

Contributed by Cynthia Ballard on Oct 19, 2005

How do we view Pentecost?

Hear now the reading from the book of The Acts of the Apostles, beginning with the second chapter as I read today from the New Revised Standard Version: Acts 2 1When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Philip Following Divine Direction In The Desert

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 23, 2005

God desires to direct His people through His Holy spirit living in us. In Philip you can see a person determined to follow the direction of God no matter where the direction would lead.

Intro: We see in our passage today that God greatly desires to direct His church by way of the Holy Spirit. You might ask, how does God direct and guide through His Holy Spirit living in us? God speaks, guides and directs His people in so many different ways. Imagine the many different ways ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

We Do Not Well

Contributed by Kevin Keeling on May 8, 2004

1) There are Desperate Times a. Desperate Mothers = (Cab)2 quarts of lentils (doves dung) The Maternal love was gone Moral Decline

(1) There are Desperate Times a. Desperate Mothers Cab = doves dung 2 quarts of lentils The Maternal love was gone Moral Decline 2 Kings 6:25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Mothers-A Godly Heritage Series

Contributed by Ray Ellis on May 10, 2004

This message uses Hannah as a godly model for Mothers.

Mothers – A Godly Heritage -Love in Action- I Samuel 1:1-18, 27 Today we give special honor to our mothers. Children were asked to answer questions and make comments about their mothers. What ingredients are mothers made of? 1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-18

Denomination: Free Methodist

Are You Trying To Enter Bithynia?

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 14, 2004

Are you sure that where you now are is fully in the will of God? If not, allow God to speak to you.

Stiffkey 16-05-04 Acts 16:6-15: The Vision of Macedonia This morning’s first reading – Acts 16:6-15, is the earliest record of how the Gospel first came to Europe. And I’d like to focus on one verse only – verse 7 which says: “When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:6-15

Denomination: Anglican