Sermons on Permissiveness:

The Christmas Gift Of Detachment

Contributed by James Kevin Bachmann on Dec 17, 2011

The gift of detachment will benefit us much more than any material gift.

The Christmas Gift of Detachment “What did you get for Christmas?” people often ask after the long-awaited day arrives on Dec. 25. They wait for the coming of Jesus as they do the coming of St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus. I read a story this week about a superior who received gifts from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Catholic

Vigilance Not Overconfidence

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Oct 17, 2013

This sermon says that today's believers should learn from past experiences of God's people when resisting with temptation.

VIGILANCE NOT OVERCONFIDENCE 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (NIV) This passage says that today's believers should learn from past experiences of God's people and be warned. One of the past experiences of God's people that we need to learn from is in the area of resisting temptation. Paul reminded the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Dawning Of Messiah’s Mission Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 6, 2013

Jesus ministry to serve and ransom mankind was not spontaneous, but well-orchestrated –as we see in today’s text. We can see at least three persons or categories involved in the early stage of his ministry.

The Dawning of Messiah’s Mission (Mark 1:1-11) 1. The Church Father Iraneus,before 200 A.D., “Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews in
their own dialect, while Peter and Paul were preaching at Rome, and
laying the foundations of the Church. After their ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Potent Start Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 20, 2013

Jesus was led by the Spirit, and so we should seek to be Spirit-led.

A Potent Start (Mark 1:12-15) 1. Some people are never happy. A Jewish lady's grandson is playing in the water, she is standing on the beach not wanting to get her feet wet, when all of a sudden, a huge wave appears from nowhere and crashes directly over the spot where the boy is wading. The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:12-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who Is The King Of Your Heart?

Contributed by Namanya Dan on May 28, 2013

Let Jesus be the King of your heart

Mathew chapter two begins by telling us that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, the king at that time, king Herod was just shocked to receive the visitors from the east, the wise men who were looking for a new born king, yet they were inquiring from the king of the land too. Verse three makes it ...read more

Denomination: Adventist

The Temptation Of Jesus

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 20, 2013

Using the Word of God to defeat the devil.

THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS. Matthew 4:1-11. The wilderness (Matthew 4:1). When God created man, He placed him in a garden (Genesis 2:15). The world when it was created resembled something more like a garden than it does today. God created all things ‘very good‘ (Genesis 1:31), but man’s collective ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Futility Of Our Own Strength And The Supremacy Of His

Contributed by Cameron Conway on Aug 2, 2010

It is a hard fact to receive after all, that all God wants from us is to simply receive and believe in the actions He through Jesus have already accomplished. Will we accept his words or will we blindly ignore and forget His gift

Romans 3:20 For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged acceptable) in His sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law. For [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:20

Denomination: Foursquare

Realizing God-Sized Dreams Series

Contributed by Travis Jarrett on Mar 30, 2011

Teaching series through the book of Nehemiah from NewSong Church in Westford, MA. Featuring teachers: Travis Jarrett, Nelson Ruiz and Mary O'Connell

VIDEO: “BIG DREAMS” Question: So what are your God-sized dreams right now? :: Nehemiah – Series Outline We’re continuing our series this week as we look at the life of a man named Nehemiah. • His story is ultimately about restoration; God is going to use him to ...read more

Denomination: *other

Judge Not That You Be Not Judged

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

As Jesus looked at the religious situation of his day, he saw that judging others had become a great religious problem. The Pharisees and scribes sat in the place of the critic. They were quick to pass judgment on those who didn’t live up to their expe

Mayor Gerardo Balmori The Salvation Army Introduction: As Jesus looked at the religious situation of his day, he saw that judging others had become a great religious problem. The Pharisees and scribes sat in the place of the critic. They were quick to pass judgment on those who didn’t live up to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6

Denomination: Salvation Army

Going Forward Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 21, 2009

We must work to understand what God has revealed, but it takes determined people to put that truth to work.

Going Forward (Acts 11:19-30) 1. Sometimes in life we want to do something, but we feel awkward about it. 2. At a funeral, we sometimes have a sharing time; I usually say, "Nobody likes to be first, so who will be second?" 3. And sometimes we simply don’t make the changes we need to make because ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Romans, Part 21 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Mar 9, 2011

Paul continues to describe the the Gentile that we are in a battle, a battle against sin and a battle to bring as many as we can to Jesus Christ. We must control our minds and become slaves to Christ in everything that we experience in life.

Romans, Part 21 Romans 7:7-25 Introduction - Romans 7:4 – key point of bearing fruit … - Paul reminds us that we are to die to what used to control us - That is, to put off the things of this world and focus only on Kingdom issues - All that separates us from living a life for God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:7-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Faith Works Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 28, 2015

Paul and James agree. Faith works. How? Here's where we need both of these to help us understand.

Romans 3:21-28 Ephesians 2:1-10 James 2:14-26 What is going on here? Are Paul and James contradicting one another? Does James hold a gospel that teaches justification by faith with works while Paul’s gospel teaches justification by faith without works? Because James is so strong on works ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26, Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Right Focus Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 9, 2015

Old and new ideas constantly circulate and are repackaged; they can distract us from the truth; we must be on-guard or they will slither into our hearts and minds.

The Right Focus (I Timothy 4:1-13) 1. Not all problems are difficult to solve.. Morris went to a psychiatrist. "Doc," he said, "I've got real trouble. Every time I get into bed, I get his weird feeling that there's somebody under it. I look under the bed, to check it out, but then I think there's ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who Me? Are You Kidding?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 25, 2015

Who me? Are you kidding? The storms come and go? We can't not always see the positive in our situations? Defeat me seem sure? We have to learn to KEEP ON KEEPING ON... Yes, you --- if not you? Then who? If not now? Then when? If no here? Then where?

WHY STAY HERE? WHO ME? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, HEAR THE MESSAGE OF DELIVERANCE... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com What a start? Bad news? At the start of the 1954 baseball season in Cincinnati, Ohio: the Cincinnati Reds played the Milwaukee Braves. This was the first game for two ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:8-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Meaning Of Life

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 6, 2015

In this passage Paul asks the questions: 1. What is the origin of life? 2. What is the meaning of life? 3. What is the value of life?

TSL 09-02-2015 I’d like to look this morning at the passage appointed as the Epistle today from Colossians 1:1-14. In it, as Rodney Buchanan has said Paul answers three basic questions: 1. What is the origin of life? 2. What is the meaning of life? 3. What is the value of life? But let ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20

Denomination: Anglican