Sermons on Permitted To Remarry:

The Ripples Of Sin

Contributed by Kevin Barron on Oct 18, 2000

INTRO. Infidelity, adultery is such a commonplace thing any more that we pay little attention to it.

INTRO. Infidelity, adultery is such a commonplace thing any more that we pay little attention to it. A week or two ago, we were watching a video and Carol remarked on how there was so much adultery in it - everyone seemed to have a lover. Marriage was not always treated so casually. Henry Ford, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-15

Denomination: Methodist

Remaining Single

Contributed by Todd Riley on Oct 18, 2000

Statistics tell us that 37% of adults over 18 are single.

Statistics tell us that 37% of adults over 18 are single. During the average persons life a significant portion of their life will be spent as a single÷typically the first 25 years of life is spent as a single and perhaps for the last 10-15 of their lives. In spite of this many people take a dim ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Difficult People Part 2 Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 22, 2004

Dealing with Difficult people God’s way.

Dealing With Difficult People Strategies From Genesis Many Christian writers and counselors will give you a specific course of action to use on each type of difficult person. I will share common types of difficult behavior in a few minutes, but I want to lay a proper foundation first. My ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

Freedom In Christ - A Declaration Of Independence

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 18, 2001

Today we will be studying Romans chapter 7 and chapter 8:1-4. Paul in these verses writes what could be called a Christians Declaration of Independence. In these verse Paul declares that in Christ we have been set free from three things.

A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (FREEDOM IN CHRIST) INTRODUCTION Did you all see some fireworks last night? I really enjoy watching fireworks and my favorite place to watch them is in Virginia. While living in Yorktown, Virginia each 4th of July we would go to watch fireworks at the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The "M's" Of Leadership Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 11, 2003

1 Timothy speaks clearly about the making of Leaders for God’s people today. I’ve discovered at least ten qualities that all begin with "M."

Making of Leadership for God’s People 1 Tim. 3:1-7 God has a vested interest in the leadership of the church. He has always been directly involved and deeply concerned about those who lead his people. Think of the earliest great biblical leaders. The first one that comes to my mind is Moses. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Is Well With My Soul Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002

Ruth, Pt. 2

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL (RUTH 1:14-18) The hymn “It is Well with My Soul” was written by Horatio Spafford after a series of disasters struck his family. Spafford, a successful businessman and a close friend of the evangelist D.L. Moody, lost his only son at about the same time the Chicago fire in ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Build Your Own Altar

Contributed by James Bryant on May 25, 2002

What will you do when your Hero of the Faith is no longer?

"BUILD YOUR OWN ALTAR" Joshua 22:9-12 (9) And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 22:9-27

Denomination: Baptist

Ruth - A Woman Of Character Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jan 23, 2001

Ruth, a pagan widow through her faith becomes the key to Israel’s future and to God’s plan of salvation for the world

Today we continue our series on Heroes of Faith, characters from the Judges, though no longer from the book of Judges. But the setting of our story in that era is made clear in the opening verse of ch 1 of Ruth: "In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land." Our author ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:1

Denomination: Anglican

Get On The Cutting Edge Of Life! Series

Contributed by James Bohrer on Jan 14, 2009

Study the Word of God. Be in it and be under solid preaching and teaching.

GET ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF LIFE! HEBREWS 4:11-13 JUNE 22, 2008 PASTOR JIM BOHRER What sets your life course for you determines where you will end up! And whether you have thought about this or not, what you are doing right now, what you are contemplating is the culmination of words that you have ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

It's All In The Approach

Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on Oct 2, 2009

In Mark 10 we learn from the Pharisees and from some kids on how we approach Jesus. Do we try to justify ourselves, or be justified by God?

Mark 10:2-13 So, usually I like to have my sermons done by Wednesday or so, and I worked very hard to get this one done on Wednesday. I wrote a sermon using the Gospel lesson that talked about marriage and divorce. And after I wrote it, I read through it before I went home and realized it was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:2-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Shaking The Family Tree Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 4, 2009

This message looks at the genealogy of Christ as given by Matthew, why it was given and what we can learn from it

Shaking the Family Tree We made the pilgrimage this summer. Not to Mecca or Jerusalem but to Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy, our ancestral home, so to speak. There have been Guptills and Greenes, Bancrofts and Cheneys, Wilsons and Bradburys on Grand Manan ever since the island was settled ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

Simeon And Anna

Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 9, 2010

A look at a piece of the Christmas story that is often overlooked and how it shows us how to properly respond to Jesus..

-it’s that time of year again, Christmas. There is a certain something in the air, that joy of people cramming into crowded shopping malls to buy things they don’t want for people they don’t visit. Ah, how we honor our Lord. -but as we like to do every year, we’re going to go through the Christmas ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-40

Denomination: Methodist

Asking For Money: Biblical Principles For Generosity

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 28, 2009

God loves the person who gives generously and cheerfully.

Title: Asking for Money Text: I Corinthians 8:7-15 Thesis: God loves the person who gives cheerfully. II Corinthians 9:7 Introduction On their way to church on Sunday, a mother gave her child a one-dollar bill and a quarter. "Sweetheart," the mother said, "you can place either one in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Devoted To One Another Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 21, 2009

Being devoted to one another in brotherly love requires a decision, determination, and demonstration. We put it into practice by being present, attentive, and expressive.

Introduction: A. The story is told of an attorney who gathered the entire family for the reading of the will. 1. Relatives came from near and far, to see if they were included in the bequests. 2. The lawyer somberly opened the will and began to read: a. “To my cousin Ed, I leave my ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thank God For 2nd Chances

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 14, 2007

This sermon examines the ups and downs of the life and ministry of the Apostle Peter.

Introduction: A few weeks ago I preached a sermon entitled “The Agony of Defeat.” In that message I made the point that we have all given in to temptation and sinned against the Lord. When that happens the Devil begins to attack and calls you a no good for nothing rotten sinner that will never ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-18

Denomination: Baptist