Sermons on Personal Intimacy:

A Funeral For A Friend

Contributed by Scott Cody on Nov 13, 2003

A personal reflection on the life of a great man and the example he left us all to follow.

A man bought a parrot, but when he got him home, the parrot started cursing and biting people. They tried everything from soft music to talking nicely to it, but nothing worked. One day, after the bird let out a string of expletives, the man, in a fit of anger grabbed the bird and threw him into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:54-57, 1 Corinthians 15:52-57

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ready Or Not

Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006

Ready or not, Jesus is coming again and the wise person will be prepared for His imminent return.

READY OR NOT Matthew 25:1-13 Are you ready for Christmas yet? It is hard to believe, but the big day is only a little over 5 weeks from now. This can be one of the most frantic times of the year for people. As we busily make preparations for sending Christmas Cards, buying presents, setting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Holiness

Spiritual Maturity

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 24, 2004

Spiritual maturity of the person inside is being seen from the attitude outside-Arnorld Glascow

I. The test of maturity 1. his ability to instruct others v.12 2. his ability to discern the true and false in religious teachings v.13b, Eph.4:14 3. his ability to advance from elementary teachings v.6:1 II. The reason of maturity 1. he can easily understand the word of God v.11 2. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cornelius: Good Is Not Good Enough

Contributed by John Eldridge on Feb 9, 2009

Cornelius was a good man but he still needed to accept Jesus as his personal Lord.

Cornelius Acts 10 Cornelius was: He was a MAN OF CHARACTER (v. 1-2) Devout – Dedicated Cornelius was diligent to obtain his position. He was a MAN OF PRAYER (v.2-4) He was a MAN OF ACTION (v.5-8) immediately obeyed God He was a MAN OF INTEGRITY He did exactly as he was told in the vision ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-48

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Oneness Of God

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 12, 2009

There is one God, but three personal expressions of the one undivided, infinite, and eternal nature of God.

The Oneness of God John 17:20-26 In Deuteronomy 6:4-5 we read a verse that every Jew has cherished the Shema Israel - (Shema Israel, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad) "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Baptist

So Send I You Series

Contributed by Rusty Tardo on Mar 17, 2009

The Church must be personally and individually involved in soul winning and not leave evangelism to a professional "clergy"

Biblical Evangelism II. SO SEND I YOU Dr. Russell Tardo Scripture Reference: Luke 14:15-24. In this passage of scripture, Jesus is speaking of the Great Supper. Jesus had given the invitation. All the people had to do was to obey and they would be permitted to dine, ...read more

Scripture: John 20:21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Timothy, A Bright Shinning Star Series

Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008

Timothy was an example of a person who lived and demonstrated the Lordship of Christ in his life and character.

#19 8-05-07 Timothy, a Bright Shinning Star Text, Philippians 2:19-24 Introduction, 1) Last week’s sermon we as Christians are to shine like stars as a witness for Christ. 2) We are to be witnesses by our words, walk, and our works. 3) We are to follow the example of the brightest stars such as ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The God Of My Refuge Is Here

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Oct 10, 2008

Let us look at several principles of getting help in times of our personal troubles.

The God of My Refuge is Here: Psalm 91 Introduction: Everyone from one time to another will face troubles in their life. Someone once said, “You’re either in a trial, just came out of one, or you’re about to enter into one.” As morbid as that sounds, I believe that there is some truth in this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

12 Steps To Recovery Part 5 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 1, 2008

Part five focuses on our confessing our addictions to God and to another trusted person.

Twelve Steps To Recovery Part 5 Scripture: Hosea 11:8-11; Amos 7:7-8; John 8:3-11 Introduction To date in this series we have discussed the first four steps in the twelve step process. We began by admitting that we were powerless over our dependencies and that there was a God greater than ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 11:8-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

New Possibilities!

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Sep 4, 2009

Who does God position to serve in the kingdom? What qualification does a person need?

New possibilities! Acts 8:26-40 We have been talking about a vision for our church. I made some general suggestions about hot important it is to find what our earthly vision, That it should be found by looking at God’s vision as found in scripture. Last week we looked at a parable of Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Congregational

God's Call To Repent

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 6, 2009

God calls on every person to be sorry for their sin and turn to the Lord Jesus by faith for salvation.

GOD’S CALL TO REPENT--Luke 3:1-14 Proposition: God calls on every person to be sorry for their sin and turn to the Lord Jesus by faith for salvation. Objective: My purpose is to challenge people to be willing to repent of all their sins and make things completely right with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Wonder Of Worship 2 Series

Contributed by Billy Noel on Sep 25, 2009

Worship should lead to transformation, no person can enter into the presence of GOD and remain unchanged.

Romans 12:1-2 II Corinthians 3:18 Worship should lead to transformation We read in scripture where worship always had a transforming effect In Revelation when John saw Jesus, He fell as dead In Isaiah when he saw the Lord he saw himself more clearly As David worshiped he was constantly aware of the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Christian Church

Accept One Another Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 11, 2009

One of the keys to learning to accept one another is to attempt to treat each person as if they are Jesus.

Introduction: A. The story is told of an old, disheveled cleaning woman who visited a local church one day. 1. When the invitation was given at the end of the service, she went forward wanting to become a member. 2. The preacher listened as she told him how she believed in Jesus and wanted to be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Better A Millstone I

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Apr 26, 2009

Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come.

Dakota Community Church April 26, 2009 Better a Millstone Luke 17:1-10 Jesus said to his disciples: "Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-10

Denomination: Mennonite

The Reality Of Evil Against Us: Blind Bar Jesus Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 19, 2009

Scripture informs us that this evil is not a blind force, or human calculation, but that it is personified in the person of Satan.

Note to reader: I have hot -links to background details that may be helpful on various subjects in this sermon. The document with the active links can be found in PDF form at this web address: http://www.firstpresanchorage.org/Sermons.htm (The sermon is titled the same: "Blind Bar-Jesus") The links ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational