Sermons on Pink Candle:

The Almighty Dollar Series

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 13, 2007

Five misconceptions about what money will bring to our lives, and five facts to keep money in perspective.

Play Song – Enjoy Yourself by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think) Words & Music by Carl Sigman & Herb Magidson Recorded by Guy Lombardo, 1950 You work and work for years and years, you’re always on the go; You never take a minute off, too busy makin’ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-33

Denomination: Wesleyan

Can God Trust You?

Contributed by Drew Mills on Jul 12, 2006

Will we be faithful when the going gets rough?

You know being trustworthy is one of the best character traits to have. Smart is good, but if you cant be trusted, no one will believe your smart-ness. Friendly is good, but if you cant be trusted it is only a shallow hello. A winsome personality is wonderful, but if you cannot be trusted you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11, 2 Corinthians 8:1

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Heart Of A Father - A Man After God's Own Heart Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 11, 2005

There were 3 things missing in this tragic story that undermined David’s family and nearly destroyed his kingdom. Do you know what they are?

OPEN: A married couple had a boy that was difficult to raise. He caused all types of trouble in school, in the neighborhood and at home. One year, the couple went on a trip to Europe while the boy stayed with relatives back home. As they went from one country to another they would send back ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 13:1-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Releasing Your Child Series

Contributed by James Harless on May 31, 2005

This sermon describes what to include in your child’s ’suitcase’ when sending them into adulthood

RELEASING YOUR CHILD Let me read to you some phrases that a parent says during the child rearing years. See if you have either heard these or maybe even said them … • Oh, let me hold her! • How’s my little angel? • Hush, baby girl. • Aren’t you sleepy yet? • It’s okay. Don’t cry • No, no. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Elohim Series

Contributed by Chip Van Emmerik on Nov 8, 2005

God reveals much of His character in the names by which He makes Himself known to mankind.

Elohim Genesis 1:1 Open In the late 1800’s, a band of bank robbers with an ingenious leader began to roam the West. They moved from town to town for years without ever being caught, finally simply fading away into history. To this day, no one knows for sure who they were. In fact, no one is ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Pursuit Of Truth Aborted Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005

The quest for truth--What will we do when we find it? Expository sermon explores Pilates response to truth when interrogating Jesus.

A Pursuit of Truth Aborted Fortifying the Foundations # 40 John 18: 28-40[1] 7-11-04 Are you on a quest for truth? In a sense every life is a pursuit of truth. When a baby reaches out to touch the object in front of him he is discovering the reality of what he sees. We spend billions of ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-40

Denomination: Charismatic

"Commission"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 17, 2003

Jesus had a commission from the Father, which He fulfilled perfectly. We also have a commission, but ministry opportunities aren’t always pretty.

I call the Gospel of Mark the ‘guy’s gospel’. It’s full of action from the very start. It is descriptive. Jesus sleeps in the boat during a storm, we’re told by Matthew Mark and Luke, but only Mark mentions that He’s sleeping on a cushion (4:38). All four Gospel writers tell of His feeding ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Orthodox

Big Mistakes That People Make

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 30, 2003

We all make mistakes in life, but some can be very bad.

INTRO.- ILL.- A newspaper in Kansas, trying to correct a mistake that had occurred in a previous issue, carried the following item: “We wish to apologize for an error in the wedding story in last week’s paper. Due to a typesetter’s mistake we said, ‘THE ROSES WERE PUNK.’ What we intended to say, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What If "The Woman At Well” Shows Up At Church Today?

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 26, 2003

Do we want to be as evangelistic as Jesus, then we need to learn what it means to love and accept and give the good news to "the woman at the well."

What if “the woman at well” shows up at church today? John 4: 4-42 Love this story… 4 He had to go through Samaria on the way. 5 Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-42

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Pleading Prayer

Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Sep 13, 2003

Sermon on prayer

PLEADING PRAYER PSA. 70:5 There was once a missionary went to Venezuela for the first time, struggling with the language. He visited one of the local churches and took a seat in the front row. So as not to make a fool of himself, he decides to pick someone out of the crowd to imitate. He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 70:5, Psalm 139:1-4

Denomination: Bible Church

The Empty Promises Of Easter

Contributed by Steven Kellett on Mar 8, 2002

Three promises of Easter: Empty Cross - the forgiveness of sins, Empty Tomb - eternal life, Empty Burial Clothes - personal relationship with Jesus.

Tomb, You shall not hold Him longer, Death is strong, but life is stronger Stronger than the dark, the light; Stronger than the wrong, the right; Faith and hope triumphant say; Christ will rise on Easter Day. While the patient earth lies waiting Till the morning shall be breaking Shuddering ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12, Luke 23:1-56, John 3:16, Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

How Does God Answer Prayer? Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 31, 2005

This sermon seeks to show how God answers prayer.

Scripture Today is January 1, 2006, the first day of the New Year. It is also the first day of our annual Week of Prayer. Therefore it seems appropriate to preach a message on the subject of prayer. All Christians pray. Some pray frequently; others pray infrequently. However, all Christians have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Essentials Of Worship Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006

Helping the audience to develop a sound theology of worship by identifying some of the necessary elements of worship

1. Title: Essentials of Worship 2. Text: (several) 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd., October 1, 2006, First in the series on worship “Stand in Awe” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand what constitutes an “essential” in worship; to understand why the essentials of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Conclusion... Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jul 17, 2009

Solomon’s final words about finding satisfaction in life.

SERIES: BE SATISFIED “IN CONCLUSION…” (part of this message adapted from a message by Dave Stone) ECCLESIASTES 12:1-14 OPEN It’s great to be back with you this morning following a two-week vacation. We had a great time at the North American Christian Convention and bring you greetings ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A God Of Second Chances Series

Contributed by Travis Markes on Nov 10, 2009

Sermon series on the Book of Jonah. Some of my resources come from John Hamby’s sermons as well as Jerry Giffords

“Returning to God” “A God of Second Chances” Jonah 3:1-5 The story is told of a Sunday School teacher who was proud of her lesson for the day. She thought that she had presented the material quite nicely. Summing up, she asked her class, "And what do we learn from the story of Jonah and the great ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5

Denomination: Baptist