Sermons on Plan Of Growth:

Any Excuse Will Do!

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 26, 2007

We all give excuses. but when we give one to God, He knows the truth. An excuse is a reason not to do something. If you do that with God then any excuse will do!

Any Excuse will do! Luke 14:16-14:24 This morning we are going to talk about excuses. We all have made them. Some excuses are better than others. Some are more valid than others and some are just plain lame. I have heard that some girls when asked out on a date, and they did not want to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Congregational

Spiritual Adolescence

Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Jan 27, 2007

Just as we need to grow physically, so we need to grow spiritually

Tonight I’m going to start by telling you a joke. A door-to-door salesman is selling encyclopaedias. He knocks on the door of a house and when the man of the house answers, the salesman begins to expound the virtues of his product. He hasn’t got very far into his sales pitch when the prospective ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:11

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Jesus' Visit To Nazareth Is An Epiphany

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Jan 27, 2007

A sermon for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany, Series C.

4th Sunday after Epiphany, January 28, 2007 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: O God, who brings good news to the poor, release to the captive, and sight to the blind, let your word this day be fulfilled in our hearing. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Lutheran

Counting The Cost Of Following Christ

Contributed by Phillip Wright on Jan 27, 2007

How is your walk and you talk? Is your flavor up to the task at hand. Too many believers fail to see the importance of complete discipleship.

Counting the Cost of Following Christ Luke 14:25-35 Rev. Phillip A. Wright I. The Instructions Given by Christ A. The instructions given about the Family 1. Luke 14:25-26 25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-35

Denomination: Baptist

When The Honeymoon Ends Series

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jan 30, 2007

This sermon examines believers and churches that move away from their first love (honeymoon love).

When my wife and I first married I received a rebuke from one of our senior adult members. I jokingly stated that we were still on our honeymoon. The way I expressed myself made it sound as if the honeymoon was coming to an end. This senior adult lady informed me that "the honeymoon should never ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Absence And Presence

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

How we deal with absence and presence can affect how we relate to Jesus.

Seeds for Sowing, Vol. XI, Issue 2, No. 14 Ascension of the Lord - Year C May 20th, 2007 Readings: * Acts 1:1-11 * Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23 * Lk. 24:46-53 Absence And Presence Separation Separation is something that all of us must deal with, many times in our lives. All of us experience so ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:46-53

Denomination: Catholic

Mercy - Love's Other Name

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

Mercy and love are two sides of the same coin.

Seeds for Sowing, Vol. XI, Issue 2, No. 9 Second Sunday of Easter - Year C Divine Mercy Sunday April 15th, 2007 Readings: * Acts 5:12 - 16 * Rev. 1:9 - 11a, 12-13, 17-19 * Jn. 20:19-31 Mercy-Love’s Other Name Divine Mercy Sunday A few years ago, Pope John Paul II declared that today would be ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Catholic

Whom Do We Serve

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

We need to be aware to whom we are giving our lives.

Third Sunday of Easter - Year C April 22nd, 2007 Readings: * Acts 5:12 - 16 * Rev. 1:9 - 11a, 12-13, 17-19 * Jn. 20:19-31 Whom Do We Serve? God Or Humans? In our reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we hear Peter saying these words: "We must obey God rather than any human authority". If we ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus' Gift Of Peace

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

The roles of fear and peace in our lives.

Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year C May 13th, 2007 Readings: * Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 * Rev. 21:10-14, 22-23 * Jn. 14:23-29 Jesus’ Gift of Peace Another Look Sometimes it is a good thing to take a second look at basic realities in our lives. We can either get some new insight into life or at least, we ...read more

Scripture: John 14:23-29

Denomination: Catholic

Peak Moments

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

We need to remember graced moments as a source of encouragement.

Second Sunday of Lent - Year C March 4th, 2007 Readings: * Gen. 15:5-12, 17-18 * Phil. 3:17 - 4:1 * Lk. 9:28 - 36 Peak Moments A Good Day? When we get up each morning, none of us knows what life has in store for us. Perhaps we will win the lottery, or then again, someone may rear end us on the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36

Denomination: Catholic

Seeing With New Eyes

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

We need to constantly see God’s creation and all that is in it with new eyes.

Third Sunday of Lent - Year C March 11th, 2007 Readings: * Exod. 3:1-8a, 13-15 * 1 Cor. 10:1-6, 10-12 * Lk. 13:1-9 Seeing With New Eyes Repent In English, most of us understand the word "repent" in a very limited way. We often use this word as if it had only one small, restricted meaning. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Catholic

Forgiving Words

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

Gossip has no place in our hearts or our mouths.

Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year C March 25th, 2007 Readings: * Is. 43:16-21 * Phil. 3:8-14 * Jn. 8:1-11 Forgiving Words Harriet and George Here’s a little story for you. In a small town, a person named Harriet loved to gossip and kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. One day she ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Living In Trust

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

As humans we need to live in trust -- there really is no other choice.

Second Sunday of Lent (B) March 12, 2006 Readings: ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-10

Denomination: Catholic

Escaping The Cross

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

Running away from the cross gets us nowhere -- literally!

Third Sunday of Lent (B) March 19, 2006 Readings: ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-25

Denomination: Catholic

Let's Eat Steak

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 1, 2007

Exposition of Hebrews 5:11-6:1 about spiritual immaturity in the church

Text: Hebrews 5:11-6:1, Title: Let’s Eat Steak, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/4/06, AM A. Opening illustration: the movie Outbreak was the story of an epidemic of the Motoba bacteria that came over from a foreign country and began to be spread through the air to people in an entire town, so much so that the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist