Sermons on Planting And Watering:

Blunders Of Self-Indulgent Gain-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 29, 2011

2 of 2. James warned of the danger in self-indulgent gain. Accumulation of wealth is spiritually questionable. How is self-indulgent gain dangerous? Blunders of self-indulgent gain are in their Accumulated...

Blunders of Self-indulgent Gain-II—James 5:1-8 Attention: ‘Religious’ people can make tremendous life-altering blunders. Need: James warned of the danger in self-indulgent gain Accumulation of wealth is spiritually questionable. So there are danger in self-indulgent gain. How is ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Robbed Of The King-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Apr 12, 2011

2 of 2. Jesus wept over Jerusalem’s lack of discernment in the midst of her visitation. Our Savior is grieved over a lack of discernment in spiritual matters. But Why? 7 faults of spiritual ignorance. Spiritual ignorance Robs us of....

ROBBED Of The KING-II—Luke 19:41-44 Attention: Lack of discernment brings us a great deal of grief. Likewise we can be robbed of something & someone of much grander importance....We can be robbed of our King! Need: Spiritual ignorance can be intentional(volitional) or can be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:41-48

Denomination: Baptist

Samson Pt 2 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 7, 2010

IWHEN YOU ARE GOING BLIND YOU CANNOT SEE THINGS CLEARLY!

Series: Here Comes the Judge! Key Scripture Verses of the book: Judges 2:16: “Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.” Question: “Who raised up the Judges of Israel to deliver them?” Answer: The Lord God Almighty, the Great “I AM.” JUDGES 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sins Which Must Be Judged Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 21, 2010

Believers are responsible before God to judge sin in their lives, dealing swiftly with evil so that they can serve unhindered.

MARK 7:20-23 SINS WHICH MUST BE JUDGED “Jesus said, ‘What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Tag - You're It! Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 18, 2010

A study of chapter 33 verses 1 through33

Ezekiel 33: 1 – 33 Tag – You’re it! “1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 33:1-33

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A Missionary Respected By All Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 18, 2010

Generally, those appointed to the Master’s service should be respected by all Christians, though that seldom works out in practise. The Apostles, the prophets and even those who have served as preachers of the Word, are often maligned and despised by the

“Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.” Modern Christians are poorly ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Experiencing The Joy Of Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jan 13, 2009

Forgiveness brings freedom and joy!

Experiencing the Joy of Forgiveness In his book, The Preaching Event, John Claypool tells a poignant story about identical twin brothers who never married because they enjoyed each other’s company so much. When their father died, they took over his store and ran it together in a joyful ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:6-8

Denomination: Methodist

The Silence Which Kills

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Jan 16, 2009

Abortion kills the innocent. It destroys that which God has created.

Exodus 1:8-22 The Silence Which Kills Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:8-22

Denomination: Baptist

"Sickness For God's Glory"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 8, 2010

Suffering always precedes glory

“Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-16

Denomination: Orthodox

When Outsiders Come To Church

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 24, 2010

The impact of spiritual worship on outsiders is reviewed. It is the proclamation of the Word and not the frenzied attempts to awe and inspire outsiders that result in salvation of the lost.

“Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. In the Law it is written, ‘By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.’ Thus, tongues are a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:20-25

Denomination: Baptist

Boy Meets Girl: The S-Word

Contributed by John Bishop on Mar 25, 2009

Pastor John Bishop deals head-on with one of the most difficult issues for Christian men and women in love-relationships to deal with--the issue of submission.

Today we’re in a series, and this is going to be hard. This is going to be one of those talks; this is going to be one of those things that agitate you before it makes you comfortable; it’s going to be one of those talks that’s going to irritate you before you get it. We’re going to look at the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Fourth Commandment Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 3, 2009

Keeping the Sabbath

When I went to the Word of Life Bible Institute in New York, I volunteered to work in the kitchen at the Inn and they had an interesting chef there, who later became the head of all food services and his name was Glen. Glen was not only a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America where some of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Scale Of The Almighty

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 9, 2009

“You may decide to call yourself a pastor or an apostle or an evangelist, but in the book of God, which is the only book that matters, He writes that you are a messenger.” It is not what you call yourself that matters; it is what God calls you.

THE SCALE OF THE ALMIGHTY Dr. D. K. Olukoya It is one thing to call yourself something; it is another thing for God to call you something. One of our elders in the Lord said, “You may decide to call yourself a pastor or an apostle or an evangelist, but in the book of God, which is the only book ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Surviving Family Flaws Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 5, 2008

Real-to-life principles on surviving family flaws learned from the example of the very first family.

We’re beginning a new series today called "No Perfect Families Allowed, How God’s Grace Works through Imperfect Relationships." This series will be based on families in the Bible. No efforts have been made to airbrush the complexions of even of most notable households. God doesn’t attempt to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Deacon’s Fitness-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 20, 2013

2 of 4. Paul related the moral qualifications for deacons of the Church. Character traits for deacons of the church are definitive/unequivocal. ?How is the deacon’s fitness determined? The deacon’s fitness is decided thru...

The DEACON’S FITNESS-II—1Timothy 3:8-13 Attention: Our new dog, Winslow(compared to him, even the Wind is Slow) A former racing Greyhound found by my son Sam on the Blue Ridge Parkway, emaciated & huddled in a snowbank. Anyway... unfortunately we ended up with Winslow. But Winslow is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:8-13

Denomination: Baptist