Sermons on Pluck:

Eternity Matters Iv: The Severity Of It: Hell

Contributed by Joe Harding on Feb 2, 2003

THE SEVERITY OF HELL SHOULD INFLUENCE OUR BEHAVIOR!

ETERNITY MATTERS IV: THE SEVERITY OF IT: HELL MATTHEW 5: 13 – 30 FEBRUARY 2, 2003 INTRODUCTION: Story: Dr. Ian Paisley, the fiery Irish cleric and politician was reputed to have been preaching one Sunday on the End Times - and in particular on the Day of Judgment. As he reached the climax of his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-30

Denomination: Baptist

Gospel In A Shoebox

Contributed by Michael Dephillips on Feb 3, 2003

Five types of footwear that people in the church wear.

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Quitman MS Pastor Michael DePhillips www.forministry.com/39355PHBC Gospel in a shoe box Ruth 4:7-10 Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 4:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

#4 Five Levels Of Waiting Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 7, 2003

We consider five levels of waiting: soaring, running, walking, sitting, lie down.(This is part #4)

5 WAITING LEVELS   By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr.    Kyfingers@aol.com   This is Part 4 in a series on waiting and patience. TEXT: Isa. 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:19, Isaiah 40:31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Learning To Lead

Contributed by Melinda Richardson on Apr 8, 2002

Knowing what God expects of leaders in the church

Introduction/Background The prophet Ezekiel writes the book during the Babylonian captivity. Here we have the Israelite who were carried out of their home land, away from their relatives, friends, and homes, and yes even their beloved temple at Jerusalem. Many had gone astray from God and ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 34:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Be Your Own Worst Enemy At Home Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 23, 2002

First sermon in series on encouragement for the home.

Once upon a time a rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a rat trap. Retreating to the farmyard the rat proclaimed the warning; "There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Got Jesus?

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on May 7, 2002

This sermon ends a series that has explored the ’corrupt generation’ we find ourselves living in. When realizing they had crucified the Messiah, faithful Jews at Pentecost asked, "What shall we do?" The response is, "Got Jesus?"

Bibliography: Culture Shifts, Lesson 10 Over the last several months, we have looked at the modern culture we find ourselves living in. I personally have found the exploration of the world we face most intriguing. There are some aspects of our society which have really hit home. Let me briefly ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:37-40

Denomination: Methodist

Spiritual Athletics

Contributed by James May on Sep 24, 2006

6 points to remember as we run this race toward Heaven.

Spiritual Athletics By Pastor Jim May Most of us have watched the Olympics on TV. We have watched as the athletes competed in all sorts of contests. Regardless of their area of competition, every athlete had to pay a high price to get to the Olympics. I know a young man who had such a dream. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Are You Salt?

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Sep 25, 2006

A sermon for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 21 Jesus talking aobut what kind of life a Christian needs to live

17th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 21 Mark 9:38-50 "Are you Salt?" 38 John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us." 39 But Jesus said, "Do not forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-50

Denomination: Lutheran

Rumble In The Jungle Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 12, 2005

18th in long series on Joshua. This talks about not giving up the fight, as well as a lengthy section on fighting the right fights. Could be considered controversial.

Joshua 10:40-43; 11:21-23 – Rumble in the Jungle Chuck Swindoll wrote a book some time ago called Three Steps Forward Two Steps Back. In it he described what he called the 4 Spiritual Flaws. These are 4 common misconceptions about the faith and about growing up into mature Christians. They may ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Or Presumption? Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 17, 2005

19th in series on Joshua. This deals with Caleb and his faith. The question is asked, though: what is faith, and what is presumption? Sometimes what we call trust is really superstition.

Joshua 14:6-14 – Faith or Presumption? Today we are straying from the controversial topics I’ve been speaking on lately. This message comes with the intention to build up your faith, not make you question it all. Today we are looking at the OT character of Caleb. Turn with me as we read from ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 14:6-14

Denomination: Baptist

A Lost Cause? Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

Part 11 in Elijah series - how God dealt with Ahab, the worst of the worst

1 Kings 16:29-33; 21:1-29 – A Lost Cause? A very small, mousy man was hired as a bartender in the Old West. The saloon owner advised him, "If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, drop everything and run for your life." The bartender worked for six months with no problems. Then ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

"We Have This Treasure"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 2, 2004

The treasure of the Gospel of Christ is what enbles us to persevere.

2 Corinthians 4:3-7 “We Have This Treasure” by: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview united Mehtodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org A story is told of an old estate auction where some of the finest china, linens, furniture, and other things of great value were being ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:3-7

Denomination: United Methodist

Better Than Moses Series

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Sep 12, 2004

Why Jesus is infinately better than Moses, great as he was.

Better than Moses Heb 3:2-6 It is a bit difficult for us to understand why so much space is devoted to Moses, but no one else was more revered in Judaism, and this was written to Hebrew Christians. Why was that? Consider what we know of Moses: • His life was remarkable from beginning to end. The ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:2-6

Denomination: Baptist

Dead Or Alive

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Nov 6, 2006

This is a sermon that deals with Death and the responsibility of us being prepaired for it.

Dead or Alive John 11 10/31/2006 After church, Johnny tells his parents he has to go and talk to the minister right away. They agree and the pastor greets the family. "Pastor," Johnny says, "I heard you say today that our bodies came from the dust & when we die our bodies go back to ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: *other

The Reality Of Hell

Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 11, 2006

Sermon deals with the realities of hell.

Reality of Hell Text: Luke 16:19-31 Reading this verse of scripture and this story from eternity I would like tonight and feel very strongly too tell you of the Realities of Hell. Although the preaching of Hell is not a popular message and is very seldom preached among the church world, it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Pentecostal