Sermons on Pointing To Jesus:

Experiencing A Miracle

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

Experiencing a Miracle. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Mark chapter 6 verses 45-62. Ill: Nun & Petrol Story. This is the third nature miracle in Mark’s gospel: • The first nature miracle was calming the storm by just speaking (Mark chapter 4). • The second nature miracle was Jesus feeding of the 5,000 people ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-62

Denomination: Brethren

The Frightened Fisherman

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

The Frightened Fisherman (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Matthew chapter 14 verses 22-36: Ill: • Story about a farmer who wanted to impress his hunting buddies. • So he went out and bought the smartest, most expensive hunting dog he could find. • He trained this dog to do things no other dog on earth could ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36

Denomination: Brethren

Paying The Bill

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

Paying the Bill (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Matthew chapter 17 verses 24-27. • If you had lived 2,000 years ago, and if you encountered Jesus: • Either as a baby, boy or man, • There would have been nothing to mark him out as being different, • From the other Jewish babies, boys or men of his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:24-27

Denomination: Brethren

Man's Fall, God's Grace Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 26, 2007

When mankind was at its lowest point, God followed the curse with a gracious act of atonement and a gracious act of protection.

1. The first lesson learned from the fall is the inherited necessity of the Gospel. (3:20) 2. The second lesson learned from the fall is the saving substitution of the Gospel (3:21) 3. The third lesson learned from the fall is the present protection of the Gospel (3:22-24) What a journey! Three ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:20-24

Denomination: Baptist

What's Gratitude Got To Do With It?

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Aug 6, 2007

This is on gratitude. We followed up with communion. The asterisks in the text were related to click through PowerPoint slides.

There were many things you didn’t want to be in Jesus’ time two of them were a leper or a Samaritan. Brief synopsis of leprosy (not meant to gross you out): loss of feeling/nerve endings that cause sores. Samaritans were considered half-breeds. A funny thing happened when a Samaritan contracted ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Wesleyan

Usps Selling The Faith

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Aug 12, 2018

We have many opportunities to 'sell' the faith that we are Christians but often do not take advantage of them. Unique Selling Points as used by those involved in marketing and advertising could help us to be more proactive in sharing our faith with others

Selling the Faith I had the pleasure of being involved in a course called Faith Pictures and the 1st session was all about opening the conversation, and started with a video about a conversation 2 ladies were having on a bus. Its our grandson’s Christening on Sunday to which the other commented, ...read more

Are We Playing Church Games?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 21, 2014

Ever consider church games? Hide and seek? Queen for a day? Gambling? Let's make a deal? Playing hooky? Monopoly? Charades? Role playing? Russian Roulette, etc?

DO WE LOVE TO PLAY GAMES WITH THE FLESH? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com GOSPEL COMEDIANS make good incomes, entertaining and making people laugh... WE ALL LOVE A GOOD JOKE... makes me laugh, humorous... funny... We have gotten so good at games... 1. We want to play at work... 2. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:6-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

7-Day Prayer And Fasting Itinerary Focused On Breakthrough Prayers | Day 3 Series

Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on May 23, 2024

As you embark on this spiritual journey of prayer and fasting, remember that each prayer lifted up is a seed planted in the fertile soil of faith.

As you embark on this spiritual journey of prayer and fasting, remember that each prayer lifted up is a seed planted in the fertile soil of faith. These prayer points are not just words, but they are keys that unlock the doors to divine health and renewal. They are echoes of your heart's ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35, Psalm 30:2

Denomination: Charismatic

The Blame Game!

Contributed by Brandon Max on Oct 26, 2021

You know what "The Blame Game" is don’t you? Because we’ve all played it! Admittedly some of us play it a lot more than others, but it’s really all just a game of personal deflection. It involves blaming everything and everyone else (including God) for what is transpiring in your own life

“THE BLAME GAME” Tonight we are going to take a brief interlude away from our ongoing study on... “...Those things which are most surely believed among us” (Luke 1:1) And instead, we’re going to talk about a little thing – I like to call “The Blame Game”. You know what The Blame Game is – don’t ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 18:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Christ The Servant - Isaiah's Song 3

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Isaiah's servant song No 3. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Isaiah chapter 50 verses 4-11. • 700 years before Jesus came to the earth; • In his prophecy Isaiah spoke about him. • This is especially clear in what are referred to as servant songs; • There are 4 servant songs in the book of Isaiah (42,49,50, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 50:4-11

Denomination: Brethren

Gratitude That Adorns The Gospel-7

Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 21, 2019

7 of 8. For the Christians in Rome, Paul delineated the relationship of gratitude to the Gospel. But what manner of Gratitude properly adorns the Gospel of Christ? OR... How can your Gratitude adorn the Gospel of Christ? Gratitude adorns the Gospel thru...

GRATITUDE That ADORNS The GOSPEL-VII—Romans 1:15-25 OR: Gratitude That Graces The Gospel Attention: Visiting Grandma: A Grandmother was giving directions to her grown grandson who was coming with his wife, to visit her for the first time in her new place: She told him, “You come to the front door ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Greater Sanctuary

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010

Jesus fulfils the Old Testament Sanctuary. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

A greater sanctuary Reading: Hebrews chapter 9 verses 1-28. Question: What do we mean by the term ‘Sanctuary’? Answer: ‘A specific holy place’. • In the Old Testament: • The sanctuary was primarily the tabernacle and then later the temple in ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-28

Denomination: Brethren

The Gospel Of Jesus: Before There Was Time Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 1, 2006

First in series looks at Christ in eternity past. 7 Attributes Jesus possessed long before coming to the Earth, and He still has these qualities today and forever! Link included to free formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

Jesus: Before There Was Time http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/BeforeThereWasTime.html Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. God wants our church to focus more on Jesus…I know this to be a fact! Christ is the One we should lift up in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Do Muslims Believe In Jesus?

Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 21, 2015

Muslims, believe that the Torah of Moses, the Psalms of David, and the Gospel of Jesus have been corrupted by Christians and Jews to the point where they are not fully reliable. They believe the Quran is God’s most recent and final work, and that it supercedes all others.

April 3, 2006 Do Muslims Believe In Jesus? Ephesians 2:4-2:9 (NKJV) 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Trial: Pontius Pilate & Jesus!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 13, 2016

The Trial: Pontius Pilate & Jesus! John chapter 18 verse 28 to chapter 19 verse 16 – sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: (A). PILATE & JESUS (1): Step 1: Accusation (vs 18-32): Step 2: Interrogation (vs 33-35): Step 3: Defense (vs 36-38a) Step 4: Verdict (vs 38b) (B). PILATE & JESUS (2): An Interval (Luke chapter 23 verses 6-12): A Custom (vs 39): A Final Appeal (vs 4-15): A Conclusion (vs ...read more

Denomination: Brethren