Sermons on Power Of Praise:

Parental Pride! Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 14, 2012

Ahhh, kids! How does God want us to raise these little ones? Let's discover what God has to parents AND children in this text.

Exodus 20:12 Parental Pride! As I prepared this series, I realized how little we actually preach or teach on the Ten Commandments as if they are neither important nor relevant. They are both. It was very enlightening to me to preach through them. I learned a lot! I trust this series will ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12

Denomination: Baptist

One Way Ticket To Paradise

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Mar 17, 2012

Do you want to have your sins forgiven? Do you want to go to heaven when you die? Do you want to live in the light instead of being enslaved by darkness? Look to the cross, and know the way of the cross leads home.

Scriptures: Luke 23:43 Introduction A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons who were ages five and three. The boys began to argue over who was going to get the first pancake. Mom recognized the teachable moment and said, "If Jesus was sitting here right now, He would say let my brother have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:43

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

God, You, And Your Vision. Part 1

Contributed by Larry Turner on Mar 18, 2012

Preparation and expectation of your vision to become a reality.

I want to begin by sharing with you a story about a 19 year old Chinese pianist named Liu (lu) Shih-kun ( shy-cun). In 1958 he competed in the First International Tchaikovsky Competition for pianist. Van Cliburn won with Liu finishing second. Van Cliburn became world renown and Liu went back to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:31-38

Denomination: Foursquare

Dealing With Temptation

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 24, 2012

A talk at the start of lent that considers the temptation of Christ and the temptations that come our way. God always offers a way out for us to take, but we don’t always take it.

A native-American elder once described his own inner struggles like this: “Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time.” After being asked which dog wins he thought for a moment and replied, “The one I feed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

True Wisdom

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 26, 2012

In today's passage James highlights the difference between worldly wisdom and godly wisdom.

TRUE WISDOM James 3:13-18 INTRODUCTION: Four people who were the only people on board one of those small planes. There was the pilot, a pastor, a Boy Scout, and the smartest man in the world. All of a sudden, the pilot came back to the cabin and informed everybody that the plane was going down. ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Man's Sinfulness - God's Forgiveness

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 28, 2012

Jesus reveals Himself as the Light of Life.

In chapters 8 & 9 of John we see the revelation of Jesus as the light of life. Tonight we will see that light revealed in the first 11 verses of John 8. Here’s a general overview of these 11 verses. Jesus reveals Himself as the Light of Life. Tonight we will see man being gripped by sin ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

What's The Difference In Hades, Paradise, Heaven And Hell? Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 9, 2012

Heaven, hell, death, hope, eternity

What is the difference between Hades, Paradise, Heaven and Hell? Rev.20: 11-21:5 July 30, 2023 INTRODUCTION: I was thinking “Wow, I’m glad I chose an easy subject to deal with this Sunday “Piece of cake…just explain scripturally the differences between Hades, Paradise, Heaven and ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What He Left Behind

Contributed by Kelly Benton on Apr 12, 2012

To stress the importance of the Church of Jesus Christ

This past fall was Stacy’s parents 40th wedding Anniversary. Stacy had left earlier than me and the kids for Belleville to help get things set up for the party. So we drove separately. The party was a great success and we had a wonderful turn out. Since we drove separately, I left the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Other

Spiritual Blessings In Christ Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 16, 2012

The message of Ephesians 1:3-14 is simply this: believers are chosen from the foundations of the earth, redeemed in Christ, possessing an inheritance of matchless worth. Glory to God for so great a salvation as this!

“Spiritual Blessings in Christ,” Ephesians 1:3-14 Outline I. Prolegomena II. Introduction III. Transition a. In the Greek, verses 3-14 comprise one sentence and encompass the past, present, and future of God’s eternal purpose for the church. It is Paul’s outline of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Denomination: Christian Church

A Plan To Save Face (The Face Saving Plan) Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012

THE FACE SAVING PLAN Luke 15: 13-19 (p740) July 24, 2011 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever had to go to plan "B" because plan "A" does not work out like you thought it would? Yeah?!!! Me too....In fact I'd hazard a guess that everyone in this

THE FACE SAVING PLAN Luke 15: 13-19 (p740) July 24, 2011 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever had to go to plan "B" because plan "A" does not work out like you thought it would? Yeah?!!! Me too....In fact I'd hazard a guess that everyone in this sanctuary this morning has thought they had the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:13-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Shattering Confrontation Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012

Reconciliation, forgiveness, grace

THE SHATTERING CONFRONTATION Luke 15: 20-24 (p740) July 31, 2011 INTRODUCTION: On Sunday July 17th Casey Anthony was escorted out of the orange County field in Orlando, Florida at 12:14 am. She was accompanied by her attorney Jose' Beaiz and a police officer with a sub-machine gun. She ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:20-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Multiplying Community Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012

God's purpose for us, unity, receivers or producers

THE MULTYPLYING COMMUNITY (How all of us join together to fulfill god’s Purpose) Oct. 2, 2011 INTRODUCTION: I have to share with you I’m 51 years old…I became a Christian about 3 months before my 18th birthday, but I was raised in the church…I had a Christian ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Parable Of The Sower

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 25, 2012

We may all be dirt, brought out of the dust of the ground, but we have a choice of what kind of dirt we are going to be -- Path dirt? Rocky dirt? Thorny dirt? or Good dirt? We are defined by the way we respond to the Word of God!

A few observations from the passage: 1. All the different kinds of soil received the Word of God. This is a message about people who have received the Word. 2. A complete lack of fruitfulness from all, except one. Among the people in the church, there is no fruit, except in a small group of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: *other

Tree Or Chaff, Tall Timber Or Dust (Olympic Edition)

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 3, 2012

A sermon that I have remodelled for the Olympics, Psalm one, tells us about how a man i sblessed, we don't need to be great athletes to be blessed. To find out how to be tall timber in God's eyes read on.

Tree or Chaff, Tall Timber or Dust (Olympic Edition) We are told in life that it’s unfair to compare ourselves to others but when the Olympics are on and we see the best of the best of physical humanity it’s possible that we do a bit of comparing. What an awesome job our rowers have ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Salvation Army

If God Is With Me, Why Can't I Hear Him? Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Aug 12, 2012

I have come to this conclusion. Finding God is only difficult because of us. Not because of Him. God doesn’t want us to be in the dark. God doesn’t want us to wonder what He wants us to do. Think about it this way: if there was something you wanted y

Finding God at Christmas “If God is with me, why can’t I hear him? 1st Kings 19 I had been away leading a conference on church growth in another church. We had experienced a good week but I was ready to get back home to my family. The conference closed on Friday night around 9:00 so ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-21

Denomination: Baptist