Sermons on Praise Supporters Available:

Listen To Jesus!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 2, 2011

The Transfiguration. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: The context. (1). The change (vs 2-3). (2). The company (vs 4-6). (3). The cloud (verses 5-7). (4). The command (verse 7). SERMON BODY: Ill: • Fed up with people telling him he was going deaf; • A man went to get his hearing tested, • After examining the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-13

Denomination: Brethren

Using What God Has Given

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 14, 2010

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

Using What God has Given Reading: chapter 25 verses 14-30. Quote: “The word ‘Faith’ in the Bible is spelt ‘R.I.S.K.’” Quote: To laugh is to risk appearing the fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out for another is to risk involvement To expose feelings is to risk exposing, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30, Matthew 25:14

Denomination: Brethren

Joseph The Authentic Leader

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010

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

Reading: Genesis chapter 47 verses 11-31. Ill: • A husband came down to breakfast and was delighted to hear his wife say; • “Darling you are a model husband!” • He was so encouraged by that remark that it put him in ‘on a high’ all ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 47:11-31

Denomination: Brethren

Beware Of Detours!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010

Hagar & Ishmael. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Ill: A man opened a new business and his best friend sent him a floral arrangement: • When the friend popped in to see him a few days later; • He was shocked to see that the shop had sent a card saying; “Rest in peace”. • When he called the florist to complain. • The florist said; “It ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-15

Denomination: Brethren

Disobedience Déjà Vu

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010

Abraham & Abimelech. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Genesis chapter 20 verses 1-18. Ill: A man opened a new business and his best friend sent him a floral arrangement: • When the friend popped in to see him a few days later; • He was shocked to see that the shop had sent a card saying; “Rest in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 20:1-18

Denomination: Brethren

Where Moses Met God

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

Meeting with God. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Exodus chapter 19 verses 1 to 8 Ill: • After going on a diet, a woman was really feeling good about herself; • Especially when she was able to fit into a pair of jeans she had outgrown long ago. • "Look, look!" she shouted while running downstairs to show her husband. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 19:1-8

Denomination: Brethren

Giants Or Grapes?

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

Exploring Canaan. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: • Hebrews chapter 11 verses 1-6. • Numbers chapter 13 verses 1-33. There are some things in life which are better caught than taught! • Vision & faith. • Quote: “Church has never had….television”. • Both vision and faith are better ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:1-33

Denomination: Brethren

Joshua Commission

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

Joshua Commission. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Joshua chapter 1 verses 1-16. Ill: George was 28 years old, single, and still living with his parents. • One Sunday morning, George told his mother he wasn’t going to church. • "First," he said, "I’m tired. Second, the people there don’t like ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-16

Denomination: Brethren

Rahab And The Spies

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

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

Reading: Joshua chapter 2 verse 1-24: Quote: • A pastor was speaking to his people on the relationship between fact and faith. • He said, "That you are sitting before me in this church--is fact. • That I am standing here, speaking from this pulpit--is fact. • That I ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-24

Denomination: Brethren

Psalm 127

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

Psalm 127. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Psalm 127 Reading: Psalm 127 ILL: • A man went to a psychiatrist with a worry problem. • "Every time I get into bed, " he said, "I'm convinced there is somebody under it". • "I can help", said the psychiatrist, • "But it will mean a session a week for a year, costing £30 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1-5

Denomination: Brethren

Isaiah's Calling

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Isaiah's calling. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Isaiah chapter 6 verses 1-8. • The Hebrew word translated "prophet" is navi (pro­nounced nah-vEE), • It is a term that means literally "one who has been called." Ill: • Abraham was the first person in the Old Testament; • To bear the title of prophet (Genesis ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Brethren

Isaiah's Redeemer

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Isaiah's Redeemer (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Isaiah chapter 49 verses 7- chapter 50 verse 3. Ill: • When Lloyd C. Douglas, author of The Robe and other novels, • Was a university student, he lived in a boarding house. • Downstairs on the first floor was an elderly, retired music teacher, • Who was infirm ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

We Overwhelmingly Conquer.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

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

Reading: Acts chapter 5 verses 17-42. We looked last week at verses 1-11: • The story of Ananias and Sapphira. • How they presumed upon God and were dishonest. Ill: Being honest is not always easy. • The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-42

Denomination: Brethren

Philip And The Ethiopian

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

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

Reading: chapter 8 verses 26-40. (A). The 2 characters (1). An evangelist called Philip (vs 26) “Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Go south to the road--the desert road--that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza”. Philip is first introduced in Acts chapter 6; • And he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Brethren

New Ways For Old - Good News For Everyone.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Peter & Cornelius. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Acts Chapter 10 verse 1-23. Ill: • In his autobiography the political and spiritual leader of India; • And the Indian independence movement. • Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days; • He read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-23

Denomination: Brethren