Sermons on Prayer Before Meals:

Money, Relationship, And God: The Interface Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 10, 2003

Whether we are talking about spiritual status symbols or social status symbols, Christ destroys all tokenism and says it is substance—who we are underneath it all—that matters to God. Christ shatters all attempts at achieving status through wealth with t

Money, Relationships, and God: The Interface (Luke 16;1-31) An angel appeared at a faculty meeting and told the dean that in return for his unselfish service, he will be rewarded with his choice of wealth, wisdom, or beauty. Without hesitating, the dean selects wisdom. "It is done!" the angel ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-31, Deuteronomy 28:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Obedience To His Commands

Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Mar 17, 2003

We need to obey Jesus.

Obedience to His Commandments 1st John 2:3-6 Jeff Hughes I. Introduction a. By way of introduction, let’s briefly look at the five verses we studied last time. b. First, we looked at the deception of sin, we looked at the deception of saying we don’t have a sin nature, and the deception of saying ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:3-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Let God Heal Your Painful Past" Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 18, 2003

We become changed people when Christ touches our life and we have a new identity

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches January 12, 2003 Let God Heal Your Painful Past How to: Take on a New Identity Judges6:11-24 INTRODUCTION: Today’s scripture talks about the most unlikely person in the world to be a leader and deliverer of Israel. Gideon at this point had a painful past that ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:11-24

Denomination: Methodist

"Am I My Brother's Keeper?"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 23, 2003

What responsibility do I have toward other people?

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches July 21, 2002 “Am I My Brother’s Keeper?” Genesis 4:9-13 INTRODUCTION: Today’s scripture opens with God asking Cain a question. it was a question that Cain already knew the answer to, but he gave a rather flippant, arrogant answer. God simply asked, “Cain where ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:9-13, Genesis 4:9

Denomination: Methodist

Second Chance Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 24, 2003

3rd of 6 In John 4, we meet a woman at Samaria. She is doing a chore she’s probably done every day of her life—gathering water from the local well. But on this day her life is transformed because she encounters Jesus. It all starts with an invitation fro

Free Ice Water The depression took the fun out of 1932. It was no time to go into business. But Ted and Dorothy Husted bought the little drug store in their town. The little village of Wall, South Dakota was barely surviving. Grasshoppers had eaten all the crops in the region. It was a dust bowl ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Issues Of Life 3: Self-Defense, Firearms And The Military Series

Contributed by James H Boyd on Mar 26, 2003

Did Jesus advocate pacifism? Is taking human life always wrong? Does "Turn the other cheek" mean that we must allow ourselves, our families and our nation to be at the mercy of those who wish to do us harm?.

Note: This message is a collaberation between myself and my friend Dave Pope It has been said that a person can but minister out of their ’overflow’, that is, out of the abundance of the Word of God in them and their personal experience. It is with this thought in mind that we present this third ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:36

Denomination: Charismatic

Walk With The Betrayed Series

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Mar 27, 2003

We, too, are guilty of betarying Jesus when we focus on our own wants, but Jesus calls us to repentance, just like he called out to Judas.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit touches our hearts is record in Luke 22: While [Jesus] was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:47-48

Denomination: Lutheran

Who Are You? Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 14, 2003

11th in the series "Conversations With Jesus." At the trial of Jesus, the question of his real identity seems to be one everyone’s mind.

CSI Theme song "Who Are You" normally on the show "who are You" refers to the perpetrator, but sometimes it refers to the victim, this morning as we look at our Scripture text the crime has not yet occured--Jesus is about to be unjustly killed, but the question "who are you seems to be on ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"No More Tears"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 20, 2003

An Easter sermon.

John 20:1-18 “No More Tears” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA It was Christ’s resurrection that made the Christian Church… …that transformed a huddle of dispirited and frightened people into that valiant band who were willing to dare anything for ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: United Methodist

Deaths Last Stand

Contributed by Jim Parisi on Apr 21, 2003

For scripture tells us: “...by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world and death by sin.”

Easter Sunday April 20, 2003 Pastor Jim Parisi F.I.C.C. Sunrise Service. HHM Sunday Service "Deaths Last Stand” [1 Cor 15:55-57] 55 "O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?" 56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Only Knew

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 22, 2003

A real understanding of who Christ really is can result in dramatic change, as in the case of this Samaritan woman.

If You Only Knew John 4:1-10 1 The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. 3 When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. 4 Now he had to go through ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

"Welcome To Resurrection Central"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 26, 2003

Every church, is, at least potentially, a Resurrection Central!

Acts 4:32-35 “Welcome to Resurrection Central” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Many people are willing to accept Christianity as an explanation of life, but they are not yet prepared to accept it as a way of life. It is clear—from a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: United Methodist

A Vaccination Against Spiritual "Sars”

Contributed by Don Schultz on Apr 29, 2003

"Severe Acute Rejection Syndrome" - rejecting the resurrection, and what Jesus does about it.

Luke 24:36-49 A VACCINATION AGAINST SPIRITUAL “SARS” By now, I’m sure most of you have heard of “SARS” which stands for “severe acute respiratory syndrome.” Somewhere in Southeast Asia, someone came down with this problem called SARS, and from that one person, SARS has been spreading like ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:36-49

Denomination: Lutheran

Tasting The Fruit

Contributed by David Tijerina on May 4, 2003

The children of Israel tasted of the fruit of the promised land...and still not entered in. There are Christians that will taste, but...

Tasting the Fruit: Yet Losing the Land September 29, 2002 Intro: Where are you headed? Are you going to get there? How? Deut 1:25-26 25 "They also took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought back word to us, saying, ’It is a good land which ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:25-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Making Our Marriages Great Series

Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003

How do we make our marriage realtaionship stronger?

Title: Making Our Marriages Great Text: Multi-texted Topical 1. Make A Commitment: a. “Till death do us part” in our country has become; 1. “Till I get angry or hurt.” i. I read of a father with great wisdom. His daughter called him from her new home after a fight with her newlywed husband ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:20-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ