Sermons on Prayer For Church:

Inside Out And Upside Down

Contributed by Adrian Pratt on Feb 21, 2001

The radical inversion of things that Jesus suggests!

" INSIDE OUT, UPSIDE DOWN” Reading: Luke 6: 17-26: Preached at Fayetteville Presbyterian Church on February 11th 2001 Inside out and upside down. What on earth was Jesus talking about in todays lesson. Blessed are the poor? Happy are the hungry? Fortunate are the tearful? I have yet to meet ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

He Chose The Nails

Contributed by Brent Zastrow on Mar 1, 2001

Considering the Choices God has made for us out of His great Love.

HE CHOSE THE NAILS - I Peter 1:3-5 Feb. 25, 2001 Preached by Brent W. Zastrow, Saybrook Christian Church - Saybrook, Il. I remember reading about a guy who stopped in the grocery store on the way home from work to pick up a couple of items for his wife. He wandered around aimlessly for a while ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Shelter On The Stormy North Side Of Jesus

Contributed by David Anderson on May 3, 2001

A Christian’s life is lived in battle until the day of glory.

Sermon: "Shelter on the Stormy North Side of Jesus" Rev. David P. Anderson Isaiah 43:6-21; Phipl. 3:8-14; Luke 20:9-19 We read again from God’s perfect Word, recorded in the Gospel of Luke, and we read in Jesus name: 17 Jesus looked directly at them and asked, "Then what is the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:17-18, Matthew 10:28

Denomination: Lutheran

The Spirit Filled Christ

Contributed by David Anderson on May 4, 2001

The ministry of Christ was accomplished within a partnership with the Holy Spirit.

Sermon: "THE SPIRIT FILLED CHRIST" Anderson Isaiah 42:1-7; Acts 10:34-38; Luke 3:15-22 + + + Three excerpts from each of the lessons for today inform this message. First, from the inspired prophet Isaiah, speaking of the coming Messiah, "I will put my Spirit ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:15-24, Isaiah 42:1

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus: A Shepherd For The 21st Century

Contributed by Andrew Schroer on May 6, 2001

What good can a Shepherd do us in the 21st century? Plenty.

Have any of you seen the new cellular commercials that have been on TV lately? The ones with the shepherd... In them a shepherd, a symbol of times gone by, leads his sheep through the distant countryside. When suddenly he pulls out a cellular phone. Such a paradox makes for good advertising, ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-30

Denomination: Lutheran

Mothers, Hands And Nails

Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 17, 2001

Reflection on how God loves us with the imagery of mothers, hands and nails.

Sermon Notes on “Mothers, Hands and Nails” Mother’s Day 2001 Pilgrim Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, And will have mercy on His afflicted. But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me, And ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:13-16

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Doubting Thomas?

Contributed by Elliot Ross on Jun 5, 2001

Thomas doubted but Thomas was more than just a doubter but also one who was very faithful to his Lord.

Doubting Thomas? When we think of the Lord’s disciples. We have certain words that almost always go with them. We think of Judas Iscariot or Judas the Betrayer, we think of Peter denying Christ three times but also Peter the Rock that the church was build on, we think of the John, the one ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-29, John 14:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Dirty Dozen Series

Contributed by Mark Sutherlin on Jun 5, 2001

Learning to be disciples involves participation not observation

THE DIRTY DOZEN Luke 9:1-9, Mark 6:7,8 INTRODUCTION A. LEROY EIMS WAS TEACHING A BIBLE CLASS IN ENGLAND, IT OCCURRED TO HIM ONE DAY THE STUDENTS WERE SPENDING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME AT THEIR DESKS AND IMMERSED IN STUDY. 1. He thought about the practicality that they were missing that went ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:1-9, Mark 6:7-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Marriage Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 24, 2006

This is a basic sermon about the importance of marriage.

“MARRIAGE” Gen. 2:15-25 INTRO – The word “marriage” conjures up all sorts of ideas and notions in people’s minds today. For some, it’s a source of humor, something to joke about. A couple of stories I read this week: A husband is advised by a psychiatrist to assert himself. "You don’t have to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Bible Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 24, 2006

This is a basic doctrinal sermon about the Bible

“THE BIBLE” Matt. 7:24-29 INTRO – Books are an important part of our lives. Surrounded by them. In school, we have books of all types. In our homes, we have books…at work…I have hundreds of books in my own personal library. Ms. Lois Russell has been working tirelessly to get our new ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Blow It Now! Series

Contributed by Clarence Moore on May 27, 2006

Don’t allow the enemy to cause you to loose focus now! - Your victory is just around the corner.

2006 Overflow Series: Preaching from the book of Joshua Don’t Blow it now! On last week we witnessed the miraculous deliverance of a former prostitute and her whole family from the destruction of a city called Jericho. When the 6th chapter opens we find ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

From Crisis To Christ

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 30, 2006

Funeral sermon for Andrew Maybin, Navy veteran who had gone through a spiritual crisis about a forced retirement.

When you reach a crisis point in your life, you have only a few choices about how to respond. When those crisis moments come, all you can do in response can be boiled down to three things and three things only: either you can give up; or you can stand and fight; or you can learn something ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Statement Ever Made - John 3:16

Contributed by Jennifer Casto on Jun 1, 2006

John 3:16! The greatest statement ever made! What a promise! What an escape if we only accept and believe in Jesus---lose death and gain life! ETERNAL LIFE!!!

The Greatest Statement Ever Made - John 3:16 Text: John 3:16 SERMON - Jennifer Mears - 6.14.2005 Many great verses in the Bible regarding God’s love for man. · Two to mention: 1. "…for God is love" (I Jn. 4: 8). 2. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: *other

Judgment Day Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jun 9, 2006

Last in a series of sermons on Revelation - this sermon presents a look at the hope we have in the last judgment.

Years ago, Judge Wapner was on a television series called, “The People’s Court.” It was not only popular, but the show has outlasted its first host judge and continues with another judge. And it was popular enough to start a whole group of similar spinoffs. There is Judge Judy, Judge Mathis, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

When David Danced

Contributed by Brian Buriff on Jun 14, 2006

Jesus is God’s dance among us. Join the dance!

I. DAVID WAS CELEBRATING ARRIVAL OF GOD’S ARK SAFELY INTO JERUSALEM A. Ark Of The Covenant 1. Large gold chest / inside stone tablets / Mercy Seat = God’s throne 2. Carried through wilderness, across Jordan, around Jericho, into battles a. in battle, Philistines captured ark b. all got sick & ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:12-23

Denomination: Church Of God