Sermons on Preaching Christ:

Take Responsibility For Your Life Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 22, 2005

Look at the choices of three men with authority, who have the privilege of meeting Jesus face-to-face in His last week on earth. Learn from their mistakes, and take responsibility for our choices in life.

Mark 14:55-65, 15:1-15 Take Responsibility for Your Life God bless us with the freedom of choice. • We have in our hands the power of choosing what we want in life. Every choice has a consequence. By not choosing, that itself is a choice. • By not choosing, we are allowing life to go on ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:55-65

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Is Love

Contributed by Tony Grant on Nov 28, 2005

Love is about relationships, and to really understand love, we need to think about the greatest possible relationship for a human being, a relationship with God.

God is Love 1 John 4:7-12 02/20/05 2267 words 7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Parable Of The Talents

Contributed by William Mouser on Nov 28, 2005

The parable of the talents reminds Christians that their stewardship of God’s provisions will be judged when Jesus returns to the earth.

Psalm 90 Zephaniah 1:7,12-18 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10 Matthew 25:14-15,19-29 The Parable of the Talents Today is the next to the last Sunday in the liturgical calendar for the season we call Trinity. This season begins on Whitsunday or Trinity Sunday, and runs through Advent, which is two Sunday ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-29

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Thanking Your Way To A Strong Family Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 28, 2005

According to one researcher, one of the characteristics of a strong family is "appreciation" or thankfulness for others in my family. Why do we find this so hard to do, and how do we train ourselves to be appreciative?

OPEN: Back in the 70’s, a woman wrote an article I found interesting. She said that her cousin had invited them to “Come for a thanksgiving dinner on Saturday, March 20th.” She wrote: “She was not celebrating an early Thanksgiving. She was saying that all was well with her husband, who had ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17, Colossians 3:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Heal Our Land

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 29, 2006

Our nation is on moral decline. God will continue to bless America and bring healing to our land only if we continue to seek Him.

HEAL OUR LAND ILLUSTRATION: French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, “I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests—and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Pray Powerfully And Effectively Series

Contributed by Dan Jackson on Jul 3, 2006

Message 14 in series on James. You can be powerful and effective in prayer, if you meet the biblical qualifications.

His contemporaries knew James by the nickname “Camel-Knees.” He spent so much time on his knees that they literally bagged. James’ letter says more about the doctrine of prayer than any other New Testament epistle. James said, in chapter 4, “You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16-18

Integrity - Remove Your Price Tags Series

Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 14, 2006

Sixth and final in the series Integrity. Asks the question, "What’s your price?

7-16-2006 Integrity - Remove Your Price Tags Daniel 6:1-28 Pastor Don Jones West Glendale Baptist Church We are coming to the end of our series in Daniel. We have explored a great deal concerning integrity in Daniel’s life. Integrity involves many aspects of life. It has to do with ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Priority One!

Contributed by John Harvey on Aug 6, 2006

A call to help us avoid moedern day consumerism in Chrisitan culture and focus ont he real priority of the church.

“Priority One!! August 6, 2006 Introduction: Today in our society everyone is faced with hundreds of choices and options. We live in a consumer-driven culture where you can have your choice of anything and everything you desire. Unfortunately that concept has crept into the culture of church life ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Facing The Giants: Faith To Face Your Impossibilities Series

Contributed by Michael Catt on Aug 28, 2006

In the movie, Facing the Giants, the team thought the playoffs were impossible, but Coach Taylor challenged them to believe God. What causes us to give up on the seemingly impossible?

Sherwood Baptist Church has one of the most dynamic media ministries of any church in America. They have produced Facing the Giants, arguably the best feature-length movie ever made by a local church. It’s a God-glorifying, excellently created sports film in the tradition of Hoosiers, Remember ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

4 Trees And 4 Men

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Aug 17, 2005

A sermon on the weekend of the 63rd Annual Logger’s Jubilee in Morton, WA. God’s Word to us through the stories of 4 trees and 4 men.

4 TREES and 4 MEN 1. 21 miles northwest of Odessa, TX, in west central Ector County on Highway 302, you come to the small town of NOTREES. The town was given its name by the Grocer Charlie Brown, who opened his store in 1946 and also became the Postmaster that year. The town used to have just one ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-13

Denomination: United Methodist

Mourning The End Of Summer

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 20, 2005

We come to points in our lives when it appears to be too late to do what we felt called to do. Our problem is that we have expected God to do for us what we would not do ourselves. But the good news is that God is an empowering healer.

“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore – and then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over – like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load; or does it just explode?” Langston Hughes, poet of the Harlem ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 8:18-22

Denomination: Baptist

Lord, I Want To See Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 18, 2005

We have to (1) "see" with our heart and have faith in God, and (2) ask with all our heart, because without prayer nothing will be accomplished.

Hardships and sufferings are a real fact in life. We see one today in our passage – a blind man. In those times, blindness was far worse that it is today. The blind man was reduced to begging because there was no help or work for such people. You can imagine how difficult it must be for them, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Finding Balance At The Speed Of Life Series

Contributed by Anthony Seel on Sep 19, 2005

First of a series of three on balance in the Christian life.

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 18, 2005 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 “Finding Balance at the Speed of Life” Many of us have a vague “feeling” that things are moving faster. Doctors and executives alike complain that they ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Family: The Givens And The Choices

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Sep 19, 2005

In every family relationship we have "givens’ and "choices". Here are 3 important life-lessons we can learn from the family.

FAMILY: THE GIVENS AND THE CHOICES 1. If you were to ask me the question how I am feeling today, I would have to respond that I am feeling totally “familied out” – at least for the immediate future. I need a vacation from family! 2. Now that may seem like a harsh and hard comment coming from your ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: United Methodist

How To Dress For Stress

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Sep 24, 2005

This is a message on what stress is, the causes of it, how it affects us, and how we should handle it.

How to Dress for STRESS Psalm 4:1-8 What is one thing that we all have in common that begins with the letter “S”. Now sense we are in church, most of us would probably think that I’m talking about sin. Now that is a common denominator, but not the topic of choice today. Today I want to talk to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 4:1-8

Denomination: *other