Sermons on Precious Lord:

Like Father Like Child Series

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Sep 5, 2011

And what are you doing to keep yourself from being polluted by the world? It's not the big major "sins" that most often get us...it's the little foxes that spoil the vine. What are you watching...what are you listening to...where do you spend your time?

LIKE FATHER LIKE CHILD JAMES 1:26 27 Like father like son (mother daughter) is a well known phrase...and it's usually used when the less desirable traits of the parent are seen in their children. Song "Cat's in the Cradle" but also positive...Something we can be proud of as parents, when ...read more

Scripture: James 1:26-27

Looking At 9/11

Contributed by Kelly Benton on Sep 6, 2011

Looking back at 9/11 and what it was that help get us through and what we need in order to continue on!

For me, serving as a soldier during 9/11 was one of the most difficult moments of my life. At the time of the attacks I was serving the United States Army at Schofield barracks, Hawaii. I can remember getting called out to P.T. earlier than normal. We had a mass formation with the post Commander. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29

Denomination: Other

The Good And Beautiful God: God Is Holy Series

Contributed by Scott Walker on Sep 12, 2011

God is against my sin because He is for me!

“The Good & Beautiful God: God Is Holy” 1 Peter 1:15-16 February 20th, 2011 "But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."" 1 Peter 1:15-16 (NIV) Introduction: > Five weeks ago we began a sermon series based on the ideas found in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:15-16

Denomination: Nazarene

The Buddy System Series

Contributed by John Sears on Sep 13, 2011

How do we deal with the uncertainty that the world can bring.

Letters From Prison The Buddy System Introduction: Sometimes, I wish I could just get a glimpse of God’s planner for my life. I do not like dealing with uncertainty. In leadership, uncertainty can be tough. It can lead to fear, withdrawal, and loss of focus. Vision can become smaller and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-8

Denomination: Christian Church

Team Trinity Series

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 29, 2011

God has given us all different strengths - this sermon seeks for one particular congregation to build on the strengths God has given us, and so encourage us to grow in our areas of weakness and become less individualists and more like Team Trinity

Sermon For Trinity Sunday May 18th 2008 [the following sermon starts by pointing to quite a few of the strengths of Holy Trinity Church. To an outsider, this may sound arrogant. But remember the sermon was preached to those hearing it. It is designed to get us to build on the strengths God has ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Anglican

Characteristics Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011

Paul states that the Christian life is more than just believing in Jesus and coming to worship. The Christian life is about having the Holy Spirit in you. For Paul, this an issue of salvation. “If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not bel

Characteristics of Life in the Spirit Romans 8:9-11 There was an Italian man who at the turn of the 20th century had to sell everything he had to immigrate to the United States. He barely had enough money to buy a ticket on a ship to the U.S. With what little he had left over, he bought some cheese ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9-11

Denomination: Methodist

The Seven Deadly Sins Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011

As we think about the Deadly Sins, that raises a fundamental question, “What is sin?” The Bible doesn’t give one definition of sin. There is one primary word in the Greek NT which is used are most often for the word sin, hamartia. Hamartia was used in arc

The Seven Deadly Sins Galatians 5:16-25 Several years ago, Bill Bennett, former Education Secretary, a devout Catholic and the author of “The Book of Virtues” was discovered to be a heavy gambler in Las Vegas. Bennett in an interview following the disclosure in the media, apologized ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-25

Denomination: Methodist

We Walk By Faith Part 8 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 15, 2011

This message focuses on shipwrecked faith.

We Walk By Faith Part 8 Shipwrecked Faith Part 1 Scriptures: 1 Timothy 1:18-20; Romans 10:17; 2 Timothy 2:16-18; 4:14-15 Introduction: This message will close out my current series on faith. As you recall, in this series I have explained that faith is an unquestioning belief and that there ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Power Of Simplicity Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

Jesus is confronting the world’s conventional wisdom about wealth and materialism which says, “More is better.” Jesus says that for abundant life, less is more. The accumulation of things creates complexity in our lives, and that can make it hard for us t

Power of Simplicity Matthew 10:9-11, 42 Shirley Fields writes, “12 years ago my husband and I were still spending most of our time running a business we had created. Financially everything was great. The store we owned and operated was in a wonderful location, and had the extra large office ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:9-11

Denomination: Methodist

When Darkness Invades Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

Here's the problem with Christmas today: the Christmas we know is so very unlike the first Christmas was experienced by the holy family. The joy of the birth of the Christ child was soon dampened by evil. What we need to remember this Christmas is that we

A Scandalous Love Affair: When Darkness Invades Matthew 2:13-18 Fireman Edward Cushing tells the story of an old frame house burning on the southside of Chicago. He ordered the hoses to start fighting the fire and then dashed inside and pulled three people out. When the blaze was over, the Chief ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Denomination: Methodist

The Body Of Christ: Death By A Thousand Cuts

Contributed by Terry Frazier on Feb 25, 2012

As members of the body of Christ, we as Christians need to pay more attention to the persecuted members of the body of Christ world wide.

The Body Of Christ: Death By A Thousand Cuts This message today will and should cause all of us to be sad, very sad but also very much encouraged too! I will inform you of some great human tragedies and I will also show you just how brave and faithful some foreign Christians are and in so doing I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Denomination: Baptist

Discover It Together Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012

In this sermon, we see the third key to discovering God’s purpose for your life: community. It’s in community that we experience the presence of Jesus and God’s purpose for our lives.

Find It Together Acts 9: 1-10 A man was having difficulty communicating with his wife and concluded that she had become hard of hearing. So he decided to conduct a hearing test without her knowing about it. One evening he sat in a chair on the far side of the room. Her back was to him and she could ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

The True Jesus Series

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Feb 26, 2012

There certain fundamental truths that all Christian denominations share, and the first of these is that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man.

Ash Wednesday was this last week which marked the traditional beginning of Lent. According to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spent forty days of fasting and preparation in the wilderness before beginning His public ministry. In the wilderness, Jesus was tempted by Satan, but He ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Simon Of Cyrene - The Unexpected Cross

Contributed by Jay Mccluskey on Mar 12, 2012

This is a narrative sermon that shares a story about Simon of Cyrene. Several points of observation are at the end of the message. Rightfully utilized, the "story telling" methodology is an effective format for communication.

THE UNEXPECTED CROSS (Sermons2012: Simon of Cyrene Narrative) 3/11/2012 a.m. Mark 15:21 A theologian said the cross of Jesus is like a diamond because the more angles you can look at it the greater your appreciation. Over the next two weeks we are going to look at the cross from different ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:21

Denomination: Baptist

Rules For Holy Living (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 31, 2012

What Christians should NOT wear to worship? (Powerpoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Before we get dressed (vs 1-4) (2). What not to wear (vs 5-9) (3). What to wear (vs 10-17) SERMON BODY: • An alternative title for tonight’s talk could be: • ‘What Christians should NOT wear to worship?’ • Of course this sermon is NOT ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-10

Denomination: Brethren