Sermons about Preconceived Notions

A Short Story About Growing Tall

Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 19, 2012

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Today, we are going to meet someone named Zacchaeus who had the same issues facing him, but made a different decision when meeting Jesus Christ… and to be honest, it is a little shocking. Zacchaeus could stay the way he was or he could make some changes

A SHORT STORY ABOUT GROWING TALL LUKE 19:1-10 INTRODUCTION… snopes.com/info/top25uls.asp & snopes.com/daily/ Last week John encouraged us to not give into temptation and spread rumors and talk about things before we know the facts. This is definitely true in the church; it is also true ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I See Men As Trees Walking

Contributed by Everett Mccoy on Jul 23, 2008

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This message, born out of my own frustration - encourages people to be faithful even when they only have HALF the Miracle God is giving.

22 Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. 23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. 24 And he looked up and said, "I see men ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:22-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Coming To Jesus As Children

Contributed by Doug Warren on Mar 20, 2001

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ADULTS SHOULD REVIEW JESUS’ REQUIREMENTS FOR COMING TO HIM AS INDICATED IN THESE VERSES

INTRO: WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM PRECIOUS CHILDREN. THEY ARE GOD’S GIFT OF ENCOURAGEMENT, GOD’S ASSURANCE OF HIS INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE, AND GOD’S INSTRUMENTS OF EXAMPLE TO ADULTS. JESUS WAS TEACHING SOME STUBBORN "RELIGIONISTS" ABOUT SALVATION AND HE SEEMED TO BE UNSUCCESSFUL IN COMMUNICATING TO ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time; 28th Sunday B Rich Young Man

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 9, 2021

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By the apostles leaving all of that, we can see that Jesus relativized all of the central institutions of his society.

The rich young ruler is not boasting; he is just speaking as a devout Jew. Not all Christians are called to literally give away their possessions, but all disciples are called to give up everything by way of detachment; that everything we have ultimately belongs to God. Spiritual poverty means to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-30

Denomination: Catholic

Should Be-Ism

Contributed by Paul Goshorn on Nov 4, 2000

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We are to be more concerned with God wants than with what we want.

v Did you hear the one about the chicken and the pig - They saw a sign in front of a building that said, "Annual fund-raiser. Ham and egg breakfast." The chicken said to the pig, "Hey, that's right up our alley. Why don't we go in and help out?" The pig said, "That's easy for you to say. For you ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: Methodist

Upside Down Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 10, 2009

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Jesus--the radical rebel that he is--continually turns our world upside down. He questions our assumptions and challenges our goals and our definitions of success.

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST NOVEMBER 8, 2009 Mark 12:38-44 “Upside Down” INTRODUCTION One of the questions that parents dread to hear asked them by their children is, “Why?’ This simple question challenges our assumptions and our preconceived ideas. If forces us to ask questions that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:38-44

Denomination: Lutheran

The Fullness Of God Pt 2 - The Comforter Has Come Series

Contributed by Dan Cale on Nov 5, 2012

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Jesus says that He will ask the father and send us another Helper. The word helper is the word Parakletos in the Greek. It’s one of those Greek words that is difficult to translate into a single English word. It can be translated Comforter, Helper, adv

The Fullness of God Pt 2 – The Comforter has Come John 14:16-27 We started last week talking about rethinking the Spirits role in our lives and our Church. We talked about rediscovering the work of this third person of the Trinity – the God who seems to be all but forgotten in the ...read more

Scripture: John 14:16-27

Denomination: *other

Necessities Of Spiritual Growth

Contributed by Michael Prescott on Feb 22, 2007

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Spiritual growth begins and continues with knowledge, spiritual understanding and wisdom regarding the absolute truth of Gods Word.

Colossians 1:9 cont. (2 Timothy 3:1-9) (Highlight verse 7) Knowledge is a powerful thing. This passage in 2 Timothy points out the danger of it with the absence of understanding and wisdom. Ask any highly successful business man, like Bill Gates for instance, what the secret of their success is, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9

Denomination: Baptist

The Early Church: Forgiven Series

Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Oct 10, 2009

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Sermon 1 of 6 in our Early Church series. Given at Osage Ridge Baptist Church. The beginning of the Christian Church at Pentecost was very powerful. The power of the church comes from the Holy Spirit.

The Early Church: Forgiven Acts 2: 37-41 INTRO: NEW SERIES - THE EARLY CHURCH CHURCHES TODAY: WRONG FOCUS LAKEWOOD / OSTEEN: "YOUR BEST LIFE NOW: 7 STEPS TO LIVING AT YOUR FULL POTENTIAL 1. ENLARGE VISION 2. HEALTHY SELF-IMAGE 3. POWER OF THOUGHTS AND WORDS 4. LET GO OF PAST 5. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:37-41

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons In Apologetics #3: Experientialism & Evidentialism

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Aug 2, 2010

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Lessons In Apologetics #3: Experientialism & Evidentialism

The next methodology is experientialism. Though fideism strives to make faith alone the justification for religious knowledge or belief, Geisler observes that this faith is ultimately justified in terms of an experience had by the individual (65). To the experientialist, God or the Ultimate is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Receptivity Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Mar 7, 2011

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Part 1 in series How to Listen to a Sermon, this message observes Christ's words about receptivity being the essential thing that is needed, and explores the idea of receptivity.

Receptivity How to Listen to a Sermon, prt. 1 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers January 2, 2011 Welcome to our first church service of 2011! What I am going to talk to you about today is something I have known for a long time I wanted to approach with you, but I didn’t know when ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:9-13

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Crippling Spirit

Contributed by J. Richard Lord, Jr. on Aug 16, 2001

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When we allow them, there are spirits that can cripple us.

THE CRIPPLING SPIRIT Luke 13:10-17 For eighteen years this woman came to church bent over. Crippled. She had been faithful, loved the Lord, a “daughter of Abraham.” I guess you could say she was “saved.” Eighteen years is a long time. Everybody had accepted her condition. I suppose in a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17, John 5:5-16, Romans 8:26, Acts 3:1-11

Denomination: Holiness

The Unlimited Gospel Series

Contributed by Gavin Rushton on Jul 28, 2016

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The gospel is available to all and we are the ones who are called to take it out to the people (an audio version of this sermon is available at www.stkweb.org.uk/media)

Acts 11:1-18 I have a friend called Paul, One day Paul read a report in his local newspaper about his home town, Halifax. The headline for this news story was Halifax the wild west of west Yorkshire. Basically the report was all about how Halifax town centre had become a no go area for many locals ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-18

Denomination: Anglican

Relating To God Through The Scripture Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jul 3, 2007

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How to read scripture to know God, not just know about God.

How to Have a Personal Relationship With Jesus Christ Relating to God through the Scripture John 10:14-18, 27 "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of ...read more

Scripture: John 10:14-27

Denomination: *other

How To Come To Church

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 29, 2006

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Why to you come to church? What is your purpose for being in the service today? What attitudes are affecting the impact of today’s service in your life?

HOW TO COME TO CHURCH? PSALM 96 Introduction: Why to you come to church? What is your purpose for being in the service today? What attitudes are affecting the impact of today’s service in your life? Some come to church to be entertained, others to fulfill basic social needs. Most come with an ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 96:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

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