Sermons on Preludes:

Fiction Or Non-Fiction

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Mar 13, 2001

An Easter Sunday Sermon

Luke 24: 1-11 "Fiction or Non-Fiction" True or False! Fact or Fiction! Fiction or Non-fiction! These are the questions which plague us this morning and which plagued the women and the disciples 2000 years ago on the first Easter morning. Had Jesus really risen from the grave? Did the women tell ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Prevenient Grace

Contributed by Benny Anthony on May 8, 2007

This is a Walk to Emmaus Clergy Talk.

Please turn to page 52 in your Worship Book and join me in the Prayer to the Holy Spirit. Good morning, my name is Benny Anthony, and I took Gulf Coast Emmaus Walk #67, where I sat at the table of Peter. I worship and serve at NFMUMC. The title of this talk is Prevenient Grace. If you have your ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Do You Expect From Jesus? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Dec 6, 2009

Have you ever stopped to consider what you expect from Him? A helper, a rescuer from your troubles, a self-help guru, someone that thinks like you? In this chapter Jesus punctures the expectations of others and ask that you really listen to Him.

What do you expect from Jesus? It’s a natural question. If you ask you’ll probably get answers like: • I expect Jesus to get me out of my tough situations • I expect Jesus to give me good advice on how to live my life • I expect Jesus to tell me what I need to do to get to earn my way to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:1-30

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Good News For A Bad News World Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 23, 2009

The Gospel about Jesus christ, the Son of God, is good news for a world filled with bad news.

“What’s Christmas All About? Good News for a Bad News World” Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of something is often a time of joy and anticipation. Breaking ground for a new building or church, a wedding, the birth of a child, the first 90 days of a new President’s term, the opening of an athletic season ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Textual Divisions Of The Book Of The Revelation Of Jesus Christ

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jun 24, 2009

The chronological divisions of the Revelation are indicated by a key phrase

Textual Divisions of the Book of the Revelation The brief but definitive phrase ‘After these things’ is found in the prophetic section of the Revelation, (4:1-22:21) six times. The first and second occurrences are in the very first verse: ‘After these things I looked, and, behold, a door ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Passion Week Series

Contributed by Gary Moore on Feb 4, 2008

An outline of the events of the passion week.

PRELUDE TO THE PASSION WEEK 1. Raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11.38-44) 2. The entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21.1-10; Luke 19.28-44) 3. The cleansing of the temple (Matthew 21.12-13) A SERIES OF ENCOUNTERS WITH THE RULING JEWS IN JERUSALEM. 1. The Chief Priests and Elders question His ...read more

Scripture: John 11:38-44

Denomination: Congregational

The Final Stoush! (A Sermon On Luke 21:5-19)

Contributed by David Smith on Feb 20, 2008

We take on the forces of darkness in whatever area of the battlefield God has placed us, and maybe wexre confronting legal corruption, or maybe it is a political problem, or...

Ange and I have had a lousy week. I know that’s not a great way to begin a sermon, and I’m not only saying this as an excuse for saying, ‘sorry, but you’re getting a lousy sermon’, but the truth is that we have had a lousy week. It began really with Marrickville Council rejecting our application ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:5-19

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

A Word From Our Sponsor

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Oct 7, 2007

Don’t Settle - don’t settle for sin over true pleasure, don’t settle for desserts when you can dig into the word on your own

Title: A few words from our sponsor Text: 1 Cor 6:12 – 13a MP: Don’t use your liberty to settle for anything less than the fullness of God’s glory. We think that 30 second spots are unique to our generation 1. Everything is permitted, but not everything is beneficial a. Christian Liberty is a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

"Surrounded By A Great Cloud Of Witnesses"

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 13, 2007

A sermon for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost sermon on the second lesson from Hebrews

12 Sunday after Pentecost Proper 15 Lectionary 20 August 19 Hebrews 11:29-40 Hebrews 12:1-2 "Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses" The sermon this morning is based on a our second lesson from Hebrews I would like to quote just part of the text from Hebrews 11: 29* By faith the people ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Lutheran

Walking According To The Course Of This World

Contributed by Monte Brown on Feb 6, 2012

Could it be that the body of Christ is under attack and we are defeated and don’t even know it?

Prelude Have you ever wondered why the church is not growing today? Why there seems to be more churches closing, than new ones opening? Why there are so many Christians that don’t faithfully attend church? Why those that attend church regularly seem to be melancholy? Could it be that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus - King Of Kings

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Dec 21, 2011

Early in America's history, tax collectors asked for that which belonged to the king of England, and colonists frequently said, "We have no king but Jesus". I ask you:"Is Jesus still our King?"

ILLUSTRATION Let me present you with a portion of the speech John Ashcroft gave at Bob Jones University back in 1999. Ashcroft said: “A slogan of the American revolution which was so distressing to the emissaries of the king that it was found in correspondence sent back to England, was the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:10-12

Denomination: Christian Church

The Church Empowered Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 1, 2010

Sufficient truth had already been revealed to Zechariah to encourage him & to enable him to encourage others. Zechariah though kept inquiring until God reveals that His Spirit will be poured forth through God's two anointed ones so that God's light shine

ZECHARIAH 4: 11-14 THE CHURCH EMPOWERED [Revelation 11:3-7-13] Sufficient truth had already been revealed to Zechariah to encourage him and to enable him to encourage others in the good work of building the Temple (which the remnant was by that time working on again, Haggai 1:14) and that ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

Dinner For Twelve Series

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Mar 22, 2009

Based on the poem, Footprints in the Sand by Mary Stevenson, this series follows the footprints of Jesus from the Upper Room to His Resurrection.

Scripture References (Jn 13:1-17, Mtt 26:26-30, Mk 14:22-26, Lk 22:14-20) Series Introduction Mary Stevenson, in 1936, wrote a poem … Footprints in the Sand (read) We want to follow the footprints of Jesus in the days leading up to his crucifixion, death, resurrection. Jesus was on a journey to ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Charismatic

Haunted Houses

Contributed by Monte Brown on Oct 25, 2009

We live in an age, where a lot of Christians do not really believe in the activities of the spiritual world. Demonic possession is a Hollywood thing only seen on the big screen.

Prelude After reading Matthew 12:43-45 it come to me that the church in general does not believe in the spiritual warfare in the sense of a ragging battle that is going on around them. Even though the Bible continually warns us of the devices of Satan and the power that his army of demons have, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:43-45

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Eve The Stories Behind The Carols

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 25, 2010

A Christmas Eve Serivce with a message on Jesus as the light of the World

Christmas Eve The Stories Behind the Carols P. Bruce: Welcome & introduction Carols: Getting it Right Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Stephanie: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a Christmas carol which first appeared in Hymns and Sacred Poems in 1739. having been written by Charles Wesley . A ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance