Sermons on Pressing Ahead:

Sabbath Rest Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 25, 2009

What a wonderful promise of rest we have from our God and king, but what does that rest mean? How are we to understand the rest He offers?

Hebrews: Chapter 4 September 14, 2008 Sabbath Rest I started off this week worn out. From the very beginning I was drained. This was just one of those weeks were everything caught up with me at once. A little over a month ago we found out that my sister was pregnant. My wife and I were really ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-11

Denomination: *other

I Thought We Were Finished? Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Jul 20, 2009

How do you feel when you finish accomplishing a task for the Lord? When you finish that task, does it mean that you’re mission is accomplished? Every accomplishment, every victory, every step along the way is just a step in accomplishing the mission tha

http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com/ I want to take you for a few minutes back to another scene in biblical history. Think back to the time when Israel first entered into the Promised Land. They had just wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. They stood on the banks of the Jordan and God gave ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 7:1-73

Denomination: Baptist

Pig Lessons Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 4, 2009

The pigs in Mark 5 teach us some important lessons about how to have a full life: Don’t let Satan destroy you; don’t let society detain you; instead, trust Jesus to deliever you.

Pig Lessons (Mark 5:1-20) There is an old story about a village that bought a fancy tower clock. Some time after it was installed, a visitor to the town discovered that all the people were sleeping during the day and working at night. When he asked them about this, they answered, “We have the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

New Beginnings Series

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Feb 1, 2008

Isaiah 43:18-19 (NRSV) 18 Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. 19 I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

New Beginnings Grant van Boeschoten January 20, 2007 There are a lot of golfers out there who have convinced themselves that it is OK to cheat, they even came up with a name for it so that it didn’t sound so bad. It’s called a Mulligan, a do over, a second chance. Here is how it goes. You step ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19

Caricature Or Reality (Pt 1) Series

Contributed by John Telgren on Jan 8, 2006

In order to pray, worship and serve God effectively, we need to understand who he is. This begins with an understanding that he is first of all holy. Only when we get a handle on his holiness can everything else fall into place.

Do you know what a caricature is? You see them all the time when you pick up a newspaper. You often have political cartoons where the details are not true life representations. Prominent features are often exaggerated and non-prominent features are diminished or eliminated altogether. If you go to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Not All Who See, See (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 8, 2008

God’s work cannot be seen by those who are proud of their spiritual sight.

Scripture Introduction My sister sent me a newsletter from Timberdoodle, a supplier for homeschooling families. The article noted a problematic teaching in a Children’s Study Bible used in Sunday school. Referring to Matthew 3.12, the footnote said, “This means that Jesus will come to separate ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Do They Love Me? Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 19, 2008

God gives shepherds to love us with the affection of Christ Jesus, that we might be both encouraged and taught to love one another.

Scripture Introduction Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote a Sonnet some of you will have heard: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach…. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise…. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Giving Your All

Contributed by Jason Seger on Feb 21, 2012

Giving God everything you have is the only acceptable response in light of all He has done for us.

Giving your all Scripture Text: Romans 12:1-2 Introduction: On Friday a 21 yr. old Olympic Athlete died while practicing for his competition. Years of sacrifice and training: gone in an instant. Olympians are extremely focused individuals. They spend a lifetime preparing physically, mentally, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

How To Recover From Failure Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 2, 2016

This sermon has five points to overcome failure. 1. ALLOW Jesus To Take Control 2. DO What Jesus Asks 3. SHARE The Surplus 4. WALK In Humbleness Before God 5. RE-SET The Priorities Of Your Life

How To Recover From Failure (Or How To Be Successful) Have any of you ever had a failure in life? Have you ever tried something and it just doesn’t work? It flops – it fails. I know that I have failed at times. Things did not turn out the way that I had hoped. It’s reported ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Personality, Purpose And Power Through Prayer-Luke 9:18-36 Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Feb 1, 2014

Jesus knew His identity, and gained strength to take the cross through prayer. Through this He was glorified. We will only see the glory of God if we will also take up the cross and embrace God's will for our lives, finding our identity in Him.

918 And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19 So they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.” 20 He said to them, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-36

Denomination: *other

Don't Ignore The Bible

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on May 24, 2012

"I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live."

Don’t Ignore the Bible In the chapter of 1 Samuel 15 we read that King Saul of Israel receives a Word from God to destroy the entire Amalekite nation, including women and children. The Amalekite people were like terrorists to the young Israelite nation as they escaped Egypt. (Exodus 17:8; ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Veteran's Day

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Nov 12, 2012

Veteran's Day sermon

Veteran’s Day 2012 - 2 Samuel 23 Take your bibles this morning and turn with me to the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 23. As a boy, I loved watching war movies -- whether it was John Wayne or Battle of the Bulge or the Dirty Dozen or one of my favorites, The Great Escape. A generation before ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:8-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living With The Consequences (Psalm 3)

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 29, 2010

A practical message about how to survive the messes we make of life based on Psalm 3. Expository and alliterated, with PowerPoint if you e-mail me.

Psalm 3: Living With the Consequences Scott Bayles, pastor First Christian Church One day, a mother explained to her five-year-old daughter that if she chose to disobey her, she would have to live with the consequences. “Oh, Mommy!” the little girl said with a terrified look on her ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 3:1-8

Denomination: Christian Church

Born To Die, Born To Give Life

Contributed by Jonathan Meyer on Dec 27, 2017

Most nativity scenes portray a cute scene of a happy little family, & friendly visitors. That's the way we like to think of it, but it's hardly realistic. When we pause at the manger with this image, we maybe forget that this infant was born to die.

Every year, at about this time, my dad has this tradition of getting out old home movies. A lot of families have a tradition of watching their favorite Christmas movie: “Home Alone,” or “Elf,” or “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” or “It’s a Wonderful Life,” or what have you. But for my dad, he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Luke 2:1-20, Matthew 1:18-25, 1 John 4:9-10

Denomination: Lutheran

The Hard Reset – In God I Trust

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Feb 27, 2025

Sometimes we get to the place, spiritually, where all we can do is stop, get back to basics, and start again.

The Hard Reset – In God I Trust A typical computer can process billions of bits of data per second, with the exact amount depending on the processor's clock speed and architecture, but a modern high-end CPU can handle processing billions of instructions per second. A modern cell phone is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 13:1-5, Isaiah 60:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God