Sermons on Pretty:

"good Enough For God?"

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jun 15, 2009

This sermon addresses how we tend to give God our "leftovers" instead of our best.

The passage of scripture that we’ll be studying today was written around 432 B.C. and it was proclaimed to the children of Israel in city of Jerusalem. Open your bibles with me if you will to Malachi chapter one. I want to give you just a little background on what led up to this message from the ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:6-14

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Complete In Christ (Part One) Series

Contributed by Tim Huie on Jan 13, 2009

1)Secret knowledge, 2)rule-keeping, and 3)mystical experiences do not make us better Christians

COMPLETE IN CHRIST (PART ONE) COLOSSIANS 2:10 1. Illus. of filling one gallon jug • Half full- how much more can it hold? • Three quarters full- how much more can it hold? • One gallon full- how much more can it hold? (None) 2. In this chapter, Paul is going to tell us that Christ supplies ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:10

Denomination: Baptist

Genesis 2 Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Apr 18, 2008

Genesis verse-by-verse

Genesis 2 Have you ever looked at a beautiful sculpture and just marveled at it’s beauty? You know, you’re looking at a statue or a sculpture, realizing that at one time it was just a big block of stone or an awkward lump of clay, but now it stands as a work of art filled with amazing detail and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:6-19

Denomination: Baptist

Gentleness Series

Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008

The nine attributes of fruit of the Spirit, spelled out in Galatians 5: 22-23 are absolutely key to understanding God’s perspective of what we ought to be.

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5: 22-23) We’ve been at this study of the fruit of the Spirit for eight weeks now; and we’ve got one week yet to go. Why ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do We Pass The Test?

Contributed by Carl Greene on Aug 7, 2008

The disciples had been with Jesus for a while. They reported all the wonders and miracles they performed. They participated the the miraculous feeding of the 5000, yet they failed to recognize Him when He walked on the water towards them. The disciples f

DO WE PASS THE TEST? Or Have We Learned the Lesson of the Loaves? I chose this morning to begin reading about how the disciples gathered together with Jesus. They had just heard about the beheading of John the Baptist. We can imagine the sadness they were experiencing, and perhaps too, a little ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-52

Denomination: Methodist

Breaking The Brat Series

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 13, 2008

God loves brats. God has placed the responsibility of breaking the brats in the hands of parents. Here’s how we can break the brat!

God loves brats! I came across this list of what another parent had learned . . . 1) There is no such thing as child proofing your home. 2) Baseballs make marks on the ceiling. 3) You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. 4) A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way. 5) ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Why Should I Live My Life In Fear And Reverence Of God? Series

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Oct 23, 2008

The Apostle Peter in this passage is reminding those believers to whom he is writing to be sure live there lives in fear and reverence of God; likewise we will also today learn that same lesson.

Why Should I live My life in Fear and Reverence of God? 1 Peter 1:17-21 Introduction Too many Christians of our day seem to be totally unconcerned with the need to be “conformed to the image of Christ” as Romans 8: 29 speaks of. Rather, they seem to think that they can live pretty much as they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

Come Out Of Hiding - Part 2

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 25, 2011

For some of us, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is a reminder, not of the victory over death, but the death of victory in our lives. We fear really relishing in the resurrection because of our own failures, fears, and weaknesses. If that's you, then I've

The first Resurrection Sunday was not a happy day for the most part. For the disciples it was a day to cower in fear that they were next to be hauled away and crucified. It was a day of extreme sorrow for the women who loved Jesus so. It was a day of fear and dread for the Roman soldiers who ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Law, Grace

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 4, 2006

A sermon for the 2nd Sunday in Advent John the Baptist Preaching Repentance

2nd Sunday in Advent Luke 3:1-6 "Law, Grace" 3:1 ¶ In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

"Got To Choose"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 11, 2006

A sermon about self-denial, taking up the Cross and following Jesus.

Mark 8:31-38 “Got to Choose” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org Each week my friend John LeGault from First United Methodist Church sends me his sermon and I send him mine, via the email. We read one another’s sermons, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: United Methodist

To Be Blessed

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Sep 7, 2010

God favors those that choose to walk in the light, He blesses those who delight in His word and meditate on its wisdom with a world-resistant faith that is fruitful and productive.

To Be Blessed 09/20/09 AM Text: Psalm 1:1-6 Introduction: May I ask a question that is almost rhetorical? How many gathered here this morning do NOT want to be blessed by God? It’s really a bit of a silly question isn’t it? I mean the reason we are all here today is partially because we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

House Or A Home Series

Contributed by Ben Thomas on May 11, 2008

We need to make the house a home, it is a process, battle and commitment, we need to build our home on the Rock, we need to protect from the enemy,

A house or a home. Matt. 7:24-27, Judg.6:11, 14 In case you haven’t noticed, lately, Satan has launched an all-out offensive attack against families - against the traditional home! It doesn’t take a "rocket scientist" nor does it take a degree in Sociology to recognize that the American family ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Church Of God

Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide Series

Contributed by Jim Kilson on Apr 23, 2014

Part 7 of 10 in a series dedicated to debunking commonly held myths that we think are in the Bible but really aren't, myths that can and often do have devastating effects on our faith.

INTRODUCTION: I’m pretty much convinced that it could go without saying that each and every one of us wants to make right choices, we want to do the right things, and we desire positive outcomes in all decisions that we make, and as believers we ultimately want to glorify God in the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:14-15

Denomination: Christian Church

Unexpected!

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 7, 2015

John the Baptist was an unexpected person bringing an unexpected message at an unexpected time. A communion sermon for Advent.

Every one of us has certain expectations at Christmas. We expect to buy gifts and we expect to receive gifts. We expect the lights and the colors and the sights and the sounds of the season. We expect to eat a lot! We expect long lines in the department stores, and apparently this year more than ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Fruit For Christmas

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 14, 2015

John the Baptist (and John Wesley, too) said that repentance would bear fruit in a changed life. Preparing for the coming of Christ means living and life of repentance and bearing the fruit that reflects that repentance.

Merry Christmas. Here’s your orange. No joke. An orange was a pretty common Christmas gift in years gone by, especially during the Great Depression. A child would awaken on Christmas morning to find a stocking stuffed with an orange, and apple, perhaps a banana, a few nuts, and if ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:7-18

Denomination: Methodist