Sermons on Promise Land:

Show Me Your Care For Others… By How You Relate To Others

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2005

The fourth in a series through the book of James

Sundays walking through the book of James. The first Sunday we focused on James 2:14, (Overhead 1) ‘Dear brothers and sisters, what’s the use of saying you have faith if you don’t prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can’t save anyone.’ We were given a snapshot from a nameless preacher ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13

Denomination: Church Of God

Real World Spirituality

Contributed by William Nieporte on Sep 6, 2005

How do we live a life of holiness in the kind of wold in which we must now reside

This morning I would like to talk about how to live spirituality in the real world. We live in a world of terrorist attacks – of sexual predators that prey on small children – of gang violence and drug busts – of economic hardships, poverty, homelessness, and starvation – of battered spouses ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Singing Faith Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Sep 8, 2005

There are Biblical truths that express the character that is pleasing to God and is beneficial to the Body of Christ through the song service.

Title: Singing Faith Theme: The Character of the Song Service 1 Chronicles 25:1, 6-7 says, “David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.” Let us now go to verses ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 25:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Winnable War Series

Contributed by Dan Jackson on Sep 11, 2005

9th in James series. The history of the world is a war history. James brings it even closer home when he makes it clear that our personal stories are war stories as well, James shows how we can acheive victory over the world!

World War II had ended. On September 2, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur spoke to a waiting world from the Battleship Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, “Today the guns are silent...the skies no longer rain death...the seas bear only commerce...men everywhere walk upright in the sunlight. The entire ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10, James 4:1-4

Radical Christianity

Contributed by Dee Dowdy on Sep 18, 2005

This sermon stresses that being a Christian is more than just calling oursleves one. It also states that all Christians are called to be "radical"

BACK TO THE BASICS IV: Radical Christianity Matthew 5:13-14 You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it useful again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. 14 You are the light of the world-- like a city on a mountain, glowing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Methodist

The Beauty Of Grace Verses The Beast Of Sin Series

Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 22, 2005

After all that’s happened so far – Jonah’s initial disobedience; God’s humbling of Jonah; Jonah’s going to Nineveh at the second time of asking; the Ninevites’ believing the message and being spared – surely you’d expect there to be a happy ending!

JONAH CHAPTER FOUR INTRODUCTION Most of us love happy endings! My girls when they were little loved Disney’s, ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ In the closing scenes the beast lies dying from a wound inflicted during combat with Gaston his enemy. Belle the beauty finally confesses her love for the beast ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Pray For The Wisdom That Comes From Heaven

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 22, 2005

Pentecost 18(B) - Pray for the wisdom that comes from above since worldly wisdom produces selfish lives but God’s wisdom produces spiritual living.

PRAY FOR THE WISDOM THAT COMES FROM HEAVEN James 3:13-4:6 - September 18, 2005 - Pentecost 18 Dear Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: There are many people in the Old Testament and New Testament who stand as examples for believers today. One example is Solomon--we probably remember ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

The Runaway Lad And The Waiting Dad - Which Way Will You Run? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 26, 2005

The pharisees and the teachers of the law had a warped view of God... and many today have the same problem. What did Jesus mean to teach about the Father in this parable?

OPEN: (It is best to memorize the following illustration to allow for optimum delivery) “Feeling footloose and frisky, a featherbrained fellow forced his fond father to fork over the farthings and flew far to foreign fields and frittered his fortune, feasting fabulously with faithless friends. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24, Luke 15:11-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Sep 30, 2005

God wants us to hunger and thirst after Him (4th Beatitude)

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled. (Matthew 5:6) 1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Marathon Marriage Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Oct 4, 2005

1st of 5 messages on the Home. This message is about the key issues of what it takes to build a life time of love in marriage. Bill Brian is the source of several major points.

Heaven Help the Home Marathon Marriage – Oct 2 Security & Significance – Oct 9 Fighting Fair – Oct 16 Taming the Tongue – Oct 23 Leading & Loving – Oct 30 In the next 5 weeks I’d like to encourage you at home. God gave us a wonderful gift of home – a place of protection and significance. Home ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Great Divorce Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 7, 2005

In James 1:21-27, James shows you three steps in building a faith that really works.

Scripture Andras Tamas is the name officials gave a certain man decades ago in a Russian psychiatric hospital. He’d been drafted into the Army, but the authorities had mistaken his native Hungarian language for the gibberish of a lunatic and had him committed. Then they forgot about him—for 53 ...read more

Scripture: James 1:21-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Spiritual Health Checks Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Oct 18, 2005

There are four signs that the child of God lives a life that is nourished by the Word of God and illuminated by the Holy Spirit.

Turn your Bibles to Acts 2:42 Title: Spiritual Health Checks Theme: Four Signs of a Healthy Christian Introduction: Rick Warren wrote, “The key for churches in the 21st Century will be church health, not growth.” When a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When You Pray

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 19, 2005

Jesus tells us what to do when we pray.

INTRODUCTION: ILL.- Two men met up on the street. One asked the other: "Hi, how are you?" The other one replied: "I’m fine, thanks." "And how’s your son? Is he still unemployed?" "Yes, he is. But he is meditating now." "Meditating? What’s that?" "I don’t know. But it’s better than sitting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Service That Makes Sense Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 30, 2009

This sermon examines what is our reasonable service and why our service is reasonable.

Scripture For the past few weeks we have been studying Romans 12:1-2. In Romans 12 the Apostle Paul begins applying the doctrine that he has been teaching for the previous 11 chapters. Now, it is not that he has made no application in the previous 11 chapters; he has. However, as he begins chapter ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"Snap The Chains"

Contributed by Allan Kircher on May 31, 2009

The Shadow Christian, as we will call him, was a cranky guy. He did not smile easily, and when he did, the smile often had a cruel edge to it, coming at someone’s expense.

Refining Christian Maturity Pastor Allan Kircher “Snap the chains” “They cried to the Lord in their troubles, and he rescued them! He led them from the darkness and shadow of death and snapped their chains” (Psalm 107:13-14, TLB). Are you crying out to the Lord this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:13-14

Denomination: Baptist