Sermons on Proper Place:

Where Do You Live?

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 21, 2005

Do you life UPtown or DOWNtown? Do you live a life of plenty, or do you live in a salt lands and parched place of the desert?

Each one of us knows where we live, don’t we? We know which state welive in, which county welive in and most of us even know what street we live on. When we leave church today, we will go directly to the street we live on, and I doubt if there is anyone here today who will end up walking into the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-6

Denomination: *other

Getting In The Fight

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2005

How are we to win the fight we face? This message looks at the 8 places in the NT that the Greek word “agonizomai” (translated "fight" in this verse) appears.

A FUNDAMENTAL SPIRITUAL TRUTH: “Life is war.” - 1 Timothy 6:12 - "Fight the good fight of faith". - the verb “fight” is the Greek word “agonizomai”. - only appears 8 times in the NT. - where else does that Greek word appear and what do those passages teach us about the battle before ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

"Cast Clouts And Rotten Rags"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Sep 29, 2004

God can use any one with any thing at any time and in any place! Again, the title of the message is "Cast Clouts and Rotten Rags."

Title: “Cast Clouts and Rotten Rags” Introduction: Jeremiah’s message to the people of Israel was that should "surrender" to the King of Babylon. If they surrendered, they would live, if they did not surrender, they would die. It must have grieved the heart of Jeremiah to have preached this ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 38:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Let's Build An Altar

Contributed by Norm Beckett on Aug 14, 2001

Let’s make a space for ourselves as well as a place for God, to mark the realisation of God’s very presence and the recognition of God’s voice.

LET’S BUILD AN ALTAR “Abram built an altar there to the Lord” (Genesis 12: 8). Abram was asked of God to leave behind all that he had known, his country, his relatives and his home (Genesis 12: 1). Abram was asked by God to become a immigrant and a nomad. There are many who have left behind ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-9

Denomination: Holiness

Babel Revisited

Contributed by Gerald Cornelius on Dec 15, 2000

We revisit Babel when we place other things before God, seek other ways to God and trust in our own ambitions

BABEL REVISITED TEXT: GENESIS 10:8-11, 11:1-9 INTRODUCTION: Words are powerful. Words can be negative. They can kill, maim, abuse, and ridicule. Do you remember hearing about the missionary kid (MK) who committed suicide? He wrote a suicide note to his parents saying that he could no longer ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9, Genesis 10:8

Denomination: Baptist

What In Hell Do You Want?

Contributed by Jonathan Lucas on Jun 5, 2001

This sermon challenges the seeker to consider the reality of eternity in Hell, and presents a better place, Heaven. It also encourages the believer to stand strong within the Faith.

What In Hell Do You Want? (Making a Deal with the Devil) Text: Philemon 1:24, Matthew 16:24-26, 2 Timothy 4:10 Philemon 1:24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers. Matthew 16:24-26 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:24, Matthew 16:24-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

This Is The Third Time! Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 1, 2003

What kind of warnings do you listen to? Paul makes it clear in this chapter that talk is about over and action is about to take place.

2 Corinthians 13 - For the Third Time! I remember being a child and hearing the ominous words from my mom or dad, "That’s the third time I’ve told you…" Whoever said, "Three’s a charm" was uninformed. Three can also mean big trouble! Paul says this twice in the final words of this letter. In ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Praise A Woman

Contributed by T. Scott Womble on May 10, 2001

Proverbs 31:10-31 tells of 12 qualities that are praise worthy. (With each quality, a flower is placed in a vase and given away at the end)

“How to Praise a Woman” Proverbs 31:10-31 INTRO A man was walking along a California beach and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up, rubbed it - and out popped a genie. The genie said, “Ok. You released me from the lamp .. blah, blah. This is the 4th time this month and I’m getting a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

(Jesus At The) First Church Of Nazareth

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 4, 2005

With all these recent events that had taken place, Jesus wanted His closest and dearest friends and relatives to know Who He really was.

(Jesus at the) First Church of Nazareth Introduction: One part of preaching that can be fun is coming up with titles for sermons. Titles can say little or nothing, or they can say a mouthful. Do you notice anything missing from this one tonight? The answer may not be that obvious at first…the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Narnia: Delivering A Grown Up Story To The Child Within

Contributed by Daniel Donaldson on Nov 27, 2005

Can the words of this inspired author take us to a place of deeper, yet childlike faith in the story behind the story of Christmas, in a land called Narnia?

Narnia: Delivering a Grown Up Story to the Child Within Dan Donaldson November 27, 2005 In a few days, in fact already, you will be subjected to a massive advertising campaign to urge you to take your children to see a new film, “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.” The timing was no accident. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Way Home

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Feb 5, 2008

Jesus has created a heavenly home for you. He reveals 1. The Place. 2. The Plan 3. The People. and 4. The Power to help us

“The Way Home” February 10TH, 2008 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-21

Denomination: Holiness

Spiritual Renewal

Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 27, 2007

To have passionate spiritual lives, we need to worship God every day, not just on Sundays. Audio will be placed at: www.sermonlist.com

Over the last few years, I have asked quite a few people how their walk with the Lord was doing. Some rated their personal walk with God as great and some rated theirs as poor to non-existent. But most people answered with statements like; ‘It’s okay, I guess’ It seems to me that too many ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23

Denomination: *other

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

Accessing The Power Of The Cross By Faith, Part 4 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 15, 2008

we accessthe power of the cross by faith. The cross of Jesus offers no power for those who do not believe in that which had taken place there.

Pictures of the Cross Part 4 Review: Lets review the three messages preached so far First- The tree that dwarfs all trees Second- Why the cross and not some other form of death? Third- Repentance and the Spirit of God grants access to the power of the cross And the title of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:14

Denomination: Mennonite

What's Your Cardboard Say?

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 18, 2008

Cardboard testimonies sermon, dealing with the past versus the present in Christ. Full text, audio & Communion message will be placed at: www.sermonlist.com

Many people, including all of us, have done things in our lives that God despised. Oh, by worldly standards we weren’t that bad, but we must remember that to God, there is no distinction between sins. To God, a little white lie is just as bad a shooting somebody because they are both done with ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:16

Denomination: *other