Sermons on Pushing Limits:

Fleeing The Tomb

Contributed by Donna Muise on Apr 18, 2007

God will roll away the stones in our lives just as he did for the women; we just have to ask.

FLEEING THE TOMB Mark 16:1-8 If we walked into what the women walked into that early Sunday morning, my guess is that we all would have been tempted to flee the tomb, too. But when you hang around with Jesus, you must be prepared to be seized by fear and amazement, because that’s just who he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Congregational

No More Excuses

Contributed by Sherman Gordon on May 19, 2007

Life is filled with opportunities and adventures with our name written on it. We must choose to go after these wonderful opportunities and leave behind the excuses as to why we cannot accomplish something.

NO MORE EXCUSES MATTHEW: 25:14-30 I HAVE ONLY JUST A MINUTE, ONLY SIXTY SECONDS IN IT. FORCED UPON ME, CAN’T REFUSE IT, DIDN’T SEEK IT, DIDN’T CHOOSE IT, BUT IT’S UP TO ME TO USE IT. I MUST SUFFER, IF I LOOSE IT, GIVE ACCOUNT, IF I ABUSE IT. IT’S ONLY JUST A MINUTE, BUT ETERNITY IS IN IT . . . ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Church Ministry’s Prosperity

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

The year is 537 B.C. The place is Jerusalem. The Jews have just returned from a long captivity in Babylon. Some have been gone from their homeland for 70 years. They were sent into captivity as part of God’s judgment on generations of disobedience. Now

Mayor Gerardo Balmori The Salvation Army The year is 537 B.C. The place is Jerusalem. The Jews have just returned from a long captivity in Babylon. Some have been gone from their homeland for 70 years. They were sent into captivity as part of God’s judgment on generations of disobedience. Now at ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Door With No Handle Series

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 25, 2007

The painting by Holman Hunt shows Jesus outside a door with no handle requesting entry but will he be admitted?

Take a look at this picture. It’s a rather famous painting by an artist whose name was Holman Hunt. The original is hung in St Paul’s Cathedral in London. If you look at it closely there’s something rather odd about it. Can you spot it? It’s unusual because it’s a door with no handle! Now ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Denomination: Baptist

"Run The Race"

Contributed by David Henderson on May 31, 2016

Have you ever run a race? Have you ever won a medal or a trophy for running a race? It is a thrill to run a race and hear the voices of the people who are watching as they shout words of encouragement. It is an even greater thrill when you finish the race

Run the Race Have you ever run a race? Have you ever won a medal or a trophy for running a race? It is a thrill to run a race and hear the voices of the people who are watching as they shout words of encouragement. It is an even greater thrill when you finish the race and win a medal or a ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are Those

Contributed by Jerrin Mathew on May 15, 2015

it is all about beatitudes

The beatitudes come from the opening verses of the famous Sermon on the Mount delivered by Jesus and recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. Here Jesus states several blessings, each beginning with the phrase, "Blessed are ..." Each saying speaks of a blessing or "divine favor" bestowed upon a person ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Catholic

Four Things That Get In The Way Of The Church Being A Family Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 26, 2015

The passage commands us to treat our church family like family. What are some of the things that get in the way of us doing that well?

WHY TREAT EACH OTHER LIKE FAMILY? We are God’s eternal family. - 1 Timothy 5:1-2. - Because we are family! - Why is this so needed today? a. The prevalence of loneliness in our society. b. The joy of being “where everybody knows your name.” c. How hard life is and how much ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Saved By Grace

Contributed by James Linders on Apr 29, 2015

Satan has ill-intentions with the world and its people. He twists the truth and lead mankind to eternal condemnation.God on the other sent His ONLY son to this world to SAVE mankind...to snatch them from the fires of hell.

John 3:16-17 "God loved the people of this world SO much, that He gave His ONLY son,so that everyone who have faith in Him will have eternal life.".God did NOT send His son in to the world to condemn its people. He sent Him to save them." Satan does NOT care about the well being and the needs of ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Christian Contagion

Contributed by Hoggan Tevis on Sep 24, 2018

We have the cure for this lost and dying world. The cure...is JESUS

Scripture: Acts 1:8 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (NKJV) Intro: Background of text: Christ had been crucified, buried and rose from the dead. He showed ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Other

Worry Not For God Is In Control

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Apr 9, 2018

God controls all things. There are some within your power to decide and control and others outside of your authority but in only God's authority. He alone can decide and do those ones

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: WORRY NOT FOR GOD IS IN CONTROL Acts 1:6-8 King James Version (KJV) 6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:6-8

Denomination: Charismatic

The Faith Factor Series

Contributed by Sam Baker on Mar 25, 2012

"Reverend Sam . . . you seem to always ask others for their testimonial words. Why not use some of your own testimonies?"

THE FAITH FACTOR Part 1: What is faith? For those of you that have been with this Ministry for a long while, you know, one of my favorite topics to preach on is indeed: "Faith". As I spoke to some of you personally on the phone, I asked that you share some of the experiences your ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Doesn't That Sound Reasonable?

Contributed by David Wilson on Jul 25, 2011

It is because of God's mercy that Paul pleads for believers to present themselves as living sacrifices to God. What follows that plea is a description of a holy, dedicated life.

ROMANS 12:1 (AMPLIFIED BIBLE) I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Encourage, A Hard Thing To Do Series

Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 18, 2008

The Problem, The Purpose The Power of Encouragement. To also listen to this message visit www.preaching.co.nr (Sep 2008)

This may surprise you sometimes Christians Find it hard to give and receive Encourage. Often people focus on the One Word/Issue they don’t agree, the Word/Issue that has hurt them or disappointed them. Encouragement is a designated/commanded Quality of the Church. “Therefore encourage one another ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Don’t Oppress The Poor.

Contributed by Bola Folakemi Praise on May 18, 2020

God does not delight in the rich oppressing the poor or the less privileged.

“The Lord God says to you, My flock: I am going to judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and male goats. Isn’t it enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Or isn’t it enough that you drink the clear water? Must you ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 34:17-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

They Hate You Without A Cause

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Feb 19, 2018

Jesus as hated without cause by the world and you will not be treated differently. You will be hated without a cause by this world in the same manner

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: THEY HATE YOU WITHOUT A CAUSE John 15:22-27King James Version (KJV) 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin. 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24 If I had not done among ...read more

Scripture: John 15:22-27

Denomination: Charismatic