Sermons on pushing:

Epiphany A

Contributed by Roger Haugen on Jan 8, 2002

The Wise Men break into our little world and show us how awesome God’s breaking into our world truly is. We have sanitized the story and need to hear it once again as for the first time.

Epiphany A Matthew 2:1-12 6January 2002 Each Christmas in our home Barbara Robinson’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever comes out and quietly makes its way around. It is the story of a church, which is faced, with the drudgery of putting on the Christmas pageant for yet another year. The woman ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12, Matthew 2:2

Denomination: Lutheran

Get Over It

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 19, 2002

Many need to get over their hurts that they have experienced in the church and go on for God instead of quitting on God!

PHIL.3:13-14 “GET OVER IT!” A) So, here you sit tonight, as a child of God, and the Bible says that you are to forget everything behind you! * You should be reaching forward! * This is why people are failing in life! * We are either living in the past, or we are living for now, and we ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Shalom Shalom!

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 12, 2003

People call on God for world peace, Jesus came to give a diferent peace, inner peace.

Shalom Shalom! Normally my week days start by listening to the morning news, mostly on TV. In the past couple of weeks I have heard about the deployments. Military personnel having their records checked, shots updated and dental work documented. Then load up on aircraft for the other side of ...read more

Scripture: John 14:25-47

Denomination: Congregational

Living Beyond The Pain Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerlette Mickie on May 8, 2008

This sermon releases biblical truths about God’s ongoing ability to lift us all, beyond the pains that life often brings.

pray that this sermon message will lift you and have you to understand that while our God is an awesome God. He is in control. Thanks for allowing me to share my sermon thoughts with you today. Please fill free to comment in the guest book. While the things God did for us was covenant ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Apostolic

Grace Series

Contributed by Mark Perryman on Mar 6, 2008

An understanding of grace

INTRO: We learned today God expects us to be holy [Be ye hold because I am holy]. -Holy means to be set apart, a cut above. God wants us to think and act on his level. 1.God is not a cruel God. He is not going to expect us to do something we can’t do. 2.God, when we accept Jesus in our heart, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Life-Changing Experience

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007

Have you experienced God?

INTRO: I reflect back to my life-changing experience that turned me from a young man headed in the wrong direction to a child of God. (Changes, thoughts and the way I looked at life changed, like night and day). Met my old college baseball coach a couple of years ago. Told him I was a minister and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Stand Firm

Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Jun 15, 2007

This message uses the example of the Hebrew children to encourage Christians to Stand Firm in the face of any opposition.

Stand Firm Daniel 1.1-8 vv. 4-5, Daniel and his friends got a three-year crash course in the ways of the Chaldeans. --New Teachings, new language, pagan religion --They were faced with adversity in their education—they would be taught things that went totally against their beliefs. --They ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

A Call To Holy Living Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 5, 2007

The WAY we live reflects the GOD we serve!

Sermon Brief Date Written: August 4, 2007 Date Preached: August 5, 2007 Where Preached: OZHBC (PM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: A Study in 1 Peter Sermon Title: A Call to Holy Living Sermon Text: 1 Peter 1:13 - 16 13Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Engaging Worship

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Jul 21, 2008

Finding a place in His world.

Engaging Worship Psalm 100 June 8, 2008 During the past 3 Sundays and concluding today, we’ve been reading texts from the prayer book of God’s people. During our times together, we have read Psalms 8, 46, 131 and this morning Psalm 100. The theme that I have been identifying in these Psalms is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Expansion Vision Of God Series

Contributed by A. David Hart on Apr 15, 2007

This sermon is to show us how it is in the Lord’s plan, to spread the gospel of Christ to all of mankind.

THE EXPANSION VISION OF GOD Acts 10:9-22 There is a poem entitled “A Prayer For the Future” quoted by Sir Frances Drake, it said and I quote, Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:9-22

Denomination: Baptist

Believing Is Seeing

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

Can you see, but not see? Based on John 9 find out how you see Jesus! What you believe determines what you see.

Believing is Seeing Text: John 9:1-38 I. Introduction A woman named Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. "I just can’t believe it!" she gasped as the doctor lifted the bandages from her eyes after her recovery from delicate surgery in an Ontario hospital. She wept for joy when for the ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-38

Denomination: Pentecostal

Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Aug 16, 2005

God treats sinners like us the same way he treated the vile King Ahab - with patience and mercy.

Of all the villains in the Star Wars movies, who is the most infamous? Darth Maul? Count Dooku? General Grievous? No. Darth Vader is the most notorious villain of them all. Even those who have never seen Star Wars before know that Darth Vader is a bad guy. Who’s been the most recognizable villain ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-29

Denomination: Lutheran

The Parable Of The Two Sons

Contributed by Todd Kornahrens on Sep 23, 2005

With God it is better late than never.

The parable Jesus shares in today’s Gospel lesson proves the old adage better late than never We find Jesus once again in a debate with the Pharisees over Christ’s authority For centuries the Pharisees ran the Church as an elites social organization rather than the loving body ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:23-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Go Fish

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Apr 25, 2006

You may have a million things going on in your life from sports, family, work and other various activities, but what happens when Jesus gets into your boat?

Ever had a long and hard day of work and all you can think of is getting home? You finally walk through the door of your house and all you can think about is getting into something comfortable, sitting in your favourite chair and relaxing. You grab a drink, a snack and you plop yourself down in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Do Not Put Out The Spirit's Fire

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Sep 21, 2006

How do we avoid putting out the fire of God’s Spirit or our spirit and being thrown off track by things life and christians put our way?!

Do not put out the Spirit’s fire. 1 Thess 5:19, (v12-28) WBC 24.09.06pm Introduction: Joke/Ill: a man has been so touched by the HS that his dog can walk on water! Has a friend he wants to convince about this, so takes him to the beech and as they walk he throws the stick for the dog into the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22

Denomination: Baptist