Sermons on Quest:

Repairer Of Broken Walls

Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Jul 25, 2006

An invitation to a holy lent, speaking about the desire for revival, and recognizing that revival must be empowered by God, beginning with us (not them).

Having grown up attending a church that had little to no emphasis on fasting, Ash Wednesday, or the season of Lent, I’ve grown to approach this season with anticipation and trepidation at the same time. I appreciate the recognition of the passage of time toward Good Friday and Easter. After all, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-12, Isaiah 58:8-9

Denomination: Nazarene

Preparation For Explosion I Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 10, 2007

An exposition of Acts 1:1-5, detailing the preparations that Christ and the Spirit were making for the genesis of the church

Text: Acts 1:1-5, Title: Prep for Explosion I, Date/Place: NRBC, 4/15/07, AM A. Opening illustration: When we were building our house in Maine it was in a new development, so there was a lot of things that had to get done before we could begin putting up walls and windows. B. Background to passage: ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Just Ask Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 5, 2007

John 16:24 tells us to ask. Let’s look at what that means.

INTRODUCTION • START WITH VIDEO ON PRAYER. • SLIDE #1 • Today we are going to look at another life verse that will help us to live out the kind of faith that God wants us to live. • How many times do we feel all alone in our quest to live for Jesus? How many times have we lifted up some kind of ...read more

Scripture: John 16:24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Singing The Blues With Paul Series

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Mar 26, 2007

Even the great saints among us, like the Apostle Paul, sang the blues from time to time. Paul was healed of his near-depression by supernatural intervention by God.

Singing the Blues With Paul II Corinthians 1:8-11 March 25, 2007 When Charles Goodyear was just twenty-six years old, he had made his first fortune. He had set up the first hardware store in America that sold only domestically manufactured farm implements. Everything was going in his direction. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11

Denomination: Methodist

"How To Become A Super Saint"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Oct 3, 2007

Every Christian should strive to be a "Super Saint" and pray "Super Size Me, God!"

“How to Become a Super Saint” October 7, 2007 If I were to ask you if you were a saint, most of you would probably say no. The reason is because the popular definition of that word is someone who is perfect or almost perfect. We think of saints in the catholic sense of someone like “Saint John” ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12

Denomination: Holiness

An Appeal For Prayer Series

Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 21, 2008

I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your Prayers to God on my behalf.

The gospels attest to Jesus’ habit of prayer. Having observed Jesus’ prayer life, the disciples were encouraged to ask him to teach them to pray more effectively. The book of Acts speaks often of the efficacy of the church as it was devoted to prayer. The epistles of Paul are laced with prayers and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:30-33

Denomination: Congregational

The Way Of Righteousness Series

Contributed by Gary Moore on Feb 4, 2008

The personal pursuit of righteousness is essential for every believer.

I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

2. Le Nom De Jesus Series

Contributed by Patrick Berthalon on Dec 21, 2007

Autorité et Pouvoir dans le Nom de Jésus!

II. LE NOM DE JÉSUS CHRIST Le nom d’une personne indique son identité, la distingue d’autres personnes, tandis que son titre indique son œuvre ou son office. Lorsque dans l’Écriture, le nom d’une personne est divi-nement donné, il est toujours exactement donné en rapport avec sa ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:9-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Guilty Until Proven Guilty Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 27, 2008

As followers of Jesus, we must argue our case fairly, even when our opponents do not. They do not set our agenda.

Guilty Until Proven Guilty (Acts 6:8-15) 1. Many changes come to us a step at a time. I came across of illustration of this regarding trapping wild pigs. You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Wise Men, Wise Decisions

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jan 2, 2009

The wise men were more than Magi, they followed the will of God and made many wise decisions to search for their Lord.

Introduction If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us a teacher. If our greatest need had been technology, He would have sent us an inventor. If our greatest need had been money, we would have received a banker. If our greatest need had been entertainment, God would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

The Love Lifestyle

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 8, 2009

practical application to the Christian lifestyle in society at large.

ROMANS: 13: 8 -14. THE CHRISTIAN LIFESTYLE IN SOCIETY LAST TIME WE WERE IN ROMANS WE LOOKED AT THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHRISTIAN. WE SAW THAT GOVERNMENTS ARE ESTABLISHED BY GOD V1 AND PEOPLE IN PUBLIC OFFICE ARE ACTUALLY SERVANTS OF GOD V4 AND THE PURPOSES OF ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

What This World Needs

Contributed by Brad Schmidt on Aug 23, 2008

This sermon is part of a dicussion of the various parts of our church mission statement. I found the basic outline online and it fit well with what I felt God was saying to us about this area of our mission statement so I adapted it into a full manuscrip

What this world needs is not another one hit wonder with an axe to grind, another two bit politician peddlin` lies, another three ring circus society. What this world needs is not another sign wavin` super saint that’s better than you, another ear pleasin` candy man afraid of the truth, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:24-28

Denomination: Holiness

America's Idols: Fame Series

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Aug 30, 2008

As people are driven by fame, God wants us to be famous with Him.

Good morning church. I am so excited you have joined us this morning as we continue our series of Bible Teachings, America’s Idols. During the last few weeks we have been looking at America’s Idols. Two weeks ago we discovered the truth about the idol of money. Last week we learned about the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:4

Denomination: Methodist

Compromise The First Step In Character Erosion Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Oct 3, 2008

The message looks at the beginning of the erosion that takes place in Solomon’s life.

As we look upwards, it’s hard to imagine the mountains almost twice their present size – however in their infancy they were almost that large. Slowly, through the processes of weathering and erosion, the mountains have been reduced to a fraction of their original size. Erosion is happening all ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 1:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life Is A Continual Pursuit Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Oct 30, 2006

Spiritaul maturity is a continual pursuit in our lives.

Dare to Pursue “Life is a Continual Pursuit” October 29, 2006 Me: Today we are wrapping up our series of “Dare to Pursue.” We have talked about risks, passion, presence and purpose. Today I want to help you to put it all together into the real life experience of following God. Spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-16

Denomination: Baptist