Sermons on Radicals:

Sex

Contributed by Tim Hbc on Apr 10, 2008

What does Jesus teach about sexual purity?

Matthew 5:27-32 and 19:3-9, What Jesus Thinks About Sexual Purity Sex is good! Sex is wonderful! God created sex! [In Matthew 19:5] Jesus quotes Genesis 2:24. A man and a woman shall become one flesh. That’s not just symbolic language! It’s what God intends to physically happen between a husband ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-32

Denomination: Baptist

Contagious Christianity

Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 12, 2008

It is genuine Christianity which turned the world upside down and it is genuine Christ-like love which transforms lives.

Contagious Christianity, Acts 2:42-47 Introduction A number of years ago a Johns Hopkins University professor asked his graduate students to locate 200 boys, ages 12-16, and then to research their family backgrounds. The assignment was then to predict their future. The students were sent to the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Christian Church

Evil Has A Name Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on May 11, 2010

Evil has a name: sin.

Living the Lord’s Prayer, Part-6, Mathew 6:6-13 “Evil Has a Name” Introduction “Often, when traveling among the Alps [The highways of the United States], one sees a small black [white] cross planted on a rock or on the brink of a stream or on the verge of the highway to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:6-13

Denomination: Christian Church

The Wild Man [ Not Politically Correct ]

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 22, 2009

Islam has come to America like never before. We are back to a 9/10 mentality and worse, for the wild man has found a home here and a friend at the highest levels of gov’t. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

The Wild Man Genesis 16:11-12   http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WildMan.html The “Wild Man” is loose on the earth and fulfilling Bible prophecy daily. He has always been here, but today he is ACTIVE. We can call him Ishmael; we can identify him, his descendants, ideologically and spiritually. He is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Away

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 9, 2011

solitude because solitude strips us of our dependence on the world. When that dependence is stripped, we collapse and that collapse brings us in tune with God;

“Getting away” Mark 1:35 The phrase is one of the sweetest sounding expressions ever to leave our lips – “I’m getting away.” Any life-battered and weary person can experience the release in just saying the words: “Getting away”. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:35

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Heart Of The Matter Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Nov 10, 2007

Part 1 - At the heart of following Jesus is a commitment to trust and obey him as we live differently - "Upside Down" - from the world.

THE POINT: Jesus understands your heart and offers himself so that it may be transformed ME Bandwagon story…OU SOONERS WE We often jump on the bandwagon and follow the crowd…but when push comes to shove and real commitment or real cost is involved we tend to back away. Jumping on the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

"reformation: Finding Peace With God"

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Oct 25, 2019

The Reformation explosive, hard hitting, controversial, grace saturated, salvation clarifying Christ moment in history, based on Luther’s understanding of God’s grace as he lectured on Romans. The Reformation changed culture and our view or vocation.

In Jesus Holy Name October 27, 2019 Text: Romans 3:21-24 Redeemer “Reformation: Finding Peace with God” What a great event last night. Good food. Great music. Fun fellowship. Great beer. I always tell my Calvinist friends I’m so glad I’m a Lutheran. Why? Because I don’t ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-24, Romans 5:1-3

Denomination: Lutheran

Beginning At The End Of Ourselves Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012

Trusting our power or God's dependence

BEGINNING AT THE END OF OURSELVES: (The importance of relying on god’s power) Joshua 6: 2-5 (p154) September 18, 2011 INTRODUCTION: We in America love to glorify the strongest and smartest….The American Dream is somewhat built on becoming the biggest, richest, best in your field ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:2-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Much Is Enough? Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012

Wealth versus poverty, blind spots, kingdom building

HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? (American Wealth and a World of Poverty) Luke 16: 19-31 (p 741) Oct. 9, 2011 I’m gonna prefix this sermon with a few important statements…one of them might be the biggest understatement I’ve ever made….”I am not an economic or fiscal ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Grace To Face The Future Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 22, 2013

God gives us amazing grace to face the reality of our future

Grace to Face the Future Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 31:31, 33 Series: Grace that Amazes April 21, 2013 Morning Service When I was a kid playing backyard baseball, we would hit the ball into trees and it would block the ball. Unfortunately, I did this often. We had a simple rule for these times of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-33

Denomination: Church Of God

The Strength Of Jesus

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Aug 15, 2018

The Strength of Christ to Help, Faith, Hope

WORDS FOR LIFE - The Strength of Jesus August 19, 2018 Philippians 4:13 (p. 820) Introduction: How can we be strong in the midst of circumstances that make us feel so weak? How can we face the struggles of this life victoriously when we feel so defeated? I believe with all ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Being Christ To Our Community: It's About Falling In Love"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 10, 2018

A sermon about giving all to follow Jesus.

“Being Christ in Our Community: It’s About Falling in Love” Luke 18:18-27 In his book, “Don’t Waste Your Life,” John Piper writes: “I will tell you what a tragedy is. Consider a story from Reader’s Digest, which tells about a couple who ‘took early retirement from their jobs in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-27

Denomination: United Methodist

Gospel-Centered Community: Belonging Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Oct 21, 2022

Have you ever felt that belonging to a church requires more than an acceptance of the Gospel? What if you experienced community based on the Gospel as the only requirement for belonging in your church? Get ready to learn about the one truth on which Gospel-centered community is based!

(If you feel this sermon is helpful, you are welcome to visit https://danachau.thinkific.com/ for a free online course.) Gospel-Centered Community: Belonging Galatians 2 This morning, we continue with Paul’s letter to the Christians in Galatia. Galatia is a region of modern-day Turkey. Paul ...read more

Denomination: *other

Post-Covid Evangelism

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jan 23, 2022

Has the mandate for the evangelization of the world changed? His there another plan and if not what shoulld the church be doing today.

Post-Covid Evangelism Matthew 28:16-20 Introduction: What we have in our text this morning is the last command or mandate if you will, given to His disciples before He ascends back to the Father. His ascension is recorded for us in Acts 1:4-11… 4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Baptist

The New Creation

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 21, 2023

A Church that centers on Jesus alone will bear witness to the Lamb and His Way offering a foretaste of the "new things" of the new creation.

The New Creation Revelation 21:1-7, 22-27-22:1-5 I recently ran across a cartoon that pictured three churches, all of different denominations, standing side by side with a thought bubble above each building saying: “Finding time for all our prayers is difficult when we have to practice ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist