Sermons on Reaching A Skeptic:

Mountains God Calls Us To Climb

Contributed by Steve Kempton on Sep 22, 2006

Mountains in the Bible that God calls all leaders to climb. Clarity comes when you reach the summit

Mountains God calls us to Climb. I do believe that there is great benefit in being both real and completely honest about the reality of Pastoral life and all it’s expectations and challenges. All of the events of the last 10 years of ministry, both good and bad, has aided both my own personal ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 8:1-4, Genesis 8:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Do You Get From A Desperate Situation To Your Intended Destination?

Contributed by Kirk Devine on Dec 8, 2002

The sermon deals with what must be done so that the believer can reach their place of destiny in Christ Jesus

Jan-99 Revised Dec-01 FROM DESPERATION TO DESTINATION EXODUS 14:10-15 Have you ever found yourself in a desperate situation…? Perhaps you’ve found yourself surrounded by people that didn’t mean you any good… Perhaps you’ve found yourself overwhelmed with financial stress and strain… Perhaps ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:10-15, Exodus 14:9-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Question Of Priorities Series

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Sep 16, 2003

How would Jesus build a church? He did build a church by reaching the lost and making it a priority.

“My kids were lost and I didn’t even know it.” ... ILL #1 “My kids were lost and I didn’t even know it.” ... When I was in school in Dallas my 2 kids,6 & 9, spent the afternoon with a pastor friend of mine Garris Baggett and his wife. Janet and I were at work and didn’t even know the kids had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Mission

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Dec 8, 2003

From the CONTEST in Eden to the CONQUEST of Armageddon God’s plan is missions -- reaching people with the Good News.

THE PASTOR’S POINTS sermon ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC Genesis 3:15, John 3:16-17, Revelation 16-21 December 7, 2003 All the history of man, including his future, can be summed up by the two ends of our texts. In the beginning there was a Contest in the Garden; in the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:15, John 3:16-17

Denomination: United Methodist

Training To Win!

Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Dec 22, 2006

Sermon focuses on four items that will help us in our spiritual training to reach God’s Kingdom

Racing Tips Introduction The Christmas season is upon us and in just a few weeks time we will all be opening presents and hopefully spending quality time with our families. We have much to be thankful about. We are fortunate that we can freely worship in our country. We are also grateful for ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

The Blessings Of The Little By Little

Contributed by Charles Mccall on Dec 31, 2006

If we learn to be patient, God will bless us to reach our destination in the year of 2007 little by little

Exodus 23:20-33 & 2nd Peter 3:18 Topic: The blessing of the little by little. In these passage of scriptures, God was instructing the children of Israel on how they would defeat their enemies to possess and take over the promise land in Canaan. God says, He would send an Angel to go before ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 23:23-30

Denomination: Baptist

Casting Your Seeds

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 12, 2008

Jesus demands that we throw our seeds. He desires us to reach our familty with the gospel.

CASTING SEEDS MATTHEW 13:1-13 INTRO- OVERVIEW OF MATTHEW 13 FARMER WHO THROWS SEED- IT FALLS ON 4 DIFFERENT SOILS 1. PATHWAY 2. ROCKY 3. THORNY 4. GOOD SOIL AS FATHERS, LEADERS OF OUR FAMILIES, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME TO MAKE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Evidence For Everyone To See Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 2, 2009

This is a revamp of a series from a few years ago. We can reach people if our faith is evident!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Once we become a Christian, what are we to do? Should there be anything different about what we do with our lives, should there be a different focus for our lives than what we had before we came to Jesus? What should we be doing with ourselves as we await the return of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mythbusters Series

Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 12, 2010

A sermon on breaking through the pretense of Christian culture to remain relevant to the culture we are trying to reach with the gospel.

INTRO: ƒ{ In this series I've been working hard to come against a modern day interpretation of Christianity ƒ{ IT IS NOT Christian Theology Theology = The study of God and the truthfulness of religion in general ƒ{ But it is Christian Mythology Mythology = a set of stories, traditions or ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

4 Steps To A Life Of Blessings

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 27, 2008

Abraham is an example for us today to reach our destiny in God. Take these four steps to a life of blessing.

Intro: as you listen to every candidate on the campaign trail there is one common denominator, they all try to explain their climb to greatness. The struggles, the battles, the hard times, the hard work they put in to get to where they are today. Probably to some degree they are all telling the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Won By One

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 1, 2007

We must study the importance of personal evangelism and reaching the lost and dying. Are you a personal soul winner?

WON BY ONE! WILL WE HEAR THE CRY OF THE LOST? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Think when you enter that beautiful city, and the saved around you appear. Think when one comes to you and says: IT WAS YOU WHO INVITED ME HERE! It is easy to underestimate the role of the individual in SOUL ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:26

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Reverant, Yet Relevant

Contributed by Sam Peters on Mar 1, 2007

This message to a group of leaders and teachers exhorts us to reach out to the seeker without throwing out theology.

Reverent, Yet Relevant Text: Luke 14:16-23 I read that the average person is bombarded by 3000 advertisements everyday. From TV to radio and magazines to billboards, that’s probably a good estimate. All of that got me to thinking about the church and how we share the good news of Christ. We ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-23

Freaks, Weirdoes And Oddballs

Contributed by Wayne Magruder on Aug 16, 2010

There are lots of people in the world that we normally try to avoid. These were the very people that Jesus sought to reach

Freaks, Weirdoes and Oddballs Matthew 8:1-13 You may find the title of today’s message a bit peculiar but the bottom line is that the people that we choose to avoid can fall into this category. Ironically, these are the very kind of people that Jesus hung out with. These were the people who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Green Eggs And Ham Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 11, 2011

Green Eggs and Ham was the starting place for this message on Evangelism and the churches need to be flexible in methods for reaching people.

(Read from Green Eggs and Ham pages 1-16) Do you know the story? I bet you do. It's one of Dr. Seuss greatest works. “Green Eggs and Ham”. You know I hate that book. Didn't always hate it though, no sir when I was a kid I loved Green Eggs and Ham, and when Stephen was born I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Denomination: Wesleyan

Where Has The Love Gone?

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Jan 27, 2011

Have we lost touch with the one thing that is SO necesssary for reaching out to the not-yet-Christian?

Where has the Love Gone? Jan. 23, 2011 Sharing Your faith – part 3 Don’t you just love it when someone praises you for doing something good? Does your feeling of self-worth jump up when you’re told, ‘good job, well done!’? Do we respond well to a reward for the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5

Denomination: Baptist