Sermons on Reaching Out:

I Cried Out To God Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 30, 2013

What should we do when we find ourselves in a distressing or desperate situation in life? 1- We cry out to God 2- We look to scripture 3- We offer our praise

INTRO.- Life is full difficulties and sometimes it’s more of a disaster than a difficulty. Like Hurricane Sandy hitting New York and New Jersey. That was one of the worst, at least, for them. Or like that tornado that hit Joplin, MO, a year ago last May. ILL.- Thomas Edison invented the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 77:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Christ Out Of Church

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 20, 2013

What do you get out of Church? If you don't get Christ, you miss it all!

Getting Christ Out of Church Acts 8:9-24 Have you ever said, “I just didn’t get anything out of that”? I hear of people who leave church services and say things like that. “I just don’t get anything out of church.” Perhaps you’ve said that yourself. I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:9-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Sell Out

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Mar 7, 2013

We have the freedoms we have today because of men and women who would rather die free than live in slavery. We have freedom from sin today because of a Savior who died in our stead. Don’t Sell Out. Live Free, Free from sin!

Quotes: “My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to...its office holders.” -Mark Twain (1835-1910); [Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist “Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope.” -Sir Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941); ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Getting Knocked Out Of Complacency

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 14, 2010

A sermon based on Amos 6:1-7 about complacency.

Sermon for 9/12/2010 HoHum: There was a Canada goose flying across the farm land of Kansas on a fall day. For whatever reason it had gotten separated from the rest of its flock. But as the goose flew it spied the pond of Farmer Jones. Farmer Jones had Toulouse geese in his pond. If you know ...read more

Scripture: Amos 6:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Going Out And Coming Home Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 23, 2010

The Christian experience of Christ and of worship is an unique celebration of the going out of creation and the coming home of redemption.

Monday of 30th week in course 25 Oct 2010 The Spirit of the Liturgy Today’s Gospel is ideal for reflection on true worship and the Jesus-centered vision of the Christian Sabbath. The God of the Sabbath, who became human, restored the meaning of the Sabbath as a day of liberation, a day of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17

Denomination: Catholic

Lets Get The Gospel Out

Contributed by Phil Dyar on Nov 3, 2010

TIME IS RUNING OUT LETS WIN THE LOST. LETS WORK FOR CHIRST TODAY.

WHY SHOULD WE WORK FOR CHRIST NOW? Acts 9:1-6 Introduction: I was listening to a preacher one night on the radio. He made this statement that I say "Amen" in one breathe and "Oh, me!" in the other. He was preaching about the rapture. His statement was thus: "if we knew exactly what day and hour ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-6

"It's Dangerous Out There"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2011

This serom is about laughter and how God uses the foolish things of this world to slow us down.

I send this devotional out once a year so all the new people on the list can see not only how weird I am but that God has to be the one writing these devotionals? IT’S DANGEROUS OUT THERE. I’m not as bad as I used to be in thinking bad thoughts but I still have a long way to go. You ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8

If You Point Out These Things Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 12, 2011

1- Point out the importance of godliness 2- Point out the assistance of exercise 3- Point out the acceptance of salvation

INTRO. - ILL.- Preacher G. Campbell Morgan who passed away in 1945 once told this story about his granddaughter, Penelope. One day Penelope rushed indoors shouting, “Oh, mama, there’s a big black bear in the backyard!” Her mother said, “You know perfectly well that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:6-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Looking Out For Number One!

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Aug 14, 2011

Some people say, “If I don’t look out for me, for my best interest, for what’s best for me, then who will?”

Matthew 20:20-28-Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him. 21-And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28

Denomination: Baptist

Camping Out For Jesus’ Return

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on May 21, 2011

Jesus, on His return: 1. He will return, 2. No man knows when, 3. We always need to be ready. #3 is often overlooked. ALWAYS BE READY, and also beware of incorrect predictions, while we compassionately pray for those involved.

5/22/11 Given by: Sterling C. Franklin GKJ (Glorious King Jesus), webcast at http://www.bit.ly/gkj-webcast Scripture Reading: Matthew 24:31-36 31 "And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 24:31-46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Out Of Touch With God

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 22, 2011

You need to stay in touch

ARE YOU OUT OF TOUCH WITH GOD Psalms 73: 2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. It is possibility for us to sever our connection with God by failing to obey and live as we should. Some people ask God’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:2

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Never Tapped Out

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Nov 19, 2012

Jesus never tapped. When someone taps out, they are surrendering to their opponent. They are throwing in the towel, they are giving up, they are quitting the fight. They are saying you win, its over, I’m done, it’s finished.

Jesus Never Tapped Out (Note to Pastor’s I started this message with a video made in house of a 5 year old doing mixed martial arts type fighting with his father, it ended with the child putting his father in an arm bar, and the dad tapping out. I used this to explain what tap out means in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Names Shall Be Called Out!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 5, 2012

Friend, a day is coming when the nations will be gathered before Him. There is no hiding from Him!

Names shall be called out! Mathew 25:32 “All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.” The book ‘Amen’, an autobiography of Sister Jesme, talks about her experience in the convent. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-34

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bringing Out The Best In People Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 2, 2013

We bring out the best in people not with harsh words of criticism, but with words of grace and peace seasoned with salt.

An efficiency expert concluded a lecture with a note of caution: “You don't want to try these techniques at home.” “Why not?” asked someone from the back of the audience. “I watched my wife's routine at breakfast for years,” the expert explained. “She ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-50

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Breaking Out Of Religious Identity Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 22, 2012

Without realizing it, we can try to contain the eternal God of the universe within the boundaries of our comfort and control.

Breaking Out of Religious Identity Series: BREAKOUT – God on the Move through the Book of Acts Brad Bailey – April 22, 2012 Intro Today we are going to engage a problem that can quietly be at work in every life: the unconscious tendency to become attached to forms of religious ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational