Sermons on Realist:

Faith Or Fantasy Part I

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Aug 10, 2004

This sermon deals with the difference between having faith and simply fantasizing.

Faith Or Fantasy 4/14/2004 Nehemiah 2:10-20 1 Peter 5:6-11 Text Chapters 2-4 When was the last time you heard some one say "I’ve got faith this is going to work?" Faith is not determined by how much of a feeling you have about something, but rather by what it is you are putting your ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:10-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Faith Or Fantasy Part Ii

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Aug 10, 2004

This is the second sermon dealing with the difference between faith in God and mere fantasy on our part.

Faith Or Fantasy Part II We have been looking at Nehemiah for the last two messages. We have seen a man that was willing to leave the luxury of living in the palace, to go do what God had laid on his heart to do. The city of Jerusalem, which was the home of Nehemiah’s grandparents and ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Leaving Home... And Letting Go Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on May 26, 2003

It’s one of life’s toughest challenges: Songwriters and authors have called it giving your kids roots and then giving them wings.

One minute, you are helping kids learn how to cross the street safely. Turn around and you’re dropping them off at college. It’s one of life’s toughest challenges: Songwriters and authors have called it giving your kids roots and then giving them wings. This past week, I’ve been talking with ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6, Deuteronomy 6:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

Galatians Chapter 2- "In Defense Of The Truth." Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 25, 2005

When is it time to defend truth and do the hard task of confronting another person about their error? We must make sure in these difficult situations that we continue to act like Christians – in other words act like Christ.

Galatians part 2 – “In defense of the Truth!” Thesis: When is it time to defend truth and do the hard task of confronting another person about their error? We must make sure in these difficult situations that we continue to act like Christians – in other words act like Christ. Video Illustration ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Of Commitment

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Jul 13, 2006

Why do you suppose there are close to 159 million people in America who claim to be Christians and yet the Church is not making more of a moral and spiritual impact?

I. The Appeal to Commitment (v. 1a) A. We Respond to an Appeal B. We Respond in Appreciation, II. The Act of Commitment (vv. 1b-2a) A. It is a Permanent Sacrifice B. It is a Personal Sacrifice C. It is a Practical Sacrifice. III. The Assignments of Commitment (v. 2) A. The Christian is not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

How Can I See Beyond My Suffering? Series

Contributed by Ross Anderson on Oct 25, 2005

Hope in suffering comes when we are able to focus, not on the troubles around us, but on God¡¦s hidden treasure within and before us.

I¡¦ve noticed in counseling with people over the years that people lose their bearings when they get bad news. Perhaps you saw the story this week about a man in Hollywood, California. Three Marines came to his home to break the news to him that his son had died in the service of his country. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Advice To Graduates And Other Folk

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 10, 2005

A motivational sermon to preach at the graduation of Seniors.

Advice to Graduates and Other Folk Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

So What's The Point? Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on May 29, 2002

Jesus Christ alone must be the focus of our lives.

SO WHAT’S THE POINT? Galatians 6:11-18 S: Jesus Th: The Primacy of Jesus Pr: JESUS CHRIST ALONE MUST BE THE FOCUS FOR OUR LIVES. ?: Why? KW: advantages TS: We will find three reasons in Galatians 6:11-18 that indicate why Jesus Christ alone must be the focus for our lives. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

Greetings & Love Expressed Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 18, 2013

Ministries and churches don’t go far without faithful workers. Paul devotes 16 verses to ordinary christians who made ministry happen.

ROMANS 16: 1-16 GREETINGS AND LOVE EXPRESSED The capital city of Rome was a magnet that drew people from all over the empire. In addition Paul’s travels to many of the major population centers—Jerusalem, Syrian Antioch, Philippi, Athens, Corinth, Ephesus—brought him into contact with the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Choosing What Matters Most Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Mar 10, 2013

God calls us to make a priority of Him rather than people; He invites us to realize that God is not the one we pull to ourselves…but the one who we are to be drawn into.

Intro Imagine being in Stuttgart, Germany in the last days of World War II. Your own country has been ravaged by the moral atrocities of Adolf Hitler. Slowly, relentlessly, the mighty Russian army approaches from the east. In the west the Allies gain more ground every day. Bombs fall day and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Burning Love

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 11, 2012

Christians must seize the ardor of love that is taught in the Word to fully appreciate the life God intends for those who are married.

“Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 8:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

A Vision In Your Heart - A Bible In Your Hands

Contributed by Tim Diack on Mar 12, 2012

What vision do you have for your life? Where do your dreams come from? What motivates all that you do?

A Vision in Your Heart – A Bible in Your Hands - Matthew 25:14-30 - September 23, 2007 In 1428, at 16 years of age, Joan of Arc began her journey into the pages of history. To all outward appearances there was nothing remarkable about this young woman – she was a simple peasant ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: *other

A Reason For Hope Series

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Sep 18, 2011

Part two of a series in 1 Peter.

A REAL REASON FOR HOPE 1 Peter 1:3-12 Preached HPC Sept. 18, 2011 Introduction A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, "Eighteen to nothing--we’re behind." "Boy," said the spectator, "I’ll bet ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

When You Have Been Wronged Series

Contributed by Roy Newton on Oct 27, 2011

When falsley accused by Potiphar's Wife, how Joseph Trusted God even when he had been wronged.

TRUSTING GOD … WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN WRONGED! “Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story about how Joseph had treated her. So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained. But the LORD was with Joseph in the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:19-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Authority Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 23, 2011

Who has authority for faith and practise? The state? The Word? The message explores the continuing tension between government and church.

“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” Throughout their long history as a people of faith, Baptists have consistently opposed any diminution of the rights of the individual to seek ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1

Denomination: Baptist