Sermons on Reasons For Doing:

How Do You React To Pressure And Adversity?

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Sep 2, 2004

What happens when you subject the following items to Hot Water? Carrot, Egg and Coffee. The carrot turns to mush, the egg turns hard and the Coffee’s flavour is released. Which one do we imitate when under pressure?

Youth Service - Reaction to Hardship – Carrot, Egg, Coffee (Start by boiling carrots, an egg and coffee in three separate pots) Who’s been watching the Olympics? • Any special Olympic moments that stuck out for you? • What is fascinating about the Olympics is that we see individuals and teams under ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-29

Denomination: Christian Church

Four Things You Can't Do

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 23, 2004

There are at least four things in the book of Hebrews that you cannot do without it.

There are at least four things in the book of Hebrews that you cannot do without it: I. Shedding of Blood - Heb. 9:22 "Without shedding of blood is no remission of sins." Read also: Rom. 5:6-9, Heb. 9:12-14 II. Faith - Heb. 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please God" III. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Do You Know You Are Saved?

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 25, 2005

I want us to look at Acts 9:1-19 today and look at the conversion of Saul and see if we truly can know if we are saved.

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE SAVED? ACTS 9:1-19 I would like to take a look at Saul’s conversion experience in Acts 9 this morning to help us answer a basic question that people sometimes have when they are Christians. The question is: How do I know I am saved? Can I be sure? Saul became saved and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Do You Believe, And Why? # 6

Contributed by Timothy Shumer on Aug 27, 2005

This was another message in a series entitles, “What do you believe, and why?” and this message was based on Rev. 20 and Paul’s farewell to Ephesian elders in Acts 20.

This is the 6th message in series, "What do you believe, and why?" > Paul’s farewell to Ephesian elders = [Acts 20.17-27] = Focus on v.27 - This series = The necessity of preaching "the whole counsel of God" How necessary! - 1st Message - 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:5-15

Denomination: Baptist

What Kind Of Faith Do You Have? Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 29, 2005

Fifth in a series on James. Seeks to answer the question, "What does real faith look like?"

A Study of the Book of James Sermon # 5 “What Kind of Faith Do You Have?” James 2:14-26 In 1991 James Patterson and Peter Kim took on the task of surveying America and tabulating the results. The results were given in their book entitled ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Cancer Of Sin. (Why Do Christian Suffer?)

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Sep 21, 2005

Cancer of the Spirit is a silent killer, resting in the body until one day it shows itself and by that time the body is already consumed, with no hope and no cure, death is inevitabile.

The Cancer of Sin. (Why do Christian Suffer?) We all at one time or another have seen many types of cancer, the cancer of the flesh and the cancer of the spirit. Cancer is a silent killer, resting in the body until one day it shows itself and by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Christian Checklist; Do You Measure Up?

Contributed by David Richardson on Sep 29, 2005

If we let the world have its own way, we could reach a place where we think that we can’t do anything, therefore we don’t do anything. We could reach a point of all talk or thought, and no action.

Title: The Christian Checklist; Do You Measure Up? Scripture: Romans 12:10-21 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

"Father Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do”

Contributed by Timothy Proctor Sr. D. Min on Nov 24, 2002

While on the cross, Jesus made seven utterances or statements. My task and purpose today is to preach on the fires of just one of those statements. " Father forgive them, for they know not what they do. Some insert are credited to A. W. Pink’s.

Luke 23:34 “FATHER FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO” Some insert are credited to A. W. Pink’s Intro: The crucifixion procession arrived at Calvary a little before nine o’clock on Friday morning. The two thieves were fastened to their crosses and raised into place. Next the Roman ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34, Matthew 6:14-15

Denomination: *other

What Wilt Thou Have Me Do?

Contributed by Arlen Payne on Nov 24, 2002

What will God have you do to help take to Gospel to the whole world. You can do you part. This message was preached at the beginning of our annual Missions Conference 2001.

What Wilt Thou Have Me To Do Acts 9:6 Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8 Intro: Acts 9:1-6 We are familiar with the Great Commission…..we are going to study it in more detail this evening. When Paul was stricken of the Lord he asked a question that should be on all of our minds. Vs. 6 What wilt thou ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9, Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Do We See What Isaiah Saw? Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 3, 2002

What Isaiah saw that we need to see about Christmas. First in series.

The Old Testament prophets were sometimes called "seers" because they were able to see things from God to be shared with others. Much of what they saw dealt with current events. But much of what the prophets saw also dealt with the future. Many times, like in today’s text, God dealt with a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:1-14, Matthew 1:23

Denomination: Baptist

Do We See What Jeremiah Saw? Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 7, 2002

Second in series that helps us see the importance of the birth of Christ from God’s perspective through the major prophets of the Old Testament.

Jeremiah, like Isaiah in last week’s message, was a "seer"; a prophet who was enabled by God to see things others had not yet seen. Today’s Bible text records what he saw concerning the kingdom of Judah’s immediate and distant future. In the immediate future he saw that the king of Judah, his ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Do We See What Daniel Saw? Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 27, 2002

Fourth and final sermon in series on Christ’s coming from the perspective of the major prophets.

The Book of Daniel may well be one of the greatest proofs of the validity of the scriptures. In several chapters Daniel maps out the course of human activity with amazing accuracy. The rise and fall of world kingdoms were predicted by Daniel’s words so remarkably that one would think they were ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Just Sit There - Do Something!

Contributed by Jyoti Banerjee on Aug 19, 2003

Faith and works are not mutually exclusive - only two sides of the same coin.

James 2 vv 14-26 Don’t just sit there. Do something! My dearest Sally, I love you more than anything else in the whole world. I would climb the highest mountain just to be with you. I would walk across the hottest desert just to be with you. I would swim the deepest ocean just to be with you. ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Where Do We Go From Here?

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Aug 22, 2003

The life of Moses gives clear examples of how to move forward under God’s guidance.

August 24, 2003 Morning Worship Text: Exodus 33:12-23 Subject: God’s Presence Title: Where Do We Go From Here There is an old saying that says those who don’t know where they are going are sure to get there. There is a great amount of truth in that statement. As believers especially, there must ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:12-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Do We Keep Daddy Around?

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 11, 2002

The role of a Christian father as viewed in the life of Job

Why Do We Keep Daddy Around? Job 1:1-12 1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan