Sermons on Resist Devil:

Your Role In God's Drama

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 23, 2004

As a Christian, your life is part of the continuing story of God’s people. Live obediently. Live with the determination to bless others.

A lot of people think the Bible is a book of rules. A lot of people think of the Bible as a source of doctrines - of right teachings about God. A lot of people consider the Bible, because it is inspired by God, to basically be God. And that’s the people who respect the Bible. There are others ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Confident Of His Coming

Contributed by Harold Orndorff on May 25, 2004

Though people have and continue to doubt that Jesus will return, we can be confident of His coming because God has judged the world before, because God is not bound by time, and because Christ’s coming will not be preceded by definite signs.

Confident of His Coming II Peter 3:1-13 Maranatha - - come quickly, Lord Jesus. Quickly, you say? What’s so quick about two thousand years? (The third millennium, by the way, started not so long ago!) Come where? Do what? Would you really want Jesus to come? Why can’t he just stay where He ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Getting Serious About Prayer Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 1, 2004

The sermon lays the foundation for a fuller devotion to the praying for the church and believer.

Getting Serious About Prayer Jeremiah 33:3 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, Mo Do you believe in prayer? Really believe in prayer. This is how one lady came to believe. This supposedly true story started this way: One summer Saturday morning, a preacher ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Other Pearl Harbor Story

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 7, 2004

The true story of a Japanese pilot who led the Pearl Harbor attach who became a story of amazing grace through Christ.

The Other Pearl Harbor Story:A Tale of Amazing Grace 1 Timothy 1:15-17 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO God is faithful and good! His ways are mysterious and beyond prediction—but always ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Heart Of The Matter Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 13, 2004

David, Pt. 1 of 15

THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART (1 SAMUEL 16) During the wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the pastor with an unusual offer. “Look, I’ll give you $100 if you’ll change the wedding vows. When you get to me and the part where I’m to promise to ‘love, honor and obey’ and ‘forsaking all others, be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living Together By The Right Pattern Series

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004

There are two reasons we need to live by the right pattern: the first is negative; the second is positive.

LIVING TOGETHER BY THE RIGHT PATTERN Philippians 3:17-4:1 INTRODUCTION A. How Christine lays out a pattern to sew by: 1. She spreads it out on the table, and I will come home to find the dining room table taken over by her material as she cuts out a pattern. 2. The items she is cutting out do ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Too Pooped To Pray Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 5, 2004

When spiritual exhaustion strikes, we fail to pray. It means that we have not dealt with our control issues, and we compromise principle to save ourselves. But God will give us a sign of His presence, even when we do not ask.

There is a weariness of heart that goes so deep, it puts us in danger of losing our souls. There is an exhaustion of the soul that goes so far inside us that, if someone does not do for us what we cannot do for ourselves, we wiII be lost in despair. There is a weariness of heart, an exhaustion of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Deliverance From The Dungeon

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 9, 2004

WE SEE IN THIS SERMON, THE PREACHING OF JEREMIAH, THE PROTEST OF THE PRINCES, THE PERSECUTION OF JEREMIAH, THE PITY OF EBELMELCH, AND THE PROCLAMATION OF THE KING.

DELIVERANCE FROM THE DUNGEON Jeremiah 38:2-13 Have you ever taken one of those vacations? You planned to arrive at a distant location where you knew you’d have a great time, but on the way you had so many traveling difficulties that you wondered if the journey was worth it. Car problems. Traffic ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 38:2-13

Denomination: Baptist

Silent Answers

Contributed by Bob Reish on Aug 8, 2004

God’s answers are often in His silence

Silent Answers John 11: 1-44 Opening illustration: When Jenelle was born I expected a to ¡§feel¡¨ ¡§something¡¨. I did not ¡§feel¡¨¡¨anything¡¨. I was disappointed because I had unrealistic expectations about something that I did not know about. We often get disappointed in God because we ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

The Transforming Reality Of The Risen Christ

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004

The resurrection of Christ declares who Jesus is and confirms all that he makes known of our world and our lives.

In the summer of 1969, then-President Richard Nixon engaged in hyperbole to express his excitement over America’s landing on the moon. When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to earth following the first-ever moon landing, Nixon called their mission "the greatest week in the history of the world ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Needs Of A New Christian Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Aug 10, 2004

The essential needs of new converts are discussed using this account describing the events that immediately followed the conversion of Saul of Tarsus.

SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 9:19-31 TITLE: “THE NEEDS OF A NEW CHRISTIAN” INTRODUCTION: A. One criticism of the church-at-large is that when we produce new Christians, we “dunk ‘em and drop ‘em” ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Painful Lesson Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 17, 2002

A call to repentance based on Achan’s sin

A Painful Lesson - Joshua 7 Intro: A scientist, unjustly accused and convicted of a major crime, found himself sentenced to hard time in a prison out in the Arizona desert. His cellmate turned out to be another scientist. Determined to escape, the first ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Running The Race

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 21, 2002

A sermon on running the race of life, using the Tour De France and the life of Lance Armstrong as illustrations.

Today’s message is entitled "Running The Race." This morning, we’re going to see from the Scriptures that all of life is a race to be run. Now, I realize that you may not feel much like running, at eleven o’clock on a Sunday morning in July. In fact, you may not ever feel much like running. But ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, 2 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Living A Life Without Compromise

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Aug 6, 2002

You can life a live without compromise by making several commitments.

Living A Life Without Compromise Daniel 1:1-20 The life of Daniel is the story of a young man that “Lived a Life Without Compromise.” The setting for the book of Daniel is during the third year reign of Jehoidakim king of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon occupied the territory of Judah. ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-20

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Place Of Emotion In Religion

Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002

What does it mean to love God with "all your heart"?

Introduction: I’m sure you’ve all heard the old story about the enthusiastic man who walked into a dignified worship service and sat down in a pew. The minister had just started his sermon when the visitor said fervently, “Amen!” A moment later the fellow said, “Praise the Lord!” The usher ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ