Sermons on Resourcefulness:

Gluttony, Sloth, And Anger Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

We are taught to cover up. We use Tide Sticks, plastic surgery, and White-Out. However, God always seems to call our dirt into the light! This revealing series challenges us to expose the filth in our lives.

“Dirt” Part 3 – Gluttony, Sloth, and Anger I. Introduction How did your homework go? Did you count your blessings? Did you build safeguards for lust? We have been discussing the fact that we don’t like to have our dirt exposed. Now, I must admit that we don’t mind everyone else’s dirt ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:3-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Power In You Series

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Oct 2, 2008

This is a message on the Baptism in the Holy Spirit from a pentecostal perspective

TITLE: The Holy Spirit, God’s Power IN the Believer TEXT: Acts 1:8 THEME: What’s the big Deal About the Holy Spirit P.S. Spirit can help us do it, if we ask Him to! He is the power source to live for God. We must plug into Him if we are going to live for Him! INTRODUCTION Illustration: The story is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Recession Obsession Series

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Oct 21, 2008

Dealing with our fears and worries about the economy in this series leading up the presidential election.

SE101908 STATE OF THE UNION 3. Recession Obsession Well it looks like we’re heading into some really tough economic times. You’ve already heard much about these high profile banks that have failed and a few others have merged just to survive. Perhaps you haven’t heard just how many other ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is Truth? Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Nov 2, 2008

We can know the truth about God, ourselves and the world.

ECCLESIASTES 1 WHAT IS TRUTH? Ecclesiastes 1.3-11 S: Truth C: Revelation Th: Confusion Pr: We can know the truth about God, ourselves, and the world. CV: We will clearly communicate the transforming truth of the Bible. Type: Inductive PA: How is the change to be observed? • Find the truth and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Peril Of Inconvenience

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Nov 8, 2008

Kingdom service calls for great inconvenience.

Acts 24:24-27 KJV And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. [25] And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:24-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Got Faith! Series

Contributed by Michael Karpf on Nov 14, 2008

Faith without works is dead faith, while faith seen by it’s works is a growing, mature faith.

GOT FAITH? James 2:14-26 Several years ago in my country there was an advertising campaign to get people to drink milk. It was simply entitled “Got Milk?” There would be a picture of a well known person holding a glass of milk and he or she had a moustache made of milk. All fine and dandy but I ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Submission - A Secret To The Victorious Life Series

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 17, 2008

I used this lesson for our Friend Day. God is God and our job is to submit ourselves to His will and His ways.

A. The story is told of a college senior who took his girlfriend to a football game. 1. They found seats in the crowded stadium and were watching the action. 2. The coach sent a substitute into the game and as he was running onto the field to take his position, the boy said to his girlfriend, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:34-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fight Of Your Life Series

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Apr 2, 2008

It’s the fight from finding out God’s purpose in your life to fulfilling God’s purpose, as illustrated through David’s journey (anointed - King). Also helps to define purpose in life.

The Fight of your Life Grant van Boeschoten March 30, 2008 PAST WEEKS TOPICS -Sanctify Yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you. -Strong & Courageous - The Christian life is not an easy life, but it is the BEST Life. -The Purpose in Easter, which is that through Jesus life and ...read more

"Free And Made Full In Him" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Apr 4, 2008

Sermon 9 in a study in Colossians

“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. 9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10 and in Him you have been made ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8-10

Denomination: Orthodox

Watch Out For The Shortcuts! Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 4, 2008

47th in a series from Ephesians. Shortcuts in our walk with God rob us of the joy of the journey.

We seem to always be in such a hurry that as a culture, we have fallen in love with shortcuts. My earliest recollection of taking shortcuts goes back to when we used to walk to school each morning. You know – 5 miles, uphill each way, through the snow – in Tucson! Actually it was more like half a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

How The Holy Spirit Gifts Us - Part 11 Series

Contributed by Randy Hamel on Apr 7, 2008

Continues to look at the gifts of the Holy Spirit such as Faith, Giving, Intercession, Knowledge, Wisdom, Discernment, Craftsmanship, Apostle

What We Believe Series -Part 11 How the Holy Spirit Gifts Us (Acknowledgement: Dr. Heny Schorr, Centre St. Church, Calgary AB) In his book the Holy Spirit Billy Graham says that man has two huge spiritual needs o One is for forgiveness; the other is for goodness, to make a positive contribution ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:4-13

Many Hands Make Light Work Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 22, 2008

The Hebrews pair up the practical human effort with the practical Godly effort to address the dire circumstances they find themselves in.

In February of 1945 Joe Rosenthal pulled out his camera and clicked a photo that would later become the most reproduced photograph in the history of photography: Five young Marines planting the American flag on the island of Iwo Jima. The photo of these young men raising the flag was splashed ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pbc Revealed Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 4, 2008

Sermon incorporates results of Reveal Survey and closes with what Jesus thinks about our church.

PBC Revealed Acts 2:42-47 Rev. Brian Bill 5/4/08 Pastors get asked a lot of questions, they receive a lot of requests and sometimes people just need to share their ideas. Here are some actual letters from some children to pastors. “Dear Pastor, I know God loves everybody but He never met my ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

The Petite, Powerful And Perverse Tongue Series

Contributed by Michael Karpf on Dec 6, 2008

The tongue is a small part of the body, but can cause more destruction than any other part of the body when it is out of control

THE PETITE, POWERFUL AND PERVERSE TONGUE James 3:1-12 I would like everyone to do something I’ve never asked you to do again. Stick out your tongue. And keep it out. Not very pretty is it? A small part of your body. But just think of what you could not do if you didn’t have a tongue. For ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Original Christmas—part 1—what We've Been Missing

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Dec 13, 2008

Did you know that parts of the traditional Christmas story we tell and sing about in our churches are from a 3rd century novel and not the Scriptures?

The Original Christmas—Part 1 What We’ve Been Missing Matthew 2; Luke 2 Every year as Christmas draws near, pastors and churches around the world begin preparing sermons, pageants, cantatas, and a variety of other spectacles to retell the oft-told story of that very first Christmas long, long ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational