Sermons on Respect For Life:

299 – Restoring The Stolen!

Contributed by Joel Vicente on Feb 14, 2005

A study of 1 Samuel 30

Sermon Study 299 – RESTORING THE STOLEN! 1 SAMUEL Chapter 27 David was pursued by Saul – he escaped to the land of the Philistines with 600 men (where Saul will not search for him) and found Achish (Philistine ruler) who once feared David, but agreed to protect him from Saul in return for David’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How To Kill A Church Without Trying

Contributed by James Roberts, Jr. on Feb 17, 2005

How to go about killing a church without any effort at all.

HOW TO KILL A CHURCH WITHOUT TRYING Ephesians 3:20-21 Revelation 3:1-3 Paul is telling us that through the church God is to get glory. Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages. The church was instituted by Christ to further the Gospel story and to give all glory to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Cupbearer & The Baker Series

Contributed by Matthew Cook on Feb 24, 2005

God’s providence may be seen in all things!

The Cupbearer and the Baker February 23, 2005 Center Point Baptist Church Introduction Present the following illustration on dreams: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior, was a doctor. As such he was very interested in the use of ether. In order to know how his patients felt under its influence, he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 40:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Short Man With Shortcomings

Contributed by Mike Turner on Oct 18, 2003

Zacchaeus was a short man with shortcomings ! He didn’t measure up ! Do any of us ?

The Short Man With Shortcomings ! Luke 19:1-10 I. His Desire..........He Sought To See Vs. 1-3 a. Because of curiosity. He obviously had heard stories about Jesus. But he had never actually seen him. He wanted to see this man for himself.....to see if the stories about him were true. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Father Used By God

Contributed by Joseph Mcculley on May 18, 2007

This is a Father’s Day sermon based up Abraham, and why God called him to be the "father" of the nation of Israel.

Gen. 18:19 A Father Used by God Intro: Today is "Father’s day". A day in which we want to honor someone very special. Today, I would like for us to look at one of the main fathers in the entire Bible. He is an O.T. character who due to his faith the entire world received a blessing (the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who Is Lucifer That Man Should Fear Him? Series

Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on Aug 13, 2007

A redo of Armed to be set free.

Who is Lucifer that man should fear him? Understanding Lucifer The reason that we, as the children of God, need to understand Lucifer is, we are under constant attack from him and his evil forces. In order to defend ourselves from his attacks, we need be able to recognize him as the Scriptures ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:6-12

Denomination: *other

Reaping

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 22, 2007

Focuses on the true meaning of reaping a harvest

“Reaping” This sermon on “Reaping” is the third part of the sermon on “Sowing.” Our scripture text was Galatians 6:7, which says “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.” This foundational scripture is an immutable law that cannot change. You’ll ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Anointing Oil Series

Contributed by Greg Cooper on Aug 23, 2007

Part I is the power of the anointing of God in our lives.

TITLE: THE ANOINTING OIL TEXT: EXDOUS 30:22-26 INTRO: ILL. A young man sets sail years aho across the sea. He wakes to find that the ship is hardly moving. Asking the captain why the ship is barely moving the captain tell him that during the night they had lost the wind. "So how is it that we are ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 30:22-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Church

Contributed by Mark Lennon on Apr 25, 2007

This is a simple sermon on the purpose of the church using the word CHURCH as an acrostic for the outline.

CHURCH 1. The Church is not the building. 2. This sermon is an acrostic. Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. {Peter: this name signifies a rock} Romans 15:1-16 “C” (Verses ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Stirring In The Cemetary

Contributed by Buddy Baird on Apr 30, 2007

Jesus Christ rose again from the grave to give salvation to everyone who will come.

STIRRING IN THE CEMETARY TEXT: 1 Corinthians 15.3-4 INTRODUCTION: The resurrection of Jesus is a historical fact. He arose from the dead. Many groups have tried to disprove this fact. But as we see in Scripture, the evidence is overwhelming to this fact. John’s Gospel is written as a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Denomination: Church Of God

5 Benefits Of Sharing Your Faith

Contributed by Yuen Woh Voon on Apr 30, 2007

The goal of this sermon is to encourage believers to share their faith by enumerating 5 benefits of witnessing.

5 Benefits of Sharing Your Faith Acts 8:26-40 Intro It was a time of persecution in Jerusalem. Instead of running scared, the believers saw God’s hand to push them out of Jerusalem so that they can witness and make disciples of “all nations.” Many went to Samaria in accordance to the word of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Charismatic

Surrendering To Victory Series

Contributed by John Thomson on May 7, 2007

Whenever we fully surrender to the perfect will of God, He accomplishes more than we could possibly dream about.

SURRENDERING TO VICTORY # 1 TITLE: ABSOLUTE SURRENDER TEXT: 1 KINGS 20:1-4 CENTRAL THOUGHT: Whenever we fully surrender to the perfect will of God, He accomplishes more than we could possibly dream about. Many years ago, when Denise and I were looking to find a church, we went visiting to a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 20:1-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It's Time To Love

Contributed by Nche Takoh on Nov 21, 2006

It is time to do some serious loving

Is there still true love in our society today. I don’t know about you, but I believe with all of my heart that it is time to love. I mean it is time for some real love. It is time to do some serious loving. I believe that the Lord is calling the body of Christ to show real love to one another and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:8

Denomination: Baptist

The Heart Of A Servant

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 28, 2007

Deacon’s Ordination Service

The Heart of A Servant Today we have been given the opportunity to commission one of God’s servants, Dea. Willis Fulks, into the office of Deacon. This is not something that should be entered into lightly, because it carries with it a great responsibility. Jesus said in Matthew 20:26-28 “…but ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:26-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reinventing The Church 4 Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007

WE NEED TO KNOW THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY IN WHO THEY ARE IF WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOVE THEM EFFECTIVELY! OUR love for one another and our community NEEDS to come to full bloom over and over again and move on to complete fruitfulness as we express

REINVENTING CHURCH, part 4 Philippians 1:9-11 <<NEED: a bud and a bloom; bruised fruit>> We have been hearing about how we need to REINVENT the Church in the community we live today. The first reinventing principle is this: We will no longer be a “Come and get it” Church but a 1. “Go and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11

Denomination: Methodist