Sermons on Restored Relationship:

A Call To Real Christian Community Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 16, 2009

Christianity is meant to be lived out in community. We really need each other. This is true for Christians and non-Christians. God has created us both for relationship.

A. Repeat after me…“We are the church of Christ…We love God…We love God’s Word…We love each other…our mission is to make…and mature disciples of Jesus…to the glory of God.” B. The story is told of a farm boy who accidentally overturned his wagonload of hay on the road. 1. His neighbor came over ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Come: To A Choking World

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 6, 2009

What chokes the joy out of life? Too many cares that major on minors, and the relentless pursuit of material success. Jesus came to be authentically human among us.

Nearly every time I take an airplane trip, I get a happy surprise. When we take off and rise through the congestion of earth and the grim gray clouds of our immediate atmosphere, there comes that astonishing moment when the plane bursts through the cloud cover into bright sunlight. I am always ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Quest

Contributed by Rev. Richard Norman on Oct 6, 2009

The Christian life is more than a day to day walk with the Lord, it is a “Quest.”

1The Quest The Christian life is more than a day to day walk with the Lord, it is a “Quest.” 2The Bible is a treasure map. Have you heard of Rick Warren and his “Purpose Driven Life” series? It is a movement within the church today that has inspired many Christians to find meaning in their ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:25-34

Denomination: Nazarene

Experiencing God

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 24, 2009

When Job had fully experienced God, he came to understand more about God, life, and himself.

Most preachers will tell you that the Book of Job can be tough to preach from. The story line itself isn’t exactly a feel-good experience, but you have to admit, it does make you think. Job discovered a new understanding of God’s purpose, and his suffering gave him a new perspective of himself as ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Providence: Whose Son Are You?

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 26, 2009

The story of Sarai, Hagar, and Abram is really a story about how people deal with issues of faith . . . especially when our faith is being tested by God’s providence.

God’s Providence: Whose Son are You? Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31 Genesis 16:1-4; 21:8-14 Yesterday, as I was reviewing the scriptures in Genesis, I noticed something that hadn’t struck me before. It’s a bit off the point, but I found it curiously funny. Let me review part of today’s reading ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Disconnected From God

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 25, 2009

Have you ever felt disconnected from God? How do we connect with Him?

Text: Psalm 51:10 March 30th, 2008 Disconnected Have you ever felt disconnected from God? Have you ever wondered if He was really there? Have you felt lost, alone and wondered if God was really listening? Why is it that if God desires a relationship with us so badly that it can seem so hard to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-19

Denomination: *other

We-Harmony: We Can Work It Out Series

Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009

This is the third of a four-part series of sermons on godly marriage. This message focuses particularly on conflict resolution.

A dietician was once addressing a large audience at a convention. The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. "Red meat is awful. Soft drinks erode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. Vegetables can be disastrous, and none of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Out Of Sequence

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 25, 2009

When some teenagers asked me a question about the relationship between baptism and the Holy Spirit, it forced me to rethink some of my assumptions. Here’s how I presented to them.

It’s interesting to note that when we take certain verses out of their context, we end up creating our own systems to replace God’s “system.” God’s system is called covenant or relationship. Our systems tend to be what we can control. But, of course, we aren’t the ones in control when God is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38

Denomination: *other

Fathers Day 2009

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Aug 15, 2009

Being a father today is a huge responsibility. Trying to be a Christian Dad is even harder as our children are subjected to the evil in our society. But with Gods strength and counsel you can do a great job as a father.

Fathers Day 2009 Psalm 32 While sitting in my office preparing for this sermon for Fathers Day I was hoping that it would be a thoughtful message full of wisdom, reflection and insight. All the while I could not help but wonder if the smell I was taking in from my office could be attributed to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Bad Medicine Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 2, 2009

Settling for answers other than God’s answers is like taking poisoned medicine for a headache.

Bad Medicine More than 25 years ago (1982), seven residents of the Greater Chicago area made an assumption that proved fatal. They all took a dose of Extra Strength Tylenol® that had been laced with potassium cyanide. What they thought was medicine proved to be poison. This crime, still being ...read more

Denomination: *other

Kingdom Perspective

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Mar 9, 2009

When we ask Jesus to establish His Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven, are we ready for Him to establish it in our lives. Specifically in the area of loving others, are we ready to forgive and love the way Jesus loves us?

Opening Illustration (Brett’s story about a gentlemen in MacDonalds) The way we view situations in life, the way we perceive people/events around us- not always accurate. Certain elements affect our judgment and we do not always accurately perceive reality or we make a hasty judgments about people. ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34

Denomination: Charismatic

Extending Love

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 24, 2009

Most people love only when it benefits them or meets their needs. Even though it is forbidden by God to hate another person, to nurse a grudge or to seek vengance, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” was the rule of the day, Jesus calls us to love

Extending Love John 13:34-35

 In our Scripture today, Jesus is sharing His last evening with His disciples before He is crucified. They’re together in the Upper Room and Jesus began the evening with washing the disciple’s feet, teaching them humility and servanthood. While they were ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: Methodist

Be Thou Perfect!!

Contributed by Kayode Omotoso on Jul 4, 2014

Most of us as Christians are so comfortable counting on our long year of salvation and probably service in the house of God yet the Almighty God whom we claim to be serving is so disappointed in our relationship with Him. Grow your relationship with Him.

There is a reason for you to be perfect, and that is because I am the Almighty, the God who is perfect in all things. However, you cannot become perfect by any other means except by growing your relationship with Me. Those were the words of God to Abraham in Genesis 17:1, fifteen years after he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Grew In Numbers

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jun 12, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: Have we grown in numbers? Did GOD brought the increase in our church? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To lay out plans on church growth in terms of numbers. IV. TEXT: Acts 16:5 (NLT) 5 So the churches

I. EXORDIUM: Have we grown in numbers? Did GOD brought the increase in our church? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To lay out plans on church growth in terms of numbers. IV. TEXT: Acts 16:5 (NLT) 5 So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Intimate Value Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 6, 2014

The only thing with lasting value is a personal, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, and the most important aspect of our lives is fostering that relationship.

Intimate Value Text: Phil. 3:1-11 Introduction 1. Illustration: "Everything in this world has two aspects - how it looks at the moment, and how it will look in the time to come. The easy way may look inviting at the moment, and the hard way daunting. 

The only way to get our values ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-11

Denomination: Methodist