Sermons on Retrievers:

Ears Wide Open Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 5, 2004

Moses, Pt. 4 of 15

EARS WIDE OPEN (EXODUS 5:1-12:30) A father once tried to talk to his son about how college was going. The father said, “How are things going?” The son said, “Good.” The father said, “And the dormitory?” He said, “Good.” The father said, “How are your studies going?” He said, “Good.” The father ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Tender Mercy Makers Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 19, 2015

God is merciful and calls us to be as well. But what does mercy look like and how can we know when we've gotten it right?

OPEN: I once read the true story of a preacher was organizing an evangelistic outreach using small acts of kindness to demonstrate Christ's love. He phoned several neighborhood grocery stores and Laundromats for permission to do specific services. On one call, the employee who answered the phone ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Broken & Hurting

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 20, 2015

Even though all bad things originate from Satan, many of our problems come from us because of the choices we make in life. We are more focused on what WE want than on what GOD wants for us.

(The video of this sermon can be seen by going to ... www.cowetanazarene.org/videos.html) More than anything else, God wants His creation of mankind to be all it can be! That includes our being joyful, blessed, knowledgeable and in love; in love with Him. The last thing He wants is for us to be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:17

Denomination: *other

A Woman's Value Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 5, 2015

God made a woman to be WITH her man, to HELP him, and to FIT him in every way like no one else.

Two old guys were walking along the shoreline of a lake when a frog came hopping up to them. Creaking with age, one of the old-timers slowly bent down and scooped up the frog in his hands. As he stood there gazing at the frog, fascinated by its ugliness, the frog croaked, “Hey, mister! ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical Free

When All Else Fails, Read The Instructions

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 16, 2015

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When All Else Fails, Read the Instructions John 17:17 / Romans 6 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ReadInstructions.html Ravi Zacharias recalled: [in “Walking from East to West: God in the Shadows”.] "I was ministering in Vietnam in 1971, and one of my interpreters was Hien Pham, an ...read more

Scripture: John 17:17

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing God Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 30, 2014

If we want to build strong relationships for a strong church with a strong ministry, then we must know God, His hope, His wealth and His power.

A couple of hunters were out in the woods of New Jersey when one of them fell to the ground. He didn’t seem to be breathing, and his eyes were rolled back in his head. Terrified, his friend whipped out a cell phone and dialed 911. “My friend is dead! What can I do?” he cried ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The History Of Israel In Prophecy…jesus Is Coming…

Contributed by Ricky Taylor on Dec 13, 2014

When we understand the history of Israel, we realize we are in the last days...

THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL IN PROPHECY…JESUS IS COMING… Israel is a nation built on a promise God gave to Abraham 4,000 years ago. God made an everlasting covenant with Abraham. His promise was both physical and spiritual. Physical, because God promised Abraham he would have children, and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 132:13-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Love Your Neighbor

Contributed by Melvin Myers on Nov 12, 2012

who is your neighbor? why would we not love them?

The hospital's consulting dietician was giving a lecture to several community nurses from the. 'The rubbish we put into our stomachs and consume should have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is terrible. Fizzy drinks attack your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with msg. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Bible Church

Qrc: Disappointments Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 26, 2012

Where do we go when we have been disappointed with life and circumstances. This message deals with dealing with disappointments

QRC Disappointments That time of the year is coming again, you know when we can sit around our television sets and watch people’s hopes, dreams and aspirations crushed and ground into the dust. It was advertising guru Roy Williams who wrote “Every dream of the future is a seed. But ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:12-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

Master Of The Wind Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 26, 2014

Every day at the beach isn't a day at the beach, this message looks at how Jesus wants to be the master of our lives

It was a dark and stormy night. I’ve always wanted to start a story like that. The wind howled blowing the top off the breakers before they crashed back into the troughs below. The darkness was broken by momentary streaks of light as the clouds raced across the face of the full moon. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Wesleyan

Here's Your Sign Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 9, 2012

Jesus is confronted by a group of unbelieving Pharisees and Scribes. They came at a moment when the crowds were showing overwhelming praise toward Jesus. They came demanding what many in our day are likewise demanding.

We are going to look this morning at a passage where Jesus is confronted by a group of unbelieving Pharisees and Scribes. They came at a moment when the crowds were showing overwhelming praise toward Jesus. They came demanding what many in our day are likewise demanding. Then some of the scribes ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:37-42

We All Need Something Real Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 23, 2012

JOHN begins his first epistle by telling about something/SOMEONE Who was and is very very REAL. His name is Jesus and John knew Jesus very well.

When my oldest three kids were young we lived in a pretty shabby seminary student housing at Midwestern. We eventually moved up to the richer side of the seminary but when we first got there price was the primary concern. It was a dark panel two bedroom so we had the kids all packed into one ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Don’t Look In His Eyes!

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 27, 2011

He has patiently been waiting - longing since the foundation of the world for you to look into His eyes, and melt in love before Him.

Sermon: Don’t look into His eyes! Introduction Power points of Jesus’ eyes, face looking at us: (Make the following statements as you progress through slides 1-7) Don’t look into His eyes if you don’t want revival! Don’t look into His eyes if you don’t want to change! Don’t look into His eyes if ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unintended Destinations

Contributed by John Perry on Oct 8, 2011

There are going to be many of God's people who at the end of their lives end up at an unintended destination. The devil's number 1 job apart from hell is to have you end up at a destination you never intended to arrive at.

Bunbury Wed pm 5/10/2011 “Unintended destinations” Intro: *** I heard about an airline in Africa that took its passengers to a wrong destination altogether. The passengers boarded thinking they were going to one place but due to a communication error somewhere in the boarding process ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Paul's Pattern In Striving For A Crown Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 8, 2011

In our lesson today we learn that just as athletes exercise rigorous self-control in order to win a perishable prize, so we as Christians must exercise rigorous self-control in order to win an imperishable prize.

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of Christian liberty. Let’s learn about this in a message I am calling, “Paul’s Pattern in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed