Sermons on Return Of Glory:

Holiday Attitudes

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 9, 2002

The parable of the good Samaritan reveals different holiday attitudes.

INTRO.- ILL.- An angry lady went into a grocery store and told a clerk that she wanted a half-head of lettuce and she wanted it right now. "Get going!" she screamed at the clerk. "But lady," said the clerk, "we don’t have half heads of lettuce." "Young man," she shrieked, "get a knife and cut a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Reflect The Purposes Of Christmas #1 - "To Preach Good News To The Poor" Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 9, 2002

First in a series designed to help us get past the glitter of the holidays by focusing on the "mission statement" of Jesus in Luke 4:18-19.

Reflect the Purposes of Christmas #1 – “To Preach Good News to the Poor” December 1, 2002 Introduction Are you ready for the wonderful sights and sounds of Christmas? You know, the crowded malls, the friendly sales clerks and not-so friendly clerks, the long drive around the parking lot trying ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:18-19, Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Wesleyan

Teach Your Children

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002

Deals with God’s call for parents to faithfully instruct their children in the ways of the Lord through their words and deeds.

Teach Your Children (Deuteronomy 6:1-9) I. We Teach Our Children About God Through Our Words A. The historical situation B. Our present situation II. We Teach Our Children About God Through Our Lives A. Actions do speak louder than words B. Our orthodoxy should impact our orthopraxy C. Our ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The "White" Sheep Of The Family

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 2, 2003

We need grace, just like Jesus’ family.

THE “WHITE” SHEEP OF THE FAMILY Matthew 1:1-17 S: Salvation Th: The Need of Salvation Pr: We need grace, just like Jesus’ family. ?: Why? KW: Illustrations TS: We will find in Matthew 1:1-17 Five Illustrations that demonstrate the same need of grace in our lives. The _____ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Victorious! Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 3, 2003

Faith to Stand (part 6) Unlock the mystery of the incarnation to see how Jesus overcame Satan’s deceptive temptation and discover how you too can be VICTORIOUS!

· Perhaps you have seen them at the mall or at your favorite discount store. None of them will be hard to find; retailers want you to buy these impulsive gift items. With catch phrases like, “One size fits all” or “The perfect gift for everyone Santa’s list” we are led to believe that these ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13, Luke 4:13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Trials: God's Hard Gifts Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 13, 2003

The trials in our life are never easy, but God uses them to refine us into better people.

James 1:1-18 January 12, 2003 Trials - God’s Hard Gifts Last week we looked at the Man James, brother of Jesus. Today, we begin to look at the letter that he left us in the New Testament. Jesus was prophesied to be a man of sorrows, well acquainted with grief; his brother James also had ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-18

Denomination: *other

Fix Our Eyes On Jesus

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 9, 2003

PENTECOST 13(C) - Fix our eyes on Jesus because Jesus is the Author of our faith and Jesus is the Perfecter of our faith.

FIX OUR EYES ON JESUS Hebrews 12:1-13 - Sept. 7, 2003 HEBREWS 12:1-13 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Things Sometimes Get Messy!

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Oct 14, 2003

Life is hard, unfair, and sometimes just plain messy! It requires sacrifice! This is true even of God, who sent His Son as a Sacrifice -- a lamb -- who would pay the price for the injustice, sinful messiness of humanity.

Isa 53:1-12 1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-42

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Thrashing Threshing Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 22, 2003

In an attempt to give meaning to our lives, we "thrash" -- do something impulsive that has to be acknowledged as sin and has inescapable consequences. But as we confess our sin God "threshes" us, dividing the positive from the negative, so that we recove

The longer we live, the more we have to be thankful for. Isn’t that true? The longer we live, the more blessings we receive, and therefore the more we have to be thankful for. If you are thirty years old, you can count your blessings, name them one by one. If you are sixty years old, you can ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:10-35

Denomination: Baptist

Failing Forward, Part 3 Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Nov 10, 2003

Do you feel God has placed you on a shelf because of something you’ve done? Never forget that you are serving the God, not only of a second chance, but countless chances.

For some of you, it was all you could do to even come here today. You failed over and over. You had such a bad week or month that you really didn’t even want to show up today. We sometimes want to give up because of · the regularity of our sin (“I just can’t seem to stop!”), · the reproach of ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

What Jesus Desiers

Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 10, 2003

This sermon discusses the unity Jesus prayed for his people in John 17. It is the kind of koininia exemplified in the Trinity. This unity occurs because of change of heart rather than a change of organizational structure.

What Jesus Desires John 17:10-11,20-23 2-20-02 This morning we want to talk about - What Jesus Desires as Reflected in John 17. We are prone to focus is on what we desire and how we can receive what we want and need from the Lord. That’s not wrong. God tells us to delight ourselves in Him and ...read more

Scripture: John 17:10-23, Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Charismatic

A New Creation

Contributed by Steven Kellett on Mar 10, 2002

God takes that which is dark, formless and void and creates new and wonderful life.

Sitting in her car - on a dark road just outside of town, a young high school girl looks at her life. This is what she sees: „Y I am overweight „Y I have no friends „Y My future holds no promise As she slides the bullet in the chamber of her father¡¦s 38 revolver, she thinks; "It¡¦s no use - ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31, Genesis 1:1-5

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Power's Seduction Series

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Mar 12, 2002

Easter reflection series: Jesus had power to subdue his enemies who came for him, why did He refuse to act with power and how we can respond with His life when power seduces us

Power’s Seduction Easter Reflection Series Mark 15:1-32 A. The Fallacy of Power Ever seen an abacus? U know those centipede-like things with wooden beads in rows. It’s a Chinese adding machine, calculator and PC even before the PC was invented. Still in use today in Asia, and perhaps u may ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:1-32

Denomination: Evangelical Free

He That Reapeth

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 18, 2000

Years ago, in a small town in Texas, a German mer-chant and his entire family came forward at the close of a service to receive Christ as Savior and Lord.

Years ago, in a small town in Texas, a German mer-chant and his entire family came forward at the close of a service to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. When the pastor asked him to tell his experience, this is what he said. "Yesterday I closed my store early and went for a ride with my family. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:5-6

Denomination: Baptist

Washing Dirty Feet (Cancelled Debts)

Contributed by John Skaggs on Oct 18, 2000

(Matthew 6:9-15 NASB) "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name.

(Matthew 6:9-15 NASB) "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. {10} 'Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. {11} 'Give us this day our daily bread. {12} 'AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS, AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN OUR DEBTORS. {13} 'And do not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:6-8