Sermons on Rich Spiritually:

Spirituality Of Creation Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 13, 2008

A new course at God at the Pub. This talk deals with how the Celts met God in and through His creation.

Earthed Spirituality: The Spirituality of Creation Last week, when we were introducing ourselves, Sarah talked about how hard it is to be a Christian around environmentalists – since it has been Christians who have sparked the industrialization of the world and much of the environmental disaster ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-6

Denomination: *other

Spiritual Reflection

Contributed by Darren Rogers on Dec 29, 2007

We can get so busy in our day to day lives that we can forget Who God is and what He would have us to do.

Spiritual Reflection – 30th December 2007 am Isn’t it amazing how much rushing around is associated with Christmas.. We have been so busy as a church – it was wonderful… I would like us to take time to reflect on our Spiritual lives and have a year end stock check. Let’s make sure that everything ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritually Bankrupt

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jan 7, 2008

Shows how the abundance of pleasure can bankrupt the Spirit.

Spiritually Bankrupt Ecclesiastes 2: 1-3 1) I said in mine heart, go to now, I will prove thee with mirth , therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. 2) I said of laughter, it is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 3) I sought in mine heart to give ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Disciplines Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 15, 2008

An introduction sermon for a 13 week series on exploring various Spiritual Disciplines, designed to help the church draw closer to Christ and grow in Christlikeness.

Spiritual Disciplines: Introduction January 6, 2008 1 Timothy 4:7-8 John 10:10 {Video of me shooting free throws and talking about spiritual disciplines} Not a bad basketball player, even when the camera is on me. I was hitting in crunch time, the pressure was on and there were no retakes. Just ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Baptist

"Spiritual Relationships" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 11, 2008

Sermon 16 in a study in Colossians

(“Relating According to the Spirit”) “Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. 20 Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not exasperate ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

Spiritual Fathers

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jun 16, 2008

I John 2:12-14 gives three levels of spiritual maturity, “Children, Young Men, and Fathers.”

“Spiritual Fathers” I John 2:12-14 Today we honor fathers. One thing that helps us as parents is not to take life or our children too seriously. Having lots of humor keep us on track. A father was reading Bible stores to his young son. He read, “The man named Lot was warned to take his wife ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:12-14

Denomination: Free Methodist

Spirituality Of Pilgrimage Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 25, 2008

Pilgrimage is traveling with God

Celtic Spirituality of Pilgrimage Earthed Spirituality Retreat: June 13, 2008 The Spiritual Practice of Pilgramage – traveling for a spiritual experience – to the Holy Land, Rome or other historic sites. People go on pilgrimages for many different reasons – healing, penance, connection with God, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Denomination: *other

Spirituality Of Hospitality Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 25, 2008

Hospitality was a Spiritual practice for the Celts, and should be for us too!

Celtic Spirituality of Hospitality Monday, June 16, 2008 Earthed Spirituality, God at the Pub Distinction between entertaining and hospitality, - entertaining people is showing off your house, and your cooking abilities to them, - Hospitality is opening your house to them. – welcoming people ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-10

Denomination: *other

Spiritually Forsaken Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 2, 2008

Exposition of Isa 58:1-14 about spiritually forsaking the care of the less fortunate by fasting, prayer, and worship and God’s response to that behavior

Text: Isaiah 58:1-14, Title: Spiritually Forsaken, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/29/08, AM A. Opening illustration: some local illustration of trying to help someone, or maybe a generic example of how things usually go with trying to help those who are struggling. B. Background to passage: As we continue our ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Passionate Spirituality

Contributed by Brien Sims on Jul 8, 2008

Encouragement to give your all to God all the time in all you do.

How many of you here today feel as though any fire that could be considered a passion has been extinguished? Your love for the activities you like to do has been wiped out and now you are working with an emptied and tired slate. Survival may be the only way of life that you reach for because ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Spiritual Church

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 12, 2008

One of Jesus’ last challenges to the Disciples/Church before the day of Pentecost.

A SPIRITUAL CHURCH Luke 24:49 INTRO: The text is part of Christ’s last commission to His disciples before the Church was organized after Pentecost. All candidates for God’s Church must have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them. If our Church is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:49

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Rescues

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 26, 2008

When Jesus stopped at the Well in Samaria he was performing a spiritual rescue and demonstrating guidelines for us to do the same

She was rescued twice. Two times, two complete strangers made a decision to rescue her, within two days of each other. Not bad, huh? Her name was Kelly Moore which means absolutely nothing to you. You don’t know Kelly Moore but most of you know some of the circumstances about the day that she ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Spiritual Schizophrenia Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 20, 2008

It is impossible to live a life characterized by blessing God while simultaneously cursing other believers. To attempt to so live is to demonstrate that one is suffering spiritual schizophrenia.

JAMES 3:7-12 SPIRITUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA “Every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who ...read more

Scripture: James 3:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritually Oblivious Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Aug 19, 2008

A spiritual experience is not faith, having God speak to you is not faith, Knowing about God is not faith, doing what God says is not faith - faith is based upon relationship - Balaam is a Spiritual Counterfeit.

You may have read in the paper that counterfeit bills have been turning up here and there around town. What you may have not heard about, is the amateur counterfeiter that was operating here in town. It turns out that this armature counterfeiter accidentally printed a large amount of 21 dollar ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:21-40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Pursuit

Contributed by Ed Warfield on Aug 21, 2008

Many of us are sitting around with 20 year old prophecies. It’s so easy to become disappointed, disillusioned or bitter when it seems like God hasn’t come through like we expected.

Spiritual Pursuit - Proverbs 2:3; Matt 7:7 & Luke 11:9 Intro.: In our “crying out and lifting up our voices”. We find that God has a sort of soft spot. He is tender concerning our spiritual poverty, persistence and hunger. Jesus related a story in Luke 11:5-8 that illustrates persistence. We are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-10

Denomination: Charismatic