Sermons on Richard Turner:

Let The Walls Come Down

Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on Nov 14, 2003

Letting the Walls of our life come down so we can let God in and we can reach out.

Last week I stood in the food court of the Seattle Center waiting for my sandwich to be prepared. As I walked by one area, a piece of graffitied stone stood beside me, encased on 4 sides with a wooden framework but the edges of the stone showing and left ragged. I thought it was unusual that they ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:1-50, Mark 13:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Get Up

Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on May 3, 2004

That we cannot sit and do nothing..we have to Get Up and become active in our Christianity

One of my favorite children series of books is written by Christian author C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia. Every two years I take these books off the shelf and re-read them and they always seem to have a different lesson for me. The following dialogue appears in C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:36-43

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Time For Separation Is Over And Coming Together Must Be Our Plan!

Contributed by Jevon Turner,sr. on Nov 1, 2008

We need to tare down Religious Seregation and bring the body of Christ together! We must tare down the separation between us Jesus! Hate Sin!

Time for Separation Is Over and Coming Together Must Be Our Plan! Acts Ch2 Vv1-2 Philippians Ch2 Vv1-5 As I stand here this morning it saddens my heart to know that at this very hour all across the world, we are more divide on this day that we call Sunday than any other day of the week. At this ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-2

Staying Preserved,in A Fermented World!

Contributed by Jevon Turner,sr. on Sep 9, 2006

This world is full of sin and we must learn how to stay preserved.

Staying Preserved, In A Fermented World! Jude 1: 1-10 As, I start this sermon I must say that I am very thankful for Jude’s letter written to all believers everywhere. This letter from Jude helps us understand the importance of staying truthful to our faith in Jesus Christ and his word. The ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:1-10

My Mind Is Made Up!

Contributed by Jevon Turner,sr. on Jul 4, 2015

We must have a made up mind to serve Christ and get to heaven!

My Mind Is Made Up! Joshua 24: 15(b) :but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Romans 4:20-21 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:20-21

Get Ready To Move!

Contributed by Jevon Turner,sr. on Jul 8, 2015

It is time for us to move from where we are in life to where God wants us to be!

Get Ready to Move!! Joshua Ch1Vv1-11 1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-11

Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?

Contributed by Jevon Turner,sr. on Jul 8, 2015

We need to have the same mind as Christ!

Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? Philippians Chapter 2 Verse 5 Phil 2:5, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:” The mind is a powerful part of our body. Because if someone can get into your mind they can change you. Everything we do physically causes us to use our ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5

Power Of Words

Contributed by Scott Gipson on Feb 20, 2001

STICKS AND STONES CAN HURT MY BONES, AND WORDS ARE JUST AS HURTFUL

POWER OF WORDS! MT 12:31-37 JAMES 3:10 INTRODUCTION: STORY OF A PASTOR WHO WAS BUILDING A TRELLIS FOR HIS ROSES. YOUNG BOY WATCHING “JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT A PREACHER SAYS WHEN HE HITS HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER. A). WHETHER A PREACHER, OR NOT, ...read more

Scripture: James 3:10, Matthew 12:31-37

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Word From God

Contributed by Richard Gardner on Jul 1, 2001

Never let us assume that we are in control of our lives, because God has the final answer.

A Word from God What I am about to share with each of you this week, to some might seem odd, unreal or unbelievable and many will acknowledge it to something just ordinary. But to me anything so divine and real can’t be contained in our lives without sharing it with another. In “1 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Looking Toward Revival

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 16, 2004

The mistake of looking at sins in society while ignoring our own.

Judges 20 LOOKING TOWARD REVIVAL Give background from Judges 19 Sounds similar to America today. Last year, President Bush signed a ban, making it illegal to perform partial-birth abortions. The ban has not been enforced during the past year because 3 federal judges agreed to hear ...read more

Scripture: Judges 20:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons In Faith From An Idiot

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 9, 2005

FCF: God is big enough to accomplish whatever he wants with whomever he wants.

Lessons in Faith from an Idiot Text: Judges 11 (The Story of Japheth) FCF: God is big enough to accomplish whatever he wants. Note: Invocation = Ecclesiastes 3 Outline If God wants to do something, I. He’ll use whomever he wants II. He’ll use them however he wants III. He’ll use them ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Fare Thee Well

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Sep 6, 2012

Some good last words from Paul and Nixon.

II Timothy 4:1-8 August 09, 1974 “Now, however, we look to the future. I had a little quote in the speech last night from T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt]. As you know, I kind of like to read books. I am not educated, but I do read books -- and the T.R. quote was a pretty good one. Here is another ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christ, In Thy Mercy, Save Thou Me!

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 2, 2018

He will faithfully forgive us when we ask. But if when Nero demands we drop the incense in prayer to the emperor, if we deny Christ is Lord, then He must deny us.

Thursday of 9th Week in Course 2018 Reformation/Revolution St. Paul wrote the second letter to bishop Timothy during his final imprisonment. Here he calls himself a “criminal,” probably because the cruel emperor Nero had made profession of faith in Christ a capital crime. It is likely that Paul ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:8-15, Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Catholic

The Power Of Encouragement SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 9, 2023

This word, paraklesis, is used 29 times in the New Testament. What we learn from a study of this word is that an encouraged Christian is a positive functioning member of the body, but that a discouraged Christian is a malfunctioning member of the body.

Admiral Richard Byrd, a famous polar explorer, had incredible adventures of being lost and then found. In his book Alone, he recounts being alone for six months in his small shack during a long Antarctic winter. Every day, he would take a walk, pushing a bundle of sticks into the snow every 30 ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1

Topics: Encouragement, Christianity

"Financial Aerobics”

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 18, 2002

This message looks at how we can build a real net worth in heaven.

Intro: Three boys in the schoolyard were bragging about who had the better father. The first boy says, "My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, and they give him $100." The second boy says, "That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational