Sermons on Right Hands Of Fellowship:

God's Plan For Successful Marriages

Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 16, 2005

I suggest that we need to go back to the blueprint & read again the words of the architect who designed marriage in the first place, & find out what He has to say about it.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX ILL. A Hollywood actor who was famous for his romantic roles was once asked the question, "What makes a great lover?" I am sure that the listeners expected him to answer with a typical playboy-macho response. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Apprentice

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Feb 8, 2005

A sermon on how to achieve great things.

THE APPRENTICE How To Achieve Great Things 9/15/04 I. Introduction NBC’s hit reality show, The Apprentice, entered its second season last week. Eighteen candidates were selected from all walks of life to compete for the prize of becoming Donald Trump’s apprentice. Each week, these candidates will ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trade In "I've Arrived" For "Let's Grow!" Series

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 8, 2005

A lot of people plateau because they think once they become a Christian, that’s it -- they’ve arrived. If you want to make progress, trade in that attitude for one that says, "I’m going to grow!" *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

Trade-offs for a happy 2005. Everything plateaus when until you’re willing to make the trade-off. <ILLUS> Mt. Climber up Mt. Everest – started out with cameras, tripods, exotic foods, etc. Discarded them one by one. He had to make the trade-off to keep on climbing upward. Trade in “I’ve ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:17-18

Denomination: Holiness

Muddy Waters [simplicity / Assurance]

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 25, 2005

If you had a child that was abducted, and you had the chance to get a message to them telling them how to get home...would you make that message simple or complicated? So it is w/ God’s salvation. Free Powerpoint at website.

Muddy Waters Acts 16:25-30 PowerPoint at: http://www.gbcdecatur.org/sermons/MuddyWaters.html Several cases of child abductions have been in the news in recent weeks. And just this past Friday, in a kidnapping horrifyingly reminiscent of Elizabeth Smart a few years ago, 9 yr. old Jessica Lunsford ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-30

Denomination: Baptist

A Walk By The Water

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 10, 2005

"The Miserable Patient and the Mighty Physician" The Impotent Man: The Market, the Multitude, the Man, the Messiah, the Mercy, the Message. Free Powerpoint at website.

A Walk by the Water “The Miserable Patient and the Mighty Physician” John 5:1-9 Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://www.gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WalkByWater.html Bethesda= “House of Mercy” The “House of Mercy” was a house of misery for many. This pool was ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Absolute Loyalty

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 12, 2005

? Sermon 5 of a New Year?s series based on Wilkinson?s book Experiencing Spiritual Breakthroughs.

Tomorrow is Valentine?s Day and I thought that I would begin this morning with a couple of statements by Doug Fields, a veteran of youth ministry and I believe the head of youth ministry at Saddleback Community Church in California which is pastored by Rick Warren. The thoughts came from the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:33

Denomination: Church Of God

Full Exposure

Contributed by David Asch on Mar 31, 2005

Today we’re going to find out who you used to be. This text describes who you used to be, who you are now, and what it means for your life today.

Full Exposure Ephesians 5:8-14 INTRO: How many of you are glad you are no longer what you were? Recently I was going through some pictures and I came across some painful reminders of what I was. [show old pictures of Dave]. I sure don’t want to go back and relive those days! Aren’t you glad I’m ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 4, 2005

This morning is our last message in our series on the Ten Commandments. I think I just heard a sigh of relief from someone. Like many of you, I struggle with this last commandment. “Thou shalt not covet..”

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Text: Exodus 20:1,2, & 17 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED This morning is our last message in our series on the Ten Commandments. I think I just heard a sigh of relief from someone. Personally I have been challenged several times by this series. Today will be no different. As a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

True Reality - The Amazing Race Series

Contributed by Lin Smalec on Nov 10, 2005

Through the lens of a popular reality TV show, this sermon encourages believers to commit to the amazing race of the Christian life.

Rev. Lin Smalec Salem Church, Waynesboro, PA TRUE REALITY - THE AMAZING RACE 13 November 2005 How many of you have ever been in a foot race or marathon? Wow! I really admire people who can put out the physical effort needed to run in a race like that. Words like endurance, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope Beyond Compare Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 27, 2005

Looking at the hope that God offers at Christmas

Christmas Beyond Compare – Hope beyond Compare – Rom 15:7-13 Gladstone Baptist Church – 25/12/04 am Well Happy Christmas to you all. I do hope that Christmas for you is a time of joy, peace and hope – A Christmas beyond Compare. But you know, Christmas isn’t like that for everyone … For some ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom Series

Contributed by Mark Edwards on Apr 21, 2006

This morning we want to deal with some of the tensions, some of the prisons that we put ourselves in because of finances.

Show two videos on possessions Civil Action Willy wonka and the chocolate factory In December last year the reserve bank of Australia released figures which indicate that the average Australian household has doubled their debt in the last five years. Today Australian families owe 720 billion ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Biblical Theology Of Sex And Sexuality Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 24, 2006

An overview of a Biblical theology of sex and sexuality

Sex and the City of God April 23, 2006 Biblical Theology of Sex and Sexuality Show Nooma Flame video – 11 minutes I just love Rob’s interpretation of the verse from Song of Songs: “You know whatever this is, It’s so good, it’s so beautiful that we can’t do anything to mess this up.” I feel ...read more

Denomination: *other

The Da Vinci Code: Can The Bible Be Trusted Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Apr 27, 2006

Dan Brown raises questions about the integrity of the Bible as we have it today. This message addresses acqusations that the canon of Scripture was manipulated for political purposes.

Introduction: On December 26, 2005, a tsunami, created by an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, killed thousands of people from 12 different countries. It registered a 9.0 on the Richter scale. To provide you with a little perspective, the most powerful quake to ever hit America occurred in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

If You Are Not Believing God For Something, You Really Don't Believe! Series

Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Feb 5, 2006

Believing God goes beyond just believing the bible is true. As a believer, I have to believe God to do something specifically for me.

THE BELIEVER’S TRAINING HANDBOOK (Chapter 5) If You Are Not Believing God for Something, You Really Don’t Believe! INTRO - We are in the middle of basic training. We’re learning how to believe God for anything and to believe God for everything because the basic purpose of a believer is to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:35-43

Denomination: Charismatic

Love Involves Vulnerability And Risk

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Feb 14, 2006

All forms of loving require greater or lesser degrees of vulnerability. Anyone who determines to be a lover needs to understand that there is a price tag involved for them.

LOVE INVOLVES VULNERABILITY AND RISK Matthew 22:23-40 Intro: 1. Read the Redneck Valentines Day Poem The Redneck Valentine. Collards is green, my dog’s name is Blue and I’m so lucky to have a sweet thang like you. Yore hair is like cornsilk a-flapping in the breeze. Softer than Blue’s and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:23-40

Denomination: United Methodist