Sermons on Right Time:

God's Beloved

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Dec 31, 2000

Year C. The Baptism of Our Lord January 7, 2001

Year C. The Baptism of Our Lord Luke 3: 15-16, 21-22 Lord of the Lake Lutheran Church Web page http://lordofthelake.org By The Rev. Jerry Morrissey, Esq., Pastor E-mail pastor@southshore.com Title; “God’s Beloved” Heavenly Father we do not fear, for You have redeemed us; You have called us by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:15-22

Denomination: Lutheran

A Long Night's Journey Into Day

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 9, 2001

Funeral message for Mr. Wadell Wilkins, who had been comatose for years, following an apparent reaction to an anesthetic administered for orthopedic surgery

A LONG NIGHT’S JOURNEY INTO DAY Numbers 9:15-23 When our children were small, our family would take trips back home to Kentucky. We discovered that a six hundred mile journey was better if we traveled at night. We would pack our bags, make a big thermos of coffee for me, and set out in the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 9:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

A Beginning And An End

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 11, 2001

Sermon for a 50 yr old Christian who died of a brain tumor

Invocation texts Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks. 1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his [1]; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

He Has Prepared A Place

Contributed by Larry Jones on Feb 24, 2001

Heaven is the winner’s circle of life’s race.

John 14:1-6 He’s Prepared A Place ! Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, Revelation 21:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Go Or Stay?

Contributed by James Wilson on Mar 2, 2001

Every Christian must decide whether to obey the Great Commission or not.

Go or Stay? Isaiah 6:1-8 KJV In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. [2] Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Our God Is Not Small

Contributed by Alan Stokes on Mar 8, 2001

As we draw closer to the Jesus who was Transfigured, we will find that God is bigger than all of our problems.

Today is Transfiguration Sunday. On this Sunday in the church year, we call to our memory the event when Jesus Christ went up on the mountain and his appearance radically changed before Moses, Elijah, Peter, James, and John. Read Luke 9:28-36 Several years ago now, J.B. Phillips wrote a best ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36

Denomination: Holiness

Beware Of The Second Love

Contributed by Kenneth Pack on Mar 16, 2001

From various Bible characters we can see that today as then there are many voices bidding for our love and affection. The most important thing is to keep the Lord first in our lives.

Intro: The passage we read in Deut. 20 is often referred to as the laws concerning warfare. There’s no denying that the church is in a war today. It’s an ever-increasing war against the enemy of our souls. Notice – When the officers stepped up they were about to go into battle. The word of ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 20:1-8, Revelation 2:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ruth, The Woman Who Went On An Adventure Series

Contributed by Michael Thomas on Mar 17, 2001

A message about how with God’s guidance we too can take a risk & go on an adventure

Message for Sunday March 11/01 Ruth, the woman who went on an adventure My wife has told me that as a child or even as an adult she never dreamed that one day she would be living in the United States. Her family, her friends, her life was there in El Salvador. When I proposed to her in December of ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why The Holy Spirit Wants Us To Remember The Limits Of Success

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 23, 2001

Why The Holy Spirit Wants Us To Remember That Success in Human Terms is not as Important as Success in the Eyes of God

Why The Holy Spirit Wants Us To Remember That Success in Human Terms is not as Important as Success in the Eyes of God Illustration:The figure of the Crucified invalidates all thought which takes success for its standard. Paul wrote,"My message was not set forth in persuasive (enticing)words of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is There Evidence?

Contributed by Sonny Thomas, Sr. on Jun 24, 2001

If you claim the name of Christian, are there evidences in your life to support that claim?

I. A Christian Shows Evidences of Believing - v. 21 "And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord." Many today claim the name of Christian or profess Christianity as the basis for their lives. However, a large portion of these same individuals do ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-26

Denomination: Baptist

Fact #3

Contributed by Jeremy Mccombs on Jun 25, 2001

A sermon imphasizing the importants of remembering that God is I AM and He is in our lives today. With him in our lives nothing else is important.

Fact # 3 Opening Song: To God be the Glory! Text: Zechariah 4:6 & 7 I. There are many great leaders in Israel’s history. But there are two that seem to stand out. Both respected and revered because of the great things God did through them. Two men God handpicked, trained and molded to lead ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:6-7

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Holy

Contributed by James Groce on Aug 4, 2001

the more “holy” a place becomes. . .the more restrictive it becomes

------------------- Text: 1 Peter 1:13-16 ------------------- I. Gird up mind. The race of holiness. II. One thing you learn from the study of the tabernacle is that the more “holy” a place becomes. . .the more restrictive it becomes. 1. World 2. The camp of Israel. Several ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Rules Of A Pentcostal Church

Contributed by Rick Macdonald on Aug 8, 2001

As we look at spiritual gifts, we need to first look as love.

Title: The Rules of a Pentecostal Church Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-8 Date: November 5, 1995 By: Pastor Rick MacDonald Introduction: Life is governed by rules. Without rules - absolutes - we become people who have no boundaries and therefore are controlled only by our urges. As a result we live ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Appeals For Preachers

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 14, 2001

Aim to meet the felt, perceived, and real needs of your audience through the ministry of the word of God. b). Aim to inform, persuade, and to inspire your congregation to commitment to Christ, to the church, and to service. c). Aim to eliminate peop

GOALS AND APPEALS IN PREACHING 1. The Goal of Preaching 2 Cor. 5:18-20 contains the summary purposes of preaching: a). To communicate the revelation of God contained in His word and relate it to the needs of the people. b). To beseech people to be reconciled to God. This means that the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Varieties Of The Way Paul Used Shame, Guilt, Anxiety In Persuading People F

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 21, 2001

VARIETIES OF THE WAY PAUL USED SHAME, GUILT, ANXIETY IN PERSUADING PEOPLE FOR CHRIST

VARIETIES OF THE WAY PAUL USED SHAME, GUILT, ANXIETY IN PERSUADING PEOPLE FOR CHRIST 1. Innocent Shame Guilt, Anxiety - Tension felt when one’s character is slandered without justification. Someone may be guileless, harmless, and lacking any responsibility for a wrong doing, but be wrongly ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational