Sermons on Run Your Race:

Hey! We Are Baptized Into Something?

Contributed by Doug Koehler on Jan 9, 2009

Paul connects a response to an opponent’s longing to cheapen Grace with how far God was willing to go (BAPTISM) to show us how much he wants to free us from sin.

Romans 6:1-11 There are a number of responses to God’s Word that I simply do not understand. Some people for example, feel they can live their lives as recipients of God’s Grace without ever spending quality time in God’s Word. There are others who seek out what I like to call cheap Grace. Cheap ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Knowledge Without Love Who Get's The Glory?

Contributed by Doug Koehler on Jan 29, 2009

What would happen to our world if we had knowledge but no love to guide us? What happens to us when we focus on Godly knowledge but love does not motivate us to share our wisdom?

Knowledge without love? WHO GETS THE GLORY? Where would we be if we had great knowledge but no love? Imagine if our entire generation decided that knowledge was all that mattered. What would be the result? We would know how to operate using all our medical skill but, we would not care enough about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus & The Father Are One Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 23, 2009

Jesus continues His shepherd sermon in this passage but He also advances another teaching. Jesus makes the declaration that He & the Father are one. It is clear that persons must recognize Jesus as being one with the Father or else reject Him entirely.

JOHN 10: 22-30 JESUS & THE FATHER ARE ONE Jesus continues His shepherd sermon in this passage but He also advances another teaching. Jesus makes the declaration that He and the Father are one. It is clear that persons must recognize Jesus as being one with the Father or else reject Him ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-30

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas And Creation

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 17, 2006

1. Christmas proclaims a mystery. 2. Christmas promises redemption. 3. Christmas promulgates meaning.

Last week we read the prayer of Zechariah called the “Benedictus”,as he praised God for his faithfulness to his covenant with Abraham. This week we are looking at the prayer of Mary, often called the “Magnificat.” Mary also connects the birth of her son with the covenant God made with Abraham, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-55

Denomination: Methodist

Emotions

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 28, 2009

We all have emotions as did Jesus, Mary and Martha.

Text: Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died” (John 11:21). When that verse is isolated one gets the feeling that Martha is casting blame on Jesus because His absence brought about the death of her brother Lazarus. You can almost feel the emotion of ...read more

Scripture: John 11:32-44

Denomination: Christian Church

Why Are You Fearful?

Contributed by Mark Baker on Nov 26, 2009

If you are full of fear you are not full of faith. Without faith it is impossible to please Him...

Matthew 8:25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!’’ 26. But He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?’’ Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea. And there was a great calm. Jesus has a way of getting right to the point ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:25-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Paul Kept Surrendered So He Could Graduate!

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 14, 2010

What Paul went through to serve God.

Paul kept surrendered so he could graduate! 2 COR 4:7-12, 16-18 A father was filling out an application form for his daughter, who was seeking entrance to a very exclusive college. He came to the question on the form which asked whether the applicant was a leader. In honesty, he wrote, "No, ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Daniel Series

Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Jul 29, 2010

This is the 9th message on Bible characters. The outlines is 1-)The Position Daniel Served, 2-)The Predicaments Daniel Faced, 3-)The Principles He Modeled.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS SERIES 9 – DANIEL This morning, we are continuing with our sermon series, entitled, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS And over the last few weeks, we’ve been talking about the fact that we all need, and all can have CLOSE ENCOUNTERS And… --no matter our past --no matter our ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why The Law? Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 30, 2010

The first message in a series on Leviticus is an introduction to what we will study for the next five weeks. Paul explains the purpose of the Law in Gal. 3:24 where the law is called a schoolmaster to bring us to Christ.

Leviticus Series #1 Why the LAW? Galatians 3:24 CHCC: June 13, 2010 INTRODUCTION: Recently I looked back over my records of all the sermons I’ve preached at Castle Hills Christian Church and realized that over the past 25 years, I’ve preached from all the books of the New ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gideon Series

Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009

The story of Gideon divided into 9 distinct sections revealing the possibility of the church to Go In Divine Existence Over Nations.

GIDEON God In Divine Existence Over Nations Go In Divine Existence Over Nations God’s Answer to a Backslidden Nation His Answer to Their Wickedness His Answer to Their Cry (Jdg 6:1) And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christmas Eve

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 4, 2010

A Christmas Eve message that uses the childhood account of Steve Hugo to demonstrate why the incarnation is meaningless apart from the rest of Jesus’ life.

Tonight, I’d like to share an autobiographical account written by a man named Steve Hugo about his childhood and his next door neighbor. For as far back as I can remember, I always treated Old Man Jones, my neighbor, in the worst ways. Each April 1st, I had the "burning paper bag with dog poop in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

People Of Prayer

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 9, 2010

God works wonders through people of prayer.

God works wonders through people of prayer. • Why? Because people of prayer knows God’s heart; they understand His will, and they trust Him. • People of prayer have faith in God, because they have been spending time with Him. They have an intimate relationship with God. This ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Calls Simon, Andrew, James And John

Contributed by Chris Blackshaw on Feb 3, 2010

Jesus calls the first disciples, preaches to the crowds then performs a miracle.

God our Father whose word has come among us, may the light of faith kindled in our hearts shine in our words and deeds, through him, who is Christ the Lord, who is alive and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen Fishing was both an important and common way ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

Heaven, I’m In Heaven Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 19, 2010

A study of chapter 4 verses 1 through 11

Revelation 4: 1 –11 Heaven, I’m In Heaven 1 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”2 ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-11

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Paul Kept Surrendered So He Could Graduate! Series

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on May 22, 2010

Paul passed many tests to graduate.

Paul kept surrendered so he could graduate! 2 COR 4:7-12, 16-18 A father was filling out an application form for his daughter, who was seeking entrance to a very exclusive college. He came to the question on the form which asked whether the applicant was a leader. In honesty, he wrote, "No, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12

Denomination: Wesleyan