Sermons on Runner:

When The Excitement Fades And Your Ready To Quit

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 25, 2002

Peter is given as an example of one of the first preachers who wanted to quit, from this text we can glean three questions that can cause us to desire to quit.

“When The Excitement Fades; And you feel like quitting.” John 21:1-22 [Sermon suggested in an article by the same name by Ed Underwood. (Kindred Spirit publication of Dallas Seminary, Spring 1992) pp. 10-13] (All Scriptures quoted unless specified ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Product Of Real Love Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 28, 2010

The act of loving is what makes a person better than he is. Love enlarges the boarders of our heart, it deepens us & overflow from us. It is by loving that we come nearer to God & knit our soul to that of Jesus. To refuse to love is to contract inward

[LIVING IN LOVE SERIES] 1 CORINTHIANS 13:6b-8a THE PRODUCT OF REAL LOVE Here we find Real Love’s Outcome. Love, says Browning, “is the energy of life.” The Bible says where God is, love is, for God is love. All of these 15 colors and hues of the spectrum of love we find in this passage are verbs ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

Leading A Life Worthy

Contributed by Monty Newton on Aug 6, 2012

Because we have been called by God, we are to live worthy of that calling.

Title: Leading a Life Worthy Text: Ephesians 4:1-16 Thesis: Because we have been called by God we are to live worthy of that calling. Background/Setting the Stage: The first three chapters of Ephesians may be thought of as speaking to God’s grace and our salvation and of our profession of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Brook Runs Dry

Contributed by Greg Yort on Apr 23, 2018

I. God sends us out to confront and counter the sins of our nation II. God tests us through His guidance III. God tests us in our hiding place IV. God tests us when the brook runs dry

Introduction One of the new terms of our day is “virtual reality.” We live in a day and time filled with imaginary stories, characters, and scenes. These transport us into unreality, a world of make believe, even a world of science fiction that catapults us into another world. We go to an IMAX ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

Cure For Troubled Hearts Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 26, 2020

To find the cure for your troubled heart, look ahead to the place Jesus is preparing for you, look up in prayer to your Heavenly Father, and look within at your Partner, the Holy Spirit.

Turbulence is the number one concern of anxious flyers. So much about it seems dangerous, but Patrick Smith, a commercial airline pilot who flies Boeing 757’s and 767’s, assures flyers that turbulence seems a lot worse than it actually is. Smith writes: “For all intents and purposes, a plane ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-18, John 14:27

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Gospel: Good News Revealed By God

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 1, 2019

The Gospel - Good News Revealed by God - Galatians chapter 2 verses 1-21 – sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE (1). The Runner (vs 1-5) (2). The Steward (vs 6-10) (3). The Watchman (vs 11-13) (4). The Destroyer (vs 14-21) SERMON BODY: Ill • George Whitefield, also spelled Whitfield, • May have been the most well-known religious figure; • Of the eighteenth-century English-speaking ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-21

Denomination: Brethren

Cure For Troubled Hearts Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 1, 2023

Jesus’ cure for the troubled heart is to look ahead to the place Jesus is preparing for you, look up in prayer to your Heavenly Father, and look within at your Partner, the Holy Spirit. Look to the Triune God: God the Father; God the Son; and God the Holy Spirit.

Turbulence is the number one concern of anxious flyers. So much about it seems dangerous, but Patrick Smith, a commercial airline pilot who flies Boeing 757’s and 767’s, assures flyers that turbulence seems a lot worse than it actually is. Smith writes: “For all intents and purposes, a plane ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Basic Need Of A Spring

Contributed by Ian Biss on Jan 29, 2002

The church must have fervent love if it is to stand.

The Basic Need of a Spring by Ian Biss 1/20/02 Intro . . . The late Peter Marshall, an eloquent speaker and for several years the chaplain of the US Senate, used to love to tell the story of “the Keeper of the Spring,” a quiet forest dweller who lived high above an Austrian village along ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8

Denomination: Grace Brethren

When Tragedy Hits Home

Contributed by David Sylvester on Sep 14, 2001

Dealing with grief in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy.

“WHEN TRAGEDY HITS HOME” Habakkuk 1: 12 - 2:4 News reports on September 11, 2001 portrayed jubilant Palestinians dancing in the streets, handing out candy, and shouting “God is great” as they celebrated the deaths of estimated thousands of Americans as a result of a coordinated and simultaneous ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Straining 'till The End

Contributed by Dan Bentz on Sep 19, 2001

Sometimes we give up to easily. Paul provides a great example of what every Christian should be doing - Straining ’till the End!

Straining ‘till the End Philippians 3:12 - 14 Introduction – I read that it took Winston Churchill three years to get through the eighth grade because he had trouble learning English. In kind of an ironic twist, years later in the midst of World War II Oxford University asked then Prime Minister ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Living A Godly Life In An Ungodly World

Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Sep 25, 2001

Living a godly life is not popular but it’s possible. How do we do it?

Living a Godly Life in an Ungodly World Intro: A teenage Muslim student accepted Christ in Deerborn, Michigan. She eventually took the challenge of being at See You At the Pole. She was the only one who showed up out of her 85% Muslim school. She endured a lot of persecution, even from her own ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14, 1 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Give Up

Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 25, 2002

We are called to never give up when we have God on our side

Don’t Give Up Selected Passages August 24, 2002 Introduction A man decided to join a monastery and one of the rules of the group was that you were only allowed to speak two words every ten years. At the end of ten years he said, "Bad food!" Ten more years went by and he said, "Hard bed!" ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14, Galatians 6:7-10

Denomination: Church Of God

The Devil Made Me Do It! Series

Contributed by David Lansdown on Jul 14, 2002

Looking at the account of Ananias and Sapphira in four sections: 1. The Sin of Ananias and Sapphira, 2. The Courage of the Apostle Peter, 3. The Judgment of God, and 4. The Reaction of the people.

THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT! Acts 5:1-11 INTRODUCTION That great preacher of old, Spurgeon said – and I quote, ‘Mark Antony once yoked two lions together and drove them through the streets of Rome, but no human skill can ever yoke together the Lion of the Tribe of Judah and the Lion of the Pit.’ ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Growing Into The Race Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Jul 10, 2006

For some reason, it makes perfect sense to most of us, to not try and run the Boston Marathon without proper training. But when it comes to our relationship with Christ, we make the decision to follow Him and think that we can just sit back and enjoy the

If you guys can remember what we talked about two weeks ago, we began to look at our mission statement – Living to Grow, Serve, Worship, and Share. We spent the majority of our time focusing on the importance of “living together.” For starters we talked about that this was a major component to the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Little Leaven Leavens The Whole Lump Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 1, 2005

A small amount of sin can corrupt the thinking of a large group of people at the church.

A Little Leaven Leavens The Whole Lump Gal 5.7-10 Galatians Series July 31, 2005 Chester FBC Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: Lance Armstrong won his seventh Tour de France in a row this last week. A He is sporting legend who comeback from cancer a few years back. 1 The ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:7-10

Denomination: Baptist