Sermons about Running On Empty

Experience Eternal Life Series

Contributed by Keith Manry on May 18, 2004

based on 14 ratings

| 3,538 views

Easter Sunday - Part 5 (The final sermon) of a series based on Mel Gibson’s film "The Passion of the Christ." Portions of this sermon were derived from sermons given by Sermon Central designed with the same intent.

“Experience Eternal Life” John 20:1-18 Introduction: It was the night of October 31st, 1936. Halloween night. A group of men and women sat with their hands joined at a round table. They awaited the message – the same message they had hoped to receive for the past 10 Halloweens. But the message did ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

And God Laughed

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Mar 28, 2005

based on 40 ratings

| 6,002 views

It is Easter and the resurrection is the laughter of the universe at our inability to understand and at Evil’s inability to read the end of the book.

And God Laughed John 20:1-18 March 27, 2005 I don’t watch a whole lot of television, but I do like cop shows: Law and Order, CSI - Crime Scene Investigations, I realize that those are pretty much guy shows, but that’s who I am. These crime shows are all about evidence: finger prints, hair ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

Be Quiet, Be Still And Behave

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 14, 2006

based on 88 ratings

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Being quiet and still drives us nuts! But we are told in Scripture to seek God in the stillness -- not in the noise and busy-ness of life.

If there is one thing that drives us almost insane, If there is one thing that we cannot stand, If there is one thing that makes us uncomfortable it’s... (The sermon begins with the pastor standing in the pulpit, and simply standing for a full minute, doing nothing but waiting, seeming to be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Gay, But Not Happy

Contributed by Brad Froese on Jul 18, 2006

based on 10 ratings

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An encouraging (but reforming) sermon for people who are ’gay’ but not happy.

Today, I will be using the term ‘gay’ in both its original form and its contemporary form, so let me define it both ways for you this morning. Originally, GAY meant: to be characterized by colorful and lighthearted excitement: MERRY. As in, “Have a GAY day!” In the old days, wishing your neighbor ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Are You Pursuing In Life?

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jan 12, 2004

based on 25 ratings

| 7,061 views

We need to find that life under the sun will not satify

Comments received by the Forest Service on registration sheets and comment cards by backpackers completing wilderness camping trips: "A small deer came into my camp and stole my bag of pickles. Is there a way I can get reimbursed? Please call." "Escalators would help on steep uphill sections." ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:13-15, Ecclesiastes 2:20-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

Polluted Streams Still Turn Turbines Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 3, 2004

based on 9 ratings

| 3,161 views

#8 in Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. God works all things together for good for Christians. Useful opening illustration. Also describes this truth in Jesus’ death too.

Romans 8:28-30 – Polluted Streams Still Turn Turbines Read passage. Once there was a river. It was a wide river with many docks and wharves along its shores. It provided income for many with its sport fishing and recreational opportunities. It provided leisure for many with its beautiful ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

A Biblical Description Of Angels Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 2, 2006

based on 229 ratings

| 28,968 views

First in a series on the unseen spirit world around us. Dispelling the myths, and proclaiming the sensational truths about angels and their great importance to God and to believers. Link included to free formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint.

A Biblical Description of Angels http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/DescriptionOfAngels.html See entire series: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/AngelsSeries.html ----- For the next several weeks we will look at some things unseen…the spirit world around us. There is much confusion on this subject ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:14

Denomination: Baptist

Fix Your Cape Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on Oct 2, 2002

based on 84 ratings

| 4,883 views

The second in a series. A look at the distinctive nature of Christians.

Quick Sermons for Permanent Fixes Lesson 2 Fix Your Cape Matthew 5:13-16 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Baptism Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Johnny Small on Oct 17, 2002

based on 121 ratings

| 9,560 views

What does it mean to be baptized with the Holy Spirit and can you be a Christian without it?

Baptism of the Holy Spirit Why is it that we seldom hear a sermon on the Holy Spirit in some of our churches today? Is it that we are afraid of the actions of our members if they do let the Holy Spirit lead them in worship? I believe to be a true Christian we must be baptized with the Holy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:11, Acts 19:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

‘digging Ditches In The Desert'

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 9, 2001

based on 114 ratings

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In this story we see a people involved, a problem involved, a prophet involved, a praise involved, a plan involved, a power involved, and a pursuit involved.

‘DIGGING DITCHES IN THE DESERT’ 2 KINGS 3:4-24 Have you ever been involved in digging ditches? It is hard work, thus you usually have been many bosses. This is a strange story but it is a story that has some truths and principles in it that is good for us to look at. I-NOTICE THE PEOPLE ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 3:4-24

Denomination: Baptist

4 Perspectives

Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Apr 16, 2001

based on 128 ratings

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4 eyewitness accounts of the resurrection of Jesus: Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, and Thomas, as pictures seen in John Chapter 20

Sermon.970 See # 534, 638, 854, Sack.105, 12Dis.004 From the pulpit of Bayview Baptist Church, Easter Sunday, April 15, 2001 “ 4 Perspectives” Text: John Chapter 20 I’m always amazed at how a person can recall different personal perspectives from the exact same event! There’s an old story ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

We Have A Problem Called Pride Series

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Feb 7, 2005

based on 25 ratings

| 5,917 views

Sin is real. So is salvation. But we can’t really understand the joy of salvation until we understand the depths of sin from which we have been saved.

We Have a Problem Called Pride Luke 18:10-13 February 6, 2005 In 1994, I was the Annual Conference Secretary of Global Ministries. It was in that capacity that I joined a survey team to Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Andrew. Three of us went down to determine how best our Annual Conference ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:10-14

Denomination: Methodist

Drop The Weight, The Tongue Series

Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007

based on 4 ratings

| 5,369 views

If I were to ask you what the most powerful thing in the world is, what would you say? What if the most powerful thing in the world are our words? The words that we speak to each other.

Drop The Weight, The Tongue Hebrews 12:1 says “Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders, and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race set before us.” If I were to ask you what the most powerful ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Wesleyan

How To Endure The Pains Of Childbirth Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 20, 2004

based on 15 ratings

| 5,460 views

#6 in Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. This deals with suffering, and how to let it do its work in us until God brings us to glory.

Romans 8:18-25 – How to Endure the Pains of Childbirth (I would like to credit The Ultimate Blessing, written by Jo Anne Lyon, a Wesleyan pastor and married to one as well, founder of World Hope International, for a lot of the thought processes. As well, Eugene Peterson’s The Message for this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

"I Can't Get No Satisfaction Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 30, 2007

based on 24 ratings

| 9,377 views

This is an evangelistic service searching for real satisfaction. Have you found it?

I can’t get no satisfaction. John 6:35. I am the Bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. The year was 1984 a BBC documentary by Michael Burke hit our screens it was the famine in Ethiopia, this Documentary brought home the true ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35

Denomination: Baptist

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