Sermons on Sad Stories:

Send The Fire

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Mar 12, 2013

The reason people who know you aren’t interested in your God may be because you don’t have enough/presence/God/your life.

“Send the Fire” Pastor Allan H. Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church March 9 Phil 2:13-16 For it is God who works….. Time/time/ask one another, “Why can’t I win my friends to the Lord? • Family members/Co-Workers not interested? • The answer may shock you ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Thrive Not Survive!

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 19, 2013

Patrick role modeled for the Christian community what it means to be a hero of the faith. He showed us what it meant to thrive not just survive. His attitude in life showed us how to over-come in this world. The key was to draw closer to God. He also taug

Sermon: Thrive not survive! Pastor Brian from Master’s Commission shares about what it means to thrive not survive in our day and hour. Vernon comes up toward the end of Brian’s message to highlight how he thrived in Master’s Commission. Scripture Text: Hebrews 12: ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sign The Dotted Line Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 13, 2012

There is a strong connection between being a Christian and being united to Christ's Body, the Church.

“Building Quality Relationships: With the Church – Sign the Dotted Line” Eph. 5:32 It’s been many years since I placed in my files a little list entitled “How to Be a Church Member Without Being Religious.” Some of the behaviors listed are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God’s Servants Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 14, 2012

Whoever we are, whatever we do, we are all servants of the Lord.

Introduction Have you ever had this situation? You leave a job position and all you hear from your former colleagues is how wonderful your successor is. He is so delightful, so inspiring to be around. He has flair that, well, you have your good qualities of course, but there is just something ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Christian Rewards Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 14, 2012

Though saved by grace through faith, our work does matter.

Introduction Do you want to know what scares me? You have seen scenarios in a movie or TV show where someone is causing mischief, not knowing that he is being observed by others about to administer retribution. You want to yell out, “Look behind you!” knowing the terrible punishment hanging over ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:14-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God Is Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 22, 2012

The Psalmist declares, God is what? 1- God is our refuge, we must not fear 2- God is our strength, we must not fall 3- God is our God, we must not fight

INTRO.- God is. The Psalmist doesn’t question the existence of God. He simply states, God is. Gen. 1:1 “In the beginning God.” ILL.- An orator in Hyde Park of London was speaking out against religion. He said, “My hatred of religion is inherited; my grandfather was an atheist; my father was an ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Married To An Unbeliever: Now What? Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 22, 2012

Should one remain married to an unbeliever? Is divorce okay?

Introduction We come to yet another emotional topic – marriage to an unbeliever. Though it should be evident to every Christian that one ought not to enter into such a relationship, nevertheless some do. Some get married believing, or rather making themselves believe, that their loved one ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:12-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Can I Excel In The Christian Life?

Contributed by David Cook on Sep 26, 2012

Peter writes about the need to excel in the Christian life. We can excel by 1 - Remembering Where We Are; 2 - Submitting to God’s Authority; 3 - Entrusting Our Lives to God.

How can we excel in the Christian life? 1 - Remembering Where We Are 11 - "Beloved, I urge you as aliens/strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul." "Beloved," "Friends," - it’s so important who you keep company with. "I urge you" - like a Father in the faith ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Victory Continues Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 29, 2012

1. Mordecai’s new reward (vs. 1-2 & 10:1-3). 2. Esther’s new request (vs. 3-6). 3. The King’s new ruling (vs. 7-10). 4. The Jews’ resistance (vs. 11-14). 5. The Jews’ rejoicing (vs. 15-18).

For Such a Time as This Part 8: The Victory Continues Esther 8:1-17 & 10:1-3 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - July 15, 2012 BACKGROUND: *About 500 years before Christ, Esther the secret Jew was chosen to be queen of the Persian Empire. Esther was put there by the invisible Hand of ...read more

Scripture: Esther 8:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Way We Walk

Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Sep 30, 2012

Being an imitator of God means that we must live a life of love and light. Verse 2 of Ephesians 5 describes living a life of love (imitation of Christ's love) and walking as a child of light (verse 8) another imitation. Word imitation means to mimic.

The Way You Walk Scripture Text: Ephesians 5 Introduction: -- Plato once said: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark: the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” Instead of trusting Christ, modern-day thinkers insist on using human wisdom alone ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

When Evil Boasts Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Oct 14, 2012

Sometimes it feels like people who boast there is no God and they will not be accountable for what they do are everywhere. But Psalms 10, 11, & 12 show us the true character of evil and the true heart of God who hears, observes, and rescues those who take

Do you believe that there is such a thing as evil? Our culture today suggests that there is not. A recent book “Love Wins” even suggests that there is no hell or punishment for sin. I think we don’t want to accept the fact that there is evil, and most of the time it is simply ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A Call To Prayer Series

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 19, 2012

It seems to me that God is doing 4 things. Now, I'm sure He is doing much more than that. But in regards to the church it seems there are 4 things God is doing that have great impact on the church today.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK I think that there is nothing more exciting than discovering what God is doing in our world today. But I don't want just to hear about what God is doing, or to read about it in some ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 56:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Controlled By Christ Series

Contributed by Matthew Oliver on Oct 20, 2012

2 Corinthians 5:9 to 6:2. St Paul, rather than boasting about his special place as an apostle instead submits himself entirely to the control of Christ. What does that mean to us?

Pray. We’re continuing our series walking through St Paul’s second letter to the Christians at Corinth. In today’s selection we are hearing Paul recite the history of our salvation, and indeed the redemption of the totality of the creation, along with our very high calling in ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Grace For The Beginning Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012

Grace for Methodists is understood as a three-stage process: prevenient grace, justifying grace, and sanctifying grace. That being said, we need to understand that grace is just that, grace. Prevenient grace, justifying grace and sanctifying grace are not

Grace for the Beginning of the Journey Ephesians 2:1-10 John Wesley started the Methodist movement after having an encounter with the Holy Spirit in his small group Bible study when his heart as he described it was “strangely warmed.” From that point on, Methodism made significant ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Will You Listen? Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 29, 2012

The disciples did not want to listen to Jesus' message. They were not going to argue with Jesus, but they did want to avoid the subject. How many of us do the same thing?

Introduction In the 13th century B.C., God called Moses to deliver his people out of slavery in Egypt and into the Promised Land of what is now called Israel. His job included forming the descendants of Abraham into a nation, the kingdom of God. Soon after leaving Egypt, he led the people to the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed