Sermons on Safety Valve:

Separation Series

Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 15, 2006

Sermon discussing separation from home during military deployment.

Managing Separation John 14 CH (CPT) Keith J. Andrews All Scriptures Marked NKJV; The New King James Version. 1996, c1982. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. Readers Digest had a story about a soldier’s who dropped fiancé off at the airport after a week long visit. The young girl was waiting for her ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Everlasting Father Series

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 22, 2007

This is the fourth message of five from the text in Isaiah 9:6 for Advent, Christmas, and Ephiphany on the Names of Jesus. As our Everlasting Father, Jesus is always faithful to us.

WHAT’S IN A NAME?: HE IS THE EVERLASTING FATHER! --Isaiah 9:6 The highest honour a nation can bestow upon one of her sons is to name him “The Father of his country.” This is a title given to heroes as far back in history as the Roman Empire. “When a Roman citizen had done some brave, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Methodist

Christians Have A Heart

Contributed by Edward Frey on Aug 7, 2002

The love of Christ compels us to have heavy hearts over those without hope in the Savior.

Remember the Tin man from the Wizard of Oz? What he wanted more than anything was to have a heart. He saw himself as an emotionless hunk of metal trapped in a tin body and incapable of feeling. He wanted to know what it was like to have compassion. In the end, what we remember most about ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Nitty Gritty...meet Who I Was! #3 Series

Contributed by Jeffrey Stratton on Aug 20, 2002

This sermon is based upon Mike Yaconelli’s book "Messy Spirituality and is designed to convince Seekers that God wants our Nitty and Gritty lives

June 1 & 2, 2002 John 4:1-18 “Nitty Gritty …Meet Who I Was!” Prairie View A & M University, located in Bryn, Texas, was founded in 1876 as a technical school for blacks in the then segregated Texas education system. It is the second oldest institution of higher learning in the state of Texas. ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Fear

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 3, 2003

Fear is good and natural, it is healthy becasue it keeps you alive, unless it keeps you from living.

Fear When I was a child, physically. I still am mentally. I remember the biggest fear I had. Mom could freeze me in my tracks with this one phrase. Wait until you daddy comes Home! Later In school, I believe the phrase “Take out a blank piece of paper and a pencil” would make my face ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 9:7-10, Romans 8:37-39

Denomination: Congregational

The Battle Between Reasoning And Faith

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 4, 2002

There is a constant battle between reasoning and faith, which moves mountains?

THE BATTLE OF REASONING AND FAITH? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Isa. 1:18, Come now let us reason together. Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) Now faith is the substance of the things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.--- Numbers 13: 30: Caleb stills the people and said," Let us go ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:18, Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Through An Open Window To Life

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 3, 2003

Funeral sermon for Cecil Gordon Davison, Jr., Army retiree and U. S. Marshall, member of the church’s Building and Grounds Committee.

Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him ... The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. My first glimpse of the kind of man Cecil Davison was came just a few feet from where I am standing now. It was over at that window. We had scheduled a workday to get ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7-12, Deuteronomy 33:27

Denomination: Baptist

Waiting For God To Speak

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003

God’s voice is a voice that challenges and changes us.

In, The Horse Whisperer, Tom Booker, has a gift when it comes to what he calls "gentling" horses. In one telling scene, a traumatized horse, frightened by a ringing cell phone, gallops off into the far end of a large pasture. Booker walks into the pasture and sits down, where he waits for what ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Drifter's Beware

Contributed by Chris Layton on Dec 30, 2003

For "Christians" who drift through life.

Drifter’s Beware Hebrews 2:1 Introduction: We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. Hebrew 2:1 There is nothing more pitiful to see than a drifter. Just drifting along – aimlessly, thoughtlessly, hopelessly just drifts along from day to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From The War

Contributed by Ken Durham on Sep 10, 2005

We all hold different views on war and that’s O.K. ~ but we can learn some vital lessons for our Christian walk.

LESSONS FROM THE WAR Who Packs Your Parachute? Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface~to~air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent six years in a communist Vietnamese ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Be Faithful To The Faithful One

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 15, 2004

Be Faithful to the Faithful One by confessing his gospel, by performing his work, and by trusting his promises.

What’s the difference between a faithful fan and a fair weather fan? A faithful fan will continue to cheer and promote his team no matter how poorly it’s doing. A fair weather fan will only root for his team if it’s doing well. Such fans have even been known to switch allegiance in the middle of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:8-13

Denomination: Lutheran

The Benefits Of Being In Christ

Contributed by Joel Santos on Jun 21, 2005

We are valuable. We have sufficiency. We have security in Christ!

The Benefits of Being In Christ Ephesians 1:1-6 "Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessed Are The Persecuted Series

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jul 5, 2005

In this diverse nation, Christians will sometimes feel as though they are suffering the slings and arrows of misunderstanding, hostility, and persecution. Jesus promises that those who are so misunderstood, will be the bearers of eternal light.

Blessed are the Persecuted Matthew 5:10-12 I Peter 3:13-22 Four hundred years ago, they were beginning to come. From Spain, France, England, and Holland they came. They came searching for riches, fame, and glory. They came because of the innate curiosity of human beings. They came because ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Methodist

What's In A Name? Series

Contributed by Carl Kolb on Mar 4, 2004

Third message in a series called "What if They’re Wrong?" Describes how we misuse God’s name and addresses other names that reveal God’s character.

What If They’re Wrong Series Exodus 20:7 "What’s In A Name?" We’re in the third week of a series entitled "What If They’re Wrong." In this series we’re looking at the Ten Commandments and comparing what God says with what our culture says. Our culture isn’t always completely truthful. For ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rahab: From Call Girl To Converted Girl

Contributed by Travis Johnson on Jan 16, 2006

What a change grace can make!

RAHAB: FROM CALL GIRL TO CONVERTED GIRL Hebrews 11:31 ILL- The Arc de Triumph is a monument in Paris that stands 165 ft. in height & 145 ft. wide. It is so colossal that a daredevil pilot once flew his plane through it’s pillars. It was commissioned in 1806 after the victory at Austerlitz by ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:31

Denomination: Holiness