Sermons on Satan Made Me Do It:

Just Do It! Series

Contributed by David Smith on Oct 10, 2010

..."Will any one of you who has a servant ploughing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and recline at table'? Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat an

I have not always been an Anglican! In my late teens - in the days following my rather dramatic conversion experience - I found myself gravitating naturally towards the more charismatic end of the church. Maybe it was because it was more youthful and energetic. Maybe it was because I felt at home ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Grant Me Wisdom Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 7, 2022

God, grant me the wisdom to know the difference … and, as we shall see, therein lies the problem. I don’t know about you, but I usually don’t know the difference and I usually do the most harm to myself and to others when I think that I do.

[This is the third sermon on Reinhold Niebuhr's "The Serenity Prayer," asking God to grant us the wisdom to know what to accept and what to change. This was also preached on Communion Sunday, hence the lead up to Communion at the end.] Wisdom. What is wisdom? Well, let’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-17, Acts 9:1-9, Romans 7:15-19, Philippians 3:5-6, Isaiah 29:13-14, Acts 26:9-11, John 9:30-33, 1 Corinthians 1:20-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

Do Christians Still Receive Divine Protection?

Contributed by Stan Lobin on Nov 7, 2022

Explore God's divine protection, how to deal with the tribulations tragedies in our lives, why good people may still suffer while under God's protection, God's faithful people never truly lose God's protection and God is a God of restoration for those who persevere.

Do Christians Still Receive Divine Protection? In the days of the Old Testament and even when Jesus walked the earth, the Jews believed that if you had a relationship with God and you weren't a perpetual and unrepentant breaker of the law, you would have a hedge-like protection or a protective ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16, Job 1:6-12, Job 2:10, Job 38:2, Job 38:4, Matthew 16:22, Romans 8:35-37, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Peter 1:3-5  (view more)  (view less)

Who Will Deliver Me?

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jan 23, 2022

The sad truth is that all of us seem to fit too well into Stevenson's story about Dr. Jekyll. Because we also seem to have a split personality, at times doing things we know we should not do.

Alba 1-16-2022 WHO WILL DELIVER ME? Romans 7:14-25 Robert Louis Stevenson, who wrote Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and A Child's Garden of Verses, is also well known for writing The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde first published in 1886. It is the story of a man who had evil tendencies ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

To Do Or Not To Do

Contributed by Kent Hawkins on Jan 23, 2001

Struggling with sin.

To Do Or Not To Do, That Is The Question Just before Ted Bundy was executed for t/murder of dozens of women, James Dobson, of Focus on the Family interviewed him. In the interview he expressed both sorrow and repentance. Now was it a "Death-bed confession"? We will really never know. Most of ...read more

Why Do You Call Me Lord And Not Do What I Say?

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Sep 15, 2008

This sermon focuses on the fact that too many Christians are not doing what the Lord expects us to do.

Title: Why do you call me Lord? Text: Luke 6:46-49 Date: 7/13/2008 Location: Sulphur Spring Baptist church Introduction: If Bobby Knight calls time out with 10 seconds on the clock and sets up a play for his star player to take the last second shot, but the guy who is supposed to pass him the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:46-49

Denomination: Baptist

Ephesus: Come Back To Me Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jan 10, 2021

What were the things that you used to do when you first fell in love with Jesus? What are the things that you stopped doing since then? Remember … repent … and then start doing them again!

The “revelation” of John … What does the Book of Revelation “reveal”? Is it a book that “reveals” what is going to happen in the future? Yes. But more importantly … much, much more importantly … it is a revelation about the One … with a capital “O” … who holds the future in His hands. The ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7, Revelation 3:19

Denomination: United Methodist

Give Me This Mountain

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 8, 2006

Do you feel like giving up? Take the example of Caleb. There is no such thing as permament failure.

Give Me This Mountain! A little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to go out to the back porch and bring her the broom. The little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mama, I don’t want to go out there. It’s dark." The mother smiled reassuringly at her son. "You don’t have ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 14:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Remember

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Oct 2, 2015

When I think of the goodness of Jesus and all he has done for me I can't help but to give God praise.

Do you Remember? By Bishop M.L. Maughmer, Jr. Scriptures Joshua 4 Focus Scripture Joshua 4:6 & 7 “That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:6-7

Denomination: Apostolic

Part 7 - Matthew 10:5-8 - How To Defeat Your Dragon! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 6, 2010

Forgive me for the analogy but it seems to me that the world is into trying to TAME THE DRAGON too. Jesus, the Son of God, on the other hand, is into DEFEATING THE DRAGON.

Part 7 - Matthew 10:5-8 - HOW TO DEFEAT YOUR DRAGON! We have been waiting for the movie called "HOW TO TAME YOUR DRAGON" to come out in the cinemas. It is a kids movie about Vikings and dragons. The amount of advertising saying that it was coming was phenomenal. Talk about good marketing! Their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:5-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me

Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 14, 2016

Choosing God over the world.

PICK ME, CHOOSE ME, LOVE ME Mark 8:34-38 I. THE FIRST PART OF THE COST IS TO DENY A. Grey’s Anatomy (Season 2 Episode 5 Bring the Pain) 1. Last Week commandments related to man. 2. This week commandments related to God. B. What is the cost of discipleship? C. Total abandonment of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Denomination: Baptist

Crooked Woman Made Straight Series

Contributed by John Walls on Sep 16, 2001

Practical applications on the Miracles in the Bible

Introduction: Disease is a terrible thing. It will be the death of every one of us. Disease is the direct result of man’s fall in the Garden of Eden. Throughout the Bible we find disease. But one day, the King of kings will conquer disease. A careful study of the Bible will reveal three ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

Gloom, Despair, And Agony On Me Series

Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Aug 5, 2010

What do you do when you have one of those days? Jesus' letter to Smyrna gives us great encouragement in suffering.

How many of you remember the “Hee-Haw” Show in the 70’s-80’s? •How many would never admit to it if you did remember? “If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. Gloom, despair, and agony on me”. Some of us have one of those days. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Why God Made The Devil

Contributed by Robert Kerr on Jan 2, 2001

God’s purposes in the Creation of others

WHY GOD MADE THE DEVIL TEXT: EZEK 28:14-19 INTRO: Some will ask, If God made every thing, why did he make evil? 1. What is evil? Ans: The opposite way from God’s way. 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 2. Who is the Author ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 28:14-19

Denomination: Baptist

I Can Do It!

Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Jan 20, 2020

I can do all things through Christ, because he strengthens me!

2020 - THE YEAR OF THE TURNAROUND (It Starts With Me!) YOU CAN DO IT! TEXT - Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. There are three things you have to do to be able to do all things through Christ which strengthens you: 1. You must identify your weaknesses ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13

Denomination: Charismatic