Sermons on Saturday Holy Week:

Striving To Be A Church Of Christ

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 8, 2009

Principles to insure that we are indeed a church that belongs to Jesus.

Introduction: A. I love the old story told of the man who was shipwrecked on a beautiful, deserted South Pacific island. 1. Years later, he was discovered by a passing a navy ship. 2. Upon their arrival at the shore they were met by the shipwreck survivor. He said, “I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

To The Excluded: Lord Of The Nations Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 11, 2009

December 1989: Jesus is building His kingdom, and some who presume they are included are missing it, while some we think unworthy will be included. This is a day in which we must stretch our outreach to include all persons.

The folks who are into real estate will tell you that there are only three factors which enter into the value of a piece of property. Those three factors determine how much you should pay for that dream home, how much you should ask when you have decided to sell out and move up, and how loud you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:22-30

Denomination: Baptist

Lifting The Curtain To Pray

Contributed by David Cramer on Sep 11, 2009

Learning to open the way to prayer

What a blessed place when we see the unseen, and start to look at life and all it’s challenges and temptations with our spiritual eyes! B) What happens when we pray (behind the scenes) Daniel has just seen the glory of the One he prays to, and is now about to learn more about what happens when we ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 10:10-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lesson 4: A Church To Change The World

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 21, 2009

How our church is to change the world.

Series A CHURCH TO CHANGE THE WORLD Sermon Four: Influencing the World by Christian Education By Jerry Falwell “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

Put Your Foot On It

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Sep 24, 2009

We all have something that we struggle with, but God wants to bring us to a place of total victory. He wants you to put your foot on it.

Gibeon was a great city, but now Gibeon was a threat to the kings of the Amorites Because it had chosen the Lords side. The leaders of the city of Gibeon recognized that God was with Joshua and the children of Israel and they had come into covenant with Joshua and the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 10:3-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

Seeking The Living Among The Dead Series

Contributed by A. B. Simpson on Oct 8, 2009

How often since have men sought for Christ where He could not be found! A classic sermon by A. B. Simpson.

"Why seek ye the living among the dead?" (Luke 24:5). A Dead Christ These women were looking for a dead Christ and of course they could not find Him, for He was living. How often since have men sought for Christ where He could not be found! How sad is the long vigil of Israel’s sons and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:5

Denomination: *other

He Asked - Jesus Answered

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 9, 2009

Some people are willing to fulfill the requirement to attain eternal life in God’s kingdom and some find it difficult.

Text: “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? (v. 17) Did you ever ask that question? Have you ever given any thought to how one inherits eternal life or how one can be assured of spending eternity with Jesus in His kingdom? There are people who do not give consideration ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Denomination: Christian Church

Thankful No Matter What

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Oct 14, 2009

If we know Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we should be thankful no matter how difficult the circumstances in life that we face.

THANKFUL NO MATTER WHAT 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Proposition: If we know Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we should be thankful no matter how difficult the circumstances in life that we face. Objective: To challenge God’s people to express gratitude & be thankful no matter what. INTRODUCTION: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Disabled Nation

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 24, 2009

America reminds me of these 70 kings in our text: Dethroned and Disabled, and reduced to settling for scraps which fall from above sparingly. And we used to sit feasting at the table of the KING of Kings. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPt.

Disabled Nation Judges 1:1-7 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/DisabledNation.html America and Israel are much alike. They remind me of each other. And both remind me of these 70 kings in our text: Dethroned and Disabled, and reduced to settling for scraps which fall from above sparingly. America ...read more

Scripture: Judges 1:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Peace At Christmastime Series

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Jan 15, 2010

Peace, I believe, is something that we all want, something that we all need in our lives. And I also believe that God wants us to be AT peace as well.

December 6, 2009 – PEACE at Christmastime One of America’s greatest poets was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The year 1860 found Longfellow happy in his life, enjoying a widening recognition, and elated over the election of Abraham Lincoln which he believed signalled the triumph of ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27

Denomination: Baptist

Eating At The King's Table Series

Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 20, 2010

Many of us willingly choose to live in spiritual, emotional, and physical poverty, but we are heirs to a great covenant between God and Abraham.

Series Introduction: Middle Eastern people in the Bible, from Abraham to Paul, were as acquainted with covenants as we are with weddings. The Greeks and Romans did not have covenants. In fact, when the Jews translated the OT into Greek, they had to use the Greek word for “will” or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

Starting New Things!

Contributed by Jofrey Bustamante on Jan 23, 2010

What we have this year may be the same as what we had last year. But we can make the old things new, with new perspective, new heart and new attitude. In the heart of a person, old things become new.

Introduction: Our Gregorian calendar was arranged in reference to the ancient Roman calendar. Each month had a meaning. February was named because that was the time of the year for a feast called "Februa", which usually culminates on the 15th. Most of the months were named after the gods that the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:16-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Calvary Series

Contributed by Frank Edwards on Jan 26, 2010

Acronym C_A_L_V_A_R_Y

Text - LUKE 23:33 - - "And when they were come to the place which is cajled Calvary, there they c r u c i f i e d H i m . . . ." Subject: C A L V A R Y No other word in our language is packed with mor^e/meani ng and is filled with more passion than the word, Calvary. No other physical landmark and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:1-33

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Trust Me

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 29, 2010

The only one we can fully trust is the Lord.

Text: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart….” (Proverbs 3:5). Trust in the Lord. Do you really trust in the Lord? What does it mean to trust? To trust means that you have complete confidence in a person or in a thing. Children have complete trust in their parents. In ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Denomination: Christian Church

Our Lord Can Do A Lot With A Little

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Feb 1, 2010

Talks about the miracle of the feeding of the 5000 and how God wants us to offer him what we have so he can do a miracle through us. Done for our Family Sunday with our kids present.

The Lord can do a lot with a little John 6:1-13 Slide Good morning, I am glad that you made it out today for our family Sunday. It is always a blessing when our families get to be together and worship together. Today is going to be a little different. Instead of a sermon, we are going to have ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational