Sermons on Scales:

We Love Because Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 3, 2010

1- We love because of Him - motivation 2- We love because of His love - demonstration 3- We love because of His first love - inauguration

INTRO.- Because, because, because. There is always a “because” about things in life. We do this or that because of something else. ILL.- A bumper sticker read: I owe, I owe, so it’s off to work I go! So very true. What’s your because? Why do you do what you do? Why ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 19, 2008

What Jesus means when he calls the pure in heart blessed.

November 9, 2008 Matthew 5:3-8 Pure in Heart 3Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-8

Denomination: Baptist

My Three Sons

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 7, 2008

Dramatic monologue as if David were speaking: he starved emotionally his son Adonijah, he indulged his son Solomon, and he distanced himself from his son Absalom.

"Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and do not forget all his benefits ... as a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him." As a father has compassion for his children … When I first ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

I-Surrender Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 4, 2009

How do you know if you’ve humbled yourself to God... or if you are still dominated by pride and selfishness. Who is big "I" and who is the little "i" in your relationship with God?

One day a woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen, shaking frantically with what looked like a wire running from his waist to the electric coffeepot he had in his hand. It seemed that he was being electrocuted. So - intending to jolt him away from the deadly current - she whacked him ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Have A Light To Shine

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 21, 2011

Stewardship message, designed as a dialogue between the pastor and a lay reader, and focusing on all the light we as a church now shed, but also could share, with adequate personnel and finances. Ends with a candlelighting ceremony.

Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, Nov. 11, 1990 Pastor: One Christian organization that is concerned with helping people who have emotional problems uses as its slogan, "It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." Today we are going to test that theory. This morning we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Salt & Light

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 6, 2011

1. Jesus was telling us not to live for the kingdom of the world, but the Kingdom of God. 2. Jesus is saying that we play an important role in the life of the world as salt and light. 3. Jesus was talking about a new way of obedience.

It is no accident that Jesus talked about us being salt and light immediately after he spoke the Beatitudes. It is in learning how to think as Jesus thought and live as he lived in submissions to God, that we become agents of healing and light in the world. It is when we live as people who do not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20

Denomination: Methodist

Surprised By Joy Series

Contributed by David Owens on Feb 14, 2011

We should not be surprised by persecution when it comes, nor by the joy we feel when we suffer for Christ.

Introduction: A. The story is told of a man who went to the perfume counter and told the clerk he'd like a bottle of Chanel No. 5 for his wife's birthday. 1. The clerk smiled and said, “A little surprise, eh?” 2. “You bet,” answered the customer, “She's expecting a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Nepotism Of Caiaphas

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

The Nepotism of Caiaphas (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: John chapter 11 verses Ill: • Many years ago a young man from an distinguished family; • Applied to a renowned bank for employment. • The bank wrote to one of the references given by the young man; • And he received this reply. • “We simply cannot ...read more

Scripture: John 11:39-53

Denomination: Brethren

Palm Sunday – The Betrayal Of Christ

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 18, 2009

The closest companions betray Christ because of the reality of life.

Palm Sunday – The Betrayal of Christ Over the last few weeks we have been examining snapshots of Jesus’ ministry. In particular moments that took place in Jerusalem and around the temple. Today is Palm Sunday. A day that we remember the parade that occurred when Jesus and his followers ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

The Glory Of God In Creation Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 24, 2009

The Glory of God is seen in the world He made. All creation cries out to the glory of God.

April 20th, 2007 The Glory of God in Creation I love the story of creation. You have God who created this amazing world and all of these different creatures. Looking at all these diverse creations we see just how creative our God really is. But the coolest part, my ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:20-21

Denomination: *other

Something Old - Something New

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 7, 2009

(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Positioning yourself for a victorious New Year...

Something Old, Something New Isaiah 43:19 This morning I want to try to wrap up 2008 well for us, and then launch effectively into a 2009 filled with promise, filled with potential, filled with power. I asked the Lord this week for something that would help us, inspire us, perhaps even change us. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:19

Denomination: *other

Lasting Peace Series

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 8, 2009

(PowerPoint Sldies freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Looking at the only place in the world to find genuine, lasting peace.

The Church Has Got Talent (CHGT 01) The Church Has the Only Message of Lasting Peace John 14: 25-31 This morning I want to invite you to join me as we start a brand new mini series I have entitled "The Church has Got Talent." The Church is, by biblical account, by divine definition and by Holy ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27-31

Denomination: *other

Walls Come Tumblin' Down

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 14, 2009

We run into many walls we cannot seem to get past: estrangement, grief, illness. The way past those walls is described as Sabbath, symbol, silence, and shout.

When you are up against a wall, there will be more than one way to deal with it. There will be the conventional way. And there will be the creative way. When you are up against a wall, there will be a way to break it down that costs a whole lot less than the usual way. All of us remember Mark ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Getting To Know Jesus - #5, The Teacher Series

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Mar 3, 2010

Jesus was a teacher, a fantastic, yes PERFECT teacher. He begins by teaching his disciples the beatitudes...

The beatitudes…part 1 – February 21, 2010 I’d like to do something a little different this morning. Today, rather than stand and preach, I would like to sit, and teach. In Jesus’ day, it was the custom for teachers in the synagogue to sit while they taught from the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Asking For Money: Biblical Principles For Generosity

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 28, 2009

God loves the person who gives generously and cheerfully.

Title: Asking for Money Text: I Corinthians 8:7-15 Thesis: God loves the person who gives cheerfully. II Corinthians 9:7 Introduction On their way to church on Sunday, a mother gave her child a one-dollar bill and a quarter. "Sweetheart," the mother said, "you can place either one in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational