Sermons on Scraps:

Pride The First Sin. Series

Contributed by John Morris on Mar 5, 2008

All other sins usually come from this first sin of Pride.

The legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi was known to be a rather prideful man. He also became accustomed to fans seeking his autograph. One day while eating at a restaurant, he spotted a kid approaching his table. Lombardi grabbed a menu and quickly scribbled his name. When the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fellowship: What Is It? Series

Contributed by Mark Nichols on Mar 12, 2008

It’s time to fully understand and then enjoy the companionship of your church family, because we were never meant to be alone!

TEXT: Various TITLE: The Playing Church, part 1 TOPIC: The Church of Fellowship OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, March 2nd, 2008 PROP.: It’s time to fully enjoy the companionship of your church family, because we were never meant to be alone! INTRODUCTION: Good morning! At this time, I ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:3-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Resurrected Lord.

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 24, 2008

This sermon looks at the resurrection and the implications for believers and non believers in his presence.

THE RESURRECTED LORD – TO BE IN HIS PRESENCE. • SET THE SCENE THE RESURRECTION MORNING It was the first day of the week the resurrection morning, the disciples were locked away in a house in Jerusalem in fear of the fellow countrymen the JEWS. For the disciples it is the fight or flight ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed In Christ Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 10, 2008

Start living as if we are blessed in Christ.

Blessed In Christ Text: Eph. 1:3-14 Introduction 1. Illustration: A Roman historian named Titus Livius once said, "Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes. 2. There are many Christians today that walk around with an interiority complex because they do not realize the blessings ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Denomination: Methodist

Up And Down And In And Out

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 12, 2009

Calverton Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD: Worship involves four dimensions: UP toward God, our help; DOWN from our pride; IN toward a caring unity; and OUT toward a world in need.

When I was in college, I had a math professor who would write a problem on the board, and then with a few deft strokes of his chalk, write the answer: X equals 12. Somehow, no matter what the problem, it seemed as though X always equaled twelve. But how did he get that? From long and complex ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

A Touching Moment Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Jul 15, 2009

As we read the text of this sermon, we see a poor, diseased woman who with a grain of hope pushes her way through the crowd to be healed, but receives so much more once she touches the Master.

Moments with the Master Series A TOUCHING MOMENT Mark 5:25-34 Intro Mark chapter 5 is brimming with impossible cases. It has been called the Bible home for incurables. There are three cases given in this chapter which are absolutely, humanly speaking, hopeless and impossible. There was the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom's Cross Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 27, 2009

If we want to be free from the pressure to perform, we cannot seek to impress others with ourselves. Instead, we must be impressed only with what Christ did for us on the cross.

Freedom’s Cross (Galatians 6:11-18) Once upon a time an old man and his son were on their way to market. The old man was leading a donkey and the boy was walking behind when they went through the first village. There, the people called the old man a fool for not riding the donkey. So he ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Wash Basins

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 20, 2007

This is a message about Pilate and his work at the wash basin.

WASH BASINS TEXT: Matthew 27:22-24 Matthew 27:22-24 -- Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. When ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:22-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Manger Mind

Contributed by Jim Drake on Dec 26, 2007

As we look at the Baby Jesus in the manger this Christmas, we need to see what kind of mind He has. Not only do we need to see what kind of mind He has, we need to have that same kind of mind.

1. Three facts about the Baby a. What the Baby came from b. What the Baby came to be c. What the Baby came to do 2. Three responses to the Baby a. The Father’s response b. Creation’s response c. What is your response? Do you realize that it’s only a little over a week till Christmas? It seems ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

Memorial Day Weekend Sermon

Contributed by James Powell on Dec 27, 2006

Sermon for Memorial Day.

With a year to go before it even touches the water, the Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS New York has already made history. It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center. USS New York is about 45 percent complete and should be ready for launch in mid-2007. Katrina ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:1-14

Denomination: Holiness

Five Firsts

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 4, 2007

New Year message from the Book of Beginnings showing the first mention of Satan, Sin, the Saviour, the death Sentence, and the first Sacrifice...all in the same passage. Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Presentation.

FIVE FIRSTS Genesis 3:1-15 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/FiveFirsts.html This is the first Sunday service of 2007. As we begin a new year many of us are trying to make a new start in different areas…from our waistlines to our finances, to how we spend our time. We’re right at the beginning and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Widow At Zarephath

Contributed by Richard Francis on Mar 21, 2006

This is a story of a mothers love, love that grovels in the dust for her child, love that gives away the last meal in faith, love that meets with God and finds his deliverance

Mothers Today is Mothers day, hope you remembered, as do the card companies they need your revenue – There is no special reference to a mothers day in the bible so why today? That’s a bit cynical but that’s the way the of world views today, profit, good chance to squeeze a few pounds out of them on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Of Hope Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 7, 2006

The power of hope.

Today we’re continuing the series "Why Easter Has Meaning." Last week we covered how Easter impacts your faith and we looked at the inspired writings of Paul to the church at Corinth. Incidentally, Paul is known as "The Apostle of Faith." So it was fitting that we read a Bible passage written by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Baptist

Provoked And Miserable, But Not Staying That Way.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 7, 2006

Hannah was provoked and miserable and bitter, but she refused to stay that way. After prayer, Hannah went home changed. God provides some better things. Hannah was changed before she saw the miracle.

PROVOKED AND MISERABLE, BUT I AM NOT STAYING THIS WAY. GOD HAS PROVIDED SOMETHING BETTER! Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this in 3 parts, Sunday AM, PM, Wednesday. TEXT: Hebrews 11:40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:40

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Truth Matters: The Solution Series

Contributed by Daniel Richter on Oct 10, 2006

A look at what has happened to Truth in our society.

Why Truth Matters: The Solution Joshua 1:7-9 I. Intro: We have taken the last two weeks and looked at the idea of Truth in our society. We have looked at and learned a lot of different things. I have probably done this topic an injustice by trying to squeeze it into a three week series but I ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:7-9

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance