Sermons about Seizing Opprtunities

When The Deliverer Comes Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 9, 2002

based on 135 ratings

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The demon possessed man is a reminder of the dilemma that is faced by every human that has not come under the influence of the saving power of Jesus Christ.

A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 22 by Dr. John R. Hamby When the Deliverer Comes! Luke 8: 26-39 The disciples had just come through a life-threatening experience on the Sea of Galilee. A terrible storm had almost ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-39, Luke 16:19

Denomination: Baptist

Passionate Commitment

Contributed by Wes Humble on Jan 9, 2003

based on 375 ratings

| 142,409 views

We can be consumed with passion for God and serving Him.

Passionate Commitment – A Consuming Fire! This is the second in a series of messages based around the beginning days of ministry for Elisha the prophet. In the last sermon we looked at the calling of Elisha found in I Kings 19. It should be clear to anyone who is attempting to be a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-14

Denomination: *other

You've Going On A Date

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 2, 2001

based on 37 ratings

| 4,160 views

This is a sermon on the rapture and the judgment seat of Christ preached as the start of the Advent Season.

You’ve Got A Date NLF 12/2/2001 Eccl. 11-9-12:14 2 Corinthians 5:8-12 When someone asks you for a date, there are usually three things you have to consider. First, do I want to be with this person. Second, do I want to do what this person wants to do. Third can I get prepared in time to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:9-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

You Have A Date.

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 28, 2001

based on 34 ratings

| 5,501 views

This sermon deals with being prepared for the second coming of Jesus Christ.

You’ve Got A Date 12/5/99 Eccl. 11-9-12:14 2 Corinthians 5:8-12 When someone asks you for a date, there are usually three things you have to consider. First, do I want to be with this person. Second, do I want to do what this person wants to do. Third can I get prepared in time to be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:8-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Book Of Acts, Part 7- The Price Of Impurity Series

Contributed by Mark Strauss on May 4, 2006

based on 32 ratings

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In Acts chapter 5 we meet a Church that is suddenly in the grip of fear. •But this is not a fear provoked by being strapped to a tower 254 feet high.. •It is not fear brought about by some natural phenomenon like a hurricane or earthquake. •It is not

“The Price of Impurity” The tragic story of Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-16 Good morning. It’s good to be back with you. While I was gone we as a family took a week’s vacation and one of the things we did was took the kids to Knott’s Berry Farm. •It’s a whole different experience going to an ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

You've Been Invited To The Wedding Banquet

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 10, 2005

based on 36 ratings

| 11,439 views

This parable opens up the generosity of God’s grace to a world of sinners who wants nothing to do with it.

October 9, 2005 Matthew 22:1-14 1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. 4 "Then he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

The Good Son...sort Of. Series

Contributed by Daniel Richter on Oct 10, 2006

based on 4 ratings

| 6,419 views

Parable of the Two Sons.

The Good Son…Sort of. Matthew 21:28-32 Beartown Road Alliance Church October 8th, 2006 There was a movie out a while back called “My Life” about a man who learns that he is dying and you get a look at the way that it changes his life and his family’s life. He begins to make a series of videos ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Even A Little Can Hurt

Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 30, 2006

based on 37 ratings

| 3,559 views

We cannot play around with temptation because we are not strong enough to resist it for long, and when temptation is taken, it will always lead us into sin - away from God.

Have you ever noticed how opportunity only knocks once, but temptation seems to keep banging away until you answer the door? It’s always there waiting to entice us, and unless we are constantly on guard against it, we will slip and succumb to it. It might be the temptation of fear; the temptation ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-15

Denomination: *other

Christians Making A Difference In The Community Series

Contributed by Patrick Mead on Feb 20, 2006

based on 8 ratings

| 9,454 views

Christians Making a Difference in the Community

Christians Making a Difference in the Community Genesis 21:22-34 Introduction One of the great debates consuming our society today is the debate over the separation of church and state. The debate finds its source in a statement made by Thomas Jefferson in the 1800’s concerning the “wall of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:22-34

Denomination: Baptist

A Clear Target

Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 17, 2006

based on 4 ratings

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Sermon on vision

A Clear Target About 350 years ago a shipload of travelers landed on the northeast coast of America. The first year they established a town site. The next year they elected a town government. The third year the town government planned to build a road five miles westward into the wilderness. In ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: *other

God's Timing And My Time

Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 8, 2009

based on 44 ratings

| 56,781 views

Originally preached as a New Year’s message, this sermon focuses on the importance of living our lives by God’s timetable...not ours.

God’s Timing and My Time [Inspired by John Maxwell’s "God’s Timing and my Time.] “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven…” -Ecclesiastes 3:1 Icebreaker: In a recent panel for the comic strip The Family Circus, Dolly was shown drawing a picture with her ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Denomination: Church Of God

Relationship Repair Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 21, 2009

based on 14 ratings

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Three clear precepts for repairing relationships.

We’re in the series "Recession-Proof Relationships." Today we’re going to consider "Relationship Repair -Mending the Messes We Make." We all make mistakes in relationships. We all mess up. We mess up in our friendships, we mess up before marriage, during marriage, in parenting, in church ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:22-31

Denomination: Baptist

Final Thoughts Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 30, 2008

based on 6 ratings

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This sermon examines a man who did not compromise even when virtually everyone around him did.

Scripture Some of you are familiar with Maxine, the cartoon character who has an irreverent outlook on life. Recently she said, “Everyone concentrates on the problems we’re having in this country lately: illegal immigration, hurricane recovery, and alligators attacking people in Florida. Not me. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Freedom's Relationships Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 5, 2009

based on 4 ratings

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This message seeks to free believers from a performance mentality in their relationship with God. We are free, because we are loved. We are free from the pressure to perform, because God already accepts us as His full, adult sons and daughters in Christ

Freedom’s Relationships (Galatians 3:23-29) Danny Cox, a former jet pilot turned business leader, tells his readers in Seize the Day that when jet fighters were first invented, they “flew much faster than their propeller predecessors. So pilot ejection became a more sophisticated process. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:23-29

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Power To Bind, Loose And Spoil

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jan 19, 2010

based on 28 ratings

| 39,063 views

To every Christian, it is given the power to bind and loose. As David was instructed by God to pursue, overtake and recover his possession, any born-again child of God has received the license to stop the activity of Satan and loose his possession out of

POWER TO BIND, LOOSE AND SPOIL Dr. D. K. Olukoya Wonderful God, we bless and thank You for it is written that the name of the Lord is a strong tower and the righteous runneth therein and is safe. Because we have escaped into this Tower and Power, anything pursuing us is just wasting its strength. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:29

Denomination: Pentecostal

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