Sermons on Self Examing:

Don't Get Caught In The Return Line

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Dec 7, 2010

S many people will return the gifts they get for Christmas, don;t be one that returns the greatest gift of ALL, Jesus.

DON’T GET CAUGHT IN THE RETURN LINE (All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Wow, it is Christmas time already! I know that I have waited until now to preach about Christmas, but this year I will only be doing 2 ...read more

Scripture: John 6:66-69

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Leading Lives Of Holiness & Godliness Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Oct 5, 2005

God has called us to right living in a world that has a lot wrong with it

Last Wednesday evening, a student from ONU joined our group to do an assignment he had for a class. He was supposed to visit a church and then write a report. He found our church through our website and called us to be sure we were meeting. I’d love to read his report. Every day I’m ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:14-18

Denomination: Brethren

Honored By God Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Dec 15, 2021

All of us like to claim the promises of God for our lives, but oftentimes we fail to do all that God expects of us. There are two groups of people in this world, one group who honor God by giving Him the topmost priority in their lives and the other group who go to Him only when in trouble.

Psalm 91 - Study 38 - Honored by God We read in Psalm 91:15,“When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.” (ESV) In this message we will study the last part of the above verse which talks about the fact that God not only rescues us, but ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:15

Denomination: Other

"three Ways We Can View People"

Contributed by Christopher Arch on May 21, 2020

A sermon on the parable of the Good Samaritan

Title: “3 Ways We Can View People” Script: Lk. 10:30-37 Type: Series Where: GNBC 11-17-19 Intro: FAMOUS NEIGHBORS Can you name some famous neighbors? *Mr. Rogers Neighborhood in his sweater and sneakers … “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood … won’t you be my neighbor?” *Dennis the ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Can Be Sweeter? A Study Of All The Scripture References To Honey – Part 2 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 26, 2022

Honey occurs often in the scriptures and the word is associated with sweetness. There is a wonderful study of its applications in the bible and I hope to do that. This is a study in two parts looking at 24 references. Here is PART 2.

WHAT CAN BE SWEETER? A STUDY OF ALL THE SCRIPTURE REFERENCES TO HONEY – PART 2 HONEY IS GOD’S PROVISION - THE APPLICATION OF HONEY IN THE SCRIPTURES This study continues the thoughts we saw in Part 1. I hope you found some value in it. God’s word is meaningful in every way. Honey is ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 24:13, Proverbs 25:16, Proverbs 25:27, Proverbs 27:2, Proverbs 27:7, Song of Songs 4:11, Isaiah 7:15, Ezekiel 3:3, Matthew 4:4, Ezekiel 16:19, Matthew 3:4, Revelation 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Session 8 "From Anxiety To Peace” Series

Contributed by Rik Wadge on Dec 18, 2006

Week 8 of 13

Seismic Shifts Session 8 “From Anxiety to Peace” RBW (inspired from “seismic shifts” book) + Video - Domino Intro (1min) + Video - Raising the Sail – Women of Faith video drama (15min) Intro: + How many can relate to that video? Maybe it’s not an issue with your kids, or drugs, but we can all ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Bible Church

Prepared By Sharing Jesus Series

Contributed by Brad Rigney on Jul 29, 2006

How can we be Prepared for that day when Jesus returns? We may not know when, but Jesus clearly teaches us how we can be prepared. This 3rd sermon talks about our need to Serve others as Jesus Himself.

Being Prepared by Sharing Jesus with Others Matt. 25:31-46 Intro.: A. There’s a story that I read years ago about a Small College that trained Nurses. It was the Sr. Class and they were taking their Finals. This Final was the Final of all finals. It was comprehensive, it was going to cover ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Adventist

Why We Can't Lighten Up

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Apr 10, 2008

Everyone tells us to "lighten up." But the serious believer, looking around at a dying world, just can’t do it.

Passage: 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Intro: Read Paul Simon lyrics from “Have a Good Time” (You can get these on the web) 1. it’s an idea we hear a lot. 2. “lighten up” “Are we having fun yet?”` 3. we all like to laugh, and laughter and joy are good things. 4. but for some people, there is a sense of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Out Of The Rubble

Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 17, 2006

Sermon on recovery

Heb. 11:32 Judges 13-16 Unfortunately history is full of stories about people who at the peak of their career do something which jeopardizes everything they have achieved. In my adult life I have watched politicians loose their influence and even offices, (Nixon and Clinton), I have witnessed ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:32

Denomination: *other

Listening To God Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 15, 2016

Continuing on our journey of Prayer. Looking at how to listen to God

Conversations with God Listening to God May 15, 2015 Jill *** does SIGN LANGUAGE for first 30 seconds of message!! Do you know what Jill said? She gave you a really important message, but if you don’t know sign language, then you have no clue what she was trying to tell you. She told ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Easter 2019

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Apr 18, 2019

2019 Resurrection Sunday Sermon in which I ask six questions of listeners concerning the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

RESURRECITON SUNDAY – 2019 (Six Important Questions) Text: Multiple Passages I recently read an article that was talking about teachers. It said, “Teachers teach their students. But at the same time, they can’t help but wonder if their students are actually learning what is being taught. So… ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

“the Call To Fervent Prayer!” Series

Contributed by Gerry Cheney on Dec 29, 2015

Based on the movie "War Room"... we look at the importance of first evaluating our own prayer lives. Are we hot or cold? Before we start praying that God works on another person, we start by asking God to change us. This is where our prayer lives begin.

Introduction: As you all know… This week we saw another tragic college shooting transpire. This time near ROSEBURG, Ore. Ten people were killed during a shooting at Umpqua Community College Thursday morning. And I think there were nine others who were wounded. What makes this story even a ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:12

Denomination: Vineyard

Three Disciplines That Bring Joy

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 19, 2002

Learn the three disciplines to ensure joy for your journey in life.

Introduction: I don’t know how many of you like or dislike the word discipline, but the word usually brings a strong response. You, either, love discipline and live a disciplined life, or you love discipline but are frustrated because you don’t live a disciplined life, or you hate discipline but ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:18-26

Denomination: *other

So What's Grace Really About?

Contributed by Krista Roehrig on Dec 29, 2005

Do you really want to know and understand what God’s grace is all about?

So What’s This Grace Thing All About? Have you ever been notified by an attorney that your presence was requested at the reading of someone’s will because your going to be receiving an inheritance? Well most people think this is a bittersweet time for obvious reasons. But for me, I can only ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Love Is The Answer Series

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 1, 2008

Love is the guiding principle for followers of Jesus. Although we might try to complicate the issues, what God requires from us is not complicated - Love God and Love your Neighbor.

A. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and that each of us will strive to be thankful people all the time, not just on Thanksgiving Day. B. As you know, our lives are fraught with many questions, and many answers. 1. Some of the questions and answers are silly and frivolous, others are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ