Sermons on Sell Soul:

Jesus' House

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on May 2, 2007

Individual followers of Christ are Jesus’ "house" - His dwelling place - making Jesus’ cleansing of the temple also a call to personal holiness.

Jesus’ House TCF Sermon April 1, 2007 Mark 11:7-11 (NIV) 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Super Sunday - Super Church

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 4, 2002

Super Sunday may be "Super Bowl" Sunday, but the early church experienced "Super Sunday" every Sunday!

SUPER SUNDAY - SUPER CHURCH INTRO.- ILL.- The new preacher was getting concerned. He told one of his deacons that he’d noticed many of the church members had colds and were coughing during the services. The deacon replied, "As time goes on, preacher, you’ll begin to realize all those coughs ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Hidden Treasure And The Pearl Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Mar 13, 2002

Jesus; the treasure beyond measure and the pearl of great price. How you’ve gotta buy the WHOLE field to have Him.

The hidden treasure and the pearl Mt 13:44-46 WBC 24/2//2pm Intro Parables!: A quote from Keith Allam: "I initially thought how on earth am I going to get any meat out of this (study on parables) as we had already covered this in the previous study. Time was moving on and by Monday night I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46

Denomination: Baptist

Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up Series

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Aug 4, 2005

The Da Vinci Code and the Jesus seminar present radically different visions of who the real Jesus was. What is their evidence and how trustworthy is it?

SE032804 MY OWN PERSONAL JESUS 2. Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up Last week, we said that when people consider WHO Jesus REALLY WAS, there is the New Testament answer to that question, and then there’s every other answer. - the New Testament answer is that Jesus was the Jewish Messiah, that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Purpose After Easter

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 15, 2004

God has a purpose for us after Easter.

INTRO.- DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS? It did it again. It was number one again! What’s that? The movie THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST was the number one box office hit at the movies this last Easter weekend with an income of $17 million. The second on the list was some crazy movie called HELLBOY. (I’m ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:5-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Blessing That Was Found In A Pot Of Oil

Contributed by Charles Mccall on May 10, 2008

Sometimes our blessings are found in the most unusaul places.

2nd Kings 4:1-7 Topic: The blessiing that was found in a pot of oil In 2nd Kings 4:1-7, we read about a poor widow mother who was once married to a prophet, who was one of the sons, or one of the associates, or one of the servants of Elisha the prophet, who was known to be a mighty prophet ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Packin Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jan 14, 2013

As long as churches, schools, post offices, and government buildings are perceived as “soft-targets,” assailants who are intent on killing as many people as possible will continue to attack such places. Now is not the time to reject the teachings of Jesu

Are You Packin’ An elderly lady declared, “No one would ever carry a gun in our church!” These words were heard by a pastor of a mid-size church in a rural community. The pastor engaged the older lady in conversation, “There are likely several concealed handgun license holders present in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Good News!

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 30, 2010

Following the last command Jesus gave us, as found in MATTHEW 28:19, 20.

Even as Christians, many of us try our best to avoid uncomfortable situations. But sometimes, it is within those uncomfortable situations that we find our deepest levels of faith. We are going to discuss one of those situations this morning, but first, let us open in prayer to the Father. When I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: *other

Unhindered Worship Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Apr 6, 2007

Through his cleansing of the temple, Jesus reveals that we must not stand in the way of those who come to worship God.

Introduction: Have you ever wanted – even needed – something but you couldn’t get it. It was right there in front of you. It was within your reach. But you couldn’t get it. It was in front of you, you wanted it and yet something or someone prevented you from having what you wanted. We’ve all ...read more

Scripture: John 2:3-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

Don't Lie To The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 5, 2022

God calls his people to live lives of integrity, being honest and genuine in all we do.

Don’t Lie to the Holy Spirit Text: Acts 4:36-5:11 Introduction 1. Illustration: “You can fool some of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can’t fool Mom.” (Captain Penny). 2. You can take this wisdom from Captain Penny and appropriate into our spiritual ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

How Much Is The Church Worth

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 2, 2002

Ephesians presents a picture of the glorious church and her value in the eyes of God.

Ephesians presents to us portraits of the church as the body and bride of Christ as perhaps no other book in the New Testament does. The church is also referred to as the family of believers, and pictured as the army of God fully protected in armor and wielding the mighty sword of the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

People Who Make A Difference

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 13, 2012

Examines the difference between powerless, defeated Christians, and those who make a difference. Expanded outline.

PEOPLE THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE 7/12 - Mark 9:14-29 I believe this is one of the saddest accounts we find anywhere in the Bible. Oh, there are plenty of times in the Bible when we can be saddened, to be sure. We can be sad when Adam and Eve choose to believe the Devil’s lies instead of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-29

Denomination: Baptist

What’s Behind The Door? Series

Contributed by James Lee on Nov 22, 2013

Adapted from a series done by Joseph Rodgers "A Journey to the Cross"

How many of you watch “Let’s Make a Deal” You have no idea what’s behind door #1 or door #2. It could be something great or a Zonk, which NOT something great. Well, in this passage of Scripture we find two different people behind two different doors with two completely ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

"Very Early On The First Day Of The Week..."

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 3, 2015

A sermon for an Easter Sunrise Service.

"Very Early on the First Day of the Week" Mark 16:1-8 "When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they could go and anoint Jesus' dead body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they came to the tomb. They ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Sermon On Cupidity

Contributed by William Meakin on Oct 3, 2021

Cupidity is defined as "Greed for money or possessions."

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, a German philosopher and philologist once remarked: “In spite of all the value which may belong to the true, the positive, and the unselfish, it might be possible that a higher and more fundamental value for life generally should be assigned to pretence, to the will to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5, Ecclesiastes 5:10, Jeremiah 6:13