Sermons on Share Your Faith:

Cowards, Clay Pots And The Power Of God

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Jan 5, 2004

Sermon looking at the life of Gideon

Judges 6-7 Cowards, Clay Pots, and the Power of God What do we think about when we think about the story of Gideon? (Besides the Bibles in hotels!) We may remember the way he tested God with the fleece. We may remember his army of torch bearers and trumpets. But do we remember the rest of the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Clears The Temple

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 20, 2003

Gentle Jesus meek and mild - who are you kidding!!

St. Mary and St. John’s Cowley 26-03-00 John 2: 13-25: Jesus clears the Temple This morning’s Gospel reading blows a hole in our comfortable view of "Gentle Jesus meek and mild.". He was anything else but meek and mild We see Jesus clearing the moneychangers out of the Temple. We read in ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-25, Mark 11:11-20

Denomination: Anglican

God's Gifts To Peter, And To Us.

Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 4, 2003

God gave Peter position, power, passion, and perseverance. He wants to give us the same gifts.

Strength, Wisdom, Strategy, Endurance, Focus, Courage, Toughness... These sound like the description of someone on the television show “Survivor.” But actually they pretty well describe a man we read about in the New Testament. Peter. God worked in Peter’s life in powerful ways. The great news is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Building Towers

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Jan 29, 2004

We learn from the story of the Tower of Babel the futility of trying to make a name for ourselves.

I. Making a name We see in the first chapters of Genesis that people basically chose one of two paths. A few of them humbled themselves and followed God, trusting in him and his protection. Such were the descendents of Seth. The other group was principally the descendents of Cain. These ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9, Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What A Difference A "W" Makes

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 28, 2006

Prov. 29:18 WHERE THERE IS NO VISION THE PEOPLE PERISH.

"What a Difference a "W" MAKES" ISA. 6:1-8 Prov. 29:18 WHERE THERE IS NO VISION THE PEOPLE PERISH. Tell the story of the church that let their "W" fall off. A church in a community brought a piece of property and built a building. They were exciting about serving the Lord. They ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Foundations Series

Contributed by Erick Adams on Apr 17, 2005

Second in a series of sermons from the book of Ephesians.

The Foundations Rev. Erick J. Adams Kiel Alliance Church April 10, 2005 Thesis Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hockey, Hell And Heaven

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 19, 2005

Wednesday February 16, 2005 the National Hockey League announced that the 2004-05 season has been cancelled due to failure to resolve a management-player dispute over a team’s salary cap. IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY.

HOCKEY, HELL AND HEAVEN “We do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Hard Life

Contributed by Eugene Blankenship on Mar 10, 2005

God wants you to stop limiting the awesome you.

"THE HARD LIFE" ILLUSTRATION: Show overheads or on powerpoint projector, one of a birthday party, the other of a devil w/ a pitch fork, why do other people’s lives always look like a party compared to outs? Talk about how people portray their own lives and how others (we) portray people’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Island Fever

Contributed by Laisani Cox on Mar 21, 2005

The island fever that we want to talk about tonight is when saints feel that their challenges are closing in around them.

At this time I would like you to turn with me to Isaiah 40:15, when you have it, please say ‘Amen’. For your hearing as it reads - “Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:15

Denomination: Apostolic

Laying On Of Hands

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005

doctrines of the bible

Intro: before we begin tonight on our study of laying on of hands, I would like to give you a simple explanation why we are called a full gospel church. A. all protestant, evangelical churches have basically common doctrines, The Inspired Word of God, Jesus Savior, Son of God, Worship, Heaven, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Don't Be A Show Off, Pt. 1

Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 23, 2005

This is the first part in a 3 part series on Jesus’ teaching about not doing acts of righteousness to be seen by men as the hypocrites do.

Don’t be a Show Off, Part 1 Lighthouse Assembly of God 10/23/05 Pastor Greg Tabor Introduction Read Matthew 6:1-4 Define ‘acts of righteousness’? Specifically there are three examples here: alms giving, prayer and fasting. These would be three things the Pharisees would have been involved in. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Honoring Others By Submitting To Them

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 24, 2005

How we should seek to be good example and to submit to authority figures in our lives such as the governement and employeer

SBC Philippi 10/23/05 7 pm Rev. Jeff Simms Honoring God By Submitting to Others 1 Peter 2:11-20 Primary Purpose: Peter encourages us in our daily walk to honor God in our relationships in the world, with the government and in our work. Introduction Having told us that we are now a people for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-20

Denomination: Baptist

He's Always The Same!

Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Nov 3, 2005

A first person narrative of the story of Jonah, focussing on God’s propensity to forgive repentant sinners, and believers’ resentment of this

I knew that this would happen! I just knew it! God is always the same! He is always merciful and full of grace. He always forgives people who repent! Even Assyrian scum-bags! There I was, minding my own business, working as an ordinary prophet and preacher in Gath Hephron when along came God and ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

"What's Wrong? Or Has The Word Of God Lost It's Potency?" Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 30, 2004

Why has modern American Christianity missed the mark by such a distance? Is the Gospel no longer as potent as it used to be? Has the potency of the Bible run low like antique prescription medicine?

"What’s Wrong? Or Has the Word of God Lost It’s Potency?" (Matt. 13:1-53, Mark 4:1-34, Luke 8:4-18) Intro 1. The evangelical world has lost confidence in the Word of God. ---TNIV is just one example¡Xchange in English usage is one thing 2. How Christians "do church" is reflective of what they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-53

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Encounters: Isaiah Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Jul 10, 2004

This is about Isaiah’s God encounter.

What comes to mind when I say, “In the year 2001”? 2001 was a year that changed the way we look at security. The WTC attack rocked our world. It had been 60 years. OKC was domestic. WTC ’93 failed. We were hit at home. Life is not the same. Threat level codes. Air marshals. Dep. of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan