Sermons on Six Hundred And Sixty Six:

Do I Really Have A Choice?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 4, 2000

When we are offered great choices, although we think we have no real freedom, we can choose to live emotionally, we can choose to give and affirm life for the most vulnerable in our society, and we can always choose to receive God’s gift of eternal life.

“Do I really have a choice?” That question was posed the other day by one of our teenagers. She was talking about whether she had to go to school. She felt cornered. She felt boxed in. She was speaking for a great many of us. We feel as though we really do not have any choice about many ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Denomination: Baptist

My Soul Looks Back

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 10, 2007

We blame failure on "social ills" and that is a factor. But most of the time we are scapegoating, when we do not have to, for Jesus has turned our failure into potential. Clifton Park Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD

There is at my house a picture I treasure. In that picture I am about three years old, and my father is holding me in his arms. You look at my father and you see that he is wearing the cap of a service station attendant. Shell Oil, it says. Nothing especially remarkable about that, except that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Magnetism Of The Finish Line

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 16, 2004

This sermon is in an ongoing series where I take snapshots from Pilgrim’s Progress and develop a message around it. I have no idea how many sermons will be in this series.

2 Timothy 4:7-8 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. l. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Da Vinci Code: Loving Truth And Ignoring Fiction Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jun 7, 2006

Many questiions have come up sense the book and the movie "The Da Vinci Code" came out. This message deals with the reliability of the Scriptures.

Our key text today is 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Title: Loving Truth and Ignoring Fiction Theme: The Reliability of the Scriptures Listen as I read 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Taking A Stand On Our Knees - The Incredible Power Of Prayer With Fasting Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jan 22, 2009

How prayer with fasting INCREASES INSIGHT and REDUCES STRESS.

During the minister’s prayer one Sunday, there was a loud whistle from one of the back row seats. Little Gary’s mother was horrified. She pinched him into silence and, after church, asked, "Gary, whatever made you do such a thing?" Gary answered soberly, "I asked God to teach me to whistle, and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Taming The Beast Within Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 15, 2013

Despite all the high qualifications David already possessed, God is going to train him. So God causes David's skills to be recognized & brings David from the sheep fold into the king's court to further development his God given calling. God will then fur

The Life of David: David's Early Years 1 SAMUEL 16: 14-23 TAMING THE BEAST WITHIN Let me quickly give you some background as we get started on the early years of David, a man after God's own heart. David has just been anointed Israel's king because Saul had shown himself unworthy of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:14-23

Denomination: Baptist

God Loves Children

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 18, 2016

It's one of the best know scenes from the Gospels, Jesus blessing the children, this message looks at why children need to be important to our local churches.

It was just about this time of year 22 years ago. We had just moved to Bedford to start what would eventually become Cornerstone and I had to fly to Colorado to attend what was called “Church Planters Boot Camp”, an intensive week long training session that included men and women from ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Eyes Of A Doctor Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 14, 2020

If you want to truly help people recover from failure, lead with compassion, not condemnation; lead by example, not by examination; and lead with wisdom; not words. To put it succinctly, see with the eyes of a doctor, not a judge.

A man went to see his doctor in an acute state of anxiety. “Doctor,” he said, “you have to help me. I'm dying. Everywhere I touch it hurts. I touch my head and it hurts. I touch my leg and it hurts. I touch my stomach and it hurts. I touch my chest and it hurts. You have to help me, Doc, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Love And Parenting

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 6, 2018

This message looks at how we can better love our kids.

The song, of course, is “Love and Marriage”  written by Sammy Cahn and performed by Frank Sinatra in 1955, but the music has been used for a number of television commercials through the years including Ban brand roll-on antiperspirant, Duncan Hines Chocolate Chip cookies, Campbells Soup and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Wesleyan

Remembering The Holy Innocents Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 17, 2021

This Bible passage, about the “Massacre of the Innocents,” can be applied to abortion. This message shares some insights into the driving force behind the killing of babies, and speaks of what can be done to stop it.

I’ve entitled our message this morning, “Remembering the Holy Innocents.” “In the New Testament, the ‘Massacre of the Innocents’ is the incident in the nativity narrative . . . in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children two years old and under in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Real Faith Always Wins

Contributed by Robert Tallent on Aug 6, 2016

All the wise men of Babylon had one thing in common, none of them had any real faith in their pagan gods, none, that is, but four Hebrew boys

Real Faith Always wins. Daniel 2:1-30 all the so called wise men of Babylon had one thing in common, none of them had any real faith in their pagan gods. None that ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

Which Soil Am I On? Series

Contributed by James Chandler on Sep 10, 2024

God is the farmer

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Picture This: A Farmer Planting Seeds Series

Contributed by John Braland on Apr 3, 2007

A parable is a story that reveals a deeper meaning and Jesus was a master storyteller. He spoke in parables all the time because people like stories and we remember them. And when he applied spiritual truth to his parables they were easy for people to u

Max Lucado tells the story like this: The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. “The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river.” “What can we do?” asked one. “You must stand on the side of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Remember The Sabbath Day Series

Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Nov 24, 2022

The Sabbath cannot be found on any calendar! It is one day out of every seven days that we are to rest from our work. The argument of the Sabbath being Saturday or Sunday is nothing more than an exercise in futility!

The Ten Commandments are the foundation of God's Law. I say that because the Bible indicates more than just these ten. Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Master Of The Wind

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000

A look at Christ’s control in our lives

IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. THE WIND HOWLED BLOWING THE TOP OFF THE BREAKERS BEFORE THEY CRASHED BACK INTO THE TROUGHS BELOW. THE DARKNESS WAS BROKEN BY MOMENTARY STREAKS OF LIGHT AS THE CLOUDS RACED ACROSS THE FACE OF THE FULL MOON. COULD IT BE? YES IT WAS HARD TO BELIEVE BUT THERE WAS A BOAT ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-28

Denomination: Wesleyan