Sermons on Snake:

"Abel's Lamb"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 25, 2006

An acceptible sacrifice to God is faith that issues in obedience.

1 Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD.” 2 Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 So it came about in the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-8

Denomination: Orthodox

The Big Jackpot

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 6, 2006

People are looking for the big jackpot in life when in reality, there is only one real jackpot.

INTRO.- The big jackpot. What does that sound like? You guessed it. ILL.- $365 Million Powerball Jackpot Beckoned, Saturday, February 18, 2006. The chances of winning the jackpot by matching all six numbers were 1 in 146 million. Powerball is played in 28 states plus the District of Columbia ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Great Commission

Contributed by Nate Herbst on Dec 27, 2008

An encouragement and challenge to believers to fulfill Christ’s Great Commission, the third greatest commandment, fighting this fight to win it, by faith and in His power!

Mt.28:18-20: Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Simeon's Song Series

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 29, 2008

Christmas reminds us that God remembered to save sinners.

Title: Simeon’s Song Text: Luke 2:25-35 Truth: Christmas reminds us that God remembered to save sinners. Aim: I want them to understand and receive God’s salvation. Life? What kind of salvation did God provide sinners? INTRODUCTION There is something comforting about the many lives in Scripture ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-35

Denomination: Baptist

How Low Can You Go? Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009

Paul, Pt. 1

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? (ROMANS 7:12-25) A man one dreamed of passing into the world beyond. An angel met him and showed him a great golden book. “What is that?” he inquired. “It is the book of your life,” was the reply. Looking closer he saw that there were some writing on the first page. “What is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:12-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Playing The Fool

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 5, 2009

Sarcasm betrays anger at ourselves or at others, but we cannot let it fester. We need to come to the Cross, where there is reconciliation.

Words have power. The things we say to one another have power. Kids may deal with smart-mouths in the schoolyard by chanting, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." But that’s rubbish! Don’t you believe it? Names do hurt. Words hurt. The things we say to each other do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Thanksgiving

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jun 12, 2009

This sermon stresses the benefits of thanksgiving in our day to day lives and unveils what the bible has to say about seeing our troubles from the proper perspective.

I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving… It has always been so strange to me how Thanksgiving has changed since its original conception—even from when I was a kid. For instance, how ironic is it that the very day after Thanksgiving just happens to be the biggest shopping day of the year! Think about ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-8

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Painting God's Masterpiece Part 7 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 11, 2009

Part seven of this series focuses on how Satan tries to influence what we see and what God’s word says about us.

Painting God’s Masterpiece Part 7 Scripture: Genesis 3:1-5; Ephesians 6:12; Romans 10:8-10 Introduction: In part six of my message last week, I talked about hope. I shared with you that hope allows us to see clearly what shall be – especially when we come into agreement with God that what has ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Doctrine Of Depravity Series

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Sep 13, 2009

Genesis 3. The fall of man into sin and depravity.

IN THE BEGINNING GENESIS PART 1 – ANTEDILUVIAN HISTORY THE DOCTRINE OF DEPRAVITY GENESIS 3 INTRODUCTION - As we continue our look at the book of Genesis we are going to be leaving chapter 2 and moving on into chapter 3. At the end of chapter 2 all is well on the newly created planet earth. The ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

The King Conquers Series

Contributed by David Scudder on Oct 25, 2009

The world has rejected God, and for a time they soared with the apparent freedom of an eagle. But, God will bring them down. This portion of Revelation also pictures the doom of every individual who is attempting to clutch sin and soar away from God. Let

Revelation 19:17-20:3 Purpose: To show the awful consequences of rebelling against God. Aim: I want the listener to love and revere God so much that sin becomes very sinful. INTRODUCTION: One day a man, out hiking in the country, happened to see a magnificent golden eagle flying upward into the ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Remembering, Reconnecting, And Rejoicing: What God Gives To The Grieving Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 25, 2009

Grieving healthily means remembering both positive and negative; it means connecting with others who can love us and whom we can love. In His own time God will give joy.

One of the laws of life is: To get something, you must give up something. To gain, you must also lose. We call that the tradeoff principle. We operate on the tradeoff principle every day. When you go to the grocery store and fill your basket, they have the audacity to expect you to pay for what ...read more

Scripture: John 19:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

Pergamos: The Compromising Church

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 17, 2009

Like Pergamos, today’s church seems to keep only a moderate distance from the world, but both the world AND the church are moving downhill in tandem, and further away from Jesus. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

Pergamos: The Compromising Church Rev. 2:12-17 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Pergamos.html [map] Before 1974, there was a huge portion of land in the northern part of Australia that belonged to the superstitious Aborigines. That land was covered w/ green ants. The Aborigines believed that ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

"Religion The Right Way”

Contributed by Andy Grossman on May 26, 2009

Reveals how you can know what religion God approves of.

“Religion the Right Way” May 31, 2009 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-27

Denomination: Holiness

Storms Beyond Your Control

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jun 30, 2008

An encouraging message about finding stability in the middle of the storms of life.

STORMS BEYOND YOUR CONTROL TEXT: Mark 4:35-41 Mark 4:35-41 KJV And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. [36] And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Pentecostal

Idolatry - Then And Now Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jul 9, 2008

Paul gives a strong warning from Israel’s history about avoiding idols. Will we heed the warning?

Introduction: A. I want to begin with a very helpful warning – Here are the top 10 things not to say to a police officer if he or she pulls you over. #10 – Was I speeding? Sorry, I can’t see anything without my glasses. #9 – Was I speeding? Sorry, I didn’t realize my radar detector wasn’t ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ