Sermons on So Shall It Be:

God Values Life!

Contributed by Chris Gowen on Feb 3, 2001

In a world that is becoming more selfish, and life seems so cheap, we can be sure God places great value on human life.

Someone sent me this letter: Dear God, Why didn’t you save the school children in Littleton, Colorado? Sincerely, Concerned Student And the Reply... Dear Concerned Student: I am not allowed in schools. Sincerely, God There is in our society today a disregard for God as our Creator. It is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28, Psalm 139:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Disappointing Disciples Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 6, 2001

Jesus had to deal with disappointing disciples. So do we. How do we deal with them? By applying the new Law of Love.

John 13 begins with the wonderful statement: ’Having loved his own who were in the world, [Jesus] now showed them the full extent of his love.’ It’s a picture of an intimate relationship with his disciples, like that of a loving parent who will do anything for their children. Yet even as he’s ...read more

Scripture: John 13:18-38

Denomination: Anglican

Everybody Is Going Somewhere

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 21, 2001

The pull of the world is so loud and overwhelming to everyone, while the church sites silently off to the side. “...and only a few find it.”

May 20, 2001 Sand Flat Baptist Church David Yarbrough “Everybody is Going Somewhere” Matthew 7:13-14 As a boy one of my favorite pass times was fishing. I grew up between two lakes that provided an abundance of opportunity for me to fish. My favorite lure was a little spinner bait called an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ambassadors With Wide Open Hearts

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 3, 2001

The cross teaches us to allow ourselves to be misused in the name of giving so that others might find salvation; the alternative is to hoard and thus to lose.

The woman answered a knock on her door, and found there a homeless man who said that he was looking for odd jobs to do so that he could earn a little money. “Well,” she said, “around the back of my house I do have a porch that needs painting. Can you handle a paint brush?” He said that he could, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Bragging Rights

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Apr 9, 2002

Finding the courage to testify about Jesus seems to be so difficult for Christian now days because they have no examined the Scripture concerning Jesus.

Scripture: Matthew 11:1 - 6 Title: “Bragging Rights” Introduction: How many times have we heard someone make the statement, “I’m the man”?  A saying arose a few years ago, “No brag, just facts!”  John the Baptist was languishing in prison appearing to be discouraged and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Have You Left Jesus In The Church House?

Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Nov 30, 2001

This sermon brings out how often times as Christians we rush out of church so fast that we leave Jesus behind.

"Have You Left Jesus In The Church House?" Text: Luke 2:41-52 Intro: Ø Very little information is given of Jesus’ childhood in the scriptures. Ø Here Luke gives us an incident when Jesus was 12. Ø In our passage we have the story of Mary and Joseph going with Jesus to Jerusalem for the feast of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Baptist

You Are Wonderful

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

1. Do you feel good about yourself? About your life? It is so easy to not feel very good about ourselves.

1. Do you feel good about yourself? About your life? It is so easy to not feel very good about ourselves. So easy that we so easily believe that to be a Christian and to take our faith seriously, we should never feel good about ourselves. That to feel good about ourselves is a great sin. After all, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Give Ye Them To Eat

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 12, 2009

There are so many near us who are dying spiritually, physically, emotionally, and we have the bread of life. But we must give it to them

GIVE YE THEM TO EAT Setting: Tired, Looking for rest, Followed by the crowd) Jesus comes out and begins to teach. Its late, They haven’t eaten, they haven’t had any private time with Jesus, They’re tired. When you’re tired and hungry and emotionally drained it’s easy to be a little cranky, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Finding Your Way Back Home...again

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 9, 2008

Finding our way back to relationship with our heavenly father not so much when we have sinned as just wandered away

Finding Your Way Back Home…. AGAIN Opening: 1. I was taking time to read again the Word last evening and the freshness of the word just washed over me and then I realized it had been awhile since I had actually held the word in my hands and was reading. I needed to again come back to center ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34

Denomination: Mennonite

Barriers And Antidotes To Healthy Relationships

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Nov 15, 2005

Our goal as a congregation is to build healthy relationships so together we can make a greater impact upon our surrounding community.

Barriers and Antidotes to Healthy Relationships Philippians 2:5-11 Romans 12:5 “Christ makes us one body and individuals who are connected to each other.” (God’s Word Translation) For the past month we have been involved in “40 Days of Community.” The goal of our study has been to build healthy ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Free Methodist

Are You Giving Thanks?

Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 26, 2005

We have been blessed in so many ways that we too often never truly give thanks to God for His blessings.

Are You Giving Thanks? Selected Passages November 20, 2005 Thanksgiving Message Introduction Can you believe that this Thursday is Thanksgiving Day? Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving? Lou Whitmire, a reporter in Mansfield, Ohio, asked the all important question "Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?" ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-2

Denomination: Church Of God

A Painful Privilege

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Dec 13, 2005

Motherhood for Mary was a painful privilege. It was a privilege for her to be chosen to bear the Son of God, but so very painful to have to witness his death.

A Painful Privilege I Thessalonians 5:16-24 Luke 1:46-55 Advent 3 December 11, 2005 I read a very interesting comment about motherhood the other day. One commentator said that motherhood is a painful privilege. I guess that it is easy for me to say, being a man, but I like that. A painful ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-55

Denomination: Methodist

Embracing Your Purpose

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 7, 2006

Palm Sunday - Jesus embraced his purpose, remaining focused on the goal. So can we succeed if we remained focused on him!

17-year-old Vivian Ip of Inglewood Cliffs, New Jersey offers a heart cry that resonates in the lives of all too many youth. It is an indictment of her American search for purpose and meaning. There are pages of looking, searching, whys, and survival language. She cries in her loneliness and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:32-34

Denomination: Salvation Army

Anger Tactics

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Jan 13, 2005

This sermon deals with the subject of anger and how to handle it so that Satan can not use it for his purposes and cause us to lose our witness.

Anger Tactics 1/13/2005 Ephesians 4:26-27 I came up with the title of my sermon today from a show that I have watched called, “Scare Tactics”. On this show people are set up in different situations where they have things set up to scare people ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:26-27

Denomination: *other

Victorious Foundation Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Apr 16, 2007

The foundation to living a victorious life in Christ is to have the risen Savior open your mind so you can understand the Holy Scriptures.

Turn your Bibles to Matthew 4:1-11 Title: Victorious Foundation Theme: Walking on the Winning Side Series: Easter Season Messages Introduction: This is the day that I like to refer to as “Resurrection Sunday Celebration.” It was on the first day of the week, very early in the morning ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational