Sermons on Soar:

"Beneath The Surface" Series

Contributed by Bruce Hamsher on Aug 6, 2002

A look at ourselves through the eyes of our heart.

“Beneath The Surface” Matthew 5:8 Beatitudes - #6 Intro: If Jesus came to your home today to spend a day or two If He came unexpectedly, I wonder what you’d do? I know you’d give your nicest room to such an honored Guest, And all the food you’d serve to him would be the very ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Mennonite

I Love The Lord Because........

Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 23, 2002

It is easy to know that Jesus loves you. But do you love Jesus? Can you tell others why you love Him?

I LOVE THE LORD BECAUSE... Psalm 116:1-6 INTRO. Love is a wonderful thing. It amplifies the virtues and discounts the faults. For instance, through my eyes, my wife’s natural beauty is enhanced because of my love for her. So it is with her intelligence, wit, talents and numerous other virtues ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Warning: Children At Wrisk

Contributed by Gregory Penna on May 1, 2003

This was a sermon originally preached on mother’s day and it deals with difficulties in training children in our modern world.

Several years ago my family and I were visiting the French Quarter in New Orleans. We were taking in the sites and enjoying begnets and coffee. While we were there we stumbled accross two transvestites. These guys where painted in gold from head to toe and they were calling out for my son to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:25-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Man Believed The Word

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jul 14, 2001

DESCRIBES THE NEED TO BELIEVE THE WORD

John 4:46-54 Faith is vital. It is the medium of exchange in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus said, "According to your faith be it unto you" (Matthew 9:29). I know that every man needs to possess a genuine faith in Christ for salvation. However, I want a faith that possesses me. I want to have a ...read more

Scripture: John 4:46-54

Denomination: Baptist

There Is A Shift Coming Series

Contributed by Jamie Wright on Mar 3, 2004

Guess what, we are not in a parade. This isn’t some holiday festival here in the kingdom of God. We are in a battle! You can’t face the battle as long as you are on the bottle! God uses life’s bruises! He has the ability to reverse the curse. He can

Don’t Give Up the Battle! There’s a Shift Coming! Pastor Jamie Wright Maranatha Fellowship Church Feb 18, 2004 Wed Bible Study Guess what, we are not in a parade. This isn’t some holiday festival here in the kingdom of God. We are in a battle! You can’t face the battle as long as you are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:37, Mark 5:22-36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Functional Family Series

Contributed by Dennis Cummins on Oct 18, 2006

This sermon includes a video illistration which we can email you upon request for free. This can be viewed on Itunes podcast or Video cast under ExperienceChurch.tv or viewed online at www.experiencechurch.tv.

The Functioning Family The Mommy dog that lost her rear leggs in a lawn mower accident, and her children pups learned to walk like mommy walked, by dragging their hind end around the house… Monkey see monkey do, our children will follow what we model. Genesis 1:28 (Contemporary English ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fatal Distraction

Contributed by Joe Burke on Jan 16, 2007

Jesus must be our whole life.

Fatal Distraction It’s a beautiful summer afternoon some years ago at the Naval Air Test Center in Patuxent River, Maryland. The U.S. Navy’s newest jet fighter, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat with both afterburners blazing soars from the runway for a test flight. The first portion of the flight is a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17

Denomination: Catholic

Failure In Paradise Series

Contributed by Alan Tison on May 21, 2007

While the life of David is full of many victorious accounts, there is one glaring failure; his sin with Bathsheba, in this message we see how David learned to deal with his sin

INTRODUCTION, John Maxwell in his book Failing Forward tells of a story Sergio Zyman, a vice president in fortune 500 company. After 20 years of lagging sales, Sergio believed the company needed a fresh approach. People listen to Sergio, after all in 1982 Sergio introduced the company to a new ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God - I'm Tired

Contributed by Everett Mccoy on Jul 19, 2008

I started a prayer this way the other day, and it inspired a message... It’s OK for us to be tired, it reminds us that we depend on him. HIS strength is perfect

27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God"? 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:27-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Helmet Of Salvation/Sword Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 24, 2008

Part three on the armor of God. The sword of the Spirit and the power of the Word of God working in our lives.

Armor of God/Helmet of Salvation and the Sword of the Spirit Ephesians 6:10-18 Introduction: We have been looking at the armor of God for several weeks now and this morning I will attempt to finish by looking at the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit. I ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Nazarene

Phillips Brooks, A Bishop To All Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 8, 2013

The life of the man who wrote the carol

While visiting Copley Square in Boston’s Back Bay, you can’t miss Trinity Church, regarded as one of the most impressive buildings in America. On the Boylston Street side of the church is a statue of Phillips Brooks, one of the most highly regarded ministers of his day. He was born in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-10

Denomination: Congregational

Top Ten American Idols Series

Contributed by Ray Geide on Mar 7, 2012

Do Americans worship idols? Isaiah 40:18-28 provides a powerful message against idol worship, the thinking that goes along with it, what causes it, and the solution.

Top 10 American Idols Isaiah 40:18-28 18 To whom, then, will you compare God? 19 How can you compare anything like Him to an idol that is formed by a craftsman, overlaid with melted down gold, and decorated with chains of melted down silver? 20 If people are too poor to make such a contribution, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:18-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God In Action: Past, Present, Future Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 13, 2015

Differing situations highlight different characteristics of God; we need all. God is not the kind of God many people think He is. Seeing Him in action proves the point.

God in Action: Past, Present, Future (Isaiah 63) 1. A lot of things look good or bad on paper, but are different when you experience. 2. Chicago White Sox team in 1973. Pizza in Nebraska. 3. You can look at an athlete’s statistics, but nothing like seeing him play; You can hear about a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 63:1-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Parable Of The Mustard Seed Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 6, 2012

This parable expresses the small beginnings of the kingdom of God and the large increase and growth of it. The kingdom grows believer by believer. And now, He describes what it is like. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in

The Parable of the Mustard Seed Today, we are going to look at one of the parables that Jesus gave, and it is probably one that most people are familiar with; the Parable of the Mustard seed. Both Matthew and Mark recorded it in their Gospel. Matthew begins with this brief dialogue by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-32

Denomination: Baptist

A Wedding Sermon

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 18, 2010

Make this marriage a journey of faith, hope and love.

We have gathered here to witness and to celebrate the love that bring the groom ___________ and the bride ___________ together in holy matrimony. In a few moments, we will be witnessing the exchanging of their vows and their pledge to each other in the covenant of marriage. We are here to give ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13

Denomination: Independent/Bible