Sermons on Socialist Ideas:

Honor God Financially

Contributed by Jeff Maness on Jun 19, 2013

You have no idea what opening the window of heaven will do for your life.

We are continuing our Man Series today. And out of all the messages we’ve done, this is the one that worried me the most. We’ve talked about some sensitive issues in this series. We’ve called out our manhood, we’ve taken on marriage, and we’ve tackled sexual sin. ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Back To The Basics - Hell Series

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 18, 2012

Hell is a real place, not just an imaginary idea to scare people into being good.

Back to the Basics - Hell June 17, 2012 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Hell is a real place, not just an imaginary idea to scare people into being good. Focus Passage: Luke 16:19-31 Supplemental Passage: "Do not fear those who kill the body but ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

Are We Serious About Hell? Series

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Sep 1, 2011

This talk examines two common alternatives to the traditional idea of hell: universalism and annihilationism.

The bow of God’s wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow, and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of an angry God, without any promise or obligation at all, that keeps the arrow one moment from ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sermon On Obsession

Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 3, 2021

Obsession is defined as an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind.

John Ortberg, an American evangelical Christian author once remarked: “Being deeply contented with God in my everyday life is a focused attitude. It is always available. It means practising letting go of my obsession with how I’m doing. It means training myself to learn to actually be present with ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:2, Proverbs 16:9, Colossians 4:5

Ordination Sermon God Has A Story. You Are In It.

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on May 22, 2019

Thoughts and words are based on ideas from "Epic" by John Eldridge

In Jesus Holy Name May 19, 2019 Text: Ordination Redeemer “God Has A Story” “Once upon a time…..In a galaxy far away…” all great stories start this way. In the movie “The Last of the Mohicans” the music pulls you into the scene before a word is spoken. Mountain and forest. Beauty. ...read more

Scripture: John 15:16

Denomination: Lutheran

Fruit That’s Always In Season: Love Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Apr 23, 2017

Sermon series on Fruit of the Spirit. (Sermon Series idea from John Maxwell)

What’s your favorite fruit? Strawberries? Mangos? Peaches? I think I’ve shared with you before that my favorite fruit is the Asian pear which the Japanese call nashi. They are available in stores here but they never taste very good. That’s because nashi don’t grow in this part of the world. They’re ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Traits Of The Truly Rich

Contributed by Michael Cariño on Jan 4, 2017

Big Idea: Knowing Your Wealth in Christ Enables You to Walk for Christ.

Traits of the Truly Rich Ephesians 1:15-23 Lady Diana. Married into the Royal Family of England, wife of Prince Charles, the very beautiful Diana had all that anybody could ever dream of. She had two most beautiful children in the world. One would wonder, what more did she want in life? But, no, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Kingdom Of God: Messiah Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on May 27, 2015

In Jesus the fullness of the Kingdom of God is realized. A study of Kingdom ideas in the four Gospels.

3. THE MESSIAH: THE KINGDOM IS HERE A. The Kingdom is at hand Gabriel’s message to Mary (Matthew 1:33) in the first chapter of the New Testament, is that the Kingdom of Her Son will know no end! The first words recorded of John the Baptist, only two chapters later: “Repent, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When The Brook Dries Up

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 16, 2022

Somehow we have the mistaken idea that the Christian life is like a fairy tale.

That is, you accept the Lord as your Savior, and then you can live happily ever after, and never have another crisis in your life! But there is no such life for any of us while we are here on earth. It does not matter: • If a person is rich or poor • What country a person lives in • What family a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

God's Promise Concerning The Greater Good

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jul 1, 2017

A sermon examining the fact that God's idea of good and ours may not always be the same.

God's Promise Concerning The Greater Good Romans 8:28 There is an old story about a shipwreck where many men died, in fact there was only one survivor. When the sole survivor reached a small, uninhabited island, he prayed for God to rescue him, but help didn’t come. Eventually he built a hut out ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

The Dawn Of Abundant Life Series

Contributed by John Allen on Oct 12, 2021

IDEA: Receiving the gospel is the beginning of the abundant life because it supernaturally changes you.

[Statements in brackets are for the preacher not the preaching. These notes express ideas based on the homiletics recommended in "Preach with No Pants" (https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/preach-with-no-pants-john-allen-sermon-on-inductive-250167) which proposes an inductive-deductive ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-8

Is There A Cause?

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 12, 2001

Sermon for Veteran’s Day 2001. Discusses the ideas of absolute truth and postmodernism

Sermon for 11/11/2001 Is there a Cause? 1 Samuel 17 Adapted from an outline by Tom Walker on The Preacher’s Corner Introduction: A. One of my favorite children’s stories is the Emperor’s New Clothes. It is the tale about an Emperor who was swindled by a supposed tailor. The man claims to sew a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:28-29, John 18:36-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Revival Begins With Leadership -- Pt 1 Of 2

Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Oct 18, 2000

Main Idea: Revival will not come to the church until it’s leadership is revived.

Main Idea: Revival will not come to the church until it’s leadership is revived. Introduction: Tonight, we begin a two part message about the revival that occurred under the leadership of King Hezekiah. This account is the most extensive account of a Biblical revival in the scriptures. And I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:1

Denomination: Baptist

Go Home And Tell

Contributed by R Davis on Oct 18, 2000

Main Idea: God has called, equipped, and empowered every Christian to be a missionary.

Main Idea: God has called, equipped, and empowered every Christian to be a missionary. Introduction: Today, all over our state, many churches are observing volunteers in missions Sunday. This is a time set aside to recognize those who have participated in volunteer mission work, and promote ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:18-20

Brought To Life; Brought Together Spiritual Warfare: Power In Prayer Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Jan 21, 2025

. My big idea is, prayer is the power behind God’s armor.

We are in our last two weeks of our series in Ephesians, Brought to Life; Brought Together, looking at the spiritual battle we face in Ephesians 6:10-20. In these verses, Paul concludes his letter by calling us to be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. We do this by putting on ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational