Sermons on Spake In Time Past:

Blessings In Hard Times

Contributed by O. K. Neal on Feb 11, 2010

Can we survive the hard times?

Blessings in Hard Times Phil 4:6-7 STORY about Chinese farmer and horse, son’s leg, army “Good luck, bad luck, Who knows?’ It is a hard thing to determine What works for our good and what works for our detriment? Many things happen that we cannot know will help us I did not ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Christmas Time Again"

Contributed by Rich Anderson on Nov 28, 2010

This is a study of the first chapter of Luke leading up to the birth of Jesus

Christmas Time Again Prepare the way, Emmanuel is coming, prepare the way, Emmanuel is coming, oh prepare the way, Emmanuel is coming, will we be ready to meet our Lord and King? This is the question people have asked over the centuries. Will we be ready? Is Jesus Christ really coming back? ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-80

Denomination: Christian Church

Know The Signs Of The Times

Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Dec 30, 2010

He’ll get you out, if you know the signs of the times. If you’re in the belly of the whale in your faith in God, and you’re accurate about everything that goes on in the belly of the whale, but you’re not accurate about the signs of the times, you need to

Matthew 16:1- 4 and 4:17 I feel like Jesus sometime. People see me and come around me everywhere I go. When deception beat me at a game I wasn’t intending to play, I find myself praying more: not because I’m praying for myself, but I’m praying for those who hurt me by pretending to be a friend. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Awake For The First Time Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jan 16, 2011

Without Christ fallen man is lost and without hope - dead in transgression and sin.

Dakota Community Church January 16, 2011 Awake for the First Time Ephesians 2:1-10 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Mennonite

Time Is Ticking Away Series

Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010

Our time on this earth is short. Are you making the best use of your limited time on this earth for the Lord’s work?

Ephesians 5:15-17 Making the best us of our time. Youve all heard the scenario: if you knew you only had a certain amount of time to live, what would you do with it? Say you had one year left. For some reason, you knew you had exactly one year left to live. You had until the 25th July 2011 and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Times Of Stress

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Oct 7, 2010

Stress is unavoidable and can be produced by positive and negative events. Paul gives God’s solution to coping with stress when it becomes distress.

DEALING WITH TIMES OF STRESS A. Have you ever had one of those days when nothing seems to go RIGHT? ILLUSTRATION: The ALARM CLOCK doesn’t go off leaving you only 15 minutes to get to WORK. After getting ready you RUSH to your CAR only to discover a FLAT TIRE. You hurriedly CHANGE the TIRE ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Celebration In A Time Of Trouble

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Oct 30, 2010

A Message that depicts our behavior during times of trouble...

Praise With Out Purpose Celebrating in the Time of Trouble • Nebuchadnezzar dies after a 43-year reign • His son, Evil-Merodach (described in 2 Kings 25:27-30 and Jeremiah 52:31-34) rules for only two years when he is assassinated by his brother-in-law Neriglassar, because his rule was arbitrary ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

End-Times Living

Contributed by Richard Futrell on Nov 10, 2010

End-times living won’t be easy. Jesus doesn’t promise that it will be. How can it? This universe is plummeting down to its death, and such death throes are never pleasant.

Intro The end of the church year draws near. With the end of the church year comes preaching of the end: the end of this creation, the coming of Jesus Christ, and the new creation on the Last Day. When Jesus comes on the Last Day, the world as we know it ends. That probably doesn’t cross ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:5-28

Denomination: Lutheran

Greedy For Good Times

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 22, 2010

Why are we rarely as thankful as we should be? Perhaps it is because we are so wrapped up with God’s blessings that we forget their source; we are not willing to take the time or expend the patience it takes to say, "Thank You, Lord."

Greedy for Good Times (Deuteronomy 8:10-11, 17-18, Luke 17:11-19) 1. Many of us have families spread throughout the nation. It is hard to get together, even for the holidays. 2. The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate to ruin ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:8-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Encouragement In Times Of Persecution

Contributed by Carl Allen on Oct 7, 2009

As we come close to the returning of Jesus Christ the persecution will become more intense and even in those days we can find encouragement in the Truth of God’s word.

Encouragement in Times of Persecution 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 Introduction How many of you think that Jesus is coming back to earth this week? The Christians in Thessalonica thought he was coming back during their time. They were grateful to God for Paul’s first letter, but it did not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Israel In The End Times

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 16, 2011

It can get very confusing when we talk about Israel and the end times. But here is what Jesus says on the matter.

Passage: Matthew 24:15-28 Intro: Any study of the end times can get very confusing very quickly. 1. approaches, viewpoints, interpretations abound. 2. but the more I study God’s word, the more I am convinced that God speaks with incredible clarity. 3. and we need to come to this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:15-28

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Time Draweth Near

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 1, 2011

Be ready my friend for he is coming soon.

Time Draweth Near Luke 21: 7And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? 8And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:8

Denomination: Baptist

"Time To Grow Up!"

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jun 15, 2009

This sermon stresses the importance of spiritual growth.

One of my favorite old country songs was written by the Oak Ridge Boys years ago and it was written specifically about children and just how precious they are. The title of the song was Thank God for Kids. In its refrain, were these words, “the nearest thing to heaven is a child.” And when you ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Confidence For Hard Times

Contributed by Larry Finley on Jun 18, 2009

In the midst of America’s self inflicted hard times we as Christians can have Confidence

CONFIDENCE FOR HARD TIMES Micah 7:7-20 4/26/09 1. Judgment of the absence of God a. men clamor for God to be gone b. when He is – Hell breaks loose 2. We live in such a time a. separated from Gov. i. Barney Frank; Nancy Pelosi; ii. Gov. NY; Ill; & Seminole Charley 3. In Midst - we can ...read more

Scripture: Micah 7:7-20

Denomination: Baptist

A Psalm For Troubled Times Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 29, 2009

This is a Psalm for troubled times. Something has gone terribly wrong in David’s life, and he shows us how to make it through troubled times.

Summer Psalms #4 - A Psalm for Troubled Times Psalm 25:1-22 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - June 17, 2009 *This is a Psalm for troubled times. David is a mature man in these verses. And something has gone terribly wrong in his life. Charles Spurgeon and other Bible scholars ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 25:1-22

Denomination: Baptist