Sermons on Spectacular:

Go Forward

Contributed by Rick Adams on Oct 11, 2001

Taking what God has given you in your hand and going forward

· Have you ever felt like your back was against the wall? o One minute you are basking in the joy of God’s presence, peace and provision and the next you are bombarded by any thing and everything that could go wrong · This morning I want us to look at the children of Israel ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Naaman's Healing

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 3, 2008

Naaman’s pride almost prevents a healing, but are we that different?

2 Kings 5 Most of us have the trappings of power and privilege: we live in one of the wealthiest countries with one of the highest standards of living. We live in an age our grandparents could never have dreamed of. We are not unlike Naaman in the story in 2 Kings 5. But he had to learn an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-27

Denomination: Methodist

The Craziest Strategy Ever Series

Contributed by Dave Bentley on Jun 7, 2011

I think at some point after we become followers of Christ we become Christianized in a way that insulates us and makes us forget just how “crazy” the claims of Christianity are. This month I want us to revisit some of the stories the in Scripture that be

“That’s Just Crazy!” The Craziest Strategy Ever! Think about all of the ways that the Lord could have chosen to get His message or redemption out. Of all the tools of communication that we have at our disposal today, and all the leaders and wise men throughout history that could ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Baptist

Building Church With Jesus And Peter Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 16, 2024

They had two things to “sell.”

Saturday of the Third Week in Easter 2024 Why did the Church grow in membership so rapidly in the last half of the first century? There must have been many reasons; we were largely an assembly of the poor and marginalized, and there were a lot of those people in the Roman Empire. News of the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:60-69, Psalm 116:12-17, Acts 9:31-42, Mark 5:21-43, Luke 8:40-46  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Connections Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Aug 4, 2020

Luke 1 narrates the birth of the Messiah, and the first chapter of the book of Acts of the Apostles expresses the Birth of the Church. Luke brings out the connection between the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

1: 01-11 Introduction to Acts of the Apostles 1: 1-03 Connection between Gospel and Acts 1: 4-08 Connection between Christ and Disciples 1: 9-11 Connectivity between Present and Future Church 1: 1-03 Connection between Gospel and Acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

Pride And Arrogance Series

Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Jul 5, 2004

This sermon looks at what sinful pride is and how Naaman’s pride almost cost him everything!

In his book, “The Applause of Heaven”, Max Lucado tells the sad story of a man he came to know through a friend. The man’s name was Anibal. Anibal was a tough man. Max Lucado said that his tattooed anchor on his forearm symbolized his personality—cast-iron. His broad chest stretched his shirt. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

Christmas Secrets Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

The secret of the star is based on the fact that the more precious the gift the greater the secrecy connected with it. A precious gift is meant to be a surprise and so it is kept secret.

C.S. Lewis is one of the most read and most quoted Christian scholars of the 20th century, but he had to endure the burden of a very heavy secret in his life. He fell in love with a divorced woman and his church, the church of England, forbid marriage to one who was divorced. Joy Davidman, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:16-25

Nature Of The Gifts Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Aug 19, 2024

Based on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, eight characteristics of the gifts of the Spirit are examined.

Intro We are examining the gifts of the Spirit. Last week, we talked about the purpose of the gifts. The gifts of the Spirit are not designed to entertain the saints or make church more exciting. The gifts of the Spirit are to build up the saints so they can do the work of the ministry. The gifts ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Acts 1:8, Acts 10:38, 1 Corinthians 10:20, Romans 1:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Love: The Eternal Constant Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 14, 2024

The gifts of the Holy Spirit are only until "that which is perfect has come" (1 Cor. 13:10). When will that perfection come? When will the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit cease?

Intro Our text is found in 1 Corinthians 13. In verses 1-3, Paul writes: “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 2:21, 1 Corinthians 15:11, 1 Corinthians 12:1-31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Confession

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 7, 2000

Print this for a young seeker

“EVERYONE THEREFORE WHO SHALL CONFESS ME BEFORE MEN, I WILL ALSO CONFESS HIM BEFORE MY FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN. 33 BUT WHOEVER SHALL DENY ME BEFORE MEN, I WILL ALSO DENY HIM BEFORE MY FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN.” When you take into consideration who is saying these words, you must consider them ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:32-33

Denomination: Orthodox

Chosen Series

Contributed by Dan Cale on Aug 4, 2004

This first in a letter study series deals with the idea of being chosen by God. What does it mean and what are we chosen for?

Chosen Ephesians 1:3-14 Over the next few weeks we are going to be taking an intense look at the letter of Paul to the Ephesians. This is really only loosely intended to be a series of teachings as the lessons are connected only by two things ¡V 1) the letter itself and 2) that this letter ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Denomination: *other

Accepting Your Personal Uniqueness

Contributed by Ronald Fair on Apr 4, 2001

Because I am the product of a unique creation, I can accept my personal uniqueness without either inferiority or superiority.

ACCEPTING YOUR PERSONAL UNIQUENESS Someone who are told not to be inferior swing from one extreme to another, from interior feelings to egotistical feelings. If man is not to feel inferior, neither is he to feel superior. Some people are possessed with illusions or grandeur, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:10

Denomination: Methodist

Vision: Fantasy Or Ability

Contributed by Jofrey Bustamante on Oct 7, 2009

Vision is something that we want to do, not something that we wish to do.

Where there is no VISION, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18 Are you facing life’s fiercest challenges? Are there stalking giants in your life that make you feel like a limp grasshopper when you face them? How do you assess your life on the basis of reality ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Selfie Or Selfish?

Contributed by James Ledbetter on Sep 12, 2015

What does God say about Selfie?

WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT "SELFIES" Regarding narcissistic photographic self-absorption, the Supreme Being might say: Think before you click, click, click. I believe the Selfie Generation could be getting a heads-up from God. The basic message might be summed up in four words: "REPENT! TRY SOME ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:19-21

Denomination: Apostolic

Church At Antioch Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Feb 25, 2021

The Gospel reached the nations through the persecution of disciples. They became founders of taking the Gospel to Jews and Gentiles. Find out how God used Christians on run for the expansion of the early Church.

Acts 11:19-30 Church at Antioch 11:19-21 Gospel and nations 11:22-24 Barnabas Ministry at Antioch 11:25-26 Believers named as Christians 11:28-30 Response of the Church during Calamities Acts 11:19-21 Gospel reached many nations The expansion of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-30

Denomination: Methodist