Sermons on Spirit And Truth:

Guarding Our Dignity Series

Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 16, 2005

The message is part three of a series on end of life issues and deals issues surrounding dignity.

ETHICS AT THE END OF LIFE: GUARDING OUR DIGNITY TEXT: Various Sunday, September 1, 2002 Today we will conclude a series on end-of-life issues. This message is hard but necessary. A large segment of our society is advocating that we should terminate our lives when things get difficult ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Guidelines For Effective Prayer (2) Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 17, 2005

Second in series on prayer, this one finding principles from the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew.

Guidelines for Effective Prayer (Part 2) Matthew 6:9-13 May 15, 2005 Introduction Children’s Prayers * Dear God, I know you love me but I wish you would give me an "A" on my report card so I could be sure. Love, Theresa. (Age 8, Milwaukee) * Dear Pastor, Do I have to say grace before every ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

Seeking God's Heart - Lord's Prayer Week 2 Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 29, 2006

Our prayer life must begin with our relationship with our heavenly Father. God wants us to spend time in his presence even before anything else so we can know his heart. Only afterward should we pray for our needs and the needs of others.

Last week we looked at how prayer is one of the primary ways in which we stay connected to God, or the way Jesus said it, to abide in him, or to be in a relationship with God. All of these terms describe the same thing. Prayer was how Jesus stayed connected to God his Father when he walked the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:7

Denomination: Methodist

The Ancestry Of The King Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 2, 2006

In the ancestry of the King we see wonderful evidences of the grace of God.

Scripture Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent means “coming,” and so Advent is the first season of the Christian Church calendar in which we anticipate and celebrate the first coming of Jesus Christ. For the next four weeks of Advent I would like to preach a series of sermons titled “The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Eulogy Christine Walker

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 5, 2006

This is a eulogy for a believer who died after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She and her husband were married 38 years.

Christine Thomas On a warm summer day, on the fifth of August in the year 1948, God gave Sarah and Briddock, a beautiful little girl, whose heart would grow to touch the lives of many. She and her sister Rebekah must have been a joy in Sarah and ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Christmas And Covenant

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 10, 2006

The Covenant means that: 1. God is relational. 2. God is faithful. 3. God is on the move.

In the song of Zechariah (father of John the Baptist) the Scripture says he was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:68-79

Denomination: Methodist

No Cost? Your Loss!

Contributed by Jennifer Casto on Dec 14, 2006

David learned and we must see that without sacrifice...we gain nothing! And our lives will not please God...

SERMON: “No Cost? Your Loss!.... The Cost of a Christ-Centered Life" Jennifer Mears 11/1/2006 Text: II Samuel Chapter 24 (Read the text ----FULL CHAPTER----focus on last two verses) David had sinned ---he committed a great sin by numbering the people of Israel · text does not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:1-25

Denomination: *other

You Can't Fool God!

Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on Sep 8, 2004

I think the parallel between Judah in Isaiah’s time and America today is frighteningly similar. Everywhere we look, we see declining moral standards, business ethics are deteriorating, and the leadership of this nation moves further and further away from

Sermon Title: You Can’t Fool God! Text: Isaiah 1:10-20 Date: July 27, 2003 Context of Scripture: I think the parallel between Judah in Isaiah’s time and America today is frighteningly similar. Everywhere we look, we see declining moral standards, business ethics are deteriorating, and the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:10-20

Denomination: *other

A Sailor's Tale Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 20, 2004

This is the story of Jonah told from the perspective of a sailor on the boat he sailed on.

September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, honest it really is www.talklikeapirateday.com.  And seeing I was preaching on Jonah it seemed like too good an opportunity to pass up.  This is the first sermon that I’ve preached in the first person and I wore a pirates costume. Arrr mattes, ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Test Of Endurance

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Jun 2, 2003

Jesus has been very busy in ministry and opposition is becoming stronger against him. He needed to withdraw. Jesus is tired, away from home, among non-Jewish people, one of which was a woman who had very little to offer to Him, but who wouldn’t go away.

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: Have you ever been frustrated by a test or an exam that was unclear or needlessly confusing? I have and I am reminded of a story that I read this week in this regard. A guy was taking a class in ornithology (ôr´nə-thŏlʹə-jē), the study of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

In Sorrow, We Go Forward

Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on Jun 30, 2003

Even when bad things happen we need to look ahead to the cross of Christ.

Psalm 130 1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; 2 O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. 3 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 130:1-8, 2 Samuel 1:1-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Music Lesson By The Tone Deaf. Series

Contributed by John Gullick on Jul 6, 2003

A sermon that tries to compare the need for a rest in music with the need for rest for the Christian.

I am tone deaf. Those who have heard me sing can only agree with me. Thank goodness I am not in a denomination where the minister sings the liturgy. Yet today I would like to give you a Music lesson. The lesson I would like to teach is that in music there is a space for the rest. Much great music ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

When Bad Things Happen To Good People Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 23, 2003

In a world of injustice, it is appropriate to pray a prayer of anguish; God gives us memories of His grace to sustain when He seems absent, and may force us to rock bottom so that we can heal fully.

There is very little justice in the world. But that’s old news. People have felt from time immemorial that they were not being treated fairly. Just about everybody thinks that they deserve a better deal than they’re getting. There is very little justice in the world. But that’s old news. Now ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Good Grief Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003

The Life of Abraham, Part 9 of 10.

GOOD GRIEF (GENESIS 23) Charlie Brown of the popular Peanuts comic strip has a habit of blurting out two words whenever he is stuck, trapped or frustrated. His favorite expression is “Good grief!” Death or bereavement in the family is a hurting, devastating and overwhelming affair. Recovering ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 23:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Where Will You Be Found In Relation To God? Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on Apr 12, 2003

I hear continually of Tribal justice and some of its methods and practices at least in Bristol Bay. If the tribe of Togiak banishes someone from the tribe then that person must leave…the only problem is they can go to Twin Hills, Manakotak or Dillingh

Where will You be Found in Relation to God God sends Israel on God speaks with Moses God leads the way for Moses DBF Sermon, 4/13/03, Exodus 33 I hear continually of Tribal justice and some of its methods and practices at least in Bristol Bay. If the tribe of Togiak banishes someone from the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:1-23

Denomination: Baptist