Sermons on Spiritual Fervor:

Naming And Claiming Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 19, 2010

Becuase God's name represents the essnce of who God is, we can determine the wrong and right uses of His name.

“Law & order: SPU – Naming and Claiming” Ex. 20:7; Mt. 5:33-37; Col. 3:17 One Sunday a pastor preached a sermon on honesty. Monday morning he took the bus took get to his office. He paid the fare, and the bus driver gave him back too much change. During the rest of the journey ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living In Your Will, Not Your Feelings (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 28, 2010

Sermon 2B of the series. In this sermon we continue the theme developed previously. We show why your emotions are an unreliable source of truth. Then we learn that God’s commands and assurances are always directed to our will, not to our feelings. Learn t

What am I Missing Here? Steps to Recovering Your Joy July 18 and 25, August 1, 2010 Calvary Baptist Church Ephesians 5:14 SERMON 2: The Fallacy of Living In Your Feelings NOTE: This sermon is based in part on a sermon by F.B. Meyer entitled, “Where am I Wrong?” This sermon appears as chapter 2 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:5

Denomination: Baptist

Job Series

Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Jul 29, 2010

This is the 8th sermon on Bible Characters and this one is on Job. Outline is 1-Job's Identity, 2-Job's Adversary, 3-Job's Agony, 4-Job's Recovery.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS SERIES 8 – JOB This morning, we are continuing with our sermon series, entitled, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS And we’ve been talking about the fact that if there’s ever been a time for us to have close encounters, it’s now And we’re going to be preaching on ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Finding Your Evidence Series

Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Jul 31, 2010

This is the third message in the series "From The Problem To The Solution". This talks about finding faith to make it to the solution. The outline is 1-)The Search For Evidence 2-)The Source For Evidence.

From The Problem to the Solution #3 - FINDING YOUR EVIDENCE This morning, we are continuing our series of messages where we’re talking about going "From the Problem To The Solution" And over the last few weeks, we’ve discovered that God wants us to go from the problem to the solution He doesn’t ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Patience Works Series

Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Jul 31, 2010

This is the fifth message in the series "From The Problem To The Solution". This deals with how it takes a lot of patience sometimes to get to the solution. Our challenge is not to give up! The outlines is the Explanation, Examples, and Effect of patie

From The Problem to the Solution #5 - PATIENCE WORKS This morning, we are continuing (after a lengthy pause) our series of messages entitled FROM THE PROBLEM TO THE SOLUTION And the reason that I feel that we should continue on this theme is because God is wanting to take us from… --the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Challenge Of Choosing An Undivided Heart-2 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 10, 2010

Part 2 of 2. The writer to the Hebrews set before his audience a deeper consideration of an Undivided Heart. What challenges do ’Christians,’(traditionists), face in this consideration? The challenge of choosing an Undivided Heart is accepting the Voic

SERIES: The Careful Considerations of Our Christian Confession Hebrews 3:1-6; 7-17; 3:18--4:11; 4:11-13; 4:14---5:11 Previously in Hebrews, we have looked at... A. The Challenge of Choosing the Greater STEWARDSHIP—Hebrews 3:1-6 Today we will look at the 2nd installment of... B— A challenge ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:7-19

Denomination: Baptist

Trinity In Worship Series

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Aug 10, 2010

After considering some reasons why the Trinity is not always central in our tradition, discussing how the Trinity shapes liturgical substance.

‘Glory be to God the Father’, sings the church, ‘glory be to God the Son, glory be to God the Spirit, great Jehovah, Three in One’. What is this? we ask—praise to three gods? No, praise to one God in three persons. This is the God whom Christians worship—God in three persons. At the heart of  the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Tuesday - "Missing The Point" Series

Contributed by Eric Lenhart on Aug 13, 2010

Understanding who Jesus really is.

Tuesday – “Missing the Point” (Matthew 26:6-13) 3rd in a series on “Passion Week” Introduction: Adventures in missing the point! There’s a story by Dennis Tice that shows with certain originality how people can miss the point. It’s called: “Did ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:6-13

Denomination: Church Of God

The Whole Field Series

Contributed by Eric Lenhart on Aug 16, 2010

Gleaning from the fields of God's grace.

The Whole Field (Ruth 2:1-23) Introduction: “In his beautiful book Rising Above the Crowd, Brian Harbour tells the story of Ben Hooper. When Ben Hooper was born many years ago in the foothills of Tennessee, little boys and girls like Ben who were born to unwed mothers were ostracized and ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23

Denomination: Church Of God

Our Legacy Of Hope Begins At Home

Contributed by David Ferguson on Aug 25, 2010

Life fulfillment and abundance is NEVER ultimately found in what we acquire, accomplish or achieve. It’s only found in the loving intimacy with God and others. The home the Lord builds is a home where people are the priority!

Our Legacy of Hope Begins at Home Introduction: Recognize the longest married couple in the service and possibly the newest married couple. (Perhaps distribute a special gift of some kind) A question for married couples:For those of us who are married, what hope do we have that our marriage will ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sex In Hd Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 26, 2010

Jesus' words about adultery point us not only towards the sacredness of the body but also to the sanctity of marriage.

“Law & Order: SPU – Sex in HD” Ex. 20:14; Mt. 5:27-30; 1 Thess. 4:3-8 Did you know that if you are not watching television in HD you are really missing out? HD – High Definition television. High Definition produces a clearer, more life-like picture that truly makes you feel ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Trick Or Treat

Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Nov 18, 2008

Is Halloween itself a trick or a treat? Discover the truth about Halloween.

Trick or Treat Back in October 1988, my wife at that time and I paid a visit to Western Pa. We subsequently moved up there. But we were amazed at all the wild Halloween decorations. You have never seen such decorations as this. There were ghosts. There were goblins. There were pumpkins. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Un:expected Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Nov 19, 2008

Part 1 of "Christmas UN:wrapped" When God calls us to the unexpected we can respond with fear and doubt or we can trust and obey.

THE POINT: When God calls us to the unexpected we can respond with fear and doubt or we can trust and obey. ME I don’t know about you, but I LOVE CHRISTMAS… I love the Christmas season, I love the sights, the sounds, the smells associated with Christmas… I hate winter and I hate snow…except ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Wesleyan

Seeds, Weeds, And Growth

Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008

To be a strong church we must include the "weeds" of society

Matt 13:24-43 – “Seeds, Weeds, and Growth” It is a pleasure to be here with you in person this morning. I hear you had to sit through a rather long audio sermon of mine a couple of weeks ago. Don’t worry though lunch is very important to me as well so I promise not to keep you here too ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Letting God Be God Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 20, 2008

To pray as Jesus prayed is to have the same understanding of God as He did: a firm but compassionate father, a giver who expects us to learn appreciation, and an empowering forgiver.

Introduction to Series Praying As Jesus Prayed Every fall I like to take at least two Sundays to focus on some aspect of that most basic of all the disciplines of the Christian life, the discipline of prayer. I do this for several reasons. First, building in a specific emphasis on prayer in our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Baptist