Sermons on Spiritual Growth And Insight:

Our Message Series

Contributed by Bill Lyle on Sep 13, 2006

A study in First Peter

1st Peter 1:22-25 Suffering from Happiness: Our Message Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Touched By Our Weakness

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 8, 2006

Jesus knows all about our struggles

Intro: the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ is one of the most important doctrines in scripture, that Jesus (part of the Trinity) became man. False religions all attack the concept of the God-man. They give us that Jesus was a prophet, teacher, miracle worker, but not Divine. God had to become man ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Reaching New Heights

Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006

Dr. Wood used this sermon Show his listeners that we must set our goals high for what we want to accomplish for God. Dr. Wood shares what we must do to reach these goals, and some of the hindrances we face as we climb toward the top of our mountain.

Illustration Few things can compare to scaling high mountain peeks. The views from atop these mountains are breathtaking in their beauty and magnificence. The highest peaks on each of the seven continents are as follows: Australia-Mt. Kosciusko at 7316 feet; Antarctica-Vinson Massif at 16,860 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:27-36

Denomination: Baptist

Repentance From Dead Works

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005

true repentance

Repentance From Dead Works Hebrews 6:1-2 Definition of Repentance—turning from sin, turning to God. True repentance is a changed life—2 Corinthians 5:17, it is setting your goals on the things of Christ. It is a willful change of heart, mind and behavior. Key Verse—Except ye repent, ye shall ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Verdict Of Faith

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005

what is your faith level

Intro: everyone of us will at times have our faith tested. In James 1:2-8 we are told that faith will be put on trial. The biggest question in any trial is, “ what’s the verdict.” We are given some of the litmus test of faith in these verses. The Verdict On Faith James 1:2-8 v.2—the first ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Heart For God

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Nov 28, 2007

To complete God’s best means having a heart for Him.

A HEART FOR GOD Joshua 8:28-35 *Emerson said, "A man is what he thinks about all day long." *The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius put it this way, "A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it." * William James said, "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:28-35

Denomination: Baptist

A New Set Of Clothes Series

Contributed by Donald Minshew on Jul 17, 2007

Describes the new attributes we begin to put on as believers in Christ

Counseling and leadership materials tell us that we need to sandwich negative information with positive reinforcement. Holy Spirit inspires Paul to do this same thing: foundational statement 3: 1-4(positive); areas of sinfulness that will cripple Christian living 3:5-9 (negative); now moves us ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

Community, Gathering Of The Bunch

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on May 13, 2007

community isn’t an individual effort but a corporate plan

Ill) squeeze a bag of marbles together, and squeeze a bunch of grapes–talk about the different results. As community, we are the bunch of grapes. We learn these valuable lessons from this illustration. We are not a community by ourselves. We must be soft, tender, available, to be valuable in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Guarding Against Anti-Christ Spirit

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jun 13, 2007

how to guard your life against the last day spirit

Intro: guarding against an anti-Christ spirit—1 John 2:18—the spirit of anti-Christ is in the world. It has been working actively against the church from it’s inception. Anti- or against Christ. We must realize the day we live in, and guard our mind, heart, body, soul and spirit against this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Lord Send The Fire

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 5, 2007

If our God is a consuming fire, then we as his church, his body, must have the fire. He maketh his angels ministering spirits and his ministers flames of fire.

1 Kings 18:24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. I’ve always been fascinated by fire, as a child my first encounter with fire was (matches) I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-39

Denomination: Pentecostal

Success!

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Apr 10, 2008

There is success, and then there is real success. Paul is an example of real success, and wants Timothy to follow that example. We can too.

Passage: 2 Timothy 3:10-17 Intro: We live in an ever-darkening world. 1. in spite of happy talk to the contrary, while things are better technologically and sometimes economically, morally and spiritually there is nowhere the unregenerate world can go but down. 2. one of the things that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Tongue

Contributed by Jamie Wright on Sep 20, 2007

We all need a new tongue. One that lifts up the Name of Jesus and doesn’t lie or gossip.

The Battle of the Tongue Pastor Jamie Wright * May 2, 2007* Wed Night Controlling our tongue is one of the toughest battles we will face in our spiritual lives. Our words and our speech are to be glorifying to God and used to build up those around us. It doesn’t take people long to get a feel ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Look Back At Life

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 28, 2007

What a privelege, to take a look back at life through the eyes of the world’s wisest man, who knew now what really mattered.

Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 Intro: There is a museum in Deadwood, SD, to the American West. 1. Inscription left by one prospector: 2. “I lost my gun. I lost my horse. I am out of food. The Indians are after me. But I’ve got all the gold I can carry.” 3. King Solomon had a lot, too. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Thou Shalt Be Turned Into Another Man

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Sep 30, 2007

There is an operation of the Spirit of God upon your life that can so transform your life, that you will not be the same man, or the same woman.

1 Sam 9:26 Samuel called Saul to the top of the house:, saying Up, that I may send thee away (And Saul Arose). How few are those who are coming to that Higher place in God that equips us and empowers us for service to our fellow men. Bid The Servant to Pass on Before us: There are many who will ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Power To Change

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Feb 20, 2008

The gospel is the power of God to change lives.

Christianview Church May 14, 1995 Power to Change There are a lot of things that happen through ministry that I really enjoy, healings, supernatural occurrences, prophetic words, awesome worship, and others to name a few. For me though by far the most exciting thing about ministry is when a life ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Denomination: Mennonite