Sermons on Spiritual Liberty:

Our Anchor Of Hope Series

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 14, 2007

Despite all the hardships we may have to endure, we have an anchor of hope. This message talks about the basis of that hope.

The last couple of weeks we’ve been talking about Staying Afloat in the Storms of Life. We’ve talked about how we all have to endure storms… times of upheaval… that come our way. Most of the time these storms are unexpected. They come upon us suddenly and we don’t have a whole lot of time to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

When The Worms Increase? Restoration!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 14, 2007

Let us study caterpillars, cankerworms, palmerworms, mold and mildrew in the Bible and find the hidden lessons of RETSORATION!

WHEN THE WORMS INCREASE? Hear God! DON’T CRY OVER THE WORM DAMAGE, SEEK RESTORATION. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com THIS IS AT LEAST A TWO PART SERIES! I. SOMETIMES LIFE IS HARD, THE EARTH SEEMS AS IRON, AND THE HEAVENS SEEM AS BRASS. THERE IS A TYPE IN THE BIBLE ABOUT HAVING ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Genesis 16 Series

Contributed by Richard Cathers on Apr 16, 2007

Verse by verse study of Genesis 16

Genesis 16 Sunday Morning Bible Study February 18, 2007 Introduction God has made promises to Abram. In Gen. 12:2, God promised to make Abram a “great nation”. We saw last week in Gen. 15:4 that God promised that “one will come from your own body” and that Abram would have so many descendants that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-16

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

B Imitators Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 1, 2009

What does it mean to imitate God? And what stops us from doing that effectively?

OPEN: Lily Tomlin is a famous woman comedian. Once she said, "I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." APPLY: A lot of people would like to be somebody. The past couple of nights, little children went "Trick Or Treating" dressed up to be “somebody”. Some of those ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Supremacy Of Jesus Christ Series

Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Nov 1, 2009

Jesus Christ has supreme authority over everything in heaven and on earth.

Jesus Christ is Supreme Colossians 1:15-23 Last week we began our study of the Book of Colossians and we received the blessing that Paul gave to the Colossians when he said his standard greeting of “Grace and peace to you from God our Father.” It was not Paul’s grace and peace that he offered but ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

Give Time Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 2, 2009

Ephesians 5:16 shows us the 1) Gift of Time and the 2) Grappling with Time

You may not realize it, but your appreciation of time this morning goes well beyond the challenges of adjusting to daylight-savings time. There was a time when time was a relatively simple thing. People were born, grew up, grew old and died. Days, seasons and years past. Then along came Newton and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:16

Denomination: Other

Encourage One Another Series

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 3, 2009

We can encourage others through our example, presence, and words.

Introduction: A. The story is told of a man who opened his front door one morning to get his newspaper and was surprised to see a strange dog with his newspaper in his mouth. 1. Delighted with his unexpected “delivery service,” the man gave the dog a treat. 2. The following morning the man opened ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Messiah Who Restores Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 3, 2009

If we surrender our hearts to him, Jesus has the power to make us completely whole.

A Messiah Who Restores Text: Matt. 9:1-8 Introduction 1. Illustration: Some time ago, Time Magazine ran an article that reported on the benefits of religion and the church, and some of the observations included: 1. Heart-surgery patients who draw comfort from their religious faith have a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Jehovah Mckaddesh Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Oct 28, 2010

God is the Lord who makes us holy. Sanctification is a process - a journey all of us as Christians are on. Recognize the journey, remember the destination, request help with roadblocks, refuel often and rejoice in your progress.

JEHOVAH McKADDESH What’s in a name? The things we call people changes with our relationship with them. If you were to ask me in the summer of 1989 who Naomi Humphrys was I would have said "never met her". In the fall of 1989 I would say "she’s that girl I met in the cafeteria – ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Wise Enough To Seek Him Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 2, 2010

Matthew now introduces us to a fascinating part of the story of the birth of Jesus by introducing a group of mysterious travelers who have come seeking Jesus. There are three things in this story that proved that they really were “Wise men."

“Wise Enough to Seek Him” Matthew 2: 1-12 For many of us the joy and anticipation of the season has been reduced to figuring out what we can afford to give our loved ones. It is from the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

On The Jericho Road-There’s Room For Just Two

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 6, 2010

The story of Blind Bartimaeus told from his perspective. Around every corner, by the sea, in the city – Jesus is busy touching people and changing their life. Jesus is alive today, as He was on the road from Jericho – His outstretched hand is ready to

I awoke every morning when I felt the warmth of the sun on my face, but I never saw a sunrise. • I never saw light dance on the sea. • I never saw my mother’s smile. • I never saw my father’s dark eyes twinkle. • I never saw the color red. As a child, I could see; but my mother told me of a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Baptist

Body Language

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 7, 2010

Our actions speak clearly about who we are and what we need; we need to lie down in worship and study, we need to walk in the valley of human need, and we need to engage those who are different from us.

Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC October 18, 1992 I want you to look up here and then feed back to me what I am saying. I’m asking you to watch me and then tell me what I am saying to you. (Clumped shoulders): “I certainly am glad to be here.” What did I say? My ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

A Living Hope Series

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 8, 2010

This is an introductory sermon to a series on First Peter. In this sermon, we get reacquainted with the man who wrote it, the people to whom he sent it, and the particular situation that prompted him to write it.

Introduction: A. Maybe you’ve heard the statement: “Where there’s life, there’s hope!” 1. Like most sayings, it has an element of truth, but no guarantee of certainty. 2. It is not the fact of life and determines hope, rather it is the faith of life that determines ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A New Way

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Nov 8, 2010

Helps close the distance between the Passover and Communion. Communion reminds us that God provided a new Exodus in Jesus - a way to get us out of Egypt and to get Egypt out of us!

A New Way Matthew 26:26-28 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." 27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:26-28

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Servants Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Nov 12, 2010

Presents the offices of the church and the roles of the members.

Introduction Sometimes in studying God’s Word you find a nugget of truth that really speaks to you. I found such a nugget in our passage. It is this: I am God’s gift to you! Now, before you take me to Walmart for a gift exchange, let’s go through this passage together and see if ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed