Sermons on Spoiled Christians:

And I Will Give You Rest Series

Contributed by David Watters on Jan 2, 2005

This is the third and final sermon in a series of sermons unpacking the scripture in Matthew 11: 25-30..."Come Unto Me"..."Laboring for Christ"..."And I Will Give You Rest"

Scripture: Matthew 11: 28 Hebrews 4: 1-10 John 10: 27 -30 Sermon: "And I Will Give You Rest" Good Morning…Well, today we come to the last part of this scripture in Matthew that has been our focus over the last few weeks. “Come unto Me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden and I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Methodist

The Danger With Wineskins Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 3, 2005

If the New Year is new wine, then what wine skins should we be avoiding?

FORGET IT JANUARY 2nd 2005 PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14 It’s gone, finished. 2004 is just a memory as we stand on the threshold of 2005. during the first week of a new year it’s not unusual to reminisce about the past and to dream about the future. Were there things that we would change about the past ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:18-22

Denomination: Wesleyan

Mark (Jesus Suffering Servant) Series

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Jan 3, 2005

An overview of the gospel of Mark for seekers, looking at his specific view of Jesus as hard working, suffering Son of God, ransom for the world.

SE120504 GOSPEL TRUTH 1. Mark WHAT’S “GOSPEL” We’ve all heard this phrase: It’s the GOSPEL truth, man! Which means we think something is absolutely true, there’s total veracity… but that’s not what it meant to the people who coined the term. The Greek word we get it from is actually a compound ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Party's Over

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 5, 2005

The party’s over in 2004. 1- Get spiritual 2- Touch others

INTRO.- What party? It might have been that New Year’s eve party. It might have been a Christmas party. This is the time of the year for parties. Did you have a party recently? If so, what did you do? Eat food? Play games? Watch TV? Watch some movies? ILL.- Partying and eating go together. Here ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Is The Lord?

Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 13, 2002

Life’s greatest and most probing question is the same question that Pharaoh asked Moses and Aaron almost 3,500 years ago – “Who is God?”

WHO IS THE LORD Exodus 5:2 INTRODUCTION: 1. Life’s greatest and most probing question is the same question that Pharaoh asked Moses and Aaron almost 3,500 years ago – “Who is God?” 2. One’s view of God will determine the way he will think, the way he will act, the way he will respond to difficult ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 5:2

Denomination: Baptist

The Wisdom Of God

Contributed by Mike Hays on Apr 15, 2004

This is an introduction to the book of Proverbs.

The Wisdom of God Introduction to the Book of Proverbs Today we are beginning a brand new study of God’s Word. The Book of Proverbs is a gold mine for those who desire to live life to its fullest in the will of God. Proverbs has been studied, memorized, quoted, and applied to life for thousands of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Learning To Give Honor

Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 17, 2003

This sermon examines three lessons that are learned in the process of obeying the fifth commandment - to honor father and mother. We learn how to 1- relate to others 2- relate to ourselves 3- relate to God

Learning to Give Honor 5-12-02 Intro: Text= 5th commandment as recorded in --Deut. 5:16 1. Here we have an INSTRUCTION for living that’s full of promise. How many would like for your “days to be long” and for it to “be well with you”? Sounds like a life full of blessing & ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:16, Proverbs 1:7-8

Denomination: Charismatic

"Am I Really Supposed To Love My Enemies?"

Contributed by Erik Estep on Nov 13, 2003

Focus of sermon is that God has called us to love all people, including our enemies.

“Am I Really Supposed to Love My Enemies?” Luke 6: 27-31 October 26, 2003 Intro: Today we are concluding our series of messages entitled “Hot Topics in Religion.” And we’re going to examine the question “Am I Really Supposed to Love My Enemies?” The answer to the question is YES. We really are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-31

Denomination: Baptist

Marriage That Goes The Distance

Contributed by Steve Greene on Nov 5, 2007

This message includes ten characteristics of marriages that last. We concluded the service by honoring several couples who had been married for 50 years or more. It was a great way to communicate God’s standard for marriage of one man and one woman for

Pastor’s Note: Just before this message, we had the ladies on the praise team sing their own rendition of “Stand by Your Man”. Stand by your man. That might sound a little chauvinistic in today’s culture, but I have to tell you, when a man treats his wife the way the Bible says she should be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Denomination: Nazarene

Gifted For Ministry

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 10, 2007

We are a gifted church, with diversely gifted members, and we need to turn that into creative expressions of love for our community.

I don’t get to watch the Miss America pageant any more. Used to be, every September I would hunker down in front of a TV set and prepare to ogle. Gorgeous gals, we called them, in those Neanderthal days, before our language had to become politically correct. Beauty contest, we called it, before ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Meeting God Series

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Nov 13, 2007

We have a strange story, that many of us have heard before, of a man in ancient Mesopotamia, the town of Haran, who hears from God one day. We don’t get any details about how God spoke to him, only that God told him to do something. His encounter with

Encountering God Part 9 – Meeting God Review of previous weeks We have looked at how and why we encounter God in worship and the importance of making that our priority when we gather together for corporate worship. Our top priority must be “to encounter God.” If you meet Him here then you will ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Stop Focusing On Your Buts Series

Contributed by Chris Carroll on Nov 28, 2007

Pride by far is one of the most deadly sins. Pride acts as the gateway to just about every other sin, and Pride acts as a barrier between you and God, and your will and God’s will.

There were these 2 ducks and a frog that lived together in a pond on a farm. They were the best of friends. You could sit there and watch them all day as they would play together in that pond. However they began to have a drought like we have had and the pond was drying up and they knew that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Test 6: Pride Test, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 30, 2007

James asks his readers where their continual desire to fight amongst themselves comes from. And his answer is surprising. Rather than point his finger at an outward cause of their strife, he tells them it is because of each of their individual selfishne

1. What are the Prevailing Symptoms of selfish pride (4:2-5) 2. What is the Primary Source of selfish pride (4:6) 3. What are some Practical Solutions for selfish pride (4:7-12) JAMES 4:1 Two old friends were sitting on the front porch one Sunday afternoon when one of them began to confess to the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Defeating My Greatest Enemies! Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 8, 2007

How Christ’s humanity provides for my success over the devil, fear of death, and temptation.

Defeating My Greatest Enemies! How Christ’s Humanity Provides Dominion Over the Devil, Death, and Temptation. Part 2 of 5 in the series, Finding Calm in the Chaos, How Christmas Brings Peace We’re in our Christmas series but we’re not reading from the traditional Christmas story. Our scripture ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Finding "My" Spot

Contributed by Jason Winters on Dec 8, 2007

Finding our nitche in Christ

Finding “My Spot” 1 Corinthians 12:1-12:31 Imagine the Master Carpenter’s tools holding a conference: Brother Hammer presides, but several suggest he leave the meeting because he is too noisy. Brother Hammer replies, “If I have to leave this shop, Brother Screw must go also. You have to turn ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ