Sermons on Stance:

Overcoming Your Fear Of Commitment Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 6, 2012

We even fear commitment to areas that demand commitment to make them work from marriage, to raising children, to deep friendships, to discipleship & to following Jesus. God though wants us to make the right commitments in life. So God sent Jesus on a gre

OVERCOMING YOUR FEAR OF COMMITMENT LUKE 9:57-62 Our society has a fear of commitment. We’d rather bail out than blast through. We’d rather leave than last. We’d rather throw in the towel than stay in the game. It’s so easy to waver and waffle and go the way of least resistance and effort. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Baptist

Sign The Dotted Line Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 13, 2012

There is a strong connection between being a Christian and being united to Christ's Body, the Church.

“Building Quality Relationships: With the Church – Sign the Dotted Line” Eph. 5:32 It’s been many years since I placed in my files a little list entitled “How to Be a Church Member Without Being Religious.” Some of the behaviors listed are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Finding Balance

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 22, 2012

Are you sure what you believe and practice is balanced on God's scale?

In my years since becoming a Christian, I have found that people in general tend to be like pendulums that are normally broken to either stay on the Left or Right side of the swing without ever seeing the middle or they are stuck in the middle and never move at all. Indeed the ones that are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:17-18

Denomination: Baptist

Road Rules - Pt. 1 - Indian Running Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 19, 2010

On your mark, get set, GO . . . We are all running. Life is a race. To run well, you must run smart.

Road Rules Pt. 1 – Indian Running I. Introduction Although you can’t tell it by looking at me now, I have a long history of running in my past. As a 7th grader in middle school I had visions of becoming a great football player. I went out for football and played until my 8th grade ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Available For Life-Shaping

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 30, 2010

To be available for what God wants to do in us we must downplay disappointments, pick perceptive people, consider the consequences, and accept affirmation. Revision of an earlier message

Montgomery Hills Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD June 25, 2006 It is said that the sculptor Michelangelo could sense that in a rough block of marble there was an angel struggling to get out. He said that his job was to free that angel. Isn’t that remarkable?! To know that in a rough ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Snapshots In An Autumn Album

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 15, 2009

Contrasting Koheleth and Paul in the later season of their lives: one blames the young, the other gathers them; one mourns broken things, the other invests in ideas; one is anxious, the other trusts God for every need.

This past weekend, as a part of our brief getaway, my wife and I spent two nights in an old farmhouse. The farmhouse dated from 1704 and was partly furnished with antiques. Now my wife loves antiques; I guess that’s why she puts up with me. So we took the tour of the house, especially the parlor ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Asking Both Kings For The Wall

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 15, 2010

For every significant task, there is the "sit-down" approach and the "rise-up" approach. We need both to sit down and pray and then to rise up and do, but even then by involving the resources of others. Lone wolves are not appropriate.

When a big challenge faces you, essentially there are only two things you can do about it: You can rise to the challenge. Or you can sit down and ignore it. When there is a big task to be done, I am saying, there are two entirely different ways to approach it. There is the rise up approach and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Keeping A Sweet, Sweet Spirit In Our Church

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 11, 2009

God will give us a sweet, sweet spirit in our church when we let Him get our heart right and we rejoice in His love and mercy as God’s people.

KEEPING A SWEET, SWEET SPIRIT IN OUR CHURCH--Philippians 2:1-5 Proposition: God will give us a sweet, sweet spirit in our church when we let Him get our heart right and we rejoice in His love and mercy as God’s people. Objective: My objective is to challenge God’s people to keep a sweet, sweet ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-5, Philippians 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Jesus I Never Knew Series

Contributed by David Welch on Mar 30, 2009

Second in a Revelation series focusing on the appearance of Jesus to John.

Review I. PROLOGUE 1:1-20 A. John identified his source 1-2 B. John offered a blessing for exposure to Revelation 1:3 C. John identified himself and his audience (readers) 1:4a D. John prayed for an outpouring of God’s grace and peace on us E. John offered a grand doxology of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:9-20

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Easter 2009: Handling Adversity Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Apr 11, 2009

This message focuses on the response of the disciples to Jesus’ Crucifixion.

Easter 2009: Our Belief Dictate Our Action Scripture: Luke 24:1-11; Matthew 28:11-15; 2 Corinthians 12:9 Introduction Before I say anything else to you, I want to say to each of you this morning, Happy Easter! This is the time of year when we celebrate life. The trees and flowers shake off ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Born For Greatness

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011

Examining the life of Joseph, and the reasons God chose him to be born for greatness. For, like Joseph, we've each been born to carry out a great mission from God

Do you believe God predestines people for greatness? As we go through our time this morning, I’d like for you to allow that question to simmer in your mind. Now, I don’t know about you, but when I look into the chronicles of history, I can see some folks that have definitely done ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:3-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Gratitude That Adorns The Gospel-3

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 4, 2018

3 of 8. For the Christians in Rome, Paul delineated the relationship of gratitude to the Gospel. But what manner of Gratitude properly adorns the Gospel of Christ? OR... How can your Gratitude adorn the Gospel of Christ? Gratitude adorns the Gospel thru...

GRATITUDE That ADORNS The GOSPEL-III—Romans 1:15-25 OR: Gratitude That Graces The Gospel Attention: Most every window of our house(the pastorium) is decorated with a wreath. The circular nature of the wreath obviously references God’s eternity, Christ’s eternity, & thus the eternity of God’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Living Sacrifice To God Part 4 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 21, 2018

Part four of this series focuses on verse ten which discusses brotherly love.

A Living Sacrifice To God Part 4 Scriptures: Rom. 12:10; John 15:9-12; Col. 3:12-14; 1 John 4:20-21 This is part four of my series “A Living Sacrifice to God.” If you recall from verse one, Paul begged the Christians in Rome to present their bodies as a living sacrifice to God. He then asked ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:10, John 15:9-12, Colossians 3:12-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Back To Online School

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Aug 15, 2020

Grow in favor with man and relationships through God’s love, which He gave you. Let us grow in wisdom, and stature, and favor with God and man this year.

Back to Online School “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men”. - Luke 2:52 Dear parents and kids: This is the first time in our life where our school children will be going to school online, and it is completely different. Our church children are planning to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:52, Matthew 7:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From Judge To Being Judged

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 30, 2019

Judges

FROM BEING JUDGED TO BEING THE JUDGE (JUDGES 11:1-33) The closest I was caught up in chaos was when the MTR in Hong Kong suddenly closed all the rail system at 430 p.m. (October 6, 2019) because of the battle between protesters and the police. I was having high tea near church with four young men ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible