Sermons on Standing Firm In The Faith:

Build Your Spiritual Muscle Series

Contributed by W F on Jan 27, 2008

Calorie counting and exercise are important but the road to health starts much deeper.

How do you keep fit? I heard yesterday that someone from our church - who should know better – spent an hour on the lounge room floor recovering because he had worked too hard in the gym! A number of our men are into bike riding – push bikes that is. And I know a number of you hit the gym. As ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-8, 1 Timothy 4:12

Denomination: *other

Final Authority? Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 29, 2008

Every person in America believes that they are the final authority on who Jesus is, period. Our downfall? When one is the final authority, all others must be sidelined.

In high school I was on the track team – I was a sprinter. Our coach would make us sprinters run long distance as well as run sprints for practice. We hated running long distance, it was so boring, it was so tedious, we felt it was against our nature. But still we had to run a three mile loop that ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When I Kneel Before The Father

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 3, 2008

What God is saying about prayer and praying in this text. 1- Prayer is a membership-matter 2- Prayer is a power-producer 3- Prayer is an eye-opener 4- Prayer is a filler-upper 5- Prayer is a glory-getter

INTRO.- ILL.- Someone said: A friend of mine took his small son with him to town one day to run some errands. When lunch time arrived, the two of them went to a familiar diner for a sandwich. The father sat down on one of the stools at the counter and lifted the boy up to the seat beside him. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Way Home

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Feb 5, 2008

Jesus has created a heavenly home for you. He reveals 1. The Place. 2. The Plan 3. The People. and 4. The Power to help us

“The Way Home” February 10TH, 2008 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-21

Denomination: Holiness

"Growth In Giving Means Church Growth" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Feb 6, 2008

If a church is going to grow as God has commanded us to, by making disciples, the people must give to support the ministry of the church.

In Exodus 35 & 36, we read about the construction of the Tabernacle. The details of that construction are laid out in these two chapters. It is conservatively estimated that the Tabernacle would cost approximately ten million dollars if it were constructed in the US today. The construction of the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"What Did God Really Say?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 8, 2008

We are the ones who get in the way of the making of disciples for the transformation of the world.

“What Did God Really Say?” Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the world. This is a huge responsibility. Precious lives ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

The Prodigal Father

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 10, 2008

The love that our heavenly Father has for us is recklessly extravagant, and is able to fill the Father hunger within us.

THE PRODIGAL FATHER [Read Luke 15:11-24] -Maybe you’ve heard another version of this story of the Prodigal Son: The Prodigal Son in "F" Feeling footloose and frisky, a featherbrained fellow forced his fond father to fork over the farthings, and flew far to foreign fields and frittered his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Vital Signs In Christian Experience Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 15, 2008

This sermon unpacks the relationship of the law to the Christian 1-6 and the pre-conversion experience of the law applied to Paul 7-13 and then Paul’s subsequent ongoing conflict with sinful nature as a mature believer 14-25.

ROMS 7:1- 25 VITAL SIGNS IN CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. PAUL HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO POINT OUT THAT A CHRISTIAN IS SOMEBODY WHO IS DEAD TO SIN AND ALIVE IN CHRIST. A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN SET FREE FROM THE SLAVERY OF SIN TO BECOME A SLAVE TO GOD. SUMMING UP CHAPTER SIX PAUL HAS STATED THAT ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Some Thing That Will Never Disappoint Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jun 29, 2008

In a world of disappointment, what is it which will never disappoint? Paul offers us a word about this.

“Something That Will NEVER Disappoint” Romans 5:6-11 * Last week millions were held almost spellbound by the conclusion of the 108 US Open Golf Tourney. Tiger Woods verses Rocco (Who) Mediate. Talk about a David and Goliath show down! Tiger, the number one rated golfer in the world going up ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

What Do You See

Contributed by Charles Riner on Jul 2, 2008

Christians must learn to view situations from God’s perspective instead of their own.

Have you ever been intrigued by optical illusions. Basically, they’re pictures that deceive our minds. We see one thing, but our brains tell us we’re seeing something different. Take a look at this picture. Some of you may have run across this in a book or in school. How many of you saw an ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Single Devotion Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 23, 2008

A look at the first commandment and why God alone deserves our wholehearted devotion and no other. It is because He is the Lord, OUR God, who has set us free.

Single Devotion Exodus 20:1-3 One of my favorite theologians, Theodor Seuss Geisel, known for his works such as Horton Hears a Who, Green Eggs and Ham, and The Cat in the Hat, once wrote a story about a character named Zoad. It goes like this… Did I ever tell you about the young Zoad, Who ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical Free

God And Human Suffering

Contributed by David Trexler on Oct 3, 2008

This morning we are going to not only dust off the Bible, but we are going to polish it up and examine an earthly and heavenly topic that has intrigued human kind since the beginning. God and Human Suffering!

Sermon on God and Human Suffering September 28th 2008 One day little Sara was helping her mother clean the house, which was odd in itself, because she never wanted to help do anything. Anyway, little Sara was dusting the tables, the chairs, the TV set, and just about everything that could be ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

The Power Of Kindness Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 22, 2008

We all need the healing kindness of God because it’s rare to find it in the world around us. However, when you see God’s loving kindness working through others, it causes you to stop and take notice because it provides a glimpse into heaven and makes the

Opening illustration: For 30 years, Randy Murphy drove without a traffic incident, without being stopped by the police, and without a driver’s license. Then, the 46 year old Knoxville, Tennessee native’s luck ran out. On his way home from work as a dishwasher, he increased the volume on his radio. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gethsemane

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Mar 10, 2008

This message examines why we all need a place like Gethsemane in our lives.

Text: Mark 14:32-42 Date: 3/9/08 a.m. Location: Sulphur Spring Baptist Church My father’s parents lived in a small farmhouse in a little community in Southern Illinois. One fo the things that I remember about their home, is a painting. It was an artists depiction of Jesus in the Garden of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42

Denomination: Baptist

Dropped Cloths Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 23, 2008

The young man who lost his linen cloth and ran away naked may be a wealthy person, depending on status; or Lazarus, living in the past, or Mark, caught in immaturity. But He who dropped another linen cloth gives life.

Not too many years ago, Easter was the day on which everyone trotted out new clothes. It was on Easter that spring dresses sprung off the racks for young girls, and starched collars irritated the necks of young men. I don’t miss the starched collars, but I do rather miss the elaborate display of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:51-52

Denomination: Baptist