Sermons on Statistics:

A Parting Shot Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 16, 2007

Exposition of Galatians 6:11-18

Text: Galatians 6:11-18, Title: A Parting Shot, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/19/07, PM A. Opening illustration: Two ministers in a small town were openly critical of each other’s efforts and constantly opposed one another. After a joint meeting in which they planned a community-wide effort, one took this ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Loves Me Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 21, 2008

Sermon #5 in the Hymn-writers series is about William Bradbury who wrote the music and chorus for "Jesus Loves Me"

Jesus Loves Me CHCC: August 10, 2008 INTRODUCTION: What would you guess is the best-known Christian Song all over the world? I bet it’s a toss-up between Silent Night, Amazing Grace … the song we’re going to talk about today. For over a hundred years this has been the first song many ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tax Collector And Pharisee Series

Contributed by Keith Andrews on Sep 22, 2008

These men both went into the temple. They both had different approaches. They both came with different concerns. They both came with trials that were going on in their life. They left with different results.

Tax Collector and Pharisee Sermon by CH(PT) Keith J. Andrews All scripture marked ESV: The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 Wheaton: Standard Bible Society. We look this morning at Luke 18 verse 9-14. 9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Reaching The Raised Bar 2: Strengthening Families Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 24, 2009

Message 2 of 6 dealing with our vision statement, particularly about how to help create strong families.

Text: Matthew 28:16, Title: RRB 2: Strengthening Families, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/21/09, AM Opening illustration: "A family is not a collection of individuals who happen to live at the same address. They are people who share an intimate and complex connection with one another, being related by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16

Denomination: Baptist

New Life On Purpose: Worship Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 22, 2010

We were created to worship our creator in spirit and in truth.

New Life On Purpose: Worship Text: Jn. 4:23-24; Eph. 5:19-20; Heb. 10:25 Introduction 1. Every organization, whether it is a business, civic group, or church, has to know its purpose in order to be successful. a. A business has to know what its product is and whom it plans to sell it ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24

Denomination: Methodist

Drop Dead Fred Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 1, 2007

Exposition of Acts 5:1-6, about the results of Ananias and Sapphira’s lies upon the church

Text: Acts 5:1-16, Title: Drop Dead Fred, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/2/07 A. Opening illustration: Tell about that Church of God evangelist praying at the invitation…At the end of the island I noticed a small green frog. He was exactly half in and half out of the water. He was a very small frog with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Carpe Diem Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 1, 2007

Exposition of Neh 2:1-8, about his wise decisions toward attaining his God-inspired vision for the Kingdom

Text: Nehemiah 2:1-8, Title: Carpe Diem, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/2/07, PM A. Opening illustration: In 1944, Leander McCormick-Goodheart, a recruiter for the Ford Motor Company, toured fifty universities across the United States to recruit the outstanding graduating student of each institution. At Leigh ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Being The Church To The Unchurched

Contributed by Mike Turner on Jun 27, 2005

A sermon on essentials to reaching the unchurched.

Being The Church For The Unchurched Mark 6:7-12 For the past several weeks off an on, we have studied the Unchurched. We have looked at their attitudes about religion, about God, about Christians, about the Bible.......about church. The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:7-12, Mark 6:1

Denomination: Baptist

Desperate Times - What Would You Do?

Contributed by Chip Monck on Jul 8, 2005

This sermon is designed to challenge traditional church thinking regarding waiting for "open doors", faith requirements to healing, and the true illness of the lost.

(This first paragraph was actually a list of bullet points to comment on, and transition through into the beginnning of the message. They will not have a flow like the remainder of the transcript that follows after this opening paragraph) Tonight I want to challenge your thinking. Let me begin ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:17-26

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Great Treasure Hunt

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jul 30, 2005

The man in the parable of the Pearl of Great Price knew that it was a treasure beyond all treasures; that it had value beyond all earthly values.

The Great Treasure Hunt Matthew 13:45-46 July 31, 2005 The September 6, 1999 issue of TIME Magazine contained an article about Extreme Sports. According to the TIME editors, members of Generation X have fewer real risks to face and therefore some feel the need to live out challenges through risky ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:45-46

Denomination: Methodist

Living And Walking By Faith

Contributed by Nate Herbst on Nov 21, 2009

This "Crush Fear Summer Project" lesson is an encouragement in living the life of faith God called each of us to.

Living and Walking by Faith
 Is.7:9 - When Ahaz, King of Judah was attacked by multiple countries God told him, “If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.” True then, true today! Why is Faith so important to God? Eph.2:8-9 - For it is by grace you have been saved, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Feeding On The Word Of God Series

Contributed by Chad Garrison on Mar 30, 2009

God has called us to be constantly fanning the spiritual flames inside us, and it is up to us to train ourselves to make the Spiritual Disciplines part of our routine, or lifestyle.

Spiritual Disciplines Feeding on the Word of God “The Purpose of the Spiritual Disciplines is the total transformation of the person. They aim at replacing old destructive habits of thought with new life-giving habits.” -Richard Foster Today we continue our series on Spiritual Disciplines with ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:3

Denomination: Foursquare

Issues: Sex Series

Contributed by Todd Bishop on Mar 29, 2007

Everyone has issues. God is the solution.

Last week we discovered that everybody has ISSUES! I’ve got ‘em! You’ve got ‘em! We’ve got ‘em! What are some of the GREAT issues we face today? 1.Depression and eating disorders 2.Suicidal thoughts 3.Abortion and premarital sex 4.Cutting and other forms of self-abuse 5.Divorce 6.Abuse by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Did The Darkness Win?

Contributed by Matthew Morine on Apr 3, 2007

The world is dark. It seems like God has lost the battle. Did the darkness win the war? Maybe you need to look up for the answer Mary.

DID THE DARKNESS WIN? THEME: CHRIST HAS OVERCOME THE DARKNESS FOR MAN. The world is dark. Two planes become two missiles, two towers become two piles of rubble, and thousands of families become fatherless and motherless. One man’s regime exterminates 6 million Jews to make room for a ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Trust And Possessions Series

Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 30, 2007

As seasoned Christians we are to live a life of radical obedience to God; including how we approach and utilize our possessions.

Trustbusters: Guarding Against Choices that Ruin Relationships Sermon #3 - Trust and Possessions Mark 10:17-27 Sermon Objective: As seasoned Christians we are to live a life of radical obedience to God; including how we approach and utilize our possessions. Some people are just waiting to see ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-27

Denomination: Nazarene