Sermons on Staying The Course:

Where Your Credentials Come From Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 18, 2002

We are to be confident in God’s call.

WHERE YOUR CREDENTIALS COME FROM Galatians 1:10-24 S: God’s Call Th: Grace-Full Living Pr: WE ARE TO BE CONFIDENT OF GOD’S CALL. ?: How? KW: Graces TS: We will find in our study of Galatians 1:10-24 four graces that reveal how we are to be confident of God’s call on our lives. The _____ grace ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:10-24

Denomination: Baptist

Praying With A Heaven-View

Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002

It’s important to pray in a way that is not self-centered.

Introduction: Have you ever thought about how much of what we ask God for in our prayers is very self-centered? For example, I heard about a college student who always concluded her prayers with this simple petition: “God, I’m not asking for myself, but please send my mother a son-in-law.” Or ...read more

Scripture: James 4:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

R.s.v.p.

Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002

An invitation has been extended and a response is required.

Introduction: It’s fascinating to me how after only a few years of being married, a couple can sometimes communicate with a very small number of words. Husbands, if you will, imagine this scene with me. You’ve been invited to a party, and after spending the day working out in the yard, you dash ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14, Matthew 22:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Will You Be A Stone In The Temple

Contributed by Cedric Portis on Aug 28, 2002

The Lord is building an eternal Temple with Jesus as the Chief Corner Stone. This sermon explores your relationship with Jesus and how you can be sure you will be a part of the Temple.

Will you be a stone in the temple? 8/18/02 Minister Cedric A. Portis cedque8@cs.com Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; Ephesians 2:20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

An Inviation To Worship Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 20, 2003

I see three different parts of God’s invitation to worship contained in Psalm 95:A Call to Rejoice (1-5);A Call to Reverence (6-7a); and A Call to Respond (7b-11).

The Invitation to Worship It’s good to be back! Vacations are wonderful, aren’t they? During our two weeks, we were in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and up in God’s Country. In the second week, we went camping and had a good time ­ well, sort of. Megan, our one-year-old, was not a “Happy Camper.” ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Impact Of Worship Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 20, 2003

This morning, as we take a look at Psalm 145, we will see that worship is designed to radically impact our very lives.

The Impact of Worship I’m thankful for the staff we have at PBC. Our church secretary, Barb, has really done a super job with our weekly bulletin, don’t you think? On the rare occasion that we have a typo, it’s usually my fault for not catching it when I proof it. Other churches are not as ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 145:1-21, Psalm 145:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing How To Pray Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 21, 2003

As we study the book of Nehemiah, we’re going to learn things that will help us personally, we’ll discover principles that will guide us as we move into a time of building here at PBC, and we’ll end up understanding a critical part of Old Testament histor

Knowing How to Pray I checked my notes and realized that it’s been a year since I gave you a Bible quiz. Here’s a new test for you. I’ll give you a hint ­ all the questions have to do with the Old Testament. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible? Samson. He brought the house down. Who ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

How To Tackle A Tough Job Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 21, 2003

Nehemiah had a pretty impressive resume and instead of leaving a path of destruction behind him, he was about to tackle the path of destruction in front of him

How to Tackle a Tough Job I came across some lines from actual resumes this week: I have lurnt Word Perfect 6.0 computor and spreasheet progroms. Received a plague for Salesperson of the Year It’s best for employers that I not work with people. I’m a perfectionist and rarely if if ever forget ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Standing By Our Promises Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 21, 2003

We all fail to keep our pledges, don’t we? Our good intentions and plans often fall by the wayside. Sometimes we blatantly break our promises but other times, we just kind of drift away, a little at a time.

Standing By Our Promises As many of you know, I really like Snicker bars. For the past year, whenever I would go to Dairy Queen, I would always order a Snicker Bar Breeze. All I had to do was walk in and one of the workers would start filling a cup with chunks of tasty nougat. It was automatic ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Mentoring Women Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 2, 2004

This morning we’re going to study three verses from Titus 2 to discover the ministry job description for women.

Three women were walking along the beach: a blonde, a redhead and a brunette. They found a genie’s lamp so they rubbed it and the genie came out. Since there were three of them the genie said that each of them would be granted one wish. The brunette said she wouldn’t mind being smarter, and poof, ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:3-5, Titus 2:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

A New Beginning

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 6, 2002

This sermon was preached the first Sunday of 2002 and it deals with the new beginning Peter had in John 21 after his previous denials of Christ. God always has a plan for our lives after a failure.

A New Beginning GNLCC 1/4/2002 Psalm 89:1-8 Luke 22:54-62 John 21:15-19 Have you ever swore that you would never do something only to discover that later on you did the very thing that you said you would never do? Now that can be a good thing when you did something positive that you ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-18, Luke 22:31-34, Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Renewing Our Vision Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 7, 2002

Renewing our church’s vision for worship, prayer, service, outreach, and nurture.

I read a story recently about a little league coach who reminisced about his childhood years playing baseball in little league. He remember back how during his first year, his coach had called together the entire baseball team for a picnic, and he asked the team, "Who here wants to eventually play ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-10, 1 Timothy 1:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Get To It! Series

Contributed by Michael Demastus on Jan 8, 2002

The 2nd in the Nehemiah series...

This and other sermons in this Nehemiah series come in large part from a series done by Ray Stedman...just so that proper credit is given. Get to it! Nehemiah 2 We have in English a number of Proverbs that urge us to action when the time is right. Shakespeare wrote, "There is a tide in the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Learning How To Love Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 30, 2003

Love is a choice and a matter of conduct. As we ask God to grow this foremost fruit in our lives, we will be well on our way to experiencing growth in all the other areas.

Learning How to Love Rev. Brian Bill 6/10/01 Last week we tackled the very difficult question, “What Happens When You Die?” Several of you commented afterwards that we don’t hear enough sermons about Hell in church today. Well, this morning, we’re kicking off a brand-new series called, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Galatians 5:22-25, John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Bring On The Rain

Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Aug 6, 2007

If my suffering produces the result God desires for my life – when do I pray, bring on the rain?”

Power point is free on request -- jaywmc@aol.com, reference the sermon title. James 1:2-8 “Bring on the rain…” “If my suffering produces the result God desires for my life – when do I pray, bring on the rain?” Sunday morning Sermon 7.29.07 Intro: (Start with title and text) (Advance) 2 Peter ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ