Sermons on Straighten Out:

God Gives Us His Plans Not The Enemy's

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 13, 2015

To show that GOD give us His plans to live out for the rest of our lives and He will not allow the enemy to even touch us.

I. EXORDIUM: Are your plans good? No. I don't plan but I live out GOD's plan in my life. Jeremiah 29:11 (Amplified Bible) For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. II. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

When Diligence Becomes Hard Labour

Contributed by Kayode Omotoso on Oct 12, 2017

Diligence is a virtue but when God is taken out of the picture, it becomes a liability characterized by vanity, sorrow, hard labour, restlessness, failure and poverty

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. Ps 127:1-2 Biblical Facts: 1. At every given ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Man God Uses 2

Contributed by E.s Samsonjude on Jun 4, 2018

The first call to every vessels in God's hand is a call “ To come Out , To leave your comfortable Zone “ And this is where many people are missing it .

TOPIC : THE MAN GOD USES . II Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: The first call to every vessels in God's hand is a call “ To come Out , To leave your comfortable Zone ...read more

Paradise Lost... Paradise Regained Series

Contributed by John Brooks on Nov 18, 2018

#7 out of 2 Peter. In 2 Peter 10-13, Peter instructs the believer that a day is coming when Paradise Lost will be Regained.

PARADISE LOST…PARADISE REGAINED “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:10-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do You Qualify For Ministry?

Contributed by Cameron Conway on Nov 27, 2018

What are the qualifications in our day for pastors, deacons, elders and leaders in general and how do they compare to the qualifications set out in the New Testament?

For more information and other teachings, podcasts, videos, books and study guides visit https://conwaychristianresources.com What are the qualifications in our day for pastors, deacons, elders and leaders in general?</strong> Is it the ownership of several freshly pressed suits and ties? ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 2:7-8, Titus 3:2-7, 2 Timothy 2:20-26

Denomination: Foursquare

Satanic Machineries Series

Contributed by Okuchukwu Chukwuka on Apr 1, 2018

This teaching reveals the new age trick of the devil against the church and it's growth. The Devil has been conquered and out rightly subdued.

BIBLE VERSE: MATHEW 13:25, HAGGAI 2:22 holy, holy, holy is the Lord, the one who was, is and is to come. As I write under the influence of the Holy ghost, it is my heart desire that this teaching will fulfill purpose and a actualize vision that is aimed at bring the truth at the forefront ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Sleeping Savior Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Dec 27, 2016

The tempest was over whelming the boat and the Savior slept. Fear gripped the disciples and they cried out to Christ, "save us let we perish."

Introduction A. Working at an airline ticket counter, I pulled up a passenger's reservation that showed his name as "Cole, Pheven." "I'd like to be certain our information is correct," I said to him. "What is your first name?" "It's Stephen," he replied. "I hope the reservation agent got it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27

Denomination: Baptist

Let It Shine

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 7, 2016

"This little light of mine; I'm gonna let it shine". What light? Let it shine how? Let's find out.

LET IT SHINE "This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine." What light? Let it shine how? Let's see. The light is Christ. John 12:46, “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” We all start out in the darkness; the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Are You Dong Here? (A Message About Depression) Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 20, 2020

This event in the life of the prophet Elijah will show us to both 'fall into' and 'climb out of' Depression,

What Are You Doing Here? As the deer longs for streams of water so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?” My heart is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:4, 1 Kings 19:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

M3 – Mobilizing Disciples 3 Acts 1:8 Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Apr 11, 2019

The call of every Christian is to become broken bread and poured out wine to others until they are able to feed on God for themselves. O. Chambers

M3 – MOBILIZING Disciples 1/24/16 Acts 1:8 Sunday AM A beggar boy had staked himself on a bridge in Rome w/ an old violin on which he played pitifully. The only people who gave money were those who felt sorry for him. One day a man came by who after listening asked the boy if he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Luke 14:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

When The Father Said "go" Jesus Went

Contributed by David Nolte on Dec 15, 2019

We are often hesitant about launching out on new ventures even when we are sure God is saying "Go!"

Years ago, on a dangerous sea coast where shipwrecks often occurred prior to advanced navigation aids, there was a little life-saving station. The building was just a hut and they had only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea. When there was word of a ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Talk That Won The War Series

Contributed by Shingirayi Gwete on Nov 28, 2020

The people of Judah won a war by taking matters to the Lord in prayer, without engaging physically with the enemy they came out victors through prayer

Napoleon Bonaparte the French statesman and military leader went into exile on the Island of Elba after he had step down from his throne in April 1814. Louis XVIII then took over the crown. Nine months later Napoleon returned to his country with an intent to reclaim his former position. This quest ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-24, Ephesians 6:12

Denomination: Adventist

Ephesians Series - Part 1 - Introduction Series

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Dec 7, 2020

When I first studied through the book of Ephesians there was one out of the many sections that intrigued me…one section that amazed me...

When I first studied through the book of Ephesians there was one out of the many sections that intrigued me…one section that amazed me. It was found in chapter three. In this chapter the Apostle Paul writes about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to him for the churches (vs. 2). What ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:2-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Exchanging Gifts With God Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 21, 2020

We can never pay God back for the gift of His Son, but we can gift ourselves to Him out of love and appreciation.

Exchanging Gifts with God (2 Corinthians 9:15, Romans 12:1-2) 1. A little five year old girl took a sheet of brown construction paper and cut out the letter “E” with her safety scissors. She wrapped it and gave it to her dad for Christmas. When dad opened the present, he looked at it with a smile ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:15, Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Independent/Bible

(K)nots Of Victory

Contributed by Craig Benner on Apr 27, 2020

A knot is an ugly thing. It is not something that we desire to have. It gets in the way. But it may just be what we need to help us out.

(K)NOTs of Victory John 14:18 I will not leave you comfortless Knots are seldom considered a desired thing. We don't like them in our fine wood work. We don't want them in our shoelaces. No one likes to feel their stomach all tensed up to the point that they say-- "my stomach is ...read more

Scripture: John 14:18

Denomination: Pentecostal