Sermons on Strong Bones:

Enter His Rest Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005

God has promised us a Sabbath Rest, but we must give effort in order to enter that rest.

Enter into His Rest Hebrews 4 SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 4:9-13 INTRODUCTION: The word that keeps popping up in Hebrews 4 is the word “rest.” That word means a lot more to me now than it did when I was a teen-ager. Back then, I could stay up all night and not think a thing about it. But now ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Happy Heart Makes The Face Cheerful

Contributed by Darrin Koone on May 10, 2002

A look at what we have to rejoice about in Chrsit primarily from the Psalms and Proverbs.

One sunny Sunday morning, Henry Jones awoke to find his wife standing over him,shaking him by the shoulder. "You have to get up," she urged. "We have to get ready for church.” "I don’t want to go to church," he replied. "I want to stay in bed.” Crossing her arms over her chest, his wife ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Let Me Warn You Again

Contributed by Don Kunnmann on Sep 18, 2002

WHAT THE DEVIL WANTS CHRISTIANS TO DO TO UNDERMINE THEIR CHURCH, WITHOUT HIS EFFORT.

LET ME WARN YOU AGAIN… LUKE 22:31-34 31: And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 33: And he said unto him, Lord, I am ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-34

Denomination: Baptist

Proper Diet

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

PROPER DIET -- Feeding On the Living and Abiding Word of God Enables Us To Grow In Aggressively Loving Others (2:1-3) GOD’S FORMULA FOR BABY BOOMERS INTRODUCTION Spiritual Growth is very simple: Requires the Proper Exercise and the Proper Diet -- just like Physical Growth 4 Pictures: 1

PROPER DIET -- Feeding On the Living and Abiding Word of God Enables Us To Grow In Aggressively Loving Others (2:1-3) GOD’S FORMULA FOR BABY BOOMERS INTRODUCTION Spiritual Growth is very simple: Requires the Proper Exercise and the Proper Diet -- just like Physical Growth 4 Pictures: 1) Mr. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Just A Piece Of Paper--Yeah, Right!

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000

Marriage is a sacred institution.

Just a piece of paper-yeah, right! Genesis 2:24 "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest That Is In You

Contributed by Ronald Fair on Feb 7, 2001

Like the potential in a seed so is the undeveloped greatness in you, Rev. Fair’s sermon speaks of the possibility that each of us have with God’s love and guidance.

THE GREATEST THAT IS IN YOU Matthew 20:17-34 INTRODUCTION I hold in my hand one of the most marvelous things in the whole world. It is brown in color, stream lined in shape, and so small that if I dropped it, I would have difficulty finding it again. Science can duplicate it’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1, Matthew 20:17-34

Denomination: Methodist

Doing Good To All Men

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Jan 11, 2008

Christians should not be selective in their kindness to others.

DOING GOOD TO ALL PEOPLE Galatians 6:1-10 November 11, 2007 ILLUSTRATION The story has often been told about the message the founder of the Salvation Army sent to their international convention. General William Booth was unable to attend personally because of ill health, so he cabled the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

"The Corruption Of Marriage”

Contributed by Dennis Deese on Jul 22, 2009

Sixty percent of American children born today will see their parents divorced by the time they are 18. Of those children who have suffered this pain of divorce, half of them will see a second divorce before they are 18.

“THE CORRUPTION OF MARRIAGE” Dr. Dennis Deese - www.dennisdeese.com MALACHI 2:10-16 Perhaps the best ideas about what keeps a marriage alive through thick and thin come from couples who, after decades of marriage, bask in blissful unions. Berkeley psychologist Robert Levenson is now in the ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:10-16

To The Uptight: Son Of Man Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 8, 2009

Jesus challenged Nicodemus and us because He challenges our pride and status, or because we think that all we have done is now useless. The human Jesus shows us how to live without being uptight.

Two men standing in a garden to talk; so much alike and yet so different. Two men, with much on their minds, with eternal issues at stake, and yet with very human concerns too. Two men, very different and yet brothers, much the same. Two men standing in a garden to take one another’s measure. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Unusual Places God Can Take You!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 6, 2007

THIS SERMON SUGGESTS THAT SOMETIMES GOD WILL LEAD US INTO PLACES THAT HE MAY GET THE GLORY. SOMETIMES GOD BRINGS US TO OUR PLACE OF TESTING. My wife and I have been in many unusual places ourselves as for the past 45 years we have traveled and ministered

Unusual Places God can take you! THIS SERMON SUGGESTS THAT SOMETIMES GOD WILL LEAD US INTO PLACES THAT HE MAY GET THE GLORY. SOMETIMES GOD BRINGS US TO OUR PLACE OF TESTING. My wife and I have been in many unusual places ourselves as for the past 45 years we have traveled and ministered ...read more

Spiritual Seeds Of Stewardship

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 1, 2008

From the beginning of creation man was placed under God’s authority and given responsibility. That responsibility was to be a caretaker of the resources God had provided. Learn where the seeds of stewardship are planted.

Intro: Was stewardship made up by the early ministers of the church? Did they merely preach it to fill the coffers or offering plates? Is stewardship simply the way that pastors and other “ministers” multiply their earnings? Many of you know that is not the case. However there may be as much ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Marriage And Wisdom For The Oneness Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 12, 2011

A Proverbs-Driven Life embraces marriage as the most significant of relationships worth careful nurturing.

Life Simplified Marriage and Wisdom for the Oneness October 30, 2011 INTRODUCTION Studies Find Big Benefits in Marriage By JENNIFER STEINHAUER Published: April 10, 1995 Single people may simply not know what's good for them, a recent group of studies suggests. A body of demographic research ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:9

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Understanding God's Calling

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Dec 7, 2006

Discover what it means to follow God’s will.

I want to begin by sharing three stories that have similar endings. The first story involves Chuck Colson. Chuck Colson was sent to prison for his part in Watergate during the Nixon administration. After Chuck Colson was released from prison he felt lead to start a prison ministry. As he explained ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Miss The Shift!

Contributed by Nathaniel Cox on May 24, 2005

"Don’t Miss the Shift!" is a message about the Judaizers of Pauls day and how they miss the shift into the Kingdom of God. God is doing a new thing will you know it?

Title: Don’t miss the Shift! Scripture: Philippians 3:1-16 Intro: There is unrest in the body of Christ across denomination and styles God is calling us all up hirer. When the woman said that her people worship in the mountain and the Jews in Jerusalem but the hour cometh and now is. We all ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-16

Denomination: Methodist

Characters That Define A Christian

Contributed by Arsenio Segismundo on Sep 2, 2012

This sermon illustrates characters that defines a christian on a biblical perspective...

Topic: "CHARACTERS THAT DEFINE A CHRISTIAN" Scriptural Reference: Proverb 3:1-12 By Ptr. Jack Segismundo (Writer and Contributor of Sermon Central) Jesus is Lord Church - Angono Chapter Proverb 3:1-12.: Wisdom Bestows Well-Being 1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-12

Denomination: Christian Church