Sermons on Summary:

All Things New: Even Me

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 28, 2008

Interactive sermon, asking the people to identify what old things God is taking away, what new things He is leading us toward, what evidence there is of His work in the world and the church, and to what we will commit in prayer for 2009.

You would have to be obtuse indeed not to notice that the Bible is all about making old things new. The early pages of Genesis tell the story of our expulsion from the garden of delights because of our disobedience, and we discover how it so pained the heart of God for us to ignore Him that He ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Baptist

Power Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Nate Herbst on Jan 1, 2009

Living the Christ-like life is humanly impossible but He has given us His very Spirit, empowering us to live the lives He desires!

The Power of the Holy Spirit. It is impossible for anyone to experience a victorious Christian life or fulfill their God-given purpose in life without the direction and empowering of the Holy Spirit. Example: Peter was cowardly and often very ignorant before being filled with the Holy Spirit. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Financial Crisis And The Bible

Contributed by Michael Russell on Jan 12, 2009

The application of some of the Old Testament law to the financial crisis - in particular, debt-related slavery and the prohibition on charging interest.

The financial crisis and the bible This year, you could barely read the news without a mention of the financial crisis. Some of the jokes summed it up well: With the current market turmoil, what’s the easiest way to make a small fortune? Start off with a large one. How do you define optimism? ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 15:12-18

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Provisions For Survival Series

Contributed by Steve Smith on Oct 14, 2008

A reminder to the family of God that as God’s elect, God has provided His provisions for survival. 4 Supplies for survival: A Living Hope, An Invaluable Inheritance, A Precious Faith, and An Inexpressible Joy. Provisions to carry us through life’s tria

Introduction I profess that I DO NOT like to watch the TV show, “Survivor”. I admit the concept, though with I’m sure some exaggerations, is pretty cool! It seems as 16 people are dumped out in the middle of nowhere with no food or water and have to figure out a way to survive on their own. But ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-12

Denomination: Baptist

Breakthrough Of Divine Rule Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 17, 2009

About the Kingdom of God breaking through into our lives, and what that means for us.

What is the best news you can imagine hearing? > For most of us… that’s a question that would easily stretch our imaginations… and the ideas we might consider would likely get more expansive the more that we thought… but still prove small and simplistic because of our limited perspective on ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do Not Forsake The Assembly

Contributed by Douglas Turner on Jul 23, 2009

An invitation to consider anew the precious opportunity we have to enter the presence of God.

Our text begins with the word “therefore.” Now in the Greek, this word points backwards to the teaching that has gone before. In other words, “in light of this teaching,” these following things are true. The writer had carefully built a case that Christ is the Superior, once-for-all sacrifice, and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

God Has A Plan

Contributed by Tim Harris on Aug 7, 2009

Have you ever wondered how the universe, the world and all things created came into existence? Who’s behind it? God had and always has had a plan. Let us go to the bible, it answers this question.

God Has A Plan Have you ever wondered how the universe, the world and all things created came into existence? Who’s behind it? God had and always has had a plan. Let us go to the bible, it answers this question. In the Beginning… Have the congregation stand and ask them to read the Word ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be Filled With Spirit-Worked Thanksgiving In Jesus

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Sep 5, 2009

Through God’s Word the Holy Spirit fills us with a thankfulness that seeks to use our time wisely, as he brings God’s truth deep into our hearts through music. Parts: A. Wisely redeeming your time. B. Singing spiritual words to your Lord with your heart.

Text: Ephesians 5:15-20 Theme: Be Filled with Spirit-worked Thanksgiving in Jesus A. Wisely redeeming your time B. Singing spiritual words to your Lord with your heart. Season: Pentecost 13b Date: August 30, 2009 Web page: ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Love Myths Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jan 12, 2010

God's definition of love is also counter-cultural.

Love Myths: How then should we love? January 10th, 2010 Intro: Let’s begin by working together on some verbal pictures of love. I’m inviting you to describe the image or images that pop into your head that picture what you think of when you hear the word “love” – ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:36-40

Denomination: Baptist

Instructions For Those Who Get Sick ! Series

Contributed by John Wright on Feb 2, 2010

James gives instructions for those who get sick which puts a responsibility upon the sick to let other members of the church know that they are sick and not to leave it up to others to find out about their sickness by accident.

INTRODUCTION #34 1. Open your bibles to James 5:14. Here, James ask the question: “Is anyone among you sick”? Let those of us who are not sick think about this question for a few moments. 2. Most all congregations have a large number on the sick list at all times. James’ ...read more

Scripture: James 5:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What To Do When God Convicts Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Oct 6, 2009

Remorse before God without repentance is an insulting abuse of God’s grace.

fall we are exploring the beginnings of the Acts of the Apostles, the book of Scripture which describes the events that happened immediately after the resurrection of Jesus. Last week we read the defining story of the birth of the church – the day of Pentecost, when the believers were gathered ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:14-41

Denomination: Baptist

Feelings, Prayer And Victory

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 15, 2009

September 1989: We can work through our feelings to victory if we are totally honest with God about what we feel, and then if we are able to praise Him joyfully when we are released.

Recently a television reporter followed up on the people who survived that air travel incident in which a huge section of the plane simply tore off, somewhere near Hawaii. You may remember that there was some kind of metal fatigue and a whole section of the plane suddenly broke out and about nine ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 38:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Conquering Mountains

Contributed by Norbert Garcia on Oct 23, 2009

In life we are faced with obstacles on a daily basis. Many times we cannot conquer them on our own. With God’s help mountains will become molehills.

CONQUERING MOUNTAINS Peaks and valleys. Ups and downs. Mountains and molehills. We use different euphemisms to explain how our life progresses such as peaks and valleys or ups and downs. Life is never simple we all have our good days and our bad days. If we were to plot our life on a graph it ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:30

Denomination: Adventist

Coup De Moi Series

Contributed by Joel Smith on Jul 13, 2009

If you want to know if you’ve truly been born again answer the question: "Who is your spiritual daddy?"

I guess it’s a sign of the times in which we live, but a couple of years ago I saw a billboard on I-85 in Charlotte that said, “Who’s the daddy?” There was a picture of a baby and an ad for a genetic testing lab beneath the picture. It’s sad that young folks are so promiscuous they have to have a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Finding The Light On A Dark Night Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Feb 5, 2008

The Servant of the LORD had a special mission to perform: To bring the revelation of God in his glory to human beings.

FINDING THE LIGHT ON A DARK NIGHT I’ve told you about my telescope before. My Visa card has these reward points with which you can redeem for various items. I traded mine in for a refracting telescope. It has always been my desire to gaze at the moon and the stars and just observe their ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9

Denomination: Mennonite