Sermons on Superstitions:

Stepping Up To Leadership Series

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Nov 12, 2012

Leadership

Titus 1 - Stepping Up to Leadership - September 25, 2011 Tturn with me this morning to the book of Titus, chapter 1. Titus is in the NT, towards the back, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews. (slide of books - Titus highlighted). Titus is a letter written by the Apostle Paul to one of his ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Misunderstood God: The Distant God Series

Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 25, 2013

God’s protection, trust and hope are based upon His unfailing love not on your unfailing works.

THE MISUNDERSTOOD GOD: THE DISTANT GOD** 1 CORINTHIANS 13:7 Big Idea: God’s protection, trust and hope are based upon His unfailing love not on your unfailing works. Supporting Scripture: Romans 8:28-39; John 13:31-35, 14:23-24; 15:9-10 INTRO “Truck Speak” In a humorous 2011 Chevrolet ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7

Denomination: Nazarene

What Would You Do Series

Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Feb 28, 2011

The man by the pool was trapped by hopelessness until he turned in the direction of true hope.

Questions and their answers can tell you a lot about a person. In fact one of the keys to being successful in life is to learn to ask the right questions. What we see in this passage is someone who was so far down, so removed from any real hope that he probably didn’t even really know what ...read more

Scripture: John 5:2-10

Denomination: Baptist

Trusting In God Alone Series

Contributed by David Owens on Aug 13, 2012

King Ahaziah learns the hard way that seeking help from any other god than the Living God is not a good idea. We must put our trust in the Lord alone, and we must never seek help from occult sources or any other source.

Introduction: A. The story is told of a frog who went to see a fortune-teller to learn about his future. 1. Gazing into her crystal ball, the fortune teller said to the frog, “You are going to meet a beautiful young woman. From the moment she sets eyes on you she will have an insatiable ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 1:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power Of A Call

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012

The church has to respond to the general call of discipleship and the specific call to leadership.

Matthew 4:17-22 KJV From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. [18] And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. [19] And he saith ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:17-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Discover Injustice Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 30, 2011

Have you ever asked God "Why?" I'm sure that was the question on the lips of John's disciples following the news of his execution.

This wasn’t the way it was supposed to end. He was the product of a good family, he had been raised worshipping God, he had followed God’s calling, had done God’s work and had preached God’s message and this wasn’t the way it was supposed to end. In a million years he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:16-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

Faith That Could Not Be Frustrated

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 9, 2008

Caleb had a faith that could not be frustrated, due his constant focus on the power, promises and faithfulness of God, which ultimately led to his personal possession of what had been promised.

Faith That Could Not Be Frustrated Text: Joshua 14: 14 Intro: Faith. What a wonderful, biblical, truth! It is the spiritual key that opens the storehouse of the riches of God. Faith is that which brings the promises of God into our possession, making them a personal and practical reality. I ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 14:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Really Believing Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jul 21, 2008

2nd in series on Hebrews (section 4) This message emphasizes the importance of faith in our daily walk and what really believing means to your life.

Really Believing What you Believe… We have studied Hebrews for many weeks now. We have wandered through the foot hills of faith as we have learned about the nature and person of Jesus. We have struggled through the long and difficult climb on the rugged slopes of personal spiritual growth and we ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

All We Need Is Love. Oh, Really?

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jul 29, 2008

Did you ever heard or thought that doctrines are not so important? All we need is Jesus… We don’t need that extra stuff. As Christians, how many doctrines we got so far? Muslims got 5. 1.Allah Akbar – Allah is one. 2.Mohamed is his prophet

Did you ever heard or thought that doctrines are not so important? All we need is Jesus… We don’t need that extra stuff. As Christians, how many doctrines we got so far? Muslims got 5. 1. Allah Akbar – Allah is one. 2. Mohamed is his prophet. 3. Give to the poor. 4. Fast at the end of Ramadan. ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

What My Father Taught Me

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 24, 2009

We need to learn from our fathers. This is a rewrite of one of my favorite Father’s Day messages.

WHAT MY FATHER TAUGHT ME Exodus 20.12 S: Father’s Day Th: Learning from Dad Pr: We need to learn from our fathers. ?: What? KW: Principles for life TS: We are going to observe three biblical principles for life that my father taught me. The _____ principle for life that my father taught me ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12

Denomination: Baptist

Backsliders Of The Bible

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 5, 2009

A description of certain backsliders in the Bible

’Backsliders of the Bible’ Jeremiah in the third chapter of his prophecy uses the word ’backsliding’ to describe the condition/conduct of the people of Israel. The wicked sin of spiritual adultery was openly committed by the ten tribes of Israel which eventually caused them to be brought into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 31:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Freedom And Responsibility

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 30, 2010

Because our actions influence the actions of others, we must learn to balance our freedom with responsibility.

Title: Freedom and Responsibility Text: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Truth: Because our actions influence the actions of others, we must learn to balance our freedom with responsibility. Aim: To help them practice responsible freedom toward other Christians. INTRODUCTION Tell about man at a former church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Born To Be King

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Born to be king (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: • Isaiah chapter 9 verses 1-6 • Matthew chapter 1 verses 18-25 Ill: Name change - celebrities real names & their celeb names. • Names obviously communicate to us; • They create an image, a persona. • According to my book of useless ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-6

Denomination: Brethren

Wrapping Up A Memorable Trip

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

WRAPPING UP A MEMORABLE TRIP (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Acts chapter 14 verses 21- 28: A Quick Review • The two missionaries (Paul & Barnabus) had been away from home for months. • They had journeyed from Antioch of Syria to Derbe which is in modern day Turkey. • During this first missionary journey; • Paul & ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:21-28

Denomination: Brethren

2nd Coming: The Rapture

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

2nd Coming: The Rapture (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 verses 13-18. Ill: When General Douglas MacArthur was at Army training college, he tells this story: • The first section was studying the time-space relationship; • Later formulated by Einstein as his Theory of Relativity. • The text ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Brethren