Sermons on Swept Clean:

Nitty Gritty...meet Religion #2 Series

Contributed by Jeffrey Stratton on Aug 20, 2002

This series is based upon Mike Yaconelli’s book "Messy Spirituality and is designed to help seekers understand that God wants our Nitty and our Gritty Lives.

May 25 & 26, 2002 Luke 18:35-42 “Nitty Gritty…Meet Religion” John Currier in 1949 was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Later he was transferred and paroled to work on a farm near Nashville, Tennessee. In 1968, Currier’s sentence was terminated, and a letter bearing ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:35-42

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy Of Worship – What God Gets From Your Worship Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 20, 2006

The fourth in a sermon series looking at who benefits from our worship

The JOY of Worship – What God Gets from your worship Gladstone Baptist Church – 13/3/05 am Well, we’ve come to the end of our series on the JOY of Worship. We’ve seen so far that Worship is living a life that is surrendered to Jesus. It involves the SPECIFIC act of singing praises or giving ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

How To Hit The Curve

Contributed by Rob Culler on May 1, 2007

How do you respond when the unexpected happens?

How to hit the curve Exodus 1:8-22; Job 1-2; 1 Samuel10-15; Acts 6-7 INTRODUCTION I love sports. My passion lies primarily in playing a game and not simply watching one—although I enjoy that also. I have always been a fairly decent athlete. I did well in both high school and college, although ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:8-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Putting God First

Contributed by Skillful Shepherd on Feb 9, 2009

Sermon on Luke 9:57-62 - Putting God First

Luke 9:57-62 PUTTING GOD FIRST Introduction ILL -- It is well with my soul A story was told of a man named Horatio Spafford who faced many trials. He was a Christian lawyer from Chicago and a friend of DL Moody. In 1871 the Great Chicago Fire took almost everything he owned. That same year his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: *other

Revival

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009

Revival means “to recover or return from a state of neglect.” Lord knows we were the city of neglect: Our streets have been neglected. Our sewer and water system had been neglected. Our educational system had been neglected. Our poor had been neglected. T

[re]vival Nehemiah 9:1-6 John Hyde went to India as a missionary a little over a 100 years ago. He felt a strong calling to the nation of India and began to spend hours learning the local language. In 1892 he boarded a steamer in New York bound for India. In route, John received a telegram from a ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

The Exceeding Sinfulness Of Sin Series

Contributed by Brent Charles on Dec 7, 2006

A series of messages through the book of Romans.

The Exceeding Sinfulness of Sin Romans 1:18-32 God’s Righteous Wrath - Verse 18 … From heaven against all ungodliness – Piety or irreverence for the true God And unrighteousness of men – That is their sinful wickedness Who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-32

Denomination: Bible Church

The Danger Of Dry & Empty? Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 11, 2014

Do we realize how dangerous being empty and dry can be? Study this lesson and warn others.

DRY AND EMPTY... GLOOM, DESPAIR, AND AGONY ON END... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this in 3 parts... I. CAN WE CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT DRY AND EMPTY CAN POSE MANY DANGERS TO OUR DAILY LIFE? Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Stand Strong Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 10, 2020

To stand strong in the face of adversity, depend on one another, depend on the Lord, and demonstrate love for others.

In her book God Uses Cracked Pots, Patsy Clairmont describes the day she sent her 7-year old son, Jason, to school. A little while later there was a knock on the door. Patsy opened the door and it was Jason. She said, “Jason, what are you doing here?” He replied, “I’ve quit school!” She asked, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13, 1 Peter 4:12, Ephesians 2:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Positive Leadership Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021

A leader is not content just to be a Christian. He wants to be a good Christian, and the best Christian he can be. They put forth effort in order to grow. They are ever reaching up to find better ways to apply God's Word in their lives.

Late one night in Philadelphia and elderly couple came into a little third class motel. The husband said to the night clerk, "Please don't tell us you don't have a room. My wife and I have been all over the city looking for a place to stay. We didn't know about the big ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5-9

In God We Trust

Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jun 30, 2003

A dollar bill reminds of four ways to trust in God; in His: Name, Word, Promise, & Power.

In God We Trust Psalm 20:7 June 29, 2003 BACKGROUND: A. Remember July 4th celebrations as a time when this country had to make a choice. The choice was not much different than other situations throughout history. 1. One day in history: Pharaoh gathered 600 of his best chariots and chased the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 20:7

Denomination: Baptist

The Lifestyle

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 16, 2004

A sermon for the 6th Sunday after the Epiphany

6th Sunday after the Epiphany Luke 6: 17-26 "The Lifestyle"   17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Too Blessed To Be Stressed?

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 9, 2021

God says to fret not, but how do we do that? (Material adapted from Adrian Rogers at: https://www.oneplace.com/ministries/love-worth-finding/read/articles/too-blessed-to-be-stressed-8863.html) Preached on 1/3/2021- first Sunday in New Year of 2021

HoHum: Driving along and I saw this bumper sticker- “Too blessed to be stressed.” Puzzled me? One definition of stress is the degree of pressure exerted on a material object measured in units of force per unit area. For instance, too much stress on metals causes them to deform. This deformation ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

‘solid Rock Or Sinking Sand?’

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 25, 2023

‘Solid Rock or Sinking Sand?’ – Isaiah chapter 28 verses 1-29 – sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: Jerusalem's scoffers… • drunken leadership • derision of God’s prophet • detachment from God Isaiah’s hope… • foundation stone • God’s chastening SERMON BODY: Ill: • In life we are familiar with what we call an object lesson, • An event or an individual by whose errors ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 28:1-29

Denomination: Brethren

Please Don't Ask Me To Pray

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 2, 2005

This sermon deals with why we are reluctant to pray to God in both public and private.

Please Don’ Ask Me To Pray 9/4/2005 Psalms 51:1-13 Hebrews 3:10-15 How many of you have ever been at a meeting and it came time to open in prayer or close in prayer and you were saying on the inside “Please don’t ask me to pray.” One of our members who lived to be about 105 was Mr. ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Wings Of The Wind Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 9, 2021

Shakespeare was right when he said, "Ill blows the wind that profits nobody." Every wind can profit the Christian if they will, like the Psalmist, look for and see God riding on the wings of the wind.

When Columbus and his crew were being blown West by the Atlantic trade winds, one of the reasons they were so fearful was they did not know how they could get back home against the wind. Fortunately they discovered not only a new world, but new winds that carried them back to Spain. They returned ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 104:1-12