Sermons on Symbiotic Relationship:

Community Busters

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jun 19, 2018

Things that hinder our relationship with God

Community Busters - Genesis 3-11 We are in the beginning of a great journey, looking at the lives of those who have gone before us. We want to look at their highs and lows, their steps of faith and their pitfalls into sin. We are traveling through the record of their lives that is found in the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"What To Do When You Cant' Shake It Off" Series

Contributed by Myron Leach on Sep 4, 2018

Love, Hip-Hop and Relationships

“What to Do When You Can’t Shake It Off” Judges 16:20 (NIV) 20 Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had left him. Sampson was dedicated to God, He was special, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Blind Date?

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Sep 16, 2018

Its mind boggling isn’t it? So many want to go heaven, but so few really want to get to know the one whose coming to pick them up beyond a blind date experience, before He gets here!

The blind date Illus by Paul Fritz A father wanted to read the paper, but was being bothered by his little daughter, Vanessa. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his magazine, on which was printed the map of the world. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Vanessa, and said, "Go into the other ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Crossing The Threshold-4

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 18, 2018

4 of 4. Amos declared God’s strained relationship with His people. Thus a failed relationship with God evokes His wrath. What specifically does a failed relationship with God evoke(bring about/cause)? A failed relationship with God evokes...

CROSSING The THRESHOLD-IV—Amos 1:1-2 Attention: An air filter for your home’s air handler The air filter can become so clogged with pollutants that they overwhelm the system’s intent—to provide fresh unpolluted air to the home. As a result, too much stress is put on the systems that draw the air ...read more

Scripture: Amos 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

What's The Truth

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 13, 2018

Jesus receives the title, “King of the Jews,” but he declares that his kingdom is not of this world and it is a kingdom of truth.. If it is not of this world, then where is it? And, where can we find the truth? Is God’s kingdom confined to heaven, or does

INTRODUCTION Pilate’s question, “What is Truth?” was a hotly debated question centuries before he took his first breath and for millennia after he took his last. With so many religious purveyors of truth, we have come to question the reality of absolute truth. Relative truth is currently ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-40

Denomination: Lutheran

Rising Above The Turkeys Series

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Mar 23, 2018

When people try to make changes, other people may hold them back. As Jacob tries to overcome his scheming nature, Laban drags him down. God intervenes, so that Jacob can rise above that old turkey, Laban, and his own nature as well.

RISING ABOVE THE TURKEYS—Genesis 30:25-31:55 “I could soar like an eagle, if I didn’t have to deal with so many turkeys.” My uncle raised turkeys. Turkeys are pretty stupid. They are always crowding each other, pecking at each other, fighting over food, so they can get big enough to be ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Walking In The Light

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 12, 2018

Jesus is the Light of the World. He brings light and sight into the life of a man born blind and in a similar manner brings light into our lives and enables us to see life through the eyes of faith.

INTRODUCTION Today is Transfiguration Sunday. It is the Sunday between Epiphany, when Jesus reveals himself to us and Lent, which is a penitential time of preparation before Easter. Usually the text for the day leads up the mountain where Jesus is transfigured before his disciples and his divinity ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

How Do I Relate To God?

Contributed by Scott Jensen on May 11, 2019

God created us to be in a relationship with Him. How do we improve that relationship?

Opening Remarks and Introduction For the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at some difficult questions that many people ask about God. This weekend, we’ll celebrate Mother’s Day which is based on one of the most lasting relationships we’ll ever have. So, it’s only fitting that tonight we ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-5, John 3:16-17, Matthew 23:27, 1 Kings 19:11-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Lest We Forget

Contributed by Edward Hardee on May 25, 2019

Shema is one of the most import Jewish prayers. It is prayed twice daily. Let us look at the importance of this prayer in our lives. This message explores our personal relationship with God and others.

Title: Lest You Forget Theme: Text: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Deut 6:4-9 "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! [11] (5) You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. (6) "And these words which I command you today shall be in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-27, Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Denomination: Church Of God

"walking With God"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 21, 2020

God is with us.

“Walking with Jesus” Luke 24:13-35 In our Gospel Lesson for this morning we find, on Easter day, two of Jesus’ disciples walking on their way back from Jerusalem to Emmaus. And as they are walking, Jesus comes and walks with them. At this point, they thought Jesus was dead, and they didn’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: United Methodist

Epidemics That Strike At Noon Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jan 25, 2021

We will look at some of the healthy relationships that God has established and try to understand how these could get altered when an outsider intrudes into it. These are like the asymptomatic people whose interaction will affect these hearty relationships that God has established.

Psalm 91 - Study 18 - Epidemics that Strike at Noon We read in Psalm 91:6, “You will have no fear of diseases that come in the dark or terrible suffering that comes at noon.” (ERV) In this study, we will meditate on the part of the verse that speaks about the ‘terrible sufferings that come at ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:6

Denomination: Other

Get Right With Someone Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021

A look into relationships - what hinders them, why we must work at them while we have the opportunity

The item I want to encourage you to add to your bucket list this morning can be a real tough one for people. In fact, I’ll bet there are some here today who would rather include bungee jumping, sky diving, and swimming with sharks and alligators on their list ahead of this item. But it’s really ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 18:15-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Tenses Of Faith

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Apr 12, 2021

There are three tenses to our relationship with God. The three tenses are past, present, and future. Each one reflects a different aspect of our relationship with God.

The Tenses of Faith "I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3)." We live in an age of immediate gratification. We are conditioned to be high on expectations, but short on patience. I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Salvation By Grace Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 7, 2021

The first church proclaimed that salvation is by grace.

Salvation by Grace Jeffery Anselmi / General Proclaim-The Gospel Has Come / Grace / Acts 15:1–21 The first church proclaimed that salvation is by grace. INTRODUCTION • When the Reformer Martin Luther nailed the Ninety-Five Theses to the church door in Wittenberg and set the world on fire, he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Loving For The Future Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 26, 2016

Others, Unity, Relationships

AN “I” EXAM: Restoring Our Vision for Christ’s Mission – Loving for the Future Philippians 2:1-5 (p. 819) May 1, 2016 Introduction: At one of our recent leadership meetings, one of our servant hearted elders, Brad Kidd, shared this poem called “The Bridge ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ