Sermons on Taking The Knee:

Bread, Wine, & Serving

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Nov 16, 2005

Taking the Lord’s Supper is to spur us forward in serving.

Bread, Wine, and Serving Cornwall/Montreal March 19, 2005 The task that lay before Jesus, born a baby in a manger in Bethlehem, was impressive and grand, and one greater than lay upon any baby ever born. An angel had told his father, Joseph: Matt.1.21- he was to save his people- a narrow focus ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:26-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Bread Of Life Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 6, 2005

How to seek for and take in bread that will really nourish your soul

Names of God: " the bread of life". WBC 4 Dec 2005 pm. John 6:25-51 A man was a regular diner at a restaurant. The owner always did his best to please him. One day he complained that he only received one piece of bread with his meal, so the waiter promptly brought him four slices. The man said, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:25-51

Denomination: Baptist

The Road Less Traveled

Contributed by Ed Blonski on Dec 7, 2005

There are two roads before us - which one will you take?

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Very familiar words. Maybe even better known than John 3:16, Genesis 1:1 is where all this began. Even though God created all things in a specific order that conveys His sense of order, there is also a “wild-ness” about creation. But it is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Born To Die

Contributed by Buddy Baird on Oct 17, 2006

Christ became the lamb that would take away the sin of the world.

BORN TO DIE TEXT: Galatians 4.4 INTRODUCTION: A. Man had to present a lamb to be offered for their sins. B. This had to be done on a yearly basis. C. The blood covered the sin of man. D. There had to be another way to take care of sin. E. God sent His son to do away with sin. "For if the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4

Denomination: Church Of God

In The Valley Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 18, 2006

God’s presence when life takes us in the valley

September 3, 2006 Psalm 23:1-6 In the Valley A couple of years ago, a church in Seattle, Washington was having a big kick-off Sunday. It was the weekend after Labor Day and they wanted to do something for their children’s programs. So they brought in Barney the Dinosaur. They learned, Kids ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Compelled Towards Ministry Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Oct 5, 2005

This message explores the importance of taking our ministry for Christ seriously.

COMPELLED TOWARDS MINISTRY 1 CORINTHIANS 9:16-27 INTRODUCTION: As Paul opens up this section of Scripture, what we see here is Paul’s seriousness about serving Jesus. From the very beginning we see such powerful words as “compelled”, “belonging to Jesus”, “by all possible means”, “strict ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:16-27

Denomination: Baptist

Why Do Sexual Sins Bring So Steep A Price?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 12, 2005

Five of the reasons that we need to take sexual sin seriously.

What Were Their Excuses For Their Sexual Exploits? 1. “You can’t tell me what to do.” - v. 12 - “All things are lawful for me. . .” - This is an abuse of the idea of Christian liberty. They took the genuine freedom that we have in Christ and used it as an avenue to pursue sin. - As Paul points ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Denomination: Baptist

Does God Believe In Atheists?

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 13, 2006

Looking at seven reasons why atheism is a difficult stance to take.

Does God believe in atheists? Intro: There’s a story told about a Professor of biology who was an atheist. Every year he began his lectures on evolution by asking if any of the students were religious. When they identified themselves he boasted that by the end of his course they’d all ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Changed In The Spirit Series

Contributed by Mike Rickman on May 20, 2005

For real change to take place there must be a change in your spirit.

May 22, 2005 Morning Worship Text: Acts 8:26-40 Subject: Change Part 4 Title: Changed in the Spirit This is the last message in the change series. Most of you are letting out a huge sigh of relief. (Now maybe he’ll stop talking about change)! What is it about change that makes people so ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Following Christ

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 17, 2005

What does taking up one’s Cross mean?

SMM 19-06-05 Following Christ Story In a small country village in Sicily, there were two brothers, renown members of the local Mafia. They were mean, bad and very rich. No one had a good word to say about them. Indeed, everyone seemed to have a story about how they had either been cheated or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:24-39

Denomination: Anglican

Don't Be Afraid

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Feb 2, 2008

This sermon takes a look at the transfiguration on Jesus in comparison to a football game.

Matthew 17: 1 – 9 / Don’t Be Afraid! Intro: Since today is Super Bowl Sunday, I thought it would be fitting to look at the text from that vantage point. --- When I was in high school, we had a pep rally before every “BIG” game. The purpose was appreciating and supporting the team. People ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

12 Steps To Recovery Part 4 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Feb 17, 2008

Step four focuses on our taking an moral inventory of ourselves.

Twelve Steps To Recovery Part 4 Scripture: Nehemiah 9:34-38; 2 Corinthians 7:8-11; Revelations 20:11-15 Introduction To date in this series we have discussed the first three steps in the twelve step process. We began by admitting that we were powerless over our dependencies and that there was ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:34-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Crossover

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Feb 19, 2008

What it takes to risk that next step towards the significant life.

Last week, the banner headline of the newspapers was “Stocks plunge worldwide.” Yet, some of us still risked buying stocks on that day even if the world market is down. Because of that, you even cashed in on the slump. This morning, I would ask you to take an even greater risk that would pay an ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Hearing The Voice Of God Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 14, 2007

Shows what it takes to hear (and not hear) the voice of God.

Title: Hearing the voice of God Theme: Text: 1 Samuel 3:1-15 John 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-15

Denomination: Church Of God

Faith That Conquers The Impossible Series

Contributed by A. David Hart on Dec 8, 2007

To remind the reader that God can take the impossible and make it a reality.

FAITH THAT CONQUERS THE IMPOSSIBLE Hebrews 11:11-12 My brothers and my sisters the Davis Sisters once sang a song called God Specializes, and I found the words to be appropriate for this message. The words are, [Have you any rivers that seems uncross able. Have you ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:11-12

Denomination: Baptist