Sermons on Tear Down:

The Deluge

Contributed by Engleburg Toney on Jan 16, 2004

There is another Flood being imposed upon the earth, however it is not for the destruction of the earth but for the destruction of the church. What can we do to avoid the Devil’s deluge?

The Deluge The end is near brothers and sisters never before in the history of this world has there been such an aura of this event. Read the headlines. The constant accounts of violent crimes, businesses folding, divorces, wars, earthquakes, floods, and attendance in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:37-39

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Giving God More

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jan 23, 2004

What God wants for our church this year.

Matthew 4:23-5:1 Giving God More Woodlawn Baptist Church January 25, 2004 Introduction “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Fellowship With God - Christlikeness (Part 2 Of 5)

Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 13, 2004

How did Jesus walk? And how can I apply it to my life, so that I may have increased fellowship with God? God has shown me 10 crucial ways in which Jesus, our example, has walked that we need to apply to our lives today.

Title: Keys To Fellowship With God Sub-Title: The Foundation Of Christlikeness Text: I John 2:6 Pray!!! Read Text!!! Introduction: One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Eternal Holocaust

Contributed by Richard Tow on Feb 23, 2004

Drawing lessons from and parallels with the Holocaust this message confronts major hinderances to evangelism in America. A video clip from "Schindler’s List" is used at the end to raise awareness of the value of a soul snatched from the jaws of hell. Poss

The Eternal Holocaust 1 Corinthians 9:19-22 2-22-04 Intro This morning at the end of our message we are going to see a brief clip from the Spielberg movie, Schindler’s List. The movie is about a German factory owner in Poland who saved the lives of over 1100 Jews during the holocaust. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-22, Romans 1:16

Denomination: Charismatic

Who Is Jesus

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 10, 2004

Luke in this chapter gives us 9 snap shots that help us to answer that question.

"WHO is Jesus" LUKE CHAPTER 9 INTRODUCTION Our society as a whole and many people in our society are going through an identity crisis. The question many people are asking is who am I. And many in an effort to answer that question go on a journey to find themselves -- maybe a physical journey, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:1-62

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where Change Begins Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Sep 2, 2005

Frankly, some of us are stuck. The same arguments with your wife. Trying to break the habit of cursing and can’t. Computer pornography is choking out your spiritual life. Your kids can predict when you are going to start yelling at them. There’s no mo

I’ve lived here in NE Ohio for 18 years. I’ve never been stuck in the snow… until December. I was in a hurry to get to the office. And got stuck just around bend from our house. Being stuck was definitely not OK. I walked back home to get Ryan. I asked a neighbor to help. Before it was all ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:18

Denomination: Baptist

Rollover Minutes Series

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005

6th message in an 8 week series on the Lord’s Prayer. This one deals with the phrase: "as we forgive those who sin against us..."

Can You Hear Me Now? Good! Week 6 “Rollover Minutes” MATTHEW 5:44, 6:12b & 14-15 INTRODUCTION: There are several jobs I can think of that would be uncomfortable and I wonder why anyone wants to do them. One is a traffic cop. In a lot of departments there is an officer(s) assigned to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12-15

Denomination: Christian Church

One Day Too Late!

Contributed by Brian B on Sep 16, 2005

Don’t wait too late to get Saved!

One Day Too Late (Don’t wait too late to get saved!) Updated January 2016 Luke 14:16-24 NOTE TO SERMON CENTRAL MEMBERS AND GUESTS…. This is a sermon that has been adapted from a great sermon preached by Eddie Champion. I don’t know much about him or even if he is still living, I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Just Be A Branch Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005

Expository sermon--don’t try to be the vine--be a branch. Major considerations: (1) Our Relationship with the Lord (2)Our Responsibility to Him (3) Our Reward in Him.

Just Be A Branch Fortifying the Foundations #34 John 15:1-17[1] 4-25-04 Intro 1. Have ever struggled in you walk with the Lord and found yourself asking, “How can I make Christianity work in my life?” There is no passage in the Bible that better answers that question than Jesus’ words in John ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-7

Denomination: Charismatic

Hallmarks Of Godly Ministry Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005

What criteria do you look for in order to discern whether a ministry is the real thing or a counterfeit? How do you know whether a ministry is trustworthy not?

Hallmarks of Godly Ministry 1 Thessalonians 2:1-20[1] 10-17-04 Intro I have taken as my subject this morning from 1 Thessalonians 2—The Hallmarks of Godly Ministry. What criteria do you look for in order to discern whether a ministry is the real thing or a counterfeit? How do you know whether ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

Denomination: Charismatic

Looking Forward To That Day Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005

Expository sermon exploring the second coming of Christ and how the anticipation of that event should affect our lives now. Clip from movie "Titanic" illustrates urgency of Evangelism.

Looking Forward to That Day I Thessalonians 4:13-18[1] 11-07-04 What are you looking forward to in life? What goals have you set and how are those goals affecting the way you life? Isn’t it amazing how our hopes and dreams determine the choices we make in life—determine the sacrifices we are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Charismatic

How To Minister To The Minister

Contributed by Marty Hopkins on Sep 27, 2005

A message for the church that relates to ministering to those who teach us God’s Word every week.

“How to Minister to the Minister” (I Timothy 5:17-25) Well, this morning we are continuing in our series from the Pastoral Epistles we are calling “Footsteps of the Faithful.” Now let me recap some of what’s been covered in this series of messages. In chapter one we talked about the church and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Denomination: Baptist

Powered By The Holy Spirit

Contributed by James May on Oct 2, 2005

If we are going to be all that God wants us to be, we must be powered by the Holy Spirit.

POWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT Pastor Jim May Acts 1:8, "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." On the home page of our church’s website ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living As A Citizen Of Heaven On Earth

Contributed by Jess Bousa on Oct 10, 2005

Christians must understand their roles as citizens of Heaven here on earth so that they can maximize their full potential as one who is called to spread the gospel to the ends of the earth!

Joel Osteen writes in his book a true story about a famous golfer who was invited by the king of Saudi Arabia to play in a golf tournament. He accepted the invitation, and the king flew his private jet over to the United States to pick up the pro. They played golf for several days, and enjoyed a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Political Execution Of The Nazarine

Contributed by Dennis Bliss on Mar 22, 2005

A reflection on the intensity of the suffereing of the Savior and the need to imitate the repentant sinner and accept Jesus today.

Good Friday, new 2005 We who are parents know that there is nothing more excruciating; nothing that makes us feels so powerless as the cries of a child in pain. Many years ago when I was doing a pastoral residency in Cincinnati Ohio, I was visiting a patient on the pediatric unit. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:29-43

Denomination: Independent/Bible