Sermons on The Art Of Preaching:

God Is At Work Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 8, 2010

1- God is at work in preaching 2- God is at work in refuting error 3- God is at work in judgment

INTRO.- ILL.- Little Ricky was spending the weekend with his grandmother after a particularly trying week in kindergarten. His grandmother decided to take him to the park on Saturday. It had been snowing all night and everything was beautiful. His grandmother remarked, "Doesn't it look like an ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Everything Will Be Thrown Down!

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 3, 2009

"Jesus said ’Do you see these great buildings?’ Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.’" (Mark 3:2)

It is such an offensive thing to say! Oh, I know that nothing in permanent in this life and that the greatest of our human institutions and heroic achievements will eventually pass and go the way of all flesh, but I really didn’t want to be confronted with that just now!. And though they take our ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The First Message Of Paul Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 1, 2013

IN THIS PASSAGE WE FIND PAUL AND BARNABAS WITH THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY THEIR IN CYPRUS. PAUL AND BARNABAS ENTER THE SYNAGOGUE AND AWAIT THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY. AFTER THE READING OF THE OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES, THEY ARE ASKED IF

THE FIRST MESSAGE OF PAUL Acts 13:13-43 From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem. 14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law and the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:13-43

Denomination: Baptist

I’m Wake!

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 3, 2012

I’m afraid we’ll sleep till the church dies! We need to something or somebody to wake us up and if the church is dead, then we need someone to revive us!

Acts 20:7-12-Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together. And in a window sat a certain ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Ten Virgins

Contributed by Grady Henley on Nov 6, 2011

A brief study of the Ten Virgins and the need to be ready

The Ten Virgins 1997 Grady R. Henley INTRODUCTION: Much has been stated and said over the years concerning the parable of the 10 virgins of Mat. 25. On the whole, and speaking from my personal opinion, probably more false teachings are proposed as truths in this one parable than any of the others ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What To Do When You Are Stuck In A Rut

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Nov 15, 2011

A sermon that helps us to know what to do when we are in a spiritual rut

Title: What to do when you are stuck in a rut Text: 2 Kings 6:1-7 Introduction “The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look the place where we meet with you is too small for us. Let us go up to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole and let us build a place there for us to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Our Sufficiency Is Of God

Contributed by Ken Crow on Sep 21, 2010

This is a message that was to a young miniters class in our church.

Our Sufficiency Is Of God Pastor Ken Crow 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 (King James Version) 5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; 6Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:5-6

Denomination: Church Of God

It Only Takes A Spark Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 1, 2010

This sermon looks at the calling of the first disciples & encourages us to follow in their footsteps, bringing others to Jesus.

John 1:35 – 51: It only takes a spark - Bringing others to Jesus. It only take s a tiny spark to ignite a fire and only takes one individual filled with the Spirit of God to ignite others into becoming followers of Christ. It was one man John the Baptist, who saw Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-51

Denomination: Baptist

God Vs. The Zombies

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Oct 6, 2010

Humans vs. zombies is the rage on a lot of campuses. This message plays off that idea, but it is God vs. the zombies. God bringing the dead to life through the proclaiming of the word. Ezekiel 37

God Versus The Zombies Text: Ezekiel 37:1-12 We are going to look at this passage for the next several weeks, as of now I have prepared 3 messages: Powerpoint 1 The Placing of the Prophet The Predicament of the People The Power of Proclaiming the Word We live in a day and an age where people are ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Peters First Sermon And Best

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 15, 2010

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

Peters first sermon and best Reading: Acts chapter 2 verses 12-37. Ill: • Pentecost Sunday – the birthday of the Church! • Speaking of birthdays – I love the story of the man who heard his wife say: • “I would like to be 8 again”. In Acts chapter 2, Peter gave his first sermon: • Now if ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:12-37

Denomination: Brethren

Teaching And Discussion Series

Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 9, 2010

A five week series looking at why we do the things we do at church. Part three focuses on why we have a time of teaching and small group discussion.

[MR. BEAN CHURCH VIDEO] -I love that episode. It just makes me laugh way too much. -but what we’ve been doing the last few weeks is taking a look at church. It can apply to other services but we’ve been looking at Fire & Water, lately it’s been Drink Deep, right here, what we do on Sunday nights. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Methodist

For The Man Who Has Heard Everything

Contributed by John Perry on Jan 21, 2011

How do you preach something meaningful to the man who has heard it all?

Bunbury Wed pm 19/01/11 “For the man who has heard everything” Intro: *** What do you buy the man who has everything? Coral’s father is really difficult to buy anything for. To begin w/ he doesn’t want us wasting money on him (his words). & secondly what do you buy the man ...read more

Scripture: John 6:53-69

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spirit-Filled Evangelizers Are Evangelizers Who Pray And Work. Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 27, 2017

All that we do must culminate in the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ.

Thursday of 7th Week of Easter 2017 Joy of the Gospel The Gospel passage we just proclaimed is one of those moments we are tempted to take comfort in and not think about. It seems all warm and fuzzy and a little like a group hug: “You in me and I in you and everybody else in us all sweet and ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

Into All The World

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 8, 2017

Jesus said to to go, make, baptize and teach what?

Intro Among the notable sayings of Jesus are the Great Commandments and the Great Commission. Purpose Let’s look at the Great Commission that Jesus gave to His Church. Plan Let’s explore this in Matthew 28:16-20. Matthew 28:19 Go In Matthew 28:19 the first verb in the Great Commission is to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Driven Into The World Series

Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on May 30, 2016

The church at Jerusalem is driven into the world as result of persecution and carries the Gospel everywhere.

SERIES: Adventures in Acts 008 TITLE: The Church Driven into the World TEXT: Acts 8:1-25 INTRO: After His resurrection, Jesus had told His Disciples, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-25

Denomination: Baptist