Sermons on The Brightness Of His Glory:

We Must Capture Our Cities For Christ

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Jan 11, 2002

The greatest challenge facing America is the cities and the vast number who are lost and have never heard a biblical prsentation of the Gospel.

WE MUST CAPTURE OUR CITIES FOR CHRIST By Jerry Falwell The greatest challenge facing America is the cities, their masses, their crime, their homeless, their inequity, their politics, their corruption, their illegal aliens, their dwindling tax base, their crumbling streets, viaducts and sewer ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35

Denomination: Baptist

Living A Life Of Integrity

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 4, 2001

Are you living a life of integrity? If not, you had better scrap your present value system, determine what is important, & change your lifestyle because your salvation depends upon it.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX ILL. So fearful were the ancient Chinese of their enemies on the north that they built the Great Wall of China, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. It was so high they knew no one could climb over it, & so ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Playing For God

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 24, 2003

The function of fellowship is to be a better member of God’s family.

This morning we continue toward the conclusion of our series on God’s vision for us, “A fully following and faithfully functioning church.” We spent the month of January looking at the lives of 10 Biblical characters and how they illustrate what it means to fully follow God. And we have spent the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-16

Denomination: Church Of God

A Tale Of Seven Churches: Sardis Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 31, 2003

This is part six of an eight part message on the seven churches of Asia.

So, where were we? Oh yeah, Sardis. We’ve looked at Ephesus, Pergamum, Smyrna and Thyatira and now we are on Sardis, which is the fifth of the seven churches that the letter in the Revelation was addressed to. If we pull up our trusty map we discover that Sardis was located in what we know as ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

The End Of The Story Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 9, 2002

The last part of this series on the end times and it looks at the final judgment

Have you ever read one of those books that have multiple endings? You come to a place where you make a choice, if you turn left then you continue to read and get one ending or if you turn right then you skip to page 232 and get a completely different ending. It’s like the author couldn’t decide ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

School Supplies

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 17, 2003

Drama dialogue, written as if a conversation between Paul, a tribune, and a narrator, with "chorus" lines for the children of the congregation. Supplies we need for learning are a listening mind, a loving heart, and a desire to grow.

Narrator: I knew very little about the people of the Way, but I did know that everyone in Jerusalem was talking about one of their leaders. We were all most upset about Paul. You see, Paul – actually we knew his name as Saul – Paul had been such a mighty force in our community only a few short ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How To Make The Most Of Your New Year

Contributed by Jim Mooney on Dec 30, 2000

Belivers will learn how to make the most of the New Year from this sermon.

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST FROM YOUR NEW YEAR Proverbs 17:24 (GN) Proverbs 17:24 (The Good News Version) "An intelligent person aims at wise actions, but a fool starts off in many directions." Can you believe that this year is over? It seems that with each passing year time just speeds up. It seems ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Creation Vs. Evolution: You Don't Have To Be A Monkey To Believe Creation Series

Contributed by Jeff Francis on Sep 12, 2005

Message 1 of a Sunday AM series on the book of Genesis.

Sunday AM—7/3/05 SERIES: Genesis—The First Soap Opera MESSAGE 1: Creation Vs. Evolution—You Don’t Have To Be A Monkey To Believe In A Creator Felt Need Intro: Good morning! I hope you are doing great this morning. We’re going to begin a message series this morning that’s a little different ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Overcoming Discouragement

Contributed by Jason Freeman on Mar 19, 2006

Overcoming Discouragement

Between now and Easter we will be looking at the 10 most destructive giants in life. These 10 giants are issues we all face but if left unchecked can cause unnecessary damage and keep us from knowing and experiencing the fullness of God’s presence and purpose in our lives. Today we are going to ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:6-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Expanding Your Tribe Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 30, 2006

This is week six of Forty Days of Purpose and deals with Purpose number 5 evangelism.

Drop your buffs. I wasn’t sure at first what I was hearing then I realized that what host Jeff Probst of Survivor was telling the contestants to do was to remove the scarves that identified each of four tribes that made up the competition in this season’s Survivor. After only a week on the island ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Denomination: Wesleyan

Getting Close Without Getting Hurt Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Jan 8, 2008

This message explores the God given desire for intimacy without shame. Inspired by "The Seven Longings of the Human Heart" by Mike Bickle.

If I were to start this week’s teaching with a movie clip, as I have been known to do, it would actually be a collection of clips. All strung together in a row. Showing the same scenario being played out over and over again as shown to us in movies and TV shows. The sad part is that it is a real ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Holiness: A Culture Or A Lifestyle?

Contributed by Steve Greene on Jan 14, 2008

This message looks at eight characteristics we often find in holiness culture and then contrasts them with the characteristics of an authentic holy life.

Holiness: A Culture or a Lifestyle? Christianity has an image problem in America today. Many, who are outside the church, are convinced that lifestyle does not line up with beliefs for the average churchgoer. As a result, Christians have acquired a hypocritical image. The perception of those ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:14

Denomination: Nazarene

The Freedom-Grower: Connecting Through Service Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Jan 16, 2007

Connecting, part 2 of 2. Dave looks at Galatians 5:13-15 and examines the link between freedom and service, encouraging all to get involved in serving at Wildwind and in the community.

The Freedom-Grower: Connecting Through Service Connecting Wildwind Community Church David Flowers 1/14/07 George Bernard Shaw said: "This is the true joy in life - being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature, instead of a feverish, selfish little ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-15

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Living Room: A Place For Values Series

Contributed by Stewart Holloway on Nov 14, 2006

In 21st century homes, values are determined and developed in the living room.

We have a crisis of values in American society today. On many fronts, we are seeing the breakdown of Judeo-Christian values. The sanctity of human life is being traded for sensual gratification without consequence through abortion and for convenience through euthanasia. We are seeing the sanctity ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:16-21

Denomination: Baptist

Tempting Proposition

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 31, 2009

Convincing teenagers that temptation is a no-win proposition is hard to do, but this oft-neglected passage from Isaiah offers insight.

In the Broadway musical, “Guys and Dolls,” there is a line where Sky Masterton (the Marlon Brando role in the film version) shares some advice that his father gave him. Sky is a gambler and the entire play revolves around a certain bet that he makes which pays off in a way he isn’t expecting. But I ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 28:14-20

Denomination: *other