Sermons on The Dumb Spoke:

God's Thoughts About Me (Psalm 139) Series

Contributed by Ken Ritz on Dec 30, 2005

God knows us competely and thinks about us continually.

Gods Thoughts About Me Psalms 139 QUIZ – Meant to be really difficult – might take you all of a second to answer these… (answer them silently) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November. The Russian calendar used to be 13 days ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-24, Psalm 139:14, Romans 1:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Arise O Sleeper [the Needed Awakening Of God’s People]

Contributed by Jack Woodard on Jul 7, 2011

When Jonah backslide he took a ship to Tarshish. Once on board it did not take him long to fall sound asleep. To awaken him the Lord sent a killer storm, a storm that not only threatened his life but the lives of all who were on the same ship. During this

TEXT: JONAH 1:6 TITLE: ARISE O SLEEPER [THE NEEDED AWAKENING OF GOD’S PEOPLE] AUTHOR: JACK ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:6

Denomination: Baptist

John In Doubt

Contributed by Michael Greer on Feb 9, 2003

Trusting in God in times of doubt

John In Doubt Matthew 11:1-5 (February 9,2003) Intro: A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up there?" "I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe me?" "Yes, Lord, I believe. I really believe, but I can’t hang on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:1-5

Denomination: Holiness

How To Get God's On-Going Care For Me

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 29, 2001

The model of caring offered by Jethro has much to offer the church in responding to the crisis of care and how we need not depend on a superstar to get by.

HOW TO GET GOD’S ON-GOING CARE FOR ME Exodus 18:9-27 You will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation Ex.19:6 is our theme for the year, let’s flesh that out a little. One cannot become "priests" and "holy" without help. How do we get this help so that when we do serve as God envisioned ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:9-27

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Now...not Later Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Aug 10, 2003

We must have the courage to act quickly.

NOW…NOT LATER Esther 4:1-17 S: Courage Th: Profiles in Courage Pr: WE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO ACT QUICKLY. ?: Inductive KW: Portion TS: We will divide our study of Esther 4:1-17 into five sections demonstrating to us the urgency of courage. The _____ section is the… I. DISASTER (1-5) II. ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Commandment Or Committment?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 3, 2003

The Ten Commandments are both a command of obedience and a statement of commitment to God.

As we continue our summer series, “Classic Chapters of The Bible,” we come to one of the most discussed chapters of the Bible. Its content deals with personal beliefs and behaviors that are assumed by many to be important ones and have been foundational to our thinking and way of life in this ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Church Of God

Love Like A Red, Red Rose Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 1, 2003

The coming of Christ offers hope to lives dried out in meaninglessness, beyond our limitations, and in the midst of sin-weariness. Advent series illustrated with Chrismons

“Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth, Love is like a rose the joy of all the earth, Faith is like a lily lifted high and white, Love is like a lovely rose the world’s delight. Harebells and sweet lilies show a thornless growth, But the rose with all its thorns excels them both.” So ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10, Song of Songs 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

Finding Lost Passion For Lost People Series

Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002

Sparking the lost passion in your church to evangelize ( Ilustration is segmented throughout sermon on purpose )

Series: Creating Contagious Compassion Finding the Lost Passion for Lost People Luke 15:1-32 DT: God is in the relentless pursuit of finding lost people. THIS MESSAGE WRITIEN BY GOOD FRIEND KARL SCHAD AT GATEWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN ST.LOUIS GCCKARL@AOL.COM INTRODUCTION It was Dec 7 1988. ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wonderful Counselor

Contributed by Brian Harrell on Dec 1, 2005

His name will be Wonderful Counselor. What does this mean? It means that Jesus is the most extraordinary one every born and lives up to all expectations. He also, as counselor, guides with infallible wisdom.

HIS NAME WILL BE CALLED…WONDERFUL COUNSELOR If you would like the Power Point to this contact me at coolguybri@verizon.net The language in Isaiah 8 is ominous and dark and foreboding. People are rejecting God’s ways and are walking and living in darkness. Despair is rampant in the nation, ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Amazing Characteristics Surrounding The Birth Of Christ

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Dec 12, 2005

THIS SERMON IS ABOUT THE AMAZING CHARACTERISTICS THAT SURROUNDED THE BIRTH OF CHRIST NAMELY 1.JOY 2.SORROW 3.DREAMS 4.ANGELS 5.PROPHECIES 6.SIGNS 7.KINGDOM

AMAZING CHARACTERISTICS SURROUNDING THE BIRTH OF CHRIST *********************************************************************************** OUTLINE 1.JOY 2.SORROW 3.DREAMS 4.ANGELS 5.PROPHECIES 6.SIGNS 7.KINGDOM THE MESSAGE AMAZING CHARACTERISTICS SURROUNDING THE BIRTH OF ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:10-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

He Is The Truth That Sets Us Free Series

Contributed by Don Jaques on Nov 4, 2004

All people can be liberated from slavery to sin by following Jesus.

Who Is This Jesus? 8. He is the Truth that Sets Us Free John 8:31-36 October 30/31, 2004 Don Jaques MAIN IDEA: All people can be liberated from slavery to sin by following Jesus. OBJECTIVES: • People will understand that they are slaves to sin outside of Christ, and will feel a need for ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Life Changed By God Series

Contributed by Rob Peterson on Jun 10, 2003

intro to a series on Ephesians

Today intro on the Apostle Paul, the author of Ephesians and about 1/3 of the NT is either about Paul, or written by him. After Jesus, Paul is clearly the most influential person in the history of Christianity. Some would say Paul wrecked Christianity, more would say that what Paul did prevented ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Church Planting Out Of Our Comfort Zone

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 16, 2007

Reasons why a stable older church took on the challenge of launchng a new church a nearby community.

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Out of Our Comfort Zones Matthew 14:22-33 Hold that text in the back of your mind. We will come back to it later. Old time evangelist Vance Havner used to tell the story of an old fisherman. Ol’ Clem amazed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fruit Of The Spirit - Meekness Series

Contributed by David Quackenbush on Mar 8, 2008

A continued look at the Fruit of the Spirit, examining the defintion of meekness, it’s demonstration in the life of Christ and the blessings that await those who manifest it’s virtue in their lives

Scripture: 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV) Introduction: As we draw to near to the close of our study of the Fruit of the Spirit we encounter today a word that is not often ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Songs In Luke

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008

Mary’s Magnificat, Zecharias’ Benedictus and Simeon’s Nunc Dimittis help us answer our Lord’s question: who do you say that I am?

Introduction • 3 different people • All received news • All made a response 1. Mary’s Magnificat (Luke 1:39-56) News: That she would conceive and bring forth the Son of God (confirmed by her cousin Elizabeth conceiving John the Baptist, the forerunner to the Messiah) Response: A song of praise to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist