Sermons on The Walls Fall Flat:

An Exclusive Claim In An Inclusive World Series

Contributed by Matthew Grise on May 29, 2009

Philippians 2:9-11. The rightful lordship of Jesus is explained from these familiar verses.

AGAIN I SAY REJOICE AN EXCLUSIVE CLAIM IN AN INCLUSIVE WORLD PHILIPPIANS 2:9-11 INTRODUCTION - What does it mean to be inclusive? I suppose a good way to put it is that to be inclusive means to accept all persons, or ideas, or worldviews as completely equal in a given situation. We are not ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

Source Of Encouragement

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on May 29, 2009

Where do Christians find energy and direction...the vine. The connection based on a divine relationship.

Source of Encouragement John 15:1-17 Look at this limb…withered leaves compared to the rest of the branch that I cut off of the bush. Broken right there by the trunk. If this were still on the bush it would not be long before it just dried up and fell on off on its own or Bobby and tony might ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Denomination: Congregational

Will You Confess Jesus?

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 31, 2009

God doesn’t just want us to confess our faults. He wants us to confess our faith. And based on the Scripture today, here is our confession.

Will You Confess Jesus? Luke 22:31-34 & 54-62; Luke 23:44-46; Luke 24:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - May 31, 2009 *One time someone in a crowd shouted out to Billy Graham, “God is dead! God is dead!” With kindness, Billy Graham replied, “That’s strange, because I just ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-34

Denomination: Baptist

Live Out Your Dash Series

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jun 5, 2009

This sermon is part 1 of the introduction to a sermon series based on the book One Month to Live by Kerry & Chris Shook

TITLE: Living out your Dash (Intro. To One Month to Live) Text: John 10:10, James 4:14 Date: 5/23/09 Location: Sulphur Spring Baptist church This I Memorial Day weekend, the weekend every year where we remember those who have gone on before us and especially those who were killed while fighting ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Baptist

Embodying A New Life Part 2 Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 10, 2009

There is a new way of life… it is the life of Christ… who has come and in his death and resurrected life… inaugurated the start of a new humanity… which we can enter and begin to embody. Our spiritual formation involves connecting with the new life that

Embodying a New Life – Part 2 Series: The Liberated Life (Colossians) Brad Bailey - May 31, 2009 Intro – The search for a new means of life that can save us from our own divide. Two of the big early summer films that just came out are the new Terminator and Star Trek films. Like so many science ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Discovering True Sexual Freedom Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 11, 2009

No aspect of life that runs deeper… and no gift that has been more tragically confused and corrupted.. Sexuality reflects our deepest longings and our most painful wounds.

This morning we are going to begin a series entitled Restoring the Gift of Our Sexuality. No aspect of life that runs deeper… and no gift that has been more tragically confused and corrupted.. Sexuality reflects our deepest longings and our most painful wounds. Before unpacking that further, I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Christian Mind (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jun 15, 2009

This sermon examines the Christian worldview so that we can understand what constitutes a Christian mind.

Scripture For the past few weeks we have been studying Romans 12:1-2. In Romans 12 the Apostle Paul begins applying the doctrine that he has been teaching for the previous 11 chapters. Now, it is not that he has made no application in the previous 11 chapters; he has. However, as he begins chapter ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Hiding Place With Noble Plans

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 20, 2009

We all need a place of quiet in which to hide and reflect; it will be the community of faith. Here we know one another as we really are, but love one another anyway. That is transformative.

Just a little less than a month ago, as many of you know, my wife’s father passed away very suddenly. Of course, we all hurried to get together, and then, as families do in times like that, we began to tell stories. We remembered how he used to say this or how he once did that. And one story we ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 32:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Loss For Words Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 24, 2009

Peter and John stand before the highest religious court in the land, THIS is the perfect opportunity for the Sanhedrin to once and for all disprove the Apostle’s claim that Jesus Christ has resurrected.

Peter and John stand before the highest religious court in the land because the evening before they claimed a man was healed by the power and name of the resurrected Jesus Christ of Nazareth. THIS is the perfect opportunity for the Sanhedrin to once and for all disprove the Apostle’s claim that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - The Line Of Adam Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009

I remember the first time I heard a sermon on this chapter, and I was wondering, how are we going to stay awake through this one?

“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - The Line of Adam” (Genesis 5:1-32) I remember the first time I heard a sermon on this chapter, and I was wondering, how are we going to stay awake through this one? I had glossed over it a few times and really didn’t think it served any purpose except ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:1-32

Honor, Love, And Reverence

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 5, 2009

Emmaus Baptist Church, Quinton, Va: To be good citizens means that we follow Peter’s counsel and honor everyone by supporting the public good; love the church by investing in it; and reverence God by making sure of our personal relationship to Him.

This is a day to celebrate being a people of God in a nation shaped by the will of God. This is a day to remember who we are, where we came from, and to what we are called. This is a day for honor, love, and reverence. Two years ago, the last time I was here, I mentioned that I had been doing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:10-25

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Suicide

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 6, 2009

The life of Saul exposed

"Spiritual Suicide" At the close of the book of I Samuel one of the saddest stories in the history of the nation of Israel is told. Saul, the once highly blessed of God, king of Israel, commits physical suicide atop mount Gilboa (I Samuel 31:4). The man that was anointed of God (I Samuel ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 31:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The King Is Dead......long Live The King!

Contributed by Russell M Rillie on Jul 7, 2009

The King of Pop is dead, Michael Jackson is not coming back from the grave. Thank God the King of Kings not only died and got up from the grave, but He’s coming back again!

For the last week and a half, we have all been inundated through the T.V., newspapers, internet & idle chatter & gossip, of the sudden & tragic death of Michael Joseph Jackson, the King of Pop. When the news first broke on Thursday, June 25th at around 4:30 pm, all of the news media outlets were ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:11-16

Denomination: Christian Church

Paralysing Satanic Dogs

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jul 8, 2009

In modern day Christianity, Egypt can be interpreted as the world and Pharaoh as the god of the world holding God’s people from worshipping God in Spirit and in truth. But with a strong hand, God’s people have to be delivered. My prayer today, is that all

PARALYSING SATANIC DOGS Dr. D. K. Olukoya Our message this week is entitled “Paralyzing satanic dogs.” I encourage you to read it prayerfully. Exodus 11: 4 -7 says, “And Moses said, “Thus saith the Lord, about midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt. And all the first born in the land of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 11:4-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Tearful Moment Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Jul 8, 2009

As we look into this moment spent between Jesus and Jairus concerning his dying daughter, we see just how gracious God is and how our faith should be during the tough times of life.

Moments with the Master Series A TEARFUL MOMENT Mark 5:21-43 Intro In 1871, tragedy struck Chicago as fire ravaged the city. When it was finally extinguished, the fire had taken over 300 lives and had left some 100,000 homeless. A man by the name of Horatio Gates Spafford was one of those who ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Denomination: Baptist