Sermons on The Work Of The Holy Spirit:

How To Speak To People's Interests In Evangelism

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001

Let us ask the Lord’s help in exploring the different ways to learn how to speak to the people’s points of interests. This will help us practice wise evangelism as is advocated by Eccl. 10:10:``If the axe is dull and its edge is unsharpened, more strength

How To Speak To People’s Interests in Evangelism Learning Objectives 1. The students will explain why it is important to appeal to people’s interests in evangelism. 2. The students will write a paper describing how to appeal to people’s interests in evangelism and church planting. 3. The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Appeals For Preachers

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 14, 2001

Aim to meet the felt, perceived, and real needs of your audience through the ministry of the word of God. b). Aim to inform, persuade, and to inspire your congregation to commitment to Christ, to the church, and to service. c). Aim to eliminate peop

GOALS AND APPEALS IN PREACHING 1. The Goal of Preaching 2 Cor. 5:18-20 contains the summary purposes of preaching: a). To communicate the revelation of God contained in His word and relate it to the needs of the people. b). To beseech people to be reconciled to God. This means that the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Are You Ready In Faith"

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 21, 2001

11th Sunday after Pentecost Ready for the coming of Jesus

Luke 12:32-40 "Are you ready in Faith"   Are you a fool? Let me repeat that statement. Are you a fool? Listen to the following story, then decide if you are a fool or not. "A certain lord kept a fool or jester, in his house as a great men did in olden times for their amusement. This lord gave a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:32-40, 1 Corinthians 12:32-40

Denomination: Lutheran

Faith

Contributed by John Beehler on Aug 27, 2001

God must be the object of our faith

FAITH A small boy riding a bus home from Sunday school was very proud of the card he had received, which had a picture and a caption that read: “Have Faith in God.” Then to his dismay the card slipped from his hand and fluttered out the window. “Stop the bus!” he cried. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-7, Romans 4:16-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why Obey?

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 2, 2001

Two biblical reasons for Christians to obey God.

Two weeks ago, we looked at the solutions for dealing with our own sin. This morning, we will look at the opposite of our sin against God, which is our obedience to God. If we have tried to be obedient to God, and we are honest, we would agree that obedience is not easy. In fact, some of us ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-6

Denomination: *other

Where Are The Workers?

Contributed by Derek Adamsbaum on Oct 18, 2000

Scripture Matthew 9:35.

Scripture Matthew 9:35. Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:37

The Humillity Of The Towel

Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Nov 16, 2000

Discover the importance of servanthood.

I. Less Than and Greater Than A. Text: Matthew 20:20-28 B. It’s easy in our society to get things backwards; mixed up. We live in a backwards society. Everything we as a society does is opposite of what God’s Word says we should. 1. Remember, Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that seems ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28, John 13:1-17

In Light Of His Coming - Be Patient

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 4, 2000

In II Thess. 1, Paul writes about the three things that will take place when He returns.

OPEN: Back in the 1800’s R.A. Torrey was preaching on the 2nd coming of Christ before a crowd of nearly 3000. As he finished his sermon, Dr. Torrey felt carried away by his subject and climaxed saying: “It may be that before we arise in the morning… or that before we sleep tonight… or it may ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Safe Living Series

Contributed by Bob Aubuchon on Feb 23, 2001

To walk in the blessings of God suggests we must pray to also walk in the protection of God.

1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:10

Denomination: Baptist

What Does God Say When People Pray? (Part 1)

Contributed by James Wilson on Mar 2, 2001

How Does God Respond to Our Prayers?

What Does God Say When People Pray? (Part 1) I Kings 18:21 In I Kings 18, we encounter a group of the children of Israel who drifted away from a vital relationship with God. Their relationship was, well-- convenient, but it wasn’t genuine. While they were in the wilderness, they depended upon ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:21

Denomination: Baptist

Behold My Hands

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 3, 2001

The scars tell a story.

What is the only man made thing in heaven? I believe it is the scars on the body of Jesus. What do those scars teach us? When one goes on vacation, they so often bring back a souvenir. When Jesus visited earth as the God-man, he brought back a souvenir, but it was not something cheap and ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

Evil Brings Out The Best In Christians

Contributed by Eric Amundson on Mar 29, 2001

Loving our enemies

We are infected by the world. We live in and are bombarded, moment by moment, with the message that our injuries own us. They must be avenged. W.H. Auden wrote: I and the public know, What school children learn, Those to whom evil is done, Do evil in return. That is the way of this world. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-38

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Truly Happy Man

Contributed by John Campbell on Apr 2, 2001

What does it mean to be "bless-ED?" How one becomes truly happy.

Psalm 1 4th Sunday in Lent Psalm 1 would fit well in the book of Proverbs, with its didactic tone and its contrast of the righteous and the wicked. It may have been written by Solomon, perhaps as an introduction to his father David’s collected songs and prayers. It is not a prayer, as most of the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Stronghold Of Love Series

Contributed by Bob Aubuchon on Oct 18, 2000

God’s love is a stronghold in our lives.

We are continuing our look at the stronghold of God. Often when a series of messages is preached we have the tendency to see them merely as individual messages and lose the intended emphasis. So I want to refresh your heart and mind as to why we ...read more

Scripture: Nahum 1:7

Denomination: Baptist

Is Your Peace A Cover-Up?

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Many people think they have peace but peace can be a coverup of the truth. True peace comes from God.

Introductory Considerations 1. The situation was not a good one for the people of Israel. Many of them, including the prophet Ezekiel had already been carried off to exile in Babylon. The Babylonians had surrounded the city of Jerusalem and laid seige to it. The people were prisoners in their own ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 13:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed