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  • Rocky Ground Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Feb 19, 2003
    based on 98 ratings
     | 12,976 views

    A look at the parable of the sower

    "I’ll Serve the Lord as Long as there are no Difficulties or Discouragements" Mark 4:1-9 According to John Gipson the following story was published in the Galveston, Texas paper. It concerned a woman and her parakeet named "Chippie." It seems that the woman was cleaning Chippie’s birdcage with a ...read more

  • Cultivating Holiness: Cleaning Out The Weeds

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Sep 1, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 20,913 views

    Holiness involves making God’s priorities your priorities.

    Cultivating Holiness (Removing Weeds from our Spiritual Lives) Leviticus 11:44a Introduction: As some of you know, I used to work for a lawn-care company here in town. Our company was pretty well respected and we had a contract with Phillips Petroleum Company to take care of the lawns and ...read more

  • Don't Be A Loser Series

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,383 views

    The Call of Abraham

    Don’t be a loser Genesis 11:27 to 12:8 We tend to overlook the Old Testament – and we do so at our peril. Remember it was Jesus’ Scripture and the Scripture to which he alluded when he said: “It is written…” I’d like to take time over Lent to look at the person of Abraham – a figure from which ...read more

  • Organic Faith: The Word And Witness Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 18, 2010
     | 3,984 views

    Our Witness for Christ flows naturally out of a faith grounded in The Word and Worship.

    ORGANIC FAITH: THE WORD AND WITNESS Rev. 10:1 11 Sermon Objective: Our Witness for Christ flows naturally out of a faith grounded in The Word and Worship. Supporting Scripture: Psalm 119 REV. 10 INTRO Last week we began looking at “Organic Faith.” AN ORGANIC FAITH IS ONE THAT IS ...read more

  • Jesus Says: Awaken!

    Contributed by Andrew Zoll on Mar 4, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,519 views

    Jesus' charge to the church today is, in many cases, the same as it was to Sardis in AD 95/96: Wake up, Church!

    Thank you for sending me to the preaching and teaching convention this week at OCC. -Needed it spiritually, emotionally, mentally, professionally. I bought some of the recordings, which will be back on the media shelf in the library. I got DVDs of what I thought were the three best sermons that ...read more

  • The Penalty Of Sin Is Death

    Contributed by James Linders on Jun 28, 2015
     | 3,577 views

    The world was created blameless, and SO was heaven. Through man's disobedience to God sin and death entered the world, and Satan led a third of the angels in heaven to rebel against God. The ONLY solution to THIS tragedy was CHRIST dying on the cross.

    Genesis 2:16-17. The LORD God said to man: “You are FREE to eat from ANY tree in the garden, but you must NOT eat from the tree of knowledge, of good and evil, for when you EAT from it, you will CERTAINLY die. You will die BEFORE the day is over.” While Adam and Eve were walking ...read more

  • A Dead Church Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 26, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 15,321 views

    Jesus addresses several churches in the nook of Revelation. One of the churches is called a dead church. The question we need to consider is are we a dead church? Are we dead spiritually?

    "A Dead Church" Introduction: Each week in America, paramedics arrive on the scene of an accident where the victim has crossed the barrier between life and death. There is no heartbeat. Breathing has stopped. All the vital signs of life are absent. But the paramedics do not accept this death as ...read more

  • Green Acres Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 1, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,508 views

    A study of the Gospel of Mark chapter 4 verses 1 through 20

    Mark 4:1-20 Green Acres “And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. 2 Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His ...read more

  • Overcome The World Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2016
     | 10,127 views

    John gives three characteristics of an overcomer in 1 John 5:1–5: 1) Faith in the truth (1 John 5: 1a, 4–5), 2) Love for God and others (1 John 5:1b), and 3) Obedience to the Word (1 John 5:2–3).

    Nike is one of the world's largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel as a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion (in its fiscal year 2012 ending May 31, 2012). It employs more than 44,000 people worldwide. In 2014 the brand alone is valued at $19 ...read more

  • The Growing Tree/Person

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on May 10, 2021
     | 8,976 views

    This sermon looks at what it means to be a Psalm 1:3 person. A person who has deep roots, experiences continual progressive growth and becomes a person of great resource in their own life and in the lives of others.

    Scripture: Psalm 1; Jeremiah 17:8 Theme: Spiritual Formation Title: The Growing Tree INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I want to talk to you today about trees. That is right – Trees. According to the latest statics there are over 3 trillion trees ...read more

  • The Unstoppable Kingdom

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Jan 12, 2023
     | 1,673 views

    Jesus teaches three parables about the Kingdom of God

    The Unstoppable Kingdom Mark 4:21-34 Good morning. Jesus spoke many times about the Kingdom of God with parables to the religious leaders who would not believe in Him. Luke 17:20 One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, "When will the Kingdom of God come?" Jesus replied, "The Kingdom of ...read more

  • Living In Christ - Becoming A Christian

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 4, 2016
     | 5,607 views

    This is message # 1 of a 5 part series, the last 3 of which will be preached by other people and so not show up on this site.

    September 4, 2016 Sermon - Part 1 of 5 Part Series: “Living in Christ” We are beginning a 5 part series today on what It means to be in Christ: ”Living in Christ”. I actually wasn’t planning to do this until it dawned on me that the outline for today’s message ...read more

  • #20: Kingdom Parables Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 14, 2020
     | 8,075 views

    In one parable, Jesus says the kingdom of God is like a seed that grows and in another parable, like the tiny mustard seed. This sermon examines two Kingdom Parables.

    #20: Kingdom Parables Series: Acts Chuck Sligh June 14, 2020 NOTE: PowerPoint or ProPresenter presentations are available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives TEXT: Mark 4:26-32 – ...read more

  • Skunks Don't Like The Be Squeezed

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 6, 2025
     | 117 views

    Mother’s Day sermons are notoriously awful.

    Skunks Don’t Like to Be Squeezed “That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large CROWDS gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow ...read more

  • Learning To Appreicate The Presence Of The Father Series

    Contributed by Wayne Doyle on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,744 views

    Spending quality Time with God

    Learning to Appreciate His Presence. Text: Ps 91 Mt 28:20 Isa 43:2 James 2:20-26 This Morning, I want to speak to you about entering into the very presence of the father. So many times in our hurried lives, we simply mumble a quick prayer over our food, before we drift off to sleep, or rush out ...read more