Sermons on Three Heavens:

What Gifts Do You Bring Him?

Contributed by Derek Melanson on Jan 16, 2007

The three gifts of the Magi symbolically represent gifts that we too can bring our Lord.

“What Gifts Do You Bring Him?” Matthew 2: 1 – 12 Giving and Receiving What do you enjoy more, giving gifts or receiving? I know that I was very excited to give Alisha some of her Christmas gifts this year. There were at least a couple of BIG surprises for her! And maybe we enjoy giving because we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Hospitality 101 Series

Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005

Abraham’s encounter with three strangers can teach us much about hospitality as a church.

A mother invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn’t know what to say," the girl replied. "Just say what you hear Mommy say," the mother answered. The little girl bowed her head and with sincerity ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Does God Want From Me? Series

Contributed by Rob Willis on Nov 27, 2006

This was part of a three month emphasis on faith, and this message focuses on what God wants from us.

Discovering the Possibilities of Faith Lesson: What Does God Want from Me? Hebrews 11:17-19 Turn to Gen. 22. Today we are wrapping up our Discovering the Possibilities of Faith campaign – it has been quite a journey over the past three months, watching many of you wrestle with issues of faith and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

Fear Of The Lord Leads To Wholeness

Contributed by Selvan John on Feb 4, 2008

It gives an insight into why we need to fear the Lord and explains three kinds of half-heartedness.

Fear of the Lord, is a very common concept almost all the preachers have spoken on, I am sure even now as you hear me you will feel the same thing. But I want to take you on a different perspective. The fear of the Lord leads to wholeness, I want to get to the key verse, it is found in Deuteronomy ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Do You Hear God? Series

Contributed by Tim White on Mar 15, 2009

The leaders of the Jews failed to recognize the Christ because of three obstacles to their hearing: Presumptions, Prejudice, and Pride.

Hearing God John 7:40-52 (NKJV) * (Funny hearing illustration) * How do you listen to God? How would you have listened to Jesus when He taught? Vs.40Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, "Truly this is the Prophet." 41 Others said, "This is the Christ." But some ...read more

Scripture: John 7:40-52

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Of Our Mothers

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 6, 2010

A Mother’s Day sermon focusing on three model mothers from God’s word.

Faith of Our Mothers 051307AM Text: Selected texts Introduction Ill: History of Mothers Day. In the United States Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:3-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What The King Desires

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 30, 2009

David’s sigh brought out some noble actions of his three mightiest men.

WHAT THE KING DESIRES TEXT: 2 Samuel 23:13-17 (Secondary Text: 1 Chronicles 11:12-19) 2 Samuel 23:13-17 KJV And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. [14] And ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:13-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Puzzle Of Parenting Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 22, 2012

This is part three of our family series this week looking at what it means to not exasperate your kids

My oldest niece has a philosophy, actually she has many philosophies but I’m only going to share one with you today. Her philosophy on parenting is this: The government should put birth control in the water and people would have to pass a parenting test in order to get bottled water. Makes ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Wesleyan

Simple Man

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jun 28, 2012

God gives us three simple instructions in order to reconcile ourselves and our nation to Him.

Simple Man Micah 6: 3-8 Intro. A father was talking with his rather rebellious son one day & said, "Every person who lives in the United States is a privileged person." The boy answered, "I disagree." And the father replied, "That’s the privilege." . We have the privilege to disagree. We ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:3-8

Denomination: Baptist

Www.ecc5.com Series

Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Dec 5, 2011

If we ever hope to discover the true meaning of life, then we must address these three "W".

www.ecc5.com ECCLESIASTES 5:1-20 Introduction: What is this title all about? It’s simple. I want to communicate (.com) with you from Ecclesiastes 5 (ECCS) about three issues that all start with the letter “W.” A few sermons back we talked about the letter “I.” ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Contrasts In Courage Series

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012

As Jesus is taken into captivity we see both courage and cowardice on display in the lives of three characters.

Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Contrasts in Courage” John 18:12-27 Introduction: Most of us have probably seen movies or documentaries about people of courage or read about such individuals. We enjoy these profiles in courage because they give us something to which we can aspire. ...read more

Scripture: John 18:12-27

Denomination: Baptist

Palm Sunday 2012

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 2, 2012

There were three types of people there during the First Palm Sunday; who should we copy?

We have been studying the Gospel of Luke. Today is known as Palm Sunday. In celebration of Holy Week, we will look at passages in Luke pertinent to Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Resurrection Sunday. We will celebrate Communion today and this Friday. Today, we will look at what happened on that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:26-40

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Now Is Not The End Part 3 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jan 29, 2011

Part three focuses on Joseph being in prison and how he walked with God through it all.

Now Is Not The End Part 3 Scriptures: Genesis 39: 21-23; 40:1-23; 41:1-46 Introduction: This is part three of my series “Now Is Not The End.” In my message two weeks ago, we followed Joseph to Egypt and his experiences in Potiphar’s house. When we completed the message, we ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Child Of God Series

Contributed by Mark Nichols on Feb 13, 2011

This is the 9th sermon in the series. John gives three character traits of being a Child of God.

TEXT: 1st John 3:1-10 TITLE: Children of God SERIES: Letters from John TOPIC: becoming a child of God OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, Feb 13, 2011 PROP.: The 9th message in this series; John is declaring that as God’s children INTRODUCTION: Good morning! Our text this morning ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joseph's Crazy Dream

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 19, 2010

Story format sermon in special Christmas service with three parts interspersed with scripture reading and carols.

READ -- Matthew 1:18-19 “This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: *other