Sermons on Threw Dust:

Father's Day 2001

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 16, 2001

Scriptural thoughts from the book of Proverbs in an effort to honor Fathers.

FATHER’S DAY 2001 INTRO.- It’s Father’s Day and someone wrote, “What my dad taught me.” - My dad taught me about religion - “You better pray that stain will come out of the carpet!” - My dad taught me about behavior modification - “Stop acting like your mother!” - My dad taught me about time ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Are You Doing Here?

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 7, 2000

God won’t let us sit in our caves, OR, come in with us.

I want to begin by asking you a question. Are you in a cave? What I mean by that is, is your personal world made up of walls; job, family, friends, hobbies, recreation? It can also be not so much a physical thing; but, is your cave made up of fears, doubts, complacency, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-14

Denomination: Orthodox

God's Perfecting Processes

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Feb 8, 2001

God knows why people do what they do and how to change them.

Gods Perfecting Process or How to Profit from Your Problems James 1:1-8 Murphy’s laws: * “Nothing is as easy as it looks; everything takes longer than you think; if anything can go wrong it will.” * “A day without a crisis is a total loss.” * “The chance of the bread falling with the peanut ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Wise And The Otherwise (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 21, 2005

In order to know if you are truly wise or otherwise, you must first know what true wisdom is. In today’s lesson, James teaches two important truths about the nature of true wisdom.

Scripture Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors in our day. He is also the second richest man in the world, with an estimated worth of $44 billion. Buffett is so famous that a special edition of the Monopoly board game features him and his companies. A couple of months ago, in June 2005, ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Nehemiah And The Bible Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Feb 11, 2005

Talks and full order of service for an All Age Worship service on ’The Bible’ as part of a series in the book of Nehemiah. Email me for word files and PowerPoint

Below is the order of service with brief section headings and descriptions. Below that is the full order of service with talk notes and PowerPoint prompts. Obviously the Word file of this looks better as it has formatting! Email me for it if you want it. _________________ All Age Order of Service, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

A New Beginning

Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 13, 2003

We have all made mistakes in our walk with God. None of us are perfect. This sermon will help those who desire a new beginning in the Lord.

A New Beginning JOHN 8:1-11 1Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Down To Earth Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 4, 2003

Spiritual laziness comes from poor theology and from creating the illusion of activity, leading to burnout. The grace of Christ takes us beyond such posing.

My topic today is spiritual laziness. Spiritual laziness. Now we are all familiar with physical laziness. Physical laziness is like spring fever, when the warmth of the air and the sound of the birds is far more attractive than the piles of paper on your desk or the lectures in your classroom. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Denomination: Baptist

When Life Seems Unfair Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on May 1, 2002

911, Part Three

WHEN LIFE SEEMS UNFAIR (JOB 1:1-2:10) The year 2001 was a sad year for a family I had known for more than ten years. The family was a staunch Christian family and for four generations the tight-knit family had served tirelessly in church. The matriarch of the family was a widow and her two sons and ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Part 4: When Your Pride Is Showing Series

Contributed by Brad Froese on Aug 30, 2004

As sanctified vessels we all have days we just don’t hold our “holy water” very well. One of our major faults is the life-altering sin called pride.

Last week we learned that as Christians, we’re all like vases: vessels designed to be used in the house of God, and as vessels we’re called to be sanctified: set aside as holy vessels, for noble use in the house of God… To be used for God’s purposes, in His Kingdom. Unfortunately, all of us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Playing Follow The Leader Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 18, 2003

Leaders must lead with truth instead of deception, with grace instead of power, and with unswerving commitment to the the least and the lost.

Several things prompt this message. First and foremost, I bring this message because I know that it is crucial to teach and re-teach our church’s vision. Everyone needs to understand what we are trying to do as a church. Just saying it once or twice does not get the story told. I want to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:7-19

Denomination: Baptist

Debtor's Prison Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 17, 2002

What can we learn from the story of the Prodigal Son about dealing with debt?

OPEN: I have a quiz for your today (I found this at two different sermoncentral sermons and I don’t know who to it credit to): 1. Ellen is 30 years old. She has a $3,500 balance on her Citibank credit card at 18% interest. She makes the minimum payment each month. How old will she be when her ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Resurrection - Have You Tasted Of The Risen Lord

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Apr 4, 2002

What the resurrection means to us today

No one slept well that night in Jerusalem  Caiaphas, the high priest, the one who rent his clothes when Jesus supposedly blasphemed by saying “He was the Son of God” tossed and turned  Everything was going according to plan, they had got permission from Pilate to kill him, and those ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Christian Church

The Kind Of People God Invests In

Contributed by Phil Morgan on Apr 7, 2002

God uses ordinary people.

READ: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 What kind of people does God invest in? Paul’s words here in this passage might well come as a bit of a shock. They’re shocking because they run COUNTER-CULTURALLY against most of the ideas that we’ve all been raised with. Our society values those who have the right ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Exodus 4:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Do You Know My King?

Contributed by James May on Jul 9, 2006

Jesus Christ is my King. Do you know Him? He is more than I can describe, and yet he cares so much for me, more than I can understand.

Do You Know My King? Sunday, July 09, 2006 – AM By Pastor Jim May We are living in a world gone mad. Who can deny that the word of God in Isaiah 5:20 is coming to pass before our very eyes? "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:8-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Glory To God In The Highest Series

Contributed by Gary Landsberg on Dec 9, 2006

The long awaited Glory of God has been promised throughout history, and in Bethlehem it is begun with the birth of a Baby.

GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST 1. Happy Holidays? What is that all about? I want you to be happy this holiday? So the question that I have to ask, is what are you happy about? 2. Are you happy that you are going to have lots of presents under the tree. Is this the time of the year that you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible