Sermons on To Live Is Christ:

Jesus Transformed People And Institutions Series

Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 17, 2005

Part 8 of 8 on Jesus preached during Lent with this message focusing on the transformative power in placing ones life in Jesus’ hands.

Jesus Transformed People and Institutions Sunday, April 28, 2002 TEXT: Mark 11: 15-17 Last week we completed a series on Celebrating Jesus. As I looked over the whole series and pondered the things that really drew people to Jesus, there is one that I think was missing on the list. I find it very ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:15-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How To Raise A Godly Family

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Jun 25, 2004

Gaining lessons from John the Baptist’s Parents

HOW TO HAVE A GODLY FAMILY! By Ivan G. Casteel Matthew 11:11; Luke 1:5-16 Mt 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. (KJV) Lu 1:5 There was in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Big, Big "i" Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 15, 2005

Kings of Judah, Pt. 7: "Uzziah"

THE BIG, BIG “I” (2 CHRONICLES 26) Two ladies were walking home from church one Sunday morning. “Tell me, what do you consider your worst sin?” “Well, I must admit my worst sin is vanity. I sit in front of the mirror for hours just admiring my beauty.” “I wouldn’t worry too much,” replied her ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 26:1-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Prayer As Trust Series

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 26, 2007

Prayer is the ultimate act of trust for the Christian, and to be prayerless indicates a self-led, self-trusting life, in spite of our words to the contrary.

a. This week we witnessed a terrible tragedy in Virginia – 32 men and women entered eternity, and hundreds of others stood at the precipice of eternity and glanced into it as bullets whizzed by their ears. Join me as we pray for the victims families and the future of those who survived this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 7:14, 1 Chronicles 7:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Slight Problem

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 13, 2009

The difference between one human being and another is the heart... that only God can see.

Title: The Slight Problem Text: I Samuel 15:34-16:13 Thesis: The difference between one human being and another is the heart... that only God can see. Introduction In his book Blink, which is a book about thinking without thinking, Malcolm Gladwell told about the bias of those who judged ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Clean All Over Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 23, 2009

We are no good to anyone else unless first we have experienced cleansing. That rules out maternalistic protection or paternalistic inhibition. When we know we are cleansed, then we are useful to others.

I am beginning today a series of messages on the theme, "How He Helped Humanity." "How He Helped Humanity." The idea behind this is very simple, but it branches out in many different ways. The basic idea is that we are working toward becoming a helping church, a servant people. But we need ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Someone To Watch Over Me Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Joseph, Pt. 2

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (GENESIS 39) A biographer of Michelangelo told about the famous artist's nagging problem with his work on a statue and his unconventional way of arriving at a solution to the problem. As he was working on a sculptor, the brilliant artist found that his own shadow on the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

As Good As It Gets Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007

Moses, Pt. 12

AS GOOD AS IT GETS (NUMBERS 16) I received an unexpected call from a church a few years ago. The chairman of the church’s search committee asked if I knew a candidate they were interviewing for the church’s vacant senior pastor position. He asked me about the candidate’s leadership, his strengths ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 16:1-50

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Big, Big I Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007

Kings of Judah, Pt. 6

THE BIG, BIG “I” (2 CHRONICLES 26) Two ladies were walking home from church one Sunday morning. “Tell me, what do you consider your worst sin?” “Well, I must admit my worst sin is vanity. I sit in front of the mirror for hours just admiring my beauty.” “I wouldn’t worry too much,” replied her ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 26:1-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Be My Guest Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007

Parables for Seekers, Pt. 4

BE MY GUEST (LUKE 14:15-24) A wedding, Western- or Chinese- style, is an expensive affair. American weddings cost the father of the bride an arm and a leg! According to thewedding.com, the average amount spent in the United States in 2007 on a wedding was $27,690. Nationally, in 2006 wedding ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Transcending Tradition Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 6, 2009

While looking at the disciplines of fasting and Sabbath, this message encourages believers not to let any tradition steal their joy or their love. We can’t be so into church business that we forget what our business is, and that is to help people.

Transcending Tradition (Mark 2:18 – 3:6) Just this last week, I came across some odd laws that are still on the books around the country. I think you’ll find them quite amusing. For example, young girls are never allowed to walk a tightrope in Wheeler, Mississippi, unless it’s in a church. In ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Benefits Of Turning To God - Job Chapter Twenty Two Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 30, 2007

A study into Job chapter twenty two.

Outline for Job 22 - Does Man’s Goodness Affect God? (verses 1-4) Job Is Accused (verses 5-11) Troubles For The Wicked (verses 12-20) The Benefits Of Turning To God (verses 21-30) Eliphaz will speak again. 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: 2 "Can a man be profitable to God, ...read more

Scripture: Job 22:1-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Terms Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

There is a huge difference between an encounter and a Close Encounter. In this 4 part series, learn the ingredients that are necessary to have a Close Encounter with God. You will be challenged by this series.

“Close Encounters” Pt. 2 - The Terms Review – I want to spend just a moment in review so you will remember what we discussed last Sunday since it is the foundation of where we are going this morning. I remind you of the Passion Process – our mandate is simply to Encounter, Equip, and Engage. We ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 5:11-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Because He's God!

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 5, 2009

People question the sovereignty of God...but that doesn’t change His sovereignty!

21Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:21-31

Denomination: United Methodist

For Better And Not Worse

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008

David, Pt. 5

FOR BETTER AND NOT WORSE (1 SAMUEL 24:1-22) One day Francis was speaking with a member of Assisi’s nobility. The count was bewailing the chaos and scandals that were spreading throughout the region. “Your lordship need not grieve for these things,” replied the saint, “for there is a remedy for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 24:1-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible