Sermons on Tomorrow:

The Prize Is Waiting

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 15, 2004

The Prize of heaven is Waiting. Don’t look back. Keep moving forward.

One of the best part-time jobs I ever had in college was as an assistant high school basketball coach. No, the pay wasn’t great ($150 a season) but I did get to work with one of the most successful coaches in the state of Wisconsin. In his twenty years of coaching, Coach B. led his teams to at ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14

Denomination: Lutheran

A Framework For Ministry

Contributed by Adrian Pratt on Nov 17, 2004

Thoughts from Isaiah 35 on the context, content and centrality of Christ to ministry.

A framework for ministry. (As found in Isaiah chapter 35) Text: Hebrew’s 12:24 "You have come to Jesus" Address delivered at Aberystwyth Theological College, Preaching Service, 20th November 1987 Why have I come tonight? Why have you come tonight? Why have we’ve been doing all this singing and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Are We Thankful For?

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 27, 2004

We have so much to b ethankful for but all gratitude can be traced back to one source.

The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; 45 years of misery is enough. We’re sick of each other, and so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her." ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Living With Christ

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Nov 28, 2004

By following the commands of God, we are truly living with Christ.

Grace and mercy be unto you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In Old Testament times, Moses, the Patriarchs and the rest of the Jews looked toward a specific part of a tent as the living place for God. Blood was shed in this Tent of Meeting in the form sacrifices ...read more

Scripture: John 14:23-29

Denomination: Lutheran

Do We See God In Little Situations?

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Nov 28, 2004

God is everywhere, but we don’t always see him in our everyday lives.

Do We See God in Little Situations? A good part of our failure as followers of Christ lies, it seems, in our inability to see our mighty Savior as One who is interested, and capable of helping, in the little situations of everyday life. Our thoughts of Him, in relation to our need, are on such a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Lutheran

The Word "Peace" Made Flesh Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Dec 8, 2004

Jesus is our peace, we are to be peace for the world around us

Advent Series 2004 The Word Made Flesh The Word “PEACE” Made Flesh Ephesians 2:11-18 He Himself is our Peace Like hope, Peace is a prevalent theme at Christmas. We see the word everywhere – cards, banners, billboards… Rightfully so – Peace is proclaimed around Jesus all the time – in Isaiah 53 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-18

Denomination: *other

It Ain't Over

Contributed by Bridgette Nevils Gloster on May 6, 2005

NO matter what life may deal out to us we can stand tall knowing that God has purposed our lives and because He has spoken into our spirits, we can keep faith that His word will not return back void.

Scriptural Text: Psalms 118:17 -18 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. Sermonic Topic: It Ain’t Over There are no two ways about it, in the life of every person we sometimes find that the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:17-18

Denomination: Methodist

Risky Faith

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on May 6, 2005

Faith we all have it but sometimes we have faith in th wrng things. Church people tend to have safe faithand take few risk for the kingdom.

Risky Faith Hebrews 11:1-8 I have been thinking about faith this week. I started thinking about people, that I know that have faith. The first group that comes to mind are the ones that I have sat with at the hospital. The ones that say, “I’m Ready!” Their only question is why do I have ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-8

Denomination: Congregational

Qualities I Like In Men And Fathers Series

Contributed by James Mccullen on May 11, 2005

Today I will sight several qualities I personally like to see in fathers. I desire to be a good father, it is a priority for my life. The text will guide any father to do better.

Qualities I Like In Men and Fathers Rom 5:1-4 C:\MyData\JAM-OLD But Good\Fathers-99.SER.wpd 1 Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-4

Denomination: *other

Holding Life Together When It Feels Like Its Falling Apart

Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005

For those of us who feel life unraveling, Paul offers Jesus who holds life together even when it feels like it is falling apart.

Holding Life Together When It Feels Like Its Falling Apart Colossians 1:9-20 (New International Version) 9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Real Beauty Comes From The Heart

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on May 21, 2005

Beauty begins from the inside

Real Beauty comes from The heart Wishing you a beautiful, daffodil day! Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over." I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead "I will come next Tuesday," I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:3-4

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Price Of Admission Part 1 Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jun 9, 2005

A study on the New Testament Church.

Believe it or not, in the beginning there was no difference between being saved and being a member of the church. After Peter had finished preaching his sermon of the Day of Pentecost, those listening were convinced that what he had said about Jesus was the truth. So the people were cut to the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:29-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christ Breaks Down The Dividing Walls

Contributed by Brian William on Nov 10, 2005

So many people today live "without hope and without God" (Eph. 2:12), yet we build up walls that divide us from sharing the gospel with them. Christ tears down these walls and builds up the true church in its place.

[I started the sermon at the altar rail that goes across the entire width of the front of the sanctuary.] Imagine, for a moment, that when you walked into church this morning that you received a big surprise. Imagine that in the past week, a wall had been erected, right about where the altar rail ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Methodist

Another Helper

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Nov 16, 2005

We live ’in the heavenlies’ because of God’s giving us the Holy Spirit.

Another Helper Cornwall/Montreal March 26, 2005 You think you are in Cornwall, Ontario/Montreal, Quebec right now. You think that you are living and moving and having your being here in this area of eastern Canada. You might go along day-after-day thinking this way. However, the apostle Paul, in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Narnia: The Wardrobe's Opportunity Series

Contributed by Mike Parry on Dec 5, 2005

Open the door to life, adventure, and royalty.

Introduction: Today we are concluding our sermon series based on C. S. Lewis’ classic Christian allegory, “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.” In this story, four British children enter through a wardrobe to a new land called Narnia. In this land, it is always winter, and never Christmas. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Denomination: Baptist