Sermons on Tornado:

No Time Like The Present Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Dec 20, 2020

Every time we hear the story of God’s gift of the Christ child we should should always treasure this in our hearts and ponder the mystery of God being with us in the flesh every day. Maybe then Tiny Tim’s precious prayer will ring true: “God bless us every one,”

As far back as I can remember, I’ve known about Jesus. Everyone one of us here probably grew up hearing about Jesus, am I right? We heard about Him in church, in Sunday School. We listened to sermons about Him. We read about Him in the Bible when we got older. But here’s the thing … even if ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20, Luke 1:51-53

Denomination: United Methodist

Psalm 42 Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 11, 2020

We are going to examine this psalm as if it was written by godly King Hezekiah. After David, he was the greatest king ever to sit upon the throne of Judea. He did more to bring the nation back to God than any other king.

April 12, 2015 Tom Lowe Title: PSALM 42 A psalm of David. Psalm 42 (KJV) 1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my meat day and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

A Little While Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 9, 2022

This sermon explores Jesus' cryptic words "in a little while" and the connection to the disciples time of both grief and joy, and how his words apply to believers today.

If you have been with us for a while, you know we have been going through the book of John actually for over a year now. We actually are getting close to the end. If you have been with us the last few weeks, you know that we have been in the part of the gospel that represents the last week of ...read more

Scripture: John 16:17-33

Denomination: Christian Church

Failures

Contributed by Dennis King on May 10, 2022

Failure is an important subject to study because many of us suffer a fear of how others see us rather than thinking about what God wants us to do.

Failure is an important subject to study because many of us suffer a fear of how others see us rather than thinking about what God wants us to do. Partly, this is because within our American society, more so than others, we view any failure as a permanent mar against our esteem. For all have ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23, Numbers 20:12-13, Matthew 14:28

Denomination: Baptist

The Outward Ripples Of Caring Series

Contributed by Dennis King on Nov 15, 2022

Praying without really caring for others is a waste of words. As we pray, simultaneously we should care for them by doing our best to help them spiritually, emotionally or simply arranging for food and shelter when needed, then we should pray.

Praying without really caring for others is a waste of words. As we pray, simultaneously we should care for them by doing our best to help them spiritually, emotionally or simply arranging for food and shelter when needed, then we should pray. As Christianity charges believers with the obligation ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:20-22, Leviticus 25:35-36, Hebrews 13:2

Denomination: Baptist

Singing At Midnight Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Feb 23, 2023

When you experience PEACE at midnight, God will use you to DELIVER that same peace to someone else.

Singing At Midnight Acts 16:25-40 Early on in my ministry when I was serving as a youth pastor, from time to time parents would set up appointments to come talk to me about their teenager. They would tell me of the difficulties and struggles they were experiencing. As I would sit and listen and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-40

Denomination: Baptist

Riches Or Righteousness Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Aug 24, 2021

The omniscient God, seeing and knowing all things, takes very close interest in the ounces and pounds, liters and pints, dollars and cents, of your daily life. Let every greedy and stingy thief beware! He does not watch from a distance

Riches or Righteousness Prov.11:1-11 Before standardized weights and measures, and a government department to enforce them, merchants were responsible for accurate scales and weights. You bought and sold most of your commodities and foodstuffs by weight. This was no small matter, as the integrity ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

She Is Mom

Contributed by Steve Malone on May 5, 2021

In this MSG we will unpack several strategies to will enable moms not only to survive but to thrive.

She Is… Mom, NOW - we’ve come together this morning for 2 primary reasons. ONE - is to honor our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ with our worship (and HE so deserves or praise and worship)... AND THE OTHER - is to honor our mothers. YOU KNOW – moms are amazing… I MEAN – when you really think ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blind To The Battle (2 Part Message) Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 27, 2024

Blind to the Battle Pastor Bradford Reaves CrossWay Christian Fellowship

Blind to the Battle (Parts 1 & 2) October 6 & 20 2024 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship 2 Kings 8-17 The bloodiest Day in U.S. history was Sept. 17, 1862, when about 4,700 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War battle of Antietam. Pearl Harbor killed 2,388 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:8-17

Denomination: Brethren

Open-Minded To A Narrow Way? - Matthew 7:13-14 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Nov 16, 2024

The dominant religion of our culture is pluralism – no one goes to hell. Jesus tells us to enter the narrow gate because the more popular, less exclusive, less difficult road leads to hell, whereas the sparse, exclusive, hard road leads to life.

Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. Introduction Pluralism Whatever you think about President ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Book Of Jonah - The God Of The Second Chance

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 15, 2019

When we make the wrong choice God does not give up on us but brings us back to Him.

THE CHASE IS ON! Intro: 1. Ann and I like to watch shows that challenge the mind, like Cash Cab and The Chase. The Chase is a quiz show hosted by Brooke Burns, and features Mark Labbett (nicknamed "The Beast") as the "chaser". He chases people in order to crush their hopes of ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:4-16

Denomination: Baptist

Lay Up For Yourselves Treasures In Heaven Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2008

In Matthew 6:19-21, Jesus looks at materialism-particularly in regard to luxuries-from the three perspectives of 1) Treasure, 2) Vision, and 3) Master.

There is a new problem reported this week that you may not be familiar with. In one situation, farmer Lawrence Penner. Mr. Penner ran short of storage space and loaded his canary seed, due to be delivered to a buyer the following week, into his truck ahead of time. He and his partners left it there ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Other

Why Tragedy

Contributed by Clyde White on Sep 21, 2005

At the four year anniversary of “9/11”, we still have that lingering question, “WHY?” Over the past few weeks, MANY are asking, “Why?”, again. “Why would God allow such a tragedy as a hurricane to devastate so much and so many?” The question is a rou

At the four year anniversary of "9/11", we still have that lingering question, "WHY?" Over the past few weeks, MANY are asking, "Why?", again. "Why would God allow such a tragedy as a hurricane to devastate so much and so many?" You hear the question at church, on the street, on TV and just about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-2

Devotion - The Seed Of Growth Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 15, 2010

Believers get really excited about the passages in Acts where a great number of people came to Christ and the church grew in miraculous leaps and bounds, however, what many beleivers miss in these passages are the previous verses that reveal what the chur

Sermon Brief Date Written: October 13, 2010 Date Preached: October 17, 2010 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Reaching Our Community Sermon Title: Devotion – The Seed of Growth! Sermon Text: Acts 2:44-47 [ESV] 42 And they devoted themselves to the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

The Gods We Serve

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Apr 23, 2013

A sermon on the how the world today resembles the world during the time of Judges. i.e. where everyone did their own thing and followed false gods.

It’s good to have you here today. I am glad you all braved the snow, the terrible weather. I have a question for you. Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow or not? Not. Now that’s a good thing, right? Because that means early spring. Well, that’s good. Anyway, today we are going to be ...read more

Scripture: Judges 17:1-13

Denomination: Christian Church