Sermons on Towards:

Love One Another/Love Not The World Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Aug 8, 2006

God calls us to show love towards people in the world while at the same time renouncing the world. Viewed as people, the world must be loved; viewed as a corrupt system opposed to God, the world is not to be loved.

Sermon Series on First John, “Collecting Evidence of Faith” “Love one another/Love not the world”, 2:7-17 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Love, the Mark of the Believer, 7-11… “Dear friends, I am not writing a new command…” What John’s saying is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:7-17

Denomination: Congregational

Guard Against Greed

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Aug 23, 2006

Pentecost 11(C) - People must guard against all greed because all too many trust only in earthly riches. Believers guard against greed by being rich toward God.

GUARD AGAINST GREED August 20. 2006 - PENTECOST 11 - Luke 12:13-21 * * * * * * * * * Dear Friends in Christ and Saints in the Lord: The very first thing we want to remember this morning is that God is not unhappy with those who are wealthy. Having lots of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Giving Thanks

Contributed by Chris Tiller on Nov 20, 2005

Giving thanks loosens the grip of our anxious clenched fists, so that we might let go of ourselves and receive the fullness of God’s Spirit. Five steps toward learning to give thanks.

A few miles south of downtown Atlanta, away from the tall, shiny, steel and glass buildings, a street corner is occupied by a short, unassuming, old building made of brick and stone. It’s a church building. When I lived in Atlanta, early every weekday morning a line formed outside this building—a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Praise In The Life Of The Believer Series

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 30, 2002

Praise is a mighty weapon of warfare in the life of the believer, when we learn how to excercise ourselves in praise regardless of our emotions we have taken a big step toward consistent victorious living.

Ps 150:6 Let everything that hath breath praise ye the Lord. Make the choice to rejoice, Ps.9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most high. Ps.34:1 I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall continually be in my mouth, my soul shall make her ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:6, Psalm 9:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stones And Bones

Contributed by Rex Williams on Sep 3, 2002

STONES AND BONES is a sermon directed toward encouraging people to establish mnemonic devices that will help them prepare for church services & stay focused on their personal covenant with God. A secondary purpose is to serve as an encouragement to not di

STONES AND BONES is directed toward encouraging us to establish mnemonic devices that will help us prepare for church services & stay focused on our personal covenant with God. A secondary purpose is to serve as an encouragement to not dispose of our hope in God’s promises. THE STONE OF ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:26-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Jerusalem Road Series

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002

Part 1 of 4 of the series, Roads of Passion. Jesus resolutely set his face towards Jerusalem and it was on the road the Jerusalem that we find the road of humility, the road of fulfillment, the road of obedience and the road of destiny

"The Jerusalem Road" Matthew 21:1-11Read at beginning of Service: Matthew 21:1-11 (NIV) 1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Goodness And Severity Of God

Contributed by Lindeal Greer on Oct 18, 2000

Rom. 11:22 "Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

Rom. 11:22 "Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off." Flood - Sodom and Gomorrah - Tower of Babel IIPet. 2:6 "And turning the cities of Sodom and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:22

The True Islam

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Sep 28, 2007

An exploration of the true nature of Islam by looking at what is actually taught within the Scriptures of Islam - the Quoran. Islam is a dangerous religion both in what it teaches as its doctrines and in the activities it promotes towards non-Muslims.

On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 nineteen men affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners in the New York region. Two of the airliners were flown into the World Trade Center, one was flown into the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. In ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hedges Around Hell

Contributed by David Seeley on Nov 30, 2004

God has placed many roadblocks and warning signs on the road toward Hell. Those that miss Heaven will not do so without passing by and ignoring all the warnings the God has placed before them.

Ecclesiastes 10:8 “He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him” Hedges around Hell God has placed many hedges around Hell to keep each and every one of us from going there. Some of them are 1. The Bible The Bible contains warnings of danger ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:8

Denomination: Holiness

Mother's Day 2005

Contributed by Tony Grant on Oct 24, 2005

My mother has Alzheimer’s, and is very hotile toward me for putting her in assisted living, so any Mother’s Day sermon I preach has got to be about forgiveness.

Mothers Day 2005 MT18:21-22 05/08./05 2478 words 21 Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?" 22 Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. This is mother’s day ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Don't Tell Me What To Do Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 14, 2003

This sermon uses David’s experience with King Saul to teach biblical attitudes toward authority that God places over our lives. The limitations of scope in such authority and the basis of our respect for authority are discussed.

Don’t Tell Me What to Do! Submission to Human Authority I 2/17/02 Follow with me as we read I Samuel 24. This incident occurred during a very difficult time in David’s life. King Saul had listed him as #1 in the “Ten Most Wanted” fugitives in Israel. David had been running for his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 24:1-22, Romans 13:1-5

Denomination: Charismatic

All I Need Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 7, 2010

Jesus’ healing of the man born blind forced his disciples to rethink their theology, forced his neighbors to rethink their perception of him as victim, and forces us to rethink our posture toward healing ministries.

Have you noticed that when you get sick, you get sick all over? When some part of your body isn’t up to par, then the whole person, the whole self, feels bad. When we get sick, we get sick all over. Now you may speak of having an upset stomach, but it’s really an upset you. The physician might ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Persuaded?

Contributed by Mark Baker on Jul 26, 2009

In these very troubled times everything that can be shaken will be shaken. This is not a cause for fear but an opportunity grow in grace and truth, as well as an opportunity to increase in confidence as we see God’s absolute faithfulness revealed toward

Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39. nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Persuasion - ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:38-39

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Can't I Just Be Me?

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008

This message is for believers who still want to live their life according to their desires and old habits. This message helps believers understand Christian growth through eight callings toward achieving holiness through Christ.

Many Christians ask Christ into their life, often not knowing what they just have done, or what to do afterwards, other than just “go to church”. Eventually, one will become tired of that…they want to experience the “new life” and “faith” that they hear preached about, but don’t know where to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:4-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ritualism Versus Spiritual Reality Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 20, 2010

God desires to curb the trend toward formalism in religion which is satisfied with meeting external observation. To obey the moral precepts & principles of the word is infinitely more important than ceremonies & man-made traditions.

ZECHARIAH 7: 1-7 RITUALISM VERSUS SPIRITUAL REALITY [Ezra 6:1-11] The seventh and eighth chapters are the third distinct division of the prophecy. In the first portion was the call to national repentance and turning to the Lord for His Covenant blessings. After a national turning to God ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 7:1-7

Denomination: Baptist