Sermons on Traps:

Knocked Down? Stay Down? Get Up?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 29, 2003

Ministry and working with real people can be so draining, we must ARISE and Go to the Father with joy, zeal, and enthusiasm to accomplish His Plan.

KNOCKED DOWN! STAY DOWN? OR GET UP? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Luke 15:18 I WILL ARISE AND GO to my Father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee. Jeremiah 20:9 Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:18, Jeremiah 20:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Freedom From Broken Relationships: Make Peace Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on May 17, 2014

1 Offence is inevitable. but 2 Peace begins at home-with you. 3 Trust God. Leave vengeance/retribution in the LORD’s hands. 4 Relationship is more important than the Right, Power, Riches, Respect 5 Replace Anger with Love-Watch your Words.

Freedom from Broken Relationships –Make Peace The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: . . . hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, and envy . . . and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19-21

Denomination: *other

Stop Sleeping With Your Step Mum Series

Contributed by Andy Moyle on Feb 24, 2016

The Corinthians were Paul's favourite church, but what a mess! Sexual sin was rife, including one young man sleeping with his step mum. So Paul has a fight on his hands...

In the middle of what I think is Paul’s second most combative letter to one of his churches. The first is Galatians – where he is tackling the issue of Judaizers who want to take the believers away from grace and back to the law. The Corinthians were going the opposite way. They had ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

Obedient Faith Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 6, 2003

This sermon questions the traditional interpretation of the phrase "lead us not into temptation..." and challenges us to endure trials in order to prove and improve our faith.

Lessons on Faith from the Lord’s Model Prayer Obedient Faith Matthew 6:13 November 9, 2003 Intro: A. [Three Thieves Who Couldn’t Quit, Citation: http://www.newsoftheweird.com/archive/, Kevin A. Miller, Wheaton, Illinois] Eduardo Rivera, 43, was in court awaiting a hearing on a charge of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13, Matthew 6:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Place Of Faith

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2003

Faith consists of risk, offers a reward, requires action, and is the way of acceptance.

Football season is upon us as we enter the final month of summer 2003. Soon the days will grow cooler, the night will come earlier, and the clothes will cover more of us rather than less. Already the pundits are making their predictions regarding the best teams in the high school and college polls ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-40

Denomination: Church Of God

We Are Farmers

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jan 15, 2015

Looking at the four types of spiritual hearts and our role as farmers in sowing God's word.

A New York City businessman moved to the country and bought a piece of land. He went to the local feed and livestock store and talked to the proprietor about how he was going to take up chicken farming. He then asked to buy 100 chicks. "That’s a lot of chicks," commented the proprietor. "I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:5-15

Denomination: Foursquare

Image Is Nothing

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 30, 2008

"man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart".

INTRODUCTION Sprite soft drink slogan - ‘Image is nothing, thirst is everything’. Our world is obsessed with image. Plastic surgery, hair and beauty products and fashion trends are evidence of this. God is not so much concerned with your image as your inside. TEXT "man looketh on the outward ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7

How The Holy Spirit Steers Us Away From Inappropriate Cultural Leadership Models That Often Trouble The Church

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

1. The Holy Spirit teaches us to avoid compromising the truth of scripture with counterfeit models of church leadership.

1. The Holy Spirit teaches us to avoid compromising the truth of scripture with counterfeit models of church leadership. Paul wrote, "It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:2-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

03 Liberated By Hope. Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 14, 2008

Using HOPE in our lives ❶ Seize Unbelief ❷ Admit Fear ❸ Redirect Thoughts ❹ Attitude of Praise ❺ Confident Trust ❻ Resting in His Word

1 Sam 30:1-6 Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Dusk was falling on the Saturday before Christmas in 1927 the S-4 submarine (S-class submarines, were the first class of submarines built ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Avoiding Betrayal Tendencies

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 3, 2003

Just as Judas betrayed Jesus because of his love for money so many people betray the Lord today for similar greedy reasons. Judas had special abilities to keep accounts of the apostles money as demonstrated by their agreement to allow him to be in charge

Solomon once wrote,"An unfaithful man is like a foot out of joint or a sore tooth." (Proverbs) Many people do not realize how painful it is when they are not faithful to God or to those who count on them. Actually, unfaithfulness, at its worst, is displayed in the life of Judas. Let us look at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Caught In The Act!

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Aug 29, 2007

What do you do when you are faced with a difficult decision? (work, home, family, friends, ethical, non ethical) What do you do when there doesn’t seem to be a clear answer?

Caught in the Act Chapter summary. Jesus is teaching again in the temple courts when the religious leaders drag in a woman caught in the act of adultery and challenge Him to sentence her. He avoids their trap by calling on “any one of you” who is without sin to cast the first stone—and one by one ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

When The Truth Collides With Religious Beliefs Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 20, 2014

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: When the Truth Collides with Religious Beliefs

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: When the Truth Collides with Religious Beliefs Luke 14:1-6 Jesus has left the large crowds and continues heading toward Jerusalem (9:51). It is a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, and a prominent leader of the Pharisees invites him to a Sabbath meal in an attempt ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Truth Collides With Religious Beliefs

Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 27, 2014

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: When the Truth Collides with Religious Beliefs

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: When the Truth Collides with Religious Beliefs Luke 14:1-6 Jesus has left the large crowds and continues heading toward Jerusalem (9:51). It is a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, and a prominent leader of the Pharisees invites him to a Sabbath meal in an attempt ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Adultery Series

Contributed by Jerry Smith on Aug 10, 2009

the sermon parallels the physical adultery of the woman and the spiritual adultery of the Pharisees

As I was preparing this message on the woman taken in adultery, I really wanted to focus only on the woman and not anything about the Pharisees. However, the more I studied the passage the more I came to understand a message there I had never seen before. Turn with me to John 8:1-11. (Show video ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Imitating God Without Insulting Him (Part 4) Series

Contributed by Marcus Naugler on Nov 23, 2001

God desires to see His children become like Him in the way they make decisions, the way they speak to each other, the way they act when no one is around, and the way they share His Word.

Imitating God Without Insulting Him (Part 4, The Call) Illustration of last night’s water heater fiasco and no towels. Okay, so it’s about 8:00 and I’m working on some homework, getting gall the things down that I needed for today, checking everything twice. Checking my sermon notes, thinking, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ