Sermons on Trees:

Jesus The Great High Priest

Contributed by John Stevenson on Oct 18, 2000

Surely our griefs He himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted.

Surely our griefs He himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:4). Within the religion of the Jews, there was no more exalted position that could be held among men than that of the high priest. In the days of the New ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16

The Danger Of Fundamentalism

Contributed by David Zimmerman on Oct 18, 2000

Ephesus was a wealthy, cultured city.

Ephesus was a wealthy, cultured city. But it was also a mor-ally corruptcity. In many ways, you could compare it to Wash-ington D.C., Dallas, Texas, Chicago, Boston, Amsterdam, or Ber-lin. If we could transport Ephesus into modern times, it would have its skyscrapers and snarled expressways. It ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: *other

Who Killed The Lamb?

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 3, 2001

Who was responsible for the death of Christ?

Who Killed the Lamb? Isaiah 53:1-6 1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

Love In The Rear View Mirror-Ii Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 2, 2001

How to recover from losing your first love.

Where is your first love?  This morning: 1) Patient: Ephesus - immoral, pagan city with strong church in it’s midst 2) Physician: Jesus who supports those who faithfully bring His message and knows everything about us individually and as a fellowship. 3) Positive: hard working, Bible ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Be Prepared For Christ's Coming With Patience Series

Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Dec 16, 2002

Sermon Series for Advent , 4 of 9 on the fruits of the Spirit

Midweek Advent Service December 11, 2002 Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Be Prepared for Christ’s Coming With Patience I. Christmas shows how patient God is with us II. God’s patience leads ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Peace, Hope And Love

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 16, 2002

May we have the Spirit of Christmas, which is Peace; the gladness of Christmas, which is hope; and the heart of Christmas, which is Love.

Sermon for 12/15/2002 Peace, Hope, and Love Introduction: Show the congregation the Christmas card from Marie Vencill. WBTU: A. Christmas cards. B. We are sending out a Christmas letter. Thesis: May we have the Spirit of Christmas, which is Peace; the gladness of Christmas, which is hope; ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:19-25, Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Surprise - Nothing Is Impossible With God

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Dec 21, 2002

Fourth Sunday in Advent: God’s surprising announcement to Mary - why it is our surprise too. Nothing is impossible with God.

Surprises come in all shapes and sizes. Four birthdays ago, I thought that I was going to have a quiet dinner with Sofi and a couple of friends. It had been a tough several weeks. I was turning over the office where I worked because we were moving to San Antonio. At home – chaos – furniture all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Lutheran

The Angels Song

Contributed by Joe Harding on Dec 28, 2002

Jesus was born to bring Glory to God and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests.

THE ANGELS SONG LUKE 2: 1-10 DECEMBER 22, 2002 INTRODUCTION: It’s all about singing! It’s all about the music! I don’t know of anytime within the year that calls us to sing like Christmas. Someone that found Jesus this year as her personal Savior sent me an e-mail I had seen before but just seemed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Song Of Confidence In The Midst Of Lifes Troubles

Contributed by Ronald Crandall on Jan 4, 2003

Can we truely have a song in the midst of lifes challenges? Can we have a song of confidence in the middle of trials? Habakkuk has some beautiful insights, I believe that we can still draw stregth from today.

A Song of Confidence in the midst of life’s challenges! By: Ron Crandall Introduction: In life we are always surrounded by challenges, circumstances or temptations. Yet, how do we as Christians respond to Our heavenly Father when things just don’t go the way we think they should? Do we become ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Attack On America

Contributed by Larry Cockerham on Jul 1, 2002

Americans watched in disbelief on the morning of September 11th as two passenger jets slammed into the twin World Trade Center towers located in the lower section of Manhattan in New York City.

Americans watched in disbelief on the morning of September 11th as two passenger jets slammed into the twin World Trade Center towers located in the lower section of Manhattan in New York City. The first aircraft struck at 8:48 a.m., soon followed by the second at 9:06 a.m. These two incidents ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1

Denomination: Baptist

God Blesses Those Who Obey Him Series

Contributed by Ely Lambert on Jul 25, 2002

The book of Daniel begins with an appropriate struggle for Israelites in a foreign land, and because of their obedient faith they are blessed.

I. Illustration “The State of the Nation Address I grew up in rural America in the 50’s and 60’s. On any given day, you could walk through the high school parking lot and observe that half the vehicles parked there were trucks with windows rolled down and doors unlocked. Most of them carried, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Babylon, Nineveh, Eden And Life As We Know It.

Contributed by Harold Rose on Mar 3, 2003

All of the present day news concerning Iraq points to the place where civilization began. It could well be the place where it ends.

BABYLON, NINEVEH, EDEN AND HISTORY AS WE KNOW IT. About all we hear when we tune into the daily news concerns “The War with Iraq.” Will we go to war” Or will we not? The issue is front page news on every newspaper in the world – it is the lead story on every news program on TV – As I was ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 18:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Comparing Religions

Contributed by Duane Giles on May 31, 2003

Why the Christianity of the Bible is superior to other world religions.

COMPARING THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD WITH TRUE CHRISTIANITY Duane Giles, 10-19-02 IS THERE A GOD, ANYWAY? The first step in our search for reason and truth should be for us to prove to our own satisfaction, whether or not God really exists. We were raised up as children to believe in God. Most ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:37, Psalm 103:17

Denomination: Church Of God

Who Cares

Contributed by Robert Kerr on Jun 12, 2003

What kind of people do not care about lost souls? Be careful reading this, it might include you!

HOW MUCH DO WE CARE FOR SOULS? TEXT: Psa 142:4 - Young man from Israel that I roomed with in college! When I witnessed to him he said "you are the first person in my life that has ever cared for my soul." I was wondering Are we really concerned for others? If the unsaved perish. Do we care? If ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 142:4

Denomination: Baptist

The Guy With The Donkey

Contributed by Larry Elder on Jul 14, 2003

Actually all of us have a donkey. Each of us have things in our life if given back to God, would help carry Jesus to another place. What is it that you have, a song, a hug, an idea or just a little time? Maybe you can write a big check or teach a greatles

The Guy with the Donkey Matt 21:2 - 3 Matt 21:2 - 3… If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ’The Lord needs them,’ and he will immediately send them." ILL Talking to some of the interesting bible characters in heaven will be interesting. Some would like to talk to “one of the Mary’s”, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:2-3

Denomination: Assembly Of God