Sermons on True Value:

Mother’s Day - Little Foxes In Our Homes

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001

Little foxes are getting through the cracks & crevices of our homes, & they have been opening the way for its destruction. As a result, today's homes are often not what God intended them to be.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2016) TEXT: Song of Solomon 2:15 Today is known as Mother’s Day in the U.S., & for most of us it is a very special day. Telephone companies tell us that it is by far their busiest day of the year. It is a day ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How The Catholic Church Crisis Impacts You & Me

Contributed by Alan Scott on Jun 27, 2002

The moral failure of the priesthood within the Catholic Church points us to look at the priesthood of all believers and how we can avoid the same pitfalls.

“How The Catholic Church Crisis Impacts You & Me” 6/23/02 ACC Alan Scott C.T. – The moral failure of the priesthood within the Catholic Church points us to look at the priesthood of all believers and how we can avoid the same pitfalls. Text – I Samuel 1, 2, & 3; I Peter 5:9 INTRO: There is an ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Health Care Reform- Jesus Style

Contributed by Rich Hadley on Jun 28, 2002

In light of today’s church--- In light of today’s epidemic of sin The question goes out--- Is there a doctor in the house?

Matthew 9:9-13 "Healthcare Reform—Jesus Style" Once upon a time There was a king. A tribal chief. He was angry about the "white" influence in that region. He decided that only medical personnel could remain. Everybody else had to go. Teachers...missionaries...merchants... They all had to go. It ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Holiness

We Would See Jesus Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jul 3, 2002

Life is full of complicated issues and questions. Until you "see Jesus" life and God will never make sense.

John 12:20-33 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. "Sir," they said, "we would like to see Jesus." Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus. Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-33

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Praise God For His Deliverance From Your Fears - Psa. 34:1-7

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 4, 2002

Praise God for His Deliverance From Your Fears - Psa. 34:1-7

Praise God for His Deliverance From Your Fears - Psa. 34:1-7 Quote: "Unbelief puts our circumstance between us and God, but faith puts God between us and our circumstances." F.B. Meyer We live in a world where many people allow themselves to be limited by their fears of hurt, disappointment or ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-7, Psalm 34:8-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Trespass And The Gift

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 6, 2002

A message encouraging people to live in the victory already given us by Christ.

The Trespass and the Gift Romans 5:15-19 July 7, 2002 Introduction If you’re like me, you read the paper, listen to the news, or go to your favorite news web-site and you just wonder how our world survives the chaos we find ourselves in. Not a day goes by that people aren’t senselessly murdered, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:15-19, Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Wesleyan

Winning The Battle Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 9, 2002

After the defeat at Ai and Achan’s sin, God and the Israelites recommit to their covenant relationship.

Winning the Battle Joshua 8 Intro: War movies are a staple of our culture. There is always at least one playing at the theatre, often more than one. This past week I rented ¡§Black Hawk Down,¡¨ a true story of American soldiers in the Battle of Mogadishu trying to capture two Somalian ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:1-35

Denomination: Baptist

How To Do Right When Everybody's Doing Wrong

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 20, 2001

Just Say No to Evil.

How To Do Right When Everybody’s Doing Wrong Daniel 1:1-21 "But everybody’s doing it!!" Anyone who has children or grandchildren has heard this many times. Because a large group, usually not everybody, is doing it kids want to justify themselves engaging in whatever the it is that ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Woman At The Well - 2

Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Oct 28, 2001

Looking at the second of the three movements found in this story.

Have you ever wondered why the Israelites kept going back to worship idols? From the beginning of the Old Testament to the end, these idols appear repeatedly. Genesis 35 records Jacob’s instruction to his family: “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you and purify yourselves”. Zechariah, the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:15-26

Denomination: Baptist

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 30, 2001

how God was Luther’s and is our Fortress in times of trouble

November 4, 2001 Psalm 46 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

How To Pray Like A Righteous Man

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 30, 2002

James gives us the example of how to pray by referring back to Elijah’s prayer for rain. What did he do that we can copy in our prayers?

OPEN: A man by the name of Harold Lamb told this story of a sales presentation he made at a church board meeting: "My co-worker and I were making a sales call to a rural Baptist church. We gave our presentation to the church committee, and then the group’s chairman walked to the altar and knelt ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Bridge Builder

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 1, 2002

We need bridge builders in the church today.

THE BRIDGE BUILDER By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Ecc. 4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a three fold cord is not easy broken. Living Bible: Ecc. 4:12 And one standing alone can be attacked and defeated. But two can stand back to back and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:12, Psalm 142:2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Cost Of Saying Jesus Is Lord

Contributed by William Yates on Aug 5, 2002

Saying "Jesus is Lord" has lost its potency with many American believers, but Paul’s audience in his epistle to the Romans certainly understood the cost of this statement!

Romans 10 9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. James 2 19You believe that God is one; you do well. So do the demons believe and shudder [in terror and horror such as [1] make a man’s hair stand on ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:9

Obedience: Key To Authority

Contributed by Ed Mcneely on Aug 5, 2002

God delegates authority to those who are faithful to his call. He also empowers those to whom he delegates authority to represent him.

OBEDIENCE: THE KEY TO AUTHORITY 8-4-02 I Samuel 8 & 17(Selected verses) Today, we want to look at David through his experiences with Saul… and through the eyes of God. Our purpose is to see… · What God looks for · What measure he uses, and · How he prepares us for what he wants us to do. We pick ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Search For The Hero Series

Contributed by Jack Brown on Aug 7, 2002

Part one of the "Holding Out for a Hero" series, which examines the life of David and explores the question: "What makes a hero in God’s eyes?"

HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO “Search for the Hero” As we begin this series on superheroes, I thought it appropriate to examine a recent film that looked at the idea of a superhero in an entertaining and innovative way. The film is called “Unbreakable,” and it stars Bruce Willis as David Dunn, an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational