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No Other Gospel: Total Depravity And Free Will Series

Contributed by Keith Bunch on Jan 5, 2002

Does man choose God or does God choose man? What does the Bible say about Free will?

Pastor Keith R. Bunch Antioch Baptist Church of Dandridge, Tennessee 1. How to be saved: (Eph. 2:8-9) "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast." 2. What does it mean to be saved (Born again)? To have ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:6-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Andrew Lloyd Weber, A Journalist And 3 Guys Called 'jesus'

Contributed by Michael Bird on Jan 15, 2002

Examines various depicitions of who people say Jesus is and gives and exposition of Mk 8 concerning the confession of Jesus’ Messiahship

Mark 8:27-9:1 – Andrew Lloyd Weber, a Journalist and Three Guys Called Jesus. Introduction The odd sermon title is a smoke screen for a question I’d like to ask: “Who is Jesus?” It is the same question that the disciples asked when Jesus’ calmed the waters. Whether you’re an atheist or a ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Contributed by Michael Stover on Jul 9, 2002

Jesus did not just talk about servant-ministry: He modeled it for us. And as they say... a picture IS worth a thousand words.

I. A Picture of Renunciation (4a) A. Renounced His prerogatives as Deity 1. Picture of His taking the form of a man 2. Philippians 2:7 (HCSB), “Instead He emptied Himself by assuming the form of a slave, taking on the likeness of men.” B. Renounced His Position as their Master 1. Removed His ...read more

Scripture: John 13:2-15

Denomination: Baptist

Some Things That Pay Off

Contributed by Tom Walker on Oct 18, 2000

In Rev. 2:10 Jesus says, "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

In Rev. 2:10 Jesus says, "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." It is our desire in life to invest in things that pay good dividends. If you were to commit a large sum of money into a particular stock, you would not just put it in any stock that is on the market. You ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:10

Learning By Doing

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Why We Learn Best By Doing - The Bible says, "Be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.

Why We Learn Best By Doing - The Bible says, "Be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves." Without making practical applications to what we think about our knowledge is only superficial. (James 1 :22) 1. Jesus said, "You will know (Have real life experiences) the truth ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Learn The True Language Of Love

Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 10, 2001

What it means when God says he loves you and you love God - how agape love is and acts.

May 13, 2001 Romans 12:9-10 Agape is not superficial. It is shown by hating evil and binding yourself to the good, by tenderly loving each other with a brotherly love. Richie Cunningham had been watching her walk by his house for days. Every day a certain neighbor gal walked by, the more ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Prayer & Parting Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Jul 6, 2003

Final in the series "Patterns for Prayer." Looks at Pauls farewell with the Ephesian elders as a pattern for praying together as we say goodbye.

Prayer & Parting Text: Acts 20: 22-38 Introduction This sermon was scheduled before I knew with certainty when or even if I would be leaving Heidelberg. So perhaps it is providential that here just about exactly one month before my departure as we conclude this series of sermons on prayer that we ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:22-38

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Not What The Eye Sees Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 4, 2003

We might say "The clothes make the man," but God is more interested in the heart, and so should we be.

James 2:1-13 January 26, 2003 Not What The Eye Sees They say “the clothes make the man.” It is probably not that the clothes make the man, but that the clothes make our opinion of the man, or the woman. When I was in university, I was heavily involved with a Christian group on campus ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: *other

Stewardship

Contributed by Kevin Keeling on Mar 20, 2004

Cor 9:6-15 6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly

Stewardship Cor 9:6-15 6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8 And ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:6-15

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus On Divorce Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 15, 2003

Is divorce the "Second Unforgivable Sin" that many make it out to be? What did Jesus have to say about Divorce?

Mk 10:1-10 Divorce Morston 05-10-03 The subject of this morning’s Gospel reading – Marriage and Divorce - has been a hot topic in recent years. There has been much debate on whether we should we allow divorcees to marry for a second time in Church? In September 1999, the House of Bishops issued ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

God's Pruning

Contributed by Jim Miller on Nov 4, 2003

As Max Lucado says, God loves you just the way you are, but too much to leave you that way.

John 15:2; Hebrews 12:4-11. We’ve covered 17 verses I the last 2 weeks, think we’re going a little too fast! So I want to go back and pick up on some things we kind of hurried over. David and I were out examining our lemon tree the other day, lots of lemons, getting yellow, noticed there were ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:4-11, John 15:2

Denomination: Brethren

My "Other" Life

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Oct 16, 2002

Our culture of blame influences how we look at others, but the Lord says examine your own heart first.

My “Other” Life TCF Sermon February 7, 1999 A lawyer in San Diego filed a lawsuit against the city because, during a rock concert at a city facility, he was "forced" (that’s the word the news item used) to use the women’s restroom. GET THIS: he also sued the company that SOLD HIM THE BEER! ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Will

Contributed by James May on May 25, 2003

God will do just what he says he will do. We can be assured that his promises will come to pass.

Notice: This sermon was compiled, in part, from a 5 part series of sermons by Rev. Dennis Marquardt. All 5 of his sermons may be read on this site. May God richly bless you as you read these sermons. All scriptures quoted in this sermon are copied and/or quoted from the Authorized King James ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:16-18, Joshua 1:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Shadow Of Betrayal - Psalm 55 Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jun 21, 2006

It is vitally important that in our dark times, we cast our cares on God. As Peter says, He cares for you.

The shadow of betrayal Psalm 55 The psalm is a maskil. Ultimately, we don’t know what a maskil is. The best idea we have is that the word maskil is associated with the word "wise" or "skilled." In the times of the ancient Hebrews, wisdom could apply to anything. You could cook wisely (some might ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:1-23

Denomination: Mennonite

Increase Our Faith!

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Oct 8, 2007

Jesus gives us some hard saying in this text that need to be understood around Jesus’ disciples asking for their faith to be increased.

-My son likes going to AWANA. He enjoys playing games, hearing bible stories, singing to campfire songs. He doesn’t exactly enjoy memorizing bible passages. He give up several times while I am trying to help him learn the passages. I have to prod him on, telling him he can do it and that we are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran