Sermons on Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus:

Witnessing And Wisdom In The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 2, 2008

Moses shares w/ his father in law Jethro, who shares right back. Principles of priority, personnel, planning, and pride. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint.

Witnessing and Wisdom in the Wilderness Exodus 18:1-27 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WitnessWisdom.html It’s a family reunion as Moses is reunited w/ his wife and sons, and his father in law, Jethro. The last time Jethro had been in Moses’ presence he heard him tell about his talk w/ some ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Hazards Ahead: Watch Out! Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 13, 2019

Life is like a journey on a winding mountain road; we need to be alert to the hazards!

Hazards Ahead: Watch Out! (Proverbs 27:4-7) 1. Moms come in all varieties. Rather than share a joke about moms, today I will share a couple of humorous true stories: My mother, a master of guilt trips, showed me a photo of herself waiting by a phone that never rings. “Mom, I call all the time,” ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:4-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fruit Of The Spirit Part 2

Contributed by Jed Smith on Feb 19, 2022

In my last message, we went over 4/9 fruits of the Spirit, in this sermon, we will go over examples of people producing the fruit of the spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." My first one is an example of Joy. Philipians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Leads The Church? (Christ Leads The Church)

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008

Sometimes, we get too tied up with thinking that the Pastor is our leader and our guide. The truth is, Christ is the true leader of the church!

1 Corinthians 1:10-18 (p 1772) I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Walking With The Black Dog

Contributed by Paul Cull on Apr 28, 2005

Walking with the black dog of depression affects us all but can bring us close to God and is not the end

‘Walking with the Black Dog’ Introduction ’Black dog’ was the term Winston Churchill coined for depression - his own depression. For his depression was like a Black Dog that cast an ever present shadow over his life. That anxiety, that depression, that ever present shadow, like Winston ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-10

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Romans Road PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 1, 2023

This sermon explores our sinful nature, God's unconditional love, and the path to salvation through faith, emphasizing God's patience and His timeline.

Good morning, family. I'm so glad to see each and every one of you here today. You know, there's a quote by Randy Alcorn that has been rattling around in my mind these past few weeks. He said, "Grace never ignores the awful truth of our depravity; in fact it emphasizes it. The worse we realize we ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23, Romans 3:10-12, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8, Romans 10:8-9, Romans 10:13  (view more)  (view less)

Topics: Salvation

Prayer

Contributed by Clint Shrum on Jan 9, 2007

5 elements of prayer

PRAYER I Thessalonians 5:12-18 Intro: I am confident in saying the most neglected part of our spiritual life is prayer. More than church attendance, testifying, bible studying etc…prayer is often not a part of our daily lives. Even more so a lot of Christians only pray at church or when they are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Politically Incorrect Promise

Contributed by David Beirne on Apr 29, 2004

Trying to see one of today’s great political standoff from a Biblical position, this message presents a look at the Abrahamic covenant and why this ancient promise has such great influence on world politics 3000+ years later.

God’s Politically Incorrect Promise Genesis 17:1-8 Introduction: Israeli vs. Palestinian. Christian vs. Muslim. Jew vs. Everybody in the Middle East. Why is a small country, whose population barely matches the combined populations of Dallas, Houston, Ft. Worth, and San Antonio (all in Texas, of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-8, Galatians 3:29

Denomination: Baptist

Is God Into Prosperity?

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005

a God who blesses

Intro: over the years there are many ministers who have been labeled prosperity preachers. Their main message has been that God desires to prosper the lives of those who serve Him. Even though I do not agree with every aspect of some of their teachings, I am in full agreement with the concept of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Being Friends With God - "Worship" Series

Contributed by Andy Payne on Aug 29, 2010

What is considered authentic has less to do with what our tastes and likes and dislikes. It has to do with our willingness to surrender ourselves to God almighty, creator of heaven and earth. That is what worship is all about.

Worship Developing Your Friendship with God (From Rick Warren's "40 Days of Purpose" Intro: Worship Wars Two issues that split the church Finance/Money (or hiring/firing a pastor) Worship (Style and Form) What is authentic worship? AsCo-ordinator of Contemporary service in Athens, AL ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:10

Denomination: Baptist

The Ideal Discipleship Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 11, 2009

Win ’em, wet ’em, & wean ’em. That last step is the big one of discipleship - "Teaching them to observe all things..." Often forsaken, but so important! Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

The Ideal Discipleship I Thessalonians 3 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/IdealDiscipleship.html Chapter 2 had a nursing mother, and a teaching father doing spiritual parenting of these new believers. It leads perfectly into this chapter about grounding new believers. v. 2 “to establish you” v. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Fearing God Our Father Without Being Afraid Of Him Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Jan 30, 2014

Foreigners in a Foreign Land Fearing God our Father Without Being Afraid of Him

Foreigners in a Foreign Land Fearing God our Father Without Being Afraid of Him 1 Peter 1:17-21 David Taylor We are in the midst of the first of three mini series in 1 Peter. The first, “Foreigners in a Foreign Land” (1.1-2.10) we have been looking at what Peter says about our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Will Be All Over In The Morning

Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Mar 19, 2010

WE ALL FIND OURSELVES IN A LION DEN OF A SITUATION FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT THERE IS NO NEED TO PANIC IT WILL BE ALL OVER IN THE MORNING.

IT WILL BE ALL OVER IN THE MORNING DANIEL 6:16-24 DARWIN HOBBS DECLARES IN SINGINGHE’S ABLE: GOD IS ABLE TO DO JUST WHAT HE SAID HE WOULD DO HE’S GONNA FULLFILL EVERY PROMISE TO YOU DON’T GIVE UP ON GOD CAUSE HE WON’T GIVE UP ON YOU HE’S ABLE DARWIN WAS SUGGESTING THAT NO MATTER HOW DAUNTING, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:16-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mothers In Tight Situations Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 9, 2011

No matter what challenges you face, you can face them in a godly way.

Mothers in Tight Situations (topical) 1. Contemplating motherhood can makes some of us sentimental: A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed a little old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Revelation Twenty-One (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Diana Tyler on Oct 30, 2023

It's not just sex

So many people these days view sex as a casual thing to do with anybody at any time. If you take a good look at the TV shows, movies, magazines, books, and websites on the Internet, you can see that our society is literally saturated with sex. We hear sex therapists talking about how to improve our ...read more