Sermons on Turning Back:

Back To The Basic Series

Contributed by Wade Bridges on Feb 26, 2001

The Beginning of a Series on the Basic’s of Christian life.

"THE WORD OF GOD" Psalms 119:9-16 Today, we begin a Series on Getting Back to the Basic. From time to time we need to just go back to our Roots. See what has brought us thus far and see where we have come from to now. This will be a Seven (7) Part Series on this Subject and we begin today ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Back To The Basics Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 16, 2003

A topical sermon introducing the series of "loving others". Sincerely loving others is God’s plan for us, no matter how hard it can be.

Romans 12:9 – Back to the Basics Frank was setting up a sundial in his yard when his neighbor Tom asked, “What’s this for?” Frank stopped to explain, “The sun hits that small triangular spike and casts a shadow on the face of the sundial. Then as the sun moves across the sky, the shadow also ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9, Matthew 5:48

Denomination: Baptist

Back To Basics

Contributed by Alton Coleman on Mar 11, 2002

Some things are basic to maintaining our relationship with Christ.

Back To Basics Scripture Reading: Psalm 11:1-7 Living Bible Version: Psalm 11:1-7 How dare you tell me, "Flee to the mountains for safety," when I am trusting in the Lord? [2] For the wicked have strung their bows, drawn their arrows tight against the bowstrings, and aimed from ambush at ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 11:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

Back To The Future Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 22, 2001

Three consequnces of living between Christ’s first and second coming.

Several years ago my mom and late stepfather were hiking back from some hot springs in the desert when they decided to take a shortcut back to their car. That shortcut ended up getting them hopelessly lost in the desert. With the blazing heat beating down on them and with no food or water, slowly ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Back To The Word

Contributed by Joe Rowland on Mar 13, 2008

What we as Christians need to do is get Back to the Word and live by the example that it gives us.

Back To The Word Hebrews 2:1-4 1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. {let...: Gr. run out as leaking vessels} 2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Back To The Future

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 24, 2007

This is a sermon about the importance of baptism in the life of the believer.

You are all familiar with this translation of Matthew 28:19-20 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Here is a more literal ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Back To The Altar Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 17, 2007

It is at the altar of prayer that we find the power of God.

Back to the Altar Text: Joshua 8:30-35 Introduction 1. Illustration: A heart-broken little girl began to kneel and pour out her heart to God in the altar at her local church. She did not know what to say. As she wept speechless, she began to remember what her Father had told her, "God knows ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:30-35

Denomination: Methodist

Back To Bethel

Contributed by Ed Wood on May 26, 2007

No matter how far you have gone away from Him, God still loves you and still calls you.

BACK TO BETHEL Genesis 35:1-7 INTRO: Jacob is one of the strangest characters in the Bible. Someone has said that he is the worst and the best man in the Old Testament. When we see him cheating his brother, Esau, he is at his worst; when we hear him making his vows unto God after his vision, he is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Back To The Basics Series

Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Mar 31, 2008

Sometimes getting our spiritual lives back on track is as simple as listening to God and doing what we know is right to do.

Series: Joshua Text: Joshua 8:30-35 Title: “Back To The Basics” I. We Must Come Back To God (30-32) Vs. 30 • In order for Joshua to build an alter to God on Mt. Ebal, He had to lay down his own plans. o After Israel had defeated Jericho and Ai, they now controlled the east-west route that ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:30-35

Denomination: Baptist

"Back To Zero"

Contributed by Ken Harris on Jan 25, 2009

The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to Walk in Obedience to the voice of God in all things.

25 January 2009 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel F.O.B. Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: God is a God of love and mercy, who would rather forgive and save our enemies rather than punish and destroy them. REFERENCES: Third Sunday after Epiphany; Hebrews 6:1-3 (GNB) “Let us go ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Back To The Basics

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Oct 7, 2009

This lesson suggests that Faith, Hope, and Love are the “fundamentals” or “basics” that we need to get back to when our lives are in a spiritual slump.

Back to the Basics 07/31/05 AM Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 INTRODUCTION 1. I suspect the problem is one akin to an athlete or a sport team which is "in a slump" a. Such a person or team "goes through the motions", but they are not performing up to their true potential b. The solution in sports: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Back To Basics

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 27, 2010

There are times when a church, however successful, must review the basics: do we love those whom we serve, are we able to love those with whom we disagree, and can we feel sheer, passionate love for Christ Himself?

Where I come from, the real religion is basketball. Baptists, Methodists, and Catholics all take a distant back seat, because the real religion in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is basketball. No spring day goes by without every schoolboy finding his way to the hoops to do lay-ups and to dream about ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Going Back.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Oct 6, 2004

We, who were at one time in bondage to sin, when Jesus come into our heart and life, He breaks the bondage of sin and sets us free.

Going back. Galatians 2:1 -- 10. 10/03/04 The thing we need to remember about the book of Galatians is that the message of Paul is under attack. When he went to Galatia, he preached salvation by Grace through faith plus nothing. In comes the false teachers, teaching salvation by the Grace of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Back To Bethel.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jan 19, 2004

When a person receives Jesus as his personal Savior, he receives a new nature from God. The new nature doesn’t destroy the old nature that is in the person before conversion. The old nature is still alive and very real in the life of the believer.

BACK TO BETHEL. Genesis 35 01/18/04 When a person receives Jesus as his personal Savior, he receives a new nature from God. The new nature doesn’t destroy the old nature that is in the person before conversion. The old nature is still alive and very real in the life of the believer. Still ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

Back To The Basics

Contributed by Ronald Beatty on Mar 5, 2004

Some basic things that all believers should know.

BACK TO THE BASICS Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. This is the very basic beginning of our understanding of God. In the beginning there was God. Before there was anything else there was God. Now most of us look at this passage and think that this is only referring ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1, Romans 7:15-16

Denomination: Pentecostal