Sermons on Unacceptable:

U-Turns Mandatory Series

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 9, 2001

Rrepentance is essential if we are going to be prepared for the coming of Christ and his kingdom (Advent, year A, Sunday 2, 9 Dec 01)

 John the Baptist was a truly strange fellow. I can imagine his performance review from the board of clergy examiners. - - - - - - - - - Dear John ben Zechariah: The board of examiners completed their visit and frankly were concerned about several matters pertaining to your person ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: *other

Construction Of Kingdom 6

Contributed by J. Ritter Jr on Oct 18, 2000

Introduction We continue our series, The Construction of a Kingdom.

Introduction We continue our series, The Construction of a Kingdom. We have looked into the life of David, a shepherd boy, a king's servant, a giant slayer, a cave dweller, a leader - but ultimately, God's man chosen to occupy the throne. We have observed his character, his faith, his obedience, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-19

What Are You Full Of?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 14, 2004

Just as Mary and Joseph were full of grace, so must we be.

When Jonathon and Daniel were younger, I used to say to them, “You’re full of blarney!” To which they would respond, “BJ!” as they thought I said that they were “full of Barney the dinosaur” because BJ is Barney’s friend. “You’re full of it” is an expression we use either in teasing or in all ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Denomination: Church Of God

Hold On! God's Blessing Will Come Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 6, 2003

A WORD TO THE CHURCH - Haggai (Part 4) Sin has polluted our lives, but God has promised to bring a harvest of blessing into our lives through obedience.

· In the movie "Groundhog Day" actor Bill Murray wakes up to the same day over and over. He finds himself confronted with the same situations he had faced just the day before all over again; only of course it isn’t a new day–he’s stuck on groundhog’s day. Only he is aware of the repetition which ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:10-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

If Jesus Came To Your House Series

Contributed by Sue Richard on Mar 22, 2003

Through this passage in Leviticus we discover how the leprosy of sin attacks our homes and what God requires.

IF JESUS CAME TO YOUR HOUSE I hope many of you, like myself are discovering that the book of Leviticus is anything but a dull book of law. Today we continue our series of sermons from the book of Leviticus. The text comes from the third section chapters 11-16. This section ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 14:34-57

Denomination: Brethren

Submission Means Development

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Apr 22, 2002

We can prevent God’s blessing by unbleif

SUBMISSION MEANS DEVELOPMENT Deut. 1:19-36 "The positive side of life" Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year. How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you’re on. Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:16-31

Denomination: Wesleyan

There Is Nothing Impossible For God.

Contributed by Jacob Kutty on May 1, 2006

A sermon which explains how God can help us in problems which are impossible for us.

There is nothing impossible for God. 2 King 4:1-7 We all are familiar with this chapter. In this chapter we can see two women. One poor widow, another Rich women. Both are in a problems, which cannot be solved by themselves and the Prophet Elisha solved their respective problems. This is the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Living Beyond The Ordinary Series

Contributed by Bob Lentz on Sep 13, 2006

Dealing with the paradox of "being perfect as the Heavenly Father is perfect".

Living Beyond The Ordinary 9-17-06 Series: Building Blocks of Paradox Matt. 5:43-48 Intro. This morning we’re going to begin a brand new series based on the paradoxes of scripture. Now a paradox is basically a statement that seems to be impossible, contradictory, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Baptist

Good News?

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007

John wants to know whether Jesus is the Messiah, because it doesn’t seem that the gospel he’s proclaiming is good news. But it is!

I guess everyone has some idea what we mean when we talk about the gospel. But I wonder what your preferred translation of that word would be. Is Good News the correct translation do you think? Is the gospel necessarily good news? You may never have thought about that question, but if you do ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:18-35

Denomination: Anglican

Letters To 7 Churches 3 - Pergamum And Thyatira Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007

Thew opposition is great and the temptation to compromise is also great. but God encourages them to hold firm.

As we move on from Ephesus and Smyrna to Pergamum and Thyatira we see the intensity of opposition and persecution increasing. While in Smyrna there was a warning of possible death for Christ, in Pergamum we find it’s happened. Here maintaining belief in Christ has cost Antipas his life. Yet ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-29

Denomination: Anglican

Letters To 7 Churches 3 - Pergamum And Thyatira Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007

Thew opposition is great and the temptation to compromise is also great. but God encourages them to hold firm.

As we move on from Ephesus and Smyrna to Pergamum and Thyatira we see the intensity of opposition and persecution increasing. While in Smyrna there was a warning of possible death for Christ, in Pergamum we find it’s happened. Here maintaining belief in Christ has cost Antipas his life. Yet ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-29

Denomination: Anglican

Christian Influence

Contributed by Dewayne Gamez on Nov 10, 2007

Christians are the salt AND the light

Christian Influence Good morning everybody! I am so glad to be here serving with you all. The Lord has brought us together for a reason, His reason! It is to learn, to receive, to give, and to praise! Matthew 5:13-16 says, “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Unusual Signs Of The Crucifixion Series

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Jun 8, 2007

Part 3 of the series There Is Power In the Blood. At the time of the Crucifixion some unusual signs pointed to Jesus as the Messiah.

There Is Power In the Blood – Part 3 Unusual Signs of the Crucifixion I. Introduction For the past few weeks we have been doing a Bible study entitled There Is Power in the Blood. The purpose of this study has been to learn why God puts such a great importance on this red stuff flowing through ...read more

Scripture: John 19:19-22

Denomination: Baptist

Life Swap – Part 1 Series

Contributed by David Derry on Oct 23, 2006

This is the first in a series of sermons in which I discuss some of the many changes that take place when a person becomes a believer. According to scripture, when a person makes the choice to become a follower of Christ, they experience a life swap, as

Today at TLC we’re beginning a new series called “Life Swap”. Whether you’ve seen the show or not, most of you have probably heard of the show “wife swap”. On the show, two moms swap families for two weeks. And they always make sure to choose two houses with totally different rules, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Disciplines Of A Disciple Of Christ Series

Contributed by David Richardson on Feb 28, 2007

Let us therefore throw off all that hinders and run the course set out for us...

Title: The Disciplines of a Disciple of Christ, part I Robert Baxter, an English Puritan church leader during the 1600’s, had this say: "It is a most lamentable [regrettable] thing to see how most people spend their time and their energy for trifles [unimportant things], while God is cast aside. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-6

Denomination: Calvary Chapel