Sermons on Unconventional:

Surrounded By Something Better

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 13, 2002

Funeral message for Gary Pervall, Air Force veteran who died of the effects of Agent Orange.

Being surrounded is threatening. Even when what surrounds you is not dangerous, you still feel threatened. How do you feel if you are closed in? Suffocated if there is too much of anything surrounding us. I know of people, for example, who don’t like to be in a small room; they get ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Who Is The Greatest?

Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 26, 2002

This is a message on what it takes to be "The Greatest" in God’s Kingdom. It discusses the role of a "Servant Leader" and seeks to explore specifics about being "great" in the Kingdom of God.

Who is the Greatest? Illustration: Muhammad Ali today is called the greatest. But it hasn’t always been that way. He became the greatest in the eyes of the world over the last 40 years. Muhammad Ali used to “float like a butterfly” and “sting like a bee”. He dazzled crowds with his amazing ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Christian Church

What It Takes To Do His Work

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 21, 2007

Gideon answered the call of God and learnt to overcome discouragement, doubt and obstacles to accomplish the purpose of God.

What does it take to do the work God has called us to do and finish it? Take a look at Gideon. He was called by God for a special purpose at a special time. • God heard the cries of the people, and He wanted to save them from their enemies. He needs a man to do the job. • Gideon needs to ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:7-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christmas Time With John The Baptist

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 7, 2009

A sermon on John the Baptist for Christmas (Idea came from Boyce Mouton)

Christmas Time with John the Baptist for 12/6/2009 Introduction: A preacher got up around this time of the year and said, “Today we are going to talk about the special birth of a baby boy over 2,000 years ago. His birth was predicted by the Old Testament prophets. An angel appeared to the father ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Dwells With Us

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Dec 13, 2012

Have we ever asked Where is God? The answer is simple. He dwells with us.

God Dwells With Us Many of you would have read the book “Where is God when it Hurts”, by Philip Yancey. This morning, I want to do some thing unconventional and start my sermon by reading from Yancey’s book. After carefully and systematically analyzing the issue of pain and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus: The Son Of Man

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jul 9, 2014

CHRIST'S POWER IN THE EVENTS OF LIFE

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church June 22, 2014 John 2:1-11 JESUS: THE SON OF MAN Intro: John's majestic Gospel serves/magnificent gallery • Display/glory/Jesus/no other literature/earth can. • Enter/chap 1, John gives convincing evidence/deity/Jesus • proves him ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Divine Dynasty

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jun 16, 2013

A sermon to challenge men to establish a great spiritual heritage.

"Divine Dynasty" Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15

Denomination: Baptist

Palm Sunday 2019

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 12, 2019

Some reflections on Palm Sunday

TSJ 2019 Palm Sunday 2019 This morning’s Gospel reading relates the beginning of one of the most momentous weeks in Antiquity – usually accepted to have been in AD 29. Indeed in my opinion it is the most important week in history. We know the story of Palm Sunday so well that it is hard to ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-26, Matthew 21:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

S. T. A. R. T

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on May 3, 2023

The Good Shepherd offers us a chance to have a new life in Christ

John 10:1-10 This Sunday is known as ‘The Good Shepherd’ Sunday – almost everyone knows some variation of this parable: the shepherd who knew all the sheep's names, the one who left 99 sheep to rescue one, and gathered them into the sheepfold to be safe. Here is another image of the shepherd ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10, Isaiah 43:18-19

Denomination: Episcopal

Battle Strategies From The Book Of Joshua PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

God's promises, our battles, divine strategies, and the consequences of compromise and pride, emphasizing that God can do the impossible through His faithful followers.

Good morning, family! Today, we're diving headfirst into the book of Joshua, chapters 5 through 11. We're going to be talking about some heavy stuff - God's promises, our battles, strategies from the Almighty, and the consequences of compromise and pride. As we navigate through these topics, I'm ...read more

Topics: Lessons, Battles

Women Who Ministered To Jesus PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 2, 2024

This sermon encourages Christians to emulate the faith and service of the women in Luke 8:1-3, actively contributing to God's Kingdom rather than passively consuming its benefits.

Beloved brothers and sisters, let us gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in the spirit of unity and love that binds us as one. It is a joyous occasion whenever we come together to bask in the resplendent light of God's Word, to be nourished by His truth, and to be transformed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:1-3

Topics: Women, Working, Christ

Eight Great Mistakes As Seen In John 9

Contributed by Charles Holt on Aug 13, 2001

The healing of the blind beggar provides the backdrop for interesting discussions on vital spiritual principles with present day applications.

Charles W. Holt email: cholt@gt.rr.com Introduction: In John 9, we find people expressing serious errors in judgment that affect themselves and others. There is an interesting interaction between Jesus, the 12 disciples, the blind man, his parents, their neighbors, and the Pharisees. The fears, ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Can We Talk To The Dead? Series

Contributed by Marty Baker on Mar 13, 2002

This messages addresses the culture fascination with psychics. It is based on the OT Story of Saul and the Medium of Endor.

Can You Talk to the Dead? Dr. Marty Baker Stevens Creek Community Church Church of God Augusta, GA 1 Samuel 28:1-25 March 3, 2002 Introduction: Movie Trailer from "Dragonfly". Do you believe that you can talk to someone who has crossed over to the other side? A Washington Post Weekly ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:1-25

Denomination: Church Of God

Overcoming Unbelief

Contributed by Rick Adams on Mar 23, 2002

Unbelief can hinder God’s people from experiencing fulfillment in their predetermined destiny. So how do we overcome it?

NOTE: My manuscripts are basically my thoughts on paper. Typically, I use them as a guide, not verbatim. Very rarely do I preach my message exactly the way I wrote it. If you would like to hear the message preached, please visit Abundant Life Fellowship’s multimedia page at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unrelenting Terror Series

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 10, 2009

“Unrelenting Terror” will be a huge issue for America and the world! It was not until 911 that we woke that early September morning to the fact that terrorist are now stepping on our soil, studying in our schools and blending into our society.

Last week we began this series with “Unclaimed Truth” and learned how important it will be for Christians everywhere to stand for truth in 2009. And we concluded with the fact that, we as a body of believers, needs to inspire with the truth as best we can in this New Year! Today we take on the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:6-7

Denomination: Baptist