Sermons on Unexpected Situation:

Is It Practical To Know Jesus Is Coming?

Contributed by Mark Adams on Nov 11, 2006

This is my attempt at an inductive-style sermon dealing with the coming of Christ.

ILLUS: I have a friend that I respect a lot. Just this last week, he told me that he’s coming to see me. He says he’s coming soon! -This is a person of high status, so I want to do my best to be ready for him, so I asked, “When are you coming? What day” - He said , “I can’t tell you that. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life Ain't Always Fair! Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 22, 2015

We learn from Solomon that life is not always fair. Yet, God is just!

Life Ain’t Always Fair Ecclesiastes 7-9 August 23, 2015 Have you ever done something really nice for someone and it backfired? It doesn’t matter what the reason or what you did . . . maybe they showed no appreciation – there was no thank you, no acknowledgment that you did ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Inconvenient Grace

Contributed by Alfred Beck on Sep 10, 2015

Grace is not always easy or convenient

Inconvenient Grace Numbers 22:22-31 Proverbs 19:21 Luke 10:38-42 That’s a funny clip about the foolishness of or the delusion of each of us being in control of our lives and of the plans we’ve made for them. But the truth is, very few things in life go exactly as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Moving Out Of The Cemetery Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 18, 2014

Get the moving truck ready, Jesus is moving out of the cemetery!

INTRODUCTION • OPENING VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • Easter is a holiday that makes NO sense without Jesus. • Why did Jesus suffer as He did? When we come to the realization as to why He died, we then need to make a choice! • Do we accept Him as our Savior or do we ignore ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:5-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Heart Like Joseph

Contributed by Lance Hostetter on Dec 25, 2012

This sermon calls all believers to demonstrate behavior like Joseph in time of stress.

A Heart Like Joseph Matthew 1:18-25 Introduction: Circumstances have the potential to change us. Traumatic events have a lasting effect on our lives. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Maybe: The divorce of our parents. A sudden loss! A difficult upbringing—a the trial of one of the most ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Forget The Pool! The Fountain Is Here!

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Dec 27, 2012

With Jesus on the scene tradition fades and the reality of the presence of the Source overshadows the forms and practices of man and the mainstream church!

John 5:1-14 KJV After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Are You Going Up Or Down?

Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 19, 2015

The rich man's sin was not his wealth, but his hard heart. Those who are rich have an obligation to help the poor. How we use what we have leads to God's judgment.

The Pope, Billy Graham and Oral Roberts all died on the same day and arrived at the Pearly Gates at the same time. St. Peter said to them, "I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is that we are full right now and I am going to have to send the three of you down to the devil. The good ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Anglican

Worship Works Wonders

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Dec 15, 2016

The greatest gift we can give Jesus this Christmas is our worship.

Worship Works Wonders Text: Luke 2:6-20 Introduction 1. “Dear Ladies, We know you mean well. We know you think you know best. But enough is enough. We have suffered in silence for too long. Having shared our pain with one another, we husbands hereby step out of the shadows and open our hearts. ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

The Second Coming Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014

The second coming of Christ is the great expectation of the church. We Christians are meant to live expectantly as we prepare for the Second Coming of Christ

The Second Coming Revelation 21:1-5 Do you remember the days when you were young and spoke before you thought it through? I was in my fourth year of ministry and my first Sunday in a new church. I walked into the Fellowship Hall where one of the Sunday School classes met. I greeted the Sunday ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-5

Denomination: Methodist

A Hero Rises Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jan 21, 2014

But it won’t be easy and definitely not predictable. Hang on—it’s going to be a bumpy ride for Joseph and for us.

Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church 29 Dec 2013 Gen 37:1-2 All sermons are abbreviated A Hero Rises • Series Intro: • Pages/Bibles/filled/stories/hundreds/men/women. • Nearly every story contains one common thread. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Hunchback

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 28, 2014

Jesus helps us when we move through the storms of life.

Luke 13:10-17 Hunchback August 25, 2013 It’s unexpected and it’s agonizing. You reach to pick up a package, you bend down to tie your shoes, you sneeze, you twist as you stretch, or maybe you scoop up a child. And something suddenly goes wrong. You know it in an instant. A wrench. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

Direct And Protect Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Aug 12, 2012

This message deals with the results of using alcohol. The scripture says that it leads to a loss of control which in turn affects our character. We need to pay attention to this warning.

“Driving Between the Lines” Ephesians 5:15-18 We see them every day but most of us don’t pay much attention to them. Since I have been preparing this series I have paid a lot of attention to them. They’re called guardrails. Guardrails are that invisible part of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-18

Denomination: Baptist

My Shepherd Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 11, 2012

A relevant series looking at Psalm 23

My Shepherd July 15, 2012 Psalm 23 I heard about a man who hated his wife's cat. He wanted to get rid of it, but she wouldn't let him. Finally, he decided he had enough! So, he put the cat in his car and drove to the other side of town, let the cat out, and drove home with a smile. As he ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:2-3

Denomination: Baptist

Incarnation

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Dec 16, 2011

The Word creates the universe and all that is within it and centuries later he presents Himself in human form as a helpless little baby, all to woo us.

Incarnation Advent #3 Dec 11, 2011 Blackness. Deep, inky, heavy, darkness. The kind that presses in from all sides, crushing, chaotic and formless, and yet powerful. It is not eyes-shut blackness – it is eyes wide open blackness, pupils straining to dilate further, desperate for the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

At (@) The Name Of Jesus

Contributed by Jay Mccluskey on Dec 30, 2011

Characteristics of Jesus that we can associate with His name.

AT (@) THE NAME OF JESUS Philippians 2:5-11 We can only imagine how carefully God chose those who would be the earthly parents of His son…the ones who would do for this most holy child what all parents do for their children: feed them, clothe them, protect them. Yet one of the most common ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Baptist