Sermons on Unexplainable:

Don't Make Belshazzar's Mistake Series

Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2004

A look at Daniel 5 where we learn to avoid the mistake of Belshazzar and repent while we have the chance.

Situation in Babylon The situation in Babylon has changed since the last chapter and the last of Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar has died and there have been several coups as various different people have seized the throne only to be overthrown. The latest occupant on the throne, Nabodinius has kept the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Holiness

Things Are Not What They Seem

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 16, 2004

If we are to understand what is happening around us, we need: 1. New eyes to see. 2. New ears to hear. 3. A new heart to believe.

We have just read about a man named Jacob who checked into what some have called “The Hard Rock Hotel.” He had a vision which turned his ordinary world into the extraordinary. He saw something that he had not seen before, but which was there all the time. He would never have believed it in his ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-17

Denomination: Methodist

Jesus Was Spiritually Connected Series

Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 17, 2005

Part two of an 8 part Lenten series on Jesus with this mesasage focusing on his spiritual connectedness to God.

JESUS WAS SPIRITUALLY CONNECTED Sunday, February 17, 2002 TEXT: Mark 1: 21-29 We are starting a series today on celebrating Jesus and discovering what makes him so attractive. Just to show you hold old I am, as a boy I remember going to McDonald’s and seeing the sign that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Deep Secrets, Deep Deliverance

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jun 23, 2005

...where a person cannot connect to heaven; there is no vision, no dream, no prophesy; he sees nothing, he hears nothing from God. Every thing in the spirit realm is dark, deaf and dumb there is a need for deliverance.

Daniel 2:22 “He revealeth the deep and secret things: He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with Him”. There are some things that are deep and others are on the surface. When you want to get something that is deep, you have to dig deep to find out. Gold, oil, are treasures ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:22, Daniel 2:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Narnia: Through The Wardobe Into Winter Series

Contributed by Steve Hickey on Dec 14, 2005

Jesus is our way out of spiritual winter.

THROUGH THE WARDROBE INTO WINTER This past week our creative team met to nail down all the titles for this NARNIA Christmas message series. You can see the title we settled on for today – Through the Wardrobe into Winter. I’m mainly going to talk today about spiritual winter. This succession of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

Contributed by David Swensen on Apr 2, 2002

The just penalty of our sin is death and separation from God.Our sin demands that we be forsaken by God. Christ,took our place; When we, by faith, repent of our sin and receive the gift of salvation, Christ’s death is appropriated to cover our sin

INTRODUCTION At the age of 41,Elizabeth Barrett became the wife of Robert Browning, the famous English poet. Her father, a widower, disowned her.He objected to the marriage and disowned her simply because he didn’t want any of his children to leave home and break up the family! Elizabeth’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:45-50

Denomination: Baptist

Such A Fuss

Contributed by Paul Decker on Aug 28, 2002

We are either for or against Jesus.

SUCH A FUSS John 7:40-52 S: Jesus Th: Jesus as a cause of division Pr: WE ARE EITHER FOR OR AGAINST JESUS. ?: How? How is it observed? KW: Stages TS: We will find in our study of John 7:40-52 three stages that demonstrate how we can either be for or against Jesus. The ____ stage ...read more

Scripture: John 7:40-52

Denomination: Baptist

Divine Openings (Easter)

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 16, 2001

Luke chapter 24 contains several divine openings which deal with the resurrection of Christ.

DIVINE OPENINGS Luke 24:1-3, 13-16, 28-32 INTRO.- I Cor. 16:9 Paul said, “A great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.” A GREAT DOOR HAS OPENED TO ME. Many times throughout our lives certain doors are opened to us. Doors of opportunity. ILL.- A ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living With A Sense Of Urgency

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Mar 17, 2003

Being only days away now from something known as “March Madness,” the pace and intensity of college basketball games begin to reach a new level. There’s a sense of urgency as teams begin to prepare for a run that will eventually result in four unbeaten

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: Being only days away now from something known as “March Madness,” the pace and intensity of college basketball games begin to reach a new level. There’s a sense of urgency as teams begin to prepare for a run that will eventually result in four unbeaten teams, one of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-11

Carry Your Load

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Mar 13, 2006

Any other burden that you are bearing apart from the one that Jesus says is light is not from Him.

As you settle down to read this message, I would like you to put on your warfare armour and get ready to do some fighting today. The world is becoming a dangerous place. In fact, according to the Scriptures, the world is running mad and there is no gentle way of arresting a mad man. In the same ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 35:8, Proverbs 26:27

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Christ Makes All The Difference Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Mar 24, 2007

Does one person really make all the difference? When do things make all the difference? When we are changed, moved to laugh or cry, celebrated and sacrificed for. “Why The CHRIST Makes All The Difference” explores why Jesus makes all the difference to Eas

What Difference Does Easter Make? “Why the CHRIST Makes All The Difference” 2 Corinthians 5:21 Does one person really make all that much difference? When I was in the fourth grade I had a SS teacher who wasn’t like any of the SS teachers I had before. Bruce challenged us with one thing: memorize ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:21

Denomination: Methodist

Knowing God's Power Series

Contributed by W F on Sep 16, 2004

We can access God’s power in order to bring him glory in our own lives and in our world (Part 1 "Fresh Lessons From Former Leaders").

24 year old Danny Simpson was sentenced to 6 years in jail for robbing a bank. Danny got 6 years in the clink for stealing $6,000. But the gun he used in the robbery ended up in a museum. The .45 caliber Colt semi-automatic turned out to be an antique made in 1918 by the Ross Rifle Company. His ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:16-40

Denomination: *other

Creation Or Accident Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 5, 2002

Christianity answers three basic questions: 1. What is the origin of life? 2. What is the meaning of life? 3. What is the value of life?

On March 5, the Ohio House of Representatives began hearings on two controversial bills which are attempting to allow students to be taught alternative views of biological origins. House Bill 481 would call for “origins science” classes to be “taught objectively and without religious, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16-20

Denomination: Methodist

How To Help People Who Are Really Suffering. Series

Contributed by William Huegel on Jan 27, 2006

I want to talk about what Job’s friends did that was right. They blew it later, but when they first came to Job, they were wonderful.

How to Help People Who Are Really Suffering. Job 2:11-13 Reverend William A. Huegel First Baptist Church of Wallingford January 29, 2006 Job’s Three Friends 11 When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

Disciples In The Making Pt3 Series

Contributed by Dan Campbell on May 7, 2007

The last couple of weeks we have been looking at the struggles and pressures the disciples faced.

DISCIPLES IN THE MAKING pt 3 Mark 6:30-56 The last couple of weeks we have been looking at the struggles and pressures the disciples faced. First there was the pressure of unbelief, then the pressure of assignments, then people-pressure. There is a fourth pressure on the disciples in Mark 6, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-56

Denomination: Assembly Of God