Sermons on Unforgivness:

The God Of The No More

Contributed by Norris Harris I on Feb 6, 2003

The Apostle Paul sees a Mass of Huddled People, Disowned Yet Reconciled, in Heaven’s Embassy on earth. There they are, Joined Together and Made One, with no middle walls to separate or enmity to isolate. Yet, while possessing Peace, they are wondering: WH

Tucked away in Verse 19 of Paul Letter to the Church at Ephesus at Chapter 2, is the Text of Scripture I want to raise to level of consciousness. I have tagged and targeted for teaching EPHESIANS 2:19. It reads in the KJV: "Now therefore you are NO MORE strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:19

Denomination: Baptist

Is It Safe Sex?

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000

Sexual fulfillment is a very shallow goal to have in life. Instead, we need to seek spiritual fulfillment in Jesus Christ

Dear Mom, Yes, some of the things you have heard about this city are probably true. In fact, they say the main reason people come to this place is because of sex. Sexual immorality is more prevalent than you could ever imagine. By God’s grace, I have remained chaste, but it seems I am being ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Denomination: Baptist

Life Is Like A Baseball Game

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 19, 2002

The Cal Ripken Jr. World Series of baseball has invaded Mattoon, IL, and life is somewhat similar to a baseball game.

LIFE IS LIKE A BASEBALL GAME I Cor. 9:25 "Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." INTRO.- ILL.- In the popular 1994 movie "Forrest Gump," Forrest with an IQ of 74 said, "Mama ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Father's Fear

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 14, 2002

Dealing with fatherly fears from a biblical perspective - 2002 father’s day message.

A Father’s Fear I have been a father for 11 years. Remember holding my first child in Regina, SK, in the fall of 1990. What an incredible experience! Then reality kicks in. Babies have a way to remind you that you don’t live in a perfect world. Because babies are the rudest people alive. They ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 46:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical Free

God's Great Concern And Our Petty Concerns Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 23, 2002

God’s Great concern in the salvation of the lost. Is this our concern or are we more concerned about our own comfort?

Jonah 4 June 23, 2002 God’s great concern & our petty concern Have you ever got it completely wrong? Have you ever flown off the handle, and let someone really have it only to discover that what you thought had happened hadn’t really happened or that you were the one in the wrong? It’s the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: *other

Valentine's Day, The Olympics And Religion

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 7, 2002

About God’s incredible love for us inspite of our sin which gives us security to move into our world to bless others in Christ’s name

Valentine’s Day, The Olympics and Religion Eph.3:14-4:16 a. One thing in common in all three: PRESSURE! In the Olympics – go for the gold! Try telling the Canadian men’s hockey team if they don’t feel it. Tell Elvis Stojko if he does not want to succeed badly and go out in a blaze of glory in ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Living Out Life With God Living In Us

Contributed by John Stensrud on Jul 1, 2001

An expository sermon based on a series preached at Immanuel Baptist Church, Elgin, IL in 2001.

Message Title: “Living Out Life with God Living In Us” Philippians 2.12-18 Delivered on July 1, 2001 at Immanuel Baptist Church by Pastor John Stensrud. Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18, Philippians 2:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Miracle Cry Series

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 17, 2001

Psalm 61: I - 2 says, "Hear my cry, O God: attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I."

THE MIRACLE CRY Dr. D. K. Olukoya Beloved, before we go into the message, let us start by uttering a miracle cry. Pray aggressively like this: "Oh Lord, convert my disappointment into miracle, in the name of Jesus." We will start by looking at some verses on miracle cry in the Bible. Psalm 56:9 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 61:1-2, Psalm 107:26-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Avoid Being Blinded To The Truth Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 23, 2001

How to avoid being blinded to the truth of the Holy Spirit

Gal. 3:1-5 Theme - Avoid being blinded to the Spirit by relying on works of the flesh. What happens to people who prefer to live by the letter of the law rather than by the Spirit of grace? While the Bible urges us to perfection, you do not become holy through the keeping of the law. Paul saw ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus In Love Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 18, 2002

Jesus, in dealing with sexual sin, did NOT make an object out of the woman involved, nor did He feel it necessary to do anything but give her space to work out her own spiritual issues. He DID determine that His aim was redemption, not shame, and He love

All these years of preaching and teaching, and no one has ever asked me why Jesus didn’t have a wife or a girl friend. No one has even so much as wondered out loud whether Jesus the man felt what most men feel. Are you afraid of that question? Or do you just suppose that, after all, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Silence Is Golden Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 27, 2005

Bible Couples, Pt. 7 "Zechariah and Elizabeth"

SILENCE IS GOLDEN (LUKE 1:5-25) Middle Age is the last laugh before old age, which is no laughing matter. People in middle-age can identify with this excerpt from a piece of humor titled “Middle Age”: Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty, but everything else starts to wear out, fall out, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Choose You This Day Whom Ye Will Serve,

Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 14, 2005

“Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the Gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD!

Choose You This Day Whom Ye Will Serve, But As For Me And My House We Will Serve The Lord SUNDAY AM 11/28/1999 Joshua 24:14-24 14 “Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the Gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-24

Denomination: Church Of God

The Challenge Of Criticism Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Nov 21, 2005

One of the major landmines to seeing your vision fulfilled is handling criticism. This sermon explores the types of criticism Nehemiah faced, and a few keys to moving forward in the face of criticism.

We have been working together on bringing into focus the vision that God has for your life, and for our church. For Nehemiah, it was represented by a wall to be built around the city of Jerusalem. Hopefully, through our first month of exploration you have been able to start to understand the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-22

Denomination: Wesleyan

How To Respond When Mistreated

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 14, 2007

When a person mistreats you or performs evil against you, what is a positive way to respond? Why is it important that we respond this way?

Nineteenth century Russia was a nation in turmoil. But that was nothing new. The nation had actually been going through a period of unrest for a couple hundred years. But finally it seemed to be coming to a head. On the one hand, there was the Russian nobility who resisted any change. On the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

How God Met My Deepest Needs Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 20, 2007

Twelth in a series from Ephesians. God met my deepest needs that I could do nothing about.

It seems like so long since we last visited Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus. In reality it was only a two week hiatus, but what a great two weeks those were! On Easter I know many of you had a chance to take part in one or both of our services. At the Sunrise Service, we looked at how the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-7

Denomination: Baptist