Sermons on United States Tragedy:

Show Me Your Scars

Contributed by Kelvin Baker on Oct 18, 2000

Missouri "Show Me State" A name attributed to Representative Willard Van Diver.

Missouri "Show Me State" A name attributed to Representative Willard Van Diver. It conotates a certain self-deprecating stubbornness and devotion to simple common sense. Don't tell me about what you are going to do for me. Don't write to me about something that has happen. But show me The world ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-29

These Are Perilous Times

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Sep 26, 2002

A LOOK AT TIME IN ITS PRESENT STATE IN COMPARISON TO THAT WHICH PAUL HAD WITNESSED.

THESE ARE PERILOUS TIMES THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT JESUS FORKNEW, SPOKEN IN THE ACCOUNT OF SAINT MATTHEW; THAT THERE SHOULD BE TIMES LIKE THOSE THAT PAUL WAS TELLING TIMOTHY ABOUT, THIS DAY WE ARE LIVING IN PERILOUS TIMES. IT SEEM APPARENT THAT PAUL FELT IT WAS MOST ESSENTIAL THAT TIMOTHY ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Resurrection Can Change Your Whole Life

Contributed by Jan Spencer on Mar 19, 2002

A sermonette/exhortation to life in a state of resurrection-belief rather than in resurrection-denial.

One Resurrection Can Change Your Whole Life Thesis: We need to have our eyes and hearts open so that we live as beneficiaries of the resurrection. John 20:1-10–Read these verses as an initial and typical example of people’s responses to the possibility of Jesus’ resurrection! Review: The men ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Forgiveness Wager

Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Jun 28, 2007

Asks listeners to identify with four characters who will challenge the current state of their faith.

The Forgiveness Wager Luke 5:17-26 This is a great story for challenging your faith by identifying with some of the characters. Am I most like the optimistic friend, willing to go to great lengths and inconvenience to help a friend get in front of Jesus because I’m confident it’ll make a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:17-26

Denomination: Mennonite

How God Sees A Rebellious

Contributed by David Austin on May 19, 2006

The person who is in a rebellious state towards God should understand the seriousness of their condition

HOW GOD SEES A REBELLIOUS HEART Whether we realize it or not, our view of God and what He is like will often determine what kind of person we are. Example. If a person sees God as a supernatural tyrant that is waiting to strike them down each time they make a ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 8:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Last Enemy

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 31, 2010

The real public enemy #1 is not the abysmal state of the economy or AIDS...it is DEATH

If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human being; for as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:19-26

Denomination: United Methodist

Perspectives On Possessions

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Oct 25, 2010

Our attitude toward possessions and money reflects the spiritual state of our heart.

Perspectives on Possessions Matthew 6:19-24 INTRODUCTION A. Kung San are a foraging people of the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa. 1. They were isolated from outside forces for thousands of years. 2. They were a hunting and gathering people who fit into their environment and had plenty of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

Winning Against Worry Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 25, 2014

We cannot follow Christ faithfully if we continue to live in a state of worry

Winning against Worry Matthew 6:25-34, 11:28-30 Series: Winning the Battle with Anxiety May 12, 2013 Morning Service Have you ever dealt with dense fog? Fog causes problems with visibility, it creates problems with maneuverability and it slows everything down. A massive patch of fog that covers 7 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Church Of God

A Tree Planted By The Waters

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 5, 2019

The two states of being, the two ways of life: confronting our own hearts.

A TREE PLANTED BY THE WATERS. Jeremiah 17:5-10. The prophet Jeremiah’s response to the political and international situation of his day was, “Thus says the LORD” (Jeremiah 17:5). And what does the LORD say? He says, in effect, that there are two states of being, and two ways of life: and ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Divine Guidelines For Marriage – Part 1

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Nov 16, 2020

Today, all across the world, biblical marriage is in the state of being abolished and decimated...

Today, all across the world, biblical marriage is in the state of being abolished and decimated. Historically, marriage was considered the union between a man and a woman for life and the violation of the marital vow was considered by many cultures as a serious crime. Many cultures considered ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:21-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sermon On Involvement & Commitment

Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 5, 2023

Commitment is defined as the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, arrangement etc.

Martina Navratilova, a Czech-American former professional tennis player once remarked: “The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.” Romans 12:1-2 reminds us: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:5, 1 Kings 8:61, Revelation 1:1, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Sermon On Differences

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 4, 2025

Differences are defined as the quality or state of being dissimilar in appearance, nature, form, or character.

Virginia Satir, an American author once remarked: “Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.” 2 Corinthians ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:28, 1 Peter 3:8, Luke 21:1-4, Acts 17:11

Beware Of The Error Of Rehoboam

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Dec 31, 2019

Rehoboam would be the last King to sit under a 'united tribes of Israel'. What brought about this division?

BEWARE OF THE ERROR OF REHOBOAM "And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. 2 So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was still in Egypt, for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon and had been dwelling in Egypt), 3 that they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 12:1-8, Romans 15:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Understanding The Storm

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on May 9, 2011

This message prepared & preached after the "TORNADOES" of April 27, 2011, of which our community was impacted. My prayer is that this will help us understand the tragedies.

Understanding the Storm Job 1:1-22 * This past Wednesday our world was rocked. As the forces of nature wreaked havoc on this state, our lives were forever altered. While we might like to believe that ‘we’ll get over it’ or that ‘we’ll simply get on it’, the ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Children Of Wrath Or Children Of God

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 18, 2008

Christ brings us together by saving us and uniting us all through communion in Him--to do good works.

Monday of 29th Week in Course October 20, 2008 Children of Wrath to Children of God The letter to the Ephesians is one of the masterworks of the New Testament, a product of Paul’s later ministry, probably written in his first Roman imprisonment. Paul has had over twenty years to reflect on the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Catholic