Sermons on Unlawful:

Coping Consistently In Crisis And Challenge Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jan 13, 2006

What does Paul tell us and show us of how we can (should!) cope in crisis and challenge.

Coping consistently in Crisis and challenge Philippians 1:18b-30 WBC 15/01/06pm Forgive me if you’ve heard this before A stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard is tailgating an honest man. Suddenly, the light turns yellow, just in front of him. He does the honest thing, and stops at the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:18-30

Denomination: Baptist

Determined To Be Faithful Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 8, 2009

Exposition of Daniel 1:8-21 about Daniel’s commitment, his confidence, and God’s favor in refusing the King’s provisions

Text: Daniel 1:8-21, Title: Determined to be Faithful, Date/Place: NRBC, 3/8/09, PM A. Opening illustration: conversation with a friend at the TCSO, new believer, about struggles in Christian life B. Background to passage: God has given Jerusalem and Jehoiakim over to N, and now N has commanded his ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:8-21

Denomination: Baptist

"The Power Of Agreeing Prayer"

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 2, 2008

Power is found in praying in agreement with God and with my fellow Christians.

Today, I want to speak to you about the power of agreeing prayer. Jesus speaks of the importance of agreement in verse 19 of our passage. It is interesting to note that the meaning of the word used by our Lord for "agree" literally means to "symphonize." It is the word from which we get our modern ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

Instructions For Living

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Feb 19, 2007

Three basics for living the Christian life from the Book of James - Be Teachable, Live a moral life, and embrace the Word of God.

I’ve got to be honest with you -- I hate following instructions. If at all possible, I’d rather try to figure things out for myself than look at an instruction manual. I think it’s a guy thing. But it’s true. And it doesn’t really matter what it is. It can be setting the clock on the VCR, figuring ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Thanksgiving Of Grace Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 17, 2006

Even if we think we have nothing else to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, we can be thankful for God’s grace.

The Thanksgiving of Grace Text: Lk. 17:11-19 Introduction 1. Illustration: It’s Thanksgiving Day & the aroma of roast turkey fills Charlie Brown’s house. Snoopy, outside, lying on top of his doghouse, smells that aroma, & he is thinking, “It’s Thanksgiving Day. Everybody eats turkey on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Methodist

Strike Me Blind In One Eye

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 20, 2006

A sermon on 4 things we can do if we are struggling with some sin. Based on Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin from John 11:45-53. (Outline from Steve Hopkins)

Sermon for 11/19/2006 Strike Me Blind in One Eye! John 11:45-54 Introduction: Two shopkeepers were bitter rivals. Their stores were directly across the street from each other, and they would spend each day keeping track of each other’s business. If one got a customer, he would smile in triumph at ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-54

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Exposing The Da Vinci Code, Pt. 2

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 17, 2005

Find out how well the four gospels hold up against the so called "Gnostic Gospels". Learn just how unreliable the information in the "The Da Vinci Code" really is!

Exposing The Da Vinci Code, Pt. 2 Galatians 1:6-9 Notice 5 Points About Paul’s Teaching: · The Formation of This Other Gospel. Vs. 6a “Soon” “Soon” = not much time after Paul had preached the gospel of Jesus to these Judaizers, the forsaking of Paul’s teaching. · The Diversion of This Other ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Passion Of Elijah

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Aug 23, 2003

PASSION involves each of us giving to God. Jesus told us that is more blessed to give than to receive. Actually, all of ourselves. All of our love.

PASSION of ELIJAH Text: Ephesians 5:16 thru 18 We serve a great and mighty God. He has given us so much. And yet, we seem to have so little to give Him in return. I have been impressed over the years that He wants us to give Him more of ourselves while (at the same time) learn to give to one ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-6, Ephesians 5:16-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Fugitive Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 16, 2016

When we are going through hardships, remember God is in you and with you. Keep the line with God open. Keep faith with Him through submission.

David is on the run for his life. He received a clear signal from his friend Jonathan that his father King Saul is bent on killing him. [Read] 1 Sam 21:1-9 – NOB David went to NOB and met a priest Ahimelech. He has nothing with him so he requested for bread and for a weapon to defend ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Heart Of The Matter Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 12, 2016

Don't let ritual rise above your relationship with God. Don't let your ways rise above God's ways.

Last week we saw the marks of a great servant in Prophet Samuel. He is a man of integrity, faithfulness and a genuine love for his people. • Today we will see the new leader Saul, and sadly, the opposite of what we see last week – the marks of a disobedient servant. Let’s read 1 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:1-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Proverbs 9 - The Invitation Of Wisdom Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 24, 2011

This is a look at Proverbs chapter nine.

Pearls From Proverbs – Chapter Nine We will now look at Proverbs chapter nine: Wisdom and Folly are portrayed in this chapter as rival young women, each preparing a feast and inviting people to it. But Wisdom is a responsible woman of character, while Folly is a prostitute serving stolen ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Temptation

Contributed by Peter Fisher on Mar 9, 2014

The temptation of Christ and how it helps us avoid or resist

Preached at St Johns, Billericay 9 March 2014 Introduction In Oscar Wilde's play “Lady Windemere's Fan” Lord Darlington says “I can resist anything but temptation”. It is said rather flippantly in the play, but for us it is a good starting point. Should we try to resist ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11, Romans 5:12-19

Denomination: Anglican

Not Everything Is As It Seems

Contributed by Aaron Holbrough on Jul 13, 2011

Jesus meets a sick man, and Jesus question to him seems odd - "do you want to get better?" But sometimes what we want and what we need are two different things.

Not everything is as it Seems. John 5:1-15 Jesus is heading up to Jerusalem for a Feast of the Jews (doesn’t say which one) On his way he passed by pool that in Aramaic is called Bethesda archeology has uncovered these pools and they had colonnades or covered parts and the invalid and ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Mennonite

Holy Conspiracy

Contributed by Joshua Deonarine on Sep 28, 2008

Prepare to battle against the enemy

HOLY CONSPIRACY Esther 3:1-11, 4:15-17 Today I want to talk to you about “Holy Conspiracy.” Somebody told me that any serious inquiry begins with the dictionary. So I grab my Webster Dictionary and look up the word. Here is what I found. Conspiracy - A plan or agreement formulated, especially in ...read more

Scripture: Esther 3:1-11

Denomination: Adventist

Thanksliving Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Jan 14, 2011

verse by verse through Acts

Well, Thanksgiving is just a few days away! I can’t wait! I love Thanksgiving! And this year we’re going to have a whole host of relatives around to celebrate with. And that definitely makes it a fun time – because every family has some ‘interesting’ people in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Denomination: Baptist