Sermons on Unlikely Heroes:

God-Pleasing Faith Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 4, 2005

Hebrews 11 tells What Faith IS and what Faith DOES. Biblical faith will Worship (Abel), Walk (Enoch), Work (Noah), and Wait (Abraham)

God-Pleasing Faith Hebrews 11 SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 11:1-6 INTRODUCTION: Everyone has faith. A Houston Pastor named John Bisagno put it this way: "Faith is the heart of life. You go to a doctor whose name you can’t pronounce. He gives you a prescription you cannot read. You take it to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Memorial Day

Contributed by Scott Jensen on May 31, 2010

Memorial Day is often celebrated to recognized the sacrifices made by our military servicemen. Jesus made a similar sacrifice.

It’s 3am on a cold winter day. Patchy snow covers the landscape as Loudspeakers overhead blare telling everyone to get to their places. Surrounded by sandbags, concrete barriers and roughly 10,000 soldier, sailors, airman and marines, Bagram Air Base has flipped a switch and turned from a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:5-19

Denomination: Lutheran

Believe In Me, I'll Save The World Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 17, 2021

Jesus gave the people one final notice before focusing on His disciples before going to the cross.  What reasons does Jesus give to believe in Him and how do we need to respond? Check out these thoughts from our Family Minister, Scott Jewell

When I was a child, I had visions of grandeur. I wanted to be the hero who saves the world. I liked watching cartoons about heroes- I got up on Saturday mornings to see Super Friends and Mighty Mouse. On weekdays, I got home from school in time to watch Thundercats and Heman. I like ...read more

Scripture: John 12:44-50

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Awesome Plan

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Mar 16, 2024

At Easter we think of how Jesus, by dying on the cross, freed us from our slavery to sin. But we can't think, 'I'm saved and that's all that matters to me.' God saves us for a purpose. We need to grasp God's purpose and engage with it.

Do any of you like watching movies? Do you like action movies? How about prison escapes? There are two kinds of prison-escape movies. There are movies like Escape from Alcatraz or The Great Escape. In these movies the hero’s goal is to escape. There is no bigger goal. Then there are movies ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:2, John 8:34, Romans 7:6, John 1:29, Revelation 19:9, 1 Corinthians 2:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

History Makers With Jesus Series

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Nov 15, 2006

Jesus can equip us as he did the early disciples so that we can be "History Makers" for God!

Partnering with God to Get the Word Out! INTRODUCTION Time Capsule—Riverside Elementary The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI) reported that: On Thursday Mrs. Matthews, a teacher at Riverside Elementary, and a group of her former classmates got together and opened the long-lost treasure box. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Run To Win Series

Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 15, 2007

We are all in a race of faith. A race that is to mature in faith allowing us to be the masterpiece Jesus created us to be! So run so as to win the race!

INTRODUCTION A. Series “Becoming Contagious” to a Close! 1. “The Stockpile Factor” - Blessings 2. “A Contagious Heart” - Compassion 3. “A Contagious Faith” - Preparedness 4. “A Contagious Race” – Methods of Sharing 5. “A Contagious Storyteller” - Testimony 6. “A Contagious Message” – Gospel ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Baptist

The New Birth

Contributed by Fred Mueller on Feb 20, 2005

A sermon looking into the visit of Nicodemus to Jesus under the cloak of darkness.

Hillsborough Reformed Church at Millstone February 20, 2005 Genesis 12:1-4a, John 3:1-17 ¡§The New Birth¡¨ Surreptitious, sneaky, scared, apprehensive, unsure, clandestine. All these words apply to Nicodemus who approached Jesus late one night under the cover of darkness. Not many crimes ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Applaud Or Plod?

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 26, 2005

A sermon for Palm Sunday based on Matthew’s account. (Adapted from an outline by Ross Fransico and John Scotford)

Sermon for 3/20/2005 Palm Sunday Applaud or Plod? Introduction: Some years ago a book was written by a noted American historian entitled “When the Cheering Stopped.” It was the story of President Woodrow Wilson and the events leading up to and following WW1. When that war was over Wilson was an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Facing Your Giants: Tough Promises Series

Contributed by Max Lucado on Nov 1, 2006

These sermons served as the foundation for Max’s newest book, Facing Your Giants. Our Lord is a covenant-maker and covenant-keeper.

“Tough Promises” 2 Samuel 9:1-7 These sermons served as the foundation for Max’s newest book, Facing Your Giants. THEME: Our Lord is a covenant-maker and covenant-keeper. Introduction: I enjoy western movies. I grew up watching Roy and Gene ride across the silver screen on Saturday ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-7

Denomination: Christian Church

Blessed Are The Peacemakers

Contributed by Chris Surber on May 24, 2007

Each of us is a wounded warrior in the battle of life. We don’t have strength enough to fight the battles on our own. But as we surrender our brokenness to God, He will give us the strength to be peacemakers. He makes up the difference between our abil

“Blessed Are the Peacemakers” Mathew 5:9 Introduction In 1915 Moina Michael wrote a poem which says: We cherish too, the Poppy red… That grows on fields where valor led… It seems to signal to the skies…That blood of heroes never dies… Tomorrow is Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a time when we, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9

Denomination: Christian Church

Costly Grace

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 26, 2002

A sermon for the 15 Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17 A sermon about Jesus telling Peter to get behind me Satan

15th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 16:21-28 "Costly Grace’’   Today’s gospel lesson follows on the heels of last week’s lesson were we saw Peter make his confession. Remember last week, Peter was the hero of our lesson because he confessed that Jesus was the Christ, the son of the living God. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Lutheran

Responses To The First Christmas

Contributed by Roy Hartzell on Dec 24, 2001

This is a candle lignting service that will help you think about how you respond to Jesus at Christmas.

RESPONSES TO THE FIRST CHRISTMAS—Candle Lighting Service (Adapted from “A Savior Has Been Born” by Melvin Newland; sermoncentral.com; page 4 of his list of sermons; Dec. 1996) ( I preached: Dec. 23, 2001) Luke 2:1-14 In the last ten to twenty years and maybe even longer, we have seen a lot of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Measure Of A Heart Series

Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 9, 2015

How does God measure our heart for Him?

WWI probably is a forgotten war in the lives of Americans today. It was a war of loyalty to the treaties that were signed by the nations involved on both sides. It was a war that introduced trench warfare. Germans dug in and our American troops were called on to storm the enemy’s ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12

Denomination: Baptist

God With Us - Nevertheless Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jan 21, 2021

Isaiah shows us that in spite of all the wickedness around us, God has a way of turning things around.

Opening Scriptures: Isaiah 8:21 – 9:1 – 7 Let me remind you that when the Bible was written there were no chapter divisions. It was not until later that chapter divisions were placed into scripture so that would could get some organization when finding passages Introduction I mentioned ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

They May Have Taken An Earlier Train.... Series

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Oct 31, 2020

"The Spirit speaks - especially through Scripture, but ALSO THROUGH HISTORY and the heart" - a sermon for All Saints Day

Preached November 2020 at St Barnabas Northolt .................................................................................. Past, Present and Future. Sometimes Christianity can have a reputation for being “stuck in the past” - “out of touch with today’s world” - which at first sounds a bit ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 19:28, Luke 14:15-24, Mark 12:27, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Hebrews 12:1, Revelation 7:9-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican