Sermons on Upside Down Logic Of Heaven:

Millennial Mystery And Ministry

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 4, 2004

Installation of Assistant Pastor. How may a young woman make an impact? By acknowledging that it was God who brought her to this time and place, and by laying down her very life for the task.

A young woman in a very difficult situation. A crisis moment, for which no training could have fully prepared her. A dangerous moment, one in which the future of a whole people lay in the balance. She had little power, in the usual sense. She wielded no authority, commanded no troops, had access ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

A Heart Affair

Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 21, 2005

This sermon knocks down the ’you can look, but you can’t touch’ mentality. God’s not just concerned with bodily adultery, but also the adultery that takes place in the heart.

A Heart Affair A sermon on Lust Introduction Today we are going to talk about a subject that is very disturbing. That subject is adultery. And the most disturbing fact about this subject is that we are all adulterers. Does that shock you? It should! But it is a reality. Read Matthew 5:27-30 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Responds To Evil In The World Series

Contributed by Stan Rodda on Mar 15, 2006

In this series I break down Noah’s life into 4 parts. I began by looking at how evil the world was during his time and trying to apply that to our time.

God Responds to Evil in the World! If I was Satan Convince the world it is good What a great tactic Andrew Murray Result = a world full of evil (Video) The life of Noah Read Gen. 6:5-11 1. The World is Evil! I’m a good person- Ps. 14:1-3 God uses some very descriptive words in Genesis ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:5-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love Is...all About Sacrifice Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Oct 10, 2006

Love is built on trust and sacrifice. When we lay down our rights and put our spouses first, we will see the true beauty of marriage in all of its fullness.

Love is… All About Sacrifice Ephesians 5:22-33 Ephesians 5:22 (HCSB) Wives submit to your own husbands as to the Lord In the Same Manner  “As to the Lord  Honor  Love  Respect  A familiar concept  As a Christian should be second nature Ephesians ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Relational Climate Dysfunction Series

Contributed by Jeremy Farmer on Oct 23, 2006

Attitudes. We’ve all seen them. What do you do when those around you seem to have bad attitudes that constantly beat you down?

Romans 12:13-15 (AMP) 13Contribute to the needs of God’s people [sharing in the necessities of the saints]; pursue the practice of hospitality. 14Bless those who persecute you [who are cruel in their attitude toward you]; bless and do not curse them. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:13-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How The Holy Spirit Uses Our Feeble Efforts In Powerful Ways

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

1. The Holy Spirit uses our feeble efforts to share the gospel in order to break down the barriers of opposition that stand in the way of people coming to saving faith in Jesus Christ.

1. The Holy Spirit uses our feeble efforts to share the gospel in order to break down the barriers of opposition that stand in the way of people coming to saving faith in Jesus Christ. Peter addressed the crowd on the day of Pentecost and said, "Therefore, let all Israel be assured of this: God has ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Denials Of Jesus.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 31, 2003

I have noticed it down through the years that anytime one’s fellowship with the Lord and his people, his church begins to wane, they sooner or later move into the company of the world.

The denials of Jesus. Mark 14: 66 -- 72. 07/30/03 After the sword incident, Peters drifting away is best summed up by Matthew 26:58. Matthew said, “but Peter followed him, Jesus, afar off.” When Jesus was arrested in the garden, he was taken to the court. Peter before time had been following ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:66-72

Denomination: Baptist

Results

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 28, 2007

When we make decisions according to a results model, we will find we have walked away from God’s plan and are lumbering down the path of ultimate destruction.

Passage: 1 Samuel 8:1-22 Intro: Wouldn’t it be nice to know for certain the results of every decision we made, before we made it?! 1. college choice, career path, stock purchase, marriage partner, location, etc. 2. we are obsessed with results, and the marketing community knows this. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical Free

A Mutual Assurance Company

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 23, 2010

In order to feel fully at home in the church, we begin with praying for one another, we learn both to receive and to give to one another, and we abandon top-down thinking.

Isn’t it astounding, the power of the group? Isn’t it amazing that an otherwise normal, there, healthy, together person can be in a group and feel so wrong? Have you ever been in a group that was sending out such negative vibes that you just wanted to get out of there? Somehow you even felt ashamed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:8-17

Denomination: Baptist

What's Seeping Through Your Skin? Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Jan 11, 2009

In a return to an earlier series, Slowing Down (this is now part six of that series), Dave talks about the importance of structuring life so that the right influences “seep into our skin.”

What’s Seeping Through Your Skin? Slowing Down, part 6 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers January 3, 2009 We’re going to do something tonight I have never done before. We’re going to pick up with new sermons in a series that I was doing a few months ago. This series will probably be a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Free Methodist

Olive Trees

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jun 23, 2014

Most important the roots of the Olive tree go deep down to about 20 feet and that’s the reason they are able to bear fruits for as long as 100 years. Amen.

Olive Trees! Psalm 52:8”But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.” What I enjoy about my kitchen is not the latest gadgets that I bought or the dishes that I make, but the time I spend with my maid Sameena, a muslim ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 52:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ugly Praise

Contributed by Gregory J Brice on Jul 22, 2013

Life has a way of bringing you down, BUT God WILL lift you up out of the pit that life throws you in. All you have to do is praise Him.

Joseph’s own brother Rueben was responsible for Joseph’s pit. It was Rueben that suggested they throw Joseph in the pit. We don’t know what happened but whatever it was; we know that Rueben was there when Joseph was thrown into the pit but he was not there when Joseph was lifted ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:18-24

Denomination: Baptist

Why We Can Shout, Praise God!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jun 12, 2019

There are many things to be happy about being a Christian. However, when we are feeling down, think of this. God has, through the death of the cross, made you the righteousness of God.

WHY WE CAN SHOUT, PRAISE GOD! There are many things to be happy about being a Christian. However, when we are feeling down, think of this. God has, through the death of the cross, made you the righteousness of God. Is that not something to make you shout, if you find yourselves walking through ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:24, 2 Corinthians 5:21, John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-9

One Small Step To Destruction Series

Contributed by Richard White on May 18, 2012

Samson was a mighty man of God, but he took small steps that finally leads to his destruction, so it is with us. Small subtle steps can bring the strongest Christian down.

One Small step to destruction. Judges 16:1ff We have been examining the Life of Samson. We have been seeing steps to bring down even the strongest of people. Samson was set apart by God at birth, he was the son of the Promise, a deliverer of the people, taking a Nazirite vow; yet he was ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

'outside The Camp' Prayer Series

Contributed by David Paulson on Jul 18, 2017

A closer look at Moses spending time with God in the tent of meeting. A call or exhortation to believers to seek a deeper intimacy with God. This is just a few points I jotted down on the topic.

Based on Exodus 33 "Moses took his tent and pitched it outside the camp, far from the camp, and called it the tabernacle of meeting. And it came to pass that everyone who sought the Lord went out to the tabernacle of meeting which was outside the camp." Exodus 33:7 I'm assuming that you all are ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:1-23