Sermons on Walking Wisely:

Avoiding The Mistake Of Revenge Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jun 5, 2007

Seeking revenge ends up hurting us more than anyone. Look at how that truth is discovered in Haman’s situation.

Introduction: A. When I was growing up, my favorite cartoons were the Warner Bros “Looney Tunes.” 1. There was Bugs Bunny “What’s Up Doc?”, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fud. 2. There was Tweety Bird “I taught I saw a Puty Tat”, Sylvester the Cat, and Granny. 3. There was Pepe Le Pew, Marty Martian, and ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Watch Your Mouth Series

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jun 23, 2007

How did you do this week? Were you a gatherer or a scatterer? Did your life focus on loving the unlovable, touching the untouchable, and caring for the throw-aways; or was your life focused on yourself and your wants, your desires?

Jesus And The Forbidding Pharisees – Part 4 Matthew 12:22-45 Watch Your Mouth Matthew 12:33-37 How did you do this week? Were you a gatherer or a scatterer? Did your life focus on loving the unlovable, touching the untouchable, and caring for the throw-aways; or was your life focused on yourself ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:33-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Need More Men In The Pea Patch

Contributed by Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. on Jun 26, 2007

A Great Father’s Day sermon, but can easily be adapted to fit any men’s outreach group. Some elements of this sermon have been adapted from a text found on the internet, in another sermon service.

Happy Father’s Day! Today America honors dads throughout the land. And for my Father’s Day Sermon I want to call your attention to 2nd Samuel 23. 2nd Samuel 23 tells us about ‘David’s mighty men.’ These were a group of highly trained soldiers who fought on many battlefields along side of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Working Out Your Salvation Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006

Considers the way godly living fits into the picture of our Christian lives and encourages us to hold each other accountable to be holy

1. Title: Working Out Your Salvation 2. Text: Hebrews 3 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd, fpr the series “Nothing Better Than The Best” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand what it means to “work out your salvation”; to understand that the root of disobedience is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When I Get Big, I Want To Be Little

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 4, 2006

An Exposition of Mark 9:30-37

When I Get Big, I Want to Be Little Mark 9:30-37 Children are born dreamers. You can watch them act out their dreams when they play and pretend. With a few plastic army men they wage earth-shaking battles; with a baby doll they practice being gentle, caring mothers. The sky is the limit in who ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Baptist

Experience Forever Family

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 4, 2006

I think the term “forever family” is appropriate and attractive in putting together these two images: 1. the earthly family 2. the heavenly family or faith family or God’s family Focusing too narrowly on the first one can lead us to only think ab

9/11 Babies—5 years later. ABC News Diane Sawyer: Showed a gathering of women who found themselves both pregnant then widowed when 9/11 came crashing down Today, those babies look even more like the fathers they never met, but now they shoot questions like arrows: They want to know what ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When God Asks You To Do Something You Do Not Understand Series

Contributed by Alan Tison on Dec 5, 2006

Faith is a difficult subject for beleivers, it becames even more difficult when God asks us to do something we do not understand. We learn several practical lessons from the Joshua’s encounter at Jericho which will help us when God asks us do something we

Introduction: A man was quiet a bit overweight, he had tried several ways to lose the weight, but had no success. Finally he decided to visit his minister and ask him if he had any solutions to his weight problem. The minister said he had just the solution. The man was to go home and wait for a ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Word Makes All The Difference In The World

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 6, 2006

God’s Word makes all the difference in the world changing us from “out of reach outsiders” to “outreaching insiders.”

God’s Word Makes All the Difference in the World Introduction: Have you been reading God’s Word lately? WHAT have you been reading  I have been reading John’s Gospel o Gems like 3:16 and the woman at the well o Reassuring verses like: 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I ...read more

Scripture: John 17:14-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Article #5 - Sin, Original And Personal Series

Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006

The fifth in a sixteen-sermon series on the Nazarene Articles of Faith. This sermon explores the doctrine of sin and the way in which we can have an "Independance Day" in our lives.

Article of Faith #5 - Sin, Original and Personal Date: Sunday, July 4, 2004 Author: Rev. Jonathan K. Twitchell Before we begin our study today, I’d like to take a moment of pastoral privilege. A couple of weeks ago you took some time to recognize some special occasions in my life; my birthday, ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Increasing Your Faith Series

Contributed by Gary Landsberg on Dec 16, 2006

One of the most important disciplines of a Christian, is to keep our eyes focused on the perfecter of our faith. He will never let you down.

INCREASING YOUR FAITH INTRODUCTION 1. Beloved, Praise the name of Jesus. I am so thankful to all that my Great God is doing in my life. “I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of praise.” 2. Are you feeling weak and disillusioned. Does it feel like the bottom has fallen out of your world. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Facing Fears

Contributed by James Powell on Dec 25, 2006

Facing our Fears

FACING YOUR FEARS Exodus 14:1-16 An Arab chief told the story of a spy who was captured and then sentenced to death by a general in the Persian army. This general had the strange custom of giving condemned criminals a choice between the firing squad and the big, black door. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:1-16

Denomination: Holiness

Stand Up And Speak Up For Jesus Christ

Contributed by Charles Mccall on Dec 31, 2006

You ought to Stand up and Speak up for Jesus!!!!

Isaiah 6:1-8 Topic: Stand up and speak up for Jesus Christ. Isaiah, whose name means “Salvation of Jehovah” is one of the 4 major prophets of the Old Testament along with Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. As a Old Testament prophet, Isaiah prophesied to the southern tribe of Israel, which was ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8, Jeremiah 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

How Soon Is Soon?

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 5, 2007

This sermon examines the signs of the Second Coming of Christ.

Introduction: In Revelation 22:7, Jesus says, "Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book." The question that Christians have been asking for 2000 year now is; “Just How soon is soon?” In other words, how soon will Jesus return for His church? How ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

A Royal Funeral

Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Apr 5, 2007

The death of Jesus was more than bringing salvation to a lost world; it involved an international situation which only God was able to solve.

JOHN 19:38-42 A ROYAL FUNERAL I. THE REALITY: * A. Romans. B. Retainer. C. Receivership. II. THE RICH: ** A. Risk. B. Respected. C. Remorseful. III. THE REPOSE: *** A. Royalty. B. Restful. C. Rush. The death of our Lord is now a fact of ...read more

Scripture: John 19:38-42

Denomination: Methodist

The Resurrection: How Can Something So Old Be So Fresh?

Contributed by Shannon Lewis on Apr 7, 2007

The Resurrection is an old yet fresh truth bringing hope, love and faith into our lives!

The Resurrection: How can something so Old be so Fresh? Easter Sunday 07’ Shannon Lewis Living Springs A/G Bandera, Texas www.lsagbandera.com John 20: 1-16 1Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-16