Sermons on Warefare And Worship:

A Fractured Fairy Tale

Contributed by John Sears on Jul 9, 2015

If there one passage that defines this culture, it is Matthew 7:1-5. Since the Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage, this passage has been pushed to the forefront. This message examines what Jesus meant when he said, "Do not judge."

A Fractured Fairy Tale Introduction When I was growing up, there was an older cartoon show that I enjoyed watching. It was the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. And while I thought the conflict between the heroes and the villains (Boris and Natasha) was funny what I found really clever was the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Christian Church

Understanding Christian Suffering Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jul 11, 2015

A sermon examining the reason that God's children face suffering, trials and tribulations in this life.

Understanding Christian Suffering I Peter 1:6-7 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ A Charlotte, North Carolina, pastor and his wife have been hit by unthinkable tragedy, losing their 2-year-old son and newborn child in just ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Lion And The Lamb Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 15, 2015

Jesus has conquered – He is a lion. He was crucified – He is a lamb; therefore, He has control – He is Lord! Why not accept Him as YOUR Lord today?

In August of 2010, communications specialist Judy Rivers went to her local bank to open a new account. As the clerk input Rivers' personal information, everything seemed to be going smoothly, but then the woman behind the desk stopped abruptly and frowned. “That's odd,” she said. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Lessons From A Quiet Carpenter Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Dec 22, 2015

In the Christmas story, only Joseph has no speaking part. Angels, Mary, the wise men and shepherds all speak, but Joseph is silent. Yet Joseph’s ACTIONS speak volumes and teach us some wonderful truths. This sermons lists 3 we can learn from Joseph.

Lessons from a Quiet Carpenter Christmas Series Chuck Sligh December 22, 2015 TEXT: Turn to Matthew 1:18-25 (TO BE READ LATER) INTRODUCTION Christmas is always a special time of year. Families have their different traditions: decorating the Christmas tree, hanging stockings, traveling to visit ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Choose Your Destiny Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 24, 2015

Choose to reign with Christ or you will burn with Satan.

One morning, 4-year-old Kevin and his grandpa went out to buy donuts. On the way, Grandpa turned to Kevin and asked, “Which way is heaven?” Kevin pointed to the sky. “Which way is hell?” Kevin pointed towards the floor of the truck. Grandpa continued, “And where ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Who Is Jesus? Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Dec 25, 2015

So many definitions of Jesus of Nazareth. Who is He to you? A message prepared for the Albany Park community in Chicago.

To the Community Called Albany Park (Chicago) I address my comments to the community called Albany Park in Chicago. Albany Park is a place of many cultures, many Christian expressions, and many religions that are not Christian. And I imagine there are many in AP who want nothing to do with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Silent Night Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 28, 2015

There are 3 great prophecies out of the book of Daniel that give a detailed and accurate time table for the coming of Jesus. Do you know what these prophecies are and how they apply to us?

Open: I’m told that, in the early 1800’s, there was a priest in Europe who led his congregation in a Christmas Eve service. Unfortunately, the organ had broken down and many of the traditional Christmas songs could not be sung. But, sometime before he had written a song of his own and, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Peeking Into The Closet Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 10, 2016

This is a four week series looking at some hard stories from the bible. In our first week we examine why we need to look into the closet.

Skeletons in God’s Closet, intro They are lurking in of our closets, things that we wished we had never done, words we wished we had never spoken. Families have them, churches have them and individuals have them. Because we all make mistakes. We all have skeletons in our closets. Some are ...read more

Scripture: Job 11:7-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Season Of Continuous Divine Visitation

Contributed by Tesh Njokanma on Jan 11, 2016

By the time this year is over, your testimony will be that God didn’t just visit you once or twice, but you had several life-changing visits from God this year.

Introduction The best thing that can happen to anyone is for the Almighty God to visit that person. Your life can never be the same after a divine visitation. The change we need in our lives, family, church and nation will surely come when God visits us. DESIRE CONTINUOUS VISITATIONS FROM GOD ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Finding Christ Again

Contributed by Timothy Mize on Jan 24, 2016

A sermon on losing sight of Christ, then finding him again.

FINDING CHRIST AGAIN Gospel Text: Luke 2:41-52 First Sunday after Christmas, 2015 Introduction. We’re in that “new beginnings” time of year. Christmas Day is past, and the new year is coming. Of course, for us Christmas itself was a great beginning -- we celebrated the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Ten Days Of Awe

Contributed by Richard Tow on Feb 1, 2016

In this message Pastor Richard prepares the congregation for Ten Days of prayer and fasting. He uses the story of Esther and the story of King Jehoshaphat to illustrate the value of seeking the Lord in this way, especially in times of crisis.

Ten Days of Awe
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Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Denomination: Charismatic

Childlike Prayer Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 28, 2016

A lot of people think if they just had the right "formula" for praying that God would hear them. But that's not true. God's not impressed with your form, He's impressed with your childlike faith in prayer. So, how can I have that kind of faith in prayer?

I'd like you to recite the Lord’s Prayer with me: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Complacency - Why The Hurry? Series

Contributed by Shine Thomas on Oct 7, 2013

Dealing with the sin of complacency. Christians have become so comfortable in life that they have no hurry for the things of God.

Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityHarvestAGChurch/featured Why the hurry? Illustration: There was a group of wild geese from North India ...read more

Scripture: Amos 6:1-6, Proverbs 1:32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Leaders & Martyrs Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Oct 11, 2013

For the first few chapters of Acts we have heard about the beginnings and growth of the early church in Jerusalem after Pentecost. Now we start to see some of the growing pains and the spread of the church over the next several chapters.

Alistair Begg, one of my favourite preachers who spoke daily in Chicago when I was there in May, shared a story from a pastor’s conference he held at his church last year. The theme of the conference was, from our passage today, “we will devote ourselves to the preaching of the word and ...read more

The Cure For Greed Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 13, 2013

Greed is listed as one of the worst of sins - right up there with lewdness, adultery, and murder. But how likely am "I" to be plagued by greed? And how can God cure me of this terrible sin?

Back in the 1800’s there was once a 350# wrestler in Europe named “Yusuf, the terrible Turk.” Three hundred and fifty pounds is a fairly huge man, and there wasn’t an ounce of flab on the man. He was formidable. And in his four years in Europe, he was impossible to beat, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ