Sermons on Wealthy City:

Becoming A Proverbs 31 Woman

Contributed by Todd Riley on Oct 18, 2000

Q How many of you know what an acrostic is? We use acrostics all the time.

Q How many of you know what an acrostic is? We use acrostics all the time. An example of an acrostic is "MADD" MADD stands for something. It stands for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. In the Bible acrostics are also used. They are far more complex. In Proverbs 31:10-31 an acrostic is used that ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31

Denomination: Baptist

Where He Leads, I Will Follow Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 18, 2003

The Life of Abraham, Part 1 of 10.

WHERE HE LEADS, I WILL FOLLOW (GENESIS 12:1-13:4) About 1,800 years before the birth of Jesus Christ - after the chaos at Babel but before there were Jews - a seventy-five year old man by the former name of Abram received a call from God to settle in a new land, to build a great nation and to be a ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Stand Series

Contributed by Chris Cromwell on Feb 4, 2003

This sermon adress the issue of truth in conjunction to standing against Satan.

STAND! (The Girdle Of Truth) 01/28/03 Chris Cromwell Background EPHSIANS 6: 10-20 Text EPHSIANS 6:14 “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness.” (Stand) We know sometimes in our life we all must make a stand. There are many different ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20, Ephesians 6:14

Denomination: Baptist

Heating Us Up Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 17, 2003

If we are luke warm, how do we heat things up?

Revelation 3:14-22 October 5, 2003 Heating Us Up Last week I compared the Church of Smyrna with the Church of Laodicea. After the service I was reminded that this passage has been read over our church prophetically in the past. I also think that this message over all the seven comes ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: *other

How Strong Is Your Heart? Series

Contributed by Tim Bond on Sep 14, 2002

It takes a strong heart to forego revenge in order to allow for the Lord’s retribution.

In his autobiography, Number 1, Billy Martin tells about a hunting trip he took to Texas with Mickey Mantle. Mickey had a friend who would let them hunt on his land. When they reached the sprawling Texas ranch, Mickey told Billy to wait in the car while he checked in with his friend. Mickey’s ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Taking Christ Out Of Christmas

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 30, 2002

What would happen if we took all of the Religious elements out of Christmas?

Have you noticed that every year people seem more intent on secularizing Christmas? They wish you a “Happy Holiday” or “Seasons Greetings” then have presentations at school that make no mention of the Manger or the Wise Men let alone the Christ Child. Now I may be a little overly sensitive but ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Question Of The Magi: Where Is He? Series

Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jul 7, 2001

A call to self-examination

The Questions of Christmas (4) The Question of the Magi Where Is He? Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:1-12 They had traveled over miles and miles of desert, leading a caravan of camels loaded with servants and supplies in their wake. They were wealthy noblemen, astrologers, sages ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12, Matthew 2:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Legend Of The Little Drummer Boy

Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Nov 7, 2006

This fictional narrative imagines what that first Christmas might actually have looked like through the eyes of the Little Drummer Boy.

The following is a work of fiction. Please feel free to use it in a spoken inspirational context (i.e., as a Reading or Meditation presented orally at Christmastime.) Please do not reproduce or republish by email or on the web without the author’s permission. (c) 2003 J. K. Twitchell The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:1-4, Luke 21:1

Denomination: Nazarene

Eye On Eternity Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 12, 2006

3 of 5 messages on the treasure principles. Live by faith not by sight. Living by faith changes everything about the present as you prepare for the future.

Treasure Principles Eyes on Eternity What are you looking at? What is your focus on in life? When you walk down a nature path into the deep wood you see the trees, the forest, or maybe the one who created it all. Living by Faith Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where He Leads, I Will Follow Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Abraham, Pt. 1

WHERE HE LEADS, I WILL FOLLOW (GENESIS 12:1-13:4) About 1,800 years before the birth of Jesus Christ - after the chaos at Babel but before there were Jews - a seventy-five year old man by the former name of Abram received a call from God to settle in a new land, to build a great nation and to be a ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Loves Me? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 25, 2008

This is one of the most difficult passages in the Gospels because it seems to portray a harsh, callous and uncaring Jesus. But it’s not. Find out why.

OPEN: In 1948, Harry Truman authorized an expenditure of $10,000 to have a balcony installed on the south side of the second floor of the White House. He’d barely gotten around to enjoying it when he became the first president since James Madison to evacuate the White House out of fear for his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spiritual Drift

Contributed by Tim Patrick on May 22, 2008

See what happens when God’s people drift away from Him and worship other gods.

Several years ago a scary thing happened to two young beach goers. I read this in the newspaper. Two young ladies were at the beach, I think Pensacola beach, enjoying a summer vacation and enjoying the water. They got into a raft to relax and sun bath. While floating on the raft they did not pay ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

God's Commandment To Repent, Part Two Series

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 4, 2007

This is the final of a two part series on the New Testment meaning and need for repentance. It is particularly a pastoral call for repentance on the part of the local Church when led to do so by the Holy Spirit.

God’s Commandment to Repent, Part Two --Mark 1:14-15, Revelation 2:1-7; II Chronicles 7:14 Charing Cross is the geographical center of London, England, and the location of one of the primary railway stations in the city. The name stems from the fact that King Edward I erected a cross on that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-15

Denomination: Methodist

The Test Of Two Hearts Series

Contributed by Larry Thompson on Oct 11, 2006

This message examines the heart and the play on words...do you have a "whole-heart" or a "hole-heart" - Using scripture the difference becomes obvious...especially when we talk about money and stewardship of our possessions.

The Test of Two Hearts…Whole or Hole? Matthew 6:19-21 - ©Dr. Larry L. Thompson (2006) “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

If I Only Had A Friend

Contributed by Robbie Bankens on Apr 27, 2006

We as the church, the Body of Christ, have been commissioned to reach a lost, hurting and broken world and there has never been a greater opportunity to reach out to them than now; they’re needing the healing balm of the gospel!

I. Scripture Text Luke10:25-37 (Amplified) 25:And then a certain lawyer arose to test Him saying, “Teacher, what am I to do to inherit everlasting life? 26: Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” 27: And he replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational