Sermons on Weather Patterns:

End Of The World? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 4, 2012

Is the end of the world really coming and how do we handle it?

Based on the calendar we use, in a few hours we will be celebrating the end of a year and welcoming a new one! Now, according to the Mayan Calendar, what is supposed to happen in our year 2012?? Do you really believe that the end of the world is supposed to happen sometime next year? You know, I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:6-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Personal Touch

Contributed by Gene Escoe on May 4, 2010

To encourage beleivers to share the gospel with those they would consider undesirable or unreachable.

I. Leprosy A. What is it? 1. Today: A bacterial infection that causes nerve damage. It can also cause damage to the skin. 2. In biblical times: a. Any skin condition that included white lesions on the skin with a red top. Typically the hair would fall out where this lesion was. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Baptist

St. Patrick's Day Homily

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Mar 8, 2016

A mid-week interactive message on St. Patrick's Day for an inner-city mission.

[This is a mid-week interactive homily given at an inner city mission on March 8, 2016. The factual stuff about St. Patrick's Day was from Wikipedia.] What special day is coming up very soon? It’s not necessarily a major holiday, but it’s still important to a lot of folks. St. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Whoever Receives The Son Gets Everything

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 15, 2013

A short talk on father's day at a baptism service. Lots of visitors perhaps not sure about the person and message of Jesus so this is a parable-style short challenge for them.

(Before the Bible Reading) Does anyone feel as if they could really do with a holiday - somewhere warm and exotic with new foods to taste and a new culture and language to inhabit? Well, just in case you’re wondering I’m not about to start giving away free holidays just to get people to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-9

Denomination: Anglican

Snake Bite Lesson 48 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 19, 2018

Snake bite

A. INTRODUCTION 1. The trip to Rome is mandated. “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar” (Acts 26:32). 2. Paul was under the supervision of Julian of the Augustan Regiment. 3. Paul’s physical problems flared up – the “thorn in the flesh” woe. a. Migraine ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:30-31, Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

The Seven, Part 12 Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Jan 9, 2014

Lessons From the 7 Churches as We Start the Fall Season

The Seven, part 12 Lessons From the 7 Churches as We Start the Fall Season Revelation 1-3 August 18, 2014 Today I want to look at some lessons that we have looked at over the last several weeks and use them to challenge us as we come into the fall season and ramp up our ministries. Every fall ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Think Fast!

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 24, 2020

Fasting is a rewarding discipline in that it brings us closer to the "face" of God.

1. FASTING TOGETHER: THE MINNESOTA GRASSHOPPER SWARM In Minnesota, during the summer of 1876, there was a swarm of grasshoppers destroying the crops. There was a fear that the grasshoppers would return, so Governor John S. Pillsbury proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting on April 26, 1877, urging ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Years That The Locust Has Eaten

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 31, 2019

A promise of restoration to the repentant. A prophecy of the outpouring of the Spirit. A warning of the judgment to come.

THE YEARS THAT THE LOCUST HAS EATEN. Joel 2:23-32. A very old elder once said to me that his only regret was “the years that the locust has eaten” (Joel 2:25). However, there is no point in bemoaning what may have been, but rather our eyes should be on the here and now, and in the prospects ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:23-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be Kind To Your Mind

Contributed by George Warner on Jun 24, 2020

That is good that does us good

The words of Ephesians 4:29 and Philippians 4:8 admonish us to speak and think positive. I say, the opposites of the Phenomenal World divide into 2 categories, scientific opposites and moral opposites. The dry and the wet, the near and the far, the familiar and the unknown are examples of ...read more

I Read The Whole Chapter

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 9, 2019

A study in the book of Esther 10: 1 – 3

Esther 10: 1 – 3 I read the whole chapter 1 And King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea. 2 Now all the acts of his power and his might, and the account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles ...read more

Scripture: Esther 10:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

4 Steps To Guiding The Prodigal Child Series

Contributed by Vince Miller on Oct 3, 2019

There are few challenges more difficult or more common than dealing with a wayward child. It’s frustrating, tests our limits emotionally, drives us to prayer, and can even leave us feeling like a failure. How can we handle this?

The Challenge of Prodigal Children There are few challenges more difficult or more common than dealing with a wayward child. It’s frustrating, tests our limits emotionally, drives us to prayer, and can even leave us feeling like a failure. Many parents experience feelings of shame and regret when ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:20

Denomination: Baptist

The Fool

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 14, 2021

Discusses different kinds of fools

Sermon Title: The Fool. Scripture Text:  Ephesians 5: 15-20 ILLUSTRATION: It was a cold and silent night. The weather was freezing cold. A group of monkeys were on a tree. They were clinging to its branches. One of the monkeys said, “I wish we could find some fire. It will help us to keep ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Words: Consider The Source Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 31, 2021

Seriously, though, there is a difference. God’s Word has power to propel us through life in Godliness, the word of man has some power, and the word of agitators can have a good dose of negative power. When it comes to words, we need to consider the source.

Words: Consider the Source (Proverbs 29:18, 19, 21, 22) 1. None of us doubt the power of words. This story illustrates it. 2. A group of Frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other Frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18-19, Proverbs 29:21-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

No More Stones!

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Apr 18, 2022

It seems like sometimes all we can see are the obstacles in our path. But the resurrection proves that God has either removed or redeemed all those stones in our way!

Doomscrolling An old human habit that has a new name. In the 21st c., it’s endlessly scrolling social media, news sites for information. Not a new habit. Think of 24 hour news/weather stations. Before that, scanning the whole newspaper or magazine for information. It’s not new, but technology has ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-4, Matthew 28:1-5, 1 Peter 1:21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Trusts In Him Is Blessed.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 11, 2021

Tasting the goodness of the LORD.

WHO TRUSTS IN HIM IS BLESSED. Psalm 34:1-8; Psalm 34:19-22. David was ‘on the run’ from king Saul. Mistakenly thinking that he might find refuge with the Philistines, he only escaped from their clutches by feigning madness (1 Samuel 21:10-15). Then he hid in a cave. Knowing that David was in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-8, Psalm 34:19-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational