Sermons on What Conscience Is:

What's In A Name?

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 18, 2002

Taking God’s name in vain is more than just using or avoiding certain words in your language. It starts there, but it includes your actions too.

June 25, 2000 Exodus 20:7 “What’s in a name?” INTRODUCTION Last Saturday, Tammy, Victoria, Ben, Erica and I decided to go on a picnic together up at Prickett’s Fort State Park. It was the first time that we had been there except just to drive through it one time last year. As we went ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7, Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Prayer?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 20, 2002

Prayer is a means to establish, deepen, and sustain our relationship with God.

In the book, Steps Toward Spiritual Growth, the story is told of a man who was opening an adult bookstore in a small town despite the objections of many people in the community. A group of Christians from a neighboring church decided to gather for an all-night prayer meeting to ask to somehow block ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-18

Denomination: Church Of God

What Is Truth?

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 22, 2002

In the presence of Jesus, Pilate asked "what is truth"? Each of us must decide what is truth and then, we must decide what we’re going to do about it.

April 2, 2000 John 18-19 ¡§What is truth?¡¨ 1. It is true that many people are ___________ but do not know _________. (18:28) 1. It is true that _____________ Jesus said would happen ________. (18:32) 1. It is true that people would rather embrace the _________ of their _____ than face a ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-40

Denomination: Baptist

What's In A Name

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 26, 2002

What do you call Jesus? What will he call you? These are directly connected.

What do you call Jesus? Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 "But what about you?" ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is Lent?

Contributed by Wayne Searls on Feb 6, 2002

A sermon to challenge believers to participate in a period of fasting during the Lenten Season.

WHAT IS LENT? 2 Corinthians 13:5,6 TEXT: Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test your-selves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?; unless in-deed you are disqualified. 6 But I trust that you will know that we are not dis-qualified. PROPOSITION: To ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5-6

Denomination: Nazarene

What Is The Bible?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 11, 2002

God has given us the Bible to know how to love, follow, trust, and obey God.

Just before I moved here a friend of mine took me up in a single engine aircraft that he jointly owned with several other persons. It was a clear and warm August day in 2000 and we flew over downtown Grand Rapids and made several circles around our home in NE Grand Rapids as I took pictures of it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:105

Denomination: Church Of God

What Is Fellowship?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 11, 2002

Someone has called it the glue that holds the church together.

(Earlier in the service, I asked the congregation to be ready to respond to the following question when prompted by me during the sermon. (Overhead) If you were looking for a friend and you placed a classified ad either in the paper or on the Internet for one, what would it say?) “A pastor saw ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: Church Of God

What Is Man?

Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002

What does the Bible have to say about the fundamental question of all life?

I. WHAT IS MAN (SECULAR VIEWS)? A. MATERIALISM -- PORTION OF MATTER, COLLECTION OF MOLECULES -- "YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT" B. PSYCHOLOGY -- CREATURE FORMED BY HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT; EVERYTHING IS DETERMINED BY THESE -- "YOU ARE WHERE YOU’RE BORN" C. SOCIOLOGY -- EVERYTHING IS DETERMINED BY THE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:4

Denomination: Church Of God

What's It Going To Be

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 9, 2002

This is an evangelistic sermon that identifies the most important decision in life.

Sunday Evening March 10, 2002 Pleasant Green Baptist Church, Hobbs NM WHAT’S IT GOING TO BE? Deuteronomy 30:11-20 Introduction: 1. Life is full of decisions. Each day we make decisions, some important and others not so important. 2. At times we allow all of the little decisions to “stack up” and ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Faith?

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002

A study in the characteristics of faith

I. Faith is Absolute Assurance A. Substance = hupostasis = a standing under = confidence (the quality of confidence which leads one to stand under, endure, undertake anything. B. Hebrews 11:1a "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for...? C. ASV - Hebrews 11:1a ?Now faith is the assurance ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Stewardship?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002

Stewardship is the way we express our love for God.

TALKING POINTS: 1. We are nearing the end of our series Bible Jeopardy: You Know The Answer, What Is The Question? (Overhead 1) As both a brief summary and a set up for introducing today’s topic, here are the questions that we have asked. (Overhead 2) All of these are a part of our topic for today ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Denomination: Church Of God

What Is Sin

Contributed by Lindeal Greer on Oct 18, 2000

Sin is the transgression of God's law.

Sin is the transgression of God's law. To break what God has told you to do or not to do is sin. " 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. " God's law has not always been the same. There was a law in the garden. There was a law called ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:4

What A Mom

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

A mother’s day look at Salome mother of James and John

She was a mom and like any other mom, all she really wanted was for her kids to do good. And the fact that her kids were both grown men really wasn’t all that relevant. She still wanted them to do good, and she would do whatever she needed to do to make sure they did good. Including talking to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

What Is Good?

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000

A look at the Statement the Lord has told you what is good.

How many people read the newspaper or watch the news on television? You ever wonder about this world? You ever wonder about right and wrong? You ever wonder about what is right? Or about what isn’t good? If you were to ask a humanist they would tell you that right is dependent on your needs, ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:8

Denomination: Wesleyan

What A Mom

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000

A look at the widow at Zarephath in light of mother’s day

You ever been broke? I mean really broke? She was and she couldn’t believe her ears! She was at the end of her rope. Life was hard enough for a widow in that day and age, but the drought that they had been experienceing had been the straw that broke the camels back. Well she should have been ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-24

Denomination: Wesleyan