Sermons on What Conscience Is:

What's In A Name? Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Feb 5, 2007

Fourth in a six-part series on the life of faith as seen in the person of Abraham

Shortcuts to God’s will are not worth taking. In chapter 16, we read that Abram and Sarai decided that enough was enough; perhaps God meant that Abram would have a son by another woman, since Sarai was barren, and so she gave her maiden Hagar to Abram. Hagar conceived and bore Ishmael to Abram; ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical Free

What Is A Mother?

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 22, 2007

A look at motherhood

Mother’s day Message Text: "Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward." (Psalm 127:3) Opening: 1. Several years ago, on April 25, The National Organization of Women march on Washington, D.C. They called pregnancy a disease, a sickness inflicted ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:3

Denomination: Mennonite

What Is A Father?

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 22, 2007

A look at fatherhood and all its implications

What is a Father? Text: Ps. 90:1-2, 11-17, Eph. 6:1-4 Opening: 1. There is two ways to recognize power. 1. One is to see it at work. 2. Is to measure it when it is gone. 2. What we are witnessing in America, is the results of absentee fathers a. Drugs & ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-17

Denomination: Mennonite

What Is Worship? Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 14, 2007

This is the first in a series of messages in conjunction with Dwayne Moore’s "Thirty Days of Praise"

“What Is Worship” - #1 John 4:7-24 * Please take you Bibles and turn with me to John 4. In just a moment we’ll read verses 7-24. * I read a story this week of a little boy whose parents were avid sports fans. They didn’t miss a game. On the other hand, they went to church services only ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:7-30

Denomination: Baptist

What? #1 Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jun 26, 2007

As a church our purpose has to be to make a difference by Changing Live for Time and Eternity. What does this mean? (This is the first in a 5 part series)

“Changing Lives for Time and Eternity” “Why?” #1 2 Timothy 4:1-5 (For the accompanying powerpoint - http://www.hueytownbaptist.com/pastorspage/sermondownloads.html) > READ TEXT. Please notice the last three words; “fulfill your ministry”. What does this mean? > First of all we know that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

What Is A Christian?

Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Jul 3, 2007

So what is a Christian? The answer is not as easy as you might think. Everything depends on how you define the word.

What is a Christian? 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10 A friend sent me an email telling about a question posed to her by a co-worker. Here is the exact text of the question: How is a Christian defined? It used to be that if you were not Jewish or Hindu or Buddhist, you were a Christian, whether Catholic or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Is The Church?

Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 14, 2007

Why is it that people in Canada today are interested in God and spiritual things, but they aren’t going to church? It’s time to take a new look at the church, and go back to the Bible and make sure we’re doing church the way God intended!

WHAT IS THE CHURCH? INTRO TO TOPIC: This morning I want to talk to you about something I dearly love and cherish. THE CHURCH. Do you remember the rhyme we learned as children? “Here’s the church, here’s the steeple, open the doors and see all the people." If we were to write that song today, we ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: *other

What Is Love

Contributed by Keith Bowman on Jul 24, 2007

Love is an expression, not a feeling. It involves personal sacrifice.

I. Ideal Love a. There was a Dad who took his kids to do a little shopping. As they drove up, they spotted an eighteen-wheeler parked with a big sign on it that said, "Petting Zoo." The kids jumped up in a rush and asked, "Daddy, Daddy. Can we go? Please. Please. Can we go?" "Sure," He said ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

What Is In A Name?

Contributed by Monty Newton on Dec 21, 2007

The names of Jesus assure us that God saves us and is with us.

Title: What Is In a Name? Text: Matthew 1:18-25 Thesis: The names of Jesus assure us that God saves us and is with us. Introduction When I was a kid, some brave souls dared to call me Sir Isaac or Fig, which I did not appreciate. In our first church, an elderly German lady could never ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What A Story!

Contributed by Paul Decker on Dec 23, 2007

Enthusiastically live the best news that has ever been told.

WHAT A STORY! Luke 2.20 S: Good News! C: Christmas Pr: ENTHUSIASTICALLY LIVE THE BEST NEWS THAT HAS EVER BEEN TOLD! Type: Inductive The Shepherds were: I. ORDINARY II. SCARED III. CURIOUS IV. CONTAGIOUS PA: How is the change to be observed? • Humbly realize that God became human • Meet ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:20

Denomination: Baptist

What A Gift!

Contributed by Don Hawks on Dec 25, 2007

A Christmas Eve sermon reflecting on the greatest gift given to humanity.

A re-writing of I Corinthians 13 from a Christmas perspective (source: online) If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strings of twinkling lights, and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I am just another decorator? If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

What If......

Contributed by Carl Greene on Dec 31, 2007

No one know when Christ will come again. Are we ready to give an accounting of our lives if Jesus comes now? "What if" we knew the day and moment of our death. Would we change the way we live our lives?

What If…….? Scripture: Matthew 24: 36-44 O God, who comes among us and who is still yet to come, as the days grow ever shorter and the nights ever longer, we cling to the promise of the light that is coming into the world. Help us to trust your promises. Let every heart here prepare a room for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Methodist

What's In A Name?

Contributed by Frank Martin on Jan 10, 2008

What’s in a name?

What’s in a name? By f.martin I grew up in New Jersey. As a young fellow I was taken to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Englewood NJ for spiritual worship and fellowship. When you are young and part of the family I was in, there was not an option when the family went to church. You went happily ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is A Christian?

Contributed by Brian Lewis on Feb 16, 2007

Answer to the question what is a Christian?

What is a Christian? In acts 11:26 we read at the end of the verse that “the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” Keep in mind that Jesus didn’t label his followers as Christians, in fact the time period in Acts 11:26 was about 43A.D. that’s approximately 10 years after the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:26

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Christianity?

Contributed by Brian Menear on Feb 22, 2007

A basic outline of the truths of Christianity

What is “Christianity? If you haven’t yet define what you believe, or if you don’t know specifically what it means to be a Christian-you may be tempted to base it on what other people think, or what there definitions are. “A Christian is someone who believes in God” “A Christian is someone who ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational