Sermons on What Could Have Been:

What About Your Neighbor? Do They Matter?

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 3, 2022

Whos your neighbor and what responsibility has been placed on you to speak to them?

What about your neighbor? Do they matter? Luke 10:25-37 Introduction- I am so glad you joined us this morning! I pray that the Lord would speak a word into you … that you would receive what He has for you. We have been in a series call “Instructions for Christian Living” We have centered ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Nazarene

We Have The Power

Contributed by Matthew Blau on Jun 4, 2014

We Don't need to wait around. We are not powerless. With the Help of the Holy Spirit, we can still Make Disciples of all Nations!

We have the Power Batteries, without them, cars don’t move. Cell phones remain silent. Flashlights remain dark. Hearing aids are useless. When we flip the switch we expect something to turn on. How that happens, we really don’t care. That is unless we flip the switch and nothing ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

What Happened To Acts Chapter 29, Pt. 1 Acts 1:1

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 7, 2016

The book of Acts just ends. Could this really be the end or should there be more? Is Luke sending the church a message? Could it be that Luke is sending the church a message?

What Happened to Acts Chapter 29, pt. 1 Acts 1:1 Thanks Pastor Jerry Shirley for the original writing. Turn in your Bibles to Acts 29: 1 [no such chapter!] You’ll notice there are only 28 chapters…but I wonder if you have ever noticed how the book of Acts ends. READ Could this really be the end? ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Change Your Thinking

Contributed by David Leach on Jan 5, 2014

What or whose thoughts have you been thinking? Your thoughts are the food that you feed your spirit, and your spirit is who you really are – what have you been feeding on?

1 Change your thinking Col 3:2 Set your mind (purpose to think) on things above, not on things on the earth. The continuing battle for your and my soul deciding our fate now and forever, is between: EVIL (which has three sources) and GOOD (which has one source) The world – ruled the Bible ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"I'd Rather Have Jesus"

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 11, 2003

Many people are searching for life. They are asking, "Why am I here?" "What is life all about?" The problem is they’re searching in the wrong places. Only Jesus has the answer.

“I’d Rather Have Jesus” John 14:1-7 A couple weeks ago I was talking to a young father and mother with a four year old in their home. He designs computer chips and chip boards in his home as an independent contractor. In our discussion I made reference to the uniqueness of Jesus Christ and ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7

Denomination: Free Methodist

I Have The Keys Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 1, 2003

For All Saints/All Souls: the Lord has the keys to the church, so we need not fear its future despite our locking up its resources; and He has the keys to our lives, so we need not lock ourselves in privacy; and He has the keys of eternal life.

Keys. I have keys. Lots and lots of keys. Thanks to keys, we can keep safe the things we consider valuable. But we are also kept from access to those things. Keys; we all have them, we all need them, we all appreciate them, but we all resent them at times. If you don’t have the right keys, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:4-18

Denomination: Baptist

What Are The Amish Thinking?

Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 9, 2006

The Amish have demonstrated that faith and practice may be consistent in the face of horrific personal suffering and loss.

Title: What are the Amish thinking? Text: Micah 6:8 and Matthew 5:38-48 Thesis: The Amish believe that following Christ works as both faith and practice in the midst of very personal suffering. We were all stunned when we learned that Roger Morrison had taken hostages student hostages at the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Do You Want Him To Do For You? Series

Contributed by David Asch on Jan 18, 2005

Imagine if you could have Jesus Christ himself come to you and say, “What do you want me to do for you?” What would you say? What would you ask, want him to do? Today, we will see two men, James and John, have that happen to them. We will see what they wa

WHAT DO YOU WANT HIM TO DO FOR YOU? Mark 10:32-45 INTRO: Imagine if you could have Jesus Christ himself come to you and say, “What do you want me to do for you?” What would you say? What would you ask, want him to do? PREV: Today, we will see two men, James and John, have that happen to them. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:32-45, Mark 10:45-52

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have A Childlike Faith

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 4, 2023

A childlike faith is faith in Jesus alone. A childlike faith is blessed by Jesus' love.

HAVE A CHILDLIKE FAITH (Outline) June 25, 2023 – Pentecost 4 – MARK 10:13-16 INTRO.: The Lord Jesus encourages us to have a childlike faith. We remember the power of God’s living and active word. God’s word is so powerful that it can and does change our stony hearts into hearts of flesh. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Have You Stopped Listening To God?

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 28, 2020

What is uncertain is not the “coming” of Christ but our own reception of him, our own response to him, our own readiness and capacity to “go forth to meet him.

ILLUSTRATION: Speaking of Jesus the Christ: "What is uncertain is not the “coming” of Christ but our own reception of him, our own response to him, our own readiness and capacity to “go forth to meet him.” Quote from Thomas Merton The time between the Hebrew Scriptures and the Greek New ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9, Luke 2:8, Luke 2:14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Have Decided... Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 12, 2007

Jesus didn’t put the demands of being a disciple in fine print at the bottom of the contract...but IN BOLD TYPE! The cross PRESENTED, the cross REJECTED, the cross ACCEPTED. Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint Presentation.

I Have Decided... Matthew 16:21-27 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/IHaveDecided.html This chapter zeroes in on 2 big things Jesus wants to teach His disciples: • Who He is = His Person [last week] • Why He came = His Work [this week] The Lord has spent nearly 3 years with these guys and now it’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-26

Denomination: Baptist

We Have A Hope

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Mar 12, 2022

The Apostle Paul gives us godly hope for our faithful christian lives. He tells us that God will bring back those who sleep in Jesus Christ.

We have a Hope But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no Hope. - I Thessalonians 4:13 When Jenny was five, she asked her mother, “Does heaven have a floor?” Surprised, her mother said, “Well, Jenny, what do you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lord, You Want Me To Do What???

Contributed by Kenneth Tankersley on Feb 20, 2009

HAS GOD EVER TOLD YOU TO DO SOMETHING THAT JUST BOGGLED YOUR MIND? MOST OF US WILL ANSWER NO TO THIS QUESTION, BUT MANY HAVE BEEN TOLD THINGS BY THE LORD THAT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE. TO US IT MAY BE A HUGE, EVEN IMPOSSIBLE TASK, BUT TO GOD IT IS JUST EVERYDA

LORD, YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!! CBC 2/09 TEXT: Matt 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. WITH GOD, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. HAS GOD EVER TOLD YOU TO DO SOMETHING THAT JUST BOGGLED YOUR MIND? MOST OF US WILL ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:26

Denomination: Baptist

I Have Sinned

Contributed by Robert Travis on Jun 24, 2001

True repentance is turning from sin and turning to the Savior.

I HAVE SINNED Ex 9:27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD [is] righteous, and I and my people [are] wicked. Jos 7:20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 9:27

Denomination: Baptist

Have A Biblical Worldview Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 17, 2014

God allows things to happen but He always has a purpose.

Let us remind ourselves what happened in 1 Samuel Chapter 8. The Israelites before the time of King David did not consult with God and they wanted a king. They expressed themselves personally that they wanted to be just like the other nations; they abandoned God and ignored their calling as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 9:1-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible