Sermons on What Is Life:

Playing God Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jun 6, 2002

This is the 2nd sermon in the series "Requirements For Revival". This sermon looks at the subject of humility.

Sunday Morning, June 9, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Requirements For Revival”[#2] SLIDE 1 PLAYING GOD? James 4:1-12 Introduction: 1. As we continue in our series “Requirements Of Revival”, let me ask the same question I did last week. “Do you really want revival?” SLIDE ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Joining The Harvest

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 9, 2002

Christ’s challenge for his disciples to join the harvest.

Joining the Harvest Matthew 9:35-38 (Preached to a mission’s church in Campeche, Mexico) Tonight I want to share with you a picture of the heart of Jesus. In Matthew 9, beginning in verse thirty-five we have a marvelous disclosure of what motivated the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Baptist

Holy Spirit Guided Evangelism Series

Contributed by Timothy Grayless on Feb 15, 2003

First of a five part series on Holy Spirit Assisted Evangelism

Holy Spirit Guided Evangelism Part 1 Read Matthew 28:16-20 THE GREAT COMMISSION 1. Jesus’ mandate calls for us to (here comes that dirty word) evangelize. What is it about that word that makes us hate to do it? (EVANGELISM) A. Hard Work 1. 4 years to transitionalize a church: Prayer, Train ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39, Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Methodist

Holy Spirit Guided Evangelism Series

Contributed by Timothy Grayless on Feb 15, 2003

Second sermon in a series on Holy Spirit assisted Evangelism.

Holy Spirit Guided Evangelism Part 2 THE GREAT COMMISSION (Review Part 1) 1. Jesus’ mandate 2. What makes us hate to do it? (EVANGELISM) A. Hard Work B. Laity expects Pastor to do it all: C. Some feel it requires a lot of “Arm Twisting” Trying to evoke emotion is manipulation. You put pressure ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20, Matthew 21:33-34

Denomination: Methodist

Holy Spirit Guided Evangelism Series

Contributed by Timothy Grayless on Feb 15, 2003

Third sermon in a series on Holy Spirit assisted Evangelism.

Holy Spirit Guided Evangelism Part 3 Review Last Week: Role of the Spirit in Evangelism 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 - Spiritual Gifts The Holy Spirit has more invested in our ministry, family, and our lives than we do. Let God go before us. The Holy Spirit takes the initiative in the drama of ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-21, Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Methodist

Holy Spirit Guided Evangelism Series

Contributed by Timothy Grayless on Feb 15, 2003

Last in a series on Holy Spirit assisted Evangelism.

Holy Spirit Guided Evangelism Part 5 Remember when I started this series, when I ask you to pray for God to reveal to you two people in your sphere of influence who needed to hear the good news of the gospel? Your prayer - part two: Between now and the end of the year, pray for God to present you ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Methodist

Send Down The Rain

Contributed by Darrell Jones on Feb 24, 2003

Some people are content to play in the lawn sprinklers, while others are praying for God to "Send Down The Rain".

Send Down The Rain (1Kings 18:41-46) (James 5:17-18) says, "Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not upon the earth by the space of three and one half years. And he prayed again and the heavens gave rain, and the earth ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46, James 5:17-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why We Should Walk On For Jesus.

Contributed by Phil Dyar on Mar 1, 2003

IT IS NOT A TIME TO GIVE UP BUT IT IS A TIME TO WALK ON FOR JESUS.

TITLE WALK ON FOR JESUS. TEXT JOHN 6-66 LET ME GIVE SOME REASONS WHY A CHILD OF GOD SHOULD WALK ON FOR JESUS. 1 BECAUSE OF THE PRICE HE PAID FOR US. A ISAIAH 53 3-10 JOHN 3-16 2 BECAUSE OF THE PIT HE GOT US OUT OF. A PS 40 1-3 3 BECAUSE OF THE PEACE HE PLACED IN ARE HEART. A JOHN ...read more

Scripture: John 6:66

I Have A Friend Going To Hell, What Am I Going To Do About It?

Contributed by Shawn Castle on Nov 11, 2002

We need to tell others about him.

- In Matthew we find that God says GO. - The word Go means to be sent, We are sent to tell others obout god and his love. - We need to tell others about God’s wonderful grace and how he died on the cross for us. -There are millions of people in this world who havnt heard about Jesus, and what ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Romans 10:14

Denomination: Baptist

Crossing Cultural Barriers

Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Nov 12, 2002

Doing What God has called us to do.

CROSSING CULTURAL BARRIERS 1 KINGS 5:1-6 INTRODUCTION: IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY ADVANCE THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH, CULTURAL BARRIERS MUST BE CROSSED. RACIAL PROFILING HAS TAKEN CENTER STAGE IN THESE YET TO BE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THERE EXISTS A COLOSSAL GAP BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE, WHITE ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 5:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Salvation Motivations

Contributed by Russell Rhodes on Nov 22, 2002

This sermon outline has a description of the Holy Spirit and the things He does to motivate people to salvation

Salvation Motivations John 16:7-11 I. The Motivator is the Comforter, The Holy Ghost or Spirit. A. We will look at the Characteristics of the Holy Ghost. 1. He is eternal. Hebrews 9:13-14 “For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, ...read more

Scripture: John 16:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Barabbas

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 25, 2002

Presenting several ways in which Barabbas typifies every unbeliever. Compares how Christ died rather than Barabbas who was set free and how Christ died in our place to secure our salvation (freedom from sin’s penalty).

BARABBAS "And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion." Mark 15:7. The name "Barabbas" means "son of a father", that is to say "a natural man". We are offspring of our father Adam by the flesh and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:7

Denomination: Baptist

The Calling Of God

Contributed by Wade Bridges on Sep 4, 2001

Missionary or Preacher Sermon

THE CALLING OF GOD II TIMOTHY 1:8-9 The Calling of God is so Important because we live in a world where God’s Calling doesn’t matter any more. It is God who calls and it is God who gives direction. We have too many who go into the Ministry for the Wrong Reasons. That is why it is so important ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:8-9, Ephesians 4:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Omission

Contributed by Michael Stover on May 4, 2001

When we take word "commission" and drop off the first letter, we have the word "omission." A slight change in spelling, but a serious change in meaning.

Evangelism is not a side line! It is the LIFELINE of the church. When we take the word “commission” and drop off the first letter, we have the word, “omission.” A slight change in spelling, but a serious change in meaning. What does the letter “C” stand for in the word COMMISSION? I. “C” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

Harvest Time

Contributed by Robert Travis on Jul 19, 2001

Looking for a few good men.

THE HARVEST Mt 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly [is] plenteous, but the labourers [are] few; Mt 9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. John 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:37-38

Denomination: Baptist