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What About You? Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 29, 2012

"Who do you that I am?" asks Jesus.

Introduction Who is Jesus? That is the title of one book on my bookshelf. Next to it is, Who was Jesus? Then there are The Jesus I Never Knew, Jesus the Jewish Theologian, The Jesus Quest, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, The So-called Historical Jesus, I Believe in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Will Heaven Be Like?

Contributed by Erik Estep on Oct 20, 2011

Today in our passage of Scripture we’ll see Jesus’ disciple John give us a glimpse into what Heaven will be like. Revelation does speak of heaven as having streets of gold, and pearly gates, and these incredibly beautiful stones that will adorn heaven.

“What Will Heaven Be Like?” Revelation 21: 3-5 January 24, 2010 Intro: A Sunday School teacher was teaching his class about heaven. He asked the children, “If I sold my house and my car, had a huge yard sale, and gave all the money to the church, would that get me into ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

What Happened There? Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 15, 2022

Luke 24:18 teaches us that Jesus was the only who really knew what happened regarding his resurrection.

Scripture If you are familiar with the life and ministry of Jesus, you know that he entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, April 1, 30 AD, to the cheering of vast crowds who were there for the annual Passover celebration. He predicted his imminent death and visited the Temple before returning to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What In Tarnation Is The Incarnation?

Contributed by Bobby Brewer on Dec 6, 2021

Like a Christmas tree, once a year, we pull out a theological word-incarnation, the significance of which continues to ripple through time and is the reason we celebrate Christmas in the first place.

INTRO: Merry Christmas and welcome to our Christmas themed teaching series. Today we begin with a look at a very theological word that much like a Christmas ornament we pull out once a year and then put it back. The word is incarnation. Stay with me. Some of you are probably thinking, this guy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-36

What Disciples Do

Contributed by Russell (Rusty) Pruitt on Feb 4, 2016

Disciples must reckon themselves dead, deny themselves, be disciplined and be devoted. They must be humble, obedient, loving and yielded to the will of God. They must read the bible, pray, attend church, give, share their faith with others

What Disciples Do Text: Lk. 14: 27 & 33 Intro: The Bible teaches us that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. (Eph. 2: 8, 9) Salvation cannot be earned or merited. It is a free gift of God to all those who have put their trust in Christ alone and in the merit of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What Would It Matter?

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Oct 25, 2007

Influence - famous people influence lots of people. Advertising influences people. Christians are salt and light and they infuence flavor...What influence does OUR church have?

What would it matter? SLIDE - influence This morning we are focused on one topic….influence perhaps considered power. It is one of the many words that can easily have a double meaning. It can be used to mean and ability to influence someone or something in a good or bad way …depending on your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Congregational

What A Christian Has

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Jun 2, 2009

What a Christian Has

Part of a sermon series on the Book of James. What a Christian has: trials and tribulations, temptation, joy wisdom and freedom. A Recipe for Real Religion by Lewis Fawcett. Get religion like a Methodist, experience it like a Baptist; stick to it like a Lutheran; conciliate it like a ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1

Denomination: United Methodist

What It Means To Be A Christian?

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Apr 3, 2009

Using Ephesians 2:1-10 this sermon explores what it means to be a Christian.

Who here has seen the movie Ice Age 2: The melt down. In this movie there is a character called Ellie she’s a mammoth. But she has a huge problem she believes she is a possum. She has been adopted by some possums, hung out with possums and tries to do many things that possums do. Like swing from ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Christmas Is Not What It Should Be

Contributed by Rev. Mike Willard on Dec 15, 2009

Determing if we are winning or just looking like a Christian.

Christmas, not like it should be Matthew 2:1-12 If you will turn in your Bibles with me to Matthew 2:1-12, as we read some of the Christmas story this morning. Many times we ponder what things would be like if we only had done it this way or we thought about it a little longer than what we did ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Written Is Written

Contributed by Mark Berry on Apr 1, 2011

Sin can destroy a persons potential and lead to eternity in separation from God, but God is a God of second chances. Share with your congregation about the grace and mercy of God.

WHAT IS WRITTEN, IS WRITTEN BUT GOD GIVES SECOND CHANCES Psalm 65:11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. John 19:15-30 But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" "Shall I crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king ...read more

Scripture: John 19:15-30

Denomination: Nazarene

What Now? (Continued)

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Sep 9, 2024

Now, I don’t know if you’ve ever hooked a water moccasin...

I would like to ride piggy-back on Pastor Jeff’s message last week, so you may hear a couple of similar thoughts. Pentecost is one of 7 seasonal feasts the Hebrew people observe. Also called “Feast of Weeks” Pentecost begins on the 50th day after Passover Believers rendered thanks to YHWH for the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4, Acts 1:4-5, Joel 2:28-32

What's On Your Mind Series

Contributed by Anthony Hodge on Jan 11, 2003

The sermon is designed to prompt believers to begin fully utilizing their minds in a positive way.

What’s On Your Mind, Whatever it is, God knows It? (Psalm 94:11) God has blessed each of us with a mind. There is no one created by God who can negate the fact that they have been created to think. Being fully aware that God is aware of all of our thoughts, why is that so many Christians fail to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 94:11, Acts 2:2-3

Denomination: Methodist

What Is Your Life?

Contributed by Timothy Schultz on Oct 14, 2004

Knowing the brevity of life, how will we invest what God has entrusted us with?

[I am indebted to a sermon by Maxie Dunnam as a major source for this sermon]. Found in his book, "Pack Up Your Troubles" Intro: In reaching mid-life I have wondered, "What has my life accomplished and where am I going with the second half?" *I know I have gotten to mid-life because lately ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Mennonite

What Good Is Sickness

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Mar 16, 2005

This sermons encourages the life that is interrupted by the startling alarm of sickness.

The fingerprints of sickness is found everywhere. In every country, In every continent, In every state, In hot countries, and in ice-cold climates, In civilized nations and savage tribes, men-women and children alike get sick and die. Let us further observe, that all kinds of men get sick; ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Submitting To God? Series

Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on Aug 13, 2007

Redo of Armed to be set free

What is submitting to God? (Psalms 37:23-29; Matthew 6:32-34) Why should we submit? As children of God, we live in complete dependence upon the promise of the Scriptures that God will be for us. The Scriptures is our swords and our faith in that word is our shield to fend off the attacks of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:23-29

Denomination: *other