Sermons on Wickedness In High Places:

Facing The Giants: Hearing God When You're Hurting Series

Contributed by Michael Catt on Aug 28, 2006

In Facing the Giants, both Grant and Brooke Taylor wrestled with depression at some point. Grant couldn’t seem to get ahead as a coach, and he felt inadequate as a husband when it came to having children. Brooke wrestled with God’s faithfulness and her de

Sherwood Baptist Church has one of the most dynamic media ministries of any church in America. They have produced Facing the Giants, arguably the best feature-length movie ever made by a local church. It’s a God-glorifying, excellently created sports film in the tradition of Hoosiers, Remember ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Identity Crisis

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 5, 2006

This is an evangilistic sermon with the most important questions anybody can ask, Who am I? Where am I going? And why am I here?

“Identity Crisis” Luke.9.18-20 “Who do people say that I am?” It was George Harrison who said there are 3 pivotal questions we need to ask ourselves. "Who am I?" "Why am I here?" and "Where am I going?" Yet to be honest how many of us go through life never asking ourselves these 3 fundamental ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

Qu'est-Ce Que Votre Pasteur Vaut ?

Contributed by Créteur Fabien on Sep 7, 2006

Le téléphone sonne, et c’est un leader d’église voulant parler avec moi. Après que nous échangions "Bonjour," j’entends, "Les leaders de notre église évaluent le salaire pour notre pasteur. Est-ce que vous auriez la moyenne du salaire du pasteur Français

QU’EST-CE QUE VOTRE PASTEUR VAUT ? Le téléphone sonne, et c’est un leader d’église voulant parler avec moi. Après que nous échangions "Bonjour," j’entends, "Les leaders de notre église évaluent le salaire pour notre pasteur. Est-ce que vous auriez la moyenne du salaire du pasteur Français ou que ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 19:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Help In Times Of Crisis Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 8, 2006

We can let our crisis handle us or we can let God handle our crisis.

God’s Help in Times of Crisis Text: Gen. 32:1-21 Introduction 1. Read Gen. 32:1-21 2. Illustration: A “lame duck” President met with his successor in the Oval Office. Near the end of the orientation, he presented the incoming leader three numbered envelopes, with specific instructions to open ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-21

Denomination: Methodist

Growing While You Are Groaning

Contributed by Dwayne Williams on Sep 8, 2006

this sermon is to encourage the people of God that no matter what you are going thru you still can grow in the midst of the pain

Growing while you are groaning Judges 6:11 -23 Pretext come from Judges 6:1-6 I want to define two words before I move on with today’s topic real quickly. 1. Groaning is a word define by the English dictionary as making an inarticulate noise or an unusual sound which is cause by Pain or ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:11-23

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Reject Evil?

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 16, 2006

Is there really evil in the world? Are we ready to resist evil?

Some questions are hard to answer. And they should be hard. As a minister I stand before a bride and groom and ask, “Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forth, as long as you both shall live?” Then I ask the groom a similar question. There ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Connect With The Christ Of The Church Series

Contributed by Luskey Green on Sep 16, 2006

Our strength for continued obedience begins in being connected to Christ.

Grow a Disciple Building Church Part Two: Connect to the Christ of the Church Introduction: Jesus is the Christ, the Sovereign Lord of His Church. He reigns among Her with absolute power and control. He is the Chief Shepherd of His flock, the church. (1 Peter 5:4) He is the only Master and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sinners' Anonymous

Contributed by Ish Engle on Sep 19, 2006

A call to repent and to give our lives over to God.

Opening: Hello, I’m Ish, and I’m a sinner. I. Defining our terms a. Repaint Joke i. Churched used too much thinner God said, “Repaint and thin no more.” b. In the words of Archibald Asparagus “Stop it!” c. Remember: Sin is breaking relationship with God d. Repentance is: i. Websters: 1. to turn ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Easter

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 22, 2006

A TOMB TELLS ALL

EASTER 1997 (3/30/97) A TOMB TELLS ALL In the comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin is at school, and his teacher is attempting to teach the class: If there are no questions, we will move on to the next chapter. I have a question. Certainly Calvin, what is it? What’s the point of human ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Helping Lost Lives Find God

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 22, 2006

• With Jesus there is room for everyone in God’s mercy; • He’s called us not to wait a safe distance away, but like boat #14, to follow after the cries of people in the darkness. • It’s a profound truth to discover how much lost people matter to God, bu

Here is an account by Eva Hart of the sinking of the Titanic: Survivor Eva Hart remembers the night, April 15, 1912, on which the Titanic plunged 12,000 feet to the Atlantic floor, some two hours and forty minutes after an iceberg tore a 300-foot gash in her starboard side: "I saw all the horror ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Nature And Purpose Of Suffering Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 28, 2006

How many times do you question whether God causes suffering as a judgment? There are really four causes for suffering. Find out how God uses them for good.

Luke 13:1-5 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

How Is Your View From The Bridge? Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 30, 2006

God has called us to take the initiative in bringing reconciliation.

How Is Your View From the Bridge? Text: Gen. 33:1-20 Introduction 1. Read Gen. 33:1-20 2. Illustration: God’s love is like a bridge that makes reconciliation possible. If you take away the bridge, the separation remains. George Herbert said, “He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 33:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Having Peace Of Mind

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 11, 2005

We discuss how we can have true peace of mind by following 5 simple principles: none of which are found in the world.

Most people have anything but true peace of mind. That seems to be one of those things we all search for, but never really find, right? I heard an advertisement that said if you purchased their product, you could have total peace of mind, because if it didn’t work, you would get your money back. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4

Denomination: *other

A Word To The Wives

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 19, 2005

THE DEGREE TO WHICH A WIFE IS SUBMISSIVE TO CHRIST DETERMINES THE DEGREE TO WHICH SHE WILL BE SUBMISSIVE TO HER HUSBAND.

A Word To The Wives C.H. Spurgeon said: “Woman was not taken out of man’s head to be lord over him, or from his feet to be trampled on by him, but from his side to be equal with him, From under his arm to be protected by him, and from near his heart to be loved by him!” What a beautiful ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-24

Denomination: Baptist

Man's Way Vs God's Way

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 22, 2005

A sermon for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17 Jesus rebuke of Peter

15th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17 Matthew 16:21-28 "Man’s Way vs God’s Way" 21 ¶ From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22 And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Lutheran