Sermons on Wisdom With Age:

Taking Spiritual Inventory

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 21, 2007

New years challenge to challenge believers to look at life through an eternal lens. It also has a "spiritual inventory" checklist to hand out.

Taking Spiritual Inventory Text: Psalms 90:1-17 Introduction: 1. We are told in the word to number our days… that wisdom may come Heb. #4487, maw•naw v. to number off, count, reckon In other words, to stand before the hourglass of time 2. I have numbered my days. I am 45 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-17

Denomination: Mennonite

When A Nation Is Directionally Challenged Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 5, 2013

Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? Three questions of importance in life. What happens to a nation who forgets her beginning? Solomon issues a challenge to review our purpose.

Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 When a Nation is Directionally Challenged In 1976, Jimmy Carter, the former Govenor of Georgia, was elected to serve as POTUS. His four years brought high interest rates, long lines at the gasoline stations and the unheard of price of .76 a gallon gasoline. Our embassy in ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Taking Advantage Of Misunderstanding

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jun 4, 2014

Often man misunderstands the nature of God.

Thank you Rev. Scott Phillips Taking advantage of a Misunderstanding 1 Kings 20:1-30 KJV The Enemies problem is he misunderstands the Nature of God. Here in this setting they judged God to be a certain sort of God. The heathens had gods of fertility, gods of harvest, gods of mountains, gods of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 20:1-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

Get The Best Results For Life

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 15, 2013

Making a Choice - The two ways of man.- The happiness of the righteous & The desperation of the wicked. - Blessed – Happy, Desirable

- Instruction Manual to get the most our of your product - You need to know the model Gen 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: …. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. - Register your ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

The Church, Built On The Rock Of The Revealed Knowledge Of Christ

Contributed by David Leach on Jan 25, 2014

What’s the Rock on which the Church is to be built if it isn’t Peter-it’s Jesus Christ Himself

The Church, built on the rock of the revealed knowledge of Christ Matt 16:15-18 He (Jesus) said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered and said,"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:15-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"I Am Appreciated" Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Feb 4, 2014

Living in our identity as appreciated saints.

“I Am Appreciated” (Ephesians 1:15-23) In a series called “I Am” when we’re talking about ourselves, I realize there’s a danger of our egos getting involved, especially when the title is “I Am Appreciated”. But remember Paul is talking to people that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Water To Wine—declaring God's Anointed-1 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 3, 2015

1 of 6. Jesus turned water to wine in order to initiate/call attention to/set apart His public ministry. Where is Jesus heralded as God’s Anointed? or Why turn water into wine? God’s Anointed is heralded on the stage of...

WATER To WINE—Declaring God's Anointed-I—John 2:1-12 Attention: On Stage—The Lion King—2nd highest grossing Broadway musical, pulling in $699.1 Million since 1994. Story of a coming of age reluctant King, threatened by his own uncle, who enviously seeks the king’s ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Essential Truths - The Pre-Existent Christ (The Logos)

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Feb 3, 2019

This sermon explores the pre-existent Christ, in particular in the Logos (The Word made Flesh) in john 1.

Essential Truths - Jesus Christ, The Logos - February 3, 2019 Sermon for CATM We are about 1/3rd of the way into our current teaching series on Essential Truths: The Triune God. We have been exploring in some depth, over the past month or so, the nature of God, what the Trinity is, what the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18, Proverbs 8:22-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When God Is Silent (#6 Of Series On Prayer) Series

Contributed by Rule Digal on Nov 28, 2005

It is because of God’s best intention and purpose that He is sometimes silent in answering our prayers.

WHEN GOD IS SILENT Intro. A. Experience tells us that sometimes God answers our prayer with nothing but silence. It’s undeniable. There are times that we perceived God has deemed to deny us the answer of our prayers. B. Why? What are the reasons behind God’s silence, delay or denial? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Mind Of The Master Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 16, 2021

The mind of Christ has had a great impact on this world, greater than any other mind. His church has done more to influence the intellectual development of mankind than any other institution.

A teacher began his Sunday School class by starting a discussion. He said he was reading in the Bible about a living dog and a dead lion, and he asked the class which they would rather be? There was a pause, and then Jack spoke up and said, "I'd rather be the living dog. It's better ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:40-52

The Mind Of The Master Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 26, 2021

Jesus was self educated, and was an intellectual of His day. He knew His nations past history well through His study of the Old Testament.

A teacher began his Sunday School class by starting a discussion. He said he was reading in the Bible about a living dog and a dead lion, and he asked the class which they would rather be? There was a pause, and then Jack spoke up and said, "I'd rather be the living dog. It's better ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:40-52

What A Difference Godly Moms Make!

Contributed by Larry Breeden on Oct 11, 2006

Honoring and helping moms on Mother’s Day

What a Difference Godly Moms Make! 2 Tim 1:1-7 INTRO: *Yakov Smirnoff, the Russian comedian, wrote a book, "Seeing the USA on Six Rubles a Day." In it he tells about being overwhelmed when he first entered an American supermarket & saw the great variety of products there. He just couldn’t believe ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Leading By Example Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 18, 2017

Effective Gospel Ministry must be 1) Committed to God’s Mastery (Titus 1:1a), 2) Committed to God’s Mission, Message and Means (Titus 1:1b-3), as well as 3) Committed to God’s Members (Titus 1:4).

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with President Donald Trump this week, there was much on the line. Revolving around their common interests, the future economic, security and travel implications of their citizens was on the line. For the Apostle Paul, his discussions with Titus in Titus 1, had ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-4

Denomination: Other

The Supreme Ministry Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2019

1) The Source (Colossians 1:23c, 25a), 2) Spirit (Colossians 1:24a), 3) Suffering (Colossians 1:24b), 4) Scope (Colossians 1:25b), 5) Subject (Colossians 1:26–27), 6)Style (Colossians 1:28a), 7)Sum (Colossians 1:28b), and 8)The Strength of the ministry (Colossians 1:29).

Colossians 1:23-29 [23](if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of) the gospel (that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven), and of which I, Paul, became a minister. [24] Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:24-29

Denomination: Other

United In Love Series

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jun 2, 2009

Setting a purpose for Christian living.

Christians without goals are a little like Alice in the fairy tale ‘Alice in Wonderland’. In a conversation between her and the Cheshire Cat, Alice asked, ‘Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here’? ‘That depends a good deal on where you want to get to’, said the cat. ‘I don’t ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed