Sermons on Wise Sayings:

Christmas Eve 2002

Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Dec 24, 2002

We say that Christmas is the season for giving. In reality, it is the season for receiving.

(This message was given as a Holy Communion meditation) Old Testament Reading Isaiah 9:2-7 New Testament Reading Titus 2:11-14 Gospel Reading Luke 2:1-20 We say that Christmas is the season of giving. But is it really? Why do you buy gifts to give? Let’s be honest. Do you buy gifts because you ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7, Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Adam: Real Men Relate To God

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 9, 2002

Learn what the Bible says about real men and quiche.

When I told my wife we would be studying Adam and learning what it means to be a real man, she asked me, "What will the women in the church be doing?" I didn’t have an answer for her, but I have an answer for all the women this morning. You’ve worked hard this week. You deserve to rest. For ...read more

Denomination: *other

Is Jesus Real To You

Contributed by Richard White on Sep 25, 2002

We have nothing to say to the world if Jesus is not real to us.

IS JESUS REAL TO YOU Illustration: 2 College kids with very smart friend Key Phrase: Unless Jesus is real to us we have nothing to say to the world. Passage Acts 4:1-22 They took note these men had been with Jesus. They took note that Jesus was real to them. Can the same be said of us by ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Whom Do You Serve? Series

Contributed by Troy Mason on Mar 3, 2002

What Jesus says is important about our duties as Christians.

WHOM DO YOU SERVE? Matthew 6:1-18 INTRODUCTION: Why are you here? There are more answers to that question in this room this morning than we care to think about. Some are here because their parents brought them. Some are here because they think if they come here then God is “paid off” for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Hearing The Word

Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Mar 25, 2002

How we hear what God is saying is of the utmost importance.

• Doctor told my parents, "He is not hard of hearing, he just isn’t listening". • It took me a long time to learn that the best part of a conversation is listening. • Some people seem to prosper in the things of God and others don’t. • The paradox is that God wants ALL of His people to succeed in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus On Integrity Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 5, 2002

Jesus says that we are to be people of our word, or people of integrity.

INTRODUCTION  Paul Harvey told a story of some young men who were late to class.  Four high school boys were late to their morning classes one-day. They entered the classroom and solemnly told their teacher they were detained due to a flat tire. The sympathetic teacher smiled and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Speaking Like An Adult Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 21, 2002

Hebrews says by this time we should all be teachers... but why?

OPEN: A man was scheduled to speak for an important business dinner. But, as he was eating his meal he must have bitten down on something hard, for at that moment his false teeth broke in his mouth. Nearly paralyzed by panic, he muttered to the man next to him, “I can’t believe this!” he says, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:7-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Tolerate Church

Contributed by Robert Travis on Oct 24, 2001

When the church is afraid to say anything, they will soon fall to anything.

THE TOLERATE CHURCH (Revelation 2:18-29) And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Baptist

In The Beginning Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 13, 2001

What does Genesis 1:1-2 say to us?

INTRODUCTION I think it is very appropriate that the first book of the Bible is titled Genesis. Genesis means “beginnings” and this book contains many origins and beginnings. The book of Genesis records for us, by Moses (yes I do believe he was the original author/compiler), the beginnings of so ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2, John 1:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus On Worship Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 24, 2001

What does Jesus have to say about true worship?

INTRODUCTION  As I read Christian magazines one of the most divisive issues in the church today is that of worship style. Many churches are working through the issues of contemporary verses traditional music styles.  There have been churches that have split of the issue of ...read more

Scripture: John 4:19-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Directives To Wives Series

Contributed by Robert Robb on Mar 23, 2001

What God has to say to wives about their relationship to their husbands

Studies in The Christian Family God’s Word for Wives Introduction This evening I want to begin a short series of studies on the Christian Family based on what Paul has to say about this subject in his letters to the Churches at Ephesus and Colossae. We will of course be looking at other relevant ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Directives To Parents Series

Contributed by Robert Robb on Apr 11, 2001

What God has to say to parents in relation to their responsibilities to their children

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount Study 4 Introduction This morning in our study of the Sermon on the Mount we come to consider the third of the Beatitudes – Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. I have already pointed out that what we have in these Beatitudes are not qualities ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Greed Series

Contributed by Jimmy Gear on May 15, 2001

The Bible has much to say about the deadly sin of greed.

I.Greed creates the wrong way of life. A. Jude uses the example of the way of Cain. B. Those that give themselves over to self-service create the wrong path in life. Like Cain, instead of following after God, they focus on something else, and that becomes their way of life.(Isaiah 56:11) C. ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:11, Ezekiel 22:12

Denomination: Baptist

What About Gambling!

Contributed by Robert Fleener on Jan 11, 2001

What does the Bible have to say to Christians about gambling?

"WHAT ABOUT GAMBLING ?" July 18, 1999 SOME KEY FACTS — USA - $639 spent annually on legalized gambling. Sharpest increase in gambling is among senior citizens. In CA, 40% of lottery tickets are bought by the unemployed. The casinos’ most profitable day is Sunday. The casinos’ busiest ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:8

Denomination: Baptist

That's What I Thought!

Contributed by Germain Brown on Jan 24, 2001

Prove people wrong when they say you can’t.

THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT! PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING VERSION AND DECIDE WHETHER YOUR YOUTH MINISTRY COULD BE APPLIED TO IT. IF YOU FIND NO APPLICATION TO THIS VERSE, IN JESUS’ NAME, REGARDLESS OF WHAT SITUATION COMES AGAINST YOU, FIGHT IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, GOD ALMIGHTY AS DAVID DID IN 1 ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational