Sermons on Words Of The Cross:

The Greatest Gifts Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 2, 2003

Because God loved us, He gave us wondrous gifts... but why did He go to such lengthes to tell us how wicked we’d been before we recieved those gifts?

OPEN: A young, married Bible College graduate and his bride were unpacking in their first parsonage. The young bride showed the young preacher a box and told him that he had to promise never to look in it. It was her personal box. He made the promise, but after 25 years he happened to see it on ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Dark Lord - The Lord Of The Ring Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 8, 2003

Satan is the real "Dark Lord" and while the Bible tells us he is defeated, he is still dangerous. How do we deal with this powerful force of evil and overcome?

OPEN: Several years ago, I watched a PBS Special that covered the events leading up to the "Battle of the Bulge" during WWII. It was the autumn of 1944 and Germany had been beaten back behind its borders. The Nazi war machine was in tatters and the repeated bombing raids of the Allies all but ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Giving Thanks To God Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on Nov 23, 2002

Let’s walk with Israel this week as Jethro returns Moses’ family. We will see Jethro praising Moses’ God above all gods and sacrificing to God. This is something we would do well to always remember.

Giving Thanks to God When God Moves People know God’s activities are organized activities DBF Sunday Sermon, 11/24/02 You know a lot of times we are so busy looking at the bad things around us that we fail to see what is that good and perfect thing that God is doing in our midst. Lets remember ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Light Has Come/Christmas Lights

Contributed by Ronald Keller on Dec 1, 2002

This Advent sermon uses some of the lights of the Christmas Season as illustrations to teach us how to get the most out of this Advent/Christmas.

INTRODUCTION Are you afraid of the dark? When I was a child I used to be afraid. My active imagination caused me to visualize all types of dreadful things lurking in the dark along the path to the out house, or next to my bed in the night. When we would come home at night, I would let my ...read more

Scripture: John 3:19-21

Denomination: Nazarene

God Is Good Series

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 31, 2001

God is good. He always does what is right, and always acts for the good of those who follow Christ.

How many of you say grace at meals? At our house, we divide it up by days. So on Monday, I give thanks, on Tuesday, it’s my wife, and so on. That arrangement at least eliminates arguments over whose turn it is to pray, although enthusiasm for the task varies considerably. We don’t have a set ...read more

Scripture: Job 34:10-12, Psalm 100:5

Denomination: Baptist

Building Community - Value One Another Series

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 1, 2001

As we gain a right understanding of how much worth and value each person has, as we come to see each other the way God sees us, then we will gain an appreciation for one another that will strengthen love and build community.

This is the fifth and last message in our series on Building Community. In a society that is becoming increasingly fragmented, in which people seem more and more separated from one another, the church can be a refuge. More than a building, more than a Sunday morning meeting, more than an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:16

Denomination: Baptist

A God Of Order, Not Confusion Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 7, 2001

God wants to bring order in our lives as He did with the universe. Without God, there is nothing but chaos.

INTRODUCTION  A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that, if any mischief occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved. The boys’ mother heard that a clergyman in town had been ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Calculated Risk Taking

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 11, 2001

Five spiritual high risk/high reward principles that help us lead adventurous, exciting spiritual lives!

When did you last do something bold? When did you last color outside the lines, refusing to play it safe? There’s a sign along the Alaskan Highway that reads, "Choose your rut carefully, you’ll be in it for the next 200 miles." A lot of folks live their lives like that sign. Especially the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

I Know The Ways Of God! Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 24, 2001

This sermon contrasts the ways of God and the ways of this world and how to tell the difference when we encounter them in our lives.

What Do You Know? I Know the Ways of God! 1 John 5:1-12 May 20, 2001 Intro: A. [Unhappiness at Home and Work, Citation: Sally Pook, London Daily Telegraph (10-16-00); submitted by Alan Wilson, Nyon, Switzerland] Ten percent of the British people believe they would be better off dead, according to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wearing The Wrong Clothes

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 23, 2005

IN THIS MESSAGE WE SEE THREE THINGS ABOUT ADAM AND EVE: I-THEIR CONDITION BEFORE THEIR SIN, II-THEIR CONSEQUENCES AFTER THEIR SIN,AND III-THEIR COVERING FOR THEIR SIN.

WEARING THE WRONG CLOTHES GENESIS 2:15-17,25-3:6-10,21 There was a little cartoon of a couple leaving church one Sunday. They had made their way around the preacher. But in this particular church, the preacher was out in the front and the couple was going around him. The man’s wife was about a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:7

Denomination: Baptist

A Place People Yearn To Be

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Aug 4, 2005

Making a church a place people yearn to be

Last week I asked you to consider how you might finish the statement, I Like Church But,….. The question was intended make you look at the simple problems in the church, the things that tend to irritate us. The kind of things that an outsider might find a roadblock to Jesus Christ. I hope that I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-30

Denomination: Congregational

From Generation To Generation - Israel In The Wilderness

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 1, 2006

Israel turned an 11 day journey to the promised land into a 40 year process of meandering in circles, going nowhere. HOW TO BREAK THE CYCLE! Link included to formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

From Generation To Generation Psalm 78 Psalm 100:5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Psalm 145:4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. A Biblical generation is 40 years. That sums ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:1-72, Psalm 78:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Pimp My Ride

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jun 5, 2006

Three desires Jesus has for your life.

Luke 5:27-32 Pimp My Ride Woodlawn Baptist Church May 28, 2006 Introduction Read Luke 5:27-32. I don’t know how many of you take time to watch MTV, but if you watch TV at all you’ve likely heard of the show that got its launch there in 2004 called Pimp My Ride. The concept for the show was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: Baptist

True Manhood

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 18, 2006

True manhood is marked by: 1. Sacrifice 2. Responsibility 3. Faithfulness

The Arrow shirt company ran an ad in magazines for Father’s Day. It used an acrostic using the word FATHER. It is a takeoff on the acrostic for mother: “M is for the miracle of Being. O is for its origin in love. T is for the tenderness of seeing. H is for a home no wind can move, and so on.” ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

"Life In The Heavenly City” Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 19, 2006

# 6 in series on Eternity. To gain an appreciation for just how marvelous Heaven will be we must understand the city that will be its capital.

“Eternity: What Awaits After Death” Sermon # 6 “Life In The Heavenly City” Revelation 21:1-23 There is within every human heart a desire for home, this desire for home can only partially be fulfilled in the present. Someday we who have by ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-23

Denomination: Baptist