Sermons on Worldly Influence:

Rejoice That You Are God's Gifted People

Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Mar 21, 2001

sermon on spiritual gifts

As we are now into the New Year, has the excitement and thrill of the Christmas season come to an end for you? Have you taken down your Christmas tree? Are your children already bored with their new Christmas toys they received? Have some of the new clothes become stained or damaged as you have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

The Future Blessing And Conclusion Series

Contributed by Marvin Penner on Mar 21, 2001

An exposition of the future blessing described in Eph. 1: 9-14 and the conclusion of three messages on the spiritual blessings of Ephesians chapter 1.

Ephesians 1: 9 - 14 The future blessing and Conclusion Meeting Creek Oct. 15/00 Scripture Reading Ephesians 1:9-14 We all like a good mystery. Halloween and the need for mystery Paul talks about a mystery read Eph 1: 9,10 He uses the word very differently we think of mystery as knowledge ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:9-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

That You May Know Christ Series

Contributed by Marvin Penner on Mar 21, 2001

Objective: To inspire desire for relationship with God and burden to pray to this end for others.

Eph 1: 15-23a Meeting Creek Oct. 22/00 Objective: To inspire desire for relationship with God and burden to pray to this end for others. Tie in; last week we ended buy challenging you to live in the reality of the blessings. - but how do you do it? - how do you experience them in your life as ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Excuses Or Obedience?

Contributed by Dave Martin on Mar 21, 2001

God searches for those whose heart is right to do His work. When we are asked to get involved or to commit to something, be obedient.

"Excuses or Obedience?" "Prayer Life of Moses" series part 3 of 5 Text: Ex. 4:1-20 & Selected Cross Creek Community Church Pastor Dave Martin - March 18, 2001 www.crosscreekcc.org God’s Word is Powerful, Relevant, and Life Changing! 1. "Called to Holy Ground!" (Ex. 3:1-10) 2. "Trusting God!" ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:1-20

Denomination: Bible Church

Four Uses For The Word Of God Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 21, 2001

How God’s Word directed David’s life.

NUN - Psalms:119:105-112 AN AGNOSTIC COLLEGE PROFESSOR visited the Fiji Islands and critically remarked to an elderly chief, ’You’re a great leader, but it is a pity you’ve been taken in by those missionaries. They only want to get rich through you. No one believes the Bible anymore. They ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:105-112

Read It For Yourself

Contributed by Shelly Griffin on Mar 22, 2001

Don’t believe anything just because somebody else told you to.

Imagine being out in the woods, hiking, camping, working. When all of a sudden you feel a sharp pain in your leg. You look down and see two small holes in your skin and this long, legless creature slithering away through the grass. Well, being a fairly intelligent person, you’d probably come ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:17-18

Denomination: *other

An Awesome Responsibility

Contributed by David Salyer on Dec 21, 2000

The treasure of raising God’s gift of children

An Awesome Responsibility Proverbs 22:6 Matt. 19:14 Psalm 127:3 Intro- I don’t know about you, but what I gather from the Word of God is that children are important in his eyes. We have to understand that our children are an incredible gift from God, which are really only on loan to us. God ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6, Matthew 19:14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Some People Will Never Be Healed

Contributed by Mike Carmody on Dec 28, 2000

Why some people will never see the power of Jesus in there life.

Why some people will never be healed John 5:1-16 Intro: In this scripture we find a perfect example of the healing powers of the Lord. We know that God has all power to remove iniquity from the lives of sinners and make them saints. We are well aware that God is not limited mentally, as he ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 1 Series

Contributed by Bill Prater on Dec 29, 2000

Lesson #1

In all of the teachings of Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount is the longest discourse we have recorded. There should be no doubt that what is contained in this sermon is as relevant today as it was the day it was first spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ. The relevance of this sermon is seen in the fact ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Bill Prater on Dec 29, 2000

Sermon on the Mount #2

What we find recorded in verses 3-12 are commonly referred to as "The Beatitudes." Each of the nine "Beatitudes" begin with the word "blessed." The basic meaning of "blessed" is happy. However, happiness in a Biblical sense has a much deeper meaning than what we tend to give the word in our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 3 Series

Contributed by Bill Prater on Dec 29, 2000

Sermon on the Mount #3

As much as the thought of being "poor in spirit" is diametrically opposed to the conventional wisdom of today’s culture, so is the thought that happiness could, in any way, be connected with mourning. If there is one thing that the world tries to avoid it is mourning. Everything that the world ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 4

Contributed by Bill Prater on Dec 29, 2000

Sermon on the Mount #4

No doubt when Jesus spoke the words, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth", more than a few eyebrows were raised by those who heard Him. His statement ran against the current mood of the religious leaders of the day. To their way of thinking, the only way to inherit the land was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:1-12, John 3:1

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 6

Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 1, 2001

Lesson 6

We live in a world where it is easy to become cold-hearted, insensitive, and unsympathetic. We are constantly being bombarded with news of some tragedy that has happened somewhere in the world. Hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear of, and see the results of, some violent act that has occurred. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 7

Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 1, 2001

Lesson 7

"Very solemn and searching is this sixth Beatitude, for it equally condemns most of that which now passes current for genuine religion in Christendom. How many today rest satisfied with a head religion, supposing that all is well if their creed be sound; and how many more have nothing better than ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 8

Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 1, 2001

Lesson 8

With His statement "Blessed are the peacemakers" the Lord surely must have shocked those around Him. How could the Jews ever hope to overthrow the Roman government and restore themselves to a place of prominence if they were going to be a bunch of "peacemakers?" The Romans were not going to just ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9

Denomination: Baptist