Sermons on Worldly Influence:

Unity: Not To Judge Series

Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 21, 2008

Unity in Christ is a mark of the believer.

Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you (Matthew 7.1-2). Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? … “Purge the evil person from among you.”… Do you not know that the saints ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:1-12

Denomination: Congregational

Unity: The Christ Model Series

Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 21, 2008

Jesus models unity with the God the Father and requires it of his disciples (cp. John 17).

May our dependably steady and warmly personal God develop maturity in you so that you get along with each other as well as Jesus gets along with us all. Then we’ll be a choir—not our voices only, but our very lives singing in harmony in stunning anthem to the God and Father of our Master Jesus! ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-13

Denomination: Congregational

Travel Plans Series

Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 21, 2008

Paul ambition was to preach the gospel where it has never been declared.

I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else’s foundation, but as it is written, “Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.” Paul concluded the main section of his letter ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:14-29

Denomination: Congregational

Nothing Can Hinder The Lord

Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 21, 2008

Nothing can hinder the Lord.

Paul writes to the church at Corinth that “we live by faith not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5.7). This simple aphorism, often set forth as the litmus test for Christian living, is easily misused. On the one hand, it may be limited to the doctrinal content of salvation; on the other, faith may be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:6

Denomination: Congregational

The Power Of The Tongue Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008

James warns us of the right and wrong uses of our words

Cartoon from shows a line of pews and a sentence being passed from pew to pew. 1st pew: My ear kind of hurts 2nd pew: The pastor has an earache 3rd pew: The pastor got a hearing aid 4th pew: The pastor is having trouble hearing 5th pew: The pastor ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

An Appeal For Prayer Series

Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 21, 2008

I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your Prayers to God on my behalf.

The gospels attest to Jesus’ habit of prayer. Having observed Jesus’ prayer life, the disciples were encouraged to ask him to teach them to pray more effectively. The book of Acts speaks often of the efficacy of the church as it was devoted to prayer. The epistles of Paul are laced with prayers and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:30-33

Denomination: Congregational

Final Greetings Series

Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 21, 2008

Obedience in Christ

Romans 5.13 brings to an end the main section of Paul’s doctrinal teaching. The remainder of chapter 15 is primarily a personal afterword and chapter 16 is comprised of a lengthy personal greeting and a few “afterthoughts” that wrap up the letter. Though greeting 26 people by name is unusual, given ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:1-24

Denomination: Congregational

The Word Is Alive

Contributed by Randall Lavere Ii on Apr 28, 2007

Jesus said-the words that I speak...they are spirit and they are life

Word is alive Awesomeness of God. He created man, and gave him dominion of the earth, all the while knowing that we would fail. Raised up many leaders, prophets and kings throughout time, but none could live up to the law. Jn. 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profits nothing, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:63

Denomination: Charismatic

The Word's Working Word Series

Contributed by Dustin T Parker on May 8, 2007

THe power of Christ, the promise of HIs word

Lent 1 The Word’s working word 2/25/2007 Rom. 10:8b-13 † In the name of our Lord Jesus † Grace, mercy, and peace are to be yours, given to you from God our Father, and our risen Lord Jesus Christ. The Depressed Composer Disaster What could change him? The Messiah For the musician, it seemed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:8-13

Denomination: Lutheran

The Full Armor Of God

Contributed by Edward Nutter on May 22, 2007

We need to put on the full armor of God, and not the armor of the world, in order to succeed in life.

As a drunk man staggers out of a bar, a firetruck races past, siren wailing and lights flashing. Immediately, he starts chasing the engine, running as fast as he can until he finally collapses. “If that’s the way you want it,” he yells, “you can keep your stupid ice cream!” It’s amazing how ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-17

Denomination: Methodist

And They Will Never Perish

Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 3, 2007

If you have dedicated yourself the following Christ, to live as Jesus lived and do what Jesus did, he will never let you go. Remember, God is reaching down to us. When we reach back up and grasp his hand, he’s the one doing the holding.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Our Gospel reading today begins by mentioning the “Feast of the Dedication” which took place in Jerusalem. We don’t hear too much about the Feast of the Dedication. It’s also known as the Festival of Lights, or Hanukah. In ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-30

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Current Events In Prophecy - Lebanon And Gaza Series

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Jun 3, 2007

Third in a prophecy series. Written in summer 2006 after Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists targeted Israel.

When I started this prophecy series, I had sketched out what I thought would be a series of four or five teachings starting with the rapture of the church and culminating with the millennial reign of Christ on earth. This week was to be week three and I was going to speak to you about the ...read more

Scripture: Amos 1:6-10

Denomination: Baptist

Peter's Perplexing Passage

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jun 5, 2007

A couple possible interpretations of one of the Bible’s most perplexing passages and some valuable lessons we learn from it.

Peter’s Perplexing Passage I P. 3:18-20 INTRO.: There are many difficult passages in the Bible. In fact, Peter says Paul wrote some things hard to understand II P. 3:15, 16. This could also be said of some of Peter’s writings. Especially this passage, regarded by some as the most difficult to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Not To Read

Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 29, 2006

For youth, a sermon on unconventional ways to read the Bible, but more importantly, how to apply it to our lives.

-okay, so you hear me say all the time to read your Bibles. -this is not saying not to read your Bibles, per se. Instead, it’s a different way of looking at it. -the problem is most people read their Bible improperly, not saying that there is one specific right way to do it, but we place the ...read more

Scripture: John 13:15

Denomination: Methodist

How To Have A Happy New Year

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 1, 2007

This is an expository sermon on the two ways of living life as described by the Psalmist in the opening psalm of the Psalter which encourages trust in God and His Word.

Do you want to have a Happy New Year in 2007? Do you want to live a happy life in 2007? Well, the Psalmist tells us how in the opening hymn of his hymnal. Here the Psalmist presented two ways of living life. In fact, this psalm provides the “door way” as it were to the remainder of the psalter, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist