Sermons on Worldly Temptations:

The Fifth Commandment

Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 9, 2012

This is part two on the commandment to: Honor Your Father and Mother.

The Fifth Commandment: Honor your father and your mother. Last week we did a survey of scriptures in the Old and New Testaments where we saw how serious this commandment is. Immediately after the first four commandments pointing us to God and how to properly honor God and treat His name and ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Men Of Strife Make Contention Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 11, 2012

The Hebrew word translated "strife" or "contention" occurs some 15 times in Proverbs & describes the kind of person who is apt to cause an argument or a conflict, one who is predisposed to quarreling or dispute. Let's look at 3 aspects of contentions so w

PROVERBS 17: 14 MEN OF STRIFE MAKE CONTENTION [James 3: 1-16] The Hebrew word translated "strife" or "contention" occurs some fifteen times in the book of Proverbs and describes the kind of person who is apt to cause an argument or a conflict, one who is predisposed to quarreling or dispute. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:14

Denomination: Baptist

The Man Who Had It All - Almost!

Contributed by Tim Diack on Jan 10, 2012

The rich young ruler had it all - almost! One thing kept him from that which he needed the most - Jesus. What one thing is there in your life that is keeping you from coming to Jesus or going deeper with him?

The Man Who Had It All – Almost! - Luke 18:18-30 - January 8, 2012 One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: *other

The Gods We Serve

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Apr 23, 2013

A sermon on the how the world today resembles the world during the time of Judges. i.e. where everyone did their own thing and followed false gods.

It’s good to have you here today. I am glad you all braved the snow, the terrible weather. I have a question for you. Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow or not? Not. Now that’s a good thing, right? Because that means early spring. Well, that’s good. Anyway, today we are going to be ...read more

Scripture: Judges 17:1-13

Denomination: Christian Church

The Narrow Way That Leads To Life

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Apr 28, 2013

Jesus warns us that salvation is by faith in Him and in Him alone. To say no to the Gospel of Christ is to commit the greatest sin known to man.

"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Introduction: Through the years, people who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Dancing With Jezebel

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 1, 2013

All across America today, pastors and church leaders are being silenced. And when the church is silent, that’s when society as a whole suffers, and compromise begins to set in.

Introduction: I recently read a great article entitled, “America’s Moral Decay” the writer of this article stated that, “America is incrementally and systematically Rejecting God. As a result, our nation is experiencing unparalleled moral decay. National immorality ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Baptist

Lingering In Sodom

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 17, 2013

Lot, a righteous man, lingering in Sodom - the result of a life making bad choices. Choices have consequences. How you choose determines the course of your life and your character.

Lingering in Sodom Genesis 19:1-16 How in the world did Lot, a righteous man, wind up in such a situation – lingering in Sodom having to be dragged out of the city by God? Lot did not get to where he was overnight. He traveled down a gradual slope over a number of years making a number of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Maturity

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Dec 12, 2009

A mature Christian cannot easily be shaken by this world because of their devotion to Jesus.

Christian Maturity INTRODUCTION Christendom is full of people who call themselves Christians, yet they fail to manifest the presence of Jesus Christ in their lives. Oh, by the standards of the world they may live disciplined lives, and they are what most folk would call good people, but they ...read more

Scripture: John 4:24

Denomination: Christian Church

Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord

Contributed by Keith Peters on Jul 6, 2011

Our lives are to become a type of "path" that people can come to Jesus through.

Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord Luke 3:4-6 INTRODUCTION: Jesus spoke of the “Strait gate” that led to Him and His ways. The word strait: (stenos) implies that there are obstacles that clutter the path. We have the responsibility and privilege to prepare the path to God so that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:4-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Abiding Life Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 4, 2012

Would you describe your spiritual life as an abiding life? Is your Christianity something you do at specified moments such as Sunday mornings or is it something you live out each day?

We are going to look at a passage in 1 John when John the Apostle gives a challenge regarding the kind of lives those he was writing to were living. This challenge helps us 2,000 years later to understand what the Christian life is supposed to be about. Would you describe your spiritual life as an ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:5-16

Don’t Look Back!

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 18, 2010

Why should Christians remember Lot’s wife? Just like Sodom and Gomorrah, before Christ’s return, the world will be saturated with evil. Christians are warned to come out of the world and not be a part of it.

Opening illustration: If a person sees a house on fire and does everything he can to rescue the occupants, he is heralded as a hero. And that’s the way it should be. Why is it, then, that a Christian who accepts what God says in the Bible about hell and tries to warn people is ridiculed as an ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:12-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Filled With Good Things Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 25, 2010

We need to fill our spiritual lives with good things that bring life, the presence of God, and offer opportunities for the Holy Spirit to produce fruit in us.

Filled With Good Things: A Life of Discipline Lent Week 5 March 21, 2010 Intro: I hope this morning that I am not going to confuse those of you who have been following closely on our journey through this Lenten season, our time of preparation for Easter. While my main point this morning may seem ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

Not Just Atheists, Dr D.

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 10, 2009

It may be doable but does it work with the Lord?

"It is only the atheist who adopts success as the criterion of right." - Robert Lewis Dabney --------------- If Dabney were here today he would have to modify that statement to include many so-called Evangelicals. Just because you have a large church and mucho dinero don’t mean God is blessing. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22, Matthew 7:21-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Time To Weep, A Time To Laugh

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010

The Birth of Isaac. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Genesis chapter 21 verses 1-21. Ill: One stormy night an elderly couple entered the lobby of a small hotel and asked for a room: • The clerk said they were full; • And they would probably find so were all the hotels in town. “But I can’t send a fine ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-21

Denomination: Brethren

Rising To The Occasion Series

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Nov 21, 2010

Talk 6 in series. How the gospel shapes our relationship with the world. Dealing with a divisive person.

It hasn’t been all good news for QANTAS lately. There was the A380 incident with an uncontained engine failure. Other incidents include another engine failure, smoke in the aircraft, a bird strike and one aircraft hit by lightening. These incidents have hurt the QANTAS brand and how the ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed