Sermons on Worship Benefits:

Sin In The Present Tense Series

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Oct 6, 2011

Are things we do everyday pleasing God?

The three chief causes of death in the United States are, in statistical order, diseases of the heart cancer and disorders of the nervous system. Two of the three are obviously diseases brought on by the strains imposed on the human body by worry, anxiety nervousness and the tensions of life ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:11-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Paul's Pattern In Striving For A Crown Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 8, 2011

In our lesson today we learn that just as athletes exercise rigorous self-control in order to win a perishable prize, so we as Christians must exercise rigorous self-control in order to win an imperishable prize.

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of Christian liberty. Let’s learn about this in a message I am calling, “Paul’s Pattern in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Discover Baptism Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 16, 2011

John set the stage for Christ but he also provided a model for what would become a sacrament in the church, Baptism

John the Baptiser This is how it all began! For thirty years Jesus had lived a life of obscurity as the son of Joseph the carpenter. He had been like all the other boys, had grown into a man and took over his father’s business. And now his ministry was about to begin in earnest. But it ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

Is Heaven An Actual Place Series

Contributed by Erik Estep on Oct 20, 2011

Today in our passage of Scripture we’re going to see Jesus addressing the issue of heaven w/His disciples. And what we’re going to discover are some reasons we can have confidence that heaven is an actual place. We’re going to discover some reasons why

“Is Heaven An Actual Place?” John 14: 1-4 January 10, 2010 Intro: Lee Strobel had an interview in his 1994 book “What Would Jesus Say?” w/Donald Trump. This interview took place in 1989 when Trump was on top of his game. One writer asked Trump what else there was left ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Discover The 12 Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2011

This message looks at the 12 Apostles, how they lived and how they died.

Discover the 12 What a group. In another time and another place they would have killed one another or at least inflicted grave injury on each other. We know some of their stories and others we only know by name. But we do know who they were and even if we can’t name them all we can name ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:16-19

Denomination: Wesleyan

Keep On Keepin' On (Confirmation Sunday)

Contributed by Troy Richards on Oct 26, 2011

A sermon designed to inspire confirmation students and the rest of the church body to not stop learning but to keep on growing in Christ.

-welcome everyone to this wonderful Confirmation Sunday at NewSong. -it’s kind of fitting that right after Easter and our day of being Called to Celebrate we have something new to celebrate, young people who want to be a part of the Body of Christ. -there’s only one stipulation I ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-25

Denomination: Methodist

Dead Church Walking Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 28, 2011

A church can be be dead and appear to have life. It can also be almost dead and have all the appearances it is dead, but revived by repenting and getting back to the basics of the Christian life.

Dead Church Walking Sermon 5 in the Series “You’ve Got Mail” Chuck Sligh August 14, 2011 For the PowerPoint for the sermon, write me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Revelation 3. INTRODUCTION Illus. – Reader’s Digest had a story about ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Discover Injustice Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 30, 2011

Have you ever asked God "Why?" I'm sure that was the question on the lips of John's disciples following the news of his execution.

This wasn’t the way it was supposed to end. He was the product of a good family, he had been raised worshipping God, he had followed God’s calling, had done God’s work and had preached God’s message and this wasn’t the way it was supposed to end. In a million years he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:16-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

Lord, I’ve Had Enough! Series

Contributed by Gerald Albers on Oct 31, 2011

Have you ever had that kind of day or week where you just felt as though it couldn’t possibly get any worse? Maybe it seemed that only a short while before, everything was going fine. But then something happened to send your entire world spinning out of c

Elijah Part 3 "Lord, I’ve Had Enough!" Text: I King 19:1-15 1 Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So may the gods do to me and even more, if I do not make your life as the ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Church's Challenge Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 12, 2011

The church can turn its problems into opportunities for growth if it meets needs by mobilizing people so the leaders can maintain the priority of prayer and the word.

Some time ago, wolves were picking off the livestock of ranchers at an alarming rate, so the state offered a bounty of $5,000 for every wolf killed. It turned Sam and Jed into fortune hunters. Day and night they searched the mountains and forests looking for their valuable prey. Exhausted one ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical Free

What Makes You Alive? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 16, 2011

Week two of our health check series, we are looking at the marks of being dead or alive.

Good, you’re sitting down, I have some bad news for you, some of you are dead. Now it’s not as bad as it sounds, it might be reversible, if we catch it in time. The title and theme of our services from now until the middle of February is “Health Check” and our focus will ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Messiah Of Glory Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 20, 2011

Experiencing the glory of God will radically transform our lives.

A Messiah of Glory Text: Matt. 17:1-13 Introduction 1. Illustration: J.S. Bach said, "All music should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the soul's refreshment; where this is not remembered there is no real music but only a devilish hub-bub." He headed his compositions: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-13

Denomination: Methodist

The Weight Of Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 25, 2011

A final look at forgiveness part 4 of 4.

The Weight of Forgiveness February 21, 2010 Can you believe for the past 8 weeks we have looked at only 2 very relevant topics. We’ve looked at anger for 4 weeks, and now we are on week 4 of forgiveness. You won’t want to miss next week’s conclusion to the series. It’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Overboard For Jesus Again Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 2, 2011

In this final message in the Love Never Dies series, Dave looks at Peter's propensity for diving into water that is over his head in order to get to Jesus, and asks whether we are willing to do the same.

Overboard for Jesus Again Love Never Dies, prt. 20 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers September 5 , 2010 With this message we draw to a close our series from the Gospel of John. The first message in this series was on Easter Sunday, and we have certainly covered a lot in the past twenty ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-7

Denomination: Free Methodist

Experience Jesus (Introduction Of 1st John) Series

Contributed by Mark Nichols on Feb 13, 2011

This sermon deals with a great deal of background information on 1st, 2nd and 3rd John. The application is two fold: 1. Have you experienced Jesus? 2. Have you shared that experience with those around you?

TEXT: 1st John 1:1 TITLE: Introduction to John SERIES: Letters from John TOPIC: Evangelism OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, November 7, 2010 PROP.: Sharing Jesus based on my experiences. INTRODUCTION: Good morning and welcome! Today we start a NEW SERIES! We are going to be studying ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ