Sermons on Worst:

Only One Came Back

Contributed by James May on Mar 13, 2005

The story of the 10 Lepers is a story that pertains to the condition of the church world today.

ONLY ONE CAME BACK Sunday, March 13, 2005 – AM Luke 17:11-19, "And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Enemies Of Faith - Doubt And Unbelief

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Mar 19, 2005

God has ordained faith to open the heavens. Doubt and unbelief close them. This sermon examines an enemy of faith - doubt and unbelief

Enemies of Faith – Doubt and Unbelief Faith unlocks the storehouse of God but doubt unbelief locks it - are we stuck in doubt and unbelief - not walking in the land of Canaan and promise, where the Spirit of God, in all His blessing, falls and ignites? We have a great many wilderness Christians ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:7-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Staying Pure Series

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Apr 2, 2005

Purity in marriage is critical in the life of every Christian.

Read Exodus 20:1-17 Last week I was approached by one of our members and we were talking about this series on the Ten Commandments. They said that they thought I was handling the topic real well but they were waiting for the Seventh one. This ought to be real good they said. So here we are the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Amazing 5 Letter Word Series

Contributed by Chris Carroll on Feb 21, 2007

A sermon dedicated to reminding all of God’s amazing grace and how it frees us, embraces us and is priceless.

Grace: It Really Is Amazing! Series: Part 1: An Amazing 5 Letter Word. February 18, 2007 Castalia Baptist Church. Ephesians 2: 1-10 Chrysta’s parents have a house on a lake in Danville VA. I remember one time we were up their years ago and Chrysta was going to pull me on the innnertube. Now the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Understanding Your Experiences Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Feb 21, 2007

Using Rick Warren’s SHAPE acronym to help understand how God gives positive and painful experiences in our life to shape our ministry.

We are in the last week of our series “Created to be God’s Masterpiece.” Our key passage has been Ephesians 2:10, “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” We have been exploring over the last four weeks ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Methodist

The Last Supper

Contributed by Keith Manry on Feb 28, 2007

This is part I in the series - 24. It is a first person narrative account from the owner of the upper room. The Preaching Idea: Give Christ the place of honor in your life.

They were 24 hours that would forever change the world. No war or time of peace, no government or nation, no army or ruler has or ever will impact the course of human history in the profound manner in which that one day did. From sundown to sundown it was by far the worst and best day the world has ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:12-26

Denomination: Methodist

Christian Joy

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 12, 2007

Joy is a gift from God. Our joy is a witness to others as to the "great things God has done for us."

CHRISTIAN JOY A. What do you think is the average person’s concept of a Christian? ILLUSTRATION: There was a man waiting in line at a CHECK-OUT STAND. He seemed AGITATED and IMPATIENT and had a very SOLEMN and GLOOMY look on his face. When the CHEERY young woman at the check-out said, “Good ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Finding The Right Priorities In Life Series

Contributed by Sam Peters on Mar 13, 2007

This message is part of a series of messages inspired by the “Outreach” theme – “Under Pressure”)

Under Pressure – Dealing with Stress Finding the Right Priorities in Life (This message is part of a series of messages inspired by the “Outreach” theme – “Under Pressure”) Tonight we begin our series on Dealing with Stress. All of us face issues and circumstances that stress us out. We might ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-9

Full Coverage Protection Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 26, 2007

We are assured of Jesus’ provision of protection as we go along in our Christian walk.

1. Jesus provides His church with gifts for protection (4:7-12) a. Protecting gifts for all believers (4:7-10) b. Protecting gifts of called believers (4:11-12) 2. Jesus provides His church with growth for protection (4:13-16) a. Protecting growth in the fullness of Christ (4:13) b. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Two Sons Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Mar 29, 2007

God’s love for the wayward and lost and his desire for all of his children to return to him and live as children of God.

Have you ever lost anything valuable to you before? Perhaps you have lost your keys, wallet or purse, or something even more valuable? [Prompt the congregation for items they have lost]. If you have lost something of value you know the feeling of panic. You know how desperately you search for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Methodist

The Road To Calvary

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 1, 2007

Christ’s road to Calvary: The plot. The betrayal. The supper. The denial. The garden.

INTRO.- ILL.- A tired hunter out in the wilderness stumbled into a camp. “Am I glad to see you,” he said. “I’ve been lost for three days.” “Don’t get too excited, friend,” the other hunter replied. “I’ve been lost for three weeks.” Have you ever been lost in the woods? How about on the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Homosexuality Series

Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Apr 2, 2007

Help students gain an understanding of what the Bible has to say about Homosexuality in the 1st sermon in the Untouchables Series

Pastor Ted was the founder and senior pastor of a 14,000 member church in Colorado Springs, who, in November, was accused of homesexual sex and drug use by a male prostitute named Mike Jones. Pastor Ted immediately denied those accusations, and later admitted that many of them were true. In a ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 18:22

Denomination: *other

Looking For A City

Contributed by James May on Jan 9, 2007

I’m looking for a city while I travel this life through wilderness experiences. There’s no place that I can call home but Heaven and that New Jerusalem.

Looking for a City Hebrews 11:8-10, "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus The One And Only - Revealed In Our Relationships Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 10, 2007

Colossians 3 gives practical advice about our most basic human relationships: Husband to Wife; Parent to Child; and Boss to Employee.

Colossians Series # 4 Jesus the One and Only Revealed in Our Relationships Colossians 3:15 – 4:6 Scripture Reading: Colossians 3:18-4:1 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever thought about the concept that God is --- by His very nature --- a RELATIONSHIP. God presents himself to us as a Unity of ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope. It Is Not Over Until.... Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 13, 2007

Hope. Not that sappy Oprah kind, but the biblical kind. The kind that says: In spite of the circumstances that surround you, God will hold hope for you, And beyond any explanation possible there will be joy.

This is a wonderful passage. There is so much that is packed in to these few words. I don’t know about you, but the first thing that jumps out at me is verse 8 – Place your finger there – and let’s look at it again…I see Peter, as he is writing this statement, saying it with….shock and awe. 8 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational