Sermons on You Are The Christ:

The Cross You Carry Series

Contributed by Peter Parry on Mar 10, 2003

Whoever desires to come after me (1)let him deny himself, (2)take up his cross, and (3)follow me.

The Cross You Carry (Mk.15:16-22; Mk.8:34) During Lent we come face to face with the cross Christ died upon to save us from our sins. I preach about it, we read Scripture describing it, hymns we sing talk about it; each Sunday morning we face it ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34, Mark 15:16-22

Denomination: Congregational

You Call This A Plan?

Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Mar 10, 2003

God has a providential way of making, BAD THINGS GOOD, WEAK THINGS STRONG, and UGLY THINGS BEAUTIFUL.

“You Call This a Plan?” Romans 8:28 A $75 basketball in my hands is playing a pickup game in the Family Life Center. A $75 basketball in the hands of Michael Jordan is a world championship and an NBA MVP. A $900 set of golf clubs in my hands is spending $25 for a green fee and an afternoon of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

Will You Pass The Test?

Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on Jun 17, 2003

There are all kinds of reasons for giving tests or taking examinations. The main reason is to collect data or to make an assessment on what is or isn’t known. The Bible is not excluded from the practice of examinations.

Will You Pass The Test? 2 Corinthians 13.5 – 7 July 20, 2001 KJV - 5. Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 6. But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. 7. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You A Pebble Or A Rock?

Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on Jun 27, 2002

We have the plans for our house, the blueprints and now we are looking at the final product. Does our house resemble the plans from which it was constructed? The Bible, God’s written Word is the blueprint of how we are to live our lives, do our lives ac

Sermon Title: Are You A Pebble or A Rock? Sermon Text: 1 Peter 2:4-12 Ralf HT Bergmann Bethel Christian Church Date: November 5th, 2000 Scripture Introduction: It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, so apart from bringing out the chalkboard, Peter resorts to the next best thing, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-12

Denomination: *other

Who Are You Looking For

Contributed by Izak Shipman on Jul 6, 2002

A sermon about Jesus, Asking people who they are looking for in Jesus, Someone who could make them feel better or with whom they could have a relationship.

Whom are you looking for? John 18:1-7 Whom are you seeking? Let me put it in other words: When you came to this church this morning who were you looking for? This will become clearer once we move on….. I want you to notice a few things in this passage: 1.You’ve got a small group of soldiers and ...read more

Scripture: John 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is Jesus Real To You

Contributed by Richard White on Sep 25, 2002

We have nothing to say to the world if Jesus is not real to us.

IS JESUS REAL TO YOU Illustration: 2 College kids with very smart friend Key Phrase: Unless Jesus is real to us we have nothing to say to the world. Passage Acts 4:1-22 They took note these men had been with Jesus. They took note that Jesus was real to them. Can the same be said of us by ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Are You Doing? Series

Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Oct 10, 2002

How are we doing in our Christian walk? That’s what Paul wanted to know about the Thessalonians. He was desperate to know about their faith.

“Be Ready” 1 Thes. 2:17-3:13 How are you doing? Intro. Illus. Beer commercial. “How are you doing?” “Fine, thanks. I just flew in from Texas to see my brother. Had a great flight. Just checked in the hotel… Several men came in and asked the same questions. They asked, but didn’t care to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God Wants To Be With You!

Contributed by Steve Wayne on Oct 26, 2000

This sermon is a salvation sermon pointing out that God wants to be with us and what He did to get to us.

YOU’VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT GOD WANTS TO BE WITH YOU!!! ISAIAH 43:25-27 I, EVEN I, AM HE WHO BLOTS OUT YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS FOR MY OWN SAKE; AND I WILL NOT REMEMBER YOUR SINS. PUT ME IN REMEMBRANCE; LET US CONTEND TOGETHER; STATE YOUR CASE, THAT YOU MAY BE ACQUITTED. YOUR FIRST FATHER SINNED, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:25-27, Romans 5:6-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Be Who You Are Created To Be Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000

Be who you were created to be. We were created to live in the Truth - to be in Christ. As we live in this decaying world, let’s together fix our gaze on our Father. Let’s imitate God and allow Him to transform us to become more like Himself.

In 1962 the "Australian Social Studies" magazine, distributed to school children had as one of its first articles "The Christian Way of Life". To quote from the top of the article: "This is a picture of Christ through whose teachings we began a new age - the Christian era. Two thousand years ago, a ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Where You There? Series

Contributed by Brian Gilbert on Dec 1, 2004

This sermon attempts to help individuals find themselves at the cross of Jesus by considering several people who were there.

WHERE YOU THERE? INTRODUCTION: Where were you when…. The Space Shuttle exploded in the 1980’s? Kennedy was assassinated? You heard about the 911attacks? It is amazing how we remember where we were, what we were doing, even what we were wearing during major cultural or national events. We were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:29-44

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Are You Still A Baby

Contributed by Mark Engler on Dec 8, 2004

You must decide if that is all the closer you want to get to God. You see growing spiritually is not the same as growing physically. Physically you are going to grow whether you want to or not. Spiritually, it’s a choice. It’s something that we are to

By: Mark Engler, Mt. Vernon Christian Church, Mt. Vernon, MO TITLE: Are You Still A Baby? THEME: Sanctification TEXT: 1 Peter 2:1-3 PROP: Christians will become stagnant if they don’t grow throughout their Christian life. INTRO: Are you still a baby? That’s the title to my ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Almost You Convince

Contributed by David Rogers on Oct 5, 2005

a sermon on how we almost are christians and we try to convince to surrender to Christ when often we haven’t surrendered totally to Christ ourselves.

Almost You Convince Me Acts 26:27-30 27King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do believe.” 28Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” 29And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:27-30

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Feeding The Caterpillar

Contributed by Chris Summers on Oct 7, 2005

The Caterpillar and the butterfly.

Are you feeding the caterpillar? John 3:3 “3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. “ Kjv Are you feeding the caterpillar ? You may ask your self “ what is he talking about ?” well I want to ...read more

Scripture: John 3:3

Denomination: Baptist

May The Force Be With You

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005

Living in the Spirit

Intro: years ago they started advertising this new movie Star Wars so I called a friend up and asked him if he wanted to go opening night. I said, we better show up a little early, there may be a line. When we arrived, there was about 3000 people lined up, there wasn’t even one parking place at the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Let That Be A Lesson To You Series

Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Nov 4, 2003

Paul in writing to the Christians at Corinth encourages them to learn lessons, not only from their own mistakes but also from the mistakes of their forefathers.

“Let That Be A Lesson To You” 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 INTRODUCTION Often while growing up (and even still today) when I would make a mistake my dad was always there to encourage me not to make the same mistake twice. His encouragement came in the form of his sage wisdom, “Let that be a lesson to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ