Sermons on Zephaniah 316 318:

"Are We Fulfilling Our Assigment?"

Contributed by Kevin Smith on Sep 21, 2005

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the church really needs to look at itsself & ask the question, "Are We Fulfilling Our Assigment from God?"

Matthew 28:16-20 Aww come on and bless the Lord in this house. He is worthy, is he not? Come on & bless God for our choir on this morning. Did they not sing to the Lord? Amen. amen. You may be seated in the prescense of the Lord. Amen. This text before us is a very familliar text, often being ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sermon 1 - Your Purpose

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 21, 2005

First in a series of "Purpose-Driven" messages. This one talks about why we are here; our purpose; and our ultimate value as Christians.

All of us have questions about why we exist. I think the two most asked questions about our lives are: a) The question of reason - "Why am I here?" b) The question of value - "Do I really matter?" Now, if you go around asking different people these questions, you will get many different ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:5

Denomination: *other

A Pursuit Of Truth Aborted Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005

The quest for truth--What will we do when we find it? Expository sermon explores Pilates response to truth when interrogating Jesus.

A Pursuit of Truth Aborted Fortifying the Foundations # 40 John 18: 28-40[1] 7-11-04 Are you on a quest for truth? In a sense every life is a pursuit of truth. When a baby reaches out to touch the object in front of him he is discovering the reality of what he sees. We spend billions of ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-40

Denomination: Charismatic

Healthy Attitudes For A Spiritual Community Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005

Expository sermon dealing with attitudes toward one another, circumstances, and the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. Clip from movie "Ice Age" illustrates attutudes toward one another.

Healthy Attitudes for a Spiritual Community I Thessalonians 5:11-28[1] 11-14-04 Intro If you had only one minute to tell someone how to help their church be healthy and spiritually vibrant, what would you say? What issues would you address? What would you tell them to do—with only one minute ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11-28

Denomination: Charismatic

From Ichabod To Ebenezer Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Sep 27, 2005

Christians need to redevelop the practice of the presence of God

SERIES: “EXCERPTS FROM EZEKIEL” TEXT: EZEKIEL 8, 9, 10, & 11 **(8:6; 10:4, 18-19; 11:22-23) {Pew Bibles – p.825} TITLE: “FROM ICHABOD TO EBENEZER” INTRODUCTION: A. Paul Harvey told a story about an attractive female flight attendant who was being ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You've Been Invited To The Wedding Banquet

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 10, 2005

This parable opens up the generosity of God’s grace to a world of sinners who wants nothing to do with it.

October 9, 2005 Matthew 22:1-14 1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. 4 "Then he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

The Empty Tomb Opens My Eyes

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Apr 18, 2001

In the resurrection of Jesus, God opens my eyes to the greatest meanings of Easter.

The Empty Tomb Opens My Eyes Surely you’ve heard the joke about the three college students who were appearing in a national academic competition. The contest had come down to three final students. One was from Rice University, one was from Princeton University and the third was from Oklahoma State ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:31-33, 1 Peter 1:21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Esther- "Such A Time As This."

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 26, 2001

Esther became a hero because she responded to the call on her life to become an intermediary for the people of Israel.

Esther - Such a time as this! Thesis: Esther became a hero because she responded to the call on her life to become an intermediary for the people of Israel. Video Clip of Simon Birch in pastor’s office. Point: “God made each of us special. He didn’t do that to show off, but because he has a ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Is Going To Go Looking?

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 28, 2001

This sermon is a sermon dealing with our responsibility to reach others for Christ. Everyone belongs to God.

Because We Love And We Care: Who Is Going To Go Looking? 9/17/2000 Psalm 24:1-6, Luke 15:1-10 Suppose for a moment that you were at a bus stop, and a friend came by and gave you a small bag and said, "I no longer need this, it’s yours." You take the bag and get on the bus. When you get ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-6, Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Answering Our Critrics: The Bible Series

Contributed by Richard Pannell on May 10, 2001

A defense for the integrity of the Bible

Introduction How many time have you heard questions like these: How can a book over 2000 years old have anything to do with life in the 21st century? How can you believe stories about a sea parting and the sun standing still, and a man being eaten by a fish and surviving for three day? How can ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Active Church

Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Sep 24, 2003

The Body of Christ should be sound in doctrine and in Love (The way I did this, required a rose for everyone in the audience, BUT it was extremely effective) 4.88/dozen @ Wal-mart

Intro: (Start w/Blank) PREACHER found a shoe box in a closet. Opened it and found strange contents. Inside was an egg carton with 5 eggs inside. Next to the eggs was a stack of bills that totaled over 10,000 dollars. As soon as his wife walked thru the door he stopped her to ask if she knew ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Commission"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 17, 2003

Jesus had a commission from the Father, which He fulfilled perfectly. We also have a commission, but ministry opportunities aren’t always pretty.

I call the Gospel of Mark the ‘guy’s gospel’. It’s full of action from the very start. It is descriptive. Jesus sleeps in the boat during a storm, we’re told by Matthew Mark and Luke, but only Mark mentions that He’s sleeping on a cushion (4:38). All four Gospel writers tell of His feeding ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Orthodox

It's All Small Stuff Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Oct 26, 2003

Isaac

IT’S ALL SMALL STUFF (GENESIS 26:12-33) Snoopy, Charlie Brown’s dog, was having one of those lazy, carefree days doing nothing as he plopped his stomach on the floor in his kennel and then walked around aimlessly and restlessly, sighing in his thoughts: “I’m growing old, and I’ve never done ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:12-33

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Obtaining God's Inheritance

Contributed by James May on Nov 9, 2003

This sermon deals with what we must do to obtain the inheritance of the Lord rather than to fret and seek after what the world has to offer.

OBTAINING GOD’S INHERITANCE Psalms 37:3-9, "Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:3-9, Luke 12:30-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Focusing On The Future Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 9, 2004

want us to look at three primary passages this morning. These three texts, taken together, form a composite picture of the Ascension.

I heard recently about a church that was putting on an Easter Cantata. When they came to the climactic scene of the Ascension of Christ, the actor playing Jesus was to be slowly hoisted out of view through an opening in the ceiling. The cue for the guys pulling the rope was when he said, “And ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:50-53

Denomination: Baptist