Sermon Ideas For The Fall

The Games We Play – Hide & Seek, Red Rover, Simon Says

Pardon Me But Your Show Is Slipping

Holiness For Dummies

7 Things Got Hates About You

Change – The Blessed Pain

Revelation For Dummies

Stewardship Series – What’s In It For Me?

Sermon ideas

If you knew that someone was lost - what would you do? If they were close to you there would be no question. You would lay aside everything else and go to search for them. Searching takes a long time of course because we don't know where they are. They don't know where they are and that of course is the worst part of being lost. The odd thing is that we do know where the lost are and yet we let them remain lost. We just keep on hoping that that they will somehow wander out of their "lost-ness" into our churches. We hold meetings that they cannot find their way to.

What will it take to get you to burn? How will the fire be fanned to flame? There are at least 15 people here who need to burn.

No man can serve 2 masters - shun. . .

Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? Need to preach about 3 times a year to get people to seek the deeper life.

How do I know when it's time to move on? When the time comes to accept what is and not to try to "hang on" by faith.

Do one thing well. What might have "not-happened" if Michael Jordan had

I Like The Suit - something attractive about what we wear - and people join for the suit. They don't want to face the things that make us what we are.

Revelation For Dummies

The Facade -

Appearance of godliness/no power

Honor me with lips/hearts far from me

People say they want someone to listen to them & that is the most important thing that they can do - why do we get upset when God listens?

Spirit filled churches are characterized by people who listen to the voice of God.

Could the world stand a perfect Christian?

There is noTHING sacred in this place. God will entrust you to that which you choose to worship. The results that we have are an indication of the God that we serve.

There is one inspired piece of literature in this place.(stack books on the Bible - book of Mormon, Discipline, 7 Habits, Hymnal

Evolution of relationships - good enough for the family

What is the one thing that all men can be happy about re: Christmas? It must be Jesus alone. Everything else brings sadness to someone. There's always someone who doesn't have what brings your happiness. It therefore becomes a reminder of their lack - "shall be to ALL men".

I've Got Connections

evangelism is discipleship is

where-does the money go after it leaves the offering plate?

We become what we refuse to forgive.

The Divine Anatomy - a study of the Body of Christ.

The Glory Fades - house

Skit - mechanic who doesn't get his hands dirty.

Skit - Captain of a ship who is expected to do everything.

Skit - Buzzer Game - not allowed to use certain words. Make your faith user friendly.

Skit - no strings attached.

Will - The Great Barrier to sanctification.

Holiness For Dummies

Play like a pro - give it all ya' got

We are more likely to be persuaded to see life from the perspective of those who care than we are by those who do not.

Good Samaritans are us. - skit

Self-destructive tendencies. The choices that we make that place us on the slippery well-worn road that leads to destruction. What are those destructive seeds?

Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear. 1 Peter 1:17

I guess that might mean that God will sort it all out some day and the opinions of others here in this world will not ultimately matter. God will

not ask us for references when he evaluates our work or even our performance.

There are many companies, churches - whatever that we might not "make the grade" with but God sorts it all out. Pleasing him is what matters here in this world - not pleasing man. How 'bout that??

Time is on my side - Is That So?

Frigidity - cold

Fragility - oversensitive

Life is a game - here are the rules:

1. more blessed to give

2. a good name is rather to be chosen

3. teammanship is crucial

4. run in such a way as to win

Sayings

A man convinced against his will is of the of same opinion still.

90% of the people are influenced by the thought processes of 10% of the people.