Category: Sermons

Sermons Preached at West Side. Outlines, PPT Presentations and Audio files

Sermon: I Need Help!

I Need Help

All of us need help from God. Unfortunately, it is possible for their to be barriers that stand between us our such help from Him. Things like Pride, Uncertainty and a Lack of Faith.

Sermon: The Mystery Revealed

A discussion of Paul’s words taken from Ephesians 3.

Sermon: Living for Jesus

Speaker: Tommy Davis

Tommy discusses the text of Romans 12, emphasizing that as Christians we must lay aside any distractions, and have as our priority serving Christ first.

Sermon: Paul’s Sermon on Mar’s Hill

An exegetical lesson examination Paul’s description of the “Unknown God” given to the Athenians on Mars Hill in Acts 17.

Sermon: What Can the Righteous Do?

What Can the Righteous Do

From Psalm 11 we see that the instinct to run and hide in the face of persecution and conflict is misguided. God is in control, and He protects those who are His. If we please Him, we can rejoice in our hope!

Sermon: The Aftermath of Hard Teaching

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Sermon 16 in series.

In John 6:60-71, we are told that many who heard Jesus’ teaching, because it was “hard”, turned away and followed Him no more. From this we can learn to differentiate from true disciples, and those who are not.

Sermon: Job’s Worst Day

Jobs Worst Day

Five things we can learn from Job’s response after losing his possessions and family. He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21)

Sermon: Eat My Flesh, Drink My Blood

The Words of Jesus

Sermon 15 in series: John 6:52-59

Jesus ends His teaching at the synagogue in Capernaum by provoking the Jews with His insistence that unless they ate of His flesh, and drank of His blood, they had no life in them.

Sermon: Hindrances to Understanding the Scriptures

Hindrances

A discussion (borrowed from Jeremiah Cox’s sermon of the same name) of men’s self-imposed impediments to understanding God’s word.

Sermon: Jesus Asserts He is the Bread of Life

The Words of Jesus

Lesson 14 in series (6:41-51)

Jesus answers the objections to the Jews who murmured at His assertion to have come down from heaven. He is the true bread of life, that brings eternal life to all who are His.

Sermon: The Function of Hope

The Function of Hope

Sermon by Jeremiah Cox

Hope serves to supply us with joy, stability and focus. It motivates us to purity and steadfastness. Hope is the anchor of the soul!

Sermon: Looking at Parallels

Looking at Parallels

The Holy Spirit uses comparisons, like comparing the lifetime committment of marriage to the Jews relationship with the law (Romans 7), and Jesus relationhip to the church to establish truths in the husband/wife relationship. The Hebrew writer does the same in Hebrews 9, teaching an important lesson about Christ’s sacrifice.

Sermon: The Church of ME!

The Church of Me

A self-centered, and willful individual is destructive to the people of God. Diotrephes was such a man (cf. 3 John 9-10). It is worth time to examine the way that self-centered people see their relationship with God and His people.

Sermon: The Desires of Disciples

The Desires of Disciples

An examination of the proper desires of God’s people. For example to be lovers of God rather than the world, and to Honor and Obey Him, no matter the sacrifices that must be made.

Sermon: Not Carnality, But Christ

Not Carnality But Christ

The text of Colossians 3 contrasts the life of the self-indulgent with the better life of a child of God who practices self-denial. Let us choose Christ rather than the fleshly lusts!