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Ken Mckinley
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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From Sorrow To Joy
Contributed on Nov 12, 2024
Knowing Jesus brings joy. Joy that does not fade, nor can it be taken away.
From Sorrow to Joy Text: John 16:16-24 What is Joy? My Uncle used to ask people if they wanted to see a picture of his pride and joy, and of course, people being kind, would say, “Yeah, of course.” And he’d pull out a picture of Pride furniture wax and Joy dishwashing soap. But seriously, what ...read more
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Equipped For Battle
Contributed on Nov 7, 2024
Looking at the Person, the work, and ministry of the Holy Spirit. Tying this in with Veterans Day.
Equipped for Battle Text: John 16:5-15 Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day – and I always take some time to pause on that and think about what so many have given in service of their country. Let me just take a moment to give you a little glimpse into the experience of a veteran. You are a young man or ...read more
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Be Prepared
Contributed on Oct 30, 2024
Jesus wanted His disciples to be prepared for what was to come, and God's Word still speaks to us in the same way, preparing us for the hatred of the world as we stand strong for Christ.
Be Prepared Text: John 16:1-4 When I was a kid my parents let me watch Saturday morning cartoons. I watched Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo, the Flintstones… but my favorite was G.I. Joe… G.I Joe was full of action, and excitement, and danger. And at the end of each episode, there was always a little ...read more
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Of Vines And Branches - Part Four
Contributed on Oct 24, 2024
The world will hate Christians because it hates Jesus. But we are called to love as He loved.
Of Vines and Branches (Part Four) Text: John 15:18-27 Imagine for a moment that you had to spend the day in Norman… You had to shop at Walmart, you had to go to a restaurant, and you had to go to the OU campus and speak at a presentation… not such a bad thing right? But imagine that you had to do ...read more
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Of Vines And Branches Part Three
Contributed on Oct 15, 2024
Looking at how Christ-like love is the fruit that results from being connected to the Vine (Jesus). Contrasting the worlds view of love with true, Christ-like love.
Of Vines and Branches (Part Three) Text: John 15:12-17 We are back in John’s Gospel this morning… John chapter 15, verses 12-17, and while you’re turning there, I’ll just let you know, today we are going to be talking about love. And the world has tried to redefine love in our day in age in ways ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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On Membership
Contributed on Jul 12, 2023
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Lessons For The Church From Corinthians
Contributed on Jan 7, 2023
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The Wise And The Foolish At The Bridegrooms Coming
Contributed on Aug 12, 2022
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Advent 2019
Contributed on Dec 2, 2019
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The Gospel Of John
Contributed on May 2, 2019
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Spurgeon Quote
Contributed on Aug 17, 2022
I want to read something to you. It’s from a sermon preached by Charles Spurgeon… listen to what he says here… it’s kind of a long quote, but man it’s good. “Everybody admires Luther! Yes, yes, but you do not want anyone else to do the same today. When you go to the Zoological Gardens you all ...read more
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Who's Educating Our Kids?
Contributed on Mar 10, 2010
WHO'S EDUCATING OUR KIDS? Now here's the thing. Often times we will tell ourselves, "Well it's the church's job to give my children a religious education, and it's the schools job to educate my children in other matters. And the Church will balance out the secular. But let me show you ...read more
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In 1914; Sir Earnest Shackleton, And Explorer ...
Contributed on Jan 19, 2010
In 1914; Sir Earnest Shackleton, and explorer from England attempted to cross Antarctica. His exploration didn’t go so well though as his ship, “The Endurance,” was caught in the ice pack and slowly crushed as the ice closed in around it. Luckily, Shackleton and his crew managed to make it off ...read more
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Now To A Jewish Person, Any Time The Word ...
Contributed on Jan 19, 2010
Now to a Jewish person, any time the word “sacrifice” was used, they would’ve immediately thought about the lambs that were sacrificed at the temple. Those sheep were raised up, they were fed, taken care of and protected, for the sole purpose of the sacrifice on the alter of God. That’s what a ...read more
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I Once Took A Graduate Level Class On The ...
Contributed on Jan 10, 2010
I once took a graduate level class on the psychology of learning, and in that class we talked about the way people learn. And I remember one time we were talking about babies and how they perceive certain things. It was kind of amusing actually, but they did a study where they would sit a baby ...read more