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The Three Pillars Of God’s Love Series

Contributed by Jordan Muck on Sep 9, 2016

Sermon Series on 1 John

Series: 1 John Week: 20 Passage: 1 John 4:17-18 Title: The Three Pillars of God’s Love Focus: Fear INTRODUCTION: Based on data taken from Google (and other popular search engines) the following indicates the top types of fear people are most looking for information on in our society. This ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:17-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be A Witness Of Jesus’ Transfiguration

Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Feb 20, 2023

As we peel back the layers, so to speak, of Jesus’ transfiguration we see how it confirms his identity, his mission, and his message. May the Holy Spirit enable us to be a witness of Jesus' transfiguration!

This morning our worship service is focused on a single event from Jesus’ life. Through the hymns have sung and will sing, through our Scripture readings, and now in our sermon together we are considering the details and the meaning of our Savior’s transfiguration. Before we look more ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Rediscover Prayer As Listening Series

Contributed by Joel Bernardino on Jan 23, 2026

Prayer was never meant to be a one-way conversation. • It is a relationship. • And every healthy relationship involves listening.

REDISCOVER PRAYER AS LISTENING Pastor Joel Bernardino – January 23, 2026 Many believers still pray—but not all believers are truly listening. We treat prayer like a speech or a checklist. • “Lord, bless my life, my family, my work…” • “Lord, help me with my problem…” • “Lord, give me my heart’s ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6, John 10:27, Psalm 46:10

You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Jan 28, 2026

The Lord is doing great things, from that which is small.

Zechariah 4:10: For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. Tell your neighbor, come on look them dead in the eyes and say: you ain’t seen nothing yet. We shout when things are big. We celebrate when things are ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:10

Denomination: Baptist

Celebrating Birthday Thanksgiving PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

The sermon's main point is to express gratitude for God's gift of life and the blessings of the past year, and to encourage the recognition and appreciation of both big and small blessings in the coming year.

Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to take a moment to appreciate God's gift of life, recognize the blessing of another year, and express our gratitude for all the blessings we've received. As we stand on the threshold of a new year, it's the perfect time to reflect on God's goodness ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:7

Topics: Thankful, Birthday

Salty And Bright Series

Contributed by Mike Lewis on Mar 26, 2024

Jesus goes into the next part of the Sermon on the Mount where he goes through some qualities and characteristics of how a disciple takes those beatitudes and lives them out in this series for the next 8 weeks: Living Righteously

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION FOOD MYTHS: MSG We are talking about saltiness this morning, so I thought I would begin with a story about a food myth and that is Chinese food makes people feel bad because it is loaded with MSG. And I bet I can guess where everyone will be going for lunch today ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16, Luke 14:34-35, Genesis 1:3, Isaiah 49:6, John 8:12, Ephesians 5:8-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

From Bondage To Breakthrough: God’s Hand In The Story Of His People

Contributed by Don Aldrich Tamayo on Feb 21, 2025

What are we passing on? Are we just remembering history, or are we continuing the legacy? Are we walking in the faith and strength of those who came before us? Because whether it’s a hat, a prayer, or a testimony—we are here today because someone before us refused to quit!

Sermon Title: “From Bondage to Breakthrough: God’s Hand in the Story of His People” Main Scripture: Exodus 3:7-8 – “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:7-8, Acts 8:26-39, Acts 16:25-26, Micah 6:8

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Hope That We Can Believe In

Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Feb 25, 2008

An African American Perspective - Black History Month Program February 2008

An Afro-American Perspective - Black History Month Program February 2008 HOPE THAT WE CAN BELIEVE IN Titus 1:2; 2:13 by Reverend Kelvin L. Parks at Shiloh Baptist Church Waukegan, IL on Sunday, 24 February 2008   Hope that we can believe in   As I was preparing myself to speak to you this morning, ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Teach One Reach One

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Feb 5, 2017

This message is about why our history is important, regardless of your individual race.

Teach One, Reach One Why Black History and Your History Is Important Scriptures: Deut. 6:1-9; Proverbs 29:18 The title of my message this morning is “Teach One, Reach One.” Moses told the Children of Israel “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments which ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope Is Just A Prayer Away Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 30, 2026

What do you do when life cave's in around you and your life becomes dark and depressing. What David did was to pray to God. What are the secrets of David's prayer that can help us when our lives fall apart?

In Kentucky, there’s a cave called “Mammoth Cave”, and on one of their tours, the guide stopped and turned to the crowd. He said: “Do you want to see what a real cave looks like?” And of course, everyone said yes. And, without another word - he SHUT OFF ALL THE LIGHTS. Now, that’s what a REAL ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 142:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Anger - An Open Door To The Enemy

Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Feb 2, 2026

There are many ways in which devil finds his way into the lives of believers. These are generally the open doors that we provide him.

In The Screwtape Letters, a little book written by C. S. Lewis, a demon by the name of Screwtape writes letters to his nephew, Wormwood, on how to be more successful at tempting human beings. In one letter, Screwtape advises Wormwood that if he wants to keep his assigned human on the road to hell, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-27, Mark 3:4-5, James 1:20, Luke 15:28, Genesis 4:1-4, 1 Peter 5:8  (view more)  (view less)

The Coming Judgement Series

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 3, 2026

Working through 2 Peter and Jude using consecutive expository preaching. The teaching sheet is included at the end of the text.

“The Coming Judgement” 2 Peter 2:4-10a / Jude 5-7 A sermon for 2/1/26 Pastor John Bright Laurel Hill GMC 2 Peter 2 “4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; 5 and did not spare the ancient ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-17, Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43, Jude 1:5-7, 2 Peter 2:4-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Love, Love, Love Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 3, 2010

1- The charge of love 2- The creator of love 3- The crown of love

INTRO.- ILL.- Someone wrote: If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it was and always will be yours. If it never returns, it was never yours to begin with. If it just sits in your living room and messes up your stuff, eats your food, uses your telephone, takes your money and never ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Una Mujer Sin Nombre Pero Con Fe.

Contributed by Luis Marquez on Jan 13, 2011

¿Cómo se siente uno cuando es rechazado por todos los que le rodean? ¿Vale la pena continuar cuando todo parece perdido? Hoy hablaremos de una mujer Sin Nombre pero con una gran fe que sirve de ejemplo para aquellos que piensan que Dios no oye su clamor

UNA MUJER SIN NOMBRE PERO CON FE. (Mateo 15: 21-28) Introducción: En los estudios bíblicos de los viernes hemos estado desarrollando un ciclo acerca de “Los Milagros de Jesús”. Hoy quiero compartir uno de ellos con Uds. ¿Han tratado de resolver algún asunto importante en ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Forgiveness

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Oct 30, 2021

God forgives us our sins, and He commands us to always forgive those that offend us in any way of the other. When we do, we have a lot of blessings to enjoy.

THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS Study Text: Matthew 6:12 - 15 Introduction: - It is impossible as human beings to avoid offending others and being offended by others, when we are still alive. And, while we do not have the ability to control how others feel or act when offended, we do have free will over ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12-15

Denomination: Pentecostal