Sermons on 1 Chronicles 25:16:

Building Quality (1 Kings 7)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 19, 2025

Are we building quality Christian lives or lazy workmanship? Let's look at 1 Kings 7.

What things for the Temple were crafted in bronze, silver and gold? Were they idols or mere decoration? Are we building quality Christian lives that give God glory? Let’s review 1 Kings 7. Did Solomon also build for himself a house in Jerusalem and a forest house? But Solomon was building his own ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Temple Dedication (1 Kings 8)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 20, 2025

What can we learn from the temple's dedication by Solomon? Let's look at 1 Kings 8.

How did Solomon dedicate the temple to the Lord and bless the people to His service? Who does the temple ultimately picture? Let’s begin in 1 Kings 8. How did Solomon bring the sacred box containing the engraved stones of the covenant, the ten commandments, into the temple? Then Solomon assembled ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Conditional Promises (1 Kings 9)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 22, 2025

Do we have conditional promises in regard to obedience? Let's begin in 1 Kings 9.

What are the consequences of obedience and disobedience to God? Is obedience no longer required under a new covenant? Let’s look at 1 Kings 9. What were the blessings Solomon would receive, if he would walk before God? When Solomon had finished the building of Yahweh’s house, the king’s house, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Divided Nation (1 Kings 12)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 28, 2025

How could the sins of one man divide a nation? Let's look in 1 Kings 12.

What led to Jeroboam joining Israel as king? Why did Rehoboam remain only as Judah’s king? What is more important than geography in worshipping God? Let's begin in 1 Kings 12. How did the older, wiser elders of Israel counsel Rehoboam? And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Believing A Lie (1 Kings 13)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 29, 2025

Should we check everything preached to us against the Bible? Let's look at 1 Kings 13.

Should we believe those who claim to have a message from an angel, or obey the word of God? Let’s begin in 1 Kings 13. What dangerous mission did an unnamed man of God embark upon? Did he make a prophecy of Josiah, over 300 years in advance? A man of God came from Judah to Bethel by a revelation ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Space To Repent (1 Kings 20)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 7, 2025

Does God give us space to repent? Let's look at 1 Kings 20.

Did God show mercy to Ahab in the hope of repentance? Does God also give us a chance to repent? Let’s look at 1 Kings 20. What did king Ben-Hadad of Aram do to Israel and king Ahab? Now Ben-Hadad the king of Syria [Aram] gathered all his forces together; thirty-two kings were with him, with ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Path To Healthy Emotions Prt 1 Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Jul 14, 2025

Paul’s desire for the church was that they would teach the truth and do it in love so that the church would not be like babies but instead grow in spiritual mature.

Last week we spoke about what it means to find deep rest in Christ in the many areas and levels of our lives. Today, we will be talking about the Path to Healthy Emotions. Our summer sermon series is: Church on Mission but if we are to be fruitful, we need to be a healthy church. For the next ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Walk In The Spirit (Pt. 1) Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jan 17, 2024

Two key principles for walking in the Spirit are discussed. One concerns goals and disciplining the thought life. The other concerns identifying with the death and resurrection of Christ.

Intro How do we walk in the Spirit? That is the question we will explore in this message. To walk in the Spirit requires intentional decisions on a daily basis. In our previous message, we examined the latter part of Galatians 5. There Paul gave instruction on the difference between walking in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-13, Revelation 3:6, Galatians 5:25, Colossians 3:1-2, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:1-13, Hebrews 5:4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Our Glorified Bodies (1 Of 2)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 19, 2024

In the last few weeks I have talked to you about some very exciting things that will take place for us Christians in the future.

• In the first sermon I talked to you about THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH. • In the second sermon I talked to you about the SECOND COMING In this sermon I want us to return back to the rapture of the church and I want to talk to you about something that is just as exciting as the RAPTURE OF THE ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-54, Philippians 3:21

Denomination: Baptist

Why Christ Is Better Lesson 1 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 20, 2024

Christ is superior to anything and all things that clamor for our loyalty.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Key word – better. a. To exceed prior expectations or standards. b. To have superior quality, is excellent. c. Better is comparative, why not use the word excellent? 2. Author: some say Paul but: a. Not his style or vocabulary, also did not identify self. b. Some say ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:26-27

Denomination: Baptist

Living A Questionable Life - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Jan 22, 2024

When people look at me, do they see what they expect, or someone that is "odd?" When I am so close to Jesus that my life reflects his actions and attitudes it causes people to ask, "Why are you like this?"

Living Questionable Lives – Pt 1 (Acts 16:29-34) Intro: A. I grew up with some great tools like the Jule Miller filmstrips, Open Bible Study, and teachings about Friendship Evangelism. All them had a great place in the ministry of reconciliation, but they didn’t all work for me. Maybe it was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Seven Churches Of Revelation, Lesson 1 Series

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Feb 5, 2024

This Bible study examines the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3 and what the Church can learn from them today.

NOTE: New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians who are seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus. This is a Bible study lesson, not a sermon. The Bible ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-20, Revelation 2:8-11, Hebrews 1:13-14, Philippians 4:11-13, Matthew 7:21-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Outline Of Acts 28:1-16

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 14, 2024

Paul, Luke, and several other people had been shipwrecked on Malta. After staying there, these men and possibly others made the last leg of their journey to Rome itself. The journey wasn't always easy, though.

Introduction: this last chapter of Acts begins with Paul and others on the island of Malta, and closes with Paul arriving at Rome, just as the Lord had promised (Acts 23:11, 27:24). Luke summarized nearly 30 years of church growth in one volume, from Jerusalem to Rome and then to other parts of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Money Causes A Riot Part 1 Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 18, 2024

People will be offended by the Gospel because it calls them to change, but, like Paul, we need to be agents of change.

Money Causes a Riot 1 Text: Acts 19:23-27 Introduction 1. Illustration: It might be just as offensive to be around a man who never changed his mind as one who never changed his clothes. 2. Our society is obsessed with being offended. They will go out of their way to not offend someone. So much so, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:23-27

Denomination: Methodist

The Disconcerting Dilemma Of Divine Inaction-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 28, 2024

1 of 4. Habakkuk faced the disconcerting/unsettling dilemma of Divine 'inaction' towards His people, Judah. What makes, or How is Divine inaction unsettling? 4 fabrications that either: accentuate the dilemma—OR—that muddy/confuse/obscure the answer of God’s inaction.

The DISCONCERTING DILEMMA Of DIVINE INACTION--I —Habakkuk 1:1-2a(:1-4) Key Words—•Difficult/Disturbing/Disorienting/Disconcerting/Perplexing/Uncertainty/Unsettling. •Dilemma/Predicament/Quandary/Situation. Attention: Building a road on a mountainside. Rock must be removed. Much of it ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-2, Habakkuk 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist