Sermons on 2 Timothy 3:12-2:13:

The Power Of Praise Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 18, 2021

Praise keeps us power oriented, but lack of praise leads us to be problem oriented. When we do nothing but focus on problems we tend to be led downward to pessimism and discouragement.

Sometimes we take the wisest man in history too seriously. Solomon said there is nothing new under the sun, and those who take this as the last word can become pessimistic. What is the point of being an explorer if there are no new continents to be discovered. The poles have both been reached, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 149:1-9

Good Out Of Evil Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

The key to being an optimist is having the patience to wait and see what God will do with your negative experience. We so often jump to the conclusion that bad stuff is just that, and that alone.

Luther Burbank, the world famous scientist, worked for years to try and develop a black-petaled lily. He had several thousand experimental lily plants in his laboratory. A sudden cloudburst let loose a flood of rain that they were all washed away. William Stidger tells of sympathizing with ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-26

Differences Make A Difference Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

We do not have to like everything about Paul, for he didn't like everything about himself, but we do have to recognize that differences are not defects. They are the key to the churches having the diversity necessary to reach a very diverse world.

Sometimes a man can be so different that nobody can agree with him all the time. Such was the case with Roger Williams, who was the founder of the first Baptist Church in America. He came to America for religious freedom, and he expected to have more of it than anybody was willing to give him. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 23:1-11

Freedom To Change Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

There is no book of the Bible more filled with change than Daniel. It contains 14 references to Hebrew words for change, which is more than any other book.

The War of 1812 is called the war nobody won. It was a very costly war for both United States and Britain, yet it was a war that accomplished nothing, and should never had been fought. In fact, the entire war was fought after the reason for it no longer existed. France and England were at war, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-23

God Is Love Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 25, 2021

We are never nearer God than when we love, and we are never nearer to being what he wants us to be than when we love.

Tolstoy wrote a story called "Where Love Is, God Is." It is about an old cobbler named Martin who lived alone. One night as he read the story of Jesus visiting the Pharisee, and the poor welcome he received, he prayed that the Lord would visit him. In his sleep he heard a voice saying, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-8

Labor And Leisure Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 26, 2021

Jesus went about doing good, but He also stopped and got rest so He could feel good Himself. That is balance living, and that is why the workaholic is out of God's will.

Charlemagne founded great schools of learning even though he could not read nor write. Eliza Peters, an English woman, could also not read or write, but when she died she left her money to buy books for a medical school so that others could advance their learning. You do not have to know how to do ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:1-11

Pinarusahan Para Sa Me-Life Swap Palm Sunday

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 26, 2021

Ang sermon na ito ay tumatalakay sa kaibahan ng pagbabago ng mga lugar kasama si Jesus sa Linggo ng Awit na taliwas sa Biyernes Santo. Binigyang diin nito na si Hesus ay hindi lamang namatay para sa atin, ngunit na Siya ay namatay bilang kapalit natin.

Pinarusahan Para sa Me-Life Swap Palm Sunday 3/28/21 Mateo 21: 1-11 at Mateo 26: 32-54 Nasa ika-apat na mensahe kami ng aming serye sa Life-Swap kung saan binabago ni Jesus ang mga lugar sa amin. Tiningnan namin ang Nagtaksil Para sa Amin, Pinabayaan Para Sa Amin, Inakusahan Para sa Amin. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Matthew 26:32-54

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Castigado Por Mí-Intercambio De Vida Domingo De Ramos

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 26, 2021

Este sermón trata sobre el contraste de cambiar de lugar con Jesús el Domingo del Salmo en oposición al Viernes Santo. Enfatiza que Jesús no solo murió por nosotros, sino que murió en nuestro lugar.

Castigado por mí-Intercambio de vida Domingo de Ramos 28/3/21 Mateo 21: 1-11 y Mateo 26: 32-54 Estamos en el cuarto mensaje de nuestra serie sobre Life-Swap en el que Jesús cambia de lugar con nosotros. Hemos mirado traicionados por nosotros, abandonados por nosotros, acusados por ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Matthew 26:32-54

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God Is Our Friend Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 26, 2021

God is our Father, but that is not enough. The message is not complete until we know too that God is our Friend.

Martin Luther spent a major portion of his life looking for a God who liked him. He was devoutly religious from his childhood, but religion was more a burden than a blessing, for his God was not his friend. He knew God hated sin and demanded perfection and so he was obsessed with trying to be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Ruin Without Remedy Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 27, 2021

The unforgivable sin is not a sin you can stumble into accidentally, or perform in ignorance. You can blaspheme God and Christ in ignorance not knowing what you are doing, but the unforgivable sin is a sin done with clear and certain knowledge.

A certain seer warned Caesar to be on guard against a great peril on the day of March which the Romans called Ides. When the day came and Caesar was on his way to the senate house he greeted the seer with a jest, and said, "Well, the Ides of March are come." "Aye," said the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:22-30

El Ha Venido A Dar Testimonio De La Verdad

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Apr 18, 2021

Jesús es la verdad. ¡Sólo a Él debemos escuchar!

Hace mucho tiempo un joven me compartió que cuando acababa de terminar una carrera técnica en administración, un primo lo invitó a ir a trabajar a Cancún en la empresa donde laboraba. Se trataba de una constructora. El arquitecto responsable de las obras, confiando en la ...read more

Scripture: John 18:36-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Ezekiel Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 8, 2022

After the fall of Jerusalem and his period of silence, Ezekiel now addressed himself more pointedly to the exiles. He sought to direct their hopes for the restoration of their nation. His theme changed from the harsh judgment of God to the promise of the future.

OUTLINE Introduction Hebrew prophet Alternate titles: Ezechiel, Ye?ezqel, Ezekiel Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel, Hebrew Ye?ezqel, (flourished 6th century BC), prophet-priest of ancient Israel and the subject and in part, the author of an Old Testament book that bears his name. Flourished: c.600 ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 3:26

Denomination: Baptist

Beware The Shadows (John 13:21-30) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 16, 2022

A practical call to avoid falling away. Don't live in sin-- it opens the door to Satan.

Let's start today by simply rereading from last week's passage, John 13:1-20. Our story today directly builds on these verses, and the easiest way back into John 13 is through a reminder of where we've been. John 13:1: (1) Now, before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that ...read more

Scripture: John 13:21-30

Ain't Nobody Gonna Steal My Joy Series

Contributed by Mason Davis on May 17, 2024

Not to allow other's to steal your joy and why you should be joyful.

AIN’T NOBODY GONNA STEAL MY JOY By: C. Mason Davis One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The plaque was covered with names, and small American flags were mounted on either side of it. The seven-year-old had been ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-3

Psalm 96: Praise The Lord! Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Aug 12, 2024

We are called to sing to the Lord a new song!

Summer in the Psalms Psalm 96 - Proclaim the Greatness of God Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 08-11-2024 Olympic Village Worship What is the mission of the church? “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 96:1-13

Denomination: Baptist