Sermons on Abode Of God:

Go! And Live Healed By His Wounds - 1 Peter 2:24 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 11, 2025

1 Peter 2:24 encapsulates the heart of the Gospel: Christ's sacrificial love, our liberation from sin, and the healing available through His suffering.

Go! And Live Healed by His Wounds - 1 Peter 2:24 Introduction: Today we gather to reflect on the profound truth of 1 Peter 2:24 (NLT): “He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.” This verse ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:4-5, Romans 6:6-7, Romans 10:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Walk In True Freedom Series

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Apr 27, 2025

If you have been freed by Jesus, you are free indeed!

Walk in True Freedom March 23, 2025, Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: If you have been freed by Jesus, you are free indeed! Focus Passage: Galatians 5:1-15 Supplemental Passage: "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. (John ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Average American

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 18, 2024

Jesus knows ordinary folk need rest, help, healing, and he also knows they need compassion.

The Average American Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 1. Average folk that’s who and what we are • Average folk live normal lives • Average folk work mostly blue collar jobs • Average folk are concerned and caring • Average folk Believe in God, and goes to church at least 2 or 3 times a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-56

Denomination: Methodist

Who Judges And When?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 2, 2024

Only Jesus can shed light on the nuances of every human judgement, and He will do that either when He returns in glory to judge everyone, or when each of us dies and renders a report on our gifts and thoughts and actions.

Friday of the Twenty-Second Week in Course 2024 Living in the kind of highly polarized society we have today, one must be uncommonly careful about what you say to others, or even what your face does when you are interacting with another person. Suppose they were talking to you about what they did ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Luke 5:33-39, Matthew 7:1

Denomination: Catholic

The Time Of The End.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 20, 2021

Deliverance in a time of trouble. Resurrection and everlasting life. Wisdom and Witness.

THE TIME OF THE END. Daniel 12:1-3. DANIEL 12:1. “And at that time.” This reaches beyond the prophesied histories of the previous chapter to ‘the time of the end’ (cf. Daniel 11:35). “Michael” = 'Who is like God?' Various commentators throughout Christian history have ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 12:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Plea For Relief.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 5, 2025

The church’s cause is the LORD’s own cause.

A PLEA FOR RELIEF. Psalm 74:19-23. The Psalmist is addressing the LORD when he says, “O deliver not the soul of THY turtledove unto the multitude” (PSALM 74:19a). The soul of a believer is compared to a turtledove. Jesus addresses the Church as ‘MY dove’ in Song of Songs 2:14. Doves were kept ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 74:19-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Outline Of Acts 5:17-42

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 6, 2021

The apostles were taken into custody another time and stood trial the next day. Compare what Peter said, and what Gamaliel said, as responses to the charges! This outline is revised from one I used in preaching a miniseries on Acts several years ago.

Introduction: the apostles were healing people, through the power of God, so much that even people from outside Jerusalem were bringing their sick folks there for healing. Verses 12-16 give a brief summary of these activities. All of this no doubt led to the high priest and others taking action to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-42

Denomination: Baptist

Living Stones--Living In Reference To The Cornerstone Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 4, 2023

The Church must always be moving forward into the future, so into the sunrise, with and for Christ.

Fifth Sunday of Easter 2023 “The cornerstone is an important part of any masonry foundation. It is the first stone that is set in the construction of the foundation and all other stones are set in reference to this stone.” If you haven’t figured out what the cornerstone of the Church is, please ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-12, 1 Peter 2:4-9, Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Catholic

Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A- Wicked Tenants

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 27, 2023

In one word, what do you live for?

In 1962, when President John F. Kennedy was visiting the NASA Space center, he noticed a janitor sweeping the hallway and asked him, “What do you do around here?” To his surprise, the janitor replied, “Well, Mr. President, I’m helping to put a man on the moon.” This janitor found meaning in seeing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-43, Isaiah 5:1-7

Denomination: Catholic

The Wedding At Cana

Contributed by Jesse Crooks on Sep 10, 2023

Like all scripture, there are many lessons in this text. I want to focus on just three.

The Wedding in Cana John 2:1-10 1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-10

Visionary View: The Way We Should View Ourselves And Others Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 18, 2023

The way we should view ourselves and others - a call to embrace a visionary view that can transform our lives.

Visionary View: The way we should view ourselves and others Introduction: Today we delve into the powerful message found in Philippians 2:3-4, from the New Living Translation, which reads: "Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

People Ask For Many Things But One Thing Is Meaningful

Contributed by Pr Charles Omoi Raphael Nyakundi on Oct 20, 2022

People desire many things but few things are benefiting to the person.

This world comes with a lot of desires and many things one can ask for, thinking that they will satisfy their deepest desires. People desires big lands, big houses, expensive clothing, beautiful cars, big titles and many other things. In fact, if you want to know what people wants in life, ask them ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:4

The Power Of Forgiveness: A Message Of Hope

Contributed by Dr. Nichol Burris on Nov 26, 2023

In a world often marked by strife and discord, forgiveness stands as a beacon of light, offering solace and healing to wounded hearts.

Introduction: Great morning! Great morning! Great morning! Today, I want to share with you a powerful message about forgiveness. Forgiveness is a central theme in the Bible, and it is a concept that holds great significance in our lives as Christians. Let us explore the transformative power of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14, Luke 23:34, Colossians 3:13, Philippians 4:13

Who Is, Who Was, And Who Is To Come

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Apr 25, 2022

Jesus is awesome because He is, He Was, and He is to Come again.

Who is who was and who is to come Revelation 1:4-8 1. Jesus has went from Rejection, Abandonment, crucifixion, Resurrection to Glorification • Now Jesus is seated in heavenly splendor • Now “every eye shall see him” even those who pierced him”; • Now Jesus is Lord of All, 2. Today’s readings ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:4-8

Denomination: Methodist

Get Jesus Into The Boat

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 30, 2022

Get Jesus back to the center of attention of the leaders and people, so that the chaos may be calmed and we can get to the task at hand.

Today we are encouraged by the Scriptures to reflect on the Church, and how the Holy Spirit has, over twenty centuries, kept Christ’s church alive, witnessing to His Resurrection, and growing. We are also reminded that human beings, in our weakness, can impede that life, growth and ministry, but ...read more

Scripture: John 6:16-21, Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Catholic