Sermons on Accepting The Gospel:

The Frustrations Of Farming

Contributed by Michael Bowen on Nov 28, 2001

Four responses to the Gospel.

The Frustrations Of Farming - Mark 4:1-9 Introduction: A farmer had noticed some boys kept stealing watermelons out of his watermelon patch every night so he decided to put a stop to them. He put a sign out in his watermelon patch that said, "One of these watermelons have been injected with ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Good News

Contributed by James Lowe on Oct 26, 2006

The Good news of the Gospel

Good News 2 Corinthians 4:4 “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jet Tour Through Luke Series

Contributed by Travis Moore on Oct 31, 2000

Introduction to the Gospel of Luke

The Gospel According To Luke 1. The Author of the Book - Luke - He was: A. … modest, never using his own name, but being referred to by others as “Luke, the beloved Physician” (Col 4:4); B. … a man of culture and high academic training as a doctor and faithful minister to Paul’s physical ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jet Tour Through Mark Series

Contributed by Travis Moore on Oct 31, 2000

Introduction to the Gospel of Mark

The Gospel According To Mark 1. The Author of the Book - John Mark - He was … A. … a man with 2 names: · John (Hebrew) = “Jehovah has been gracious” · Mark (Roman) = “a large hammer” B. … a young (20) disciple of Jesus at His death. C. … probably the young man who followed Jesus when He was ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jet Tour Through Matthew Series

Contributed by Travis Moore on Oct 31, 2000

Introduction to the Gospel of Matthew

The Gospel According To Matthew 1. The Author of the Book - Matthew = “Gift of Jehovah”. He was … A. … a Hebrew, from the tribe of Levi (Mk 2:14; Lu 5:27) B. … a tax-collector (Mat 9:9; Lu 3:12-13; 19:8) C. … personally called to be a disciple by Jesus (Mat 9:9) D. … probably wealthy (Lu ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Barriers Roadblocks And Bottlenecks Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 15, 2010

Ultimately, the Gospel will not be hindered.

I had this job one summer where I delivered eggs to omelet shops, small groceries, bakeries and such on the East side of the San Francisco Bay. It was a crazy job fraught with difficulties and adventure. You would think the most difficult place to make deliveries would be Berkley because of all the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:16-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Origins (1) Series

Contributed by Dennis Munn on Nov 25, 2012

Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Introduction: Every hero needs a good origins story. I grew up with comic books and the idea of superheroes, and the coolest superheroes also have the coolest origins stories. Origins stories are the tales told of how a hero got his powers, where he came from, and why he came from there. ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

Choices (2) Series

Contributed by Dennis Munn on Nov 26, 2012

Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Introduction: This series is drawn from the story of Jesus as told by Luke, and in it we're looking at the man Christ Jesus. We kicked the series off by studying Jesus' origin story, and we learned that Luke didn't try to hide the shameful circumstances that surrounded Jesus' birth. We learned ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Apostolic

Identity (3) Series

Contributed by Dennis Munn on Nov 26, 2012

Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Introduction: In each of these messages we're taking a look at a different aspect of the humanity of Jesus as revealed in the Gospel of Luke. So far we've learned that Jesus understands shame because he came from shameful circumstances...and that no matter how often you've failed, how untrue ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-26

Denomination: Apostolic

The Messenger/The Voice

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Dec 9, 2018

Delivering the gospel message

Weekend Message/Devotion December 9, 2018 Luke 3:1-6 The Messenger/The Voice I remember as a youngster always looking for the mailman. He was so very faithful to deliver our mail every day. There were not many kids my age to hang out with, so many times I would just walk along with the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6, Matthew 3:3, Isaiah 40:1-5, John 3:27-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Persecution: The Opening Salvoes

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 25, 2013

Religious opposition to the Gospel!

PERSECUTION: THE OPENING SALVOES. Acts 4:1-31; Acts 5:12-42. Soon after the early success of Pentecost, the fledgling New Testament church found herself facing persecution. This is not surprising, and quite in keeping with the pattern of the earlier ministry of Jesus. For example, Herod the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-31, Acts 5:12-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Things Planned Long Ago

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 31, 2020

The ultimate triumph of the gospel.

THINGS PLANNED LONG AGO. Isaiah 25:1-9. This passage begins in song (Isaiah 25:1), and ends in song (Isaiah 25:9), with a feast in between (Isaiah 25:6-8). The first song is a solo, “You are my God” (Isaiah 25:1) and begins with praise to the LORD for “the wonderful things” that He has ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 25:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What's Love Got To Do With It? (Sermon For Maundy Thursday)

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 31, 2021

The gospel in a word is love.

What’s Love Got To Do With It? – John 13: 31 - 35 Intro: In 1993 Tina Turner released a song titled, “What’s Love Got To Do With it.” “What’s love got to do, got to do with it. What’s love but a second hand emotion. What’s love got to do, got to do with it? Who needs a heart when a heart can ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Is The Good News?

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Dec 25, 2023

A reminder of the elements of the Gospel

What is the Good News? 1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Kingdom Of God Is At Hand

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 4, 2025

Repent and believe the gospel

Mark? ?1?:?15? ?NKJV?? “and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”” ?? 1. The time has come (think about those milestone moments of life, how Old Testament believers must have felt, how New Testament believers sometimes feel) 2. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:15

Denomination: *other