Sermons on Actual:

He Is Not Here! (So Where Is He?) (A Sermon On Matthew 28:1-10)

Contributed by David Smith on Apr 25, 2008

Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sa

If you’ve ever been to our Anglican seminary - Moore College in Newtown - you may have also visited its unusual chapel, known as the Cash Chapel (named after the guy who donated it, rather than how it was paid for). Now, when people set up a church building, they tend to design it with the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The War

Contributed by Tom Owen on Apr 30, 2008

Salvation, (veteran’s day)

The War [Veterans Day observance.] Many times when you talk about war in our country you could easily get an argument started. Some people think we should be in Iraq. Some people think we shouldn’t. Some people think all war is bad. Some people think war is sometimes the only way of securing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Blueprints Of The Universe Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 28, 2014

How is that God knew whom He was going to choose before the universe began? And how does that speak to God's fairness?

o understand Ephesians 1:4 we need this week to head back to the gospels: John’s gospel, to be specific, and chapter 6. John 6:37-44, 63-65. introduces us to the subject of God making choices. Jesus has just fed thousands of people and also walked on water. The people follow Him to the other ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

What's The Gospel All About? Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Mar 28, 2013

This message examines Paul's view of the Gospel message.

Have you forgotten something this week? Would you agree with this statement, “Human beings are quite forgetful?” Consider these words from William Doane’s classic hymn: “Tell me the story often, for I forget so soon.” One early childhood educator puts it this way: ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hell Fire, Judgment Or Mercy?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 7, 2016

Is there something worse about Hell than the flames?

Many are concerned about Hell fire. It bothers them that God would make the unsaved suffer for their sins. My personal perspective is that the flames are not the worst part of Hell and may actually be an act of mercy. People are amazingly resilient ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:14

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas News: The Angels Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 8, 2014

We need to be seized once more by heavenly realities – just as Zechariah was. We need to experience something like a shock to our smug certainties that whittle God down to a manageable size and leave us underwhelmed by the mysteries of eternity.

Angels have fallen on hard times these days. Hardly anyone thinks about them anymore…except at Christmas, of course. But even at that, people don’t much believe in them. Although…I knew a woman – a member of this church at one time: She told me that she had actually seen an ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dream Revealed To Daniel Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Sep 14, 2021

Daniel intervenes and tries to understand Nebuchadnezzar's dream.

Last week we ended our study with King Nebuchadnezzar ordering that all of the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. We also said that Daniel and his three friends were considered to be some of the wise men of Babylon and so the order would have pertained to them. Tonight, we will pick up our study ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:14-30

Denomination: Baptist

Celebration Farewell Retirement Banquet

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 8, 2021

This is the speech I gave at my retirement banquet sharing my personal testimony of coming to the Lord & being thankful.

Celebration Farewell Retirement Banquet 12/5/2021 1 Thessalonias 5:1-24 Romans 12:12-16 I want to say thank you for all of you coming to be with me in this time of celebration. Thank you to the members of the Celebration/Anniversary Team that made all of this possible. Thank you my ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-24, Romans 12:12-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Other People's Money - Pt. 4 - Dollars And Sense Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Nov 13, 2014

Your neighbor attends church wanting instruction and supernatural response in every important area of life . . . relationships, direction and success, but we they don't want anyone to talk about money.

Other People's Money Pt. 4 - Dollars & $ense I. Introduction I have learned there are certain things that just don't go well together. Some of this I learned in school and others just by observation. Some of you will learn this in a month or so . . . being a teenage boy and having a girlfriend at ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Nahum -- God's Specific Judgement Series

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Nov 18, 2014

When God gives a warning, it's best to listen.

Nahum - God’s Specific Judgment In August of 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which essentially promised that Europe would be divided among the two nations so long as they left each other alone. This pact held firm as nation after nation fell under ...read more

Scripture: Nahum 2:3-6, Nahum 2:9-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Edging God Out Through Entitlement Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Nov 11, 2019

There are several ways we Edge God Out. One of them is by the sense of Entitlement that many of us strongly feel. The antidote is to Exalt God Only through Thanksgiving.

Edging God Out through Entitlement I have used the acronym EGO before, and some of you might remember it. Edging God Out. There are various ways we Edge God Out of our lives. We have examined some of them in my past messages here, and I would like to continue on the same theme. Today, let us ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 11:4-6, Matthew 20:1-15, Romans 3:23, Philippians 2:5-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fingerprints Of God

Contributed by Ian Whitmore on Aug 1, 2024

To God you are everything. His fingerprints are all over you. He created you. He formed you. He took the time to make who you are. Every single piece of you. Not just a couple here and there. He made all of you.

Text: Psalm 19 Each of us has a fingerprint. If you look at the end of your fingers you can see these outlines and shapes that make up our fingerprint. Those fingerprints reveal who we are because no two fingerprints are alike. My fingerprint is completely different from everyone in this room ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A New World Series

Contributed by Scott Jewell on Apr 7, 2024

To get to know God, we should start at the very beginning. What does the creation narrative teach us about our God?

This morning we’re beginning a new series titled “Making All Things New.” We’ll be spending eight weeks looking at how God interacted with His creation and chosen people, laying the groundwork for everything to be in place to send His Son into the world. Growing up, we watched “The Sound of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sermon: Things You Learn While Wandering In The Wilderness

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Oct 8, 2025

When God calls you into the wilderness, He wants to meet you there. In that meeting, He has profound lessons waiting to transform your heart and prepare you for what’s ahead.

Sermon: Things You Learn While Wandering in the Wilderness Scripture Lesson - Matthew 4:1-11 “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11, Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 1 Kings 17:2-6, 1 Kings 19:11-18

Denomination: Methodist

📖 Sermon Title: What Kind Of Sheep Are You? Series

Contributed by Danielle Jeremiah on Apr 29, 2025

A prophetic call to stop wandering, silence strange voices, and follow the Shepherd—for real.

📖 Sermon Title: What Kind of Sheep Are You? A Prophetic Warning Against Wandering and a Call Back to the Shepherd 📖 Introduction: The Blessing of Having the Lord as Shepherd It is a blessing right out of the gate to have the Lord as our Shepherd. Not a hireling who runs at the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:27

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ