Sermons on Ad Orientem:

Owl #3 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Apr 12, 2021

the real power of the movement of God is smaller groups gathering and expanding to reach more now ( in the summer of the church) before a darkness that will come.

<The Tootsie roll owl commercial launches the message> Did you know that that commercial is almost 50 years old? It’s memorable. It points to a question, provides a practical experiment and even an answer. However, the wise old owl is only validating his own personal knowledge and experience ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 30:24-28, Proverbs 30:25, Zechariah 4:10, Matthew 18:10, Romans 16:3-5, Philemon 1:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believers In Fellowship. Pastor's 15 Year Anniversary.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 10, 2021

Believer and fellowship go hand n hand. The early church gained momentum because of fellowship. Remember, Jesus ordained the body as His living-breathing believers. Jesus also clarified, that the gates of hell shall not prevail against His church—His body. Meaning me and you.

Believers In Fellowship. Acts 2:37-47NKJV Believer and fellowship go hand n hand. The early church gained momentum because of fellowship. Remember, Jesus ordained the body as His living-breathing believers. Jesus also clarified, that the gates of hell shall not prevail against His church—His body. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:37-47, Matthew 16:18-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Believers In Fellowship.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 19, 2021

Believer and fellowship go hand n hand. The early church gained momentum because of fellowship. Remember, Jesus ordained the body as His living-breathing believers...

Believers In Fellowship. Acts 2:37-47NKJV Believer and fellowship go hand n hand. The early church gained momentum because of fellowship. Remember, Jesus ordained the body as His living-breathing believers. Jesus also clarified, that the gates of hell shall not prevail against His church—His body. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:37-47, Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Introduction To Romans Series

Contributed by Leslie Tarlton on Nov 19, 2014

This is an introduction to the Book of Romans

An Introduction to the Letter to the Romans August 6, 2006 Pray INTRODUCTION The Apostle Paul wrote the letter to the Romans. The Letter to the Romans was written in the winter of 56-57, not 1956-57, but the year AD 56. The Letter to the Romans is so important to Christianity; it was the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Want It Back

Contributed by John Daniel Johnson on Dec 1, 2020

Something is Missing in our church, our state, and our Nation. In the midst of a global pandemic, Something Greater is Missing and we need it back. Here are the five things we need back!!

I Want it Back Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:1-7 Preached at Mount Zion Baptist Church on October 18, 2020 Delivered by Rev. John Daniel Johnson Read Text: This morning I want to minister to you on this idea, “I Want it Back.” There is one thing that we can be assured of. This message is not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-6, Romans 8:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Faith, Salvation, And Suffering Series

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Apr 18, 2020

Paul's letter to 1 Peter has words for us in our time today. Today, we hit Faith, Suffering, and Salvation

Our scripture today comes from 1 Peter, I am reading 1 Peter 1: 3-9 (International Children’s Bible) 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has great mercy, and because of his mercy he gave us a new life. He gave us a living hope because Jesus Christ rose from death. 4 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Christian Challenge Sermon X: Review Life's Greatest Discoveries Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Dec 12, 2019

In times like these, mature Christians are challenged to trust God and "take life one day at a time", using God-given abilities to provide for needs and to help one another, but without disabling worry.

CHRISTIAN CHALLENGE SERMON X: TIME FOR CHRISTIANS TO REVIEW LIFE’S GREATEST DISCOVERIES Life Review is a technique used in geriatric counseling to help us regain a positive self-image and reestablish a sense of self-worth as we advance toward the goal of going home to be with the Lord. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Lifestyle Principles Sermon Iv: Protect Integrity By Practicing The Golden Rule Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 22, 2020

In times of crisis, praying for God's Will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven requires God's people to practice what they preach.

PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF PRAYING “THY WILL BE DONE” BY PRACTICING THE GOLDEN RULE Jacob Eshleman was a wealthy German-Jewish nobleman whose vast land holdings, granted to him by William Penn in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the 1700s became a good steward of his investment by ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-13

Shotgun Start Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 8, 2018

Beginning of a series on 1 Timothy. Also, a little vision casting in too.

Text: 1 Tim 1:1-2, Title: Shotgun Start, Date/Place: WHBC, 1.7.18, AM A. Opening illustration: May of 1956, Jim Russell of Walla Walla Country Club, in Walla Walla, WA fired a shotgun into the air for the first ever “shotgun start,” where all the players start on a different hole at the same ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

As It Was In The Days Of Noah: For The First Sunday In Advent

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Feb 1, 2017

The church needs to stop being distracted from its God-given mission by engaging in useless speculations

As it was in the Days of Noah Matthew 24:36-44 Even in today’s increasingly biblically illiterate world, the image of Noah and the Ark persists. For many it is cause for derision even as people of Noah’s day mocked him for building it. Just the thought of water covering the entire surface of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Persuading Witness Of Jesus

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on May 2, 2018

Are we true witnesses to the true faith?

The Persuading Witness of Jesus 1 John 5:6-13 John in His gospel says that he wrote it to persuade people that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you might have life in His name (John 20:31). This is very similar to what we study here in his first epistle and demonstrates ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:6-13, 1 John 5:9-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Commit Your Ways To The Lord Series

Contributed by Jonathan Newlon on Jul 16, 2022

In this series, we see four things that David tells us to do either in or to the Lord. In this sermon, we investigate the third of these: Commit Your Ways to the Lord.

Introduction Over the last few weeks, we have been observing Psalm 37. Let’s get a refresher on the first 7 verses. (Read Psalm 37:1-7) Today marks the third week of our four week study into the first section of this Psalm. We have previously considered what it means to trust in the Lord as well ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Importance Of Giving Thanks

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Oct 4, 2019

What does it mean when only one in ten returns to give thanks?

The Importance of Giving Thanks Luke 17:11-19 Leprosy was the worst form of excommunication. Many have criticized the use of excommunication as a means of discipline in the church to cast out members for some heresy or misconduct. But to be excommunicated simply because they caught a disease ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Burning Book

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Feb 28, 2022

If you were shipwrecked on a deserted island, what book would you most want to have? Maybe Ship-Building for Beginners! But to survive the storms of life, we need God’s revelation.

If you were shipwrecked on a deserted island, what book would you most want to have? Maybe Ship-Building for Beginners! But to survive the storms of life, we need God’s revelation. Karl Barth said, “We must read the Bible through the eyes of shipwrecked people for whom everything has gone ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

The Great Exchange: Trading Worry For Worship

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 11, 2025

Exploring Jesus' timeless cure for anxiety, this sermon calls listeners to make the great exchange—trading the illogical, faithless burden of worry for a life of worship that seeks first the Kingdom of a Father who knows and provides for their every need.

Introduction: The Tyranny of "What If?" Good morning, beloved. There is a quiet tyranny that seeks to rule our hearts. It is not an invading army or a foreign power. It is a voice in our own minds, and its weapon is two simple words: "What if?" It is the tyrant that wakes you at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Baptist