Sermons on Ad Vitam:

"The Happiest Of All"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 24, 2013

A sermon about being the Church.

Acts 2:42-47 "The Happiest of All" Most of us want a better way of living and working, but most of us don't know what a better way of living and working is. Since tens of thousands of books have been and continue to be written on these issues; there can be no doubt that many, many--way too many ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: United Methodist

Abc - The Building Blocks Of Faith - Belonging Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Apr 8, 2024

Christian belonging is our witness to a world of superficial relationships and influencer networking. Connection to a group of individuals due to attraction, identification and cohesion

Today we continue our series entitled, The ABC’s of faith. The larger idea is based on the idea that we learn over time through an exploration process of success and failure. Everything we come to know and understand is built over time on the foundation of trial and error. We learned last week, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25, Romans 14:8, Acts 2:42-47, Acts 2:37-47, Luke 4:18-19, Micah 6:8, Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 12:28-31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It’s Time To Resist!

Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 16, 2019

We live in a time when evil is sweeping our culture. Christians not anchored are being swept with it. We look at the Church’s duty to resist evil; what we’re to resist; and how we’re to resist it.

IT’S TIME TO RESIST! 2 Cor. 10:5 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Over the Christmas break I heard about some ladies who were shopping non-stop for several days. 2. In one of the many parking lots, they ran into friends. One friend complimented the shop-a-holics on their new car and asked if it was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:5, Proverbs 28:4, James 4:7, 1 Timothy 6:20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Lessons From A Church 8 Years Away From Death

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Feb 10, 2019

Is our church focussed on what it's members prefer? Or we are fishers of people who get out of bed on a cold dark night because that is what fish prefer?

“To say that the room was tense would be a massive understatement. It was eight years before the death of the church, but few in that room could have predicted the church’s demise. The church had bounced back a bit during the past year. Since most of the members would not allow any {change to the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, Matthew 26:16-20

Denomination: Anglican

Sharp Disagreements Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 16, 2018

Relationships, Ministry, Disagreements, People

JAIL BREAK (Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness) - Sharp Disagreements October 21, 2018 Acts 15:36-41 (p. 771) Introduction: Barnabas is one of my favorite people in the New Testament. He is an encourager…In fact that’s what his name means…“Son of Encouragement.” After ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:36-41

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thanksgiving Vs Entitlement : What Is Our Choice? Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Oct 28, 2018

One of the major reason for our hearts to become ungrateful is our sense of Entitlement

Today we celebrate as Thanksgiving Day. The topic of Thanksgiving is very familiar. The Bible speaks volumes about the topic. The Psalms are resplendent with affirmations of thanksgiving to the Lord for His good ness and mercy. “Oh Give Thanks to the Lord…” rings out loud and clear in this book. We ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Numbers 11:4-6, Matthew 20:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The 5th Church Of The Apocalypse -The Church In Sardis Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 11, 2020

The Church in Sardis had become lethargic and lost its way. Jesus calls us to be alert

The Fifth Church of the Apocalypse - The Church at Sardis Introduction We have been looking at the Churches of the Apocalypse during lockdown Last week we looked at the fourth Church of the apocalypse - the Church of Thyatira. Today we are looking today at the fifth Church of the Apocalypse - ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6, Luke 12:35-39

Denomination: Anglican

Prescription For Happiness Sermon Vii: Be A Peacemaker Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Dec 23, 2019

Jesus inspired Christians to be peacemakers by being at peace with God and others, and by following His example of helping others feel loved and cared for by the Lord and by us.

PRESCRIPTION FOR HAPPINESS The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:1-12 Everybody I know wants to be happy. However, it appears to me that some folks may not understand what ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 5:9

Warning: Pride Will Destroy Your Life

Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Mar 10, 2020

"Warning: pride will destroy your life". We live in a nation of NO FEAR. We’ve all seen the bumper stickers, we’ve all read the T-shirts. NO FEAR! It’s not just an American slogan. It’s an American state of mind.

"Warning: pride will destroy your life". We live in a nation of NO FEAR. We’ve all seen the bumper stickers, we’ve all read the T-shirts. NO FEAR! It’s not just an American slogan. It’s an American state of mind. I would have no problem with it being the slogan of or our military. I would ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 9:19-20, Matthew 23:12, Romans 1:30, 2 Timothy 3:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Communion And St. Patrick's Day Sermon

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 11, 2020

This is a Communion message that I've attempted to tie in with St. Patrick's Day. It is focused on The Lord's Supper, but ties in how the missionary to Ireland was Christ focused, and how we should be as well.

Communion March 2020 / St. Pats Day Text: 1 Corinthians 11:23-30 As you can tell by this table that’s been set here, we are taking communion this morning, but I want, if I’m able, to try and tie it in with St. Patrick’s Day… Because I think that sometimes there can be some confusion about both of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Rise Of The Antichrist

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jun 22, 2019

A KEY COMPONANT IN UNDERSTANDING THE LAST DAYS IS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF THE ANTICHRIST. THIS MESSAGE SHEDS SOME LIGHT ON THIS COMPLICATED PERSON.

THE RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST REVELATION 13 THE CONCLUDING EVENTS OF THE END TIMES WILL OCCUR IN SHORT ORDER AFTER THE RAPTURE. CONSERVATIVE THEOLOGIANS ESTIMATE NO MORE THAN NINE TO TWELVE YEARS UNTIL THE GLORIOUS APPEARING OF CHRIST AND SHORTLY AFTER THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE MILLENNIUM. THIS ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Distort The Gospel

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Aug 1, 2019

First sermon in Galatians series entitled, "True Freedom"

“DON’T DISTORT THE GOSPEL” Galatians 1:1-10 CWBC – 7/7/19 Jon Daniels INTRO – It takes amazing skill to be a military sniper. These are the soldiers who are able to take out enemy combatants w/ one shot from a high-powered rifle over incredibly long distances. The longest distance that a sniper ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Reaching The Edge Of The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Cameron Conway on Aug 26, 2019

The years of grief, training, apprenticeship, seeming futility, small victories and painful growth are finally about to bloom into something wonderful. Something that you have hoped for and simultaneously expected to never actually happen.

For more information and teachings, podcasts, videos, books and study guides visit https://conwaychristianresources.com If you take the lessons and introspections of the wilderness seriously you will eventually find yourself at the edge of the wilderness. That place where you can finally see what ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

The Mass Is What We Miss

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Apr 18, 2020

How can we re-imagine worship in this time of Corona Virus? Looking at the earliest Christians and how they invented their worship from scratch, what can we learn? What do we look at and go "I miss that", and what do we look at and go "we could learn from that"?

A sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter on Acts 2:42-47 ............................................................... There’s so many different varieties of Christian worship - A mass in Mozambique with clapping and colourful robes and when people come to give their donation they dance up to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Anglican

What If - In These Times

Contributed by Steve Woods (Pastor Woody) on Apr 22, 2020

What if, throughout history, things didn't happen the way they did? Would life be different for us all today? We are in very hard times right now and our "what-ifs" can make the difference in our future.

As soon as this virus was named a Pandemic, I was given a new role as “Business Essential.” Basically, what this meant was that even if our Governor, or the President, shuts down our state, I am required as a “Mission Critical” employee to come to work. Seeing this getting closer and closer to a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Genesis 2:16-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational