Sermons on Adornment:

Rsvp

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 4, 2023

It is because we’re only human that we can come into God’s presence only under Jesus’ sponsorship, and clothed in his grace.

I got an offer last week that I almost didn’t refuse. It was from a travel company who, in return for my coming to a one-hour pitch for their company, would give me 4 free days and nights in any one of dozens of different destinations, and if I came between Tuesday and Thursday they’d double the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Sin Of Pride

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Mar 6, 2023

This sermon deals with the sometimes subtle but deadly sin of pride and how we may identify and conquer it.

The Lord has impressed me to deal with a subject today that is very difficult for me personally; and I expect it will be difficult for all of you as well. I say that because we’re going to take a close and honest look at what I believe to be the most wicked part of our human nature. And although ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 14:12-14, 1 John 2:15-17, Proverbs 16:18, James 4:4, Proverbs 6:15, Proverbs 16:5, Ezekiel 28:12-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Concerning Christ And The Church.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 11, 2023

The whole Psalm.

CONCERNING CHRIST AND THE CHURCH. Psalm 45:1-17. The mysterious word in the title of this Psalm, ‘Shoshannim’, may refer to a six-stringed instrument, or to the scattering of roses or lilies around the nuptial bed: what we might call confetti today. The word ‘Maschil’ may be a musical reference, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 45:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Getting Serious About Sin

Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 21, 2023

As sin has become more acceptable in our society, it has become more acceptable in our churches. This message looks at what the Bible has to say about sin and then how we as followers of Christ should see sin as well. Sin is a virus!

GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT SIN INTRODUCTION: THINGS HAVE RADICALLY CHANGED IN THE YEARS I HAVE BEEN AROUND. I AM SURE REGARDLESS OF AGE, MOST EVERYONE CAN SAY THAT. WE IS MOST SIGNIFICANT TO ME IS THE WAY IN WHICH ACTIONS THAT USED TO BE CLEARLY DEFINED AS SINFUL, HAVE SLOWLY MORPHED INTO ACCEPTABLE ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 14:12-16, Ezekiel 28:11-17, Romans 5:12, 1 John 1:9

Denomination: Baptist

Four W's Of Motherhood

Contributed by Gerald Manning on May 13, 2023

Women Waiting Working Wondering

SERMON: WAITING, WORKING, WONDERFUL WOMEN Mother's Day sermons are among the most difficult of all for me to prepare and deliver. The reasons are several .... like, what can I say that hasn't been said, before? Or ... what can I say, when somewhere in the congregation there is almost ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

# 6 - Letter To The Church At Philadelphia Series

Contributed by Michael Collins on May 30, 2025

This message is based on the Letter to the Church at Philadelphia as found in Rev.3:7-13

Letter # 6 – Letter to the Church at Philadelphia Revelation 3:7 – “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens’” Jesus begins by introducing Himself ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13, 1 Peter 1:13-16, John 14:6, Matthew 5:11-12, 2 Peter 3:8, Revelation 21:1-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

They Will Soar, They Will Run, They Will Walk

Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 25, 2023

Isa. 40:31 tells us the source of our strength and the three stages Christians can be traveling in, and yet be revived in. Lastly, we note the way we can renew our strength.

THEY WILL SOAR, THEY WILL RUN, THEY WILL WALK Isa. 40:31 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A little girl was getting quizzed by her Sunday school teacher to determine how well she knew the Bible. The teacher asked several questions, and the poor girl had not answered any of the questions correctly. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Thankful For The Invisible

Contributed by Gary Holt on Nov 18, 2023

We need an eternal perspective.

“Thankful for the invisible” Philippians 3:20-21 I want this message to answer this QUESTION: How can I be thankful when everything seems to be falling apart? How can you and I be thankful about things in the world: ? With what is happening in Ukraine? ? about Israel? ? about the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:20-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

To Make Ready A People Prepared For The Lord

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Dec 21, 2023

If you were told today you are to make ready a people prepared for the Lord, would you accept the charge? Would you grasp the magnitude of the duty laid upon you?

Luke 1:17. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. If you were told today you are to make ready a people prepared for the Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:17, Luke 1:13-16, Luke 1:67-79, Matthew 28:19-20, Ezekiel 11:16-20, Proverbs 22:6, Titus 2:1-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

My Well-Beloved Has A Vineyard

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 16, 2025

We are called to be faithful to the LORD and labor in His vineyard.

My Well-Beloved has a Vineyard Isaiah 5:1–7 (NKJV) Now let me sing to my Well-beloved A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill. He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sermon # 32 - The Robe Of Repentance Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Dec 6, 2024

The King of Nineveh took off his robe and put on sackcloth and sat in ashes to signify his humble repentance before the Almighty God. There is nothing God can’t do with a repentant church and true revival will break forth when this happens.

We read in Jonah 3:6, “When the king of Nineveh heard about it, he got up from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth, and sat down in ashes.” (GNB) Jonah was sent by God to the city of Nineveh, and the message that Jonah preached was that the city would be destroyed in forty days. When ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:6, 1 Timothy 2:9, Genesis 3:21, Luke 8:27, Luke 8:35, Proverbs 28:13, 1 Kings 21:25, 1 Kings 21:27, 1 Kings 21:29, Matthew 11:21, Isaiah 5:4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

No Room PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 16, 2023

This sermon explores how making room for salvation, manifesting spirituality, and maintaining sacred spaces in our lives reflect our heart's character and God's redemption narrative.

Warm greetings, dear friends, on this blessed day! We gather here, not by coincidence, not by mere happenstance, but by divine appointment. We are here to share together in the richness of God’s Word, to be nourished by its truth, and to be transformed by its power. Our focus today is on Luke 2:7. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:7

Topics: Make, Room

The God Of The Lilies

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 27, 2025

Jesus invites us to consider the lilies in thinking about the way God cares for us.

The God of the Lilies Introduction: Luke 12:22-28 (NKJV) Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. 23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:22-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Your King Is Coming”

Contributed by John Newton on May 4, 2025

As he rides into Jerusalem, Jesus is greeted by a crowd of admirers waving palm branches

The ancient world out of which our Scriptures arose was a succession of mighty empires that swept across the Middle East. There had been the Egyptian Empire (1560-1069 BC), followed by the Assyrian Empire (1300-612 BC), after which came the Persian Empire (550-330 BC). But by far the greatest of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal

Flying Billboard Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 13, 2010

A study of chapter 5 verses 1 through 10

Zechariah 5: 1 – 10 Flying Billboard 1 Then I turned and raised my eyes, and saw there a flying scroll. 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” So I answered, “I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits.” 3 Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 5:1-10

Denomination: Calvary Chapel