Sermons on Advantage:

The Crowd

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 9, 2016

The Messiah was rejected by his people, not merely by the powers to be. He had been rejected long before this day.

Matthew 27:15-26 The Crowd 4/8/04MT D. Marion Clark Introduction We have been considering characters in the passion story asking the question, Who is responsible? Who is responsible for Jesus’ death? We’ve examined the roles that the disciples, the religious leaders, Herod, and Pilate each ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:15-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Labor Day 2014

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Sep 5, 2014

When looking at the roots of Labor Day seeing the evil & greed on both sides, it begs the question, "Is this REALLY something we should be celebrating?" What about the "labor strike" that started when humanity rebelled against God? How will it be settled?

Tomorrow is Labor Day! Illustration: Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young accountant who was fresh out of school, "What starting salary were you thinking about?" The Accountant said, "In the neighborhood of 100,000 a year, depending on the benefits ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Nazarene

The Advent Of Jesus Means The Advent Of Eden

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 4, 2016

Jesus isn't just like an ambulance rushing to our rescue, he's also like a resort shuttle bus, for he is coming to take us to paradise.

Take a look at the two vehicles pictured on the screen. Which one is more like Jesus? The ambulance or the Disney-resort shuttle bus? On one hand since Jesus comes to rescue us from our sins and from eternal death, you could say that he’s like the ambulance. On the other hand Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

David Fights For His Throne Series

Contributed by Gavin Rushton on Jul 28, 2016

In this sermon we talk about how the Lord fulfils his covenant, what it means to walk in God's promises and how we can apply it to our walk with Christ. an audio version of this talk can be found at www.stkweb.org.uk/media

2 Samuel 5:1-10 A few years ago I was at a conference where we saw a young man who had been deaf from birth healed, he was brought all the way from the Netherlands by his parents to come to this conference expectant that the Lord would do something for them. He was being prayed for by a group of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 5:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

Frienenemies Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 9, 2013

Betrayal is one of the hardest things we have to deal with, especially if it is a friend or brother or sister. David experienced much betrayal in his life and in these Psalms we learn how to effectively deal with friends who become enemies.

Psalm 53 was probably adapted from Psalm 14 after Israel experienced a tremendous military victory over a godless people. It acknowledges that there are some people who reject God so thoroughly that they live as if they will never have to give an answer for their behavior. In the Scriptures, that ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Discerning:- Devil's Deceptive Devices Series

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jun 4, 2014

so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes.2 Corinthians 2:11

Discerning:- Devil's Deceptive Devices “A little girl was once asked how she defeats Satan. She said, “When Satan comes knocking at the door of my heart, I send Jesus to answer the door. When Satan sees Jesus, he says, “Ooops, I am sorry, I must have the wrong ...read more

Scripture: John 8:44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Holy Innocents Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 27, 2014

A look at the killing of the innocent children by Herod

Matthew 2:13-18 Holy Innocents March 16, 2014 This morning, we’re going to look at a passage which comes from the Christmas story, but is readily avoided during the Christmas season. It’s a passage of scripture I’ve never preached from and is maybe one of the least preached on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Christian, You Say You’re Ok – But What’s That Arrow Sticking Out Of You?

Contributed by David Leach on Jan 24, 2014

What exactly are the weapons of the devil that I need word of God armor to withstand?

Christian, you say you’re OK – but what’s that arrow sticking out of you? Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God (His word), that you may be able to stand against the wiles (weapons) of the devil (without it, we can’t resist the devil). What exactly are the weapons of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Without God Life Makes No Sense. Ecclesiastes

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jan 12, 2012

God blessed this man with everything that most humans try to achieve in life and he surpasses them all because of God's blessings of knowledge and riches.

"Without God life makes no sense." Ecclesiastes 4:1-16 We come to the midpoint in our study in Ecclesiastes and I have always thought the reasoning and thoughts of Solomon in Proverbs ...Song of Solomon and here in Ecclesiastes are really fascinating. Why are his thoughts ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Church: Getting Down To Business

Contributed by Tim White on Jan 23, 2012

The Hebrew writer, under the direction of the Holy Spirit of God, tells the Church how to get to the business of His Church.

Church: Getting Down to Business Hebrews 13:15-17. The business of the Church is the most important business in the world. I believe that, not because it is my line of work, but because it is eternal and spiritual. Our roles in the Church business, however, is secondary if we are building on the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Responsible Stewardship

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 21, 2010

God has given us gifts, talents and opportunities, and he wants us to use them in his kingdom work.

RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP LUKE 12:47-48 INTRODUCTION If there is one message of importance we need to hear today, it is responsibility. We are raising a generation taught to believe that we can escape responsibility for our actions. One of the Andy Griffith episodes begins with Andy and Barney ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:47-48

Denomination: Baptist

Mother's Day

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 9, 2011

While fathers are supposed to be the spiritual leaders of their household, mothers still have a great influence.

Mother’s Day Introduction: A In the Scripture the ultimate responsibility for teaching and training the children about spiritual thins is daddy, but what momma’s influence is immeasurable. 1 Here are some things mom taught us: a Mothers teach us about FORESIGHT: Make sure you wear ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Encountering Jesus Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on May 16, 2011

Part 3 of a series where we are focusing on encountering Jesus and the lessons we can learn from those who encountered Jesus in the Bible. This one is on the lessons we learn from the devil's encounter with Jesus.

Topic: Encountering Jesus Text: Matthew 4-1-11 Introduction •We are in our 3rd week of a new sermon series called Encountering Jesus •From this series we are learning valuable lessons from different Bible Characters who encountered Jesus Recap •The first week we looked at the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"Look, Jesus Is Coming"

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 3, 2007

A sermon for the 2nd Sunday in Advent

2nd Sunday Advent Matthew 3:1-12 "Look, Jesus is Coming" "In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

The Enemy Within Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Sep 13, 2009

The second in our series on the book of Jude. In this sermon we look at Jude’s mention of those who have crept into the church unnoticed.

The Enemy Within Text: Jude vs. 4-16 By: Ken McKinley Well we began our study in the book of Jude last Sunday evening, and we read verses 1 through 4, so tonight we are going to pick up where we left off… well actually we are going to read verses 1 through 16 just so we get the context of the ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:4-16, 2 Timothy 3:1-7, 2 Timothy 4:3

Denomination: Independent/Bible