Sermons on alexander smith: showing 451-465 of 10,170

The Cost Of Discipleship Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Dec 30, 2019

Does the prize you win worth the price you pay?

The Cost of Discipleship Luke 14:25-35 Does the prize you win worth the price you pay? To truly follow Jesus Christ, we must consider the cost and put Him above everything else. Salvation is both absolutely free and yet it costs you your very life. You receive it freely as a gift from the Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-35

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Parable Of The Talents Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jan 14, 2020

Faithfullness in serving the Lord brings about its own rewards.

The Parable of the Talents Matthew 25:14-18: Parables can be as exciting and challenging as detective stories. Even more so, for in the end they turn out to be dealing with real life, while detective stories can be pretty far-fetched. Also parables, like detective stories, are filled with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus And Nicodemus

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jun 19, 2018

The interview between Jesus and Nicodemus. You must be born again.

Jesus and Nicodemus John 3:1-15 One of the greatest lies that Satan has foisted on the human race is that religion can save you. By “religion,” I mean adherence to the beliefs and practices of a religion in the hope that your performance will gain you right standing with God. Through out history ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-15, John 2:23-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

As A Leader Are Your Eyes Clear And Wide Oopen?

Contributed by Alexander Shaw on Oct 10, 2015

Jesus would have us exercise loving non-judgmental leadership and bless those around us.

As A Leader Are Your Eyes Clear And Wide Open? In Luke Chapter 6 at verse 37 Jesus had been speaking quite briefly, and simply, but obvious and challengingly, about giving. Last week’s piece dealt with that one verse. You can almost imagine these disciples sitting there listening in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:37-39

Denomination: Apostolic

The Significance Of The Book Of Jonah Series

Contributed by Alexander Shaw on Oct 11, 2015

What do you really make of the book of Jonah?

Some weeks ago I was making a fresh study of the book of Jonah as it was the basis of the Bible Reading notes which our dear folk use. If you are a Pastor or Bible teacher I do hope you provide Bible reading notes, or Study Notes, for their daily use. We all need all the help that is ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2

Denomination: Apostolic

Might Temptation Appear In This Form? Series

Contributed by Alexander Shaw on Oct 11, 2015

Temptation can arise in various ways of which this is just one!

Might This Temptation Arise In Man’s Mind? Last week I wrote a brief introduction to the book of Jonah. Today we move on, but do read and study the book of Jonah. It has many lessons to teach us about ourselves and about Almighty God, and do remember that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Apostolic

How Many People Do Actually Try To Run Away From God? Series

Contributed by Alexander Shaw on Oct 11, 2015

Beware when you might consider it right to move in another direction!

How Far Will Some People Go at Times to Run Away From God? We come to Jonah Chapter 1 and verse 3, where, having been called by God, and having been given a very real work to do, Jonah arose, and he begins to run away from God – disobedient and reluctant. He should have gone east – ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-4

Denomination: Apostolic

The Scandalous Women In The Genealogy Of Jesus - Bathsheba Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jan 12, 2018

The description of the women in the genealogy of Jesus.

The scandalous women in the genealogy of Jesus - Bathsheba. Scripture References—2 Samuel 11:2, 3; 12:24; 1 Kings 1:11-31; 2:13-19; 1 Chronicles 3:5 ; Matthew 1:1-16. In Matt. 1:1-16 we find “the forgotten chapter of the Christmas story.” It is a genealogy—a list of names, most of them ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Will See God. Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Feb 11, 2018

The life of the believer. How can we see God.

Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (Matthew 5:8) Our verse is found in a section from Matthew chapter 5 called “The Beatitudes.” It is part of a bigger section of Christ’s sermons called “the Sermon on the Mount” Jesus has just announced earlier about the Kingdom of Heaven in Matt. 4:17. He also ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Blessed Are The Peacemakers, For They Shall Be Called Sons Of God Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Mar 1, 2018

The characteristics of a believer. Who is a peacemaker.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Matt. 5:9 This is the last Beatitude that speaks of the character of the follower of the Christ, the Christian. However this is not the last Beatitude in the series; for we have two more to look at - one speaks about the ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Caiaphas

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Apr 24, 2017

The High Priest who compared Jesus to the Scapegoat.

Who was Caiaphas? First, let me introduce you to the central player in this drama – a man named Caiaphas. According to Josephus (Antiquities, XVIII, iv, 3), Caiaphas was appointed High-Priest of the Jews by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus, the predecessor of Pontius Pilate, about A.D. 18 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-68

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Introduction To The Beatitudes Part 1 Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on May 10, 2017

The Beatitudes and the christian value system.

The Beatitudes. Matthew 5:1-12 Introduction to the beatitudes. (Part 1) Mankind has always valued and exalted the strong, the beautiful, the successful. The happiness of a person has usually been measured by the degree in which one achieves good results or arouses admiration. Conversely, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Pentecost.

Contributed by Claude Alexander on May 31, 2017

The Day of Pentecost. The birth of the Church where the Jew and the Gentile worship God as one body.

Day of Pentecost. Leviticus 23 Verses 15-21 Introduction The Bible is a remarkable book made up of 66 books in two major divisions. Both Old and New Testaments are equally and totally inspired by God. The apostle Paul wrote " For whatever was written in the past was written for our ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:15-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Beatitudes And The Fruit Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jun 12, 2017

Introduction to the Beatitudes. (Part 2)

We saw in Introduction to the Beatitudes -Part 1 the connection of the Beatitudes and the values of the Kingdom. Now we shall se the connection between the Beatitudes and the Fruit of the Spirit. The gospel of Matthew gives us 9 Beatitudes. Each one is introduced by the word ‘blessed’, followed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Galatians 5:19-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit: For Theirs Is The Kingdom Of Heaven Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jun 27, 2017

The first beatitude. Not the economically poor but those who are poor in spiritual qualities.

Certain portions of Scripture seem to be etched more deeply into people's minds than others. Psalm 23 is definitely one of these, so also is I Corinthians 13 and Hebrews 11. The Sermon on the Mount, as Matthew chapters 5-7 is commonly called, is another. Its popularity may stem from its position ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3, Luke 18:9-14, Isaiah 66:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God