Sermons on Alter:

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Contributed by Ken Crow on Dec 11, 2009

It is time to break up with our oppressors and move ahead to our promise land with Jesus.

Breaking Up is Hard To Do Exodus 14:12-14 (King James Version) Pastor Ken Crow 12Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:12-14

Denomination: Church Of God

The Dreamer

Contributed by Juan Lane on Jan 24, 2008

We have to be selective because it may not be safe for us to share our dreams with everyone

The Dreamer Genesis 37: 18-20 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:18-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

You Are Free Indeed! Series

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jan 27, 2008

This is the third message in Resolution Revolution. It looks at how in Christ, we went from separation from God to being in his presence.

For the past couple of weeks we have been looking at a passage in Colossians that talks about Christ. This passage says a lot about who Christ is and what he’s done - but it also says a lot about us. The goal of this series has been to give us a new resolve - new convictions that should change the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:21-22

Denomination: Baptist

It's Harvest Time

Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Mar 4, 2009

Brief message preached at beginning of week of Prayer for North American Missions after testimony from a NAMB missionary.

Introduction: Like we’ve been discussing the last few weeks, it is so easy for us to get bogged down in what is going on around us, we can, like the old adage says, “Miss the forest through the trees.” What that means is we live in a world full of lost people and don’t seem to see that we live in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Baptist

Zechariah Series

Contributed by Troy Horne on Mar 28, 2009

The story of Zechariah & Elizabeth believing in God for a child

Luke 1.5-25 The Characters of Christmas: Zechariah 1. The story of God’s intersection with humanity is a unique one. And the truth is that anytime God and humans come together, you know, something interesting is about to happen, something extraordinary is about to take place. That was true of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Holiness

While You Were Away

Contributed by Kenneth Tankersley on Jun 13, 2009

MAYBE YOU HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF SOMETHING EXCITING THAT HAPPENED WHILE YOU WERE AWAY. THE BIBLE TELLS OF MANY WHO MISSED A BLESSING BECAUSE THEY WERE AWAY AND NOT WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

CBC WHILE YOU WERE AWAY TEXT: Ps 16:11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. INTRODUCTION: YOU MAY RECALL, THE LITTLE NOTE PADS, USED FOR YEARS TO INFORM SOMEONE OF PERTINENT ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:11

Denomination: Baptist

Living A Righteous Life Series

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on May 15, 2008

God expects us to live a righteous life. So, what does that mean?

Living a Righteous Life Griffith Baptist Church – 5/18/08 A.M. Service Text: Romans 8:9-11 Key verse: Romans 8:10 - And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. The Introduction God never alters the robe of righteousness to fit man; ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Last Words Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Richard White on Apr 17, 2010

Before His ascension, Jesus gave his disciples marching orders. These protocols are ours to follow.

The last words of Jesus Matthew 28:18-20 Luke 24:46-49 Acts 1:8 Mark 16:15-18 We call these the Great Commission, it is our marching orders. In EMS we call these protocols. It is what we are to follow, no questions asked, just do it. Whenever we are in a situation, all we need to do is refer ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Heaven Can't Wait For Your Vote

Contributed by Johnathan Ellison on Oct 27, 2009

This is a study to find out who it is that we are in Jesus and why He is so great.

CrossPointe CC October 04, 2009 Tyler, Texas 9am & 10:30am Don Spradling, Pastor October Series… “Heaven Can’t Wait for Your Vote…” Key Verse: Matt. 16:13-17 “But who do you say that I am?” John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth and the life…” Introduction: “A truth stranger ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Church As God Intended - Unity In The Faith Series

Contributed by Nigel Heath on Mar 25, 2010

What does unity in the faith look like? Just as we have a diversity of gift in the unity in the Spirit, so there is a diversity of service to unity in the faith.

20.3.10 WHAT DOES UNITY IN THE FAITH LOOK LIKE? INTRO 'Once upon a time there was a mighty river. It flowed gracefully and elegantly across the landscape. Along its banks it gave life and sustenance to the tribes of Aboriginal Australians who camped by it. For many generations this river was a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Good Ole' Days

Contributed by Mark D. Stetler on Feb 7, 2009

Dow we really want to go clear back to the good ole days? Take a look at three ot passages that suggest we may not want to go back...

The Good Ole’ Days Selected Passages I don’t know about you – but I would sure like to go back to the good ole days. When a coke was a coke & it only cost 25 cents. When a car was made from metal – not fiberglass or plastic. When a person word was their bond. When issues in life were much more ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 20:10

Denomination: Church Of God

Go!

Contributed by Andy Payne on Feb 23, 2009

Until the time of Jesus’ resurrection, the mission was primarily to other Jews. Non Jews were proselytized; however they sought Jesus and his disciples out. Here Jesus explicitly commands the disciples to reach out.

This morning we have heard the life story and call of Faye to go and serve China in mission. Her mandate is the same as the one upon which the Church as we know it is built. It comes from a directive issued by Jesus himself to his disciples just prior to his ascension into heaven. We find it in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Baptist

A Modern Day Book Of Acts Church Iii Series

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 20, 2012

There is power in the name of Jesus.

Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up… 16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, They were a people of the name, that when they called upon that name, realized that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Threaten

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Dec 14, 2015

The good news gospel of Christ Jesus tested the hearts of the Jewish sect in Jerusalem to threaten believers to persecution but the power of transformation in Apostle Paul made believers out of those who dwelled in disbelief.

THREATEN by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (December 13, 2015) “But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the ...read more

Denomination: Friends

The Great Tribulation Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 8, 2016

Even though nearly 2,000 years have gone by, Jesus wants his disciples of all time to understand how this era of human history ends. And that includes you. Let’s answer three basic questions that arise from a reading of this text.

The Great Tribulation (Mark 13:14-22) 1. Eschatology is the study of the Bible’s teaching about the End Times — it is about the end of the world as we know it; culminates in New Heaven and New Earth. 2. A friend says to a seminarian, “What subjects are you studying at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:14-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible