Sermons on Annas And Caiaphas:

Who Will Swing The Axe?

Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 25, 2004

This is John’s message of repentance

Who Will Swing the Axe? Rev. John W. Gerald 9-26-04 I. The Time of John’s Ministry Luke 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, ... 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-24

Denomination: Methodist

A Matter Of Life And Death Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 4, 2007

This message is a part of my series called Facing the Giants that focuses on facing our fears in life. This message deals with our fear of death and answers the OT question, if a man dies will he live again?

“A Matter of Life and Death” Final Message Facing the Giants What it would be like if a man came riding a horse down Ridge Road this morning announcing that He was God. Would it make the newspaper? Yes. Would it be on the evening news? Probably. Would most people believe him? Probably ...read more

Scripture: Job 14:14

Denomination: Baptist

A Matter Of Life And Death Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 25, 2007

This message is a part of a series titled Facing the Giants that deals with life issues all of us face. This one deals with the subject of death and I preached it on Palm Sunday.

“A Matter of Life and Death” Final Message Facing the Giants What it would be like if a man came riding a horse down Ridge Road this morning announcing that He was God. Would it make the newspaper? Yes. Would it be on the evening news? Probably. Would most people believe him? Probably ...read more

Scripture: Job 14:14

Denomination: Baptist

Unexpected!

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 7, 2015

John the Baptist was an unexpected person bringing an unexpected message at an unexpected time. A communion sermon for Advent.

Every one of us has certain expectations at Christmas. We expect to buy gifts and we expect to receive gifts. We expect the lights and the colors and the sights and the sounds of the season. We expect to eat a lot! We expect long lines in the department stores, and apparently this year more than ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Persecution: The Opening Salvoes

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 25, 2013

Religious opposition to the Gospel!

PERSECUTION: THE OPENING SALVOES. Acts 4:1-31; Acts 5:12-42. Soon after the early success of Pentecost, the fledgling New Testament church found herself facing persecution. This is not surprising, and quite in keeping with the pattern of the earlier ministry of Jesus. For example, Herod the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-31, Acts 5:12-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Law, Grace

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 4, 2006

A sermon for the 2nd Sunday in Advent John the Baptist Preaching Repentance

2nd Sunday in Advent Luke 3:1-6 "Law, Grace" 3:1 ¶ In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Are You Listening To Truth?

Contributed by Maria Saunders on Apr 7, 2016

Conversation amongst Jesus and the thief on the cross; are you listening to Jesus or simply hearing Him?

“Are You Listening to Truth?” John 18:36-38 36 Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” 37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 18:36-37

Denomination: Baptist

That You Might Believe

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 20, 2014

All of John's gospel was written for this purpose

That You Might Believe John 20:30-31 and 21:24-25 Introduction Today we are finishing up our long study of the Gospel of John. We will include a text from the 20th chapter that we skipped over because it goes well with the last two verses of the 21st chapter. John almost seems to end the Gospel ...read more

Scripture: John 20:30-31, John 21:24-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Visitation: Jesus Is The Open Heavens Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 2, 2011

God wants to open the windows of Heaven in our lives and visit us personally in the person of His son Jesus. This will happen as we prepare our hearts and seek Him.

VISITATION #3: JESUS IS THE OPEN HEAVENS INTRODUCTION: I love the New Year! It’s exciting to turn the calendar page from one year to the next. It’s a new beginning! Let’s decide to get closer to Jesus, and get to know Him better! • I have been reading through and studying the Gospel of Luke – the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-22

Denomination: *other

Jesus: The Greater High Priest Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005

Jesus is our sympathetic, duely appointed, eternal, obedient, and perfect Priest.

Jesus: the Greater High Priest Hebrews 4:14-5:14 SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 4:14-16 INTRODUCTION: Up to this point we have seen in Hebrews, the message that Jesus is GREATER… · Chapter 1 – Greater than Angels and Prophets · Chapter 2 – The Greater Man · Chapter 3 – Greater than Moses, and ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Shattering Sharethefaithaphobia

Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Aug 13, 2003

Teens are interested in religion and religious topics and yet we have such a tough time sharing our faith. Why? What can we do about it?

Youth Rally Sermon Shattering Sharethefaithaphobia There are a lot of phobias out there, aren’t there? You’ve heard of some of them, like aquaphobia, arachnophobia, xenophobia, but here are a few more: Peladophobia: fear of baldness and bald people. Chaetophobia: fear of hairy people. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

You Can't Always Trust What You See

Contributed by Luciano Lombardi on Feb 27, 2001

Objective: We, above all, must trust who Jesus is, because on our own, things are just not what they seem!

THINGS AREN’T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM TO BE! Subject: Jesus Theme: Jesus going on ahead of us! Text: John 18:15-27 Time: Sunday morning October 22, 2000 Introduction: It’s not always what it seems to be. Our national pride is not always what it seems to be: On the sixth day God ...read more

Scripture: John 18:15-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Case Study 4 - Anna -The Female Evangelist Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 26, 2025

Case Study 4: Anna: The Female Evangelist. Luke chapter 2 verses 36-38 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: Insight #1. Prophetess (vs 36a). Insight #2. Daughter (vs 36b) Insight #3. Widow (vs 36c-37). Insight #4. Witness (vs 38). SERMON BODY: Ill: • When you plant a Chinese bamboo tree, • You will need to water it, nurture it, and fertilize it every day. • But nothing will happen ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:36-38

Denomination: Brethren

Anna: The Realization Of Christmas (Christmas Eve Candlelight Service) Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 9, 2020

Anna was a woman of devout faith. The coming of the messiah brought great hope. This year we need that hope more than ever

Introduction If you have followed us over the last few months, you know that we are deep into the study of the Gospel of Luke. So on this Christmas eve, I wanted to take a moment and bring a concluding thought to Luke’s Birth Narrative in his Gospel. It is here we find a woman with a remarkable ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:36-39, Luke 2:38-40

Denomination: Brethren

Baptism - Entry In To A New Life

Contributed by Mike Dorrell on Jun 5, 2003

Step by step why the Bible says baptism is needed.

BAPTISM-ENTRY IN TO A NEW LIFE What is baptism? What is it for? It is a way that we enter in to a personal relation with God and Jesus Christ. When I was a young boy it was so I could eat the little bite of bread and drink the juice. The older I became the more I learned ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:16, Galatians 3:26-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ