Sermons on Anointing With Oil:

Remember God's Strong Hand (Exodus 12:51-13:16) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 16, 2022

God set up all of Israelite life, so it'd be a constant reminder not simply of God, but of God's power. Why?

Let's start today, by reminding ourselves of where we are in Exodus. At this point, Yahweh has killed the firstborn of every Egyptian-- from human, up to cattle. Pharaoh has released God's people from their servitude. And Yahweh gave favor to the Israelites, so that they could ask for ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:51, Acts 4:23-31, Exodus 13:1-16

Jesus' Second Sign: Life, Is Life (John 4:43-54) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 21, 2022

Some people need signs before they will "believe." Thankfully, signs are still possible today.

Let's start today by talking about Jesus, and the life that Jesus offers. The gospel of John began like this, John 1:1-5: (1) In the beginning, the Word was, and the Word was turned toward God, and God, the Word was. (2) This one was in the beginning turned toward God. (3) Everything through ...read more

Scripture: John 4:43-54, Acts 4:28-30

The Came, They Saw, They Worshipped Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jan 25, 2022

In Matthew 2:1-12 the wisemen reveal to us 5 important truths about worship.

They Came, They Saw,They Worshipped Matthew 2:1-12 OKAY MGCC – welcome to church! Welcome to week 3 of our study of Matthew’s Gospel. It has been awhile so I want to do a very brief review. IN WEEK ONE… As we looked at Matthew’s Genealogy we saw the main point is driving home is that Jesus is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, There Purpose And Use

Contributed by Bruce Hadley on Apr 27, 2021

One of the great blessings Jesus has given to His Church and to us as individuals is the gifts of the Spirit. Discovering our Spiritual Gifts, there purpose and use.

Spiritual Gifts! What a fascinating subject! One of the great blessings Jesus has given to His church and to us as individuals is the gifts of the Spirit. As it says in Eph. 4:7-8: But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.. Wherefore he saith, When ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-13, Romans 12:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus On Trial

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Mar 25, 2021

Jesus stepped into a maelstrom and was brought before a court that was losing some of its power and was uncertain about its future given Rome’s growing power and the increasing fear and rising tension amongst the Jewish people.

I love the Gospel of Mark … well, I love all the gospels … but Mark reminds me of Joe Friday from the 1950s TV series “Dragnet.” Some of us older folks remember Sargent Friday’s famous signature line: “Just the facts.” Mark’s gospel is terse and to the point. He gives us “just the facts” and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:53-65

Denomination: United Methodist

A Study In Colossians: Walk The Walk Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on May 22, 2022

Paul gives four word pictures for what a growing Christian looks like: a tree, a building, a student, a river.

Above All: A study in Colossians Walk in Him Colossians 2:2-7 Pastor Jefferson M, Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 05-22-2022 Intro In 1969, Martin Broadwell described the “four levels of teaching.” Some have called it “four stages of learning any new skill.” They are: Unconscious ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

Somebody, Show Me The Blood

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Jun 29, 2022

Christianity and Islam are two of the largest religions in the world with about 1.8 billion and 1.1 billion members respectively. Please read this sermon with an open mind to discover if a relationship with God is possible and learn the one unique trait that places Christianity above all others!

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Colossians 1:13-14) (13) "Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:" (14) "In whom we have redemption through his blood, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:12, John 1:3, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Isaiah 9:6-7, Colossians 1:13-14, 1 Peter 1:18-19, Hebrews 9:14, 1 John 1:7-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

But God... Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Feb 13, 2022

We come to the end of our series on the life of Joseph - Joseph gives his brothers, and us, three great truths of God's providence.

No Ordinary Joe: But God Genesis 50 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 02-13-2022 At the End Back in September, we started this study of the life of Joseph and I couldn’t have imagined the events that would transpire in my life during this series. God knew that I would need ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The God Of Circumstances Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 21, 2022

Trust in the providence of God when you can't feel the presence of God.

Recently, someone posted a picture of me and my second-grade classmates. In case you’re wondering, I’m the burly and buff looking guy on the top left (next to the star). I noticed I’m not smiling which goes along with my thug-life, tough-guy image. This picture reminded me of an alarm system my ...read more

Scripture: Acts 23:12-35

Denomination: Baptist

Son Of God

Contributed by Dennis King on Mar 15, 2022

It is very perplexing to see "Son of God" is often capitalized differently among the 54 editions of the Bibles found at Biblegateway.com

Son Of God In studying the Bible for “the Son of God” is very important to pay close attention to the capitalization of the words “God,” “god(s),” “Son,” and “son(s).” Possibly even more perplexing is that the same verse or verses, among the more than fifty different versions or editions of the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:28, Isaiah 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

A Redemption Story (John 19:38-42) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Apr 14, 2022

Nicodemus overcomes his fear, and the darkness, to courageously, openly, come to Jesus. A true disciple, is an open disciple.

This morning's sermon is going to have a different feel. The actual passage we are reading is only five verses. But these five verses build on a few other passages in the Gospel of John. And what these verses will help us do, is get a sense of the book as a whole. I'm hoping, after this ...read more

Scripture: John 19:38-42

Samson - Living By Faith, Yet Playing With Fire! Series

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on Nov 23, 2020

Although Samson is recorded as being a person of faith in Hebrews 11:32, a study of this life will prove that if you play with fire, you will get burned!

The recent California fires have burned up about 8.3 million acres of land. The financial cost in damages is estimated to be in excess of 10 billion dollars! A question that needs to be asked is how did is start? Experts say that it could have been ignited by heat from the sun or a lightning ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-34

Excuses To God

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Jan 1, 2021

When God calls Moses to go to Pharaoh for the deliverance of the children of Israel, Moses responds with a plethora of excuses...

At the beginning of the Old Testament book of Exodus, the children of Israel have survived the drought caused famine. They’ve been in Egypt for over 400 years. Joseph has died and all his generation; the children of Israel were fruitful and have experienced tremendous population growth so much so ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:11-15, Exodus 4:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Psalm 56 Title: Put My Tears In Thy Bottle Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 23, 2021

This psalm was written when David found himself in the Philistine city of Gath, fleeing from King Saul, and up to his neck in very hot water. Achish, the king of Gath, had put David under arrest and was being pressured by his advisers to put him to death.

November 4, 2015 Tom Lowe PSALM 56 Title: PUT MY TEARS IN THY BOTTLE (To the chief Musician on Jonath-elem-rechokim[1], Michtam, a Psalm of David.) Theme: David’s Fear and Trust Psalm 56 (KJV) 1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 56:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Foolishness Of Christ Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 17, 2021

In this MSG we will look at some of the ways of Jesus that to the 'upside down' world looked foolish.

The Foolishness Of Christ 24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10, 1 Corinthians 1:18-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ