Sermons on Arius:

The Da Vinci Code: Faith, Fact, Or Fiction?

Contributed by Hal Seed on Feb 16, 2005

Two years ago, author Dan Brown wrote a novel that debuted at the top of the NY Times bestseller list. The Da Vinci Code has sold over 10 million copies, it’s been translated into over 40 languages. It’s a book that has become a catalyst for all kinds of

[This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

That All Humans Be Saved Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 19, 2019

It is the will of God that all humans be saved, which was a crucial teaching of the Church all the way back to St. Paul.

Thursday of 2nd Week in Course 2019 St Francis de Sales Jesus, our Lord, constantly had His mission from the Father in mind during His time on earth. That mission is to teach and heal, and to suffer and die for our salvation. It was the Father’s will that the Son should live as a real human being, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:7-17, Mark 3:7-12

Denomination: Catholic

Leaving A Lasting Legacy

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 21, 2004

Legacies are rare and special gifts, from one person to another, from one generation to the next. As Christians we should seek to leave a lasting legacy of godliness for those who come behind us.

LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY PROVERBS 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. INTRODUCTION: A legacy is defined as (1) money or property bequeathed to another by will or (2) something handed down from an ancestor or a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:22

Denomination: Baptist

Able To Rebuke Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 5, 2001

Fourth in a series on shepherding/mentoring in the church.

Sermon for 2/4/2001 Able to refute, rebuke Titus 1:9-16 Introduction: Tevye, the Jewish dairy farmer in the Fiddler on the Roof, lives with his wife and five daughters in czarist Russia. Change is taking place all around him and the new patters are nowhere more obvious to Tevye than in the ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:9-16, 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Broken Walls And Burned Gates (Revised)

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Nov 19, 2009

When you have heard about the work and seen the work it is time to get about the task of working the work. It requires personal involvement and prayer.

Broken Walls and Burned Gates Prairie Baptist Church – 11/22/09 P.M. Service Text: Nehemiah 2 Key verse: Nehemiah 2:17-18 - 17Then I said to them, “You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Truly God And Man

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 25, 2025

Old Herod was not even a Jew, but he sometimes paid attention to Torah, since he was “king of the Jews,” He even thought of himself as the true Messiah.

Word Made Flesh March 25, 2025 This day, this most critical of solemnities, was supposed to take place in a castle or palace, or some really important place in Israel. The Messiah was imagined to be conceived in an independent Israel, and that Messiah, the natural son of a king and queen was ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-14, Isaiah 8:10, Psalm 40:7-11, Hebrews 10:4-10, Luke 1:26-38  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Introduction To The Apostles' Creed Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 23, 2004

This sermon introduces the Apostles’ Creed, informing us that creeds are designed to define the faith, defend the faithful, and declare to the world what the church believes.

Introduction Today, I would like to begin a new series of sermons. This series of sermons is titled The Apostles’ Creed. I would like to examine this creed, which is recited every Sunday in many churches around the world, and which we ourselves frequently recite in our worship services. Listen ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Did The Baptism Of Jesus Mean And Do?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 7, 2026

Peter Chrysologus wrote “Today Christ enters the Jordan to wash away the sins of the world. John himself testifies that this is why He has come.”

Feast of the Baptism of Jesus 2026 In this account from St. Matthew’s Gospel, John the Baptist is getting into what looks like an argument with his cousin, Jesus. “Why are you coming to me for baptism? I should be asking you to baptize me!” St. Luke records that when John’s mother and the Blessed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:41-44, Luke 22:20, Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:34-38, Psalm 29:1-4, Isaiah 42:1-4, Isaiah 42:6-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

The Da Vinci Code: The Deity Of Christ Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Apr 27, 2006

Jesus was a man. He was not the Son of God as Christians claim, but was elevated to that status by Constantine. That is the claim of The DaVinci Code. This sermon seeks to evaluate that claim and see if it matches up with an historical picture of Christ.

Introduction: It was June 18, 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo. The French under the command of Napoleon were fighting the Allies (British, Dutch, and Germans) under the command of the Duke of Wellington. The people of England depended on a system of semaphore signals (lights strategically positioned ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Every Word That Comes From The Mouth Of God

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 20, 2010

Read the Scriptures the way they were meant to be read, and use them to recommit yourself to following the Father.

First Sunday of Lent 21 Feb 2010 Our family has always thought that buying American products is a sensible thing to do, so when Studebaker folded back in the fifties, my dad began buying GM products. After all, GM had been around a long time, was well-managed and looked to be viable for many ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Catholic

Is Jesus First Place In Your Life? Series

Contributed by Danny Rogers on Jan 16, 2008

Much of the false teaching taking place in Colosse had to do with the minimizing of Jesus. Many people thought He was important but not essential. They had given Him a place in their lives, without recognizing that He demands first place. Jesus was promin

Intro: There was an article in a national news paper a few years ago that featured a denomination that wanted to radically reach those who feel alienated from church. Using market research and focus groups, this denomination has designed weekly services that deliberately de-emphasize Jesus Christ. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

Legacy

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 16, 2013

The greatest thing we can leave our offspring is a godly legacy. This sermon speaks of 3 things necessary to leave godly legacy and features a powerful personal testimony by a young man impacted by the legacy of his godly grandfather.

Legacy Chuck Sligh June 16, 2019 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation of this sermon is available upon request by emailing me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. The basic skeleton is borrowed from Gerald Flurry’s sermon, “Leaving a Lasting Legacy” found on Sermoncetral.com; the meat on the skeleton is all my ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:22

Denomination: Baptist

The Eternal Question

Contributed by Jaco Bester on Feb 13, 2013

A Reflection on the question Jesus asked his disciples... 'who do you say that I am?'.

THE ETERNAL QUESTION... WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM? ISAIAH 51:1-6; ROMANS 12:1-8; MATTHEW 16:13-20 Introduction: A friend once asked the famous scientist, Isidor Rabi, who was also a Nobel Prize winner, how he had become a scientist. Rabi replied by relating a story from his childhood. He said that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unto The Church In Ephesus, Write Series

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 6, 2013

Ephesus is one of the churches that got things half right, yet entirely wrong. The church must have doctrinal purity, but not at the expense of love.

Unto the Church in Ephesus, Write Revelation 2:1-7 Introduction Last week, we were introduced to the magnificent vision of Christ which John saw, which left him as though he were dead. This was similar to the vision that several of the Old Testament prophets had seen with a similar feeling of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Godly Legacy: A Tribute To Billy Graham

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Mar 4, 2018

A message to men about how to leave a legacy to your children, illustrated from the life of Billy Graham.

A Godly Legacy: A Tribute to Billy Graham Chuck Sligh March 4, 2018 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Proverbs 13:22 - "A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for ...read more

Denomination: Baptist