Sermons on Armed Forces Sunday:

Standing Close To The Lightning Strike

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 19, 2009

God will get our attention and force us to make choices, despite our desire to avoid decisions or our wish to be secular. When the lightning strikes it may be painful but it will be about grace.

You can most certainly expect God to attract your attention. I cannot tell you exactly how He will do it, but I do know that He will do it. He will attract your attention. Many of us face a spiritual issue called inattention. Distraction. Inattention. We are not paying attention to what God is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-39

Denomination: Baptist

The Summit Of Sacrifice

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 26, 2007

Just as a child opens their arms wide to demonstrate their love we too need to open our entire life, past, present and future to the will of God. We need to make our life wide open and that is what Abraham did. For his hopes and dreams at this point in

The Summit of Sacrifice Those of you who have children or grand-children will find todays message a challenge and an inspiration. Do you remember being a child and being asked by your mother or father that universal question? How much do you love me? Most of us can remember demonstrating our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Defeating Evil In Your Life PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 29, 2023

This sermon aims to teach us about the power of God's love to overcome evil, the importance of loving our enemies, and the spiritual battle we face against evil forces, with God as our fortress and deliverer.

Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to be diving into some powerful Scriptures that teach us about the power of being strong in the Lord, overcoming evil with love, and the victory of defeating evil in our lives. As Charles Spurgeon once said, "The power of God's love is that it ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:21, Matthew 5:43-44, Ephesians 6:12, Psalm 144:1-2

Topics: Strong, Lord

Joy In Troubled Times

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Dec 15, 2024

The Challenge of Joy in Troubled Times Church, this third Sunday of Advent—the pink candle Sunday—ushers us into joy. But how do we celebrate joy in a world so gripped by fear and trauma?

Sermon Joy in Troubled Times Zephaniah 3:14-20 The Message 14-15 So sing, Daughter Zion! Raise your voices, Israel! Daughter Jerusalem, be happy! celebrate! God has reversed his judgments against you and sent your enemies off chasing their tails. From now on, God is Israel’s king, ...read more

Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-20

Denomination: United Methodist

Four Adventures In Ephesus Series

Contributed by William Jones on Oct 21, 2023

Today, we explore the this section of Acts 19, where God’s Word and His miracles emerge as forces of transformation that confronts entrenched beliefs and challenges the status quo for the people of Ephesus.

Title: "Four Adventures in Ephesus" Scripture: Acts 19:1-41 Good morning, church. We find ourselves joining Paul as he starts out his 3rd missionary journey. Today we get to dive deep into the heart of Ephesus—a city pulsing with life, bustling trade, and a vibrant mix of cultural ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:1-41, Romans 10:13, Hebrews 2:3-4, Romans 12:2, 2 Timothy 3:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Saul And The Psychic Hotline Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Oct 22, 2021

Halloween brings a heightened awareness to the realm of evil spirits. This message provides a word of caution concerning the evil spiritual forces that walk this earth, and of how easily people are tempted to dabble with the supernatural.

This morning’s message will be a Halloween sermon. I wonder how many times you’ve ever heard a Halloween message? Probably rarely, if ever. Halloween brings a heightened awareness to the realm of evil spirits, so I would like to take this Sunday after Halloween as a time to caution us concerning ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:3-20

Denomination: Baptist

If You're Thankful And You Know It...

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 8, 2022

A message delivered on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. This is a study of the impact of a thankful heart on the follower of the Christ.

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Power Of The Word Series

Contributed by Warren Curry on Sep 21, 2004

Just as Jesus did, we must arm ourselves with the Word of God, for it is the Sword of the Spirit. It is our weapon of defense against the enemy. We must carry our weapon of truth realizing it has great power and be prepared to use it.

Power of the Word Sermon Series: The Manual Matthew 4:1-12 The last few weeks we have been going through a series titled: The Manual. We have been examining the importance of God’s Word in history and in our lives today. First, we looked at 2 Timothy where we found that all Scripture is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Will Heaven Be Like

Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 24, 2015

We are to continue being children of God here on earth so that we will be in his arms when we die. Those who are willing to give their lives to God now will find that God will be there for them when the journey of their earthly life is over.

It’s not hard to tell that the church year is coming to an end. In fact, in a little more than three weeks, the season of Advent will start. The issues that have been placed before us in the last couple of weeks are about what comes next. Today, we focus on the resurrection. The emphasis on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Denomination: Anglican

Jesus, Our Passover Part Ii: Once And For All, Series

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 23, 2014

"She did not live much longer in mortal form after she was saved, but she will live forever in the arms of Jesus. The blood transfusions she received helped to prolong her life here for a while; but the blood of Jesus Christ, was forever."

Moving forward in time from the prior message in Genesis, we now land in Egypt during the time of Moses. The nation of Israel had become bound in slavery to the Egyptian Pharaoh. Moses, who had been raised in the house of the king as one of his sons, had run off because he had murdered an ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:1-13

Denomination: Bible Church

"The Heart Of Christmas Is Hope, Peace & Joy” Series

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 14, 2022

People want “hope”. The “λόγος”, the Intelligent Designer of the Universe pitched His tent in our midst. Christmas is the radical celebration that reminds us that the DNA of the Creator is found in the arms of a teenage girl in the city of Bethlehem. Quote from Max Lucado

In Jesus Holy Name December 11, 2022 Advent III Philippians 4:4 Redeemer “The Heart of Christmas is Hope, Peace & Joy” Christmas can be a crazy time. People want “hope” for a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4, Hebrews 6:9

Denomination: Lutheran

The King Is Coming Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

The Lord will return and wreak vengeance upon those who seek to entice His bride away. Those who try to lure the bride of Christ into the arms of the world need to hear the warning of the Word, for their will be hell to pay when the Bridegroom comes.

Joanna Baillie, and English dramatic poet of the last century, told the touching tale of a maiden whose lover had gone off to the Holy Land. The report had come back that he had been slain. She refused to believe he would not return to her, and so every night she kindled a fire on the shore of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:7

Choosing Your Lamb - Peer Pressure

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 29, 2006

Peer pressure - the Psalm Sunday entry - shouts of joy - cries for Crusifiction - Made bigger by peer pressure.

Choosing your lamb - Peer pressure Mark 11:1-11 A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, when Jesus came into ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-11

Denomination: Congregational

Catch The Vision

Contributed by Nathan Robertson, Jr. on Dec 3, 2003

This is a sermon for Men, but women should be able to follow along. It was preached for a Brotherhood Annual Sunday Morning.

Text: 1. I will stand my watch And set myself on the rampart, And watch to see what He will say to me, And what I will answer when I am corrected. 2. Then the LORD answered me and said: "Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. 3. For the vision is yet for an ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-3, Mark 8:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

Three Levels Of Love, Part 2 Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 28, 2018

The driving motivation behind all great art, all great music, all great architecture, or writing is a single force: Passion. Nothing great in life was ever accomplished without passion.

INTRODUCTION This is the second part of a message I started earlier this month entitled three levels of love. With Christmas behind us, we can take a deep breath from all the hustle and bustle of shopping and crowds. I heard a story about a guy who was driving around in a crowded mall parking lot ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Baptist