Sermons on B Epiphany 9:

You’re Alive! Act Like It - Ecclesiastes 9:2-10:1 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Mar 26, 2025

It’s better to be alive in a painful life than to be dead. This passage explains why and teaches us how to seize the day and enjoy life through relationships and work.

9:1 Indeed, I took all this to heart and explained it all: the righteous, the wise, and their works are in God's hands. People don't know whether to expect love or hate. Everything lies ahead of them. 2 Everything is the same for everyone: there is one fate for the righteous and the wicked, ...read more

Go! And Grieve The Darkness — Until You See The Light Amos 8:9 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 4, 2025

Divine warning and impending judgement found in the sobering words of the prophet Amos. A prophet sent to a prosperous yet spiritually bankrupt people.

Go! And Grieve the Darkness—Until You See the Light - Amos 8:9 Amos 8:9 (NLT) – “In that day,” says the Sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth while it is still day.” Introduction: Today we step into a moment of divine warning and impending judgement found in ...read more

Scripture: Amos 8:9-10, Matthew 27:45, Isaiah 59:2, Isaiah 9:2, John 8:12, Ephesians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 7:10, Romans 10:9, Mark 15:33-35, Isaiah 53:5-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Greater Testimony

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 1, 2015

Blessed Assurance!

A GREATER TESTIMONY. 1 John 5:9-13. The claims of 1 John about Jesus Christ are trustworthy, because their source is God. Why are these claims important? They are important because they are the words which lead to everlasting life (John 6:68). A matter may not be established except on the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:9-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Body Prepared.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 17, 2023

The timeliness of what Jesus came to do, "once and for all" (Hebrews 10:10).

A BODY PREPARED. Hebrews 10:4-10. The epitaph of the Old Testament sacrificial system is: “it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins” (Hebrews 10:4; see also Hebrews 10:6; Hebrews 10:8). Now it was time to move on to new and better things (cf. Hebrews ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:4-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where Art Thou?

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 22, 2024

The consequences of Adam's first sin.

WHERE ART THOU? Genesis 3:9-19. Adam was the representative head of the human race, and when he partook of the forbidden fruit he brought disaster and death upon all of his descendants. Spiritual death, separation from God, was immediate. Suddenly man and his wife realised that they were ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:9-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Signs Of The End.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 29, 2024

“When these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh” (LUKE 21:28).

SIGNS OF THE END. Luke 21:25-33. The apocalyptic imagery which Jesus employs (LUKE 21:25-27) might at first seem uncharacteristic of our loving Lord Jesus: but He stood in the long tradition of the prophets of old (e.g. Joel 2:30-32; Isaiah 24:19). In fact, the return of Jesus as judge will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Bold Approach.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 16, 2021

Access to God through our great High Priest.

THE BOLD APPROACH. Hebrews 4:12-16. So far in the epistle to the Hebrews, the author has made extensive use of the Scriptures. After his latest warning against falling into unbelief (Hebrews 4:11), he reminds the Hebrew Christians that “the word of God” is alive and active (Hebrews 4:12a). ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Crucified.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 19, 2024

Scripture fulfilled.

JESUS CRUCIFIED. John 19:1-37. 1). BEHOLD YOUR KING. John 19:1-16. JOHN 19:1. The nineteenth chapter of John’s Gospel opens in the midst of the ridiculous drama of Pilate’s darting back and forth between the hypocritical Jewish leadership on the doorstep, who refused to come into the judgment ...read more

Scripture: John 19:1-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What's A Church? Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 31, 2007

Exposition of 1 Peter 2:9-10

Text: 1 Peter 2:9-10 Title: What’s a Church and What’s It Supposed to do? Date/Place: LSCC, 8/28/05, AM I. INTRODUCTION A. Opening illustration: Tell about the other night at Gary’s house where we were looking at the different antiques on the wall, and him giving us a guess or two on each ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Would God I Had Died For Thee!

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 17, 2021

The fatherly tears of David the king, and the compassion of God.

WOULD GOD I HAD DIED FOR THEE! 2 Samuel 18:5-9; 2 Samuel 18:15; 2 Samuel 18:31-33. When I was still on the threshold between boyhood and manhood, I wrote two books of poems. The first I entitled, 'Going our own way.' I did not think of it at the time, but perhaps I was using the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 2 Samuel 18:15, 2 Samuel 18:31-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Weeping, Cleansing, And Teaching.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 2, 2023

Jesus wept over Jerusalem, cleansed the Temple, and taught the people who were attentive to Him.

WEEPING, CLEANSING, AND TEACHING. Luke 19:41-47a. 1. Jesus weeps over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41-44). As He approached Jerusalem, ‘the man Christ Jesus’ (cf. 1 Timothy 2:5) wept over the city and the people whom He loved (Luke 19:41). His complaint about the people (Luke 19:42) became a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:41-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From The Plot To The Tomb.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 27, 2024

The Passion according to Matthew.

FROM THE PLOT TO THE TOMB. Matthew 26:1-75, Matthew 27:1-61. I). JESUS PREPARED FOR DEATH. Matthew 26:1-13. There are two ways in which Jesus was prepared for death in this passage. The first is in the sense that He was prepared within Himself: nothing that was about to happen took Him by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-75, Matthew 27:1-61

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Answer To The Accuser

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 18, 2017

Pleading the blood of Jesus.

AN ANSWER TO THE ACCUSER. Psalm 26. One of the names for the devil is, ‘the accuser of the brethren’ (Revelation 12:10). That is his job: ‘your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour’ (1 Peter 5:8). Take the case of Joshua the high priest: ‘standing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 26:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Is Like Our God?

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 24, 2022

From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised.

WHO IS LIKE OUR GOD? Psalm 113:1-9. PSALM 113:1. “Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.” “Praise ye the LORD” is a translation of “Hallelujah.” It is an imperative, addressed to a plurality of people. These people are identified as “the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 113:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Wonderful Counselor" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 31, 2008

Second sermon in a series on Isaiah 9:6.

Isaiah 9:6 is a prophecy concerning the coming of the Messiah into the world. Through it we learn many things about our Messiah, Jesus Christ. 1. Isaiah prophecies about our Lord’s coming. A. He speaks of His first coming - 1) Telling of His humanity - "For to us a child is born..." 2) Telling ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Baptist