Sermons on Balanced Worship:

Gather Stones To Build The Altars

Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 15, 2024

All over this land, God could see the broken state of the church altars and the lack of fire in the pulpits.

In a vision, a young man was taken to a church. There were many people in this church, and a preacher preached from the pulpit. The church looked very beautiful from the outside, but the altar and pews were broken and damaged. The preacher did not realise that the altar was broken and needs to be ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:3, 1 Kings 18:35

1 Kings Part 2 (Nasb)

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Aug 20, 2023

The Building of the Temple

The Building of the Temple (One cubit equals approx 18 in.) 6:1 Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv which is the second month, that he [a]began to ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard

The Battle Cry Of Praise

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Aug 21, 2023

The first way you prepare for battle is to engage in praise and worship of God.

TITLE: THE BATTLE CRY OF PRAISE SCRIPTURE: II SAMUEL 22:4 Would you agree with me that this world is full of traps and snares. • You know sin brings negative consequences to your life • You know you are going to face temptation to sin every day • You probably even know what some of those ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:4

Denomination: Baptist

Focused On One Thing

Contributed by Ian Hyde on Aug 22, 2023

In a world full of distraction, it is more important than ever to refocus our attention and worship on what truly matters: Christ.

TOO BUSY TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING How many of you have ever had a day where you had so much to do, that you just couldn’t get anything done? As soon as you’d start a task, something else – just as essential – would grab your attention, and then just as you got the ball rolling, a third thing would ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 56:1-8, Matthew 11:15-19

Denomination: Nazarene

The Lord's Economy

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Sep 13, 2023

A widow places all she has into the treasury

The Lord’s Economy Mark 12:38-44 Good morning, The Prophet Isaiah said in Isaiah 14:24 The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, "Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, and as I have purposed, so it shall stand: NKJV Witness Lee said, “Because God has a purpose, He needs an economy. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:38-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Right Way To Fast Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Oct 2, 2023

This message looks at what Jesus has to say about our physical appearance when fasting. The way we present ourselves physically can speak volumes about the inner man. Who are we trying to impress when we fast? Jesus or the people around us?

I have entitled our message this morning, “The Right Way to Fast.” Jesus both practiced fasting and taught about it; and yet, fasting is something that is often feared and misunderstood. In many Christian circles, you rarely even hear about fasting; and yet, the Scripture mentions it more times ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Restore The Church

Contributed by Daniel Ray Ortega on Dec 27, 2023

We must build Gods way, not Mans way. God is asking His church to come back to the altar

(1Kings 18:30 ) 31 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, “Israel shall be your name”; 32 with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he made a trench around the altar, large enough ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:30-38

Denomination: Free Methodist

Getting Ready To Talk With God Introduction Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 9, 2024

Getting ready to talk with God.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. The word Psalm in Hebrew means Tehillum, “to make jubilant music.” It comes from the root halal to yell a greeting, of course this means happy greetings. It is the word from which we get hello. So, pray, hello God. 2. Some Psalms were: a. Prayers (all types of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1, Psalm 66:18

Denomination: Baptist

Psalm 2 - Kiss The Son Series

Contributed by Michael Monica on Jan 31, 2024

Exposition Psalm 2

Psalm 02 | Kiss the Son Introduction: • The 1st Messianic Psalm (The NT ascribes authorship to David in Acts 4:25-26) • This Psalm is about the kingdom of God and the kingdoms man sets up. Verse 1 | Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? • The Psalmist questions the purpose and ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Highest Priority

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Feb 1, 2024

Real worship is about obedience.

The Highest Priority Genesis 22:1-19 22 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Psalm 6 - My Confession Series

Contributed by Michael Monica on Feb 4, 2024

Exposition of Psalm 6

Context: Confession • Me, My Brother and Sister got in trouble once (at the same time) • 2-week ground and before the 1st week was over, my brother and sister had already done things that we weren’t supposed to do. I knew what we had done was wrong so I was doing my absolute best to stay within ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Psalm 9 - Celebration Of Justice Series

Contributed by Michael Monica on Feb 4, 2024

Exposition of Psalm 9

Verse 1 – 2 || I will thank the LORD with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works. I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High. • What do you sing about? What are you most passionate about? • For David, his passion is God and what he has done. His ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Angels On Duty

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Feb 4, 2024

With all the books, TV shows and movies featuring angels, and how they’re depicted in art, you’d think we knew a lot about them. Actually, we have a lot to unlearn from popular culture.

Billy Graham relayed an incident at New Hebrides, an island group in the South Pacific: One night, the headquarters of missionary John Paton was surrounded by a hostile indigenous tribe intent on violence. Paton and his wife prayed for deliverance. When daylight came, the would-be attackers were ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

Oh, For A Thousand Tongues To Sing!

Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Feb 6, 2024

The title of this sermon is borrowed from the hymn written by Charles Wesley in 1739.

The title of this sermon is borrowed from the hymn written by Charles Wesley in1739. Charles had heard his friend Peter Bohler say: “If I had a thousand tongues to sing, I would praise Christ with them all”. Peter Bohler himself was quoting from the German hymn written by John Mentzner ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-4, Revelation 5:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

Psalm 11 - Above The Noise Series

Contributed by Michael Monica on Feb 11, 2024

Exposition of Psalm 11

11:1 | In the LORD I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”? • In the years before he took the throne of Israel, David lived the life of a fugitive. He was constantly hunted by King Saul and lived in constant danger. In such a time, his friends advised him, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational