Sermons on Bearing A Cross:

No Condemnation Week 4 PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 9, 2024

Explores enduring present sufferings with hope, believing in God's redemption, and embracing our identity as God's children.

Good morning, dear church family. Isn't it a blessing to be gathered here today in the house of our Lord? As we gather in this sacred space, let's take a moment to center ourselves and prepare our hearts for what God has in store for us today. We are about to engage with the beautiful, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-25

Topics: God's Redemption, Romans 8:18-25

Persevering Faith

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 5, 2014

John 3:36 says, “He who believes (present active tense) in the Son has everlasting life...” The difference between dead faith and genuine saving faith is that saving faith is a persevering faith. Consider the characteristics of a persevering faith

Persevering Faith Hebrews 11:39-12:3 Faith is synonymous with belief and trust. There is however a difference between genuine saving faith and spurious, superficial, disingenuous faith. This difference is crucial. Intellectual assent, a head belief or knowledge does not save. James 2:19 tells us ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Black Friday PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 21, 2023

Explores Jesus' sacrifice, the despair before His resurrection, and the transformative hope His resurrection offers to believers.

Good morning, blessed family of God. What a privilege it is to gather together, to be in the house of the Lord, to share in the fellowship of believers, and to immerse ourselves in the life-giving Word of God. We find ourselves on the precipice of a profound and transformative message today, a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:33-34

Topics: Black Friday

Living Together By The Right Pattern Series

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004

There are two reasons we need to live by the right pattern: the first is negative; the second is positive.

LIVING TOGETHER BY THE RIGHT PATTERN Philippians 3:17-4:1 INTRODUCTION A. How Christine lays out a pattern to sew by: 1. She spreads it out on the table, and I will come home to find the dining room table taken over by her material as she cuts out a pattern. 2. The items she is cutting out do ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don’t Give Up On Faith

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 27, 2011

You feel like what it says in a song, I went to bed on top of the world, and now the world on top of me!

Some of you have a major problem you are dealing with! Some of you may have more than one problem! You are wondering how you got into this situation, and all you can see is a long dark tunnel and you don’t even see a ray of light. You keep asking yourself, “What am I going to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Finer Points Of Love (Part 4) Series

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Feb 23, 2009

The sermon examines the fifteen qualities of love found in I Cor. 13:4-7.

Today we look at the last four qualities of love found in I Cor. 13:4-7. Instead of examining these four individually I want to make three connecting statements about love. These three statements connect the four and give clarity since they are all interrelated. The first statement is: Love has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

What A Contradiction!

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Dec 9, 2009

A Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, Series C

3rd Sunday in Advent, December 13, 2009 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the power of you Holy Spirit, open our hearts and minds to your Word, that we might hear your truth and prepare ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:7-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Go! And Remain In His Love - John 15:10 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 14, 2025

Deeper trust, fuller obedience, and unshakable joy in God's radical, obedient, and abiding love.

Go! And Remain in His Love - John 15:10 Opening Prayer Gracious Father, thank You for the love that never fails. Thank You for Jesus, who abides in Your love perfectly and invites us to do the same. As we open Your Word, open our hearts. Transform our minds. Lead us to deeper trust, fuller ...read more

Scripture: John 15:10, 1 John 5:3, Philippians 2:8, John 14:15, John 15:11, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 5:8, James 1:22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Be Like Jesus / Have A Jesus Attitude

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 6, 2004

PALM SUNDAY(A) - Have a Jesus attitude of earthly humility and eternal exaltation.

BE LIKE JESUS! ( or HAVE A JESUS ATTITUDE!) Philippians 2:5-11 - March 4, 2004 – PALM SUNDAY PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7but made himself nothing, taking ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Lutheran

The Minister's God-Given Goal – Part 1 Of 3

Contributed by Paul George on Oct 12, 2006

To find favor in God’s eyes, it is essential that a minister understand the goal that God has sent before him.

The Minister’s God-given Goal – Part 1 Matthew 28:16:20 To find favor in God’s eyes, it is essential that a minister understand the goal that God has sent before him. Most ministers have some specific goal that they often refer to as their “vision.” It is what they strive to accomplish. However, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Holiness

We Are His Disciples Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Jun 15, 2020

Our desire should be to be like Christ, to follow in His footsteps, to see the world as He sees the world, to conform to His likeness. We have a word for it, we call it being a disciple. We are called to be His disciples.

Who are we in Christ? We have been looking at this pretty much since Easter. We considered that “in Christ” we are a new creation. All the old has passed away and before God, all has become new! Being in Christ, we represent Him to the world, we have become His ambassadors. We have the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62, Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Twelve Stones (Joshua 4)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 5, 2025

Are traditions and memorials in violation of scriptural principles? Let's begin in Joshua 4.

Is it good to create memorials of important events? May the church create traditions that remember important Christian events or are we restricted to the scriptures alone? Let’s begin in Joshua 4. Did Israel set up a pile of stones, a cairn as a memorial? After Israel had crossed the Jordan, the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The God Who Loves Us Boldly

Contributed by Justin Snyder on Nov 14, 2000

Why does God love his children?

Title: The God Who Loves Us Boldly Today there are two questions that need to be answered, one of the questions we should all know the answer to, because every answer in this room is personal, we all have some personal testimony to this question. The first question that I’d like to talk about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Vine And The Branches

Contributed by Samuel Hagle on Nov 27, 2003

This sermon shows the importance of remaining in the Lord for our spritual wellfare. To remain in Jesus we need to have the same life in us, as He did.

The Vine and the Branches It is at the end of Jesus’ public period. He is on his way thru the big Temple in Jerusalem with his disciples. They pass the big gate into the Holy of the Temple. Above those great gates is a great cluster of Grapes carved into the stone wall. It is a picture of that ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-6

Denomination: *other

Justification By Faith

Contributed by Christopher Arch on May 14, 2022

This is from a series on doctrine

Title: The Doctrine of Justification Script: Romans 3:21-26 Type: Doctrinal Series Where: GNBC 5-15-22 Intro: In Greek Mythology, Atlas was a Titan who was responsible for bearing the weight of the heavens on his shoulders, a punishment bestowed on him by Zeus. He was given this task in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible