Sermons on Blessing Cup:

The Holy Spirit Is Given!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 28, 2013

The Holy Spirit is Given! at Pentecost - (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The Day of Pentecost (vs 1a) (2). The Believers Together (vs 1b) (3). The Coming of the Spirit (vs 2-4) (4). The Reaction of the Crowd (vs 5-13) SERMON BODY: Ill: One stormy night an elderly couple entered the lobby of a small hotel and asked for a room: • The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Brethren

We Must Crucify Our Old Nature Series

Contributed by David Lange on Sep 30, 2013

Christ has redeemed us, but we must crucify our old nature.

WE MUST CRUCIFY OUR OLD NATURE When God draws us to himself, He enables us to respond to His call by repenting and making Him Lord. If we repent, something awesome happens! We become born again. John 3:5-6 To be born again is to receive a new nature, a new mind, and the Holy Spirit. But what ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Holy Spirit And You, Part 3: The Key To Spiritual Gifts

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 23, 2014

One of the works of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers is to impart a spiritual gift. Spiritual gifts is fraught with confusion and misunderstanding. This sermon seeks to sort out what the Bible teaches about the different types of spiritual gifts.

Holy Spirit and You, Part 3: The Key to Spiritual Gifts Series: Acts, #3 Chuck Sligh February 23, 2014 A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon upon request by emailing me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Acts 1:8; then please turn 1 Corinthians 12. INTRODUCTION In our series ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Baptist

Taking The Good News To Others Series

Contributed by Josh Foster on Feb 27, 2014

The church that embraces the mission of God and looks beyond itself ~ identifying ways to reach the lost, draw in the wandering, touch others for Jesus’ sake ~ this is the church that will be alive and making beautiful harmony with the Holy Spirit

WAC2BL: Missional ~ Taking the Good News to Others Scripture Text: Matthew 10.1-10 INTRODUCTION Rick Warren’s book called, A Purpose Driven Life… has had a dramatic impact upon millions of people. He explains life is not aimless, wandering; …but-that God has created us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-10

Denomination: Nazarene

The Goal For For Spiritual Maturity Series

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Mar 2, 2014

There are several Character traits that we need to remember if we want to know whether we are in the right path towards Spiritual Maturity.

THE GOAL FOR FOR SPIRITUAL MATURITY MATTHEW 5:43-48 (NIV) "Love for Enemies 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[i] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Nazarene

A Love So Amazing

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Sep 30, 2015

To establish that the love of God is so amazing we are incapable of fully understanding it. This lesson deals with a love that is so great; so generous; and so gracious; that one cannot ignore or reject it, once fully known and understood.

Outline. 1. A Love So Great 2. A Love So Generous 3. A Love So Gracious Remarks. 1. In our lesson today we will be discussing, a love so amazing. It is described by some as a love indescribable, incomprehensive and that pass finding out. It is a love that is “so great, so generous and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:17-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"It Is Finished"

Contributed by Steven Kellett on Mar 18, 2016

What Jesus meant when He declared "It Is Finished".

1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3and went up to him again and again, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they struck him in the face. 4Once more Pilate came out and said to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-34, John 19:1-30

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Let Hope Arise (Easter)

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 30, 2021

As we look at several of the encounters that the Risen Lord had with various people, we see hope rising in places of - grief, fear, doubt and failure.

Let HOPE Rise! Easter 2020 I want to start off today with some powerful words that Paul put to paper 2000 years ago, NOT ONLY for a bunch of believers who were living in the city of Corinth… BUT ALSO - for (you and I) today, at this very moment on April 12, 2020. Now, brothers, I want to remind ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, John 20:10-16, John 20:25, Mark 16:7-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Can God Be Good? Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021

First in a series based on questions that we received from people in the Church. This message deals with the question of the morality suffering

Question to be asked: I’m a bit confused. Why does everyone just say that God is good and ignore some of things He seems to approve? He lets evil and suffering go on in the world. He ordered a lot of people to be killed. And then there’s the whole concept of hell. Why would a God who is good ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Educated Love Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 1, 2021

Paul is not knocking the love of the Philippians. Kindergarten love is not bad, but it is no place to level off and be content. A child who does not progress beyond kindergarten is greatly handicapped, and so is the Christian whose love does not abound more and more in knowledge.

The best of Christians make their share of mistakes, but John Turner was apparently trying to get a large portion of his quota of mistakes out of the way all in one day. John was a conscientious pastor who got to his church early one Sunday morning, and he discovered that he had left his sermon ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11

See Jesus! Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 1, 2021

If you want to see Jesus through the fog of your depression, disappointment, and doubt, then open your Bible and open your heart to Him.

When I was teaching a philosophy class for Barton County Community College, we were asking some fundamental questions: What is Truth? & How do we know the Truth? At that time, one of my students introduced me to The Matrix, a science fiction movie, in which the real world has been taken over ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35, Revelation 3:20, Philippians 3:10

Denomination: Evangelical Free

My Hearts Longs For Something Greater: Eternity In The Human Heart & The Emptiness Of Gorged Sensuality

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 2, 2021

All of life is filled with parables and metaphors that point to the meta-narrative of existence. The four seasons are laced with it. Media, movies, books, and stories are filled with expressions of the longings of our hearts. We long for a place we've never been.

All of life is filled with parables and metaphors that point to the meta-narrative of existence. The four seasons are laced with it. Media, movies, books, and stories are filled with expressions of the longings of our hearts. We long for a place we've never been. We desire a home we've ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:19, John 6:44

Denomination: Salvation Army

Faith And Knowledge Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021

Faith and knowledge go together, for you have to have some basis for faith. Faith is trust in somebody or something, and you have to have knowledge of persons or truth in order to trust them.

Over the years I have read the mail of many people. It is because it is because I buy a lot of old books and people leave letters and postcards in these old books. Seldom have I found anything worth reading, but the fact is, much of the best reading in history is found in reading other ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-16

Judas: What Could Have Been

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2021

Have you ever wondered, “What could have been?” Imagine what could have been if Judas had not committed suicide! This sermon examines “what could have been” if Judas had repented and hanged himself.

Judas: What Could Have Been? Chuck Sligh April 11, 2021 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives. The inspiration for this message was Den ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 26:45-50, Matthew 27:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming All Things

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 17, 2021

This message looks at how Paul was able to reach others by becoming all things to all people "without compromising his faith." Written in 2020, it is applied to showing compassion about differing views of the Corona Virus.

In our message this week, we’re going to encounter something the apostle Paul said – something very interesting – that becomes the philosophy for his ministry, and that forms the basis for a number of chapters in the book of 1 Corinthians, including the chapters that we’re going to view today; and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-22, 1 Corinthians 10:23-33

Denomination: Baptist