Sermons on Born Again To A Living Hope:

Do Born-Again Christians Still Have A Sinful Nature?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 25, 2020

There is a belief that the old sinful nature is eradicated the moment a person becomes a Born-Again Christian and that they now have only one wholly sanctified nature.

There is a belief that the old sinful nature is eradicated the moment a person becomes a Born-Again Christian and that they now have only one wholly sanctified nature. It is believed that one way to view "nature" is to understand it as a "capacity" within the Born-Again ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25, 1 Corinthians 15:53-55, Revelation 21:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

For Unto Us A Child Is Born

Contributed by David Ward on Dec 16, 2004

God’s people can hope for deliverance, because God guarantees it.

“For Unto Us a Child is Born” Isaiah 9:1-7 INTRODUCTION: It’s an unlovely tree in an unlikely place with an unmistakable message. The tree sits along Interstate 30 just outside of Fort Worth, Texas. It is a mimosa tree that appears lifeless, except at Christmas. Each December, for the past ten ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Resurrection Hope

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 26, 2005

What day describes your life? Are you living in a perpetual “Thursday” struggling to make it while your world seems to be falling apart? Is your life another “Friday” watching your hopes and dreams slowly die? Have you awakened again to a cold dark lif

RESURRECTION HOPE The Power to Live Again Philippians 3:10-11 Their world was beginning to fall apart. Their leader spoke of betrayal and death. They hoped this was just another of the teacher’s stories He would so often use to teach them important lessons about the Kingdom of God; surely He ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

For To Us A Child Is Born

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 23, 2016

The concept of hope as set forth in Isaiah 9:1-7 shows us that just as God dispelled the darkness at creation, so he will bring light into a world made dark by sin and unbelief.

Scripture Tonight is Christmas Eve. During Advent, I have preached a series of messages on the Old Testament Scripture Readings that I am calling, “Advent in Isaiah.” In about 740 BC God called Isaiah to be a minister of his Word to Jerusalem and the southern kingdom of Judah. The culture had ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Through Then In

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Mar 17, 2013

Jesus Christ is the door by which pass through. Then in His presence we live as unto Him.

Quotes: “Happiness is a direction, not a destination.” -Unknown “Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.” -Bill Cosby “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” -Eleanor Roosevelt “The difference between ...read more

Scripture: John 10:7-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Thy Brother Shall Rise Again

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Aug 30, 2001

This is a great sermon to encourage weary hearts, to strengthen weakened faith, and to impart a fresh hope in people’s lives. Including your own!

INTRODUCTION There are many questions that immediately come to mind when we read this passage. Why was Lazarus sick? Why did Jesus wait two days after hearing Lazarus was sick? Why did Lazarus have to die? The questions are endless. And so are the questions we often have as we go through ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bitter Complaints: Born To Trouble Series

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Oct 10, 2021

Job speaks his prayers out loud in our text for this week. He shares his brokenness and mostly his feeling that God is not listening any longer.

MAIN TEXT: In a way, a lot has transpired between last week’s reading and this one. In another way, nothing much has changed. Job is still on the ash heap. Job is still iN A place of bitter complaints. The companions who sat in silence with Job for seven days (2:13) now try and blame Job for his ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:1-9, Job 23:16-17

Denomination: United Methodist

Questions Concerning The Kingdom Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Feb 27, 2015

Nicodemus and Jesus have a conversation in which Jesus answers the most important question a person can have: how can I have eternal life and enter the Heavenly Kingdom of God?

Questions Concerning the Kingdom: John 3:4-8 We all have questions and concerns about the things that are “unseen” in this world, and by far, the mystery of entering the Kingdom of God is of eternal, crucial and the utmost importance. Last week we began to study the visit of Jesus with ...read more

Scripture: John 3:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

Unto Us A Child Is Born

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 12, 2025

Nearly 700 years before Jesus was born, Isaiah proclaimed a message of hope that we still hold tightly to today, a truth that shapes not only our holiday season but every moment of our lives. This miraculous child, Jesus, has changed everything.

OPENING ILLUSTRATION: In 1962, missionaries Don and Carol Richardson encountered the Sawi people of New Guinea, a tribe still practicing head-hunting and cannibalism. Amidst cultural clashes, the Richardsons faced considerable challenges, including witnessing 14 tribal conflicts right outside their ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Savior Has Been Born!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 21, 2000

It’s a simple & familiar story, but I urge you to look again at this precious story with all your heart & all your mind.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2019) (PowerPoints used with this message are available for free. Just email me at mnewland@sstelco.com and request PP#247) TEXT: Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Nicodemus In The Dark

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 27, 2021

What does it mean to be born again? Purpose: How are we born of water and the Spirit? Plan: Let’s understand the newness of a life in the Holy Spirit from John 3:1-17.

Prelude What does it mean to be born again? Purpose: How are we born of water and the Spirit? Plan: Let’s understand the newness of a life in the Holy Spirit from John 3:1-17. Nicodemus John 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. Nicodemus was a senator in ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

If A Man Die, Shall He Live Again?

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

If a man die, shall he live again?

Job 14 v 1 - 15 14 If a man die, shall he live again? I. THE PASSING OF LIFE Job 14:1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. Life Is :- A. Like a Flower of the grass 2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: B. Like the Fragrance of the air 2 he fleeth ...read more

Scripture: Job 14:1-15

Denomination: Holiness

Time To Be Circumcised Again Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 27, 2005

Preparing ourselves for a new year of service by circumcising our lives inwardly

Luke 2:21-26 – Time to be Circumcised - AGAIN With the new year now upon us, we enter an interesting time where people begin to think about making a new start. New Year’s resolutions crop up all over the place. Listen to these New Year Resolutions from a cat … Cat’s New Year Resolutions o I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-26

Denomination: Baptist

Bc-Ad

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 21, 2012

A sermon on what we were like before Christ (BC) and after our decision (AD)

B. C. A. D. Ephesians 2:11-18 How many of you are still trying to figure out the title of the sermon? How many of you think you have it? BEAT CAROLINA ALL DAY BEAT CLEMSON AT DEATH VALLEY BROMENTHUS CANTHUS ALIGARTUS DEBACULUM “We hope they both lose” Actually none of those are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

What God Gives To Christians Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on May 6, 2013

What has God given to Christians and how does it impact life?

Last week we started our study of 1 Peter; please open your Bibles there…. We noted that this is a letter to encourage all Christians. Peter, an ordinary fisherman, was called, taught, and empowered by the Lord Jesus Christ. Peter’s call from Jesus was to strengthen Christians. As we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible