Sermons on Born Anew:

The Things That Are Above

Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012

Out of grace and mercy and great kindness, God gathers our burning, blazing life; he glorifies it for the sake of Jesus Christ; he builds it up new and good in that hidden world where the line of death that separates us from God has been taken away.

(Read Colossians 3:1-4.) Dear congregation, it is as if our whole life were carried, raised up, and protected in these words. Say what you will against this “Seek the things that are above.” You may suspect that those who are constantly seeking things above may lose contact with the ground under ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: Lutheran

Encountering Jesus (1) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Mar 11, 2019

Everywhere Jesus went, he left changed lives in his wake. In John 3, Nicodemus encountered Jesus and experienced a compelling curiosity, a confusion conversation, and a courageous conversion.

Encountering Jesus (1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 1/4/2014 As another year begins, we’re reminded once again that Jesus is the world’s preeminent person. He looms so large over human history that we actually measure time by him; we date our letters, our birth ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-16, John 19:38-42

Denomination: Christian Church

Stronghold Beliefs Part 9 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 31, 2019

This message concludes this series. In this message I focus on what it means to be a born-again Christian.

Stronghold Beliefs Part 9 Scriptures: 2 Peter 1:20-21, John 3:1-7, John 14:12 As I closed my message last Sunday, I told you that this morning will be the ninth and final message in my series on Strongholds Beliefs. I also told you that the last message will be about what it means to be born ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:20-21, John 3:1-7, John 14:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Day Of New Beginnings

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 18, 2019

God is drawing people to Himself all the time from all kinds of backgrounds. In this sermon, we review the conversion stories of several famous people, and then look at the stories of two conversions in the Bible. If anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation!

A. Welcome to Friend Day. 1. Every year when Friend Day arrives, I get really excited, because I know that Friend Day is often a day of new beginnings. 2. We have seen many people over the years who experience a new beginning with God on or because of Friend Day. 3. Maybe today is your ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, John 3:16, Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

3 Notable Men

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jan 2, 2021

This is an expository sermon from II Corinthians 5:17.

Title: “3 Notable Men in II Cor. 5:17” Scripture: II Cor. 5:17 Type: Expository. Where: GNBC 1-3-21 Intro: A few years before John Newton died, a friend was having breakfast with him. Their custom was to read from the Bible after the meal. Because Newton’s eyes were growing dim, his friend ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Indwelling - Presence Lesson 6 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 18, 2023

What is a Christian?

A. INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20, Matthew 7:21, John 3:3, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Baptist

How Can I Know I Am Saved?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Aug 31, 2023

There is a passage in the scriptures that is very alarming to me and should be to everyone here today that claim to be saved.

Let me read it to you. Look at Matthew 7:21-24 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:16-29

Denomination: Baptist

Get A Life

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Mar 24, 2023

The life we get from Jesus, a gift from God through the Holy Spirit, requires cleansing and renewal daily, not just at the beginning.

This familiar chapter from John’s Gospel is the lectionary text for today, the 2nd Sunday in Lent. It’s a good text, a familiar text, so familiar that when I first wrote it I expected it to be relatively smooth sailing. But it wasn’t. It was a difficult sermon for me to write, partly because it’s ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17, Numbers 21:8, Ezekiel 36:25-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Third Sunday Of Advent, Year A: Gaudete Sunday--John The Baptist: Danger And Beauty Of The Barren Places

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 2, 2022

It is just these types of lonely, painful moments that Jesus wants to redeem. John the Baptist got ministered to in prison by Jesus. He answered John’s question and complimented him to others.

A bedraggled little man once walked the streets of an Italian town 100 years ago. Many of the townspeople saw his pallid face, often tearful, as he stumbled along the cobblestone streets and narrow alleys. One day a kind soul, witnessing the man’s misery, came up to him, hoping to lift his sad ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1, Matthew 11:2-11

Denomination: Catholic

You Are Of Great Value

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Sep 9, 2022

Using the parables of the lost sheep and lost coin, we can understand the great value God has placed upon our lives and how passionately He works to save us from sin.

THERE HAS BEEN ONE PARTICULAR STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND MY MINISTRY, IT WOULD BE THIS, WICH SAYS: “JUST THINK, YOU’RE NOT HERE BY CHANCE, BUT BY GOD’S CHOOSING. HIS HAND FORMED YOU AND MADE YOU THE PERSON YOU ARE. HE COMPARES YOU TO NO ONE ELSE; YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND. YOU ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10, 2 Peter 3:9, Luke 19:10

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Miracle Of Incarnation

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Dec 15, 2024

This is one the most important doctrines we can study. The miracle in Bethlehem was the miracle in the manger which was nothing less than the miracle of the Incarnation, God coming in human form to be that perfect sinless sacrifice.

“The Miracle of Incarnation” Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTwqQm8HMOw This is more of a teaching than what I’ve done for Christmas, but it is one the most important doctrines that we can study, with the exception of the Jesus’s death and resurrection, especially as ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-3, John 1:14, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 7:14, John 11:25-26  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

Belonging To God In A Broken World

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jun 21, 2025

In a world of isolation and shallow connection, true belonging is found not through status, performance, or digital affirmation, but through surrendering to Jesus Christ, being born again by the Spirit, and embraced as a beloved child of God, forever known, loved, and secured by the Father.

Belonging to God in a Broken World Matthew 19:16-26; John 3:1-18, 17:1-11 "In an age of constant connection, we’ve never been more relationally malnourished—because our hearts were made for more than clicks; they were made for communion" There was a time when a person’s identity, ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-11, John 3:1-18, Matthew 19:16-26

Denomination: Baptist

Putting On Christ's Cothes

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Mar 15, 2025

Step into the fullness of your new identity in Christ by clothing yourself with His righteousness—compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience—so that His love may shine through you, transforming both your life and the world around you.

Putting on Christ’s Clothes Colossians 3:12-17 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Can you remember the moment your life changed forever? The moment Christ stepped into your heart and everything was made new? That life-changing moment when God’s grace swept over you, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17, Psalm 119:105, Luke 6:27-28, Romans 6:4-6

Denomination: Baptist

What Every Born Again Person Should Be Doing Until Jesus Comes?

Contributed by Phil Dyar on Feb 21, 2005

THE PEOPLE OF GOD NEED TO BE ABOUT THE LORDS WORK TO MANY ARE WHINNING, WONDERING ,WASTING OUTLINE, WHAT EVERY BORN AGAIN PERSON SHOULD BE DOING UNTIL JESUS COMES.

TEXT COLOSSIANS 3:17-23 (LETS READ) LETS NOTE THE WORD DO IN VERSE 17 ALSO VERSE 23 V.17AND WHATSOEVER YE DO IN WORD OR DEED DO ALL IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS ,GIVING THANKS TO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM. V.23 AND WHATSOEVER YE DO,DO IT HEARTILY ,AS TO THE LORD,AND NOT UNTO MEN. TITLE ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:17-23

Born Again But Names Blotted Out, Because They Refuse One Small Thin

Contributed by Coz Von on Apr 25, 2014

You might die the second death should you refuse to study this entire message - but it is not my call! OK, you believe the entire Bible, and you have the truth. but without knowing you might be misinterpreting just .01% of truth, without even knowing it!

And he said, you were brought in Gods Kingdom and you emit rays of light, just like a candle. don't hide it. You have knowledge and it will set you free, but only if you don't ignore it! Don't cover it up Jesus said, you have heard the truth, let it remain in you and it will set you free Mar 4:21 ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational