Sermons on Breakthrough Prayer:

Three Models Of Mothering (Exodus 1-2)

Contributed by James Jackson on May 8, 2022

Summary: In Exodus 1-2, we see three great examples of what it means to be a mother. But only one is a biological mother. This Mother’s Day, whether you are mothering your own children, raising someone else’s children, or simply speaking up for the rights of children, we honor you today.

I'm grateful for Dennis King's sermon, "Jochebed and Other Women" on Sermon Central. His work was the starting point for this sermon Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Exodus 2. We are taking another break from Romans. Today, I’d like to preach a sermon specifically ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Wants To Help Us Understand The Kingdom Of Heaven - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 10, 2022

King Jesus wants us to learn... 1. About His Lordship. 2. About His love. 3. About the lost. 4. About living in His light.

Jesus Wants to Help Us Understand the Kingdom of Heaven - Part 1 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared May 10, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 13 to focus on another of the Lord's parables. Jesus used these simple, earthly ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Denomination: Baptist

Zechariah's Seventh Vision: Wickedness Removed Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on May 16, 2022

This vision of a woman in a basket constitutes a promise from God to His people to remove wickedness from their midst. The previous vision (#6) was about removing individual rebels. This vision is the removal of the wicked system energizing sin.

Today we come to one of the strangest passages in Scripture. It is recorded in Zechariah 5:5-11. Here Zechariah sees a vision of a basket, a woman in the basket, and two women with wings carrying the basket to Babylon. What does the basket represent? What about the woman in the basket? Are the two ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 5:1-11, 1 Kings 21:25-26, Isaiah 6:2, Genesis 11:1-9, 1 John 5:19, 1 John 2:15-16, Romans 8:28, Revelation 21:1-4, Psalm 37:1-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Let The Journey Begin Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on May 19, 2022

Our journey towards a deeper and closer relationship with God is not something that just happens. We don’t just passively float through life and hope that we end up somewhere wonderful or nice. We have to be intentional and we have to be engaged in the process.

How many of you have just woke up one day, got in your car, went to the airport and randomly bought a ticket to a place you never heard of? Or just got in your car and drove to a random city? None of you, I would suspect. When you go on a trip or a vacation, you picked a certain place to go and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:3, Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: United Methodist

Jesus Wants To Help Us Understand The Kingdom Of Heaven - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 19, 2022

Jesus wants to teach us about... 1. The growth of His Kingdom (vs. 31-32). 2. The power of His Kingdom to change our lives (vs. 33). 3. The grace that gives us a place in His Kingdom (vs. 34-35). 4. The value of His Kingdom (vs. 44-46).

Jesus Wants to Help Us Understand the Kingdom of Heaven - Part 2 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 13:31-46 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared May 19, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 13. Here Jesus told a series of 8 parables to help us understand the Kingdom of Heaven. The Lord ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-46

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Wants To Help Us Understand The Kingdom Of Heaven - Part 3 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 26, 2022

Jesus wants us... 1. To get ready for His Judgment (vs. 47-50). 2. To study and share God's Word (vs. 51-52). 3. To be blessed by believing in Him (vs. 53-58).

Jesus Wants to Help Us Understand the Kingdom of Heaven - Part 3 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 13:47-58 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared May 26, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 13:47. In this chapter Jesus told a series of 8 parables to help us understand the Kingdom of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:47-58

Denomination: Baptist

Was It A Morning Like This? Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 4, 2022

Easter: This message shows how, through the resurrection, Jesus has brought light to our darkness and given us good news to share. Jesus seeks a personal encounter, and wants us to experience His resurrection power in our life.

Was It a Morning Like This? Luke 24:1-12 I have entitled our message, “Was It a Morning Like This?” Was it a morning like today when Jesus arose from the grave? I want to begin by reminding us how the resurrection is the event on which our faith is founded. In 1 Corinthians 15:16-17, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Ezekiel Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 7, 2022

After the fall of Jerusalem and his period of silence, Ezekiel now addressed himself more pointedly to the exiles. He sought to direct their hopes for the restoration of their nation. His theme changed from the harsh judgment of God to the promise of the future.

OUTLINE Introduction Hebrew prophet Alternate titles: Ezechiel, Ye?ezqel, Ezekiel Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel, Hebrew Ye?ezqel, (flourished 6th century BC), prophet-priest of ancient Israel and the subject and in part, the author of an Old Testament book that bears his name. Flourished: c.600 ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 3:26

Denomination: Baptist

Ezra Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 9, 2022

Jewish tradition has long attributed authorship of this historical book to the scribe and scholar Ezra, who led the second group of Jews returning from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:11–26).

Ezra Ezra was a Jewish scribe and priest. In the Book of Ezra, he is called "Ezra the Scribe" (sofer) and "Ezra the Priest" (kohen) and was a Jewish lawyer and teacher who was very wealthy. Ezra was an individual with his own ideas on many issues; he strongly disagreed with ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 10:17-44

Denomination: Baptist

Warnings Of The Heart Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 9, 2022

The human heart is in full view in the Book of Ecclesiastes and the human heart takes a final bow at the end of chapter 11. Solomon is not wrong to focus on the human heart. Our hearts are an important part of our identity and how we view the world.

WISE LIVING: WARNINGS OF THE HEART Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 #wiseliving2022 READ ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER 11:1-10 [Person from the Congregation] INTRODUCTION… ‘The Heart Ramon’ (retelling of Final Duel from ‘A Fist Full of Dollars’) In the best western movie scene ever written and acted in the history of ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Matters The Most To Jesus? Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 13, 2022

1. Jesus cares about us meeting the needs of other people (vs. 1-4). 2. Jesus cares about us honoring Him as our Master (vs. 5-8). 3. Jesus cares about us living with His mercy (vs. 7).

What Matters the Most to Jesus? The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 12:1-8; Luke 23:32-43 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared March 13, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Today we begin our study of Matthew 12. By this time, Jesus was in the second year of His 3 1/2-year ministry, and William MacDonald noted that here ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-8, Luke 23:32-43

Denomination: Baptist

Our Hope To Love Others (A Loving Hope)

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Mar 15, 2022

How should we love others despite of an angry and vicious world around us? How can we have hope to love others just as God love them? May this exhortation give us the attitude towards loving and caring others for God.

Intro: This month is considered to be the love month of the year since we are celebrating Valentine’s Day every February and so everybody wanted to feel that love is in the air. Though for us Christian, this feeling or emotions of love should not be felt during this time only but in every day of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8-11, 1 Corinthians 16:14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

There Is Hope For Your Future Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 15, 2022

In Jesus' flight to Egypt and return from Egypt we see several powerful truths that let us know that there is indeed hope for our future.

There Is Hope For Your Future Matthew 2:13-23 Good morning MGCC! HEY – as we begin I want to share some good news with you, in fact, it is great news. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Like No Other

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Mar 16, 2022

Like No Other Christmas Eve 2021

Like No Other Christmas Eve 2021 Intro So good to share this time with you. As I’ve shared before, this night has long been a special night for me. I still can recall the night of Christmas Eve when I was 16 years old. I had come to enjoy the Christmas holiday like most kids... and that included ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14, John 1:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Secret Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 25, 2022

If you want to get in on God’s secret, look for it in a simple package, then find it in a simple, spiritual message for spiritual people. Submit to God’s Spirit and let Him lead you into ways you can’t even imagine right now.

Mary Williamson, a pediatric nurse in Kirbyville, Texas, once neglected to tell her new patient, a little boy, how his hospital room intercom worked. Soon his light flashed. She called his name and asked what he wanted. There was complete silence. She repeated herself. After a long pause he said, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16, Colossians 2:2, Ephesians 3:6, Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free