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Forgiveness: Letting Go And Living Free

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Aug 9, 2025

This sermon calls believers to reflect God’s heart by forgiving others—even those who have deeply wounded them—releasing bitterness, trusting God’s justice, and finding freedom through the cross where Christ first forgave us.

Letting Go and Living Free How do you forgive someone who’s taken everything from you? The Rwandan genocide stands as one of the most devastating atrocities of the 20th century. Over the span of just 100 days in 1994, nearly one million people—primarily Tutsis and moderate Hutus—were brutally ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:10, Matthew 6:14-15, Romans 8:38-39, Romans 12:17-21, Hebrews 12:4-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon: Suggestions From The Life Of Shamgar

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Oct 10, 2024

In the midst of Chaos, the Lord raised up the judges and used them to save his people. In the days of the great distress in the nation and the church, there shall be some whom God will find or make fit to help.

Sermon: Suggestions From The Life of Shamgar Text: Judges 3:31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel. Introduction: God used Judges to fill the leadership void after the death of Joshua. The first ...read more

Scripture: Judges 3:31, Ephesians 6:11-13, 1 Corinthians 3:6-8

Denomination: Methodist

The Trumpets - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Apr 18, 2024

The 3rd Angel sounded his trumpet and a great star fell from the sky....

April 20, 2024 Last week we looked at the 1st 2 Trumpets of Revelation 8 and where those events fall from an historical perspective. Now we will turn our attention to Trumpets 3 and 4. Chronologically, the 3rd Trumpet occurs after the collapse of the Roman Empire. • 3rd Trumpet ...read more

Scripture: John 3:19, Revelation 8:10-12

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Being Transformed From Glory To Glory: 7 Transitions In The Christian Life Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 23, 2024

I think God gave us the caterpillar and the butterfly to tell us about ourselves. To tell us that we need a transformation to become all we’re meant to be.

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.” -2nd Cor 3:17-18 We as ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, Hebrews 5:12-14, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Salvation Army

Fearfully Made

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on May 8, 2024

The Lord has intricately designed every person

Fearfully Made Psalm 139:1-18 Good morning and happy Mother’s Day. Wives and mothers are such an important part of our lives, so we should take the time to recognize and appreciate them. I want to start this morning by giving you a top-five list of things we should not say to Mom. 5. I bought you ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Must Jesus Come Again? Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 20, 2024

The Bible teaches us that there are several reasons why Jesus must come again.

Introduction In December 1941, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan launched an invasion of the Philippines, a U.S. territory at the time. General Douglas MacArthur commanded the U.S. and Filipino forces defending the islands. Despite fierce resistance, the U.S. and Filipino ...read more

Scripture: John 14:2-3

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

3 Prayer Requests Of The Apostle Paul

Contributed by Christopher Arch on May 5, 2025

Expository series on Philippians.

Title: Three Prayer Requests of the Apostle Paul Scripture: Phil. 1:9-11 Type Expository Series Where: GNBC 5-4-25 Intro: As a pastor it’s relatively common to have people ask me to pray for them about certain matters in their lives. One of the great paradoxes of the Christian faith is ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Protective Mother

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 7, 2025

We honor the women who have sheltered us. We thank the ones who clucked, and cried, and charged, and comforted.

A PROTECTIVE MOTHER Exodus 2:1-4 #MothersDay INTRODUCTION… Famous Mothers Today is Mother’s Day! It is a day to honor those women in our lives who have made an eternal difference. Maybe it was the woman who gave birth to you, but it also may be an aunt, a sister, or another dear woman who has ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Song Of Salvation Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 19, 2025

Simeon’s song of salvation in Luke 2:29-32 teaches us that peace in death comes not from our grip on God, but from God’s grip on his promise.

Introduction Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) was an English biologist, widely known for his views on evolutionary biology. When he was dying of heart disease, Darwin confided to a friend, “I am not the least afraid to die, but I am not sure what awaits me after death.” Darwin had knowledge—but not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:29-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Legacy Of Barnabas

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 21, 2026

We are all known for something!!!

Let me illustrate… Illus: This makes me think of a man who was known to be the ugliest man in his town. This man would walk to work each day, and he had to walk by a pet shop each day. And the owner of the shop placed a parrot outside of the pet shop on a stand to greet the people who walked pass ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:26-27

Denomination: Baptist

Mothers Matter Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 11, 2011

Everyday across the world children experience the Spirit through the nurturing and caring from their mothers. God designed moms this way, God placed in moms across this world and across time His character traits of nurture, caring, and sacrificial love. M

Series: Family Matters Through family life we discover ourselves as we make mistakes, sacrifice for others and receive nurture from our family units. Family brings out the best and worst in each of us. As we yield to and serve others we learn to love them and ourselves in the process. Many of us ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Twelve Inches From Heaven - Presenting The Gospel ( My Story ) Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Feb 8, 2019

This message shows that believing in Jesus must be accompanied with repentance, which is not giving up a list of sins others tell us to do but being willing to do what God tells us to do.

Twelve Inches from Heaven (Presenting the Gospel - My Story) Matthew 7:15-23 “Call his name, Jesus (The Lord saves), because He will save His people from their sins.” -Matt. 1:21 “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” – Acts 2:4 DEFINING SALVATION FORGIVENESS The word “save” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:16-28, Matthew 25:31-44, Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Challenge Of Changing Times

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Oct 27, 2000

We have been changed to serve an unchangeable God by delivering an unchangeable message so others will be changed.

Two men had gone moose hunting up in Canada for a week. Their week of hunting was over, and a pilot had flown in to pick them up, as arranged ahead of time. The pilot taxied the plane down the grass landing strip to where the hunters stood with all of their equipment and the two moose they had ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Turn Ye, Turn Ye, For Why Will Ye Die?

Contributed by Larry Meador on Nov 2, 2000

God does not delight in people going to Hell, but desires you to turn to Him.

SERMON 15 TURN YE, TURN YE, FOR WHY WILL YE DIE? EZEKIEL 33:11 (11) Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? I ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 33:11

An Awkward Situation

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000

Looks at Peter’s denial of Christ

IT’S A COLD DAY FOR SEPTEMBER WAS ALL I THOUGHT TO SAY. WHEN I SAW YOU ON THE STREET THE OTHER DAY. I KNEW SOMETHING CHANGED BETWEEN US ALL THE TALK WE MADE WAS SMALL. BUT WHAT DO YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHEN THEY’VE HEARD YOU SAY IT ALL. IT’S AN AWKWARD CONVERSATION IN A MOST PECULIAR WAY. HOW DID ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:31-35

Denomination: Wesleyan