Sermons on Can These Bones Live:

Bearing One Another’s Burdens

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 25, 2025

As Christians, we are called to demonstrate love, compassion, and solidarity with one another, especially in times of difficulty. Bearing one another’s burdens means coming alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ to support them emotionally, spiritually, and physically.

Title: BEARING ONE ANOTHER’S BURDENS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Galatians 6:2 "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." Supporting Texts: Romans 15:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; 1 Corinthians 12:25-26; Philippians 2:4 INTRODUCTION: As Christians, we are ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:2, Romans 15:1-2, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, 1 Corinthians 12:25-26, Philippians 2:4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sermon On The Table Of Life

Contributed by William Meakin on Nov 26, 2023

A table is defined as a piece of furniture with one or more legs, which provides a flat surface, often utilized for eating, writing or working.

Shauna Niequist, an American author once remarked: “We don't come to the table to fight or to defend. We don't come to prove or to conquer, to draw lines in the sand or to stir up trouble. We come to the table because our hunger brings us there. We come with a need, with fragility, with an ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-2, Psalm 23:5, Psalm 36:8, John 6:35

Are We There Yet?

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Dec 6, 2023

A sermon for the first Sunday in Advent, Year B

December 3, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Mark 13:24-37 Are We There Yet? Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “Are we there yet?” On long, family road trips, this is the constant children’s chorus. Are we there ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:24-37

Denomination: Lutheran

The Persistent Friend Lesson 3 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 11, 2024

The main focus of this parable: It is about asking and receiving. “… how much more will your heavenly Father give” (v. 13).

A. INTRODUCTION (Luke 11:1, 5-13) After seeing Jesus in prayer, a disciple asked, “teach us to pray.” Jesus taught them what to pray (the Lord’s Prayer) then how to pray (the importunate/persist friend). Because a friend arrived late, a second friend tried to borrow bread from a third friend, yet ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1, Luke 11:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

Jacob I Loved, Esau I Hated

Contributed by Joe Mack Cherry on Nov 4, 2024

Some scriptures are hard to comprehend. It takes study to find back stories that may hold the key to understanding.

Jacob, I Loved, Esau I Hated By Joe Mack Cherry I. Introduction A. Malachi the Prophet 1. Malachi means “messenger. 2. In the Gr. Translation, Malachi is not rendered as a proper noun but is indicative of an adjective (modifier of a noun); therefore, it is an indication of it being a ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Understanding Spiritual Authority In Intercession Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 19, 2025

This message equips intercessors to understand and use their spiritual authority in a way that advances God's kingdom.

UNDERSTANDING SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY IN INTERCESSION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 10:19 Supporting Texts: Matthew 28:18, Ephesians 6:12, James 4:7, Mark 11:23 INTRODUCTION: Spiritual authority is a crucial aspect of intercessory prayer. When believers understand the authority they have in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:19, Matthew 28:18, Ephesians 6:12, James 4:7, Mark 11:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Overcoming The Spirit Of Rejection To Attract Destiny Helpers Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 11, 2025

Rejection is painful, but it does not define your destiny. The same people who rejected Jephthah later sought him out and made him their leader.

OVERCOMING THE SPIRIT OF REJECTION TO ATTRACT DESTINY HELPERS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Judges 11:1-8 "Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus, The Greatest Destiny Helper Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 11, 2025

Jesus is the Greatest Destiny Helper. He gives direction, provides supernatural help, connects us with the right people, restores what is lost, and ensures our eternal destiny.

JESUS, THE GREATEST DESTINY HELPER By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 5:4-7 "Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:4-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When God Turns Little Into Abundance

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 14, 2025

God is a specialist in transforming small things into great abundance. Throughout the Bible, we see instances where God takes what seems insufficient and multiplies it beyond measure.

WHEN GOD TURNS LITTLE INTO ABUNDANCE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Kings 4:1-7 "Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Locusts & Darkness (Exodus 10)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 14, 2024

Did God harden a stubborn heart that Pharaoh had already hardened? Let's look at Exodus 10.

Did God harden Pharaoh’s heart apart from his free will (Exodus 4:21; 7:3; 9:12; 10:1, 20, 27; 11:10; 14:4, 8; 14:7)? Did Pharaoh’s heart just grow hard (Exodus 7:13, 22; 8:19; 9:7, 35)? Did Pharaoh harden his own heart (Exodus 8:15, 32; 9:34)? Did God only harden what Pharaoh had already decided ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: No One Is Good But God Alone

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Sep 18, 2024

The principle of “No one is good but God alone

Jesus knew He was God and said so: He was accused of being God at his trial. Jesus revealed his divinity by miracles, and by His Resurrection, but he never says to the crowds, “Hey, everyone, I’m God.” In today’s Gospel, he goes undercover. To illustrate: In the TV show, Undercover Boss, a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-30

Denomination: Catholic

Before Its Time

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Nov 1, 2022

Jesus knew in John 7:1-12 that it was important to be on God's time and not anyone else's time.

Before its Time John 7:1-12 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz 1 After these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him. 2 Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near. 3 Therefore His brothers said to Him, “Leave here ...read more

Scripture: John 7:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Stand Still

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Dec 8, 2021

Have you ever been in a place of total despair? A place where you didn’t see any possible way out. The bank said you needed to file bankruptcy, the lawyer said take the plea deal, the doctor said you don’t have much time.

Stand Still By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: Have you ever been in a place of total despair? A place where you didn’t see any possible way out. The bank said you needed to file bankruptcy, the lawyer said take the plea deal, the doctor said you don’t have much time. You find yourself ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:1-2, Exodus 14:13-14, Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Apostolic

Sermon On The Fruits & Delights Of Summer

Contributed by William Meakin on May 26, 2024

As the welcome signs of spring transmogrify into summer, the flowers alter their appearance into a new delight.

Henry Theodore Tuckerman, an American writer and essayist once remarked: “To analyze the charms of flowers is like dissecting music; it is one of those things which it is far better to enjoy, than to attempt to fully understand.” Song of Solomon 2:12 reminds us: “The flowers appear on the earth, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 74:17, Genesis 8:22, Amos 8:1, Galatians 5:22-23

Strife, Seditions, Heresies

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 12, 2024

Common sins that are almost expected and accepted.

Galatians 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Strife - factions, contentions Seditions- disunion, dissension, division, sedition Heresies choosing disunion creating sects. Much is said about most of the items in the list of works of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:20, Romans 15:20-21

Denomination: Baptist