Sermons on Captive: showing 331-345 of 16,906

0600 Ascension Series

Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Aug 16, 2005

This is in some sense the zenith of His ministry, the high point and culmination of all His work on earth. All that’s recorded in the gospels, His teaching, miracles, suffering, death, and resurrection are simply preparation, a means to an end, that lead

Sermon: Ascension Text: Luke 24:49-53, Acts 1:1-11 Occasion: Sunday after Ascension Who: Mark Woolsey Where: Arbor House When: Sunday, May 23, 2004 Where: TI, morning prayer When: Friday, May 13, 2005 Where: Providence REC When: Sunday, May 15, 2005 May the words of my mouth and the meditation ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:49-53

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Repentance

Contributed by Paul George on Jul 26, 2003

Repentance, a prerequiste to experinence the blessings in the Book of Zechariah

Zechariah, meaning, “Yahweh remembers,” is an appropriate title for this book because the reader of the book is told the good news, Yahweh remembers His chosen people and His promises and will be faithful to them. It is a book of comfort and hope, beginning with a call to repentance and ending with ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 1:1-6

Denomination: Holiness

Wrong Number

Contributed by Joe Rowland on Mar 8, 2008

We all make phone calls in life, Are we calling the right number on our spiritual phone?

Wrong Number Jeremiah 29:1-14 1 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Luke 4:18 - Part Two.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 1, 2022

Bible reading: Luke 4:14-37.

LUKE 4:18 - PART TWO. Bible reading: Luke 4:14-37. “To preach deliverance to the captives” (Luke 4:18d). We all have our own presuppositions about who Jesus is, and what He came to do: but one thing Jesus is NOT is a political revolutionary! Jesus did not come to raise an army, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Gift Of Grace

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Apr 25, 2024

Within one body, there are many individual members with specific and unique gifts. Our diversity does not create division or discord; in fact, it adds to the beauty and harmony of the whole. Such diversity within the body is within the Lord’s sovereign design for His church.

The Gift of Grace Ephesians 4: 7-11 As we come to the text today, we must bear in mind the preceding verses. Paul has spoken at length regarding our unity in the Lord. We have been called to walk worthy of our calling, serving and loving one another, while endeavoring to keep the unity of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Anointed With Purpose PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 2, 2024

This sermon explores the divine favor of God, its transformative power, and the hopeful future it promises as depicted in Isaiah 61:1-2.

Welcome, friends and family, to another blessed gathering, where we come together to bask in the loving embrace of God's Word. Today, we find ourselves at the foot of a mountain of wisdom, ready to ascend to the heights of spiritual enlightenment. As we prepare to climb, let's remember the words of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-2

Topics: Favored

Freedom In The Son

Contributed by James Chandler on Jul 6, 2015

A 4th of July Sermon reminding us of where we truly find freedom- in the Grace of God through His Son Jesus Christ!

Freedom in the Son John 8:1-11, John 10:1-10 Words of freedom: When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Contempt Of The Fool

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

The Contempt of the Fool

Psalm 14 THE RUINATION OF GOD'S CREATION - 14:1-3 The Contempt of the Fool - The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. I. The Atheistic Fool. Ps.14:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 14:1-7

Denomination: Holiness

The Turning Point

Contributed by David King on Apr 17, 2008

The best has not been told about your story. There is a new beginning for you in and through Christ this year. Your destiny is not in the hands of your oppressors. God will take you from obscurity to prominence because of His mercies. It is well.

THE TURNING POINT “When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Isaiah 5:13

Contributed by Matthew Davaughn Cox on Apr 3, 2013

This is a semon outline on Isaiah 5:13

ARE YOU SICK OF BEING HELD CAPTIVE? 1. A person can be held captive and not even realize it. You can be held captive just by the way you think and not even realize that you are. If you are thinking more about yourself and less about God you are being held captive. 2. The devil wants to hold you ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:13

Denomination: *other

Apostasy

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 7, 2019

A study in the book of 2 Chronicles 28: 1 – 27

2 Chronicles 28: 1 – 27 Apostasy 28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the LORD, as his father David had done. 2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and made molded images for the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 28:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

What Do You Do When It's Your Turn To Pray

Contributed by Ralph Coleman on Jul 8, 2004

Prompts awareness about prayer

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN IT’S YOUR TURN TO PRAY Jeremiah 29:12 Prayer is Serious How is your relationship with God? How is your prayer life? There are some that think that all is in order, but by God’s standards there is much to be done. I stopped by to tell you this hour that if you don’t have a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Study Of Ezekiel: God's Spokesman In A Foreign Land Series

Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Jul 23, 2015

The Study Of Ezekiel: God's Spokesman In A Foreign Land

The Study Of Ezekiel: God's Spokesman In A Foreign Land 2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: Five Old Testament books of prophecy are known as “the Major ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Foursquare

Strongholds PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 26, 2023

This sermon explores the divine power of God's Word to demolish strongholds and liberate believers from spiritual bondage, empowering them for spiritual battles.

Good morning, beloved family of God. Isn't it a blessing to stand together in unity, in this sacred place where the Spirit of God dwells? We are here today, not as individuals lost in our own worlds, but as a collective body, knit together by the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We stand at the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:4

Topics: Strongholds

An Overwhelming Minority. Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

Daniel chose to put all his weight on the side of loyalty to God, and that is why he is a classic example of an overwhelming minority.

Larry Love, an associate of Billy Graham, saw an unusual and striking piece of advertising in a London railway station. It pictured a copy of a very exclusive and expensive magazine. Beneath the picture were the words, "Read by an overwhelming minority." It is a catchy and clever idea ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-16