Sermons on Captivity To Sin:

David: A Flawed Hero Of The Faith Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 3, 2023

A believer's life is stained by great sin but God's grace is greater than all our sins.

Introduction We are concluding our five-week sermon series on Hebrews 11 that I am calling, “Flawed: Heroes of the Faith.” So far, we have examined the lives of Sarah, Moses, and Jacob. Today, I am concluding our study by examining the life of David. He is one of the greatest believers in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Will A Man Rob God

Contributed by Grant Adams on Mar 11, 2023

The book of Malachi is an incredibly significant book. It is the last book in the Old Testament. After Malachi, it will be some 400 years before God speaks to another writer.

Malachi means my messenger. There are many important messages found in this book. It is quoted by Matthew, mark, and Luke. It is quoted by the apostle Paul, but the name Malachi is never mentioned anywhere else in all the Bible. Nobody knows where he came from. No one knows who his parents were, ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Ten Commandments

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 12, 2023

How does the law point us to Christ? Are Christians to follow the letter or spirit of the law?

Let’s briefly look at the relevance of Deuteronomy and the Ten Commandments. There are many different ways of counting the Ten Commandments. In their excellent commentary A Survey of the Old Testament, Hill and Walton offer the standard Protestant numbering of the Ten Commandments as an outline of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Devil Made Me Do It! Series

Contributed by Dennis King on Nov 1, 2022

Can Christians willingly or unwillingly host demons inside our bodies? What do you think?

From the beginning of our creation, humans have manifested lustful, immoral, shiftless, or self-gratifying attributes. The first occurrence of “the devil made me do it” used as an excuse was in the Garden of Eden. "Eve says, "I was deceived by the serpent, and I ate." Does her ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-3, Galatians 5:19-21, Luke 8:29

Denomination: Baptist

Have We Been Put To The Test? Series

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 3, 2022

Check the words that people speak with what God says in the Bible. Check the commitment to the body of believers

1 John 4:1-6 cautions Christians not to indiscriminately acknowledge every single spiritual case. There are numerous bogus instructors (false teachers) on the planet. It is vital to painstakingly consider both the source and the substance of an instructing (teaching) before we acknowledge it. John ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Chronos - 1 Corinthians 5 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Nov 19, 2022

Sin is a corrosive to the mission of Christ because it ruins the person, the fellowship and the movement from the inside out.

This week we continue our series called Chronos. A term which means time. We have decided to study the scriptures this year in the order they were published. It gives us a very unique insight into the early church and the struggles of a growing movement. This review of history is important because ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fruit And Flesh

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 27, 2022

Are we living by the Holy Spirit's power, or are we living by the control of the flesh?

We all have sinful desires (flesh), but in order to follow the Holy Spirit, we must deal with these issues. We cannot ignore them. The spontaneous works of the Holy Spirit is fruit. We cannot get them unless we allow Christ to work in us through the Holy Spirit. In verses 16-18: Paul depicts the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Adam And Christ. Abridged.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 6, 2022

Contrasting the Fall and the Wages of Sin with the Free Gift which is ours in Christ Jesus.

ADAM AND CHRIST. Abridged. Romans 5:12-19. 1. THE ENTRANCE OF SIN. In Romans 5:12, Paul tells us that sin came into the world through one man. That man was our first father, Adam, the representative head of the human race and ancestor of us all. This is the teaching of the Bible, and needless ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do I Bear The Marks?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 21, 2022

The world is loaded with temptations. We are faced every day with both inconspicuous social tensions and open propaganda. We are continually bombarded with worldly enticements. How much do the interests of this world truly have influence on us?

Paul wrote this letter to the Christians in Galatia. Its purpose was to discredit the Judaizers, the individuals who instructed that the Gentile adherents should comply with the Jewish law to be saved, and to call all Christians to believe and have faith in Christ and the freedom that he brings. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:14-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The New Year For Our Church

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 23, 2022

An interactive sermon on how our lives and our church can grow in Christ in the New YEar

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org Let’s be honest for a moment. How many of you kept to the diet throughout 2022? How many of you actually kept exercising past February? This year I am determined it's going to be different. I have made a New ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14, Romans 8:1, Genesis 4:7, Colossians 3:12-13

Denomination: Brethren

Babylon- When The Enemy Seems Harmless Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 27, 2022

This is the 2nd Sermon in the Series "Biblical Cities- Babylon".

Series: Biblical Cities- Babylon [#2] BABYLON- WHEN THE ENEMY SEEMS HARMLESS Psalm 137:1 Introduction: We are continuing in our study of Babylon. The city is the 2nd on the list of most mentions. Babylon is mentioned 286 times in the Bible. It means “the gate of god(s). Psalm 137:1 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 137:1, 2 Kings 20:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

"Be Ye Angry…”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 8, 2022

In this sermon we will consider something we SHOULD HAVE and SHOULD NOT HAVE! We will consider ANGER!

There are many things in life that someone can say to us to make us angry. Illus: I think about the teacher who became very angry at something her student had said. The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. She ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-27

Denomination: Baptist

Eschatology 15 Of 16 The Great White Throne Judgment

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 12, 2022

This will be our third message on the Great White Throne Judgment.

In the other two messages we have talked about: I. THE MAJESTY OF THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT II. THE MULTITUDES OF THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT But today we want to talk about TWO more things that will be involved in this judgment. First, let’s look at- III. THE METHOD OF THE GREAT ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15

Denomination: Baptist

Eschatology 14 Of 16 The Great White Throne Judgment

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 12, 2022

Today we want to look again at the Great White Throne Judgment. This is going to be the most fearsome time in the life of a lost person.

• We can look through our history books and we can see where men have gone through some horrible times, and we rejoice that we did not have to live during those tragic times. • We can look in our Bible and see a period of time known as the Great Tribulation, that is yet to come. The Bible says ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15

Denomination: Baptist

Eschatology 13 Of 16 The Great White Throne Judgment

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 12, 2022

Today we are going to be talking about the Great White Throne Judgment.

This is the judgment where all the sinners will stand before the Lord Jesus Christ and give account for everything they have SAID and DONE while they lived in this life. Illus: Sometimes you will hear unlearned people pray in church and elsewhere, “Lord, as we all gather around the Great White ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15

Denomination: Baptist