Sermons on Cargo:

Slavery Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 3, 2020

Christians are obligated by God's character to free those enmeshed in slavery. Among the enslaved in North America are those participating in the scourge of pornography and prostitution, which Christians must avoid and resist.

“During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:23-25

Denomination: Baptist

Renovados: Nueva Dirección

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Mar 15, 2025

Nuestro Dios prepara los instrumentos de renovación en su pueblo

Si te pidiera que pensaras en personas que Dios ha usado para dirigirte en la renovación espiritual de tu vida, ¿En quién pensarías? ¿A quién ha usado Dios para impulsarte en tu relación con él? En lo personal, mencionaría a mucha gente, pero viene a ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jonah Running From God Series

Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004

Sermon 1 of 4 in a series on Jonah and God

Introduction: 1. I will admit that I’ve been looking forward to preaching this series of messages from the book of Jonah since I first came up with the idea in my sermon thinking last year. 2. Jonah is one of those books in the Bible that never fails to fascinate people. Perhaps it’s the idea of a ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

How Do We Measure Our Success?

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 21, 2005

God expects His churches to be successful, but how is our success measured?

God’s Glorious Church How Do We Measure Our Success? Ephesians 3:21 Woodlawn Baptist Church February 20, 2005 Introduction As we enter into this portion of our services this morning, I want to once again welcome each of you and tell you that it is good to be here in the Lord’s house with you. If ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:21

Denomination: Baptist

Be Of Good Cheer, A Strange Request

Contributed by Marvin Walker on Dec 2, 2004

Many lessons can be learned from Paul’s shipwreck experience, Life can be full of heartache, disappointment, and grief; but we still have abundant reason to "BE OF GOOD CHEER."

There is nothing righteous about a gloomy, despondent, pessimistic attitude in a believer. In fact, these things are the opposite of righteousness. Those who honor God the most are those who walk before Him with a cheerful heart, full of joy, believing His precious word and rejoicing in His ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:10-25

Denomination: Baptist

Labor Day - What Are You Worth To God?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 11, 2001

If God means what He says, & He is going to reward us according to our labor, then we ought to be asking ourselves, "What am I worth to God?" And I think the answer to that would depend upon our answer to 3 more questions:

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. Tomorrow is Labor Day, & depending upon what radio station you listen to, you may have heard some reminders of that fact. That includes warnings that the Highway Patrol will be out in force, watching for speeders & ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:16, 1 Corinthians 3:8-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Doing It Right

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 23, 2002

God is gracious and compassionate.

DOING IT RIGHT! Jonah 3:1-10 S: Grace Th: My Life as God’s Light Pr: God is gracious and compassionate. ?: How? How is it observed? KW: Results TS: In our study of Jonah 3, we will observe three results of God’s grace and compassion. INDUCTIVE God’s grace and compassion causes… I. JONAH TO ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

On The Run

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 23, 2002

We cannot escape God.

ON THE RUN Jonah 1:1-17 S: Evangelism Th: My Life as God’s Light Pr: WE CANNOT ESCAPE GOD. KW: Stages TS: In Jonah 1, we will find seven stages that unfold showing how we cannot escape God. Inductive The _____ stage is… I. COMMISSION (1-2) II. COMPREHENSION (3) III. CALAMITY ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Fear Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 13, 2002

This sermon illustrates what fear can do to us and what we can do about it.

Fear Acts 21:1-14 September 15, 2002 Intro: A. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”—Franklin D. Roosevelt B. “Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed.”—Michael Pritchard. C. “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is A Purpose In The Storm Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 9, 2002

This story in the life of Jesus and His disciples, in the boat upon the sea, conveys another world, a world where storms rise up out of nowhere and life itself is put at peril.

A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 20 There Is A Purpose In The Storm. Luke 8:22-25 In 1976 Gordon Lightfoot recorded a haunting ballad entitled “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” [1976, Moose Music, Ltd.] The Edmund Fitzgerald ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Serious With God

Contributed by Rick Kallstrom on Jan 28, 2003

America is in the midst of a spiritual famine today, and, unless our country turns back to God soon, and experiences a great spiritual revival in our nation, it is just a matter of time before God pours out His anger and wrath on our nation.

The year before last, in an effort to earn some extra Christmas money, I worked a temporary job at the airport in Knoxville, Tennessee over the Christmas holidays. It was a manual labor job where several us would unload tractor-trailers full of Christmas mail. We’d take it off the 18-wheeler, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 14:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Hope" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 26, 2001

Part 3 in a 4 part Christmas series

(Read text) In the past two weeks, as we’ve entered the Christmas season, we’ve talked about the announcement of the angels to the amazed shepherds near Bethlehem. It was a message of good news, which was to be of a great joy for all people, and, according to the angels’ song, was to herald ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:15-20

Denomination: Orthodox

"We Need To Remember That God Is In Control Of Our Lives.”

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Dec 27, 2001

Epiphany of our Lord January 6th, 2002 Isaiah 60: 1-6 Heavenly Father, what makes us miserable is not so much the circumstances of our lives, but our expectations of what and how life should be. Empower us Lord to see your reality. Amen.

Epiphany of our Lord January 6th, 2002 Isaiah 60: 1-6 Heavenly Father, what makes us miserable is not so much the circumstances of our lives, but our expectations of what and how life should be. Empower us Lord to see your reality. Amen. Title: “We need to remember that God is in control of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

The Church At Corinth Series

Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 29, 2006

Lessons to learn from the church in Corinth.

Warnings, Exaltations, & Instructions: The Church at Corinth 1 Corinthians 1:4 ¡V 15 At 4:30am someone pounded on the door of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd¡¦s home. The physician listened to the man on his doorstep explain how his traveling companion had fallen from his horse en route to Washington and had ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:4-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Great Adventure: "Sail Into The Unknown!" Series

Contributed by Jim Black on Aug 3, 2006

Christians are called to sail into the unknown, making disciples, like Jonah...but sometimes we try to go our own way and create all kinds of problems.

Can anybody finish this sentence… “In 1492, Columbus sailed the _______ “? • That’s how I’ve always remembered the story of Columbus… now here’s a great adventurer! In a day when nobody believed that the Earth was round, Columbus had this crazy idea that to get to India he would sail off in the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ