Sermons on Character Quotes:

"lord, Who Is It?"

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 15, 2021

Today we live in a society where people make a profession of salvation and you cannot see any transformation take place in their lives.

Illus: An arrogant church lady stood before a class of young children. She was going to teach them the importance of living the Christian life. She said, “Why do people call me a Christian, children?” A little boy said, “It is because they don’t know you!” But this is not Bible salvation. The ...read more

Scripture: John 13:21-25

Denomination: Baptist

"what Child Is This?"

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Dec 16, 2021

This is a Christmas message on the Incarnation of Christ.

Title: “What Child is This”– Incarnation of Christ Script: Jn. 1:1-5, 9-13 Type: Series – Christmas Where: GNBC 12-4-11/RW 12-20-15 Intro: “What Child is This?” is probably the most popular of the Christmas carols written by William Dix. The music, set to the English folk tune, “Greensleeves” ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"prepare Him Room"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 20, 2021

A sermon for Christmas Eve.

“Prepare Him Room” Luke 2:1-20 The way God works is so magically beautiful, so humble, so unobtrusive. God doesn’t force His way into this world just as God doesn’t force His way into our hearts. Notice the humble surroundings of Jesus’ birth. His parents are mere peasants; they go ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: United Methodist

"god Moved Into The Neighborhood"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 21, 2021

A sermon of challenge for the New Year.

“God Moved into the Neighborhood” John 1:1-14 A couple of years ago on Christmas Eve, a teenager named Karla felt called to go to a nearby nursing home. She went from room to room, offering to read the Christmas story. After reading, she prayed with the residents and then moved on to the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: United Methodist

"happy Renew Year!"

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 27, 2021

As we will enter into a new year we find that this is indeed an exciting time of the year. WHY IS IT SO EXCITING FOR US? Because of two reasons:

WHY IS IT SO EXCITING FOR US? Because of two reasons: (1) By nature we always like new things, it is exciting when we get: • A new car • A new suit of clothing • A new home • A new child or grandchild But it is also exciting as we anticipate entering a New Year. WHAT MAKES THE NEW YEAR SO ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 5:21

Denomination: Baptist

"the Challenge Of Epiphany"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 29, 2021

Epiphany challenges us to think about who we might consider to be unworthy and how we, the Church, might reach out to them in Christian love.

“The Challenge of Epiphany” Matthew 2:1-12 What image comes to your mind when you think of the Magi in Matthew’s Gospel? Having sat through a number of Christmas plays, it may be hard for us not to think of children wearing bathrobes and Burger King crowns, trying to look as important as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

"the Gentile Pentecost"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 7, 2022

What does it mean that God does not show favoritism?

“The Gentile Pentecost” Acts 10:1-11:4 Last week we celebrated Pentecost. It was the Promised Day when God sent the Holy Spirit to come and reside in the hearts of believers. It was the beginning of the Christian Church. But, on the day of Pentecost the only people on whom the Spirit ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-48

Denomination: United Methodist

"the Road To Redemption"

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jul 5, 2022

John gives us God's view of salvation coming into the world. We get a picture of an awesome journey Jesus took to bring redemption to the world. The journey that John describes in our text is the most amazing journey ever taken. I call it, the road to redemption!

Subject: "The Road to Redemption" Text: John 1:1-14 Joh 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14, Isaiah 57:15, Luke 19:10

Denomination: Methodist

The Theology Of "the Name"

Contributed by Michael Mays on Aug 27, 2021

Have you heard the expression, “What’s in a name”? This sermon discusses what the Israelite culture thought of names, how that explained their theology, and what it means to the New Testament church. Taken from an article in the FaithLife Bible app.

I. Intro A. Have you heard the expression, “What’s in a name”? Historically, names were given based more on what parents hoped for their children, or as reminders or memorials to some event pertinent to the child’s family. Tonight we’re going to discuss what the Israelite culture thought ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:1, Psalm 20:1, Psalm 20:7, Isaiah 60:9

"receiving The Mind Of Christ"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 31, 2021

A sermon about trusting in the love of God during times such as these.

“Receiving the Mind of Christ” 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Ever since The World Health Organization declared Covid-19 to be a pandemic back on March 11, 2020 things have not been the same. Sure, there was a short respite at the beginning of the summer, once the vaccines arrived and the case-loads ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Denomination: United Methodist

"...i Being In The Way..."

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Sep 11, 2021

We see many trends in our society, they come and they go.

If you live long enough, you will see some of these trends come and go two or three times in your lifetime. For example, if you are fifty years of age, you probably have seen the double-breasted suits for men come IN STYLE, and GO OUT OF STYLE, at least three or four times. It is true, we see ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:27

Denomination: Baptist

"the Last In Line"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 15, 2021

A sermon about Jesus' great status reversal.

“The Last in Line” Mark 9:30-37 This past Tuesday, David Bracket and I were unloading the flooring for the new nursery and we were doing it right in front of the big windows at the Redding Road entrance. A big group of our Preschoolers had just come in from the playground and ran over to the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: United Methodist

"the Woman At The Well" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Mar 25, 2022

Jesus came to make salvation accessible to all. He came to remove any barriers. Here He was breaking down the barrier of sin between man and God. The water the woman had come to draw from the well could only be obtained through hard labor. There was no button to push on the fountain.

“Going Public with Our Faith” John 4:1-26 Last week we welcomed we welcomed in the New Year by talking about what it means to go public with our faith. In the Scripture today we find that Jesus having gone very public with Hi ministry, was now traveling. He had to go through Samaria. While ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

"the Rest Of The Story" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Mar 25, 2022

The great radio broadcaster, Paul Harvey died in 2009…. He was known for his writings and radio broadcasts that reached up to 24 million people a week.

“The Rest of the Story” John 4:27-42 The great radio broadcaster, Paul Harvey died in 2009…. He was known for his writings and radio broadcasts that reached up to 24 million people a week. Such a dynamic voice -– and one of the things that made him so popular was the way he could craft story to ...read more

Scripture: John 4:27-42

Denomination: Baptist

"four Crazy Friends"

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Mar 26, 2022

This is a sermon from a series on the life of Christ.

Title: “Four Crazy Friends” Script: Mk. 2:1-13 Type: Expository/series Where: GNBC 3-28-22 Intro: Earlier this week someone saw my sermon title and said: “Four Crazy Friends?” Pastor, I’ve got way more than 4 crazy friends, and those are just in my family! There once were three crazy ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12, Luke 5:17-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible