Sermons on Choosing Peace:

Gifts Are Not Just For Collecting... They Are For Using!

Contributed by Julie Marxhausen on Feb 29, 2016

This speaks of spiritual gifts and the privilege of using them rather than comparing them with others, wanting someone else's gifts, or choosing not to use them.

How many of you ever get gifts? Do you open them? Weird question! Right? Of course we open gifts we receive. Who would leave gifts unopened? Hopefully we all get some really neat gifts from time to time, but I’ll guess, some of you get gifts that aren’t “all that.” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

"Drawing A Line In The Sand" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on May 9, 2016

It is time for God's people to declare that we are drawing a line in the sand. We will not choose to go back to Egypt. We will continue to advance to the Promised Land!

Drawing a Line in the Sand” Joshua 4 For most of us when we go on a trip we often purchase something, a souvenir that reminds us of that place. It’s not the cost of the item that really matters, it’s the memory behind it. Two years ago I went to a baseball game in Kansas City to ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Sodom & Gomorrah Pt. 2 “a Tale Of Calamity” Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Feb 17, 2010

How does God choose who He gives mercy to? God saves and God judges, and their is consequence for sin even if we are saved.

How does God choose who he shows mercy to? Watching the events in Haiti over the last couple of weeks, you hear of many survivors who have had limbs amputated, others who died quickly and painlessly, still others who slowly and painfully passed away, and then a fellow was pulled out two weeks after ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:12-29

Do We Really Want To Know And To Do The Will Of God? Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 17, 2017

Do we want to do good in our eyes or in the eyes of God? We do not get to choose. It is all about God's will, not ours.

Back 1949, a notorious gangster named Mickey Cohen, who was the big crime boss in Los Angeles with close ties to the Mafia, he attended a Christian meeting in Beverly Hills. The meeting was being led by a young evangelist named Billy Graham. Graham was just starting out in evangelism and no one ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2, Matthew 7:21-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Friendship Factor

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Nov 18, 2021

This message talks about the benefit of choosing your friends carefully. The key verse is Proverbs 13:20 - Walk with the wise and you will become wise.

Introduction – it's midnight – highway- breakdown – who to call? Text: Prov. 1:10-15 ( if sinners entice you... mugging/ drugs/ ...partying) *A message for the young... A message for choosing a friend... Culture says ? more connected than ever – lonelier than ever. ** Proverbs is a book of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 22:24, Proverbs 1:10-15, John 15:13-15, Luke 15:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Burn The Plow And Roast The Cow Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 8, 2021

Why did God choose Elisha to be Elijah's understudy? What characteristics did God admire in this man that we can copy?

OPEN: The story is told of a University professor who told his class he was going to prove that there was not a God. Then he looked up at the ceiling and shouted, “God if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I’ll give you 15 minutes!” He kept taunting God… 5 minutes went ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:11-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Passionate Prayer

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Sep 19, 2023

We have access to resources far more powerful than the internet. Yet, we choose instead to trust our wisdom and our ability.

Technology can be an amazing instrument when we need help. I needed to install a new cabin filter in my car and I wanted to make sure I did it correctly. So, I searched YouTube and it gave me step by step instructions of how to do it. Through the internet, we have pretty much a direct line to ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:13-28

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Neglect

Contributed by Don Baggett on Jan 20, 2020

Nothing compares to our relationship with God, yet many choose to neglect it. This text reminds us that there is no escape for those who make that choice.

The book of Hebrews is different from many of the other letters of the New Testament, in that there is really no salutation. In most letters the writer will be identified right up front, and in this letter the writer is never identified; but, what we know is that ultimately, the writer of this book ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Gift That Keeps On Giving For Living A Supernatural Life

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Oct 21, 2019

When a person chooses to give their life to Jesus and receive Him as their personal Lord and Savior, they are re-born and become alive to another realm that is supernatural.

Jesus is the greatest gift ever given. Through the gift of the Savior, every person on this planet has the freedom of choice to receive God’s gift of salvation. Salvation makes a person “complete” in Christ (Colossians 2:10). All that the Father is, Jesus is. "All the fullness of the Godhead ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 14:1-3, Romans 11:29, Ephesians 1:3, 1 Corinthians 12:11, 1 Peter 4:10, 2 Peter 3:18, James 4:4, Matthew 25:34-40, John 1:9, 2 Timothy 1:6, John 17:21-22, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, Colossians 2:9-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dread And Trepidation Or Security And Glory? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2018

The closing argument: your choice is between returning to the dread and trepidation of Mount Sinai or the confidence and glory of the heavenly Mount Zion. Which will you choose?

Dread and Trepidation or Security and Glory? (Hebrews 12:18-29) 1. A lady went to a psychiatrist complaining of a terrible phobia. “Every time I lay down on my bed I get this terrible fear that there is something underneath. “Wow” responded the psychiatrist “I’ve never heard of such a phobia, but ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:18-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jacob And Esau Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 24, 2017

The birth of Esau and Jacob in Genesis 25:19-34 teaches us that by his sovereign grace God chooses the least to be his victorious people.

Scripture Today we begin a new series of sermons on “Isaac’s Descendants.” Isaac was the promised child born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age when Sarah was long past the age of bearing children. Eventually a bride was secured for Isaac from Abraham’s family in Mesopotamia. Rebekah left her ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:19-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Whole Truth

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 8, 2024

As the old movie clip say, "You can't handle the truth!" If truth trumps tradition many will choose tradition.

John 16:12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 14 He shall ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

Crazy For Jesus Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 11, 2025

The Gospel demands a response. You can be a mocker like Festus, resistant like Agrippa, or fully committed like Paul. Choose to be like Paul!

CRAZY FOR JESUS Text: Acts 26:19-32 Introduction 1. Illustration: A few years after I gave my heart to Christ, my brother, who was away at college working on his master’s degree, came home for a visit. He asked my mother, “So, is Mark still a Jesus Freak?” To which my mother replied, “Well, I’d ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:19-23

Denomination: Methodist

The Prodigal Son PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 6, 2024

This sermon explores the lessons from the parable of the Prodigal Son, focusing on prudent resource use, choosing good companions, and the importance of prompt righteousness. Key

Welcome, dear brothers and sisters, to this blessed gathering where we come together in unity and love to share in the wisdom of God's word. It warms my heart to see each of you here today, ready to receive, ready to grow, and ready to be transformed by the life-changing power of the Gospel. In the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Topics: Forgiveness, Sin

How To Experience The Fullness Of God's Presence Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 10, 2025

Experiencing the fullness of God’s presence is not a mystery reserved for a select few. It is a divine privilege available to every believer who chooses to seek, surrender, and stay in fellowship with God.

HOW TO EXPERIENCE THE FULLNESS OF GOD'S PRESENCE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 16:11 Supporting Texts: Exodus 33:14-18, John 14:21-23, James 4:8, Hebrews 10:22, Isaiah 55:6 INTRODUCTION: The presence of God is not just a theological concept; it is the most sacred and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:11, Exodus 33:14-18, John 14:21-23, James 4:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God