Sermons on Christopher Lloyd:

Loving The Forgiver

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014

The great joy of being forgiven is realized and appreciated only when we confess our sins before God.

This week, we take a look into the original songbook of the church, the Psalms. For centuries, the Psalms have been turned to for comfort, for rebuke, praise. We find in them the right words to speak to God. They speak to our minds and our hearts, because they probe the range of our experiences; ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Does It Profit?

Contributed by Mark Jones on Aug 21, 2011

EOLS: How we think about material possessions is indicative and predictive of our spiritual health and destiny.

Mat 16:24-26 (24) Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (25) For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. (26) For what will it profit a man if he gains the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-26

Denomination: Methodist

"What We Believe About Marriage" - Part Three

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Aug 29, 2011

What does our church believe about marriage?

Our church says: “We define marriage as a life covenant between one man and one woman according to the Scripture.” We have talked about the nature of marriage as we looked to verses 3-6. Next, we considered what Jesus said about the difficulty of marriage and about divorce in verses 7-10. Now, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

America’s Four Gods

Contributed by Anthony Seel on Jan 9, 2011

Sermon on a biblical view of God based on Acts 10:34-43

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY January 9, 2011 St. Andrew’s Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. “America’s Four Gods” Acts 10:34-43 Who does the grocery shopping for your household. I admire those who regularly wage the grocery store battles. Last year, I was part of the MOVE weight loss ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:34-43

Denomination: Lutheran

Hallmarks Of Love 4 Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 29, 2010

Exposition, 4 of 5, in the series through 1 Cor 13 about biblical love

Text: 1 Corinthians 13:7 Title: The Hallmarks of Love 4 Date/Place: LSCC, 3/13/05, AM A. Opening illustration: A little boy declared that he loved his mother “with all his strength.” He was asked to explain what he meant by “with all his strength.” He said: “Well, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7

Denomination: Baptist

The Songs Of Ascent – Part 1 – The Introduction To These Psalms Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 27, 2023

We are going to take up a study of The Psalms of Ascent, the Psalms numbered 120 – 134. They are called by various names but they are a wonderful collection of Psalms sung by the pilgrims three times a year as they ascended to Jerusalem in pilgrimage. This is the Introduction.

THE SONGS OF ASCENT – PART 1 – THE INTRODUCTION TO THESE PSALMS We are going to embark on a journey with the study of 15 Psalms that are called “The Songs of Degrees” in the AV, but “The Songs of Ascent” in most other versions. These Psalms go together and were sung on a pilgrimage as the Jews ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 16:16, Psalm 9:1-2, Psalm 19:1-2, Hebrews 13:13-14, Hebrews 11:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Did You Forget To Say Thank You? Every Day Is Thanksgiving Day

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Oct 13, 2019

The Importance of Thanksgiving and Praise

Weekly Message/Devotion October 13, 2019 Luke 17:11-19 Did You Go Back and Thank Him? Sermon Prayer: “Heavenly Father, I stand before Your people, to deliver Your message. Though the words are mine and I prepared this message, I pray that this message is Your message in its entirety. I pray ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"on The Way"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 29, 2020

A sermon about putting Christ first over all things.

“On the Way” Philippians 3:4b-14 The late Fred Craddock told a story about a missionary family in China who were forced to leave the country sometime after the Communists took over. One day a band of soldiers knocked on their door and told the missionary along with his wife and children that ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:4-14

Denomination: United Methodist

Daring Devotion

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on May 14, 2017

(Mother's Day sermon, but not limited to that day.) Hannah is famous as the mother who gave away her child. But she never stopped being a mother to him. Hannah gifted her son Samuel with a heart for prayer, praise, and service.

1 Samuel 1:1-28; 2:1-2, 18-21, 26 Daring Devotion In my research this week, I was able to uncover some words from mothers of very important people in history: COLUMBUS'S MOTHER: I don't care what you've discovered, Christopher. You could have written. MICHELANGELO'S MOTHER: Mike, can't you paint ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

All Things Written Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 22, 2024

The things that Jesus knew about himself and the thing he said and did can be traced back to what the OT prophets said about him.

ALL THINGS WRITTEN Text: Luke 18:31-34 Introduction 1. Illustration: Old Testament scholar Christopher Wright states in his book Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, "I find myself aware that in reading the Hebrew Scriptures, I am handling something that gives me a closer link with Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:31-34

Denomination: Methodist

Salt & Light Living Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 5, 2020

God enables us for 1) Being Salt & Light (Mt. 5:13a, 14), the problem if we are 2) Not being Salt & Light (Mt. 5:13b, 15), and 3) The Benefit of being Salt & Light (Mt. 5:16).

Matthew 5:13-16 [13] "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. [14] “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Other

Revival And The Beatitudes Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 10, 2023

This message defines revival, then demonstrates from Scripture how the qualities in the Beatitudes posture believers for revival. Understanding the Beatiudes helps us understand how to position ourselves for revival. God can only trust these kind of people with revival.

Intro What the world needs now is revival. In times of revival the effectiveness of the church skyrockets. The wind of the Spirit lifts the believers to greater heights of service, the world is evangelized, and the moral climate of society is changed. The question asked of God in Psalm 85:6 is: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-14, Hebrews 10:22, Isaiah 57:15, 1 Peter 5:6, Psalm 30:5, Isaiah 58:1-9, 1 Peter 3:15, Jeremiah 17:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Pentecostal Power!

Contributed by Tony Searles on May 31, 2002

This is a message having to do with the Day of Pentecost and the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Special Thanks to Rev. Dennis Marquardt of Vermont for the "seeds" to this message. Stand & Read - Acts 1:4-8 ?And gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me; [5] for John baptized with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Other

When The Excitement Fades And Your Ready To Quit

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 25, 2002

Peter is given as an example of one of the first preachers who wanted to quit, from this text we can glean three questions that can cause us to desire to quit.

“When The Excitement Fades; And you feel like quitting.” John 21:1-22 [Sermon suggested in an article by the same name by Ed Underwood. (Kindred Spirit publication of Dallas Seminary, Spring 1992) pp. 10-13] (All Scriptures quoted unless specified ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer Principles Series

Contributed by Roy Newton on Nov 2, 2010

When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, in giving them a pattern for prayer He gave them some valuable prayer principles. This sermon explores some of these principles.

A PATTERN FOR PRAYER PRAYER PRINCIPLES "When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, which is all the reward they will ever get. But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational