Sermons on Cleansing Fire:

Settling For Sodom

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 2, 2017

A message for those who have drifted from their faith.

"Settling for Sodom" Genesis 19:1-16 We recently spent some time with my wife's parents who are both in the 80"s and it reminded me of this story. Two young boys were staying the night at their grandparents' house. At bedtime they knelt beside their beds to say their prayers. The younger brother ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Passover And Good Friday

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Mar 8, 2022

Passover is a Jewish festival celebrating the exodus from Egypt and the Israelites’ freedom from slavery to the Egyptians. The Feast of Passover, along with the Feast of Unleavened Bread, was the first of the festivals to be commanded by God for Israel to observe (see Exodus 12).

Passover and Good Friday. Exodus 12: 1-51u We take so much for granted. We walk outside and experience the world around us, often without any thought of its majesty and grandeur. We see the night sky, the trees, the ocean, the mountains, any of which is immense enough to overwhelm us as we try ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:1-51

Denomination: Assembly Of God

You Can't Always Trust What You See

Contributed by Luciano Lombardi on Feb 27, 2001

Objective: We, above all, must trust who Jesus is, because on our own, things are just not what they seem!

THINGS AREN’T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM TO BE! Subject: Jesus Theme: Jesus going on ahead of us! Text: John 18:15-27 Time: Sunday morning October 22, 2000 Introduction: It’s not always what it seems to be. Our national pride is not always what it seems to be: On the sixth day God ...read more

Scripture: John 18:15-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Always Be A Winner

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 4, 2003

Ask the Lord to help you to grow in all wisdom, faith and obedience so that you can more fully assured of God’s triumphal attitudes working in and through you!

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us To Always Experience a Winning Attitude - I Cor. 2:14-17 Illustration:Author Jamie Buckingham once visited a dam on the Columbia River. He’d always thought that the water spilling over the top provided the power, not realizing that it was just froth, that deep within ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:17-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The God Of All Comfort

Contributed by Niles Lloyd on Jul 16, 2002

IN TIMES OF HEARTBREAK, TRAGEDY AND DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, WE HAVE A LOVING GOD WHO CAN COMFORT OUR HEARTS IF WE WILL TURN TO HIM.

TITLE: THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT 4/7/02 TEXT: 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1 - 4 INTRO: I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE HAS EVER BEEN A MAN TO HAVE SUFFERED AS MUCH AS THE APOSTLE PAUL AND EVER LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT. PAUL AS A CHRISTIAN FACED SOME VERY HARD TIMES. HE FACED ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

3 Obstacles To Possessing God's Promises

Contributed by Ed Mcneely on Aug 7, 2002

Trusting Jesus as our Christ gives us eternal life, but three obstacles stand between us and possessing God’s promises--finding rest in our faith.

THREE OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME: In Possessing God’s promises 1-13-02 Joshua 6:19 - 9:15, John 15:19, 17:15 + Once we have accepted Jesus as our Christ … we find that there are 3 obstacles between us and all the promises of God. It is a march to Spiritual maturity. It is the process of growing up in ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hot, Cold Or Lukewarm?

Contributed by Michael Grant on Sep 26, 2016

The people's potential response in Mark 14:1-2 & The Laodicean Church - A comparison

The Plot to Kill Jesus - Mark 14:1-2 After two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by trickery and put Him to death. 2 But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The God Of The Suffering Series

Contributed by Jason Smith on Sep 11, 2013

In what ways does God use suffering in the life of a Christian? Maybe this lesson can help you think about how God may work when you are suffering.

I would like to follow up on the last sermon that I preached on the problem of evil and where I attempted to show why the unbeliever should not be using the idea of evil as an excuse to reject God. In spite of what the unbeliever may think about God or try to accuse Him of, God has a morally ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Theme: Step Out And Thank You (A Post Covid Message)

Contributed by Isaac Magsino on May 13, 2020

The ten lepers knew that their physical condition was hopeless. No doctor, no priest, no pastor, could help them, only God could cure their Leprosy.

Step Out and Thank You (a Post Covid Message) Text: Luke 17: 11-19 May 17, 2020 Introduction: In biblical times, leprosy was a terrible problem. The word was often used to describe a variety of skin diseases, but doctors believe most of the people suffered with what we now call ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sermon # 9 - The Significance Of Breaking Bread Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Mar 6, 2023

The breaking of bread was a vital aspect of the early church. This sermon gives us the background, meaning and significance for us as the body of Christ today. Read on and be blessed.

In Acts 2:46 we read, “So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were sharing food with joy and simplicity of heart,” (EMTV) As we continue to study the life of the early church, we recognize that the hand of God rested powerfully on them, and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:46, Exodus 2:23, Genesis 12:2, Exodus 12:1-2, Exodus 12:5-8, Exodus 12:23, Luke 22:7-8, Luke 22:19-20, 1 Corinthians 5:7, 1 Corinthians 10:2, Exodus 12:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

It Is Finished

Contributed by Todd Riley on Oct 18, 2000

Over the last year we have considered 6 of the 7 last words of Jesus from the cross.

Over the last year we have considered 6 of the 7 last words of Jesus from the cross. Today we are going to consider the meaning of these words of Christ "It is finished" Q What does "It is finished mean" What does Jesus mean? The word in particular that Jesus used means "complete, perfect ...read more

Scripture: John 19:30

Denomination: Baptist

Signed, Sealed And Delivered

Contributed by John Stevenson on Oct 18, 2000

So Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.

So Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words. (Exodus 24:8). I have been involved in quite a few contracts in my day. As a husband, I entered into a marital contract in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-15, Hebrews 9:15-28

Guilt And Grace Series

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Aug 20, 2007

We all experience guilt. If left unchecked, guilt can cripple our lives. So what steps can we take to deal with guilt.

Introduction: I. Our base text for this morning is found in James, chapter 2, verse 10 - A. In the New American Standard it reads like this - For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all B. In the New International Version is reads like this - For ...read more

Scripture: James 2:10

Denomination: Methodist

The Gift And Infilling Of The Holy Ghost

Contributed by James May on Nov 4, 2007

There is the gift of the Holy Ghost that is eternall life and resurrection power, and there is the infilling of the Holy Ghost to have the power to live a victorious life in Christ.

The Gift and Infilling of the Holy Ghost By Pastor Jim May I want to begin this morning by asking two questions: First, Have you received the gift of the Holy Ghost? And secondly, have you been filled with the Holy Ghost? There is a difference between receiving the Holy Ghost and being filled ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-39

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Harvest Of Peace

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 11, 2007

As gardeners grow beauty, so also we must grow peace: speak truth without prejudice; pass judgments but do something to help the troubled grow; pay attention to our own hearts; and settle for nothing less than Christ as the full truth.

As if we did not have enough yard work to do at home, my wife and I have taken on a gardening project at the church to which we belong, Montgomery Hills Baptist Church. The landscaping had deteriorated, and so a gardening team was formed to take care of it. My wife volunteered; I got volunteered. ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 8:9-17

Denomination: Baptist