Sermons on Common Grace:

Invitation To The Great Banquet Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 9, 2024

A parable about redemption of the lowest and the greatest invitation we can ever receive

Dr. Bradford Reaves CrossWay Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org 12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:12-24

Denomination: Brethren

In Him Is Where I Want To Be.

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on May 16, 2024

Being IN HIM means His peace rules our hearts and His power is made perfect in our weakness. To be IN HIM is true fulfillment satisfying all our needs according to His riches in glory.

In Him is where I want to be By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - Today I want to teach on the phrase “In the name of Jesus” or “In my name” and what it truly means to be IN HIS NAME or IN HIM. It is not based upon the way we dress, talk, or act although those do influence a lot. It is ...read more

Scripture: John 14:13-14, John 15:16

Denomination: Apostolic

God Is Our I Am

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 25, 2024

A short series about Moses meeting God and leading the people out of bondage.

God is our I AM Exodus 3 May 26, 2024 The story of the exodus is really fascinating and the more I look at it, the more I’m intrigued and am learning. As we were talking about meeting Moses meeting God at the Burning Bush last week - - - - - it was so cool that so many of you texted and emailed ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

God In The Burning Bush

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 25, 2024

A short series looking at Moses leading the people out of bondage

God at the Burning Bush Exodus 3 May 19, 2024 I’ve had a few moments in my life which were mountain top experiences, some spiritual and some which were part of normal life. I don’t remember the day I accepted Jesus, since it was a long, thought out process in my life. Yet, quite possibly the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-6, Revelation 3:20, Isaiah 55:1-3, John 7:37, James 4:7-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

How To Make Your Life Count Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 3, 2024

Rahab is an unlikely candidate for the next linchpin in the possession of the land and fulfillment of God's promises

A. Background to passage: Rahab was a pagan prostitute, an unlikely candidate for the next linchpin person in the fulfilling of the promise of the land. A person who’s legacy did not end because of a faded beauty in a house of ill-repute, but in the genealogy of Jesus. She is noted in the NT on ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Contributed by Gary Holt on Jan 4, 2025

God is faithful no matter what comes.

Credit: I edited parts of Chuck Smith's sermon on Lamentations 3:22-23. Some of Warren Wiersbe's commentary may be mixed with my words and thoughts. I also edited from Chatgpt as a source. "Great is thy faithfulness" Lamentations 3:22-23 One Sunday, a minister decided that ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What To Do If Salvation Stops Saving (Updated)

Contributed by Gordon Brownlee on Mar 6, 2025

Many can mark the day of their salvation. At some point they saw the need to ask for help from above and Jesus Yeshua heard their prayer and sent the gift of the Holy Spirit. However life doesn’t always provide us safe passage and a worldly or even religious mindset can interrupt a sure salvation.

The Contract Welcome Mr. Ross. How can my legal office be of service to you? I have signed my name to a contract and would like to be released from it. What is the contract pertaining too? Well…ah…it’s my salvation contract. Your salvation contract? That’s very interesting; do you have the document ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18

Denomination: *other

The Battleground Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 9, 2025

Genesis 3 is not just an old story—it is the moment that defines our struggle today. Every temptation, every deception, every act of rebellion against God finds its roots in this battleground.

The Battleground February 26, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Genesis 3 Introduction: The First Battlefield in the War of the Ages Every great conflict has a moment where the first strike is made, where the battle officially begins. In American history, we remember The ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Modern Satanism - Part 3: How The Enemy Destroys Identity, Innocence, And Hope (But Christ Brings Freedom) Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 9, 2025

The highest form of love is not silent tolerance, but bold truth that leads to repentance and redemption.

Modern Satanism - Part 3: How the Enemy Destroys Identity, Innocence, and Hope (But Christ Brings Freedom) May 4, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Genesis 1:27; John 10:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 1:24-32; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Today, we step into a sensitive, yet ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:27, John 10:10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 1:24-32, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

When The World Falls Apart

Contributed by Derek Geldart on May 18, 2025

In a world unraveling through war, disaster, and spiritual decay, Psalm 46 calls believers to stand firm in supernatural trust, knowing that God—not nations or systems—is our unshakable refuge, reigning sovereign over every storm and offering peace in His powerful presence.

When the World Falls Apart Psalms 46 These are indeed turbulent times in which we live. The global stage trembles with unrest—instability, conflict, and the ever-present threat of war. Nations rise against nations—not just with words, but with weapons. Some justify their aggression under the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Resurrection Of Deliverance-3

Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 20, 2025

3 of? Mark records some of the historical events that surround the actual resurrection of Jesus Christ. True Deliverance is found in the resurrected Jesus....He IS our Deliverance! ?How” or “Why? is true deliverance found in Jesus’ resurrection? The Resurrection of Deliverance informs your...

The RESURRECTION Of DELIVERANCE-III— —Mark 16:9-10a(:1-20) Need: ?From What do you need to be delivered? People struggle to answer that question. And depending upon the individual, they may see themselves as needing ‘deliverance’ from a huge variety of things. We desperately want to be freed ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:9-10, Mark 16:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Love Follows Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 22, 2025

If we love Jesus, we should follow Him.

Love Follows Text: John 21:15-25, Luke 22:31-32 Last Sunday I said, God gives us very clear commands in His Word, and He expects us to follow them. They aren’t suggestions. And I said that God’s Word is authoritative for the simple fact that it is God’s Word. It’s from God. Those commands are ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-25, Luke 22:31-32, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, Matthew 16:24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Reaching The 412

Contributed by Bruce Lee on May 28, 2025

Today we are going to think about reaching out to our community.

Reaching the 412 “We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us, a sphere that also includes you.” (41256 Barnetts Creek, 41204 Boons Camp 41222 Collista, 41222 Denver, 41216 East Point, 41219 Elna, 41219 ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

6 A Fully Known Overcomer Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on May 30, 2025

Living a fake life has its consequences, and one is leading other people astray. Could we have created a deity of Jesus--an idol only of Jesus, but actually do not know the real Jesus? Counterfeit Jesus, faith, and gospels have been around since the resurrection.

I read this story about a Chinese boy who wanted to learn about jade so he went to study with a talented old teacher. This gentle man put a piece of the precious stone into his hand and told him to hold it tight. Then he began to talk of philosophy, men, women, the sun and almost everything under ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Methodist

16. The Kingdom Parables – The Fourth – The Leaven – Part 3 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Nov 8, 2025

We look into the church at Thyatira in more detail to see how wicked it really was. That church parallels the Parable of the Leaven. It also represents the period of Church History with the development of the Roman Catholic Church that grew out of the Pergamum church.

16. THE KINGDOM PARABLES – THE FOURTH – THE LEAVEN – Part 3 NOW WHERE IS THIS PARABLE LEADING US? We have seen in the first three parables of the kingdom that each parable associates itself with one of the churches of Asia Minor to whom John wrote, and also, that each parable associates with ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-19, Matthew 13:33, Revelation 2:20-22, Revelation 2:23, Revelation 20:13, Romans 2:5-6, Revelation 2:24, Revelation 2:25, Genesis 12:2-3, Revelation 2:26-29, Revelation 20:2-3, Hebrews 10:12-14, Jeremiah 44:17-25, Jeremiah 7:18, Matthew 23:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational