Sermons on Contending For Truth:

Sermon "Intercessors Needed"

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 20, 2025

God looked for someone who would rebuild the wall of righteousness that was guarding the Nation and keep the land safe. Intercessors are needed.

Sermon “Intercessors Needed" Scripture Lesson - Ezekiel 22:23-31 “Again a message came to me from the Lord: “Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: In the day of my indignation, you will be like a polluted land, a land without rain. Your princes plot conspiracies just as lions ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:23-31, Proverbs 14:34, Ezekiel 22:18-19, Isaiah 63:5, Jeremiah 5:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Seed The Clouds Series

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Feb 22, 2025

Discover how persistent prayer, bold leaps of faith, and divine obedience can transform your life in "Seed the Clouds," a sermon that inspires you to sow seeds of righteousness and reap a harvest of God's blessings.

Seed the Clouds Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/sermons/ On November 13, 1946, a small aircraft took off from Schenectady County Airport carrying an unusual payload—six pounds of dry ice. Aboard was chemist Vincent Schaefer, a researcher at the General Electric Research ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:5, Isaiah 55:8-9, Isaiah 64:8, John 15:1-8, Romans 12:9, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Ephesians 3:20-21, James 1:22, 1 Peter 3:15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon 2 - Counting The Costs And Benefits Series

Contributed by David Owens on Mar 3, 2025

As we become mission minded disciples who seek to share our faith, it helps to understand the costs and benefits of sharing our faith. It will help us remain motivated as we experience the costs and challenges of seeking the lost.

Introduction: A. Life is full of choices, isn’t it? 1. I read a story about a family who was moving cross-country many years ago before cellphones and they decided to drive both of their cars in the move. 2. Their 8 year-old son became very worried about this. 3. He asked his father, “How will we ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Preparation, Before The Storm

Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Mar 8, 2025

Storms are inevitable—physical, emotional, spiritual. Before they strike, there is often a moment of stillness. Revelation shows us this divine pause, reminding us that God prepares His people before the storm.

Before the Storm: God's Preparation Revelation 7:1-3 Introduction: A Storm Is Coming Storms are a part of life. Whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, we all face times of great turbulence. Imagine a family that has been warned about an impending hurricane. They board up their windows, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:1-3, Jeremiah 49:36, Daniel 7:2, Psalm 104:4, Revelation 7:2-3, Ezekiel 9:4-6, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Ephesians 1:13-14, John 10:28-29, Exodus 12:13, 2 Peter 3:9, 1 Peter 3:20, Isaiah 43:1, Matthew 7:24-25, Genesis 50:20, Philippians 1:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

1. Becoming Less Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Mar 9, 2025

An eight week Easter Series through the gospel of John

Good morning. Please open your Bibles to John 1. A few years ago I started seeing this symbol on the backs of cars around town. I had no idea what it meant. At first I thought it was a new model of car— like the BMW HeVi or something. Then I thought, well, maybe they wanted to brag that they had ...read more

Scripture: John 3:30

Denomination: Baptist

What Does It Mean That The Holy Spirit Has Been "poured Out"? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 10, 2025

God promised that He will "pour out" His Spirit upon the house of Israel. It's a rich and evocative phrase. What does that mean for Christians today?

A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM: Today in America we often see a powerless Christianity. - We see a church in America that is by many measures in decline. - The numbers attending have been decreasing for many years. - We have many churches that are closing and many more that are on life support. - The ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 39:25-29

Denomination: Baptist

4 Things God Knows About You That You Don’t Know

Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 15, 2025

There are many things we don't know about ourselves; how many hairs are on our heads, days we will live; where we’ll be 20 years from now. God knows our POTENTIAL, our HEARTS, FUTURE, & LIMITS.

4 THINGS GOD KNOWS ABOUT YOU THAT YOU DON’T KNOW Ps. 139:1-18 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: 1. A lady called in a prayer request, “My husband got stung by a bee on the forehead. He’s in the ER now. His face is all swollen and bruised and he almost died.” 2. She continued, “Luckily I was close ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Playing The Supporting Role In Someones Life Story Series

Contributed by Perry Fowler on Mar 20, 2025

Are you a leader? A mentor? Are you a disciple? A follower? God says we all need someone to be a role model in our life. Ultimately, He wants you to be one to someone else as well.

I was reading about a Pastor one Sunday that had a lady leaving out of the church that said: “Pastor, that was a model sermon.” The Pastor felt pretty good about the statement until he got home and looked up the word “model” in the dictionary and read this: “Model, a small imitation of the real ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon: The Believer’s Answer Of Faith To The Advice Of Fear

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Mar 20, 2025

This psalm expresses David's trust in the Lord as all-knowing and righteous and his disappointment with the world around him. David answers the voice of fear with a confident faith in God. This world can be a scary place.

Sermon: The Believer’s Answer of Faith to the Advice of Fear Psalms 11:1-7 “In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. If ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 11:1-7, Psalm 46:1-3, Psalm 55:5-8, Psalm 82:5, 2 Peter 1:10, 2 Corinthians 13:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Time To Engage: "Going Further In”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Mar 23, 2025

There is three times Jesus went further into the Garden of Gethsemane until He received the Father’s perspective, guidance, strength, and peace. And if we want the same, we need to go further in with Jesus. We’ll also look at the two types of Christians this story reveals.

Time to Engage “Going Further In” Matthew 26:36-46 On our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blblLUL6ioQ Today, I’d like to use this message as a transition from our last or third word in our vision, “Engage,” to the fourth word, “Elevate.” And in our next series we’ll be looking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46, Psalm 25:4-5, Hebrews 4:16, Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Foursquare

21. The Book Of Galatians – Chapter 6:1 - Message 21 – The Responsibility In Your High Calling: A Fallen Christian Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 28, 2025

Dealing with fellow Christians who have fallen into sin is difficult. In this message we look at the aspects Paul gives us for restoration of a fallen brother. What is a spiritual man who draws alongside to help here, and why are some so judgemental? Falling into sin, caught out and overtaken.

21. THE BOOK OF GALATIANS – CHAPTER 6:1 - MESSAGE 21 – THE RESPONSIBILITY IN YOUR HIGH CALLING: A FALLEN CHRISTIAN We begin the last chapter of Galatians and there is much in it. Remember Paul wrote to the churches of Galatia to combat the error of the Judaisers that were turning the Christians ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1, Mark 3:31, Hebrews 2:11, 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15, Romans 16:17, Ephesians 4:1-3, Matthew 26:41, 2 Timothy 2:25-26, Ephesians 4:1-2, Matthew 11:29, 1 Peter 5:8, Hosea 2:14-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Greater Satisfaction Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Mar 31, 2025

Part 3 of "Greater Love: An Easter Sermon Series from the Gospel of John"

Introduction Good morning. Please open your Bibles to John 6. How many of you are hungry, like right now? I realize that’s an awful way to start a sermon. Probably every professor of preaching that’s ever lived is rolling over in his grave right now, because now all you are going to be thinking ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Renewed Strength In Weakness

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Apr 5, 2025

This sermon explores how God's loving discipline and our deepest weariness can become the very place where He renews our strength, reminding us through Isaiah 40:27–31 that those who hope in the Lord will rise, not by their own power, but by His.

Renewed Strength in Weakness Isaiah 40:27-31 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Have you ever been in such dire circumstances that all sense of hope seemed lost? In the very epicenter of life’s whirlwind—when trials strike from every side—you find yourself utterly broken. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:27-31

Denomination: Baptist

From Jesus' Head Series

Contributed by John Bright on Apr 6, 2025

This is a sermon series for the six Sundays of Lent. I am using a wooden "Tau" cross on the platform and some examples of the instruments of torture the Romans used - a large spike, scourge/cat of 9 tails, spear, and crown of thorns. There is a teaching sheet below the sermon.

Series: Jesus’ Blood for Me “From Jesus’ Head” Joshua 24:14-16 Pastor John Bright Joshua 24 “14 “Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! 15 And if it seems evil ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-16, Joshua 24:19, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:5-6, Matthew 27:29, Mark 15:17, John 19:2, Psalm 110:1, 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, Romans 6:6, Isaiah 44:20, Isaiah 44:22, Genesis 3:17-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Watching Jesus

Contributed by Mitchell Leonard on Apr 12, 2025

A sermon to adults on Palm Sunday

4/13/25 a.m. “Watching Jesus” Matthew 26 and 27 This morning we’re going to be looking at two Chapters. Matthew 26 and 27. We’re going to look at the last few days of the life of Jesus. There was a lot that happened in that time. Now we’re going to be mainly looking at the Book of Matthew this ...read more

Denomination: Baptist