Sermons on Courage To Be Different:

Jesus And Lazarus

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Mar 15, 2022

A message of how Jesus dealt with Lazarus being raised from the dead.

Title: The Resurrection and the Life Theme: The Giver of Life can give life and freedom to you. Text: John 11:1 - 43 Introduction John 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-43

Denomination: Church Of God

Be Filled With The Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:15-33) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 19, 2022

The entire passage basically unpacks this one command. A Spirit-filled life loves worshipping God, submits to others, and has a solid marriage.

Today's verses build directly off last weeks, so I'm going to go ahead and start reading from 5:3. Hopefully, as I read them, you'll find yourself thinking, "Hey, I understand these verses." (Read vs. 3-end). There are two ways you can live. You can live as children of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-33

How Well Do You Know The Lord Jesus Christ? Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 2, 2022

Everybody needs to know that Jesus is: 1. The Great Physician (vs. 14-15). 2. The promised Messiah (vs. 16-21). 3. The Prince of Peace (vs. 14-16, 19-20). 4. The only possible Savior (vs. 18, 21).

How Well Do You Know the Lord Jesus Christ? The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 12:14-21 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared April 2, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 12. Remember that by this point, Jesus was in the second year of His earthly ministry. And in this chapter we see the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Cornerstone Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Apr 3, 2022

Placing the stone in your hand at the foot of the cross means that you are willing to no longer see yourself or the world as the guiding force at the center of your life and remind you that Jesus is the Cornerstone that guides our hearts, our thoughts, and our actions.

Cornerstone. The “cornerstone” is the first stone that is set when you start building with stone or brick. It’s the most important part of the building because the position of all the other stones or bricks are determined by the cornerstone. [Hold up piece of paper or bulletin.] Imagine that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:1-11, Jeremiah 7:25-26, Psalm 118:23

Denomination: United Methodist

Rock Solid Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Apr 5, 2022

Faithful people of every age have stood up and professed Jesus as their Savior and their Lord because of the foundation of their faith … the love of God as shown to us by His Son, Jesus Christ, becoming another stone laid atop many other stones.

[Note: The title of this series is "The Stony Path." Each sermon has a theme or uses the image of a stone. As the people come into church, they are given a stone to hold during the service. At the end of the service, they are asked to place their stones at the foot of a wooden cross ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29, Matthew 14:28, Malachi 4:5, Matthew 16:16, Matthew 16:17-20, Matthew 16:21, Matthew 16:21-24, Genesis 3:1-5, Philippians 2:7-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

It's All Over But The Praying Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Dec 5, 2018

Keep praying always and don’t lose heart. Today we’re going to listen in as Jesus explains to His disciples why it is so important to persist in prayer … and then we’re going to look at what we miss out on when we don’t spend dedicated time with the Lord each day.

As a courtesy, a guest preacher was asked to give the offertory. Seeking to impress his captive audience, he went on and on … and on. Finally, one man leaned over to his neighbor in the pew and said: I don’t know about you but I’d double my offering right now if he’d just shut up!” You might ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8, Luke 11:5-8

Denomination: United Methodist

The God Of Romance Series

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 11, 2018

In this sermon, we explore how the god of Romance encourages us to put a special love relationship on the throne of our life that only belongs to God.

A. One day and older couple was sitting in their front porch rockers watching the beautiful sunset and reminiscing about “the good old days.” 1. At one point, Grandma turned to Grandpa and said, “Honey, do you remember when we first started dating and you used to just casually reach over and take ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Good Intentions

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 4, 2019

A study in the book of 1 Chronicles 29: 1 – 30

1 Chronicles 29: 1 – 30 Good Intentions 29 Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple is not for man but for the LORD God. 2 Now for the house of my God I have prepared with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Christmas Covenant[2018]-6

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 15, 2019

6 of 6. God informed Jeremiah & Jeremiah the people, of the promise of a new covenant to supplant/fulfill/uphold/empower the ineffective covenant. God’s people have the promise of an effective covenant. The covenant people of God are promised...--OR--The Christmas Covenant is...

The CHRISTMAS COVENANT-VI—Jeremiah 31:31-34 God informed Jeremiah & Jeremiah the people, of the promise of a new covenant to supplant/fulfill/uphold/empower the ineffective covenant. God’s people have the promise of an effective covenant. What is the Christmas Covenant? Why is the promise ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Warfare: The Flesh Vs. The Spirit Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 1, 2019

Galatians 5:16–18 introduces the passage by setting forth the nature of Spiritual Warfare between the flesh and the Spirit. In this we see 1) The Warfare Command (Galatians 5:16), 2) The Warfare Conflict (Galatians 5:17), and 3) The Warfare Caution (Galatians 5:18).

One of the most tragic elements of warfare is the event of collateral damage. Often in military operations, civilians are caught in the crossfire. Whether it is in Palestine or Iraq, civilians often get hurt between two fighting forces. Sometimes, one side, usually the weaker one, deliberately puts ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-18

Denomination: Other

No Longer Slaves To Worry Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 3, 2019

God's people often live in slavery to problems in their lives even though they are believers. This series deals with how to be free from the bondage of these problems.

No Longer Slaves to Worry Series: No Longer Slaves Chuck Sligh February 3, 2019 PROPS: 2 small weights, 2 heavy weights and 2 strong laundry cloth bags, one inside the other to be strong enough to hold all four weights. NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Philippians 4:6-8, Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Week 1 Salvation Series

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 28, 2023

First in a series of seven.

SALVATION I. Introduction Acts 16:29-31 (29) Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, (30) And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (31) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:10, Acts 4:2

Denomination: Baptist

Everyone Giving Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 1, 2023

No one can give everything, but everyone can give something.

EVERYONE Giving 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Rev. Brian Bill April 29-30, 2023 When a dad and his family came into church one weekend, the son saw his dad put a one-dollar bill in the offering box. As they were driving home after the service, the father started complaining: “I didn’t like the music, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Persecuted: Why? Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on May 1, 2023

The Beatitudes are a beautiful picture of the character of Christ and of consecrated Christians. Why would such a lifestyle depicted in the first seven beatitudes provoke persecution rather than admiration and esteem?

Intro In our study of the Beatitudes, we come to the eighth beatitude. It is recorded in Matthew 5:10: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”i The reward declared in this final beatitude is the same as declared in the first ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, John 10:1-32, Ephesians 6:12, Proverbs 29:27, Luke 4:1-34, Ephesians 5:1-6, Acts 3:12-19, Acts 2:1-20, Acts 4:1-12, Matthew 10:32-36, 2 Corinthians 5:1-20, Mark 16:15-16, Matthew 28:11-20, Matthew 5:13-16, John 15:1-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Who Can Stand? The Church!, Part 2 (Revelation 7:9-17) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on May 21, 2023

A no-rapture, academically rigorous reading of Revelation. Life is hard now. It will be harder later, and Revelation prepares us to accept that, and to be faithful in tough times.

Last week, we worked our way through the first vision of Revelation 7, which describes the sealing of the 144,000, from the 12 tribes of Israel. I argued that this was a vision of the church. Israel, is the church. The church, is Israel. I gave a few arguments in support of this, but I left out ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17