Sermons on Covenant Keeping:

What A Friend!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 23, 2018

On the occasion of the "Global Friendship Day" Yours Truly has endeavoured to come up with a Biblical perspective on Friendship!!!

WHAT A FRIEND!!! It has been said that the World today courtesy Globalization resembles a spider’s web. Well…the unique thing about the spider’s web is that you touch any part of it, the whole web starts ...read more

Scripture: John 15:15

Denomination: *other

Blessed To Be A Blessing

Contributed by Lyndon Marcotte on Jun 16, 2011

Our work as God’s people will not be complete, and our covenant with God not fully realized, until blessing has come to all the earth.

“Blessed to Be a Blessing” - Genesis 12:1-4a The first book of the Bible might well be titled, "Genesis, or the Book of Divine Disappointment." God creates Adam and Eve and gives them everything they could possibly want, except for permission to eat the fruit of one tree. Adam and Eve ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Five Guarantees Of Divine Healing

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 14, 2016

But Divine healing is the will of God! Jesus healed ALL who came to him. There are 5 Guarantees in the Scriptures that God will heal us: the Atonement; God is a Healer; He's a Covenant Keeper; our Father who loves us; and He is compassionate.

THE FIVE GUARANTEES OF DIVINE HEALING INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE 3 CHRISTIAN PARROTS 1. Steve went into ROGER'S CHRISTIAN PETS to find a suitable pet parrot. He saw 3 parrots in a large cage. “Roger, how much is that blue parrot?" 2. Roger replied, "That parrot costs $500." "Wow," says ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Is Love A Choice Or Not?

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 19, 2020

What is love?

Illustration: A young teenage boy and girl were sitting in a swing on her parents front porch way up in the mountains of North Carolina. They spent a lot of time there away from everyone just them. They would talk about all kinds of things. Things about when they had grown up. What would they do: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:11-12, 1 John 4:9-10, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 1 John 4:7-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Joshua Speaks To Us Today

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Nov 11, 2017

Joshua picks up where Moses left off leading the Israelites from Egypt and slavery to the promised land

JOSHUA SPEAKS TO US TODAY Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 My bible shows a sub-title for this reading: The Covenant at Shechem. Okay, so where is Shechem and what is its significance. 1. Shechem is one of the capitals of the Kingdom of Israel. It is where Abraham erected an altar upon his arrival in ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-25, Genesis 12:5-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Eating At The King's Table Series

Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 20, 2010

Many of us willingly choose to live in spiritual, emotional, and physical poverty, but we are heirs to a great covenant between God and Abraham.

Series Introduction: Middle Eastern people in the Bible, from Abraham to Paul, were as acquainted with covenants as we are with weddings. The Greeks and Romans did not have covenants. In fact, when the Jews translated the OT into Greek, they had to use the Greek word for “will” or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Promise Of Justification Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 19, 2018

In Galatians 3:15-18 four reasons are given for affirming the superiority of the covenant of promise: God presents its 1) Confirmation (Gal. 3:15), its 2) Christ-centeredness (Gal. 3:16), its 3) Chronology (Gal. 3:17), and its 4) Completeness (Gal. 3:18).

Many of the delightful things that we anticipate in our lives are based on promises. We enter into relationships with people we care about and in broader organizations through promises. The word “promise” itself is filled with hopeful realities. We love it when someone makes a promise. It has the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-18

Denomination: Other

Church Covenant: What Is Required Of Church Members Part 2 Series

Contributed by Mike Turner on Jan 29, 2004

Second in Sermon series dealing with The Church Covenant & What is required of Church Members Church Members

Church Covenant: What Is Required Of Church Members ? Part 2 1 Thess. 3:11-4:1 1Th 3:11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. 1Th 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Wings Of Mercy Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 8, 2014

God takes us, sinners one and all – spiritual waifs, to be honest – and he “marries” himself to us. He redeems us from the estrangement sin has caused in our lives. He takes us under his wings; he covers us with his cloak. And we are restored.

One of the characters in Kent Haruf’s novel Plainsong is Victoria, a seventeen-year-old girl who is four months pregnant. When her boyfriend finds out about her condition, he breaks up with her. And when her mother finds out, she kicks her out of the house and says to her, “You got ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Superiority Of The Promise Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 2, 2009

This section shows the superiority of the way of grace over the way of law. God 1st establish a covenant relationship with Abraham. Since the Abrahamic covenant was ratified & in force, it was not superceded or set aside by the later law.

GALATIANS 3:15-22 THE SUPERIORITY OF THE PROMISE The aim of this section is to show the superiority of the way of grace over the way of law. It begins by showing that the way of grace is older than the way of law. God first establish a covenant relationship with Abraham. Since the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-22

Denomination: Baptist

Abraham, A Man Challenged #7 Series

Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 19, 2008

A Man of Covenant

Abraham, a Man of challenge, Faith, Promise A Man of Covenant Reading: Genesis 15:7ff "...he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness." As we trace the life of Abram, we can clearly see growth in his comprehension of and faith in God. There are times when no matter ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:7-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Keep Your Feet On The Ground And Your Eye On Heaven

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 22, 2024

A balanced Christian life tends to common daily duties without complaint but also pursues spiritual revitalization through communion with the Lord and feeding on God's word. This balance is particularly important during turbulent times.

Intro As we approach the November election, we find ourselves in an intense time in our history. The attempted assassination of President Trump testifies to that fact. The Republican convention concluded last Thursday. The Democrat convention is coming up in August. Who knows what decisions will be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-12, 2 Peter 3:1-12, Proverbs 16:27, Colossians 3:23, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Matthew 25:1-21, Hebrews 12:1-2, Luke 9:1-36, Luke 24:49  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Keeping A Clear Head During Mixed-Up Times Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2012

Leading and following during uncertain eras of church life require us to keep a clear head. So does handling life. Paul rehearses some principles that can help us do that.

Keeping A Clear Head During Mixed-Up Times 2 Corinthians 10 1. I had a stressful weak; my sister is approaching death, and she and my brother-in-law had to talk about some painful decisions. 2. It is hard to keep a clear head when you are unsure, upset, and heart-broken. 3. But it is our choices ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus, A Wonderful Friend

Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Sep 7, 2011

If you have the faith of Jesus, he will give you what to say.

I Peter 4: 1-6 The kingdom of Heaven, driving by God alone; this place is where the lord, the spirit of God takes us around, the struggles each and every one of us have to face on our own. God is always there to carry us through something. He’ll carry us through the makeup, fabricated by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Calling Israel To Worship In The Covenant Terms

Contributed by Barnabas Park on Jan 8, 2021

God saved Israel from Egypt so that they may worship in truth, not in the way of Egypt or of the Canaanites.

Today, I just want to focus on the last verse, verse 10 “But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among the Ephraimites to this day, but 1they have been forced to work as slaves.” The last verse of the chapter tells us that the tribe of Ephraim ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 16:1-10, Romans 12:1-2, Exodus 3:12, Romans 10:1-3, Hosea 6:6, John 4:24  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist