Sermons on Created To Conquer:

Responding To Spiritual Attacks Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Nov 18, 2021

There is an unseen war taking place around us at all times, and the devil is working hard against those who serve and obey the Lord. But God has warrior angels in His charge, and He sends His angels to guard us and help with the fight.

To fulfill the task of protecting us the angels fight against the devil and all our enemies, and carry out God’s vengeance. - John Calvin(1) In Billy Graham’s book Angels: God’s Secret Agents, there is the story of a missionary named John Paton who was stationed along with his wife in the New ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:8-23

Denomination: Baptist

Can I Tell You Why I Am Thankful?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 19, 2021

An elderly couple was sad because they hardly ever saw their children.

A couple of days before Thanksgiving the husband called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; 45 years of misery is enough. We’re sick of each other, and so you call your sister in Chicago and tell ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Spirit Of Fear

Contributed by Brian Harrell on Nov 29, 2021

Let's talk about one of the most commonly shared emotions: fear. Fear will cause us to be beaten down, defeated, have drooping shoulders, shuffling feet, unsmiling, critical, distrusting kind of people. How do you know if you are living with the toxin of fear?

This morning I want to talk about one of the most commonly shared emotions in this building today. It is fear. If there's anything that I think that this pandemic has created and spread more than the disease itself, it is fear. Life is scary. The world is scary Fear will cause us to be beaten ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7, Isaiah 41:9-10

Denomination: Church Of God

Our God Is Love Series

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 7, 2021

God is not just loving, rather God is love. The fact that God is love is seen in God loving God, God loving His children, His children loving God, and His children loving one another.

Introduction: A. The late television personality Art Linkletter became famous for his refreshing and humorous conversations with children. 1. One of his most memorable exchanges took place when he asked a little boy about the picture he was drawing. 2. The little boy said: “It’s a picture of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11, Ephesians 3:17-19, John 5:20, John 14:31, John 17:24, Matthew 22:34-40  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Savior's Plan For Our Service Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 10, 2021

1. He calls us to His service (vs. 1a). 2. He equips us for His service (vs. 1b). 3. He wants us to reach our God-given potential (vs. 2-4). 4. He sends us to specific people (vs. 5-6). 5. He sends us with the good news of His Kingdom (vs. 7).

The Savior's Plan for Our Service The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 10:1-7 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared December 10, 2021) MESSAGE: *My wife is a planner. And I'm talking about an extraordinary planner. Some of us are making plans for Christmas. Mary's already thinking about next ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Importance Of The Information Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 24, 2021

The will of God does not just float down from the sky on heavenly parchment. It is in books, tapes, papers, experience, lectures, sermons, advice, and every other source of information you can imagine.

My grandchildren were telling me of the play that was put on in the opening of their Sunday School. It seems that a man heard of an umbrella that was guaranteed to keep you dry, but after he bought one he went out in the rain and got soaked. He brought it back and was informed that he had to hold ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 42:1-17

One Is Enough Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 25, 2021

"O for a thousand tongues to sing my great redeemer's praise," we sing, but the fact is, God only gave us one tongue because one is enough.

It is hard to believe, but one man determined how we as Americans pronounce and spell words. When we began as a new and independent nation, Noah Webster thought is was only right that we stop be a copy of the English, and develop our own original ways of spelling words. Andrew Jackson said, ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-30

Paul's Self-Defense Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

For Paul conscience is the self-awareness that you are right or wrong in your attitudes and actions. If you are deceiving people and doing what you know is not the will of God, you will feel guilty.

Jonathan Edwards was born in 1703, and he became one of the greatest preachers in history. He lived in a day when pastors went to a church out of seminary and stayed there for the rest of their lives. His father was the pastor of The Congregational Church in the little village of East Windsor, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:12-17

How We Know What Love Is Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 30, 2021

A look at 1 John 3:16 as a way to understand love better and what that implies for the way we live

Throughout your body are millions of blood vessels - veins that carry blood to the heart, and arteries that carry blood from the heart. If you took all of them from an adult and laid them end-to-end, with capillaries it would be around 100,000 miles long - enough to circle the earth 4X. Blood is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Walk Where You Can’t See Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 30, 2021

a reminder that we live by faith, not by sight

This is our 5th week of talking about your bucket list. I want to say how encouraging it was for our student ministry to jump up and challenge us last week to say what needs to be said! Their enthusiasm is contagious, and catching that is a whole lot better than catching the flu, isn’t it? This ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Get Right With Someone Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021

A look into relationships - what hinders them, why we must work at them while we have the opportunity

The item I want to encourage you to add to your bucket list this morning can be a real tough one for people. In fact, I’ll bet there are some here today who would rather include bungee jumping, sky diving, and swimming with sharks and alligators on their list ahead of this item. But it’s really ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 18:15-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Everyone Could Use A Hold Up Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021

A look at the need for and ways to practice encouraging one another

Intro – I’ve told the story before, but it’s real significant to me. We were living in OH. I’ll never forget the day that Brian came into my office. He said he needed to talk to me, and closed the door. That’s sometimes not a good sign. Then, he sat down, and proceeded to shower me with words ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Am The Light Of The World Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 24, 2021

Jesus said that he was the light of the world, but also said we were the light of the world. This message looks at the implications of that statement.

Were you scared of the dark when you were a little kid? Maybe you are still scared of the dark. Dark wasn’t my favourite when I was a kid. And back then as a kid, you even got to be out after dark. And until I was 16, we lived in the sticks and when it got dark, it got really dark. And when you ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12, John 9:5

Denomination: Wesleyan

God Moves The Nations

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Feb 2, 2021

To bring about the birth of Jesus, the Almighty God moved the nations, even the greatest empire the world has ever seen.

Think of what a small event it seemed to be! There was a man, and there was a woman. The woman was but a teenager, pregnant, and ready any day to give birth. This man and woman found themselves far from home, down in the province of Judea, in the town of Bethlehem. While they were there, they ...read more

Scripture: Micah 5:1-5, Luke 2:1-40, Luke 2:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Don't Follow Folly

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Feb 2, 2021

Will we live on the streets of “sin city,” laying our head down in the gutter of wickedness? Or will we listen to the invitation of wisdom, to follow in God’s ways and live in the glory of his eternal mansions?

How wonderful all things were in the beginning! When we read Genesis 1, we hear this theme repeated: “And God saw that it was good.” Time and again, culminating with this declaration on the sixth day: “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” (v 31). It was very good. Man and woman ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:1-18, Proverbs 9:13-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed