Sermons on Crooked Preachers:

Experiencing The New

Contributed by Martin Holland on Jan 5, 2012

Every year there are new aspirations believing that things will be different and better. We set new goals, establish new vows and seek new directions for our lives. In all this we find ourselves caught in this vicious cycle of doing this year by year wit

All Things Become New 2 Cor. 5:11-21 Every year there are new aspirations believing that things will be different and better. We set new goals, establish new vows and seek even a new direction for our lives. In all this we find ourselves oftentimes caught in the vicious cycle of doing this year by ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Denomination: Baptist

Faithful?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 17, 2010

What is the true extent of our faithfulness?

Luke 16: 1 – 13 / Faithful Intro: A farmer’s cow gave birth to identical twins. He said to his wife, “Mary, because the Lord gave us 2 instead of 1, we will raise 1 for ourselves and the other for the Lord. We’ll feed and treat them the same. . . The calves grew and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The One Who Goes Before

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 5, 2012

The sermon is based upon John as the one who is fore-runner or the one who goes before the people. The one who goes before prepares the people, goes for a purpose, and goes before with a message. So we are one of those who go before the people as was John

The One who Goes Before Luke 3:1-6 Obviously John the Baptist is the Fore Runner or the one who goes before. God calls each of us to go before 1. The one who goes before is to be filled with the Holy Sprit • Luke 1: 15for he will be great in the sight of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Don't Quit- Never Lose Heart Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 17, 2022

This is the 107th sermon in the series "Action". This is the 9th sermon from 2 Corinthians.

Series: Action [#107] DON’T QUIT- NEVER LOSE HEART 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 Introduction: Life is difficult. We all experience many days that we just want to give up- Maybe it is your health or a relationship that you are in; but it causes you to lose heart. I am here to tell you, (just as Paul ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

Denomination: Baptist

Preparation For His Coming

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 29, 2021

What does building a highway have to do with preparation for Christ’s coming? Let’s learn how to prepare for His coming. Let’s discuss preparing the way for Christ in Luke 3:1-6.

Prelude What does building a highway have to do with preparation for Christ’s coming? Purpose: Let’s learn how to prepare for His coming. Plan: Let’s discuss preparing the way for Christ in Luke 3:1-6. Pilate “Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Lamp And Light Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Mar 25, 2018

The word of God is a Lamp and the Light. Hold it and walk in it, walk with it. There is joy in doing those things for God. God left his precious word to us. Always we should go with it.

The Lamp and the Light – Psalm. 119:105 Introduction: The Word of God is described in plenty of ways with many symbols and signs. Here the Psalmist describes the WORD of GOD as Lamp and the Light. The lamp is fixed and the light is moving. The word of God is stable as well as a leading light in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:105

Denomination: Methodist

A Christians Checkbook- A Joint Account Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 7, 2023

This is the 170th sermon in the series Action". This is the 7th sermon from Ephesians.

Series: Action [#170] A CHRISTIAN’S CHECKBOOK- A JOINT ACCOUNT Ephesians 2:11-18 Introduction: Paul began the book of Ephesians with praise and continued with prayer and then he began to preach. Paul preached that we are made alive in Christ, raised up with Christ, and seated in Heavenly ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

Unexpected Gift

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 19, 2023

Israel was expecting a Messiah but not like the Messiah that came.

“Unexpected Gift” Luke 2:1-20 1. Today’s reading there was some expected things needed done • It was expected that all Israel be registered for tax purposes • It was expected that Joseph go to Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Shining As Lights: Transformed By Truth Philippians 2:14-16 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 17, 2024

Philippians 2:14-16 calls us to embrace a life that shines as lights in a world filled with darkness. As we explore the Bible, may our hearts be illuminated by the transformative power of God's truth.

Shining as Lights: Transformed by Truth Introduction: Today, we turn our attention to the transformative truth found in Philippians 2:14-16. This passage calls us to embrace a life that shines as lights in a world filled with darkness. As we explore the New Living Translation Bible, may our hearts ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:14-16, Philippians 2:14-15, Matthew 5:16, Philippians 2:16, Psalm 119:105, 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Good Shepherd Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 14, 2024

THE GOOD SHEPHERD

PSALM 23 THE GOOD SHEPHERD • “The Good Shepherd” in John 10:11; • “The Great Shepherd” in Hebrews 13:20; • “The Chief Shepherd” in I Peter 5:4. PSALM 22 PSALM 23 PSALM 24 GOOD SHEPHERD GREAT SHEPHERD CHIEF SHEPHERD Cross Crook Crown - Spear Staff Scepter - Substitute Shepherd ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Making Disciples

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Apr 30, 2015

To make disciples, you must first be a disciple.

Making Disciples April 26, 2015 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: To make disciples, you must first be a disciple. In order to be an effective disciple, you must obey Christ, guard your witness, and make disciples. Focus Passage: Matthew 28:18-20 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

A Sturdy Faith?

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 12, 2018

We put too much faith in our ability to ‘get up enough faith’ (whatever that may mean), rather than placing our trust in the Lord. Do you see the difference? One focuses on US, the other on HIM.

A STURDY FAITH? Psalm 125. Sometimes we speak of a person’s great faith, or their unwavering trust in the Lord, as if this was not attainable by any and each and all of us. ‘Oh,’ we say, ‘he has such faith’. Or, ‘she trusts so entirely upon the LORD’. But Jesus, whilst He gently rebukes His ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 125:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Is Still Speaking

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 3, 2024

God had been silent for hundreds of years and finally God speaks through John The Baptist.

God is Still Speaking Luke 3:1-6 1. God no longer spoke to the people the prophets don’t exist anymore! • At the beginning of the first century, the people of Israel believed that the prophets were extinct. • Elijah and Elisha had roamed the land about 900 years earlier. • Then came Jonah, Amos, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Being Different: Think Differently Part 1 Series

Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Feb 28, 2025

If we are going to be different in this world, we must start with our minds, and think differently.

TRUE When Jesus was before Pilate, Pilate irritatingly asked Jesus, “So, are you a king or not?” Jesus answered, “You tell me. Because I am King, I was born and entered the world so that I could witness to the truth. Everyone who cares for truth, who has any feeling for the truth, recognizes my ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Denomination: United Methodist

I Have A Dream

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Nov 28, 2025

Isaiah like Martin Luther King JR had a dream for Israel that there is a better day.

Isaiah 2:1-5 “I Have a Dream” 1. Types of Dreams • One commentator said, “dreams are not just nighttime visions — they are God-given glimpses of what could be.” • One type of dream found in Bible is Message dream – where God clearly ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5

Denomination: Methodist