Sermons on Danger In Sameness:

The Tears Of Jesus

Contributed by Grant Adams on Apr 15, 2023

Jesus shed tears for many reasons. We, as Christians, should shed tears for the same. Is our heart sensitive to the things of God?

Chemists say that tears are a combination of sodium chloride, phosphate of lime, mucus, and water. The Bible reveals that tears are the expressions of a broken heart. The Bible is splattered with tears from Genesis to Revelation. In the Old Testament, Esther fell down before the King's and wept ...read more

Scripture: John 11:35, Luke 19:41, Hebrews 5:7

Denomination: Baptist

Are We A Generation Of Gripers?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Sep 22, 2023

When things got difficult and discouraging, the Israelites began to whine, murmur, and complain. Unfortunately, Christians of today act the same way.

When things get difficult and discouraging, many people will begin to whine, murmur, and complain. This is what the Israelites did throughout their journey through the wilderness. If they had only listened and obeyed God, they would not have been in the predicament that they were in. God had to ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:4-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Genuine Faith (2 Timothy 1)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 10, 2024

Do we have that same genuine faith possessed by past generations? Let's examine this in 2 Timothy 1.

Is the faith within us the same as in past generations? Has God saved us too by undeserved grace? Should we also hold the pattern of sound Gospel words in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus? Will we guard through the Holy Spirit that good thing which was committed to us? Let’s find out in 2 ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Verify The Experts

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Nov 8, 2022

Jesus was questioned about what he was saying. We need to do the same thing about preachers, teachers, and internet writers.

Verify the Experts John 7:24-36 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz New American Standard 1995 John 7:14 But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to teach. 15 the Jews then were astonished, saying, “How has this man become learned, having never been educated?” ...read more

Scripture: John 7:24-36

Denomination: United Methodist

Return To God, And He Will Return To You (Zechariah 1:1-6) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 20, 2026

The new generation is given the same offer as their ancestors: return to me, and I will return to you. This generation makes the right choice-- will we?

Today, we begin a new series in the book of Zechariah. What I like to do, at the start of each series, is recommend a book to all of you, that you can work through as we work through the book. That book, a commentary, will give you a second perspective on the book. Hearing a second voice will ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 1:1-6, Jeremiah 25:1-11

Win The Morning Series

Contributed by Ron Bridgewater on Feb 16, 2026

This is sermon #5 in the series, "Every Thought Captive" based on the Kyle Idleman book and sermon series of the same name

A man, who wasn’t really a morning person at all was reading his paper early one morning at the breakfast table. His wife came over to him and patted him on the shoulder. She looked at him, smiled, and said, “I bet you don’t know what today is, do you?” He looked at her and said, “Of course I ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 2:5-12, Psalm 5:3

Hot Potato: Creation And Evolution Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Apr 22, 2005

Do ’seekers’ ask the same questions as Christians about creation and evolution? Which is the right stance? How can we use this debate to help seekers find faith?

Hot Potato: creation and evolution. Genesis 1:1-2:7. WBC 24 April 05pm THE LOST CHAPTER OF GENESIS: Adam was hanging around the garden of Eden feeling very lonely. So, God asked him, "What’s wrong with you?" Adam said he didn’t have anyone to talk to. God said that He was going to make Adam a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Over Fear. Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 12, 2021

When Jesus walks on water and invites Peter to do the same, he again proclaims that he is the Son of God and, in so doing, strengthens the faith of his disciples.

The Power Over Fear Jeffery Anselmi / General The Power of The Gospel / Fear; Faith / Matthew 14:22–33 When Jesus walks on water and invites Peter to do the same, he again proclaims that he is the Son of God and, in so doing, strengthens the faith of his disciples. INTRODUCTION • Last week in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The True Islam

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Sep 28, 2007

An exploration of the true nature of Islam by looking at what is actually taught within the Scriptures of Islam - the Quoran. Islam is a dangerous religion both in what it teaches as its doctrines and in the activities it promotes towards non-Muslims.

On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 nineteen men affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners in the New York region. Two of the airliners were flown into the World Trade Center, one was flown into the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. In ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Go! And Listen: When God Speaks, Do You Listen? Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 22, 2025

How often does God speak, and we walk by distracted? The problem is not divine silence. The problem is human busyness.

Go! And Listen: When God Speaks, Do You Listen? INTRODUCTION When God speaks… do you listen? Most people hear noise every day, but very few actually listen. A few years ago, a violinist stood in a busy railway station in Washington D.C., playing exquisite classical music. Nearly 1,100 people ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, Hebrews 1:1-2, James 1:22, John 10:27, Proverbs 1:24-25, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Go! And See Yourself Through God's Eyes - Numbers 13:33 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 11, 2025

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, “I’m not good enough”? Are you allowing fear, self-doubt, and insecurity to whisper louder than the promises of God?

Go! And See Yourself Through God's Eyes - Numbers 13:33 Numbers 13:33 (NLT): “We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!” Introduction Church, let me begin by asking a question that might hit home for many of ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:33, Exodus 3:14, Judges 6:12, Romans 8:37, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Colossians 2:15, Romans 10:9, Jeremiah 29:11, Numbers 14:6-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Writing On The Wall Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on May 6, 2021

Babylon, like Israel, was in danger of judgment and being taken by a foreign nation. This message views the reason why a country falls from God’s grace, causing Him to lift His hedge of protection.

In our last two messages from this series, I asked us to consider this important question: “What would we, as believers, do if our country ever came under siege by a foreign nation that did not believe in God or His Son, Jesus Christ?” In the most recent of our previous messages, we learned some ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Church’s Outreach – The World

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Sep 15, 2015

CHANGE IS A CONSTANT IN THE WORLD TODAY, AND ALSO IN THE CHURCH. wE MUST MAKE SURE THAT IN THE MIDST OF MODERNIZING OUR METHOD OF OUTREACH, THAT THE MESSAGE REMAINS THE SAME.

THE CHURCH’S OUTREACH – THE WORLD ACTS 10:1-43 THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL TYPE OF MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY. I DO HAVE THREE POINTS TO IT, BUT MY FIRST POINT IS ABOUT 20 MINUTES, AND MY SECOND AND THIRD MAY BE FIVE MINUTES FOR BOTH. MOST OF THE MEAT OF THE PASSAGE IS FOUND IN THE FIRST 20 ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-43

Denomination: Baptist

Paul's Cry For Trust In Christ Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jan 15, 2013

Why would we place our faith and trust in the human elements of this world if we had Christ as our Savior? Paul asks the same question of the Colossian believers!

Colossians 2:16-23 [NLT] January 16, 2013 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wed Bible Study Series Colossians Bible Study Paul’s continues his teaching against the heresy: So far we have seen how Paul has greatly encouraged the fellowship in Colossae AND has given a great picture of just who ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:16-23

Denomination: Baptist

Laodicea: Knock, Knock! Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Feb 14, 2021

Becoming a tepid or lukewarm church doesn’t take any effort at all … none. All we have to do is sit in the pews, sing the same old hymns, hear the same old sermons over and over again, and eventually you’ll end up with a tepid church full of lukewarm Christians.

The sun showed them no mercy. Directly overhead, it blazed and beat down on them. They were tired and hungry and very thirsty, so the sight of a well … even a Samaritan well … was a more-than-welcome sight. Jesus and the Disciples didn’t have a jar or a bucket with them, so they had no way to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22, Isaiah 55:1-2

Denomination: United Methodist