Sermons on Dare:

They Left Everything

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Feb 19, 2022

We may have strong attachments to the normal routines of life, but God may call us to break out of the mold and give us a life of excitement and purpose that we had never dreamed of.

You may have heard news reports recently about a young man with the name of Douglas McAuthur McCain. He was the first American that we know of who died in Syria fighting for ISIS, the Islamic State. And you wonder, “How in the world did an American end up dying as a jihadi in Syria?” The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Spiritual Unity

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Nov 28, 2020

This from a series I preached on the Psalms.

Title: Spiritual Unity Scripture: Psalm 133 Type: Series/Expository Where: GNBC 11-22-20 Intro: What is spiritual unity? Are union and unity the same thing? I once heard an old preacher say the following: “You can tie two cats’ tails together and fling them over a clothes line. You may ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christmas Love In A Pandemic World - One In Christ's Love Series

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Dec 17, 2020

How can we celebrate Christmas in a Pandemic world such as this? Does this mean Christmas and other Holiday season is cancelled? Definitely no! But how can we do it with so much limitations? This sermon will give us a simple yet meaningful way to celebrate this Christmas 2020.

It’s already December, the last month of 2020, yet we are still in these troubled times as we continue to live in a pandemic world such as this. It seems that it’s only months ago when our government declared quarantine all over the country until now. Many are asking how can we celebrate this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Redeemed! Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 20, 2020

A Christmas Eve meditation to be presented via Facebook Live. Christ was born so that fallen people can be redeemed. The message is a call to look to Christ, especially during this Christmas Season.

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” [1] Christmas without Christ is meaningless! If Christ, the Lord of Glory, is not the focus of our celebration, what are we celebrating? Snow? Cold? Darkness? ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:6

Denomination: Baptist

Go With What You Got

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Dec 26, 2020

What you need God will supply.

From time to time all of us get overwhelmed, we feel inadequate, as if what we have is not enough. Life has a way of saddling us with feelings of disappointment, disillusionment, disaffection, and depression. This seems to be our reality from time to time and sometimes, it seems as if this is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

A Perfect Christmas - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Nov 9, 2021

Promise made, promise kept. When you hear these words, you can draw an arch from the Old Testament to the New Testament. For the Old Testament is the promise made, and the New Testament is the promise kept.

Each Sunday in the month of December, we are looking at ancient predictions from Isaiah, an Old Testament prophet concerning the coming Messiah. Isaiah provides for us a trilogy of predictions about Jesus 700 plus years before His birth. This trilogy provides us with the ingredients of what the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:46

Denomination: Baptist

Church Is Not About My Rights. It's About You. (1 Corinthians 9:1-27) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 12, 2022

Paul modeled a better approach for the Corinthians, at great personal cost. Don't focus on your rights. Focus on the other.

In last week's passage, Paul tried to convince the Corinthians that they needed to stop going to idol temples and eating idol meat there. The Corinthians-- at least some of them-- thought that doing this was okay. They viewed this question as an issue of knowledge, and as an issue of freedom. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Suffering

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 7, 2021

A sermon on suffering after the death of one of our members. Possibly suitable for a funeral

Suffering - Read 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 As you know, we have been going through Genesis. I was looking forward to the next couple of weeks. I was planning on preaching 4 sermons around the life of Abraham. I dug books out of my library. I ordered one, I thought I had and couldn’t find. I went to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

Denomination: Baptist

Dreams Can Come True Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 24, 2021

A dream can be an escape from reality, but it can also be an alternative to a present inadequate reality. A dream can provide an ideal toward which we strive and thereby change reality for the better.

Vanna White, the glamorous star who shows the letters on Wheel of Fortune, was a leader in her church youth group in North Myrtle Beach, North Carolina. Her pastor wrote about how he asked her, when she was a senior, what she was going to do after graduation. She responded that her dream was to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:2-20

Madness Meets Its Master Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 27, 2021

There are many implications that grow out of this unique demonstration of Christ's Lordship, but the primary lesson concerns that Lordship itself. Jesus makes it as clear as possible that He has come to destroy the works of the devil.

The hero in one of Bruce Marshalls novels is a Benedictine Monk who is shocked at the general disbelief in the supernatural. Even the local Anglican priest argued with him against it. He is so disturbed that he is determined that all shall see a miracle, and he prays that a nearby ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Fanatic For Jesus Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 1, 2021

Paul's point is that when your life is devoted to the highest you can't lose, for even if you die it is not loss, but gain. Fanaticism for Christ is the only perfect fanaticism, for it is the only fanaticism that is a no lose situation.

In Tiger Of The Snows Tenzig Norgay is a fanatic for mountain climbing. He and a British companion were going to climb Mt. Everest. His wife did not share his enthusiasm, and she felt he was obsessed. "You are a dare devil," she said, "And you care nothing about what your death ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:18-26

Creating An Irresistible Culture Of Compassion Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 24, 2020

To create an irresistible culture of compassion in the church, love one another and work with your own hands.

Early on a Sunday morning several years ago, a 7-year-old boy in Plain City, Utah, hopped in his parents’ car, pulled out of the driveway, and took off down the road. Not long after, local police began receiving complaints about an erratic driver in a white Dodge Intrepid. When deputies located ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12, Romans 5:7-8, 2 Thessalonians 3:11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

God's Love For Us

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 1, 2020

This sermon deals with God's Love for us, and what that exactly looks like as we explore seven ideas and concepts about God's love, and how God's love is everlasting, unchangeable, without limits, sacrificial, and filled with grace.

God’s Love For Us Watch at: https://youtu.be/58Y3MzsY-tQ Alice thought she had the perfect fiancé. As she was getting to know Michael and his family, she was impressed by how much his parents loved each other. “They’re so thoughtful,” she said. “Why, your dad even brings your mom a cup of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:3, Psalm 103:17, Ephesians 3:17-18, Romans 5:8

Denomination: Foursquare

Love Our Spouses Series

Contributed by Duane Wente on Feb 20, 2023

For the love of family, we must love our spouses. But what does it mean to love our spouses? Scripture teaches us that the marriage of a man and woman is a picture of Jesus and His bride, the church. We need to learn to love our spouses as Jesus loves the church.

Introduction Video Ill.: I Love My Wife — The Skit Guys The Stories Behind the Heart Emoji Source: Marilyn Yalom, The Amorous Heart (Basic Books, 2018), pages 219-223 Copied from Preaching Today https://www.preachingtoday.com/illustrations/2022/august/stories-behind-heart-emoji.html   The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-33, Titus 2:3-5, Colossians 3:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sitting On The Fence

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Sep 30, 2024

A first person narrative sermon from the perspective of Gamaliel.

Title: Sitting on the Fence Text: Acts 5:12 Subject: How Did The Sanhedrin Decide To Spare The Lives Of The Apostles? Complement: By Waiting To See If God Was Involved Big Idea: I'm trying to decide what to believe about Jesus. The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:12-42, Acts 22:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational