Sermons on Dark Days:

What Does Sacrifice Look Like? Series

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Mar 17, 2024

Greeting ‌Something new in God’s Word? ‌Familiar passage with new eyes? ‌I know I did. ‌My prayer for you

WHAT DOES SACRIFICE LOOK LIKE? (Servants and Sacrifice) Part 2 of 2 part series INTRO Greeting Something new in God’s Word? Familiar passage with new eyes? I know I did. My prayer for you BODY A few years ago, Lisa told me that we each needed to make sacrifices in order for our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1, Hebrews 10:1-18

The Garden Of Your Soul Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Mar 19, 2024

This series, Trauma and Transformation Level 2, includes short homilies/talks to a class at the Yonge Street Mission called Trauma and Transformation, Level 2.

*This series, Trauma and Transformation Level 2, includes short homilies/talks to a class at the Yonge Street Mission called Trauma and Transformation, Level 2. The messages are aimed at a mixed audience, some with no faith, some with Christian faith, some with other faiths. The mission serves all ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Doing What I Can”

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 21, 2024

A message on how to live a life that honors God.

On the last week of our Lord’s life on earth,  Jesus spent Wednesday in Bethany with friends. He was honored at a dinner that evening, at the home of Simon the Leper. Simon apparently had been a leper Jesus had healed. John says Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, who Jesus raised from the dead were ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9

Denomination: Baptist

Kingdom Kings - Deuteronomy Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Mar 7, 2023

Full Devotion to God is a response to and an acceptance of God’s love for us.

So maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘read your bible’ so you tried the one year plan. You were faithful with the reading plan and then you came to Leviticus. You tried to read it but every time you picked up The Book it got heavier and heavier until you stopped picking it up. You gave yourself an out - ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:3-8, Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Mark 12:29-31, John 14:21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"the Fulfillment Of The Law"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 14, 2023

Jesus Christ did what the law was unable to accomplish.

“The Fulfillment of the Law” Romans 10:5-15 We are finishing our Sermon Series on Paul’s Letter to the Romans this morning. This letter to the early Church in Rome contains some of the Church’s most important theological writings. At the same time, they can be challenging to understand and preach, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:5-15

Denomination: United Methodist

Easter: The Power Of Resurrection Series

Contributed by Senior Pastor Ndayiragije-Misigaro Joel on Mar 15, 2023

Easter is a time to remember what Jesus can do and that death can't take away the hope that is given to believers. A celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is a time of hope, renewal, and new beginnings for believers around the world

Easter: The Power of Resurrection Written by Senior Pastor Ndayiragije Misigaro Joel, March 15, 2023 John 11:25–26: "Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. "The one who believes in me will live, even though they die, and whoever lives by believing in me will never ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Understanding Revival”

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 16, 2023

What does the Bible tells us about revival?

Perhaps you’ve heard of the Asbury Revival in Wilmore, Kentucky. After chapel service on Wednesday February 8th, 2023, students didn’t want to leave. A spontaneous time of prayer, praise, confession of sin, exhortation and reading of Scripture has followed, twenty-four hours a day, that continued ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:6

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom Of Choice And God's Omniscience

Contributed by Pastor Matthew Faure on Mar 19, 2023

Reconciling our freedom of choice and God's omniscience

Introduction As we continue our sermon series on THE Nature of God, I think I need to expound on God’s omniscience and include where our freedom of choice begins and ends, we come to a topic that has perplexed theologians for centuries: the reconciliation of our freedom of choice and the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:4, Deuteronomy 30:19

Surprise Witness

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Mar 19, 2023

The account of the Roman soldier who witnessed the death of Jesus and became convinced that Jesus was the son of God.

Rufus wished he were anywhere but here. He had never wanted to come to Palestine in the first place, every legionnaire in the Empire knew that it was a lousy assignment. No loot, no glory, no chance for advancement. And he couldn’t even get decent duty like chasing bandits in Galilee. No, he had to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:45-54

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Joy Of Repentance

Contributed by Richard Stevens on Mar 25, 2023

"....not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?" God is loving, kind, good, and wants His very best for his children. There can (and is) be JOY in repentance!

INTRODUCTION Romans 2:1-5 “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:1-4, Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed To Bless

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Mar 29, 2023

Our Heavenly Father has blessed us so that we can bless others in the same way.

I love the book of Ephesians. Well, I guess you could also say that about Philippians and Colossians because, oftentimes, I read these epistles together in one sitting. As I laid in bed recently, I heard the latter part of Ephesians 1:3 being rehearsed in my mind. Holy Spirit had put the verse on ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3, Ephesians 1:1-2, Ephesians 2:4-8, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Romans 5:1, 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, Hebrews 6:13-14, John 17:16-20, Acts 10:38, Matthew 4:17-19, Matthew 10:1, Matthew 10:7-8, Luke 10:1-2, Luke 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Most Amazing Prayer In The Bible Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Apr 3, 2023

Based on John 17 - Encourages hearers to know that Jesus prayed for them & is praying for them.

“THE MOST AMAZING PRAYER IN THE BIBLE” John 17 FBCF – 4/2/23 Jon Daniels INTRO – John 17 The last several weeks in REFRESH have been awesome. We’ve had some powerful times of corporate prayer, crying out to God in praise, confession of sin, & interceding for lots of people – some who have ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"dead Or Alive?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 11, 2023

A sermon about salvation by grace through faith alone.

“Dead or Alive?” Ephesians 2:1-10 Several years ago, a Los Angeles County parking control officer found a brown El Dorado Cadillac illegally parked next to the curb on a street-sweeping day. The officer wrote out a ticket. Ignoring the man seated in the driver's seat, the officer reached ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: United Methodist

The Ripple Effect

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 13, 2023

Conflict between the old and the new can lay the foundation for growth, even if the self-examination and change can be painful.

One afternoon when I was 14 or 15, my father and I down in a bottom of a large hole in the side yard digging a septic tank. We were digging with a trowel and a pair of pruning shears, because the ground was so laced with tough, springy ivy roots that you couldn’t use a shovel, you had to scrape ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Right Fork

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 16, 2023

One of the most important choicces we can make includes how we respond when it comes to our own personal suffering.

One way to look at life is as a series of choices... Every day we choose, some have small consequences, some large. But each one means an opportunity not taken, a chance missed, a road not taken. Robert Frost”s famous poem talks of the consequences Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14, Luke 23:39-43

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed