Sermons on Deacon Ordination:

Communion - Together As One

Contributed by Gerald Du Preez on Mar 24, 2023

Tracing the communion service from the Passover through the Last Supper and the Eucharist.

Passover Death was in the air. The young boy stood outside with his father, watching him splash blood onto the doorposts of their humble home. “Why, dad, why?” Comes the plaintive question from the lips of a terrified youngster. “This is to keep you alive, son. Let’s go inside to share our last ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:24-26

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Three In One Series

Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Sep 11, 2019

Three in One

I. Three Witnesses In The Son 6 6 This is He who came by water and blood — Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. A. Jesus Is The Son Of God 1. The object of the apostle in this verse, in connection ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Leaders' Overlooked Ingredients - (Part 1 Of 7) Series

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 23, 2004

Paul sets before us a worthy goal-which most of us will work on for a lifetime

Paul sets before us a worthy goal-which most of us will work on for a lifetime and still not completely reach. We ought to take this list seriously but also graciously and realistically. I. The Overlooked Ingredient 1 Timothy 3:1 "Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Compassion And Commitment.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 18, 2023

If we are going to follow Jesus, we must prioritise our commitments.

COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT. Matthew 8:14-22. MATTHEW 8:14-15. Peter’s House: The First Deacon. (Matthew 8:14). The first thing that Jesus “saw” when He came into Peter’s house was Peter’s wife’s mother “laid, and sick of a fever.” (That Peter had a wife puts to rest forever the argument ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:14-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Colossians Chapter 2 Series

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Feb 23, 2022

A detailed study on each verse in the book of Colossians.

Colossians Chapter 2 This entire chapter may be regarded as designed to guard the Colossians against the seductive influence of the false philosophy which tended to draw them away from the gospel. It is evident from the chapter that there were at Colossae, or in the vicinity, professed instructors ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:1-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

May A Woman Pastor?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 9, 2001

An expositional study of the basis for male only pastors.

May a Woman Pastor? The question really is may a woman pastor rather than can a woman pastor. The following quote from U.S. News and World Report shows that they can and do pastor. More Women Preachers - "Women are admitted to the ministry in about 80 Christian denominations and to the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Face Of An Angel: Stephen Is Arrested

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on May 14, 2024

They could overpower the person of Stephen but not his testimony.

The Face of an Angel: Stephen is Arrested Acts 6:8–15 NKJV And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Battle Plan: Prayer Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 22, 2020

In Colossians 4, Paul provides believers with a three-point battle plan for a successful and satisfying prayer life.

The Battle Plan (1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 4/3/2016 There was a pastor who had a pet parrot. All the parrot would say was, “Let’s kiss. Let’s kiss.” The pastor tried to teach him to say other things but to no avail. He learned that one of his deacons had a parrot. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2, Luke 11:5-8

Denomination: Christian Church

Judgment On Our Hearts

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 17, 2004

For our Remembrance Sunday, when we recall church members deceased during the past year. Memories that are all positive or all positive leave judgment on our hearts. The gospel means that we learn and rejoice from them, but recognize that their lives we

The way in which we remember those who have gone before us can either empower us or it can disempower us. The way in which we grieve for those we have loved and lost can either enable us to greater things, or it can disable us and hold us back. It all depends on what we do with the judgment that ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 28:29-30

Denomination: Baptist

Thank You, God For Dad, Mum, Grand And Great-Grand Pas And Mas

Contributed by Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala on Dec 14, 2024

Thanking God for our God-fearing fathers, mothers, and grand- and great-grandparents, who, living and departed, instilled in us the faith.

In Western Christianity, this day (July 26th) is celebrated as the “feast of grandparents.” This feast began with the earliest church traditions, which marked the maternal grandparents of Jesus, Joachim, and Anne. A little bit later, in about the third and fourth centuries, the universal church ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:14-28

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Unity In The Church

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 6, 2024

A look at what it means to have unity according to Paul

UNITY IN THE CHURCH July 7, 2024 Ephesians 4:4-6 A Lutheran theologian from the 16th century, named Rupertus Meldenius wrote --- “In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity.” - Rupertus Meldenius That’s a great reminder. Yet how do we define what’s essential? Where’s ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:4-6, Ephesians 2:13-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Thessalonians # 8

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 6, 2022

Vince Lombardi, the football coach, goes down in the history books as one of the all-time greats, if not the greatest, coach ever.

. Why? Among other things, his team won three consecutive world championships at Green Bay. Anyone who knows anything about professional football knows this is a tremendous achievement. There has to be a reason for a team to make such an outstanding achievement and the reason was because of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Scapegoat: A Communion Celebratioin

Contributed by John Harvey on Sep 29, 2005

The Israelites celebrated the forgiveness of sin by using goats, one to be a sacrifice and one to be sent away carrying the sins of the nation.

“THE SCAPEGOAT: A COMMUNION CELEBRATION” OCTOBER 2, 2005 Intro: Today, we are going to celebrate the communion of our Lord. We are going to look at the way the Israelites celebrated the forgiveness of sin as we prepare ourselves for the celebration. The Day of Atonement was the High Holy Day ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 16:3-34

Denomination: Baptist

Water Baptism

Contributed by James May on Aug 8, 2001

Teaching of the meaning and method of water baptism prior to a baptismal service for new converts.

WATER BAPTISM By Pastor James May Matthew 3:4-6, "And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were baptized of him in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:4-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Covenant With Noah Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Dec 27, 2010

In this sermon we examine God's covenant with Noah and it's implications to us today.

Genesis (Pt. 18) (The Covenant with Noah) Text: Genesis 9:1-17 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Just in reading that text, I see three things or three messages or lessons that we can learn from this passage. First of all, we’re reminded of the sanctity of human life. Then in verses 8 – ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:1-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible