Sermons on Decorating Trees:

An Easy Victory

Contributed by Steve Ownby on Feb 13, 2001

Maintaining the victory in the midst of trouble

2 Sam 5:22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 2 Sam 5:23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 2 Sam 5:24 And let it be, when ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 5:22-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (2)

Contributed by Shane Brooks on Apr 21, 2005

Your biggest blessing- might be your biggest obstacles.

Isaiah 43:18 1 peter 2:9- You are a chosen generation Papa’s Got a brand new Bag It’s time for God to get a chance to work with a people and do something NEW! Everything big thing god has done- Should be a celebrate PASSOVER- FULFILLMENT PENTECOST- POWER Feast of Tabernacle- Celebrated two ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Eternity Has But Two Options

Contributed by Toby Powers on Feb 9, 2009

There are no two ways about it. Eternity Has But Two Options.

From The Desk Of Pastor Toby Powers Truth Baptist Church Bremen, GA Eternity Has But Two Options Luke 3:15-18 Intro: John the Baptist was preaching repentance of sins and preparation for the coming of Christ. Some heard his great preaching and supposed him to have been the Christ. He sets the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:15-18

Denomination: Baptist

Nathanael's Encounter With Jesus

Contributed by Monte Brown on Sep 8, 2008

We see that Jesus affirms Nathanael that he knows him. Then Nathanael accepts him, then acknowledges him, and then anticipates his greatness. This leads us to look at “The Four A’s of Nathanael’s Encounter with Jesus.”

Nathanael’s Encounter with Jesus John 1:45-51 Monte T. Brown September 7, 2008 Sunday Morning Heart O’ the Hills Introduction Early in the ministry of Jesus chooses Philip to be one of his disciples and in return, we see that Philip takes Jesus to Nathanael and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:45-51

Denomination: Baptist

When Tolerance Is Silly Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 2, 2012

Some people are weak in sense, period. Others are strong in some areas, but weak in the spiritual realm because, down deep, they really don’t believe things like doctrine matter. Paul attempts to shake-up both types of people who are inappropriately tole

When Tolerance Is Silly 2 Corinthians 11:1-4, 19-20 1. Does it really matter what you believe? 2. From UPI: CAIRO, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A conservative cleric in the constituent assembly drafting the new Egyptian constitution has argued the country should allow girls to marry at 14. Yassir Barhami, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Abiding Injesus Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 23, 2009

It is only by abiding in Jesus that we can bear fruit

John 15:1-17 March 22, 2009 Abiding in Jesus World Water Day Being fruitful is serious business! Not to produce fruit is to be cut off and burned Pruning – you have already been pruned… - pruning is suffering with a purpose What is this fruit? 1) Fruit of Repentance Luke 3:7-14 ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Denomination: *other

Identify The Root

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 11, 2020

It is sad a dandelion can have ten feet deep roots. Cut the yellow flower of and the plant still thrives. To mature we must identify the root of the problem. Our enemy will hide his true purposes. Get smart, go to the root system.

IDENTIFY THE ROOTS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com **Root: the underground part of a plant, absorption, aeration, food storage. The anchor, support, the origin, source, underlying, core, to help develop, to fix, essence. OFTEN SPIRITUAL PROBLEMS EXIST BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RECOGNIZE ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:12-15, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 13:29

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Divine Passives

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 3, 2025

How? By (1) being small; (2) daily fervent prayer (3) and knowing that God’s grace precedes and enables our good works, the (4) fourth is tapping into the “fulfillment formula” of God’s sovereignty by God’s divine passives.

Walking or moving in the Opposite Spirit is a teaching from Saint Ignatius of Loyola, [Agere contra, Latin “to act against"]. This spiritual practice involves purposefully acting in the opposite direction of your natural inclinations to produce a positive spiritual resolve and result. So, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Denomination: Catholic

Adam To Edom (1 Chronicles 1)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 24, 2025

Does the longest genealogy in the Bible lend historical credibility to scripture?

Does the longest genealogy in the Bible (1 Chronicles 1-9) teach us that humanity really is one large family? Do these family trees lend credibility to the historical accuracy of scripture? Did the male roles evident in these genealogies hurt or strengthen families? Let’s begin in 1 Chronicles ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

End Time Secrets About Jesus Christ

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 2, 2024

Many people in this generation are interested in knowing the end-time secrets about the external events such as antichrist, the seven seals, and destructions. Nobody wants to know the greater revelations and end-time secrets about Jesus Christ.

Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” John 1:49-50 Jesus said “I saw you under the fig tree” ...read more

Scripture: John 1:49-50

The Garden Of Delight & The Fall Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 25, 2005

Did you know that God always intended to bless man? Learn the original purposes for man, woman, and marriage - plus learn how the serpent deceived Eve and how it still does it to this day.

2:1-3 So God rested on the 7th day. The Hebrew actually means God "ceased" from the activities of the past six days - and possibly then settled in to the creation He had made, receiving refreshment from it. The Law codified the Sabbath as a day of rest and the Jews came up with all kinds of ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Parables Of The Mustard Seed And The Leaven Series

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jun 24, 2007

Learning all of this stuff is just a bunch of stuff if it doesn’t do something to us, change something about us and enrich those around us. If we do not bear the kind of fruit that makes people more aware of Jesus Christ just because we’re around, then a

The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like… – Part 3 The Parables Of The Mustard Seed And The Leaven Matthew 13:31-35 Before we begin today, I would like once again to make sure that we are all clear about what a parable is and what the difference is between a parable and an allegory. Let’s go over our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wild Thang: Nebuchadnezzar Series

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Apr 29, 2008

Wild people who God used for wild assignments.

Wild Thang: Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 4 begins with a simple question: How far will God go to get his message across to us? The answer is not hard to find. He will do whatever it takes to make sure we get his message. But what if we don’t want to hear what God has to say? The answer is the same but ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:1-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gideon - The Mighty Man Of Valor - Part 1 Of A Series Series

Contributed by Larry Semore on Jul 31, 2017

A seven part series on Gideon starting with the condition and crisis of Israel in it's backslidden state, the selection of Gideon, the process of his development and finally his overcoming victory and destruction of the enemy.

Gideon - The Mighty Man of Valor Part 1 of a Series Intro: I love to preach Series. You know, where you teach on a thought or topic for several weeks in a row. One of my favorite Old Testament guys is Gideon. With that being said, today we will begin a series of sermons about the life and times ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-10

Denomination: Church Of God

A Place Of Grace Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 17, 2023

God created every person on purpose and put us in a place to live out His purposes.

Our perspective is important when seeking to understand something. I like the feature on Google Earth which provides a panoramic view, or the big picture of our world and then allows you to zoom in to the exact address you are looking for. The first chapter of Genesis, along with the first three ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:4-9

Denomination: Baptist