Sermons on Deliberately:

An Age Of Nonsense: "Success Is In The Eye Of The Beholder" [part Two]

Contributed by Reverend Cooper Mcwhirter on Sep 29, 2016

Establishing priorities. Finding a balance between a strong work ethic and accumulating wealth

Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, August 12, 2001 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter An Age of Nonsense: “Success is in the Eye of the Beholder” Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 Growing up I use to tell my dad I didn’t care what I did when I ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Missional Meals

Contributed by Andy Moyle on Feb 24, 2016

Eating food to the glory of God on a mission

Introduction Food pays an important part of our mission here at The Gateway. Leadership team starting thinking through our core values - our ways in Christ, everyone said FOOD first! Gospel of Luke 1/5 sentences is somehow related to a meal. Jesus either going to a meal, coming from a meal, having ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-2

Denomination: Charismatic

The Last Will Be First And The First Will Be Last.

Contributed by Reginald Knight on Sep 20, 2014

THE WAY IN WHICH WE BEHAVE TOWARDS OTHERS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUWN LIVES. THIS PARABLE INDEED REPRESENTS THIS.

Proper 20 by: Seminarian Reginald Knight Sunday September 21, 2014. St. Mary’s Anglican Church (The Diocese Of Barbados) Matthew 20: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Anglican

Pulling Down Satanic Altars

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Mar 15, 2012

So many satanic altars are raised against a child of God to prevent the fulfiment of the purpose of God in his life, but this altars could be pull down by the power of the Holy Spirit.

PULLING DOWN SATANIC ALTERS Study Text: 1 Kings 13: 1 – 5 1 Kings 13:1-5: And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 13:1-5, Exodus 23:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Message Of The Tent Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 6, 2009

What was God was trying to communicate to us by how He had the Tabernacle laid out? (This sermon gives an "overview" of the entire tabernacle).

OPEN: A couple of years ago, I visited a placed called “Colonial Williamsburg” in Virginia. It’s a famous town which has restored buildings from the 1700’s. There are shops there, a couple of restaurants, the governor’s mansion… and there is an Episcopalian Church building – constructed in 1715 ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 40:16-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Feeling Lucky? Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Mar 21, 2018

Through God's providence Ruth and Boaz are brought together and this relationship enables Ruth to be protected from exploitation. A foundation for redemption is being laid.

Message Ruth 2:1-23 “Feeling Lucky” We live in a world where more and more people do not believe in God. At the same time, that does not stop our society from believing in the influences of higher forces, or forces beyond our control. Some people call it fate or luck. Others call it coincidence ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Fished Out Of The Sea Series

Contributed by Christopher Howitz on Oct 30, 2017

"Jesus’ authority as kingly Messiah rests not in spectacle or selling-out or cutting corners, but rests on His reliance on the Father and Jesus’ costly obedience to the Father even along the road to the cross."

“The time has come,” Jesus said, “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” (1:15) That was Jesus’ great announcement at the beginning of his ministry in Galilee. And to the two pairs of brothers… “Come follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-45

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Unexpected Grace Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 17, 2020

Our response to those who are have false motives and who scoff at Jesus is to show unexpected grace so that the ungodly may still have an opportunity to experience God’s forgiveness and love.

Message Jude 17-25 Unexpected Grace The book of Jude takes many different and, sometimes, unexpected turns. Jude wanted to write about the wonders of salvation – instead a difficult and spiritually dangerous situation compelled him to urge the recipients to “contend for the faith”. They needed to ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:17-25

Denomination: Baptist

Safe From Secret Traps Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Oct 29, 2020

Unknowingly we walk into traps that the evil one sets for us. The traps of offence are well hidden. It happens everywhere, at home, at office and even at Church..... Here is a great message on identifying such traps and escaping them in order to save our souls.

Keep me Safe from Secret Traps We read in Psalm 91:3, “The Lord will keep you safe from secret traps and deadly diseases.” (CEV) In this study we will meditate on this part of the verse mentioned above, where the Lord assures us that He is able to keep us safe from falling into secret traps. If ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:3

Denomination: Other

We Shall Behold Him!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 8, 2021

Moses faced three great obstacles – feelings of inadequacy, difficult people, & his own stubborn will. And yet God helped him through it all.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Matthew 25:21; 2 Timothy 4:7; Matthew 7:20-23 ILL. Several years ago in KY a man walked into a Dairy Queen, placed his order & paid for it with a $200 bill. The cashier gave ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:20-23, 2 Timothy 4:7, Matthew 25:21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power Of Negative Thinking

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 5, 2021

If we would listen and take seriously the negative message of the prophets, we would be a much more powerful and positive force in achieving the goal of keeping God's people faithful to Him and His Word.

Abraham Lincoln told of how he and his brother were plowing the corn one day. He was driving the horse, and his brother was holding the plow. The horse was lazy, but suddenly it took off so fast that even with his long legs Lincoln could hardly keep up. On reaching the end of the furrow ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:1-17

A Crook In Every Staff

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 24, 2019

A study in the Gospel of Matthew 26: 14– 16

Matthew 26: 14– 16 Every staff has a crook 14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So, they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. 16 From then on Judas watched for an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:15

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Some People Can Be Bought

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Apr 30, 2019

Sunday after Easter. After the Resurrection, now what? Is possible for someone to witness it all yet be bought off to deny it all?

There is an unfortunate truth which abounds in our current culture, people would rather believe a lie, a boldface lie, than the truth, especially if the truth is inconvenient or the truth would cost us in any way, whether it would be money, or in our personal perception of freedoms. Jesus once ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:11-15

Denomination: Baptist

You Desire Truth

Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018

6th in a Lenten Series on Psalm 51

Psalm 51:6 3/4/18 (Create in Me a Clean Heart #6) YOU DESIRE TRUTH An amateur genealogical researcher discovered that his great-great uncle, Remus Starr, a fellow lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. The only known photograph of Remus shows ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:6

Denomination: Lutheran

Creating New Strongholds - Part 4 Series

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Sep 2, 2019

This message looks at the godly strongholds operating in Joseph's life when tempted to commit adultery by Potiphar's wife.

This is the fourth message in my series on Creating New Strongholds. We are continuing our look at ways of thinking the Apostle Paul describes as “strongholds” in 2 Corinthians 10:4. However, instead of examining strongholds from the viewpoint of tearing them down, like the previous three ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-10, Amos 3:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational