Sermons on Directive:

What’s The Size Of Your Vision?

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 20, 2017

Is your vision confined, is it limited? Are you ready to turn your vision loose? Let it grow!

What’s the Size Of Your Vision? Isaiah 6:1-8NKJB I read of a young man not long ago who dives for exotic fish for aquariums. He wrote that one of the most popular aquarium fish is the shark. He explained that if you catch a small shark and confine it, it will stay a size proportionate to the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Appearances Can Be Deceiving Series

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Mar 25, 2017

Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. We sometimes base our opinion of someone on the way they look. This is risky, because a person’s appearance has nothing to do with their character.

I buried a friend of mine twelve years ago this June (6/4/09); it was a funeral unlike any I’d ever attended. My friend was a biker. He rode a big loud Harley Davidson motorcycle, wore leathers, a bandana on his head, and had a beard that covered his entire chest. His arms were covered with ...read more

Denomination: Other

The Obedience Of Faith

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 27, 2017

Obedience and faith appear together in the Gospel and can make us uncomforatable,

The Obedience of Faith Romans 1:5 I have especially called out this verse by itself in our study of Romans, as it is as important a theme in the book of Romans as Romans 1:17 which is justification by faith. This phrase is repeated in the doxology of chapter 16 at the end of Romans where the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:5, Romans 1:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

(Dealing With A Jonah Problem)

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on May 11, 2017

WEATHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT WE ALL HAVE A JONAH PROBLEM FOR WE ALL HAVE SIN AND FELL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD .NOW YOUR JONAH PROBLEM MIGHT BE ONE THING AND MINES MIGHT BE ANOTHER BUT WE ALL HAVE A JONAH PROBLEM

Jonah 1:1-3 (KJV) 1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

For What Purpose Did God Make Us? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 18, 2018

Paul details the purpose God created us for and the importance of the new body that Christians will experience.

A BETTER BODY: Our current body is like a leaky tent; our resurrection body is like a solid building. - 2 Corinthians 5:1-2, 4, 8. - Verse 1 compares our earthly body to a tent. If you’ve been camping you know that most tents can be leaky, drafty, decidedly rough. But we have a second body to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Been Crushed? You And God Can Handle This!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 2, 2016

We look at the goal of the enemy is to bring us to destruction... God can reverse this process and restore all that has been lost.

HAVE YOU BEEN CRUSHED... ??? WE CAN OVERCOME THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS NOTHING TO GOD... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com DESTRUCTION: The act or process of damaging something so badly that it can no longer exists or can not be repaired. To utterly destroy. Ruin. Understand ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus Teaching At The Temple Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 9, 2016

Jesus is not asking the Jews to become expert judges of one another– far from it. He is instructing them (and us) to know who it is we should worship; and when we worship, to do so properly without our own views inserted.

Jesus Teaching at the Temple John 7:1-24 Introduction - The gospel of John screams of the faith that we should have in Christ -- It is the clearest example of living life FOR the one who redeemed you and I - Today we will see two different stories played out before us: -- The first deals ...read more

Scripture: John 7:1-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Owl #6 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on May 10, 2021

The diaspora means the smaller the tribe, the easier it is to penetrate the power structures of the world.

<The owl commercial launches the message> Did you know that that commercial is almost 50 years old? It’s memorable. It points to a question, provides a practical experiment and even an answer. However, the wise old owl is only validating his own personal knowledge and experience so is that ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 30:28, Proverbs 30:24-28, Romans 12:4-5, Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Does God Write In Our Hearts?

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 13, 2021

When did God start writing in our hearts and on our minds? What is the one that guides us with understanding of these writings?

Sermon Title: LOVE or OBLIGATION Scripture Text: Hebrews 10:11-14; 15-18 Hebrews 10:11-14 NLT 11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when this priest had ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:11-14, Hebrews 10:15-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Moving Experience Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 29, 2021

It is the Lord's Supper, and no king, dignitary, or millionaire has ever had a supper so vast. This very night millions will meet at His table in remembrance of Him. It is the longest table on earth, for it goes around the world. There is nothing like it in all the world.

A beautiful temple was erected in ancient Greece. It was a masterpiece of architecture. When it was completed there was a vacant niche high up on the front for a sculptured work of art. The statue was to be selected by competition. On the appointed day there were two competitors for the place of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Strait And Narrow Sermon Ii: Christians Choose To Protect And Preserve Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jun 10, 2020

As culture drifts further away from biblical truth, Christians naturally grapple with the question of right versus wrong but come down on the side of protecting and preserving rather than devaluing and destroying.

CHRISTIANS CHOOSE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE RATHER THAN DEVALUE AND DESTROY LIFE As Christians grapple with the question of right vs wrong as it pertains to shocking cultural changes, we would do well to remember whose we are, whom we serve and what our Lord taught His followers about ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-10

The Great Whosoever Will

Contributed by Thomas Andrufski on Feb 2, 2021

You could not imagine a more clear-cut invitation to receive God’s free gift of eternal life than this final climactic invitation of the Bible. (Outlined from ICR's "Day's of Praise")

Revelation 22:17 (KJV) And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. It’s at the end of all the history that we have known. It’s at the end of all things that will happen ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 28:11-12, Ephesians 1:3, Revelation 3:5, Acts 3:19, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 13:12-14, 1 Peter 4:1-2, Romans 5:18, 1 John 2:1-2, Psalm 100:4, 1 Corinthians 13:12, Revelation 22:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

If I Could Change One Thing Series

Contributed by Michael Monica on May 29, 2015

All My Life. All For Him.

If I could change one thing Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I remember a while back, I was on ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

“offering Kingdom Prayers” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 26, 2015

How does a kingdom disciple pray?

Today, as we think about kingdom living, I want us to give thought to the prayers of a kingdom disciple. In our passage for today, we have the model prayer that Jesus gave to His disciples. Luke tells us that Jesus shared this with them in response to their request, “Lord, teach us to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

How Can I Be Born Again?

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Sep 2, 2015

What must I do to be born again?

Start with the background • Jesus had come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover Celebration • The sale of cattle and doves and the privilege of exchanging money were permitted in the temple court as a convenience for pilgrims who would need animals for sacrifice and temple shekels ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-15

Denomination: Christian Church