Sermons on Divided Lives:

Your Expectation

Contributed by Mike Rickman on May 8, 2020

Your understanding of God's nature will influence your expectation of Him

May 9, 2020 Title: Your Expectation I have been retired for over two years now. This “Pandemic” that we have all fallen victim to is changing the landscape of our faith and our church experience. I saw a recent report on the Internet that said there is a “Pandemic” Revival taking place around the ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"faith Precedes Blessing"

Contributed by Gary Holt on May 9, 2020

Hannah was faithful to the Lord, prayed fervently, and trusted God's promise. God didn't let her down, and later blessed her with more children and the honor of being Samuel's mother

“Faith precedes blessings” Mother’s Day 2020 A mom was talking with with her 6 year old daughter: "Mom, there are five things I want to be when I grow up." "Oh, yeah? What are they?" "I’m going to be a model, a movie star, a traveler and travel all around the world, and an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28, John 3:16, John 3:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spong Vs Spong, Part 2

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 22, 2020

Are the scriptures the word of God? Can we believe the scriptures? What did Jesus believe?

Are the scriptures the word of God? Can we believe the scriptures? What did Jesus believe? Word of the Lord What are the Scriptures? Are they the same as the word of the Lord? Writing that he understood the duration of the Babylonian captivity, Daniel refers to the Scriptures as the word of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:4-10, Matthew 22:29, Luke 24:25-45

Denomination: Baptist

Abraham A Model Man Of God And Husband

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jun 22, 2020

Lessons we can learn from Genesis 18 and how Abraham exemplifies a man who valued the presence of God, and lessons we can learn from him.

Abraham a model man of God and husband PPT 1 Message title Abraham, a great role model of a man of God and a husband. So let's look at Abraham as a role model, first as a man of God. 1. Abraham sought out and welcomed the company of God. (Not the business of God, but the company, the presence ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Book Of Mark #59

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 30, 2022

In the previous sermon, the Chief priests, lay leaders, and the Sadducees came to the Lord with some questions.

They did not come wanting to know what the scriptures taught, they came using the scriptures as a means of trying to trap the Lord Jesus. But the Lord said to them in verse 24, “…Do you not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?” A lot of folks think they ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-37

Denomination: Baptist

Preaching From Philippians #8

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 31, 2022

Paul’s life was like ours in that he had two kinds of friends.

(1) HE HAD HIS SUNSHINE FRIENDS One of the sunshine friends was Demas. When things were going great, Demas was there, but when things got rough, Demas got going! Look at 2 Timothy 4:3, we read, “For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:25-30

Denomination: Baptist

Jacob-When He Wrestled With God Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Apr 1, 2022

If you have ever wrestled with anyone. you'll understand a little of what Jacob endured when he spent most of a night wrestling with an unknown Guest!

Introduction: Jacob and his household had left the land of Laban and were heading back to his homeland. God Himself had told Jacob to do this (Gen. 31:3) and Jacob had obeyed. While on the journey, Moses wrote “the angels of God met” Jacob at a place he called “Mahanaim (Hebrew for “two camps)”. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Assurance Of Better Things Series

Contributed by John Newton on Apr 4, 2022

Some encouragement for believers who are finding discipleship challenging

Last Sunday those of you who were here or were watching on YouTube will recall that Pastor Doug Mott led us through the first eight verses of Hebrews 6. Early on in his sermon he quoted one biblical scholar who described those verses as “perhaps the most severe warning that occurs anywhere in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:9-12

Denomination: Episcopal

Standing Firm In The Truth

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

The "mystery of lawlessness is already at work," but God had revealed the truth to His people, the truth in which we must "stand firm."

God’s people in Thessalonica were confused. Someone they trusted had lied to them. Someone had told them that the day of Christ’s return had come and gone and that they had missed it. Christ’s return is just one thread, of course, in the total fabric of doctrine, but, like all the other threads, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Do You Love Me? Week, 3.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 11, 2022

We can only imagine how Peter must have felt as the final days of Jesus’ life unfolded. Peter, devastated that his Master had been crucified, disappointed that Judas had turned his back, and heartbroken that Rome had seemingly won.

Resurrecting Hope: Do You Love Me? Week, 3. John 18:15-17,25-27TM We can only imagine how Peter must have felt as the final days of Jesus’ life unfolded. Peter, devastated that his Master had been crucified, disappointed that Judas had turned his back, and heartbroken that Rome had seemingly ...read more

Scripture: John 18:15-17, John 18:25-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Talking Religion

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Apr 14, 2022

Many of us have a hard time talking with others about our faith. Jesus gives us a good example.

“1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat them. 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, `Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?' 3 Jesus answered them, `Have you never read what David did when ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:1-5, Matthew 12:1-8, Mark 2:23-28

The Gift Of The Sabbath

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 15, 2022

Rest in the Lord

THE GIFT OF THE SABBATH (LUKE 6:6-11) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_en Grammar Bible (English) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Bah Tatabahasa Alkitab (Indonesian) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Esp Biblia de Gramática (Spanish) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Tag Gramatika Bibliya (Filipino) https://bible.ryl.hk ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:6-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Gospel Of Might Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 4, 2022

The arrest of Jesus puts a spotlight on the "Gospel of Might" versus the "Gospel of Jesus." What are the differences? And how does the backward stumbling that's described there sum it all up?

THE GOSPEL OF MIGHT: By all outward indications, Jesus is in a losing situation. - John 18:1-11. - Pieces of this outward situation: a. Jesus has a betrayer with inside information. - John 18:2. b. Jesus is in an enclosed area. - John 18:1. - It’s an olive grove and they went “into it,” so ...read more

Scripture: John 18:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

God/Momma

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on May 7, 2022

I believe that we know some of the characteristics of a mother, but in the event that you don’t, allow me to share with you.

God wants us to know Him, and many times in Scripture He uses different pictures and examples to reveal Himself and His character to us. Today as we have gathered together to worship our God and to honor the mothers among us, and may I tell you that God considers the role of motherhood to be very ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 66:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

Loneliness (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Jan 12, 2022

This sermon explains the signs of loneliness and how to deal with it biblically.

Illustration: A lonely grandmother eavesdrops on the conversation of a teenager who was dating in the park. Girl: "You don't love me?" Boy: "I do!" Girl: "We've been dating for four months. What's the proof?" Boy: "ABCDEFG." Girl: "What's ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Romans 12:10, Galatians 6:2, Ephesians 2:19, 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 27:10, Hebrews 13:5, Matthew 1:23, 2 Corinthians 1:22, Colossians 3:13, Ephesians 3:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational