Sermons on Divine Perspective:

Christ At The Center

Contributed by Patty Groot on Jul 31, 2025

In a world full of shifting values and unstable truths, we need an anchor. Colossians 1 gives us one: Jesus Christ is not just part of the story; He is the Author of the story. This early confession of faith shows us the truth about Jesus.

Paul doesn’t begin this passage with practical advice or even spiritual encouragement. He starts with awe—with a hymn, a bold declaration of who Jesus is. Before we get to what we should do, Paul reminds us of who Christ is. This passage, Colossians 1:15–20, is considered one of the earliest ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-28

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (Psalm 96) Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Aug 15, 2025

#7 in Summer in the Psalms

Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Psalm 96. I was five years old when Coca Cola came out with one of the most iconic commercials of all time. It was 1971. The idealism of the hippie movement was still hanging in there, but the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

17. Jonathan & David - A Covenant Of Godly Friendship Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Aug 27, 2025

There’s a kind of friendship that hell can’t stand, but it is a necessity to the believer’s life.

Jonathan & David - A Covenant of Godly Friendship July 2, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship 1 Samuel 18 Introduction: The Kind of Friendship Hell Hates There’s a kind of friendship that hell can’t stand, but it is a necessity to the believer’s life. It’s the kind that ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

15. David’s Anointing - God’s Choice (1 Samuel 16) Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Aug 27, 2025

When God chooses a leader, He looks not at appearances, but at the heart. His plans are always unfolding, even in quiet fields and unlikely places. While men elevate the impressive, God prepares the faithful.

David’s Anointing - God’s Choice June 4, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship 1 Samuel 16 When God chooses a leader, He looks not at appearances, but at the heart. His plans are always unfolding, even in quiet fields and unlikely places. While men elevate the impressive, God ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Thriving Through The Valleys Through Prayer And Perseverance

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 5, 2025

Thriving in the valley doesn’t come from avoiding lions but from a life of prayer and persevering faith formed before the crisis and proven in it.

INTRODUCTION OPENING TITLE SLIDE • If prayer were suddenly outlawed tomorrow, would anything on your calendar need to change? • Not: “Would you still believe?” —most of us would say yes. • The question is, would your routine need to change? • Would alarms need to be deleted? • Would a window ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

24. David Spares Saul's Life (Again) Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 10, 2025

Some tests in life keep coming back. You thought you had passed them, moved on, and maybe even grown stronger from them, only to wake up and find yourself right back in the same battle.True maturity is not only seen in what we can do, but in what we choose not to do, out of reverence for God.

David Spares Saul’s Life - Again September 10, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship 1 Samuel 26 Some tests in life keep coming back. You thought you had passed them, moved on, and maybe even grown stronger from them—only to wake up and find yourself right back in the same ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

All Together

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 12, 2025

God calls His people to a Spirit-empowered oneness that conquers division, fuels mission, and displays His love to the world.

Introduction – Living for Something Worth Dying For A man once heard the words none of us ever want to hear: “You have six months to live.” He was healthy one week and terminally ill the next. Completely shattered, he began missing work and numbing the pain with late-night drinking. One evening ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26, Luke 4:43, Ephesians 4:15-16, Matthew 18:19-20, Philippians 2:4, Acts 4:32  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

When The Cure Looks Like The Curse

Contributed by Patty Groot on Sep 16, 2025

This sermon calls us to lift our eyes from our wounds to Christ...just as the Israelites looked at the bronze serpent, trusting God to transform our places of pain into sources of healing and redemption.

Have you ever had to look at the very thing that hurt you in order to be healed? That sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? We tend to run from pain, not toward it. We avoid the memories that wounded us, the people who betrayed us, the experiences that left us scarred. But what if God invites us, ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-15, Psalm 121:1-2

Peter: Thriving Through The Valley Of Failure Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 19, 2025

Failing does not mean failure.

INTRODUCTION SERMON TITLE SLIDE • We all know what it feels like to fall short. • To make promises we couldn’t keep. • To stand tall in one moment and stumble the next. • Failure, for many, feels final. • It whispers shame, breeds regret, and convinces us that we’re disqualified from God’s ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:27-31, Mark 14:66-72, John 21:15-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Legend Of Samara

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 27, 2025

Because Jesus conquered death and grants immortality at His return, believers can face the grave unafraid, resting in His resurrection promise.

Are you afraid of death? Afraid of that inevitable, inescapable moment when you and death will finally meet face-to-face? An Appointment in Samara An old Middle-Eastern tale still rings true. In bustling Baghdad, a merchant sent his servant to the marketplace. But the man soon returned, ashen ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-26, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, 1 Corinthians 15:51-53, Ezekiel 18:4, Revelation 3:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Yom Kippur - Our Judeo-Christian Heritage Series

Contributed by William Akehurst on Oct 1, 2025

Yom Kippur is GOD’s appointed holy day for atonement, repentance, and spiritual renewal, where we acknowledge our sins, receive forgiveness, and experience reconciliation with HIM to walk renewed in HIS Mercy. And it points to YESHUA/JESUS as the ultimate sacrifice, fulfilling the Temple sacraments.

2025.10.01. Study Notes. YOM KIPPUR - My Judeo-Christian Heritage. William Akehurst, HSWC Scriptures: Leviticus 16:29-31, Hebrews 9:14, Psalm 51:10, 1 John 1:5-10, Psalms 139:23-24, Psalms 51:1-4, Psalms 51:7-15, Zechariah 12:10, Romans 11:26-27, Revelation 20:11-15, Revelation 21:1-7 BIG IDEA: ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 16:29-31, Hebrews 9:14, Psalm 51:10, 1 John 1:5-10, Psalm 139:23-24, Psalm 51:1-4, Psalm 51:7-15, Zechariah 12:10, Romans 11:26-27, Revelation 20:11-15, Revelation 21:1-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

House Of Mirrors Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Oct 14, 2025

God didn’t hide Judah’s story. He redeemed it. And He can redeem yours too. In fact this might be where God is just getting started in your life.

Today, we’re looking at a story in Genesis about Judah, the fourth son of Jacob (Israel) and great-grandson of Abraham. Last Sunday, we were studying Joseph, Jacob’s favorite son — so it may seem strange that Moses suddenly leaves the story of Joseph to tell us what’s happening in the life of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 38:6-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

29. The Tragic End Of Saul And The Faithful Hand Of God Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Oct 22, 2025

The Tragic End of Saul and the Faithful Hand of God

The Tragic End of Saul and the Faithful Hand of God October 22, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship 1 Samuel 31 We’ve walked with Saul and David through valleys and mountaintops, through victories and failures, through caves, betrayals, and repentance. Now, as we come to the ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

The Harder They Fall

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 22, 2025

Faith runs toward impossible odds, confident that the God who conquered before will aim true again—because the bigger they come, the harder they fall.

WHEN GIANTS STILL ROAM There’s an old saying that’s echoed through boxing rings and locker rooms for generations: “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.” But in the kingdom of God, that line isn’t just clever—it’s prophecy. Because every time pride puffs itself up, Heaven quietly starts ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1, 2 Corinthians 10:4, Romans 8:37, Ephesians 6:10-11

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Every Follower Of Jesus Is Minister Series

Contributed by Ron Bridgewater on Oct 29, 2025

Week #3 of our series At the Core

A little boy wanted $500 very badly. He prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. So, he decided to write a letter to God requesting $500. When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to… "God, USA", they decided to send it to the President. The President was so amused that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-13